WASHINGTON LEitERr
From our Kegular Correspondent. ,
Washington,-' July -WhiVe"
the attention of all those interested
in the tariff is concentrated gust'at
present .on the effjrts of tlra Presi
dent to secure ;certaia spew&t reduce
tioas, such as free hides, free coal,
. j e - t
tree irou yio nuu nw tuuicuui ami
the House' rate of$l a' thousand feet
on lumber, the general-; success 1 of
Mr. Tail 3 influence V tn - favor j
downward revision .is likely . to be!
lost sight ot. The President's r'
niand for these specific reductions
partook somewhat of the spectacular
and lias been made the ; most of, by
the newspapers in t their efibrtsi:to
add interest to a situation 'which is
extremely technical . and , presents
many difficulties to those who "would
write of it entertain, ngly. -Each
day there' are fluctuations in the sit
uation prepfftt&ced by - the Presi
dent's demands -and "those "make
copy,'' to use a .. newspaper phrase.
But the consumer and the voters is
really more interested 4n the small
reductions whion have ''been made
throughout the schedules of the Sen
ate bill. There is ,ne doubt in -the
mind ot any unprejudiced observer
that Mr. Tait has exerted every ma
terial influence and that but loir his
efforts the rates generally would be
considerably higher.
When the President ud the people
come to cast up the results, unless
all present fvrospecte ;fail, they will
find small reductions all ;along the
line to the Dumber i about six hun
dred. But of far nare f importance
in the estimation, of -the President
and it is a safe .prediction that it will
be in the estimation of the people,
will be the provisions for a corpora
tion tax and for a tarjfi commission.
These provisions will, Mr. Taft be
lieves, afford the machinery ; neces
sary to a future tariS revision which
will be in accordance with the tariff
plank in the last national platform,
and without such machinery the ful
filment of that plank is an impossi
bility. The fact is that President
Taft is the leader of . a new school
of protection new just now, at
least, although it is actually a return
to the arguments originally advanc
ed in favor of the protective policy.
Those who first seeured the adoption
of the protective policy submitted
that wages abroad were much lower
than iu the United States, that many
industries thrived in foreign coun
tries which did not exist here and
that in order to maintain the -des
mand for labor in this country and
60 maintain the higher wage scale
it was necessary to impose a tariff
which should equal the difference ie
the cost of production here and
abroad. ' The policy was adopted,
American industries were establish
ed and the wage scale was main
tained. But prices to the consumer
were increased. fThis occasioned
fiome protest but the; protestants were
assured that once the infant indus
tries weie fairly on their feet inter
nal competition would cause a reduc
tion of prices, especially as Ameri
ca enterprise anil American in
genuity would operate to reduce the
cost of production." - -I '.
After a time there come the in
sistent demand for lower duties
which bore fruit in that nondescript
measure, the Wilaon-Gorman tariff
bill. Coincident with its adoption
a period of financial depression
an(i as soon as possible the Repub
licans were restored to power and the
Dingley bill was enacted. Its rates
were high and the demand for lower
Prices were again heard. Then men
f the school of the late Secretary of
the Treasury, Leslie M.. Shaw, took
fQe rostrum and advanced that the
weal tariff would construct a- wall
around the country which would adr
t DO inmnrt Knf xrnnl.t (ruaf
naestic competition to lower prices;
Jr. Shaw was fond of saying that
lather never thought it necessary
wheu he had fenced his farm, to go
UUQa knckiug boards off the?, top.
Jausfc the feuce was; too high' But
a Nyire others .whosaw thrpuhj.
v, . at' of tuat argument.
A great 'deal is Ueiu. written About
cMiet between. Gifford .tjnehot,
r . i- urt'ier ana juoge m -a.-
-4
"'r, Secretary of the Interior, '
and the effort is being made to create
the. impression tht r Mr- Pinchot
rather; than Secretary Ballmger en
joys the confidence of the. President;
Nothing could be further from the
truth,,-- Judge, Ballinger. enjoys the
ehtiretconfidence of President ,Taft
ami, moreover, tie is too. big. a mau
to make any war on Pinchot: who
isonly a subordinate otaoneot his
colleagues in the cabinet, Secretary
WilsohV There- is.no conflict bt-
twen Secretary Wilsoa -and Secre
tary v Ball i tiger., ?. '
Ice Cream Sapper at Mr. J. IX
From eagrht to eleven at tberrsj
home oa Mpane Street ;our hospt
able friends Mr. and f Mrs.' ' M.
Hayes delightfully entertained '. a
number Jof invited, guest last ' Friday
night. - Aiter a r few smokes . and
placed himself on the porch brother
Hayes began 'entertaining by telling
a-fewjoilces, but beforoe v dtieparture
jokeswere ,rjlenty, aud rice. Plenty
ot toe oesxcreara ana caice "we ever
ate was what we found wbeneecort
ed into the diqing roorai? Aaid ;to
say ht two or three radcers erf itbat
cream was 'not objected is not mis
repeeenting, Little Hal Who 'is a
chip of the old block was the 'biggest
sport off the occasion. Mao y thanks
to Mry "'who kept the grahqphoiie
goingr while cream was betas: serv
ed Jttd -during '.the concert. .. -v
Mc... ,Hayes . has. vrecently added
several mew rooms to his bouse and
to bow .the guest over these trooms
and especially' the ladies vas .his de-
a&tgm. yy e iouna xnai iDrotner
nayes neeaea an . assistant -so we
earned the commandment the bi
ble fev, leading' a. helpijagiiahd.
Everviihinc would have passed off
quietly had Little Hal, not become
Jealous -of iRoy and locked him in the
wardrobe. Ask Miss SwaL ie Pat
terson wliere she j was ? when -Roy
was loeked in the wardrobe. Those
present vere:- Mr. and Mrs. J. Zzb
AValler, Mr. and Mrs. Jy Tate,
and sou, Misses Maud Gunter and
Swannie Patterson, Messrs. Jade
Browning, Clyde Isley, Peter Slas
her and J. E. FousL
Charming Recollections
' of Edward Everett Hale.
Edward Everettale's later lit
erary life was iatimately associated
with Woman's Home CompanionT
to which he was a regular contribu
tor in the last years of his life, Tne
August issue of this magazine con
tains a nuufber of charming anecdo
tes about Doetot Hale. His seerer
tary, writing about Doctor Hale,
says: , ' '' . ,
; "He loved put of ioors, and this
was written mornings as we sat on
what he called his quarter-deck, at
bac. of the house, overhanging the
garden. So many times he would
stop in the middle of a sen tence and
eay, -This is the kingdom of heav
en or, 'Isu'jt this as nice ad they
makj!CC or some such phrase which
showed his joy in life. I always had
to make him stop, dictating. And
he would so , often beg, 'Just one
sentence more and' then '.'I'll bes,as
good a- you wish " -
. The house in Eoxbury which was
his home tor so naany years was,
like himself, built upon generous
lines. - It is a wide, double house
with stately pillars at the front. At
the rear, on the first floor, was his
commodious library, full " to over
flowing with r all sorts of "books
which arebooks, In one of Jiis
poems Tennyson describes ' his gar
den on the Isle of VViehtas' a "care
Jess; garden." Hale's libr
ary , was a careless-order'd library,
apparently, responded to what his
friend Star King :would have called
a law of disorder. What a captiva
ting retreat it, was---especiallywhea
its master sat a'ud dfscourseidf UC
He safd to me one day when t was
in Rorburyi "I'll tell you- hcV 1
came trt gt, thiah.QUse Ivadvertisf
edfor it,-and put in the; advertise-;
meut Modern improvements nogb'
Mr. PretinYalk845
ing. r -
Wnrth farnlinn Wat dp: ; r
ilUl 111 UUIUltllU IIU1U1 . '
" ii i' n '
mellons in Daliimorei
Baltimore Ameriean 23. : - I
The first cargo of -watermelons
reached port yesterday morning from
North - Carolina, i on, the schooner j
Ethel, which berthed on West Falls
a venue" wharf, near the bridge on i
Pratt street. : The shipment is con-
signed to Capie & McAllister, com-1
missom orercoanw a -.ue, ueau vi
hmg Dock, 'Being the first arrival
of the season," the, melons attracted
considerable interest. 'According to
the, report of; the master "of the. Et
hel, the crop iq orthvX;arolina th is
year exceeds that f& the past three
years.- ine snipment was aisposeu
of yesterday jat 12 per , hundred,
-wholesale. . - ,;. , ' : T
Three Men Aresiexl Last Thursday,
3 . Benhie Saaiirth, twelve years of age
Wm, Fpntner fourteen and; Arm
Poe a grown young man : were ar
rested and brought here last Thuirs
day charged with suspicfon of bav
in placed rocks and cross ties 'on
the railroad track betweeen: Elon
College and tQibsoqville.'; ;This ru
bish was fonnd oh the track by the
by ... the j -section master nad
slearod away, :had it not been tmnd
it is nnoectai h what might f fcaye
been the result. The case was tried
before Sqrihre Whitsell of Elon Col
who was in town at the time of ar
rest. Ail "three 'Were bound over t
court, in default of bond one - was
sent to jail. ' v ;
Deiihcf A Young Boy. -
Greenebora Telegram. '(
Master Curry ' Clayton, ten years
of age, was brought to St LieVs
Hospital Tuesday morning from 6i
home at Haw River desperately ill
of meningitis. His sufferings were
intense He did not., respondto
treatment and died yesterday after
noon at 2j30 ocloek after splendid
work on the part of ''physicians and
nurses proved of no avail. The re
mains were carried to Haw Rier
for interment. r
In Honor of Miss Bertha Albnght.
. Dr. and Mrs. Morrow very plea
santly entertained a number of in
vited friends last Thursday night at
their residence on Front Street in
honor of Miss Bertha Albright of
the South Eastern part of the coun
ty To harmonise the occasion
music was rendered by Miss Bass,
Mr. and MissLoyd, Messrs. Spiker
and Reitzel. Delicious refreshments
were served which were" much en
joyed by the guest. Those present
were: Mises Bass, Loyd, Mamie
Fonville, Nina Holt, Iris Holt,
Swannie Patterson and Mrs. .Haye.
Messrs. Reitzel Spiker, Lovd, De
Roy and Claud Fopville, Ed
Holt, Vitus Holt, J. H. Vernon and
W. E. Hay. . - M v
IsleyTinnin.
Percy Isley, a prominent young
man of this county, and Miss Sarah
Tinnin, daughter ofW. AJ Tinnin
one of Alamance county's roost pro
minent citizens, were united in mar
riage at the parsonage of the v Refor
med church in this city last Friday
moruing, the Rev J. D, Andrew of
ficiating. There was no objection
to the-jnarriage parental or other
wise. . The young couple just decid
ed to avoid a formal wedding. ; They
left on the '111 18. o'clock train for
Greerisboro, where they will - visit
for a few days. r When theyreturn
they; will make their home in the
southern part of the' county. x ,
Death of Annie Louise Shelton. .
r Annie Louise, daughter' of Mr;
and Mrs Samuel Shelton died iq -the
home of her parents on North Park
Avenue. Julyt 24th." at the'aWof
one year ana is aays. - ine tunerai
was conducted in the home at 4 p
mon the25th by Rev. J. An-i
drlw, the family pastor and the re
miins were laid to rest in PiheHill
Cemefery; These parents -liaye, the'
sympathy of many friends .I'ltt this
siqJossof a child by death. -
'-MrG.' R T. Garrison
was
Jshoppin
ing. visitor Jp'. town .Saturday.5:;
, T Rural Free Delivery.'
-- r " ' -
-'Xural- tree delivery or mail in this
b ? iu ita ving
- . .vp, , t.. ffi i :Ai
with : touch hesitaricv and fear that
the system would, prove : a' failure,
established one or.two routes; asn
cipfcmnemV ! It was a success from
the beginniug. Its importance grows
witQ the establishment of. panh hp'w
foutie. Nothing the government has
eVefi done for the people has been of
greie r ueneni io mem. ine peo
ple (n the rural districts at once real
ized' as they : had never done before
Ji-. i .. x" a . a i ... i i ... mi . s
isolated position and Ithe great ad
vantage this system would be ;to
them, - Not only the"' people living
in the country arc benefited, but also
the citizens ot the towns fromhlch
the routes radiate find it of great
service. Furthermore, the system
wherever established has acted as an
educator to the people in the coun?
try and has. made farnrlife less lone
some and dreary' by putting them in
closer , touch' with, the outside world
aad giving them better opportunity
for newspaper ' reading." Not with-
standing the system was inaugurat
ed only a few years agoas ari- ex-
periment of doubtful success,' there
are now nearly fifty thousand routes
iu operation and new ones are being
applied .for faster than they can be
established by the Postomce Depart-
raent, and it is very1 seldum indeed
thai a'rbute is discontinued because
of .insufficient ? patronage. These
facts; alone show ho popular is this
systeni bf giying better mail facili
ties lo tbat class of our people who
were heretofore cutr on from con
venient intercourse with each other
and with the centres of traffic in
their sectionsof the country. f
We clip the above from the Char
lotte Obser rerrand in view of the
wonderful success and popularity of
the Kural Free Delivery system the
aboeMbseryatiohonthe part of our
esteemed contemporary are very
timely. The Observer is usually
very careful to keep history straight
and to claim for North Carolina due
credit for he notable achievments of
her people, and all that is necessary
to make tte above article of the Ob
server complete and true to" history
is to add that the Rurrl Free-Delivery
system, now so universally
used and indispensable to the rural
section was established by our nat
ional government at the instance
and earnest efforts of a North Caro
liua Senator, and we are proud of
thatfact, as this Senator, was none
other than Senator Marion Butler a
native of Sampon county Cliuton
News Dispatch.
N '- m
Tie Fifth District.
The High Point Enterprise in
viewing the political field of the fifth
district makes the fol'owing philoso
phic observation. . - -
The worst feature about our elec
tions is that the successful candidate
does not have time to take his seat
before-he has to decide whether or
not he .will run again. This makes
it hard especially on our Congress
men who have to go to Washington
and provide for moving their famil
ies. :It is said that Congressman
Morehead got tired of political life in
the beginning and ' said he did not
want any , more of it, but we have
heard another, report that He "would
try it again. . - v x ..
The situation in the district from
the standpoint of both parties is in
teresting. It is normally a Demo
cratic district but there is always a
fighiing chance for a Republican if
he is a business' man. - It . is not a
district for a lawyer candidate be
cause 4here. are more factories in this ;
district than any other district in the'
State and the. place should be given
to C. business man. ttiMlf More
hea& desires a re-nomubitti . he- can
get it and n' all likelihT6od?he' will
run ' agaWnotwithstandinsf - the re
ports to the contrary.- jH
, Among the Democratic aspirants
Dr.yMebane has already -announced
himself and hasa, good : following in
sope of the counties. . Mr. Rnyste
of Gran v ille; is also apopular, cah-
didate."--; --;v;il --;
r The district, can be carried by; the
E)einocrats but ' if he ; beatsM6re-
aihead he will "have to be" broad and
free from'Bryan's platform. v
, . x 8. F. D, Nq. 7. , " ;.,
: JLi: W ' Holt handed us a nice
Cantetope: last week for which he has
uur thanks. '. ' r- s "j?IV' - -
. - Mrs. ;Brice P. Garrett and --child
ren who4 have beeni visiting her peo
ple near Jubilee, in' Davidsonpouh-
RevW: W. Cude and
family
Friday
Cude'V
were called to . Colfax, 1 last
to attend the funeral of Mr,
father" who died suddenly . ' - ?
. Mrs. Julia Sharpe and son! Roy
who have been very low with fever,
are improving slowly,'', . !;
1 Miss Minnie Rauhutj . who" has
fever does nojuimprove muclT" we
are sorry to learn, - A J; .
' M iss Augusta Garrett of Swepson
ville is yisfting on No. 7, this week,
v, One of the No. 1, boys came over
and look one of our ' No.1 - 7, . girls
last Thursday. They, were married
and have gone toGreensboro to; live.
The couple were -Mr; Percy. -Isley
and Miss Sarah Tinnin one of Sqtijre
W. A. Iiunin7s pretty daughters
The Spuire says he is at a loss to
know whether he has lost one or
gained one in the deal. He will
find out later. ; " .
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Moser from
Chapel Hill are visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Robinson
L. D. Hicks of Greensboro visit
ed M. F. Culler. Saturday.
Miss Madge Ti111"1 who has been
visiting Miss Beatrice - Garrett- of
Swepsonville retured home Monday
- i ne- cniuren s - clay exercises jat
Bellemoht last ' Suuday were fine.
The collection amounted to;. $30.00
Miss Myrtle Nicholson trained the
children and much praise is due. her
for the successful carrying out of the
programme.
Mrs R. C. Hardison of Wilming
ton came up Saturday to visit ibey
father; W. E. Reeee . of Belletnont
and died there ou Monday. The
remains .were carried back tto vil-
mingtonfbr.,burial.'v-
, Prof. iTyson of Texas visited W.4
W. VYaddell Saturday ; and they
went fishing and report a edod time.
We notice lots of our boys oot
sporting Sunday.'
k A. A. Coble called on Miss Ber
tha Boone Sunday evening and we
suppose enjoyed himself fine, but do
not know why he did not go home
with his girl from singing Sunday
night. - ' - . k -
W. H. Bryan went to Greensboro
last week to see Dr; Banner for
treatment. We hope he will get
along all O. K. now.
R. F." D. NO. 6.
Mrs S. B. Williams of Washing
ton D. C. is expected -this week on
a visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs.
S B. Summers. We welcome her
on our route.
Cicero Phibbs is taking a course
of telegraphy at Elon. '
Miss Bessie Murray of No, 8 was
a visitor on xo. b ounaay.-
The leside'nee of Daniel Humble
is nearihg completion glad tb.-;wel
Cume his family as patrons on No,
6. :- -
'-. T. E. Hodge and wife Misses
Mattie Ticfele.and Daisy Wagouer
took in the excursion to Asheville
last week, they report a pleasant trip
Miss Martha Iioy will entetato
' s- . . 1 ft
a number or ner inenas at ner.Jiome
Saturday night, refreshments will be
served i
Mrs Calvin Tickle . is spending
some time in Greensboro at the bed ¬
side of Mrs Denny who is very
ill not expected to recover. ' -
.Miss Mag Lowe is spending the
summer with her sister,- Mrs, L R.
Summers. ;'"'.
We have two rocfe crushers 'now
on our road and looks ; like ' better
roads in the near future no one will
appreciate it' more than the carrier.
E. Ei Boone .of W hitsett was a
visitor on No. 6, Sunday; seems to
be "attraction " - ' - J
vMiss Alice Phibbs of Greensbore
is. visiting at J. G; phibbs.'
'...Mr; J. Henry Allen, foreman,
is
in charge, of the bridge fdrce'of j the
Carolina Engineering , Company, of
Burlington; who are Removing the
old bridge over ' the Eno fiver ".at
j-Hillsboro- preparatory to JDuflding'a
steel bridge at that placer - lhe new
bridge will be . com pleted by first of
Semptember- Hilklwro'.Observer. .
Glasses Correctly Fitted to
? Your Eyes by an Expert
- Years, of ceaseless effort to perfect " -'
a bifocal lens : have 'resulted in the!-, '.'
Dr. Virieberg Inviibie Bifecal,: The ' --
far and near sighted "arey fused into1 -0
one single-lens that gives every ad-, ; '
vautageof readingand distance glases
without the usual line of-division.; v j;
They can not come apart ahddo not -spot
of blur; As they look just like -ordinary
glasses, they; douot give an - '
appearance of age or infirniity to the ; -wearer,
lke the old style f bifocali" '
To those who Use glasses for reading :
and distance they will prove invalu-
able, givecomfort 'and perfect yisioar "
as there, is no sharp- transition frpro-;-;.- :
one focus to the other WTrhav,e se- r
cured, the agency for the above bifo- ''
cais. ' - ,;;;';r;; rj-rl'--s
Also-; other 'superiofi makes "of "
Spectacles and'eye glasses, and as an v
introductionary,' " Dr. Vineberg,"r the 'X: I :
Eye ,and Ear Specialist, of Wilming-' V ; - .
ton, N. C. , a Licensed Physician,
who for SOyeat's has limited his worlr ' i '' .
to diseases of the Eye Ear and Fitt- :
ing Glasses, will be at our store
Friday and Saturday August 6 and . ,
7th, f yr the practice, of his profession.-. ". -He"
conies on the solicitation ofTthe r r ' .
citizens and profession of Burlington.'-' " - -On
these two days the Doctor will 1
test Eyes and furnish Glasses at half "-Ti ". "
the usuar price ,-The superiority of " " ,
his goods are guaranteed. V ;.'
Come;' early; and avoid waiting.',;-,,
Children's Eyes a Specialty. A, full,:'? . -line
of Artificial, Human Eyes arid J,.,"'
Ear Phonea of the, best make. There V '
are but, tew cases ot. tleatnes; that . ; '
cannot be cured " - V; , "i U
Yours Respectfully;, f " 6 .
FREEMAN DROG ( ;0 l-'-fc
Ex-Lutinent Governor Steadraanr;
of Greensoro says the glasses got "
from Dr. Vineberg' are the best I ,
ever had, they are a comfort. "
Mr." A. U. Fleming,' 106.--Nor.hv
Blood worth st Raleigh: savs 1 have- ,
iiouiiij, uul praise lor -xr. v ine-.
and wife are more than pleased. V ' ' '
Mrs.-H.iVy. Bailey, of Durham,
says Dr. Vineberg's bifocals tarear "y. ',
bJessit'g to me, they are just mdes-T 1 .
perisible. ' l ; " r i,'-"
. Jtligh Jfpint, JN. U, May 5 1909;. -Mother
wishes me to write you how ,"V
greatful we are to youNfor she can
hesir now. thinks it is a tiermanpnf '
cure, as for myself Ihad no head- : -l
ache since I put on the glasses you
made for me. - - "
Yours very truly, -v-" - -MRS.
JENNIE B. BRYANT; V
I have suffered with my, head fori, ' -:
OVPr lS VPflrS. arfi mv .hooViiw xtraa
very bad. I tried all remedies which j 1
gave luc cnci, ASKtviAir v iiieoerg s .
Catarrh Rem ed v- cum!
no rumbling,. or buzzing in my head.-'' i
auu eai are periecny curea. ?
, ; M. FRANKFORT. ;':-1
Mrs. Wm. J. Lyard ot Chapel Hill T -' '
says, our daughter Agnes - was cros" "
siguteu muce oinn, ut.- v-ineDerg - , r
fit fort tioi rrlgcGoa - loaf irnnw .m A -rmw'
iici eye aie penecuy scraigur, 1 atn- ; : -
bute her cure . to ; the' skill of the
Doctor.
. - Now ", and . Then.
fill lllllipr T no . rrooo n irA-irnn. ttrl : t - .,
Reua was amusing one-year-old ; ' ? ? , .
Johnie. A. Chaan noticing their ' -r' '
iiiHi rv m 1 1 . 1 1 zr. . 1 51 1 mi Tr ao i o -
baby a boy or a girl?'! Kena, clutch- -;: ;
w n. i mm m m w. w mm.m w m m - m m m-M t-mm m
ner-ieei excuen at tne astonishimr ' -
news sne bad to communicate, aad j -
mamays that when it get big it's ;
' : . o . 7
terror August... .
Col. and Mrs. Ehgene: JEIoltlare :
receivihg the . . congratulations of ' . -
tiicir. muu y nieuus ou me axiivai OI ,
a fine gril, Edna Barnes;1 Tuesday v ;
morning . JMotnerand daughter are, -f.-,
getting along nicely. ":. ."'
t With jealousy - assigned -as the
cause, Joe . Robertson:'" colored cat ;:f
"his !wite " throat-' Monrlsi-v . mArni'nff' '3 - -'"'
at tneir aomeat vv mston-alem and - "
her life is in grave xlanger. Joe aN" ' ;
. - .- .... ...... si:...
m Martinsville, Ly a;, 4 and: brought'
Pa9k Monqay night.
back Monqay night.; - ' ; ' -, ' ;