Regime
hi E
o ic Interest
t Continuation of the
Strugs Already Flag
ging• So Disorders
Under Ncu> O
1V . ; ..—The first day of the
reparation of church
j.avuK passed without any
P ,v . t !. I,t 1 ,t "■',■!>:»inuation of the strug-
visible flagging.
?!e that the residence
11 ,' s will be purely passive
of , ~ ,! r o?-;oct of religious passions
® 1 -a unless the churches
isfciUs am- ■
therefore is resting
'"I'ViU a-niinue to do -so until parlia
!• -ni'horize.- drastic measures
o viV the ("ilnnet is preparing.
rSriioal Richard is awaiting expul
•„ from the Episcopal mansion.
■» government desires to avoid the
. Viuce of fe-ree in the case
die ased primate and is post-
S in ; action in the hope that he will
j .f nf !iis own volition.
Cabinet Met Today.
The cabinet met today, President
Micro* in the . hair. An order to de
ride upon the new legislation is to be
•rented at parliament, but the text
; '-le measv.r. s decided upon will not
v reai'v until tomorrow. The steps'
Jb, taken are of a very sweeping
t&araeier. |
The continuance ot the public wor- j
shin will be provideed for under the!
combination of th > laws of ISBI and
19i*l with regard to pensions and al-!
lowances of the clergy. Distinctions
fi!! be made by which those entitled
to tie former will lose their rights if!
they art' deprived of their French;
titizensiiip.
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING NOT YET.
House Objects to it and President
Yields.
Washington. Dec. 14. —Simplified
sppiiing received a final quietus in
:te House yesterday. The subject
to been under more or less centinu- j
cus discussion i:i the House and in
committee ever since the convening
if the present session of Congress,
but it was brought to a sudden ter
mination by ihe adoption of a reso
lution favoring ihe return to the old
standard of orthography just before
the House adjourned yesterday. It
was understood that this action had
i teen taken as the result of an inter
! view with the President, in which he
had said that if the House should go
on record as against the new system
le would abandon his effort in that
direction. The House was prompt in
netting this condition and the res
olution was adopted by a unaimous
rae.
SOUTHERN SENATORS MEET.
Conference of Representatives and
Senators Called for Purpose of Se
lecting Sits for Sub-Treasury.
Washington, D. C., December 15. —
A conference of Senators and Repre
sentatives of Tennessee, Georgia,
South Carolina, Florida and Alabama
*23 called at the suggestion ,of the
Secretary of the Treasury for the pur
pose cf selecting a location for the
new sub-treasury to-day and it was
decided to postpone action until Jan
uary t'ae seventh.
Representative llcon of Tennessee
was elected chairman, and Representa
tive Lejrare of South Carolina, Sec
ratary 01 the? conference.
The movement for the postponement
was championed by Representative
Gaines cf Tennessee.
PASSES FOR EDITORS.
Tennessee Representative Introduces
'! Permitting Newspopers to Ac
cept Transportation for Advertising.
Washington, D. C., December 15. —
Representative Garett of Tennessee,
. educed a bill amendatory to the
' a . e . ' aw ' permitting publishers of
newspapers and periodicals to accept
ransportation from the railroads for
advertising.
'iou.?.nds nave Hidncy Trouble
sad Do:: ; t Know it.
To Tied Out.
r -men glass with your
' -i-r.d :v/cnty-four hoursr a
, fr=A sediment or sei
tHng indicates an
r ; * •j.aTTTi 'unhealthy condi- I
: ■/">' {f tioa cf the kid
' •••' ■ • . neys; if ;; stains
i •j- your linen it is
: '* ; ' evidence ot kid
ney trouble: tc.c*
_ ! ■ ■ frequent cesi.-e tc
-* p&ss it or pain in
ccr.v r - ~'T 7 lns * D2 - CK i- 3 ? -l £o
cere.:. ■ Y''.'' "' ;c i ; 'Oneys and blad-
Tr--. . to Do.
cf:-.- the knowledge so
P/.v -r. Kilmer's Sv/amp
[ tr.ii .. ' ' f-mccy fulfills every
U:.:. - r -r.is.uora, pain in the
ci:h«> -.adder and every part
toh;ii . • "" corrects inability
Icrj pain in passing
p&ec* ' 'Allowing use o> liquor,
. ' ' • overcome j tha; unpleasant
fax.- •/ . '. . compelled to go oftch
" T-*- up many timca
tenr";; ; • mild and the extra-
is soon
r ' c fl est for its won
r/-u p cc * cis-.rsscir.g cases.
If::. 2. ' .. " ' ; :iC y°u should have the
Yc;r--. .«n COc. andsl. sizes.
'*o:.c=,.\V """ c bottle of this
i Ific - '"" -sovery
P' .Ein? ~ w J-im? r f Etramp-Iloot.
*ior> Y. When v/riting men-
D°H't n, i. f ' !S r ' nerocs in this paper
ber tj t . a , c mistake, but remem
"ner's Swamp-Root, Dr. Kil-
'' atu tlle address .
jn . a. f., ou every bottle.
I SIMPLIFIED SPELLING ADIEU.
The House Administers a Solar Plex
j us Jab to President's Hobby. Horse.
I Washington, Dec. 14.-The House
! ftruck out of the legislative bill the
. provision relative to simplified spell
ing. *
This action was taken because of
the promise of the President to re
voke the order to the public printer
nna the consequent adoption of yes
tercay's resolution on the subject,
the friends and relatives of the de
ceased about $B,OOO. The Italian
}jO\ ernment then took the matter up
end effected a satisfactory adjust
ment so far as it was concerned an:l
infused to co-operate with the United'
States government in further prose
cution.
The 'government, however, placed
several men in jail as witnesses to
testify before the grand jury at this
tession of the court. The Carolina
Company, employed at this time by
tlie South and Western, became in
volved and was indicted for peonage.
The defendants were represented
by Judge Phlegar, of Virginia, and
Mr. J. Crawford Biggs, .of Durham.
Had the case gone to a jury,
have proved the most interesting as
-veil as the most unique evei tried
iii the local courts, as District Attor
ney Holton remarked this morning
when the case came up.
FOR MISSOURI IMMIGRATION.
"Five Millions for Missouri" Motto
of Immigration Association.
Jefferson, City, Mo., December 14.
' "Five Million for Missouri/' is the mot
to of the prosperous-looking men of
I the American business type who were
I gathered , in the hall of the house of
representatives today at the opening
of the second annual convention of the
Immigration Association of Missouri.
Cities, large and small, are repre
sented at the conference, which is to
continue two days. Governor Folk,
Frank P. Sargent, national immigra
tion commissioner; F. D. Coburn, sec
retary of agriculture of Kansas, and
others are to address the meeting.
Efforts are to be made to set on foot
a movement looking to securing from
the ligsilature an appropriation to put
into operation the state immigration
law which has been a dead letter for
many years. Plans will be discussed
i also for advertising the wonderful nat
ural resources of the state with a
view obtaining a desirable class of
immigrants.
TYNER'S DYSPEPSIA REMEDY.
Many Have Dyspepsia and Don't Know
It.
Do not belcn up wind? Taste your
food after eating? See specks before
the eyes? Are you pale and haggard?
Do you have pains vbgkqjbgkqjbgkqj
Dees your heart flutter? Are you diz
zy? Do you have pains in side or
back? Risings or pimples on the skin?
Are you low spirited? Is there a sour
taste? Breath bad? Weak kidneys?
Bilious? Constipated? Are your ner
vous" If so. you have Dyspepsia, and
it is a dangerous condition. To cure,
take Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy. It
is made for just such troubles and
srnyptoms. Tyner's Dyspepsia Reme
dy removes acids from the stomach,
strengthens weak stomachs, and cures
the worst Dyspepsia or Indigestion.
Druggists or by express 50 cents a
bottle. Money refunded if it fails to
cure. Martin & Co., Hickory, N. C.
The Unsympathetic Law.
Savannah News.
Hundreds of children In all parts
of the country write letters to "Sauta-
Claus' in anticipation of Christmas,
and it will be the fault of the Post-1
office Department, or, rather, of the
law, that they are not answered. AI
wealthy lady in Philadelphia the!
other day wrote to Postmaster Gen- j
era! Cortelou requesting that every
letter intrusted to the mails and ad
dressed to 'Santa Clau3' be forward-1
e.l to her, so that she might have the
pleasure of granting, as far as possi
ble, the requests of the little writers.
Her idea was fine and her philanthro
py of the gentlest and sweetest sort.
The idea, carried into execution,
would have brought joy into hundreds
of homes that must lack a visit froc;
Santa Claus because the Postmaster
General says the law forbids any
such delivery of letters. They must J
go to the dead letter office. It is a
pity that the law is so unsympathetic.
f
IMMIGRANTS FOR THE SOUTH.
Good Chances of South's Getting More
Immigrants.
New Orleans, La., December 15 —
Another step in the movement to
bring white immigrants to the South
was taken by the Illinois Central,
which arranged with the European
Steamship line run immigrant .steam
ers between New Orleans and Jpuro
pean £orts as soon as the new immi
grant station is erected in New Or
leans.
Washington, Dec. 14. —The House
by a vote of 214 to 51 adopted the
amendment to the legislative execu
tive judicial appropriation bill rais
ing the salaries of speaker and vice
president to $12,000 also by a vote of
204 to 60 the amendment increasing
the salaries of cabinet officers to
812,000.
— .
It is a mistake to use a violent cath
artic to open the bewels. A gentle
movement will accomplish the same re
sults without causing distress or seri-
Little Earlv Risers are recommended.
Sold by C. W. Shuford and W. S. Mar
i tin.
No, Alonzo, a bachelor isn't neces
! sarily an advocate of the single-tax
idea.
ing is ouite as good as an application
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Put
-; it on before going to bed, use ,an old
-1 pair of gloves and see what a differ
, I one ethe morning will bring. Sold by
| C. W. Shuford and W. S. Martin.
AFFLICTED WITH CATARRH—
LIFE HAD BECOME A BURDEN.
Pe-ru-na, Used As a Last Resort, Affords
Complete Relief.
MRS. F. CARR.
VYftc Experienced By Mrs.^
I Carr Through the Use of Pc-ru-na,*
o After Having Tried the Best Pro-|
; fessiona! Treatment in Vain, Is a.
Matter of No Small Wonder
Among Her Many Friends*
Mrs. F. Carr, Yinoland, Out., Can.,
writes:
"For several years I was afflicted with
catarrh, which made life a burden.
"The coughing aud hacking which
accompanied the disease was terrible.
"The complaint finally extended to
the stomach and 1 was in a wretched
condition.
"I tried different remedies and the
best professional treatment all in vain.
"Finally, as a last resort, I tried
Peruna upon the recommendation of
my sister in Hamilton.
"I could see steady improvement and
after using four bottles of that precious
medicine I was feeling well again, my
Ask your druggist for Free Peruna
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 14.—Jan. 8 is
the date on which the general assem
bly will convene in Raleigh. The law,
provides that the legislature shall
meet biennally on Wednesday after
the first Monday in January, hence
the date, January 8 for this year. It
is understood that there will be a
strenuous effort this season to change
the time of meeting to some time in
the spring. Weather conditions are
so bad during the sixty days specified
in January and February that the
health and lives of members are great
ly endangered by the exposure.
SUIT FCR DAMAGES
,'dministrator of 7-Year-0!d Boy
Brings Suit.
Asheville. N. C., Dec. 15. —J. S. Red
mond, administrator of Paul Redmond
the 7-year-old boy who was killed by
a Southern Railway engine, several
years ago, ha 3 begun suit in the supe
rior 'court against the Southern Rail
way company, Richard Kanley and
Kelsey Hughes, for $lO,OOO damages.
This is the third suit brought against
the railway for the oeath of the little
chap, who was run over by an engine
just in front of the passenger depot.
The child had wandered on the track
is stated, to have stooped to pick up
something when the engine struck him,
His arms and legs were severed, and
ho died in great agony a few hours
later.
HOME FOR N. C. D.
Contract Awarded for Home of U.
D. C. at Jamestown—A Reproduc
tion of "Beauvoir."
Norfolk, Dec. 14.—The Contract for
the building to be erected at James
town by the Daughters of the Con
loderacy all over the country, has
teen awarded.
The building will cost $5,000 and'
will be a reproduction of "Beau
voir" the home of Jefferson Davis, at
Gulfport, Miss.
King of all Cough Medic.:ies.
Mr. E. G. Case, a mail carrier of Can
ton Center, Conn., who has been in the
U. S. Service for about sixteen years,
says: "We have tried many cough
medicines for croup, but Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is king of all and one
to be relied upon every time. We also
find it the best remedy for coughs and
colds, giving certain results and leav
ing no bad after effects." For sale
by Shuford Drug Co.
Cousul W. C. Hamm, of Hull, writes
that reports agree in saying that
England is on the eve of a marked
increase in the cost of living.
Deadly Serpent Bites
are as common in India as are stomach
I and liver disorders with us. For the
latter however there is a sure remedy:
Electric Bitters: the great re3torativo
medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of
Bennettsville, S. C., says: "They re
stored my wife to perwect health, after
years of suffering with dyspepsia and
Eitters cure chills and fever, malaria,
biliousness, lame back, trou
bles and bladder disorders. Sold on
guarantee by C. M. Shuford and W. S.
Martin & Co.
old trouble being completely a thing of
tho past.
"To-day 1 would not take one
dollars for what this grand med:nnf
has done for me."
Many women owe their lives to
Peruna. A great many moro owe thei;
health to Peruna.
A multitude of women throughout
Canada are using Peruna as a preventa
tive and a relief from catarrhal coughs
and colds.
We have in our files a groat number
of letters from grateful women who
have been benefited by Peruna, •with
permission to use these letters in public
print.
Catarrh would not be such a curse to
the human race if people thoroughly
understood its nature.
Catarrh is a disease v/hlch never im*
proves of its own accord, b'jt becomes
deeper seated the longer it is neglected.
it should be treated ct once to pre
vent it (rota making inroads upon vitai
organs.
Almanac for 1907.
BIG KANSAS SUGAR FACTORY.
A SI,GGO,CGO Beet Sugar Factory Suc
cessfully Opened.
Garden City, Kansas, December 14.
—A $1,000,000 beet sugar factory, pro
nounced the most complete plant of its
kind in the world, has just been suc
cessfully opened here, and within a
short time Kansas sugar in large quan
tities will hep laced on the market.
The plant has a capacity cf SOO tons
of beets a day and will turn out about
ninety tons of pure white granulated
sugar every twenty-four hours. The
working force consists of between 500
and 600 persons.
The beets are raised by irrigation in
the Kansas end of the Kansas River
Valley. Up to this year they have
been marketed in the beet sugar fac
tories of Colorado. The tonnage cf
beets grown around Garden City this
year is nearly four times greater than
the aggregate for tho entire state in
all previous years.; These lands will
produce from twenty to thirty-five
tons of sugar beets per acre. This is
enough to keep ten or l.velve factories
busy. Each factory means to the com
munity in which it is situated the dis
bursement cf from ?250,000 to ?500,000
a year for beets and about the same
sum for labor.
BODY FOUND.
Remains of Law~er.ee Nelson who
Mysteriously Disappeared Found in
Woods.
Ashsville, N. C.„ Dec. 15—The hody
of Lawrence Nelson of Lenoir who
mysteriously disappeared about two
weeks ago, was found yesterday after
noon about two miles north3ast of
Lenoir by a hunter. The remains were
brought to that place and an autopsy
held, the verdict being murder by per
sons or a person unknown.
Little doubt is expressed that he
met with foul play. He was shot with
a pistol or rifle, the ball passing
through his neck. Hamp Kendall and
John Vickers have been arrested and
are in jail at Lenoir awaiting a pre
liminary hearing. Every possible ef
fort is being made to collect evidence
and it is stated that much incriminat
ing testimony will be introduced
against the prisoners. Private counsel
has been employed to assist Solicitor
Linney in the prosecution.
Death From Lockjaw
never follows an injary dressed with
Buck ten's Arnica Salve. Its antiseptic
and healing properties prevent blood
poisoning. Chas. Oswald, merchant,
of Rensselaersville, N. Y., writes:
"It cured Seth Burch, of this place, of
the ugliest sore on his neck I ever
saw," Cures Cuts, Wounds, Burns and
Sores. 25e at C. M. Shuford and W. S.
Martin & Co.
One of the nicest things about being
rich is all the people that want to lend
you money you don't need.
Back-ache, cold hands and feet, rheu
| matism and kindred ailments caused
S by improper action of the kidneys yield
readily to a short treatment of De-
Wit's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They
quickly drive the poisons from the sys
tem and thus afford relief. A week's
; treatment for 25c. Recommended and
j sold by C. W. Shuford and W. S. Mar
tin.
MILITARY RECOMMENDATIONS.
Eoards Asks for Increase in Adju
tant's Salary arid Small Compensa
tion for Captains.
Raleigh, Dec. 15. —Adgt. Gen. T. R.
Robertson this afternoon gave out
th£ recommendations for- changes in
the law by the military board that
has been in session here for the past
lew days.
Among other things the board will
recommend that each captain be paid
5100 a year, as the law now is the
captain is required to look after the
arpurtenances of the company, with
out any compensation for his trouble
and expense.
The organization of signal corps is
also recommended, to be composed of
representatives from each town. An
increase in the salary of the adju
tant general is also asked for with
the recommendation that he be re
quired to live in Raleigh. Of gourse
the recommendations have to be
passed on by the legislature before
they become a law.
In Memory of Prince Albert.
London, England, December 14. —
The 45 anniversary of the death of the
Prince Consort was observed to-day
with impressive services held in the
Mausoleum at Frogmore. The ser
vices were atenfrded by the King and
Queen and other members of the roy
al family. The exercises consisted of
a brief memorial sermon and appro
priate music. At their conclusion
many handsome wreaths and other
floral offerings were heaped about the
tombs of Queen Victoria and the
Prince Consort.
THE RED MAN'S HOPE.
Only One Hope for Indians Against
Preying of Real Estate Men.
Washington, Dec. 15. —Secretary
Hitchcock yesterday unequivocally
declared before the Senate committee
that he believed the Interior Depart
ment to be the only agency through
.vhich the rights of the Indians may
be secured against the preying of
real estate agents of Indian Territory
fcnd Oklahoma.
BAR JAP CHILDREN.
Japanese Children Who Have Passed
Grammar School Barred From
Schools.
San Francisco, Dec. 15. —"The
Japanese children who have passed
the grammar grades will not be de
barred from the high schools."
This statement was made by the
president of the board of education.
MOTIVE POWER NEEDED.
Kansas City, Dec. 17. —The Jourr.ll
says: "A systematic inspection «>£
terminal railroad yards show tint
there are 3,000 empty freight cars
idle because the rait -o»vls
have not sufficient motive power.
Island Lost
New Orleans, Dec. 18. —II is an
rounced by officials of the Audubon
Society that Grand Cochere Isftind,
in the Gulf of Mexico, where the
daughter of Thomas Taggart, chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, lost her life several years
ago, had been swept into the sea by
a hurricane last September.
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It's Allcock's, first introduced to tits
people sixty years ago, and to-day un
doubtedly has the largest sale of anv
external remedy—millions ebing sold
annually throughout the whole civil
ized world. There have eben immitar
• ion - ;, tc be sure, but never there
been rno to even compare with All
cock's —the world's standard external
remedy.
For a week back. co!l cn chest or
any lccal pain, the result from taking
cold or overstrain, there's nothing we
know of tc compare with this famous
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REPORT 0~ ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Record cf Criminal Cases for the Past
Year —Comparisons With Years
Previous.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 14. —The report
cf Attorney General R. D. Gilmer to
Governor Glenn and the General As
sembly for the past two years each
ending July 1 shows that 10,117 crim
inal cases in the state courts last year
against 9,554 for the year previous.
During the past year 6,715 were con
victed, 1,215 acquitted and 2,125 no!
pressed. For the previous year there
were 6,455 convictions, 1,946 case 3
against white end 4,599 against ne
groes while for the previous year there
were 4,423 against white and 4,616
agaihst negroes.
A comparison of the crimes commit
ted for the two years shows a number
of interesting figures: Assault with
deadly weapon 1250 last year against
1,066 for the year previous; carrying
concealed weapons 1,101 against 1,049;
criminal assault 24 avainst 35; gam
bling 360 against 315, murder 123
against 128; retailing whiskey 1,044
against 1,222; cruelty* to animals 59
against 75. Arson 14 .igainst 7.
Stockholm, Dec. 14. —Crown Prince
Gustaf arrived today from Berlin and
assumed the regency, which will hold
during his father's illness.
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Rate Law aFailure.
j Gutluie, Okla., Dec. 14. —In address
ing the Oklahoma constitutional con
vention Oscar B. Colquitt, member of
the Texas railroad commission, de
clared while the Texas railroad com
mission act is a good law, the rate
regulation in Texas had "been a failure,
except in producing uniformity.
King Oscars Condition.
Stockholm, Sweden', Dec. 14. —King
Oscar's condition shows considerable
! improvement. He passed a cuist night.
His temperature this morning was
100.9. His pulse is still irregular but
his condition is fairly satisfactory.
Von Buelow In Jeopardy.
Berlin, Germany, Dec. io.—Political
fortunes of Chancellor Von Buelow are
, regarded both among statesmen and
i other persons about the court as hav
! been placed in jeopardy,by his advice
to the femperor to dissolve the Reich
stag.
WAGES OF 17,000 INCREASED.
| Lowell, Mass., Dec. 15. —Notices
were posted in all the cotton mills of
; this city of a 5 per cent, increase
of wages, effective Monday next.
! About 17,000 operatives are affected.
Nothing else is calculated to warm
the hearts of politicians like an appli
cation of cold cash.