PACE TWO.
FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, APRIL 30, 1913.
AN IDEAL MAN.
The Duetsche Tageszeltung of Ber
lin pays a high tribute to Secretary
of State Bryan in a long editorial com
mending on the so-called paradox of
"the notoriously most materialistic
cation in the world under the guid
ance of the two most notable ideal
ists of the time Wilson and Bryan."
It believes that the appointment of
Mr. Bryan to his present position
promises closer German-American re
lations. '
"Mr. Bryan," says the paper, "is a
man of the highest nobility of mind
and a Democrat in the finest sense of
the word. He is filled with the spirit
of Washington, Bancroft and Lincoln,
but lives In a time of moral and eco
nomic slavery under feudal lords and
trust magnates. It will be one of the
most interesting studies of modern
times to watch the contest of material
Ism and idealism in the new world."
WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
Prom Tit-Bits.
A story is being told of a gentleman
who was on a motoring tour when his
car broke .down near a small village.
It was late in the evening, so he de
cided to put up for the night at the
only inn the village possessed, says
Pearson's Weekly.
After a rather scrappy supper he
was shown up to his bedroom, but
soon after the ianlord had come down
stairs again his guest leaned over the
balustrade and called:
"Landlord' Landlord: Do you think
I'm going to clean my own boots'.'"
"What d'ye mean?" grumbled tli?
landlord.
"Vhat have you put a polishing
pad on my bed for?" demanded the
guest.
'llie landloid came upstairs to iook.
"Polishing-pad!" he snapped.
"That's not a polish ing-pad! That's
the pillow!"
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Ft
oup Surry County Townships to Vote
on Bond Issue Next Montn.
Charlotte Observer.
Elkin, April 20 Agitation lor road
improvement is beginning to make
itself felt in Surry. Mount Airy town
shop recently voted bonds to the
amount of $30,000 for road improve
ment and four other townships in the
county have elections scheduled.
These are Eldra, $20,000 to vote May
12, Rockford, $20,000 to vote May 13,
Marsh, $25,000 to vote May 12, and
Siloam, $:!0,000 to vote May 14. As
is usual there is some opposition to
the bond issue but the friends of good
roads are enthusiastic and working
hard and hope to carry the election
in the majority of the townships.
Mr. T. M. George who for nine years
published the Elkin Times left last
week with his family for Mount Airy
where he has purchased the Mount
Airy Leader and will consolidate the
two papers under the uanie of the
Mount Airy-Times Leader. Mr. W.
F. George the associate editor of the
paper is to be married April 30 to Miss
Frances Sedberry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Sedberry of Fayette
ville. The ceremony will take place
in Hay Street Methodist caurch, Fay
ettevllle. Mr. Gilvain Roth of this place who
is undergoing treatment in a hospital
at Winston-Salem is improving and
hopes to be able to return home short
ly. Mr. Roth was employed by a lum
ber company in eastern North Caro
lina and while there was taken ill.
The new building to be occupied by
the Elkin Drug Company is fast near
Ing completion and the company ex
pect to have it ready for occupancy
by May 1. Dr. J. W. Ring the princi
pal owner of the company has been
a resident of Elkin for 40 years, being
the pioneer druggist and physician
to locate here. He has had the misfor
tune to twice lose his drug store by
fire, each time the flames starting in
another part of town and getting him
In their wake, but he is not discour
aged nor cast down and is coming
gain with a bigger and better busi
ness than before.
TRUE ENJOYMENT.
What constitutes recreation depends
of course, on the point of view of
the one who is recreated. This anec
dote shows what one small citizen
thought enjoyable, says the Chicago
Record-Herald.
A boy in a certain State school for
dependent children wrote his father:
"Dear Papa We children are hav
ing a good time here now. Mr. Sager
broke his leg and can't work. We
went on a picnic and it rained and
we all got wet. Many children here
are sick with mumps. Mr. Higgins
(ell off the wagon and broke his rib,
but he can work a little. ' The man
that is digging the deep well whip
ped us boys with a buggy whip be
cause we threw sand in his machine
and made black and blue marks on
us. Ernest cut his finger badly. We
are all very happy."
RUSSIAN EXPORTS TO THE UNI
TED STATES.
From Consular Reports.
The increase of Russion exports to
the United States was ope of the sur
prises of 1912. The growth in this
trade during the past two years has
mainly resulted from a demand in
America for Russian raw hides and
lor the cheaper grades of wool for
the manufacture of carpets.
During the past five years, Russian
exports to the United States have in
creased from $9,445,131 to $31,137,-
032. These figures indicate only the
direct trade. - The great part of the
export business in Russia is controll
ed by German tradesmen, who have
strong connection in the United States,
: and many of their principal shipments
are sent via Hamburg and Bremen,
and consequently enter American
ports as German goods. This Is true
especially or Hides, wool, and caviar.
THE BEGINNING OF PHOTOGRA
PHY.
From the Chicago- Record-Herald.
. It was a master achievement to pro
duce a photograph; but a much great
er achievement to make a photograph
talk. Thomas A. Edison has suceed-
ed in producing moving pictures m
which everything that the characters
aay and every noise that Is made is
heard throughout the largest theatre;
And yet the first photograph from life
was taken only 84 years ago.
In the year 127 the camera ob
acura was invented by Roger Bacon.
In 15E6 alchemists noted the darken
ing effects of light upon silver. " In
1669 Baptist Porta perfected the cam
.ra obscure. ' ' -' , v v--'
Brougham In 1796 suggested the poe
r'Wtj of obtaining an tmpresskm-on
Ivory sensitized wkh a solution of
river in the camera obscura. The real
c -overer of photography iras Joseph
;hore Ntepoe, who began in 1814
experiments to obtain permanent pic
tures. In 1829 he was. Joined by L. G. M.
Daguerre, who had been experiment
ing elnce 1824 Dauguerre received
a pension of 6,000 francs from the
French government and Nlepce's son
4,000 francs on condition that their
process should be published in detail
and made free to the world. The fol
lowing table Indicates the progress of
further discovery:
Process Date of Dls- Ex-
covery. posure.
Daguerreotype ,.1839 . 45 minutes
Calotype 1841 3 minutes
Collodion (wet).. 1851 10 seconds
Collodion (dry).. 1864 15 seconds
Gelatin dry plates 1878 1 . second
The oldest photograph In existence
is in the museum of Chalons-Sur-Sa-one,
the native town of Niepcs. ' It is
the photograph of an engraving of a
potralt of Cardinal d'Ambrolse. Nle
pce's son wrote of It:
"I was a witness of the making of
the portrait of Cardinal d'Ambrolse.
My father spread on a well-polished
tin plate Syrian asphalt mixed with
Dippel's oil. On this varnish he laid
the engraving to be copied, which he
had made transparent and placed in
the light In his apparatus. After a
longer or shorter time, according to
the strength of the light, he laid the
plate in the developing medium which
caused the picture, which had till
then been invisible to appear by de.
grees; he theu washed the plate and
.et it dry. After this he laid It, for
etching, in water which was more or
less acid. This picture I gave to the
museum at Chalons."
The first photographic portrait from
ife. also reproduced, is that of Pro
iessor Draper's sister, Dorothy, taken
in New York in 1S29. The first full
length portrait was taken in Phila
delphia in 1842. The year 1811 saw
the birth of photographs on paper,
thanks to Fox Talbot. The first In
stantaneous photograph was that of
New York harbor taken in 1854.
CLEAN UP WEEK.
Chicago, April 21. Today, declared
official "clean-up week" by Mayor Car
ter Harrison, saw all of Chicago In
dustriously engaged in Fcra, lng off the
clinging soot and brushing up the per
nicious microbe. In :i:i official state
ment Mayor Harrison name ! 'he week
at the request of the U'bian's City
Club, and other organizst'oiia of wo
men. The fire, police and health de
partments of the city ."o-opeiated with
the women's organizations the Munici
pal Art League and the Chicago As
sociation of Commerce to bring the
plan into effect.
A vigorous preliminarv campaign
has been in progress for several
weeks. Clerermen were asked to
make "clean-up week" the subject of
their sermons, and many of tnem am.
: he newspaers aided the campaign.
The street car and e vated companies
were asked to carry posters announc
ing the coming of "cl-?!,-up week" and
to help by ci.iu:i:g up .heir stations
and roilmg stock. l;U-h trey did. It
is planned to have u monthly "clean
up week" in the f-r .i? Leagues of
school children ha' e join-! in the
movement.
FLYING FOR HEALTH.
From Tit Bits.
In spite of the grave risks run by
aviators, the opinion is growing
among doctors that flying is an excel
lent cure for many diseases. It Is
claimed that the purity of the air at
high altitudes is extremely beneficial.
A noted German authority on con
sumption gave It as his belief not
long ago that flying is an almost cer
tain remedy for "the great white
plague." His reason was that ex
posure to the sun's rays at a very high
altitude killed the germs of consump
tion in the lungs.
Even before aeroplanes became as
popular as they now are, there were
not wanting medical men who be
lieved In ballooning for certain ail
ments. As far back as 1906, Dr.
George Bull,, a famous oculist, advo
cated the balloon cure for eye trou
bles. People suffering from eye
strain would, according to this doc
tor, experience wonderful relief by
going up Into the air for about 3,000
feet and remaining there for some
considerable time.
'The purer air at such an altitude,"
he said, "and the effect of watching
the diminutive objects on the earth
below would do the eye a great deal
of good."
Many professional airmen have stat
ed that they fe'.t In much better health
after their flights. All "cobwebs" are
brushed away from the brain by avia
tion, and headaches are often banish
ed a3 if by magic.
Miss Trehawke Davies, the noted
woman aviator, stated a short time
ago that flying was good for curing
insomnia. When feeling very ill and
"run down," it suddenly occurred to
her that a trip in an aeroplane might
effect a cure. Accordingly, she made
an ascent with Mr. Valentine, and
later on with another aviator, and to
her great delight she found herself
practically restored to hea th.
There can be no doubt that in the
near future, instead of ordering pa
tients away to the seaside, doctors
will advise them to go up in the air
and leave their illness there. On the
other hand). It .must not be forgotten
that aviation make3 some people ac
tually ill. .Many of your leading flyin?
men have suffered severely from "air
sickness" and nervous exhaustion. Al
most every day, however, brings us
nearer to the perfect aeroplane, and
it la safe to assert that when an ab
solutely perfect .machine has been
evolved nothing But benefit to health
will result from flying.
LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
Chapel Hill, April 22. Many of the
State s foremost educators, represent
ing all sections, are on the program
of the discussions of the high school
topics at the three days session of
the high school conference and the
dedication of the new Peabody Edu
cation Building, which .events come
on the dates of May 1, 2, and 3, in
Chapel Hill. The North Carolina
High School Bulletin, In the April
number, refers to the forthcoming
three days' event as one of the most
important educational meetings In the
State In recent years. High school
problems will be discussed and plans
will be formulated 'for-the continued
growth of secondary education In
North Carolina. The following ..educa
tors who will make addresses at this
meeting is an index to the import of
the conference: Zebulon Judd, super
intendent of Wake County schools; R.
J. , Tighe, superintendent Ashevllle
city schools; W. T. Whitsett, princi
pal of Whitsett Institute; E. C. Brooks,
of Trinity College; J. E. Turlington,
of Mt" Airy-scholsHH Hj Horner!
New York University; R. H. Latham,
superintendent - of -Winston - -city
schools; E. D. Pusey, principal of
Goldaboro graded schools; Martin L.
Wright, of Holly Springs high school;
J. A. Matheson, of the Suite Normal
aiid Industrial College; George W.
Lay. presldeut of St. Mary's College;
F. P. Venable, president of the Uni
versity; C. W. Massey, superintendent
of Durham County schools; John J.
Blair, superintendent of Wilmington
city schools; J. H. Highsralth, of Wake
Forest College; J. Y. Joyner, State sup
erlntendent of Public Instruction; and
M. C. S. Noble of the department of
education of the University.
Professors E. K. Graham, C. L. Rap
er. N. W. Walker and M. C. S. Noble,
represented the State University at
the sessions of the conference for ed
ucation in the South in Richmond the
past week. Professor Graham deliv
ered an address on Wednesday night
before the Southern Association of
College Women on the topic of "Some
Factors In the Education of Women."
Dr. C. L. Raper delivered two lectures
before the Conference on Taxation in
the South on the respective subjects
of "Taxation and Efficiency in the
Southern States" and "Effective As
sessment System."
Four more positive dates for base
ball games remain to be played by the
University of North Carolina team;
nameiy, the University of South Caro
lina, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, A.
& M., and Wake' Forest. . Also, there
Is a possibility for the arrangement
of a third game with the University
of Virginia to break the existing tie.
If the game is arranged it will be
staged In some leading North Carolina
city early In May.
LAUNCHING OF THE CUNARD
LINER AQUITANIA.
London, April 21. Before a large
gathering of public officials and offi
cials of the Cunard Steamship Line
the new trans-Atlantic liner Aqultanla
was launched at Clydebank today. The
Aquitania despite her great weight
and bulk took the water gracefully
and without incident.
The new steamer is one of the most
luxurious in the trans-Atlantic service.
Accommodating 3,790 passengers, the
big ship will have a threatre aboard
for the amusement of the first and
second cabins, carrying a theatrical
company with a repertoire of plays.
There will be Turkish and electric
baths, according to Cunard officials,
not only is the steamer up-to-date in
every way as regards luxury, but 13
fu ly equipped with all the latest safe
ty devices as well as the number of
life boats necessary to accommodate
the large number of passengers In
the event of accident.
The cost of constructing the Aqui
tania, which has a tonnage of 50.000
and measures 885 feet with a breadth
of 95.6, reached the $10,000,000 mark.
She will have a maximum speed of 23
knots an hour. In order to launch the
steamer it was necessary to remove
millions of cubic yards of material from
the river bed. The rudder of the big
red vessel weighs 70 tons and is made
of soiid cast steel, built In three sec
tions. The name "Aquitania" i.; the Latin
name of a part of Gaul, originally in
cluding the cou-u'v between the Pyra
nees and Garronne, p-o(iled by Llbe
rian tribes and settled in parts by
Celts.
PUTTING IT FRANKLY.
From Tit-Bits.
The story Is now being retold at
Washington of an American patriot
who once called at the White House
to ask for a certain v'ost. He gave
his name and his business and was
shown into what he .-U'lpcsed was a
waiting room, says the Pathfinder. He
picked up a newspaper from the table
and began to read, in a few minutes
another man came in. and he, too
after a glance at the other, picked up
a newspaper and began to read.
After a little the first American re
marked casually: "I suppose you're
here on the same business as I am?
"I don't know," was the reply, "I've
eome to make the old chump give me
a Job. Have you?"
"Well, no; not exactly," replied the
second man, pleasantly. "I'm the old
chump himself."
BUFFERS.
Dr. Frank Crane, in Atlanta Journal.
On each end of a railway coach are
buffers. When, In coupling and switch
ing, one car is thrust gainst another,
it is the buffers that receive the shock.
Without these useful devices freight
trains would speedily be pounded to
pieces, and passenger coaches would
be Jerked so as certainly to destroy
the comfort and possibly Imperil the
lives of the occupants.
If a man "were simpV a machine
made of hard bones he would soon
be broken; fortunately all his bone
works are surrounded by cushions of
flesh.
Besides this the bones themselves
never come incontact one with an
other; at the Joint is .the cynovlal
fluid, and cartilages cushion the ver
terbrae. When a man makes a machine he
must be careful not to allow metal
to play directly upon meta , else fric
tion will be produced and the mechan
ism be ruined.
People, in their dealings with each
other, need buffers, lubricants and
shock absorbers.
It is well to have firm .principles.
They are the bones of the soul. A
man without them we very properly
call a jellyfish, a wretched inverte
brate. But all around the sides and
ends oLour firm, unyielding princi
ples should be cushions of tact.
It is a good thing to have a belief
that is like granite, but it is still bet
ter to have it wrapped in courtesy and
self-control.'
I have known Christians whose re
ligion was Iron, hut It was bare iron,
cutting and wounding, sharp cornered,
and monstrous cold to the touch.
How much more effect they would
have had If the iron of their unyield
ing convictions were padded with the
velvet oi an agreeaDie manner;
I have known Socialists, Insurgents,
stngle-taxers, and reformers of all
types who seem to think this old world
can be induced by an axe to change.
They have a fierce scorn of all com
promise, they tear to lower the stan
dard; they want no nambypamby
ways nor sort speeches. - .
I confess I like such folks. I en'
joy a good hater and a 'deep red talk
er. But how much more they would
accomplish If they would learn tie
art of using buffers! How much less
they would cut their own knuckles if
they would wear at least the regu'a
tion prizefight gloves when they go
slugging! -. " - '
Let us say no apology fof cowardice
nor hypocrisy, fawning nor double-
dealing, but let us nevertheless re
member that human society needs oil
as much as much as an automobile,
needs-eprtngs-His-fnacB --bngjrr
and needs buffers as much as a pull
man sleeper. , : .,
There are certain shock-absorber
souls, God bless 'em! They delicately
maneuver to prevent family Jara, they
side-track threatened collisions in
the church, lodge or union, they know
the art of keeping neighbors from
clashing, and altogether they arrange
so that human society shall not get
a hot box. They are the pneumatic
tires of progress.
"Blessed are the peace-makers!"
THE TWO CANALS.
Charlotte Observer.
In 191J, a little over 30 years after
Disraeli beat France in a close race
to the purchase of the Khedive's Sues
Canal shares, the waterway over
which the British Government thus
obtained control had its moBt success
ful year. It handled 5,373 vessels of
28,008,945 tons and enjoyed a total
gross revenue of about $27,000,000. On
her share purchased for $19,326,188
Great Britain received a 30 per cent,
dividend, or $6,166,697, after having
received sizable dividends from the
first. . The Suet Canal being a sea
level waterway, operating expenses
are very low. Strict business system
governs the management, and tolls are
kept as high as the traffic can reason
ably stand. At present there is prac
tically no competition except around
the Cape of Good Hope in one direc
tion and to a very slight extent
through the StraltB of Magellan or
around Cape Horn fn the other. Be
fore long, of course, it will encounter
competition from the Panama Canal.
Last year It lowered Its tolls some
what, and conjectures were freely
made that this course was pursued
with the approaching completion of the
Panama waterway in view.
It should be instructive to compare
the operating prospectus for Panama
as prepared by Prof. Emory R., John
son of the 'University of Pennslyvanla,
an expert in the science of transporta
tion, and embodied In the new canal
act. His estimate wasthatbeglnning
with 10,500,000 tons of shipping In
1915 the business would probably
reach 17,000,000 tons In 1925. At the
rates fixed this would mean a 10-year
deficiency of about $26,000,000. It
would account for interest on canal
bonds and operating cost but not for
maintenance. If we accept the offi
cial British interpretation of the Hay
Paunceforte treaty, as from various
motives of either conscience or spe
cial interest many among us contend
that we should, we wid have incurred
this tremendous outlay without pros
pect either of any early return or any
discriminating advantage even to our
coastwise trade.
The Suez Canal report shows that
62.88 per cent of the tonnage pass
ing through there flew the British
flag. It Is unfortunately certain that,
outside the coastwise trade, Ameri
can merchant vessels trading through
Panama will for many years be few.
Great Britain at Suez gets practically
the benefit of fortification without the
responsibility and expense; her con
trol of Egypt and all the bases and
coaling stations anywhere near either
entrance, together with her naval
predominance, give her the substance
of military control largely irrespec
tive of technical neutrality at tne can
al. Any way we compare our invest
ment at Panama with Great Britain's
at Suez we need not expect such a
bargain as John Bull got.
ORIGIN OF FAMOUS PHRASE.
The political term "dark horse" Is
thought to have had .ts origin in the
lollowing circumstances:
In the last century there lived In
Tennessee a "character" named Flynn,
an elderly person who dealt In hors
es. F.ynn generally contrived to own
a speedy nag or two for racing pur
poses If he could arrange for "a good
thing" during his peregrinations
throughout the State.
The best of Flynn's .flyers was a
coal black stallion named Dusky Pete,
almost a thoroughbred and able to go
in the best of company.
One day Flynn visited a town where
a race meeting was In progress. He
entered Pete. The people, knowing
nothing of the horse's antecedents and
not being over impressed by his ap
pearance, backed the local favorite
heavily against the stranger.
Just as the beasts were being sad
dled for the race, a certain jud e Mc
Mlnamee, who was the "oracle" of
that part of the State, arrived on the
course and was made one of the race
Judges. x
As he took his place on the stand he
was told of the foi.y of the owner of
the strange entry." Running his eye
over the track the Judge instantly rec
n?ni7e1 Ptf Gentlemen." said Mc
Minamee, "there's a dark horse in this
race, as you'l. find out.
He- was right. Pete, the dark
horse," lay hack until the three-quarter
pole was reached, when he went
to the front with a rush and won the
race.
NAME YOUR COUNTRY HOME.
We wonder why It Is more of our
country homes are not named. Vir-
inia names her homes, so does South
Carolina, more than we. For m le:-.
and miles you mr.y ride through cur
county and adjoining counties and
never find a heme with a name. Th re
are nice homes p enty ol them, but
yet there is one thing lacking, they
are without names, v
Why should you name your home?
For the same reason, that you name
your child- to live it a means of dis
tinction, an individuality, that some
thing which causes it to stand out
with a bearing and dignity all its own.
A name gives a completeness tnat
comes from nothing else; it invests
your home wkh a pride, a purpose
and so enab es It to better fill that
place in society designated to the
home. -. . ..
Parents can hardly do their chil
dren a greater Injustice when they
are sma 1 Uan to fail to gve them
a name. Everyone can see to what
a disadvantage a child without a nam
is put. No one knows what to can
him and when he . is mentioned in
such commonplace terms as "that
Smith boy" or "that younl boy of
Mr. Jones" all of his personality has
been detracted, leav.ng him a b ank.
What a strong, iorceful name will
do for a child, an appropriate attrac
tive name will do lor a home.; Where
in it means stiength, a repula.iun, anJ
character to the child, it means the
same to the home. . " ': ;
" First, make your home worthy of
a 'name. There is no sadder sight
than seeing a respectaUe good .name
bedraggled and plo ched with dis
grace. Make no pretensions in name
In; your home. Clean it up, beautay
the surroundings and give it an appro
priate name thereby making it more
attractive to you and others. "
IN 8EARCH OF A LOST CONTIN
ENT, SiwtngfWd-ReTmbHcan.'t 1
.Many expeditions have been setting
out lately in quest of lost treasure, but
perhaps, the most ambitious is thnt
which sailed from London in search
not merely .of sunken treasure, but
of a sunken continent. For many
years objects of gold and silver found
by fishermen along the toast of Yuca
tan have excited the curiosity of sci
entists, and eome have believed In
the existence of a once rich and popu
lous country long since swallowed up
by the sea. The English explorer
Meekham, who Is at the head of the
expedition, has already been over the
ground, and his opinion is supported
by the Budapest geologist, Professor
Monsonyi. That the region is highly
volcanic is weil known, ' and great
earthquakes are frequent both in Mex
ico and in Central America. It is
the belief of the adventurers that the
Yucatan peninsula is what is left of
an immense irregular land surface,
perhaps as large as Europe, stretching
along the twentieth parallel of lati
tude.. Hopes of treasure may be fal
lacious, but the shallow waters of the
Gulf of Campeachy, west of Yucatan,
are worth a more careful -exploration
than they have yet had.
PLENTY OF ROOM ON EARTH.
Philadelphia Public Ledger. '
Pessimists persons who see only
the worst side of everything often
talk of the overpeopling of the earth.
They think that it is getting crowded,
and look upon wars, famines and de
creasing birth rates as providential
devices for preventing men and wo
men from, becoming too numerous and
making - things uncomfortable for the
chosen few who like to own 100,000
acres apiece, to be laid out in pri
vate parks and preserves. They are
like the Scotch laird who discouraged
large families among his tenants be
cause he feared that too many human
belng3 would interfere with his game
and spoil his shooting. - According to
these persons there Is a growing dan
ger that before long millions of hu
man beings will be literally crowded
off the earth because it will be incon
venient to make room for them.
In truth, however, there Is plenty
of room on the earth and the great
mother could easily maintain ten
tmes as many children as she now
possesses. No doubt the world is get
ting a little crowded In small, spots,
but If we look at it as a whole we
see that the senters of population are
only like a few anthills scattered over
a vast field, most of which is unoccu
pied. It would be a disgrace to mankind
If 10,000 years from now a single hu
man being should perish from lack
of sufficient sustenance furnished by
the earth to support its inhabitants.
The land surface of the globe covers
over 50,000,000 square miles. Accord
ing to the censuses- and estimates
made in 19 10, it contains nearly 2,
000,000,000 inhabitants, an average of
10 to the square mile. Leaving out
of account the mountains, the desert
and the ice-covered land about the
poles, there must be at least 30,000,
000 square miles capable of support
ing a dense population, especially
with the aid of modern machinery
for the cultivation of the soil. If the
whole 30,000,000 square miles could
be made to sustain 'a population as
dense as that of Belgium the earth
would have about 2,000,000,000 inhab
itants. If the average density were
only 200 to Lie square miles instead
of 650, as in Belgium, the total popu
lation would be 6,000,000,000.
Our population In 1910 was about
91,000,000, living on an area of 3,560,
000 square miles, an average of be
tween 25 and 26 human beings to the
square mile. There cannot be the
slightest doubt that this could be in
creased to an average of 200 to the
square mile, making a population for
the United States of more than 700,
000,000. Very likely this could be in
creased to a thousand millions with
the aid of modern science.
The vast continent of Africa, with
an area of more than 12,000,000
square miles, certainly does not con
tain more than 150,000,000 inhabitants,
an average of less than 13 to the
square mile. . Yet at least of Africa
is very fertile and even the Sahara des
ert possesses the potential develop
ment. It is probable that Africa could
maintain more than .1,000,000,000 of
people, If It were 227,000 square miles,
-upports 440,000,000 people, and India,
with 1,773,000 square miles, has 315,
000,000 inhabitants.
South America covers 7,000,000
square miles and contains, say 45,
000,000 people, an average not much
ibove- six to the square mile. It is
rich enough to have at least 500,000,
000. '
No, the earth is not being overpop
ulated. THE INCOME TAX.
Says a Washington te'egram:
The income tax proposed by
Democrats means more than
thinks at first g'.ance.
"The average exemption from
the
one
in-
come taxes in English-speaking coun
tries," said Representative ordell,
Hull, of Tennessee, "is an income of
$1,150 and in all other countries
where such tax is Imposed, $250.
The figures show that England
leads the world in collections from in
come taxes. Fifty-two countries and
States impose an income tax. Among
them are: England, six Australian
commonwealths. New Zealand, British
Cnlcumbla, Cape of Good Hope, India,
r eeward Islands, St Vincent, Hawaii,
Austr a, Denmark, Prussia, -Alsace-
' oralne, Baden, Bavaria, Brunswick,
Hesse, Mecklenburg, Saxony, Wutten-J
berj, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Nor-
wy, Luxemburg, Sweden, the Swiss
cantons, Spain, Queensland, Japan.
Rates In Other Countries.
The following rates and collections
prevail In tne larger countries: Eng
land, $200,000,000 annually at a rate
of between 2 and 3 per cent, on the
lowest to 6 2-3 per cent on the high
est
Prussia collects between $90,000,000
and $100,000,000 with a system of
braduated rates, running from .57 per
cent, to 2.85 per cent
Italy collects 150,000,000 with rates
running from 3 3-4 per cent, to 20 per
cent. ' .- . '
Spain $20,000,000 at 1 1-2 per cert,
to 20 per cent.
Jaoan $20,000,000 at 6 1-4 per cent,
to 20 per cent.
Saxony, $15,000,000 at 2 1-2 to 5
ppr cent, j
The fo'lowlng named countries col
lect about $10,000,000 at various rates;
Denmark, Cape Good Hope, Holland,
Norway, India, 'Sweden, Switzerland
nd Hungary. ' -
Austria col'ects $15,000,000 at a rate
of from 110 of one per cent, to be
tween four and five per cent
' Twenty-five German States impose
an 'Income tax, the rate ranging from
2-3 of on per cent, to 8 per cent.
"Our bill," said Representative Cor
drll Hull, 'of Tennessee, who framed
the income features of the House tar
iff bill, to the News and Observer
correspondent, tonight; "will collect
f rom$8(MHH).0A04 $100,000,000-01
we were to apply the law of England
to this country as we will apply ours
we would collect between $375,000,000
and $400,000,000." w
MOTHER-IN-LAW GOAT IN NINE
VAH 3,500 B. C.
Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, president
of the University of Chicago, told the
Hamilton club that his specialists had
discovered in their researches that
most of the standard Jokes now pre
valent had been current 3500 B. C.
On bricks taken from the site of
Nlnevah the various "mother-in-law"
jokes were Inscribed. Even at that
ealy date the mother-in-law was the
"goat" for all domestic trouble. She
chased her son-in-law from the do
mestic hearth, and the young husband
Is depicted as a frightened person,
Babylon at a date several centuries la
ter produced hieroglyphics showing
the "ugly man" joke. If the ugly man
met any man uglier, he had vowed
to , kill him. The man to be sacri
ficed was willing because be was the
uglier. ..
Prof. J, H. Breasted, the noted
Egyptologist, discovered the varia
tions of the joke of the bashful young
man proposing to the grouchy father
for his daughter as early as 3300 B.
C. The Egyptians of the period had
the jokes of the "souse" who cannot
open the door of his dwelling.
Prof. Starr, the famous anthropolo
gist, found In the Philippines and Mal
ay archipelago among the earliest re
searches many evidences of the "boob"
that rocks the boat and drowns his
sweetheart and friends.
Dr. Judson believes the Btorles now
current and forming some of the am
munition of the after dinner speaker
were told at the dawn of civilization.
In fact the chant of the old Whitechapel
club Is true:
"In the days of old Rameses (are
you on?) they told the same tale, sang
the same song."
WATCH YOUR STEP!
The Conductor Wants to See a Fin
ished City.
"Ain't they ever gonna get 'this town
done? I been steppin' over cement
sacks an' dodgln' hod carriers ever
since I was a kid. First it's one build
in' an' then it's another. Looks to
me like people is awful poor guessers
In puttin' up stores an' skyscrapers.
They keep tearfn' down one block an'
startin' another, so's you can't go no
where an' not hear a donkey engine
hols tin' brick. This is gonna be a
fine town some day, but it's a long
time off. To hear some fellows talk,
you'd think the minute all th' buildln's
has been put up an' all th' railroads
made, an' all the hammerln an saw-
In' 's done, you'd have to chloroform
workln' men an' stop raisin' men ba
bies. That's all bunk. This world
wasn't made to keep rlppln' it to
pieces an' doin' It over agin, like a
fool baby knocks down blocks an' sets
'em up agin. They don't no more need
a sixteen-story buildin' in this town
n I need sixteen legs. Like as not,
after me an' you's dead, an' a earth
quake scrambles all these elevator
houses th' fellows llvln' then ll get it
into their heads that nobody ought to
live upstairs at all, an then them
guys'll be tearin' down all th' sky
scrapers an' buildin' houses spread out
all over ten-acre lots, an' no stairs
In 'em at all. I tell you, us people's
gone daffy on brick and mortar. Time
they get all th cities done, they 11
have all th' strong men crippled.
Most workln' men can t stand straight
up now. It takes a small boy to tell
'em how many stories a new buildin
has. We don't need any more new
buildin's. If we'd spend th' money in
he.pin' old people live easy an' givin'
young ones some thin' to think about
sides gettin a job wed have a city
worth livin' in. I'd like to wake up
an' find this town finished, an' th'
people's minds on somethin' 'cept
rent. Maybe th' government could
plan how to make folks happy, 'stead
o' schemln' bow to juggle dollars.
"Look where you're steppin !
"Both doors, both doors; little live
ly, please!
"Watch your step!
Atlanta Georgian
The Incumbent of an old church in
Wales asked a party of Americans to
visit his parochial school. After a
recitation he invited them to question
the pupils, and one of the party ac
cepted the Invitation.
"Little boy, he said to a rosyiaced
lad, "can you tell me who George
Washington was?
"Ibb, sir," was the smiling reply.
'"E was a 'Merican general."
"Quite right And can you tell me
what Georte Washington was re
markable for?"
"Iss, sir. He was remarkable 'cos
e was a 'Merican and' told the truth."
AUDITORIUM AND MARKET QUES
TION. Mr. Editors I notice in Saturday
afternoon's Observer that It was sug
gested at a meeting of the Board of
Aldermen on Thursday night that the
Auditorium Company could place a
box in an adjoining room and ascer
tain the views of the people upon the
sale of the market house to the city.
I beg to say that it was a mere sugges
tion to the Board of Aldermen, if they
desired to ascertain the sentiment of
the people. Of course, the Auditorium
Company has nothing to do with that,
but simply made a proposition to the
city that if it desired it could obtain
this property at what it cost the pre
sent stockholders.,. Further than that
the company has nothing to do or
say. . '
LaFAYETTE AUDITORIUM CO.,
By J. Vance McGougan, President.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lilly r-of Mt Gilead,
N. C, is here visiting her eon, Dr. J.
M. Lilly, on . Haymount
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. - Deafness li caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is Inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
It is entirely closed. Deafness Is the
result and- unless the inflammation
can be . taken out and this tube re
stored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflam
ed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that can not be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir-
aularSr-free,
F. J. CHENEY, & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
sold by Druggists, 75c. v
Take Hall's Family Pills tor consti
pation. v ; , 2-24-lmo
Fayetteville Marble
and Granite Works
STRICTLY
FIRST-TI A
WORK
CALL AT MY YARD OR WRITE TO
PRICES.
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PROPRIETOR,
WE3T OF F. I. L I. ARMORY.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
PHONE 173-L.
TREN TIN I
The new Mary
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A sample bottle of MARY
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with the first one hundred
packages.
35c
the
box.
H. R. Home & Sobs
PHONE 1.
MOTHS
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away with
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COMPOUND
1C-
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AN INVITATION.
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TO OUR 8TORE AND MAKE IT
.YOUR PLACE FOR PURCHAS
ING DRUG 8TORE ARTICLE8.
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WAITING ON YOU PROMPT
LY AND COURTEOUSLY.
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DRUGGI8T8 and PHARMACI8T8.
Phone 141.
5,000 Bonus
Votes
on every $1.00 worth of
merchandise
Wednesday.
Remember contest clones
June 30, 1913.
MacKethan Drug Store,
THE A. D. 8. 8TORE.
YOU GET
WHAT YOU ASK iFOR,
WHAT THE
DOCTOR
ORDERS
'." AT - ..
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PHARMACY
THE "PRESCRIPTION STORE"
I Have Just Received
A FRESH LOT OF
Wood's
Garden
Seeds, '
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ments, I can certainly take care of
your wants. Give me a triaL
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