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THE HENDEKSON GOLD LEAF THUBSDAY, APBIL 18, 1907. NEW YORK 8 II O PER i IS THE GREATEST EATRIGAL 13 SHOW TAPER IH THE WORLD. 0 Per Year. Single Copy, 1 0 Cts. ISSUKO WEEKLY. ample Copy Free. FRANK QUEEN PUB. CO. (Lid), i ut liORIK, TiTiUSHEKS, tANCIS A. MACON, DENTAL SURGEON. Office in oung Block. !,'.ur-: a. in. to 1 p. m., 3 to 6 p. m. (.tic- I'Ii'.hh 8; Office Phone 25. i at- furnished when desired. No lor examination. Lxecutrix's Notice. THIS DAY QUALIFIED AS ut rix of I lit- taut will and tPBtnmt-nt i: ll;ti-ri, ifccawi), before the clerk of !: ir i ourl of Vn rice county, this in :'.v iHotis hoMing claimx against -.it i- t' irfwiit tliTn to me, properly ; mi r before the lMth day of March. ..r i lii- notice will lie pleaded in bar of ...i.ver.v. All THotm indebted to a id eiiiented to make i in mediate Ket- ii' - Mur. li 1W. 1!K)7. Mli-i. DELL A II A KRIS, ut rix of (i. 15. Harris, deceased. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. nrone sernllnc Buketfh mid clesrriptioTi mar f.l-klv niMTtnln our opinion free whether an vefitmfi ii prnhnhly pulentanle. omimiiiiCH n utrict confidential. IlaiidlHiok on I'nteuts m! frr oldest nency for ecuri!i? imteiitn. I'aleiiin tnkcii through Alunti A Co. receive rinl nutlet, without chnrgo. In the Scientific American. hninlnomcly lllustrntnd weklr. I.nriroit clr ,!ntln of any H' lentltlc Jotirtml. Ternm. $3 -ir: f"iir montlifl. f L. ttohl hy nil newsdenjem. PNN&Co.361B-d. New York NOTICE. llil l Alml.lN . In lln-SiipeiioiConrt, aiii i- l i hi n I y . . -.i.i i A I.I I N aUHlM . I. II I OIIII. May Term. 11107. Nuticeof Summons nnd Warrant of Attachment deffiidrmt ihuve named will take I li.il a nij Hi in him in t lie ahove entitled n was i.v-ufil auainst him on the first iii April 1!M7, !y I lie urnleiHi(rned. for i.iitv of ili.1 miiii of two thousand ii . !!- t ! pi a i nt ill by I lie defendant for limn uiiilir H iii ihi- of marriage and Ii iln-r.nl by lictcndaiit, which is re i Ii!. .hi Hie I I tii Monday after the first lay hi March. I'.M7, to the Superior t of Vance County N. ('.. at a Court to Id iii Henderson. N .('.. at the ahove I 'lay and tune. i- ili ii inlaiit u ill aUo take notice that a ant of attachment was issued by the iM-ni'd on the above named day. t lie money, property, oods, chat- iii I leal estate lieliuiirini; to the liefeilil ii ani-e County, which warrant ih re- ii- le .it the time and place above named in- return of the summon, when and e the defendant is required to appear answer or demur to the complaint of t.iintiff, or the relief demanded will be !'! ii ltd d.,v of April. 1 .M7. II EX KY l'EKRY, p." u lerk SuM-rior Court of Vance Co in T Powell, Attorney for Plaintiff. IH FEELING LIVER-ISH This Morning ? TAKE A Gentle Laxative And Appetizer NOTICE. wi: ni Ai.irn:i) as admixistra- il with the will annexed, of R. ('. ii late of ilillhnrtr. Vance county, X.C., le i eby nut if y all jiersonsliaving claims t estate to present them to me or 'oriiey. .Inly veritieil, at once. If not ! before March L'sth, 1!DS, this no ill be pleaded in bur of their recovery. -. n indebted to said estate will please :iniiie,jate payment. - M in Ii l'T. 1'.'m7. ANN ELIZAHETII CCHILL. i aiiaist rat rix of It. CCoghill, deceased. in 1 Cow km.. Attomev. ii, Nice Lot of SPRINT COAL. Also all tirades of HARD COAL. Kest Quality at Lowest Prices. DRY PINE WOOD Cut and Uncut. I'toiiipt attention to all orders. Phone 170. I. J. YOUNG. Publication of Summons. i " State ,,f North Carolina to Alfred Wil-tii-. a colored man: are hereby suminoned to nniiear :it rtn of the Superior Court of Vance ' to be held at the Court House in isi.ii on the 11th Monday afterthe 1st 'ay ni March. 10O7. and answer or demur inplaint of Fannie Williams, already ' said Court. in which she is demanding :nei.t for an absolute divorce from you. !i fad to answer or demur to said com at s.ii.l term she will then demand niei.t. Herein fail not. tiiven under the of s .id Court March J7, l'J07. HENRY PERRY, of i la- Superior Court of Vance County. COAL AND WOOD. Hard, 5plint and Steam Coal Pine and Oak Wood. ii.v pay for bplitting your wood when J' l i an tret it split ready for the stove with eXr,ra. cost? We will sell you SPLIT ' ior ine same price ttiat you pay foi wood anywhere else. We have a nia- ' far the business that's how we do it, b t cost us much more to furnish it this ay and we give our costomers the benefit ' i. rit.-r to get theimatronasre. Poythress Coal and Wood Go, niONE.NO. 88. -!e i iMwaApny ni vni Si . & . a a In 1 I Tax Collector's Sale. Office of Board of Commissioners of the Town of Henderson, N C. The State of North Carolina and the Town of Henderson in said Stat. To Thad It. Manning, Esq., Tax Collector of said Tow n: I hereby certify to you, pursuant to law and the direction of the Board of Commissioners of the town of Henderson: That said Board of Commissioners in the year 1905, during the latter half of said year and in the year 1106, pursuant to Section 4!) of the Charter of said town, the owners, after due notice and demand, haying failed to do bo, made certain improvements upon the sidewalks of said town ua allowed by said Section of the Charter, and said owners herein named failed for three montbn tho requested and demand ed so to do, to pay one-half the costs of said improvements which were charged upon the same and constitute a lien and charge on said Iota eeyerally.to the extent and amount set opposite each name and lot herein, and you aie therefore commanded, pursuant to law and the orders of said Board, to collect theamounts set opposite each name, togeth er with costB of levy, advertisement and sale, oot of the lots therein and herein mentioned by levy and sale of the same as provided by law, especially section 40 of the Charter of said town or by a sale of so much of each lot as may be necessary to satisfy the claim lieu and charge thereon, to wit: the amount of said ex (tenses and costs. March 27, 1907. HENRY T. POWELL. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Henderson, North Carolina. BY VIRTUE OF A STATUTORY LIEN ON the hereafter des ribed lands, situate in the Town of Henderson, for one-half the ex penses of improving sidewalks extending along such lands us directed by the Commis sioners of iaid town, upon failure of the owner or lessee to make same after due no tice as required by law, pursuant to Section 49 of the Charter of the Town of Henderson; and in default of payment therefor by such owner or lessee; Upon the order of the Board of Commis sioners of the Town of Henderson, I have levied upon and pursuant thereto and to such lien, will sell by public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, on Monday, May 6, 1907, hetwsen the hours of ten o'clock in the fore noon and four o'clock in the afternoon to satisfy the said liens and the costs of enforc ing the same all the lands subject to said lien, as follows, viz: J. T. B. Hoover, Vs cost of pavement, f 32. 90. 1 lot fronting 103 feet, more or Ipss. on (iarnett street, adjoining the hinds of Mrs. Nannie Dorsey and D. Y. Cooper . M. Dorsey, Vi cost of pavement. $20.20. 1 lot fronting S2 feet, more or less, on Oar nett street, adjoining the lands of Mrs. Nan nie Dorsey and Mrs. W. H. Young. Mary E. Thomason, Vi cost of pavement, 31. 0. 1 lot frontiinr97Vifeet, more or less, on (Jarnetf street, adjoining the lands of Mrs. .1. P. Mansenburg and E. A. Powell. Adeline C. Edwards. V cost of pavement, $03. 90. 1 lot fronting 200 feet, more or less, on Garnett street, adjoining the lands of George Belvin, Vaughan street and others W. H. Champion, Vj cost of pavement, $24. 2H. 1 lot fronting 74 feet, more or les--, on Gurnet t street, adjoining the lands of W. T. lining nil, 1 W. W. Lnngston. P. T. Jones, Vi cost of pavement, $28.7.", Vi cost of curb. 12.32. 1 lot fronting 88 feet more or less, on Poplar or Charles street, ad joining the lauds of Mrs. Jane Young and A. T. Barnes. Mrs. Belle Adams, VSt cost of pavement, $21. 8."i. 1 lot fronting 70 feet, more or less, on Garnett street, adjoining the lands of Mrs. C. Gill and Wesley Adams. G. Wesley Adams, Vi cost of pavement, $24.28. 1 lot fronting 76 feet, more or less, on (Sarnett street, adjoining the lands of Mrs. Belle Adams and Burwell avenue. Parties whose names and property appear in the above notice can govern themselves accordingly thereto. The above property will be sold for payment of taxes as above set forth, unless payment is made before day of sale. This April 1st, 1907. THAD R. MANNING, Tax Collector for Town of Henderson. i NOTICE. BY VIRTUE OF POWER CONFERRED upon me by a trust deed executed on the 18th day of January, 1889, by E. W. Ellis and wife.and at request of the holder of the debt secured therein, I shall on Monday, May 6th, 1907, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for casu at the court house door in Hender son, N.C., a tract of land lj'ing and being partly in Vance and Granville counties, N.C.. described ns follows: It is that tract of land lying on the east side of the road leading from Williamsboro to Oxford, adjoining the lands of David T. Barker on the East, Allie T. Barker and Conova Allen on the South. J. P. Patterson on the West, and Mrs. Harriet Wilson, J. P. Patterson nnd the Martin An derson land on the North. Containing 200 acres, more or less This April 3rd, 1907. BENJAMIN T. BRODIE, Trustee. A. C. Zollicokfkr. Attorney. (r How's Your Liver? It will pay you to take good care of your liver, because, if you do, your liver will take good care of you. Sick liver puts you all out of sorts, makes you pale, dizzy, sick at the stomach, gives you stomach ache, headache, malaria, etc. Well liver keeps you well, by purifying your blood and digesting your food. There is only one safe, certain and reliable liver medicine, and that Is Thedford's Black-Draught For over 60 years this wonderful vegetable remedy has been the standby In thousands of homes, and is today the favorite liver medicine in the world. It acts gently on the liver and kid neys, and does not Irritate the bowels. It cures constipation, relieves con gestion, and purines the system from an overflow of bile, thereby keeping the body in perfect health. Price 25c at all druggists and dealers. Test it. Administrator's Notice T AVIXfi OUALTFIF.D AS ADMINISTRA H tor of Rufns Henry Grissom, deceased, nil nerHnns urn herehv notified to Dresent their claims against said deceased to me be fore the 5th diy of March, 1908. or this notice will he nleaded in bar of their recovery. AH persons indebted to said estate will please seme at once. W IT fllllSSfiM. Administrator of Rufus Henry Grissom, de- ceaseu. Henderson. N. C, March 4. 1907. FASTIDIOUS WOMEN consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a necessity in the hygienic care of the person and for local treatment of feminine ills. As a wash its cleansing, germicidal, " deodorizing and healing qualities are extraordinary, for sale at Druggists. Sample free. Address The R. Paxton Co.. Boston, Mass. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cures all Coughs, ssd expels Colds from th system by gsotly msvlsfl tss bowsls r s pong Unf adling progressive n ess in always showing the latest fabrics and most authentic styles, makes this store, season etfter season, the Mecca of those who wish to be well dressed in the correct clothes of trie period. AN ASSEMBLAGE OF CLOTHING WITHOUT A PEER. The very best products of the most reputable manufacturers are represented made from fabrics neat in color and handsome in pattern, and immeasurably su perior to what will be found anywhere else for the same money. A look at these garments will convince you that neither style, workmanship nor fit is entirely de pendent on price. J- TILT SHOES : ; $3.50, 3.75, 5. 00-? ate. the best. STETSON HATS : : $3.50 and 5.00-soft s and stiff. WILSON HATS : : $2.00 and 2.50-soft and stiff. PANAMA and STRAW HATS : . all sizes. SHIRTS and GRAVATS : : latest things out. We sell the best goods Prices the lowest Largest stock in town Boys' Clothing a Special Consideration at this Store. TOBACCO: HOW TO CULTIVATE, CURE AND PREPARE FOR MARKET. By J. B. KlHebrew, A. M., Ph. D., late Expert on Tobacco for Tentn. Census. MAKING PLANT BEDS. The first and most Important step In producing: a crop of tobacco is to have an abundance of good, strong, stocky plants. The land selected for a plant bed should be of virgin soil with a slightly southern exposure, if possible, in order that the young plants may get the benefit of the warm rays of the sun in early spring. This is Important to bring them forward as early as possible. The soil should be a rich, fertile, black loam. Black is preferable, because it absorbes more heat from the rays of the sun than does any otner color, and brings forward the plants several days sooner, which is injch to be desired by the tobacco grower. After the wild growth has been cut off and the leaves and trash removed, brush and wood should be piled on the surface in sufficient quantity to burn the top earth to a reddish tinge or soft brick color. After the bed has cooled, and without removing the ashes, it should be coultered or dug up with grubbing hoes, frequently raked and chopped over with weeding hoes, until the surface is thoroughly pulverized. All roots should, be removed, as well as lumps of up turned clay. When nicely prepared mark off beds four feet wide, for convenience of sowing. One heaping tablespoonful of seed Is enough to sow ten yards square, or one hundred square yards. The seed should be mixed with a peck or more of meal, ashes or land plaster to facilitate its even distribution over the Ved. To more surely insure this even distribu tion, - the bed should be sown first one way and then cross-sown. After the sowing, tramp or lightly rake the bed with a fine garden rake and then cover ivith canvas. The edges of the canvas should be tacked to a frame made of scantlings or poles that should form a frame around the bed. A few bent arches made of wire or switches should be stuck over the bed to hold the canvas off the surface. A trench dug on the up per side of the bed is necessary to pro tect it from the washings of the surface water, that is apt to collect the seed in groups in the low places of the beds. i Beds should be burned as early as pos sible when the land Is sufficiently dry after the Christmas holidays. Those burned and sowed in February and March, when suitably prepared, always do best. Be careful not to use too many seed. When this is done the plants are so crowded that they grow up with deli cate, fragile stalks and are unable to resist the shock of transplanting as well as stockier plants.' PREPARATION OF SOILS FOR HEAVY SHIPPING TOBACCO. A rich, loose, well-drained, clayey soil Is best adapted to the growth of heavy shipping tobacco. Old land that has grown a crop of clover or cowpeas the preceding year, broken up in the fall, well manured, either before breaking or after, with a liberal application of stable manure is found most favorable to the Spring Our line of NEW SPRING and SUMMED MERCHANDISE, the hand somest that we have ever shown, is now complete in every pa.rticulo.r. Acordial invtettion is given the ladies to visit our Millinery Depart- ment and see our Imported Hats. Bonnets and Millinery Novelties. TDie (George A. Hose Commpaimy. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo el Walkiinis production of the heaviest types of to bacco. New ground tobacco is generally brighter in color and smaller in yield than that grown on old manured lots. Fall breaking with three horses on deep eoils is important, because it destroys to a large extent the cut worms that prey upon the young plants after they are transplanted. In March the land should be rebroken with a two-horse plow and frequent working with a heavy tooth or disc harrow is necessary to put the land in a fine condition of tilth. FERTILIZING, HILLING AND PLANTING. All the accumulations of ashes, tobacco stalks and scraps should be scattered over the land before harrowing. These will be found a most valuable addition to the stable manure that should always be applied in the fall, when it is put on the land in the spring, it has a tendency to make the tobacco plant spot, and it grows with so much rapidity that, though the leaves may have ample size, they will be lacking in body and in finish when the tobacco is cured. When the plants in the seed bed show leaves as large as a quarter of a dollar. It is time to begin to lay off the land preparatory to fertilizing the same and the making of hills. Usually furrows are run both ways across the land three and a half feet apart with a single-horse plow, and at the points of intersection of the rows fertilizers are dropped rang ing in quantity from a tablespoonful to a small handful. From 150 to 600 pounds are used to the acre, the quantity being regulated to some extent by the strength of the soil and by the amount of stable or other manures previously applied. In the yellow tobacco regions of North Carolina and in the seedleaf districts of Pennsylvania as much as 700 to 800 pounds per acre are applied with most satisfactory results. The best artificial fertilizer for tobacco contains the follow ing: Phosphoric acid, 8 per cent. Ammonia, ........... 2 per cent. Potash, 10 per cent. This is varied by a reduction of the amount of potash to 3 per cent., which, while it lessens the cost, reduces its val ue as a fertilizer. It is not a wise or economical policy to reduce the percent age of potash, as this is by far the most valuable ingredient that enters into a fertilizer for tobacco. Manural applications are rarely made on freshly cleared lantl, except in the yellow tobacco growing regions on yel lowish or whitish soils where they are found to be of the greater benefit in giving vitality and finish to the tobacco. Nessler, Schloesing and other chemists have demonstrated that the combustibili ty or burning qualities of tobacco are greatly impaired by the use of any fer tilizer containing chlorine. Chlorides, such as common salt, muriate of potash, kainit and many other fertilizers con taining any form of chlorine should not be employed in growing tobacco. Nitrate of potash, though costly, is an excellent fertilizer for tobacco, as are also cotton seed meal, tankage, dried blood, sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda. Low, wide, flat hills should be made at the crossing of the rows and the fertili zer should be well intermixed with tho dirt that goes to form the hills. Each hill should be cut off and patted with the hoe. The use of fertilizers for tho growing of tobacco hastens forward the crop at least two weeks or more. It also ad da andl Srammeir Goods. SILKS AND DRESS GOODS ! New Wash Dress Fabrics. New White Goods and Em broideries. New Ribbons. New Gloves. New Trim mings. New Laces. New Dress Skirts. : : : : We believe that at our store you can find thegoodsyon want and at PRICES THAT ARE THE LOWEST. All goods marked in plain figures and sold to all alike. We invite you to come in and see our store, examine our goods and compare our pnees and we believe you will be convinced that Your Money Will Buy More Goods Here Than at Any Other Store in Town. ii J J greatly to the yield of the crop and tO the quality of the product. Lands that under ordinary conditions would make a yield of poor, papery tobacco lacking in gummy or oily matters and unfitted for shipping purposes, may be made to pro duce a very high type of tobacco by the liberal application of a well-compounded fertilizer with suitable ingredients. It is now a rare thing to plant tobacco with out using some fertilizer. It not only Improves the quality and Increases the weight of the cured tobacco, but it gives an early start to the plant, which soon grows large enough to withstand the ravages of grasshoppers and other In sects. After the hills are made, the quicker the plants are set out the better. During the first half of May there is usually enough humidity in the soil to make the transplanting safe without rain. It is best, however, to set out immediately after a rain, provided the fall of rain is not so heavy as to thoroughly soak the ground. In this case it is better to wait until the excessive water is drained away. A peg an inch or an inca and a half in diameter and six or eight Inches long and sloped for one-third of the length to a blunt point, is used for setting out the plants. A hole is made with it in the hill into which the roots of the plants are thrust. The dirt is then pressed to the plant by the thumb on one side and the peg on the other. One person usually -drops for two setting out. A hand plant, that is an extra plant to Degin with, facilitates greatly the planting, as it may be adjusted in the hand in passing from one hill to another. The plant dropped on one hill is the one set out in the next. CULTIVATION OF THE CROP. In about eight to ten days after the plants are set out in the open field, they will be so well established that cultivation should begin by running a furrow on each side of the row with a single horse turning plow, the bar of the plow being run as closely as possible to the plants without disturbing the roots and so endangering their vitality. This leaves a narrow ridge with the plants standing on it. Hoes are then brought into requisition to scrap away any grass or weeds that may nave made their ap pearance. It is a good practice to draw a little dirt up around the plants after breaking the- crust which generally crowns the top of the ridge. This initial working is probably the most important. For subsequent working cultivators may be run at intervals of a week or ten days both ways through the tobacco. This is especially important after every rain. It is now the practice of the best tobacco growers to use level cultivation. It was once thought necessary to put a sup porting hill around each plant at the first cultivation. This practice has been abandoned because it diminishes the area of range for the roots of the plants and also lessens the amount of humidity within reach of the roots and this hu midity grows more important as the leaves expand. The land should never be worked when it is wet. Wnen the plants have attained a size that makes it impossible to use a plow or cultivator without damage from the breakage of leaves, it will be found advantageous to cut out with hoes or to pull up with the hands any grass, weeds or bushes that may spring up. Every alien growth will damage the qualldS of the tobacco. From Virginia-Carolina fertilizer Almanac. hiv3 not space enough to reprint thQ tiiic: cf this article. An Allegory. BY THE G008E. on tri bated. A celebrated Spanish writer whose nen was oot of order, rood humoredlr. abus ed it bj saying that he could expect noth ing ueiier oi it, as it was from the wing a goose: a bird universally credit! with lack of sense; equally at home in air, on land or water; and to one element constant never. While my pen was not toru from the wing of a goose. aileeoric license permits it to be called a quill, and I will allow it me same errant liberty. While this fig urative discc arse is founded on fact. let all remember, that the scene is laid on the wide,wide pnaries; a location so very indefinite that no community or individ ual in any special place can take credit or umt rage at anything said, should I be so fortunate as to elicit the one, or incur the other. So let the eooste swim. fly, walk, cackle or hiss, she in Act in r consistently, intending no offense. Once upon a time, there was a little village. It did not nestle in a nice of the mountain, with a riwn vnl W ;n ront, through which flowed a rWr winding strain like a silver thread. Xo. no, it stood out boldly on a prominent 'rise in the wide, wide prairies. It was i pretty little village, and its Deonle were peaceful, quiet and industrious.and attended strictly to their own business and never meddled with that of their neighbors which, by the way, is a virtue as commendable as rare. They were at least, negatively happy. The old people had their talks and Draver meetinirs. the young, their frolics, and all went to bed with clear heads and liirht hearts. The young people knew nothing of the out side woria, their parents having agreed that it was better to keep them in ignor ance of it as long as possible.for fear that they might be contaminated by it. Time enough, they said, when they are old enough to resist temptation. Now, I think they should have told them what was coiner on outid(. nnd warned them against the evils that they thought most likely to tweet them. Vice is a monster of such hideous m ieu that to be hated, needs but to be seen. etc. They should have, occasionally, cut some capers themsilves; the old men ought. sometimes, to have played poker, lost the money they had to pay the grocer, come home and raised a roueh house with "mama, used a few cuss words and had an occasional fist-fight on the street. All lust to show the bovs how hideous was the mien of vice. Some of the ladies, in the spirit of self-sacrifice, with the courage of their convictions, should have done thin era. at that time considered indecorous; but which have since become the fashion such as riding i , -,, ... oicycies ana norses astride, wearing eituer bloomers or divided skirts, etc. This would have been awful, and would have given the women something about which to talk, caused the stay-at-homes to visit the chit-chats and generally en couraged sociability. Above all. tho girls would have been benefited by see ing now bad it was to do such things, and by hearing the comments made on them. Some folks don't think like 1 do about these things. By the way, it is a good thing everybody don't think alike. This world would be a lonesome place.sparse ly inhabited, Hnd complications would arise from verv unanimity of thoughts. Suppose my wife should have thought that 1 was "too mean to live. here would I be now? Dead! Or, suppose I had thought that she was "too good for this wicked world." Where would Bhe be now? The result of such a concur rence of thoughts would depend in pistol parlence on which "got the drop." This would be a subject worthy the pen of a Locke, (x. B. Copyright applied for.) I believe that boys and girls should be told both the good and the bad, equally. If we are to take the Bible for a guide we see that there were only pnmaitive com mandments given Adam; one permissive, the other prohibitive. Just to think of it! Suppose there had been given to Adam and Eve as many laws, even, as one legislature now enacts, at one ses sion. Satan would have been compelled to call on his full council, Moiock, Belial and all the others, in order to prove to Lve that they wereunconstitutional;and the garden would have been so full of snakes that she would have persuaded Adam to start a moonshine distillery for antidote, lhe len Commandments con tain ten "Thou shalt nots," while there are nve lnou snalts, ' which goes to show the importance of telling especially what should not be done. We read of two knights erraut who met at a signboard: one said it was white, the other said it was black; they fought. Both were mortally wounded A traveler came along and when told tne cause oi dispute, he said, you were both fools, and were both right; the trouble arose from the view point. One side is white, the other is black. You should have looked on both sides. Now, if their fathers had told these knights. when young, that there were two sides to every signboard,they might have con tended, each for the superior charms o! his Dulcina-Del Toboso, instead of fight ing over such a Involous matter. Some people think wrong is right. It is as one is raised. They are not taught both sides. lhe riii islanders used to think it right to eat every good (conditioned) missionary who came along thinking perhaps, in their simplicty, that in swal lowing the man. they swallowed his doc trines along with him; thereby receiving the full benefit. But this custom no more prevails. The piety of a missionary is only equalled by his self-sacrifice and perseverance. One went, among the cannibals, who wore a wig, a glass eye and artificial teeth. V hen he was brought belore the chief, he took oil his wig, took out his glass eye and false teeth. That was too much for them. They did not eat him, and he taught them that it was not right to eat missionaries; and many a missionary has since been saved from the pot, or as a brand from the burning It seems strange that the heathen should be so easily diverted from cannibalism, a custom followed for centuries, while the power of e State and the rederul Gov ernuient,ali and singular.eannot convert one trust. But I digress. A railroad was built, a few miles from the afore-mentioned vil lage. and a town laid off, which was rapidly built up. Among the first settlers was an "Old Man" and his family.whoee attractions it was said, caused many people to come daily to the new town He was a very old man: no one seemed to know how old. Certain it is that he could trace his lineage as far back as the time of Noah, some hundred or bo years after he left the ark. Ilia earliest men tioned ancestor was an acquaintance of Noah, but if betook that historic voyage with Noah, there is no record of the fact His incestous and their sons and daugb tershad been the familiar friends of kings and queens bishops and priests, and sat at their tables in conspicuous places Irora time immemorial. Sow this old man far from being weak, as would be expect ed from his age.was very strong; so were all his sons. He was peculiarly attract ive after, even, the first introducton. IIe and every member of his family exercised a hypnotic influence. The more familiar one became, the greater was the liking some coing so far as to wish to have him about at great expense, even to the neglect of their own families. Those who were most familiar with him, believed him to be a "Healer," and sent for him or some members of-his family, (when there were none of them in the bouse) whenever they were eick, felt badiy, or feared they would be sick, or might feel badly, on suggestion of the ounce of pre- Iventive. But, be it said", to their forethought or intuition, the ladies rarely countenanced any memoer oi inauamuy. uccasionai- ly the old man was called in consulta tion by the family physician, and his hnnntic inflnpnep PTprciflpd on a lad v patient. In such cases they always pro nounced his prescription soothing. It was also customary, in some houses, to introduce the old man and some of his sons and daughters (weaker members) at parties and receptions. On these oc casions they occupied conspicuous places, and were introduced in a manner most pleasing to the guests. The "girls" only were permitted at the table. With their medals, labels, blue ribbons.prettT dress es, blushing faces and generally spirited appmranre, xuey were ine ill oi ine party, and "esprit du ling" (spirit of conversation) around the table. One of the family is, at stated periods, Intro- i duced into churches, and is conspicuous in the ceremonies at the altar. S hue most people acknowledged the influence, for good, at times, of the fam ily, there were many occasions on which they caused ridiculous, disgraceful and even tragic acts. One marked charac teristic of the whole family was non-ag gressiveness. No member ever sought an introduction. Tbey were all passive, before, but exceedingly active after being introduced, and their influence for good or bad, was decided. Few were the same. mentally and physically, after the intro duction. One might pass and repass them without being recognised by them, or even recogniiing them, except by a peculiar perfume, to which they all were addicted. All acknowledged that they paid more tax according to the intrinsic Eroperty valuation than any body else, ike the Jews of Russia, there was a prejudice against them and the diposi tion grew to drive them away, or to ap pease those who clamored against them, py neavy taxation. Notwithstanding the arguments used in their favor, such as being "powerfully effective" in bodily aliments, causing so mucn money to lie put in circulation, and not bother ing any body who did not call upon them, lhe old man became a political bone of contention, a party grew up, in ts platform was the one plank. "Drive out the old man and all his most distant connections." Legislators were elected on that platfornm. All this was going on at the new railroad town. Mean time, the people of the first men tioned, quiet village had been going to that town and had got pretty well ac quainted with the old man and all his family. They saw that he caused much money to be put m circulation, and the town grew much faster than their own; tkat the farii ers carried their cotton. passing by their own, to the new town. ho from at first taking one or other, of the old man's family, home with them and introducing them among their townsmen, they finally induced some to remain and start in business there. Then they began to recover some of their lost trade. Travelers and "drummers" stay ed over Sundays, instead of, as hereto- ore. hurrying on to the other town to see the old man, or some of his family, for they were popular with traveling men The citizens of the raiload town, seeing that much trade was cut off by the re moval of some of the old man's family to the village, ceased to make such a ioua outcry agani6t him. There was a truce for quite a while. But alas, for the consistency of human nature! As soon as the hopes of the villagers seemed npnning, tnere came a - irost to nip its root. They became dissatisfied with their guests. Some began to complain that their boys spent too "much time wtih the old man's family. Some wives made the same complaint. The feud between those for, and those against, began again. mere was once an enterpising mer chant who put on his sign over the store door "mens conscia recti;" (a mind con scious of right) as a motto. A corapeti tor in business, not knowing the mean ing.butthinkingit was an advertisement for a new style of goods not to be out done had painted on his sign "men's and women s conscia recti! lhere is nothing new under the sun. In like manner, those favoring the old man dis played on a flag the motto "mens conscia recti and those opposed, at the sugges tiou of a wag, that it would catch the women, took for their motto, "men sand women's conscia recti";and the fight was on. About this time the ladies of the "Be nevolent Association," which was com posed of ladies of both towns, were hav ing a dull time. At the last meeting the situation was discussed. In the course of her remarks, one member said t'The sufferers from the Calves ton flood are on their feet again, and no longer need our assistance. I here may be yet a few scattering earthquake sufferers left, in San Francisco; bnt there are rumors of war with Japan, in which case, San Francisco would be first place bombard ed, and should we send the half dozen shirtwaists and the two pairs of trous ers we now have on hand, they would be spoiled by the shells, or captured by the Japanese. I have beard recently, that the climate of Africa is very warm, in fact, hot, so there is no more need of sending flannel shirts and shoes there. e might with propriety, however, send over a few beads to Africa, for I read in a newspaper an article written by an African explorer.who stated that a Prin cess was presented to him, clothed in smiles and a string of beads. Now beads are quite inexpensive, and would elicit the smiles, if she failed to put them on Bhe would be guilty of contributory neg ligence of dress. Thus our charity would carry within itself the germs of growth and increase proportioned to its appre ciation; like the magic waist which would grow a skirt at will of the wear er. Uelore any comments could be made on these most appropriate remarks, there was heard a great shouting on the street, and on looking out, some of the members saw a great crowd, which con sisted mostly.of one very colored citizen, bearing proudly aloft the flag, on which was the motto "men's and women's con scia recti" the lettering artist, not be ing a Latin scholar, or more probably at suggestion of the aforementioned wag, having put the first word in the posses sive case. Be that as it may, the appear ance of the flag, diverted attention from the present subject of discussion, and many were quick to see that, in engag ing in this contest against the old man, there was true benevolence and also re lief from dullness at their meetings. So, it was voted unanimously to devote both time and talent to the cause. About this time the legislature met and representatives were not only given full instructionsby conventions, bnt were filled full of instructions and suggestions as to form of bills to be introduced, by their neighbors, friends, ministers and wives, aunts and grandmothers. Tbey made promises to all, knowing tbey would not be able to fulfill- tbem; but what could the poor men do? They made them with the mental reservation, to lay the blame on other members or on the injustice of the speaker. What these legislators did not do can be found in the th chapter, 1st to last verses of Mental Chronicles of Many Dis appointed Constituents. What tbey did do, the "News"-papers reported quite ac curately. Here my goo her winjcn mot coor Sir nights are tar byond ber powr. To tell of the many bills and resolu tions, of the many eloquent speeches; to tell that many who were endeavoring to in letter and spirit fulfill their prom ises, fillcd-full, would be too much of a task. "Sek no more their merits to disclose. Or draw their frailties from tbfir drnd abode" (And) "let not ambition mock thr nneful toil." Suffice it to say, that the old man and the trusts are still doing business in the same old places, if not in the "same old way." "H wire in and vires out. And leaves the people still in doubt, Vbetber the snake that made the track, Was going Bostb, or coming back." After what has been said it is hardly necessary to mention the true name of the "Old Man." The wajs that are dark and the tricks that are vain; the ! strenuous endeavors which have been - 1 and are still being made, to drive King Alcohol with his sons, WhUky, Brandy, Gin. and his daughters, Wine, reruna, Beer and Ale (the weaker sex) connect tbem too closely to the fore-written al lusions. Even the relations, distant eon sections alluded to, may be identified as Celery-Compound, Sarsaparilla. "S. S. 8.," Coca Cola, etc., of which, and many more, members of the legislatures know more about than I even suspected, have bad their genealogies traced to the "Old Man and their properties threatened with confiscation. NUGGETS OF SOUND SENSE. Beware of th Entering Wsdgs of So cialismPublic Ownership. In recording the defeat of a munici pal waterworks scheme in Raleigh, N. Cm after an educational campaign of several mouths' duration, the Evening Times of that city gives n analysis ot municipal owuershlj which 1s well worth the careful tudy of nil wh have st heart the welfare of their cities. Omittius; references to local conditions, the editorial read as fol lows: "Municipal ownership Is coutrary to the fundamental dortrines of the Dem ocratic party, which opposes central ized pareutal government and cries out for the freedom of Individuals. The function ot the government U to gov ern, regulate and execute the laws made by the people and not to engage In trading and trafficking for specula tive gain. The miserable failure which the state, backed by all Its power and public treasury, nimle in the trading business while It owned and operated plank mads, canals and railroads Is a blatant warning ntalnst municipal ownership. "Municipal ownership Is the first step In socialism, which strangles Individual enterprise, deters the investment ot capital in our city and retards In dustrial projrress. When once started there Is no limit io its scope until there becomes n targe Increase in municipal debt J.nd taxes and an Impairment of municipal credit When n city en gages in municipal ownership It runs the risk of constant pu ts for damages, while the t-tntc and county are de prived of taxes upon that much prop erty. "While many towns owuiug water works publish rstes which tippcar to b cheap, they are in mnny instances de ceptive for the reasons thai. In addition to the rales, taxes ore levied upon the people to pay Interest on Imnd. which when ndued to the rales make the consumer pay more than the rates charged by private plants. Many of these municipal plants if examined by experts according to the business rules of examining the affairs of private cor porations would be proved to be run ulng at n Ijss instead of a profit, as claimed. "Under inuuicipal owuershlp the chance of the tailoring man for em ployment depends uot ujiou his merits, but r.pon bis political Influence and pull, and If be is uot able to uso pub lic water be still has to pay taxes for the benefit of the rich man who does. "There Is no more reason for munici pal ownership of water than there la for butcher shops, bakeries, clothing stores, drug stores, livery stables, etc., and uuder the system or municipal gov ernment In this country it Is a fertile source of graft, iolitical corruption and bossism. a catchy slogan for a political campaign, a slick urtiole with which to deceive the eople and on which to ride into office and u machine to per petuate the control of the Ikss. It has been aptly called that vivid saffron gold brick.' under whose glitterlDg tin sel lurks u delusion nnd n snare. "Municipal ownership Is dead! Long live good common business senseT' It Is a curious fart that the board of aldermen which votd unanimously to renew the water franchise was elected on a municipal ownership ticket. Facts beat fancies if they bae n fair chance. Pernicious PfirtitJm Activity. Nothing Is more certain than that public ownership multiplies the possi bilities of pernicious partisan activity. Employees of the postolhVe department defeated 114-prcsentatlve Ixud of Cali fornia lecaue of some stand be took. Jn congress relative to their desires. This Is an indication of what might be expected under public ownership, both in city and nation. Strong t the bead of munici pal employees in street cars, parks, paving, waterworks and lighting serv ice could swing any election tbey might desire to control. Officials would be paralyzed as to tbelr duties to the pub lic through the necessity of placatln or humoring these Immense bodies of municipal employees. Then we should have the leaders of the aggregation making bargains with heavy Interests for the delivery of votes to desired candidates or measures. Self icterest, more or less corrupt would supersede the disinterested patriotic motives and differences of opinion on which men now dlvld in local and general elec t!on. Terre Haute Star. Duluth, Minn. At a recent meeting of the city coun cil resolution was passed authorizing the water board to make a contract with the Great Northern Tower com pany to furnish electricity for operat ing the pumping fetation. Under the proposed contract the maximum price for pumping 1.000.000 gallons Is fO50. Last year It cost the city fS.DO per: 1,000.000 gallons, without counting the cost of depreciation in the plant. Electrical World. A Ray of Light From England. Municipal Indebtedness resdtlng from taking over public service utili ties has become so burdensome In Eng land that It Is seriously suggested to avoid payment of interest by redeem ing the bond with nonlnterest bear ing municipal notes. While this plan has oot yet been approved by English financiers and statesmen, it may af ford a ray of hope to some of our cities that are staggering under similar burdens. Down In Dixie. The project to establish a municipal electric light plant was defeated by the board cf aldermen of Lynchburg. Vs.. on the recommendation of a spe cial committee appointed to Investigate the matter. In Natchez, Miss., the citizen voted down a similar propositus. A Pertinent Question. It seems to us well to ask ourselves not whether we propose to run rail roads, telegraphs, streetcars, water and! gas works, electric light plants and all the rest of ft, but whether we In tend to keep the same sort of govern ment that we have bad for more than, a hundred years. Ed Itoriaf In Indian a polls News. Municipal ownership Is an ex pert inent not lightly to be ventured upon at the alarm call ef politicians who went to be elected to office. New York
Henderson Gold Leaf (Henderson, N.C.)
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