North Carolina Newspapers

THE CAUCAOIAn PUBLISHED EVEKY THURoDAY. ml TUB C 400 All AH rCBUSHinO) O SUBSCRIPTION RATES, tIZ MONTHH....... TUBU MONTHS. .60 .Sfi Entered at the Post Office in Ksleigb N. C. as aecond-claaa mail matter mers have begun to "look oat for themselves" by now trying to undo what they hare previously helped to do, and we hope they will not only join the People! Party in its erusade against trusts, bnt that they will al so talk np the other principles of the party whieh are no less necessary for good government. Tbe itepublican leaders are con sidering the adt liability of making a clean cat declaration for the gold standard in their next platform with out any of the "international bimet alism,, equivocation which marked the gold standard declaration of their last platform. There have been many recent interviews in the press from Republican leaders along this line, and it i noticeable that the ar rangement for international bimetal ism is nrged, not with the ezpecta tion or purpose of its ever material islng but simply to hold in line those liepnblicans still in the party who are in favor of silver. Indeed, the manner in which it Is proposed by some of the well-known uncompro mising gold standard Republicans to work the international bimetal Um delusion attain has the merit of frankness at any rate. For instance the following is from an interview o Henator Thurston "Of course" he said, "the advo cates of the elntrle sold standard declaration will have the votes in the Convention to accomplish their purpose it they are disposed to force the issue. The eastern States have a large representation in the Con vention, and we know that the col ored delegates can be won over. At the same time. I do not sen the ne cessity for such action. There are in the west a considerable number of Republicans who held moderate sil ver views in 189G and who still hold those views. Not only would it be unwise to alienate these Republi cans, but there is do reason financi ally why the step should be taken. We are going along splendidly enough now.'' Yes, we are moving along now splendidly enough under the gold standard, and why alienate from the party, those Republicans of the West who favor silver, but wno vo ted with us in 181)6 on account of the international bimetalism promise Its a migbty easy tning to promise it attain, and besides it can do no harm, because the gold standard men are so much in the majority. And white leading Republicans are thus considering whether they shall make any equivocal declara tion on the money question, it is no ticeable that leading Democrats are advising a straddle for the money plank ot the Democratic platform Henator Morgan, of Alabama, is one who is out in a long interview advising a compromise on the silver question. He is anxious to harmon ize the gold and silver Democrats and lor tnis reason opposes tne re nomination of Mr. Bryan. Read the following which we clip from his in terview, and then compare it with the clipping from Henator Thurston's Interview a noted above : a large part ot the party is op posedto free silver. Why not let the question drop as a Presidential issue! If the people want silver they can elect men to Congress who favor it and then make the question one of legislation. In this way the will of the people will be subserved." The problem from one standpoint is, how to keep the silver man in the Republican party, and from the oth er, how to keep the gold men in the Democratic party, and both anxious for a compromise upon the question ol 1806 in order to accomplish these respective purposes. We refer to these interviews, es pecially, that of Senator Morgan and othcs-Democrats along the same line, indicating a plan to sidetrack the vital issues of the last campaign and and to scotch the movement toward a demand for other needed reforms suggested by the People's Party. Bat it remain to be seen whether these people will be fooled by strad dlers and compromisers. Governor Savers, of Texas, it will be remembered, sometime ago sag gested the plan of calling together in conference the Governors of the different States with their Attorney Generals, to discuss the trust ques tion and consider ways and means of . mi a . removing trusts, ine eonierence was called for September 20th. at St. Louis. We subjoin a letter to Gov. Sayers from Gov. Lee, the Populist Governor of Sooth Dakota, with the comment that if all the Governors were Populists something like effec tive action might be looked for from the conference. Says Gov, Lee : 'l believe the movement is an ex cellent one. for it will take the uni ted effort of at least a majority or the States it they expect to succeed in counteracting tne evil or tne gi gantic combinations that are being formed and are being constantly multiplied. It is our duty to try by every honorable means possible to subjugate these monopolies. If their absolute control cannot be accomp lished by legislation, in my opinion the only remedy remaining is gov ernment ownership of transporta tion lines that are now being manip nlated by the capitalists directly against the interest of the masses' tflGGd'G Pill Are prepared from Na ture's mild laxatives, and while gentle are reliable and efficient. They Rosmgq the Liver . Cure Sick Headache, Bil iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c. per brx. Pre iiircl by C. I. flood & Co.,LeU. M:i. The Corporation Commission has made an increase in the tax value of raihoad property in the State of on' ly about one-third what it should have made if it had taxed the rail road property in the same propor tion that other property is taxed; and is now posing for the approbation of the people, while the railroads are olaving the martyr act to make it appear that they have been severely handled. Still they have saved them selves from a fair assessment by se curing to the Commission the power to assess them. If the Commission really wants to see justice done, let tnem reduce freight and passenger rates to what they should be, and they will have done their duty to the traveling and shipping public without having done injury or injustice to the railroads. "It is noticeable that in nearly all reports of fighting in the Philippines our navy takes part. Are we to un derstand from this that they have got our battleships on wheels and are working them on land T It looks that way, for surely by this time our troops have been able to get away from the seashore. bilver JreeK Times. The times overlooks the fact that this is the rainy season in the Phil- The question arises. Is the Eng lish language a failure when it comes to the matters ot conveying ideas! The question was suggested to ns first by the oral statement ot Lieutenant Hodgson which was to the effect that his written emphatic denial of the alleged colloquy be tween Schley and himself was not intended to convey the idea that no such colloquy oceured. And now comes Mr. William Campbell, gener al freight agent of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway, who was recently called before the Inter State Commerce Commission as a witness in the Southern Rate case. The statement had been credited to Mr. Campbell that rates in the South were entirely toohigb, but when asked by the Commission what he thought of the rates in the South he said he considered them low enough and they should not be reduced The following is clipped from the re port of the proceedings, just follow ing Mr. Campbell's statement that rates were low enough. At this Mr. Bryan produced letter written by Mr. Campbell in March. 1898. to the Charleston Bureau of Freight and Transporta tion. in which he characterized the rates charged by tne roads south o: the Ohio as exhorbitant and inimical to the business interests of the South The letter said in part "As & matter of fact. I believe you will agree with me that the rates charged south the river, as a rule, are exhorbitant and act as a barrier to the inter-change of products between the West and Sontb. Undoubtedly if the Southern roads would open up and show the same spirit to produc tive industries as is shown by our road and the roads of the North west, the spirit of industry would be stimulated and the Southern roads in the end would be benefited. Here was Mr. Campbell's written statement to oppose his oral, and thus cornered, he hastened to ex plain, a la Hodgson that this letter conveyed a wrong impression. But could a statement be more explicit than his written one that " the rates charged South of the River (Ohio) as a rule are exhorbitant and act as a barrier to the interchange of pro ducts.'' And certainly, though Mr. Campbell has seen fit to change his views, history substantiates his writ ten, instead of his oral statement. acme date as the foregoing, bearing upon the same question : "If the railroads were taxed upon their property in the aame propor tion as the owners of city farm prop el ty. the railroads would be assess d at f 06,000 000 instead of $39,000,000, and would pay a tax of $600,000 in stead of $300,000 per year. That is taet that has been demonstrated by the debate in the House a fact that many people would not have known unless the qnestion had ben emphasized by the spirited discus sion in the House." These figures, as the News and Ob server states were elearly proven correct in the debate in the House upon the proposition to increase the tax value of R. Rs. Bnt the railroads defeated the proposition in the leg islature, and in order to let the leg lslature down easy, agreed to the proposition of delegating to the Cor por a tion Commission the power to adjust the assessment. The Com mission made an increase. 1 1 could not have done otherwise in view of the generally known discrepency ex isting between the late of valuation of railroad property and that of in dividual property; but it increased it only about ten million when if their property were assessed in pro portion to other property it should have increased it at least three times that amcunt. It only requires a mathematical calculation to ascer tain the amount of money the Cor poration Commission has savt d the railroads.; ft ivllivl rvn niin jvl 11 SORE S AKLE Mfcr Sit Yc3S cf fcfcn SslfcifcL-PrcjUj fcrcJ Obstinate sore and ulcers which refuse to heal under ordinary treat ment goon become chronic and deep Miad. and are a sure sign that the - nrx Thi C C C entire circulation is in a depraved conoioon. x uvy UJ O. Ot 0. are a severe drain upon the system, and are con stantly sapping away the vitality. In every case the poison must be eliminated from the blood, and no amount of external treatment can have any effect. . . . There is no uncertainty about the merits of S. S. S. ; every claim made for it is backed up strongly by convincing testimony of those who have peen cured by it and know of its virtues by experience. Mr. L. J. Clark, of Orange Courthouse, Va., writes: For six years I had an obstinate, running nicer on my ankle, which at times caused me intense suffering. I was so disabled for a long while that I was wholly unfit for business. One of the best doctors treated me constantly bat did me no good. I then tried various blood remedies, without the least benefit. S.& & was so highly recom mended that I conoladed to try it, and the effect was wonderful. It seemed to get right at the seat of the Ummb and force the ootsoa out. and I was soon com pletely cored." Swift's Speoiflo O. O. O. FOR THE BLOOD drives out every trace of impurity in the blood, and in this way cures permanently the most obstinate, deep-seated sore or ulcer. It is the only blood remedy guaranteed purely vegetable, ana con- oina nM n vtnrfinlA nf TtaaVl. mflTfUrV. Or Other mineral. O. O wra rVmfacrimm Ttlnnd Poison. Scrofula. Cancer. Catarrh, Eczema, other blood trouble. Insist UOUUMUOiU) Mp, -v J nrmn Q $3 S mrtthincr nan taTta ifa nlane. Valuabie books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Oa. 3 Clsane wirfSH " in iw. laaesi A Strong BUI of Indictment. Morning Post. Things certainly must be in a mess over in Kentucky as the outcome of the recent Democratic convention of that State, if the following from a "regular party paper" is at all indica tive. The Mercury, published at Car lise, that. State, says : "The Mercury, as has been its cus tom for thirty odd years, places the Democratic ticket at the head of its colvmns, and shall give ltjthe best sup port it can under the circumstances. In urging the Democrats of Nicholas to 'rally round the flag, boys,' we know we are committing a sin against all decency and honor, yet our loyal ty to the Democratic party impels us to submit to the edicts of the vention, even when we know that fraud, lying and treachery were used lavishly to accomplish the end reach ed at L misville last week. "Faithful Democrats cannot stop to question that methods of mana gers is not reserved to the common folks. It is enough for the ordinary plug of the country to know that the thing has been done, and it is his duty to submit, and join with our new State organ the Courier-Journal in shouting 'Hail to the King!' "Let eyery Democrat who believes in iraud and every other rorm of vice in politics join with us in giving the ticket a hearty support." Could a stronger bill of indictment be drawn against a party? JUDGE SIM0NT0N GRANTS INJUNC TIONS VS. CORPORATION COMMISSION. lipines and that there is plenty tot Take one item for instance compe- water to noat tne oatuesnips over most any part of the Island. We like the candor and honesty of Captain Frederick Watkins, late master of the steamship Paris which was recently stranded. Capt. Wat kins does not seek to evade the re sponsibility or to put the blame for the accident upon any one else, but says that he alone is to be blamed. and we think considering his long and capable service at sea covering more than a quarter of a century, that the penalty of two years suspen sion was a little severe. Traveling salesmen have in the past exerted no small influence in re tarding the growth of People's Par ty principles in towns and cities. The nature of their work has given them an excellent opportunity for shaping to a great extent the opinions of merchants who are generally consid ered the leading citizens of the smaller towns and villages, and some . m A t St . a 01 tnese salesmen 01 tne larger cor poration, even have instructions from their employers to talk np their interests politically as well as flnan cially, as was proved in the J ease o a Baltimore firm to one of its Vir ginia drummers, when the firm's se cret circulars of instruction to its drummers leaked out and was print ed in the Congressional Record du ring the last extra session. But it seems that the evil influence of trusts, against whieh the People Party has always fought and for the up-building of which those drum mers who have opposed People'; Party principles, have indirectly len a band, is to fall with heavy weight upon the drnmmers themselves. With less competition there is need of fewer drnmmers, asd the weeding ont process has already begun in such earnest as to cause the travel ling men serious alarm. In this connection we call atten tion to a letter which appears in an other column written by Mr. Pierre Lorrilard to the Baltimore San in which he defends trusts and says the drummers must look out for them selves. We are glad to see that the drum- tent testimony before the recent In dustrial Commission was the effect that the watermelon industry of the South was almost entirely destroyed by high railroad rates, which, to quote Mr. Campbell acted as a bar rier to the interchange of these pro ducts. And coming nearer home, the truckers of Eastern North Caro lina can testify to the truth of Mr. Campbell's written opinion. The truth is Mr. Campbells opinion of last March is correct railroad rates in the South are exhorbitant. Under the plan of city ownership now operating in Detroit, Mich., the people of that city ride on the street cars at three cents a fare, a rate but ittle over half what it was under private ownership. This is a Peo ple's Party principle put into prac tice, and one from which the Detroit public will get material benefit. The statement is made that this plan is only tried by way of experiment, but we venture this prophecy, that if it is even changed it will not be by vote of the peopleof Detroit. Senator Morgan in a recent inter view wnicn was published to have some influence in directing and form ing issues for the next campaign said in part : Appropos the action of the Corpo ration Commission in increasing the taxable value of railroad property in the State. Nothing we can say will better demonstrate the fact that the Commission failed to do its whole duty, than is said in an editorial which appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer of February 26, 1899. xnow Dear in mina tnat tne old as sessment was thirty-three million and that the new assessment is forty two million and read what the News and Observer had to say when the revenue bill, including the tax upon gross incomes or railroads was be fore the last legislature. baid the News and Observer at that time : "The sworn statements of the rail roads in North Carolina put the to tal cost of the railroads at $87,974,- lld. As the big systems Let ns return to th old nnnoinlAsI . ft . . . T".i z 7. 7 r : ;-. mucn more man tne eost. tttis is a low basis of the actual value of the railroad property in the State. If Judge Connor's suggestion that the correct assessment would be a sum equal to an earning of six per cent. An anti-trust plank used to strengthen ! Then and Now. What the News and Observer thought was a fair assessment last February; and what it now applauds as meeting the demands of equity.! From News and Observer February 26, 1899. The sworn statements of the rail roads in North Carolina put the total cost of the railroads at $87,974,- lld. As the big systems are worth much more than the cost, this - is a low basis of the actual value of the railroad property in the State If Judge Connor's suggestion that the correct assessment would be a sum equal to an earning basis of six per cent, should be adopted, the assess ment would be $66,180,750. If we discard the earning basis and adopt the plan that prevails in assessing the property of individuals, the assessment would be $65,979,834 in stead of $33,619,868.10 an assess ment all out of proportion to the sworn value of the property, is it not the duty of the Legislature to de clare that the discrimination in favor of exempting much of the property of railroads shall ceasef Will not every business man in the State who pays taxes on an assessment of three- fourths of the value of his property be glad to see the Legislature taking steps to put railroads on the same basisf Will not those who have not kept posted be astonished that dur ing all these years they have been paying tax on their property at three fourths its value, while the railrods have escaped at about one-third of its sworn value) We would not ad vocate and there is not a Democrat in this Legislature who would vote for any system of taxing railroads which believed would be burdensome or oppressive. This whole agitation and discussion arises from the fact that for long years railroads have enjoyed an exemption from justtaxa- tion ana tnat exemption Has forced heavier burdens upon all other tax payers. The correction of that in justice is all that has been attempted Railroads Ordered to Fay on 1898 A uient. Subpoenas weie issued by Circuit Clerk Riddick Tuesday and placed in the hands of Marshal Dockery, who served them on Franklin McNeil. S. L. Rogers, C. Beddingfield (mem bers of the corporation), Clerk H. C. Brown and State Treasurer Worth and State Auditor Ayer, which en joins theee officials from certifying and using the new assessment of the property of the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard Air Line and the con- Southern Railway and orders that the collection of taxes on these rail roads shall be on the assessment made in 1898. The defendants in this action are cited to appear be fore Judge Simonton at Asheville Sept. 13th and show cause why the injunction shall not be made perma nent. This injunction was granted by Judge Simonton at Flat Rock July l!th, and was received here Tuesday. Judge Simonton granted the in junctions on complaint filed by At torneys R. O. Burton and Geo. Roun tree for the Atlantic Coast Line: Charles Price for the Southern Rail way and John D. Shaw and Leigh R. Watts for the Seaboard Air Line. All of these three complaints set forth the same two statements namely : First, That railroad property is as sessed by the Corporation Commis sion at its real or more than its real value, while other property in the otate is assessed at only sixty per cent of its actual value and hence the new assessment an railrod prop erty is an unjust and unfair discrimi nation. Second, That the act of the last Legislature creating the commission cud not give tne commission power to assess property. On the above complaints Judge Simonton issued the three injunc tions. Jbach of these in junctions ac complish three things, namely: 1. The Commission is forbidden to certify the new assessment to the State Auditor and the State Treas urer. 2. The Treasurer and Auditor are prohibited from collecting taxes on the new assessment. 3. The three above railroads must pay on the 1898 assessment. And now comes Senator Morgan the great apostle to the silverities, and says that the Democratic party for the sake of harmony ought to relegate the silver issue to the rear. Forsake a great principle for har mony or to satisfy those who do not believe in principle. If this is not enough to disgust the man who has remained in the Democratic party because he believed the party put principles above party we know of nothing capable ot disgusting him. The Democratic politicians can twist the rank and file of their party into any shape or position desired, and they haven't as much grit as a pig, for the pig will squeal and get away from his tormentor if possible. The Economist (.Winder, Ga.) Roandlap Bale Becomes Fopulsr. The American Cotton Company has met witb marked success in tbe devel opment of its Roundlap bale business. Last year it bad less tnao sniy press es In operation wnue tnis eaaon u will have over 300 at work. Its plant at Chicago for building these presses is running nlgnt ana day ana new io cations are being selected as rapidly as possible. A i atent on Corncob for Kindling. Two Kansas men. Robert M. Hikes and Ernest M. Bourne, of Wiots, have been granted a patent for tue utillza tion of corncobs for kindling. They! propose to remove tbe pith of the. cob and in its place put a mixture which is highly inflammable, then sealing tne ends witb plaster and dipping tbe whole thing in rosin. They claim that a match touched to their patten corn cop will make a roaring fire in short order Ex. Tae correspondent ot the Char lotte Observer, writing to that papet froat FayettovUle, ender date of If arch 4 th, says: The Observer correctly guages pmb- i;. uniimsitt in throwing oat a word of warning against taking for grant ed the carrying at the ballot box of the suffrage const it uticaal amend ment. It will require hard work from the rank and file and leadeis of tb ntiir. Thr is certainly n clond on the title of Ue Capo Fear Dei wraeT to orthodoxy, d at the WtlUf is surprised at tbe number of lead ing Democrats whom he meets or posed to the amendment. The elans about the "grand son of his grand father is MDeciallv decried as a monstrous absurdity. The suffrage amendment referred to above, which was adopted by tl last Legislatuxe, is as follows: THE SUrrRAOS AMESDMEXT. Section 1. That Article VI of the Constitution of North Carolina be, and the same is herety repealed, and in lieu thereof shall be instituted the following Attiele of Said Conrti tution: ARTICLE VI. Suffrage and Eligibility to Office (Qualifications of an Elector. Section 1. Every male person born in tbe United States, and every male person who has been naturalized, 21 years of age and possessing the qual ifications set out in this Article shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people in the State, except as herein otherwise provided. see. z. lie shall nave resided in the State of North Carolina for two years, in the connty six months and in the precinct, ward or other elec tion district, in which he offers to vote fonr months next preceding tbe election: Provided, That removal from one precinct, ward or other election district to another in tbe same county, shall not operate to de prive any person of the right to vote in a precinct, ward or other ctic district from which he has remortd until after such removal. No person who has been convicted, or who ha confessed bis guilt in open conn upon indictment, of any crime, the punishment of which is, or may thereafter be, imprisonment in tbe State prison, shall be permitted tr vote unless tbe said person rbsll bt first restored to citizenship in tkt vl 1 It it; c Dtiivi 8 if- uaf.m:, " iieoertl tnir;cr, J (r brsads are "Ifnn, h i tiohfto, Farmer' t'toi. K . Guaeo atd -R.llT A erll t fsrturr . farmer price. A Knr aotlaatrust. Ourjrt-, (ccds not excelled. Positions Secured . VCo aid those wh positions; is,,. ., Service rule: . , meals. 'ar creates a drS, . employees within 6 tuonu . Bareaa el tie si 5erlrr It. 13 Filth Mfert N i ' -JUs. f r i,flK -M 4 f 1 ''ft. i it x , TOY Tim NEW HOME MP II VII V nV .' Vl uTtlTE FOB crccuuBs rx: Sewing Machtaea wn miiu'wiu-. mt ' pries IH.I.TS yon j Ii y THC NEW MOMC S'wimg MCiCCa. US. S.M. aCnWnSoM'v.n V. 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If the assess- From News and Observer July 1, uioui wsvuuvasuei prom oioiiayy alter tbe omm r mn hd in. per cent the assessment would be on creased the assessment only one third a valuation Ot 947.U30.537. If we wh&t the News OHrattai- thnn1.i ..II 'l I 1 1 1 AM- I ley tariff bill was up in the Senate, an amendment known as the Petti grew anti-trust amendment was of fered, which sought to deprive trusts of which according to the laws of our country are unlawful of this protection which the bill carried for industries not controlled by trusts and that Senator. Morgan came to the rescue of the Republicans just in the nick of time by making a speech in which he declared he would vote against tbe amendment. And this as much or more than any thing else defeated it. If silver dollars are not redeemable in gold and the secretary of the in assessing tne property ot individual?, the as sessment would be $65,979,834 in- sieaa oi qKW.Diy.aoa iu an assess ment all out of proportion to the sworn value of the property. Is it not the duty of the legislature to de clare that the discrimination in fa vor of exempting much of the prop erty of railroads shall cease f Will not every business man in the State who pays taxes on an assessment of three fourths of the value of his property be glad to see the legisla ture taking steps to put the railroads on the same basis t Will not those who have not kept posted be aston ished that during all these years they have been paying tax on their property at three-fourths its value, wnue tne railroads have escaped at about one-third of its sworn valne f We would not advocate, and there is TT: J a.. i & . I "w "Tv"i,u niv vu.kBu ueMUJ j wey re not a Democrat in this legislature not, will some Democrat tell us why who would vote for any system of fifty cents worth of silver can be taxing railroads whieh he believed worth one hundred cents when coined The Corporation Commission has justified the faith proposed in it. The taxpayers of the State will applaud the action of the Commis sion. They will rejoice that at last a Commission has been elected all of whom are honeet, air, judicious and wise enough to do what is right ana just. The return of the Democratic party to power is signalized by an action that is truly expressive of Democratic sentiment. The people oi ox tnis State are tired of two classes of demagogues the one in the employ of corporations who howl till they are red in the face if cor porations are required to observe the laws and pay taxes like other folks, and the other a set of blatant anarchists who would rob corpora tions and persecute in order to make the people believe they are serving their interests. Of the two dema- would be burdensome or onnreiui. &git nrst is tne worst because This whole agitation and discussion f.!" secret hireling whose prosti- The Health of Our Women. Ft-ru-nm aids wonun to ovtrcomsrurvousmss and all catarrhal trtubltt. WARDING the health of women Is eon uuicea about and constantly I A u American woman not they hare the habit of over- manner of life tells on them, Nervous women abound. xneir delicate organism quickly shows the effect of disturbed nerves. The most successful medicine for women offering from ny xemale trouble Is Pe-ru-na, It regulates tbe nerves and drives ont inflam mation. Mrs. I. Pearson, "wnVMi 8. C, writes her experience with nervous trou Dies, and tells how Pe-ru-aa Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, O. J nr-faTi oe like t ' - " . ::rrL-'j' ever up a pin. I had once thought tosto against me, but after receiving your books and uaing your medicin.it lhTTn Now I mm UI A M Uuh MnHl rntl - - . r ; uwa, X usn meelvarf th. WL CM&V t V neglect - V I atrong; sent me and am very proud of it. I had MtA hA i. TT. ww jvo ?!JS.fr?5?ted f ive personal attention this '""'"" itch wuuea aoout Health. Writa 1tr mMt.1 niifuitinn Uk Irv XT .1,. ni v ,7T . nn? POO Dr. Hartma.'s book called " Health and Beauty .xJLlTfwS: government of the United States can years railroads hava eninv an nt demagogue is so loud-mouthed legislate fifty cents value into 412 1-2 emption from just taxation and that 'J16 PttWi kes his measure and mains of ailvav nrhv nan fh exemption has forced heavier bnr- soon destroys him and his short-lived wuinfo A .t,ta,a dens upon all other tax-pavers. The If Th7 VZZZ " L ! correction of that injustice is all that If the government can legislate has been attempted or will be at- vaiae into silver, way not paper or 1 tempted." any other substance as well. Cle- And here is another editorial com i tt sew. I ourne neraiauexss.j I ment from that oaner of about the given no madness. The Commission has neea to either ox these public pests. It has done its duty honestly and conscientiously, and the honest peo ple of all classes will say, Well I done. - - - . I iv. ty ir.ju . ... uw. nnn m un is- lunucuw mi. avna secure It tree. Mrs. Alfai-it..i Sib Fall- win.. In n l.tt tw Aivma nanenlTTat, " I was troubled for ten yean with chronic catarrh. I used Lu-cu-pa, and must say I am perfectly eared o the disease." re-ra-na nas oeen curing every phase of catarrh for many otnmrmrjtagmnoemm. All drugglsta sell Pe-ru-na. It llil J.: I sUar ' "'" r ... - - . ... . . ' ..wu.: an inavijiiTa ttru j . intcTPMttfis- sta i-i.! f v T' at read rnh luUirvi l""1" " 1 mm. Maries sti'l (-! n'-w', ell illastrstrd. K-.ij r xrt anted, Addrc-. V.m t. A'iirt M. S7 vUli Tsn, i V "' ' ' fa VF - mm ! . tteaaly la Ull I -. Clean tilood iim'sus a !-n l.m. beaut v withuut it. '' !.! s'-tw tie c-k-an v&ur l.!o'l aul !! t !. ti stirrine tin the Urr iivt A !m ali purities fra te Sv. l-v iiy to lanihh itnrn. Hoi's, l.l. 1-U and tbat au.k!v bilious tiii.! ) .. m 1 tstm Cs a rets. Iwautr lr ti AlJdn CCtfB-tli hrtu' 3 Hs Aays stUaattwn-tbJr.'.'a i ,w :,umryr d. Tastintontals and TW i aa. a. a. uu-i ton rci l. uta nwiUM srd -tf1 Sl !' at jis S- m. 1 t tt. SrrfOlU' manner prescribed by law. Sec. 3. Every person offer in r to I ' IHOT vote shall beat the time a Wall v I iJ irlf cuiu-l'r. r 'i registered voter as herein prescribed I .aLenrrn?u-'i' and in the manner hereinafter pro vided by law, and the General As sembly of North Carolina shall enact general registration laws to carry ic to effect the provisions of this Ar tide. Sec. 4. Every tVraon presenting himself for registration shall be able to read and write any section of the Constitution in the English language; J l a t e a ... ami, oeiore ne snail be entitled to vote, have paid, on or before tbe first day of March of tbe year in which be proposes to vote, his poll lax, as pre scribed bylaw, for the previous year. nDslDCY Poll taxei shall be a lien only on as- liAVll O I sessed property, and no procesi shall issue to enforce the collection df the same except against assessed prop erty. Ko. K VI, I. -to.. m. juaie person, wno was on January 1, 1867. or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under the laws of any State in the United btates no lineal descendant son; shall ister and State sess the prescnoed in section 4 of this Article: rrovided. He shall have register in accordance with the terms of section prior to Dec 1, 1908. The General Assembly shall vide for a permanent record of persons who register under this tion on or before November 1. 1! and all such persons shall be entitl to register and vote at all elections by the people in this State, unless disqualified nnder section 2 of this Article: Provided such persons shall have paid their poll tax as required tea Sec. 6. All elections by the rr.i shall be by ballot, and all election! aW It. afW a I j me uenerai Assembly shall be I viva voce. j ec 7. Every voter in North Car-il II. i n. j U'U a Musi Aiiracine m wherein he then resided, and rFriflVRnVAL P LW IBB assssa s s mm s - - . of any snch nr-1 If v be denied tbe richt to . '-7v.rr ,' .Z'ZVl vote at any eWt.n ; fl,..r,' ':1: VtT by reason of his failure to no- R ' SfP'PzZZZ educational qualifications -VAl ''lTLL;. ZlT. I AU4 kf sU US lnmtm ' IS . I a. rs i.it s- . . -tic. Tti4 A lite t-r .i :. ' U-eA buaklet and s.tiv. Berlins' 3y On. cuu - r . ... ST Attention! The 1899 ISOUDAN Bicycles. olina, except as in this Art. duquali oe eugibie to ofiee, but before entering noon the aotSs. the ofiee he shaU take and subscribe m i.uuowing oath: "I, j0 solemnly swear or affirm, that I will aupport and maintain the constitn tion and laws of the U. 8. and to. onstitutionand laws of Aorta Caro lina, not inconsistent therewith, and ttolwill faithfully discharge the dutiea of my ofiee as go help me God.,t Sec 8. The following classes rr fiee: First, all peraons who deny the being of Almighty God. 8eeonJ.a5 persons who shall hare bewiwv! ent pending, and whether seutesX eed or not; or under judgment pened, of anv treaan. -IfTSri J rL any v ther crime fAe u 7"" oi corrvptio 1 ttt unifsis Sill . muaer preaeri . J??:?i Mt shall be in f, DEX7 1viT1 i i 71 3 inch droo to ImI FIatcraokf,2i3iecet, Stturocke, BaEetainen. Palv waaViert. Thumb Screw adjtfj Tool steel coces- Stand comparisont Are attractive, Are ciiymnnisg, Are onraDis Are Are oderful val agent in ev - $50. We w-J y cltyor county- or I . mm 1 . THE SOI AN'MFG CO 4S8 Carroll Mf- Beautifully colored llemorial jj 14x22 inches, name of TS 1 k.JI tT " UIVKM. Al JVB VaTSI IW earda, addreae Southern sflV i relative to die and desire one oi iieww axwr iu raaaeatica. Co., IUlaca, 27. C