s
the law as to ijoau ik.is.
oilier nioncrt ra K-d under any pro- qualified to vote at tilt h election
vision of this art (or roaj aorking shall have voted "Fur Good Road."
purpose shall be exm-nded proper- tarn the bonds proiidvd for ia this
iiotiaiely fur the build;n2. macadam- at shall be i--su-d and o!d ccoard-
t-ing and otherwise improving the ing to the provisions hereinbefore
puViir roads ea.li of the several act forth.
tuuobliipa in I n ion county, according Sue. 13. That when the board of
to the ratio of the amount of prop- commissioners for the county of l'n-
ertjr luted for taxation in the coun-' Ion ahall have issued and sold the
ty. bond provided for la thi act. said
Sec. IS. For the purpose of ascer- board of commissioners ahall there-1
talumg lb wishes of the voters of fore levy no other road Ux than
I nlon county upon the question of that provided for in this act, then
uuulug bonds and Improving the tbe chain gang heretofore establish-
roads as Is provided In this act. an ed for Monroe township, in aaid
election shall I? held in all the vol-' county, shall be a chain gang for the
ing precincts In said county of in- entire county of I mon. and no free
of said county
A Act tn Authorise tW t'omiui-
tioiu-rs of t niiiu t'uunty to lu"
IfaMkU to ItuiliL MaratlamUo
Iuipre Uie lnllic IUmuIs of I
Inn (uuii;y,
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section t. That for the purpose
of building, macadamizing and oth
erwise improving the public roads
of I nlon county, the board of com
missioners of said county .is hereby
authorized and empowered and di
rected to issue bonds of the county
to an amount not eireedlns two
hundred thousand dollars of the de- ion at such time as said board of; labor on the roads
nomination not to exceed one thous-1 commissioners ahall designate and snail thereafter be required under
and dollars, bearing Interest from I appoint At said election all quali-the provisions of section IS, chap-
the date thereof not exceeding five! tied voters In said county may vote ter 231 of the public laws of 18S7,
per cent per annum, with interest a written or printed ticket. Those or any other act.
coupons attached, payable annually I no lavor the purposes of this ait I bee. 16. That should the bonds
at such time and place as may behall vote a ticket with the words: j hereinbefore provided for be voted,
deemed advisable bv said board of r For Good Koads" written or print-' issued and ford, the chain gang for
county commissioners, such bonds to Kd thereon, and those who oppose! tbe county, as provided for in seo
be of such form and tenor and I mo purpose of this art shall vote mon ia of this chapter, shall be
transferable In such way and the a ticket with the words "Against! under the supervision of the coun
principal payable at such time or I Good Roads" written or printed ty commissioners of said county, but
uin, uw r A - ( uiuk lull u ivai s i - --..., mu m uiwui"i vi uv . uc iuvjcti iiD vaiuo m -,
from the date thereof, and at such I qualified voters at said election rules and regulations as now gov
suau vote for good roads,
IiTOWlONAL
SffiWSOIOOL
Lesson
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LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 25.
BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION
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place or plaes aa the said board
of county commissioners may deter
mine: rrovidod. that none of said
bonds authorised by this act shall
be disposed of either by sale, ex
change, hypothecation or otherwise,
for a less price than their fare val
us.
sec. z. The bonds and coupons
nail bo numbered and signed by
the chairman of said board of com
mlssioners and countersigned and at
then the
bonds provided for In this ait shall
be issued and sold according to the
provisions hereinbefore contained.
The said election shall be held in
tho manner provided for by law for
the election of members of the Gen
eral Assembly, except ns otherwise
provided in this act The registra
tion of voters for the same length
of time prior to siid election and
under the same laws as govern gen-
tested by the treasurer of said coun-1 oral elections. The registrars and
ty and bear the corporate aval of
the said county of Union.
Sec. 3. A record shall be kept by
the said board of commissioners, in
a separate book for that purpose, of
all bonds sold, and to whom, the
amounts and dates of sale and Issu
ing of each bond, and its number,
Sec. i. In order to pay the Inter
est on said bonds, create a sinking
fund for taking up said bonds at
maturity, and supporting the chain
gang or convict force, and estab
lishing, alteratlng and maintaining
the public roads and highways of
said county In good condition, the
board of commissioners for the
county of Union, or other authori
ties vested with the levying of taxes
for said county, shall annually com
pute and levy at the time of levy
ing other taxes a sufficient special
. tax on all polls, all real estate and
personal property and alt other sub
jects of taxation which said com
mlssioners or other authorities now
or hereafter may be allowed to levy
taxes upon for any purpose whatev
er, always observing the constitu
tional equation between the tax on
property and the tax on polls: Pro
vided, that there shall not be at
any time levied in the county of
Union for the purpose of road Im
provement, including all expend!
lures made necessary by this act. a
tax greater in amount than 25 cents
on the hundred dollars worth of said county and
property and 75 cents on each poll
Sec. o. That said taxes when col
lected, shall be' kept separate and
apart from all other taxes, and
shall be used only for the purpose
for which It was collected
Sue. 6. That It shall be the du
ty of the said board of commission
ers for the county of Union to an
nually invest any and all moneys
arising from the special tax for
sinking fund In the purchase of any
of said bonds at a price deemed ad
vantam'oiis to said county by said
board of commissioners and to be
agreed upon between them and the
owners thereof; but in rase said
commission! rs shall Invest said sink
ing fund, upon approved security
and upon terms advantageous to
said county.
Sec. 7. That any moneys of said
sinking fund so loaned shall have
the legal rate of interest In North
Carolinn, and any interest from said
fund shall be annually invested in
the tame way.
Spc. 8. That the money arising
from tho sn!o of said bonds shall
be used to purchase improved road
working machinery, to survey, lay
out, crarte, macadamize, improve
and maintain the public roads of
said county, by contract or other
wise, and in guarding and maintain
ing such convict force as may from
time to time be assigned to work
on said roads.
See. 9. That all public roads in
said county shall be located where
they should permanently remain
shall be made as straight us practi
cable, and shall bo macadamized
only after having been graded to a
grade less than three per cent.
Sec. 1U. That the bonds herein
provided for shall be deposited In
some safe-doposit company or hank
to be designated by said board of
commissioners, and only drawn out
on tho Joint order of the board of
commissioners and the treasurer of
said county, the proceeds of which
shall bo applied to the purposes as
herein provided for.
Sec. 11. That the moneys received
from the sain of said bonds nnd all
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Judges of election shall be appoint
ed by the commissioners of . l'nlon
county at least forty days before
tbe said election, and the list
persons so appointed shall be pub
iiahed for two weeks next succeed
Ing this appointment in sumo new
Paper published in Union county
inero snail be appointed one reg
istrar and two Judges of election
for each precinct, and if practicable
to do so the commissioners shall ap
point one Judge of election favor
able to good roads and one opposed
thereto, and said registration and
election shall be held in all respects
like the elections for members
the General Assembly are held, ex
cept as is otherwise provided
this act At tbe close of the elec
tlon In each precinct the votes shall
be counted and returned, over the
signatures of the registrar and
Judges of election, to the board of
county commissioners. Abstracts or
or blanks for this purpose shall be
prepared by the board of county
commissioners and furnished to ea-
precinct, and the registrar or one
Judge of election shall be chosen
as a messenger to transmit the said
returns to the board of commission
ors. Said returns shall be executed
in triplicate. One copy shall
transmitted, as aforesaid, to th
uoara or commissioners, one copy
to the Clerk of Superior Court of
one copy retained
Dy the registrar of each precinct,
On the first Monday preceding the
election the commissioners of L'nlon
county shall meet as a canvassing
board and shall receive the returns
of said election, canvass and Judl-
cally pass upon the same and declare
the result of the election. If a ma
jority of the voters of Union coun
ty qualified to voto ot said elec
Hon shall have voted "For Good
Roads," then the bonds provided
for in this act shall be issued and
sold.
Sec. 13. This act shall not be con
strufid ns repealing any road law
now in force and effect in the said
county of l'nlon until ratified by
tlia people ns shown herein provided
nnd then only insofar as such road
law or any part thereof may be re
pugnant to any part of this ad.
Sec. 14. That if a majority of the
voters of l'nlon county qualified to
vote at the election hereinbefore
provided for shall fail to vote for
good roads at such election, then
and in tVnt event the same question
may again be submitted to the voters
of I nlon county, by order of the
hoard of coiutnlasioners for the coun
ty of I nlon at such time or times
as the said board of commissioners
may designate and appoint In any
subsequent year thereafter: Provld
ed, that If at any such election 1
majority of the voters of said coun
ty qualified t0 vote in anv such
election shall vote "For Good
Koads," then no further election
shall ba held on said question, but
me board or commissioners of said
county shall proceed to Usue and
sell the bonds of said county, to nn
amount not exceeding two hundred
thousand dollars,' In the manner and
for the Purpose specified hereinbe
fore. Such elections shall be held
in the manner provided by law for
the election of members of the Gen
eral Assembly. The registration
books shall be open for registration
of voters for the same length of
time prior to such election and un
der the same laws as govern gener
al elections, except as otherwise pro
vided in this act. The board of
commissioners of Union ounty shall
at least forty days before any such
election, appoint one registrar and
two Judges of election for each pre-
cimt, and a list of the persons so
appointed shall be published for two
weeks next succeeding this appoint
ment in some newspaper published
In said county. At the close of the
election in each precinct the votes
shall be counted and returned, over
the signatures of the registrar and
Judges of election or a majority of
tlKin, to the board of commissioners
for the county of I nlon. Abstracts
or blanks for this purpose shall be
furnished by said board of commis
sioners, and the registrar or one
Judge of election shall be chosen
as a messenger to transmit the
said returns. Said returns shall be
executed In triplicate, and one copy
shall be transmitted as aforesaid to
the board of commissioners for the
county of Union, one copy to the
clerk of the Superior Court of said
county, and one copy shall be re
tained by the registrar. On the
Monday next succeeding the election
the board of commissions s for the
county of Union shall meet as a
canvassing board and shall receive
the said returns of said election.
shall canvass nnd Judh tally pass up
on the same, and shall declare the
result of the elcdlon. If -a major
ity of the voters cf Union county
ern the chain gang for Monroe town
ship. The property of the Monroe
township chain gang may be dispos
ed of by the chain gang commission
era and the money received for the
same and all other moneys belong
ing to the road fund of said town
ship shall be used for the Improve
ment of the roads in said township
the passage ot this act the secretary
of State shall send a certified ropy
of the same to the Register of Deeds
of Union county.
Sac. 18. This act shall be In force
from and after Us ratification. Rat
ified this the Oth day of March,
1909.
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In the earth are sometimes heard
before a terrible earthquake, that
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the Kidneys need attention If you
wculd escape those dangerous mala
dies. Dropsy, Diabetes or Drlght's
disease. Take Electric Bitters at
once and see bachache fly and all
your best feelings returned. "My
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their use for kidney and bladder
trouble," writes Peter Bondy
South Rockwood, Mich.. "It Is
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Try It 60 cents at English Drug
Co.
NOTICE OK KIJXTIOX.
Notice is hereby given that pur
suant to Chapter 626 ot the Public
Laws of l'JUS of North Carolina, it
is ordered by the Board of County
Commissioners ot Union County, N.
C, that an election ho held in all
the voting preclnts in said County
of Union on the 23rd da y of March
A. D. 1912, for the purpose of as
certaining the wishes of the voters
of Union County upon tho question
of issuing bonds to the amount of
Two Hundred Thousund Dollars and
Improving the roads as is provided
in this act.
It is ordered further that tbe fol
lowing registrars and JudgeB be ap
pointed for said election, viz:
(The first named in each precinct
is the registrar and tbe other two
are judges of election).
Lanes Creek H. F. Parker, W'm.
Morgan, Henry Helms.
Armfielda YV. A. Kubanks, Alfred
Funderburk, Minor Melton.
Irby's Samuel Lathan, v. G
Griffin, P. V. Plyler.
Wilson's Store W. P. N'eeley, S.
Walkup, Win. McWhorter.
Waxhaw P. M. Niven, L. M. Rl
ncr Jack Sims.
Kast Sandy HIdge IT. L. Price,
J. II. Winchester. Will Howie.
West Sandy HIdge K. A. Hud
son, Geo. Mc.Manus, C. C. .Ucllwuin
Vance J. E. Uroom, M. T. Stal
lings, Jus. Benton.
.North Goose ( reek I. C. Clontz,
Washington Clontz, J. K. Halgler.
South Goose Creek T. L. A
Helms, M. C. Halgler, David Aus
tin.
lCuto P. J. C. Eflrd, T. C. Bras
well, Ellis B. Pusses.
Olive Branch H. T. Bauconi, Jno
Cnrraway, Lafayette Staton.
Marshvllle A. J. Brooks, J. D.
Marsh, J. E. Thomas.
Wingate H. K. Helms, F. F
Williams. J. W. Outen.
North Monroe P. H. Johnson, J
Wilson Helms, R. L. Gordon.
South Monroe L. R. Helms S,
Richardson. A. H. McLarty.
It Is ordered further that said
election shall bo held in the manner
provided for tho J lection of mem
bers of the General Assembly, ex
cept ns otherwise provided in this
Act, and the registration books shall
be opened for the registration of
voters for the same length of time
prior to said election and under the
same laws as governs general elections.
This "th day of Feb., A. D. 1912.
T. J. GORDON,
Chin. Bd. Co. Commissioners
J. E. STEWART. Clerk to Bd.
Kxccutlon Hale.
On Monday, March 18. 1912, I
will sell at public auction at the
court house door in Monroe, N. C.
for cash, one house and lot, nnd
one vacant lot, In the town of Wax
haw, N. C, adjoining W. R. McDon
ald, and others, being property will
ed to W. J. King by Jane Glvens,
also 183 acres ot land adjoining J.
Blllue, J. L. Osborne, nnd others,
known as David Cry land, also 123
acres adjoining J. L. Rodman, T. W,
McKlbben, and others, known ai the
Weaver lands; sold by order of
court to satisfy on attachment In
favor of Ed Mellen & Co., Incora
ted, against W. J. King, owner of
said house and lots and lands, and
to pay plaintiff s said claim, or so
much thereof as may be necessary
to pay said claim, and cost of recov
ery. This Feb. 13th, 1812.
JOHN GRIFFITH,
Sheriff of Union County.
rnATT,
v. J.
Att'riiey-ut-Iaw,
Having been appointed prosecuting
attorney In the Recorder's court, I
cannot appear for the defense in
criminal actions. All other legal
business entrusted to me will re
ceive prompt and careful attention.
Office: Rooms 21 and 22, Loan it
Trust Uuildinff.
Telephone 88. Monroe, Jf. C.
Three things deserve special notice
In connection with the scene of tbe
baptism of Christ: Ths baptism It
self, the descending dove, and the
boavenly voice.
The baptism of Christ Is connected
with the fact that Christ was thirty
years old. This was the age when Le-
vitlcal priests were set apart and con
set-rated to their office. The baptism
therefore, has reference to the priestly
office of Christ By submitting to bap
tism Jesus identifies himself with the
world's sin.
Christ's baptism then was not pen
sonal for he himself was sinless.
The lesson tells us that while others.
after their baptism, stood confessing
their sins In the Jordan, be Immedi
ately went up out of the water, for
he had no sins to confess but official
and representative. Christ submitted
to the same baptism which the genera
tion of vipers had received, not be
cause he was one of them, but because
he was their representative, and had
come to take upon himself their sins
Christ, In submitting to John's bap
tism, set his seal upon the divinely
appointed ministry of John as the ful
fillment of the Old Testament
prophecy. He recognized In John's
baptlBm God's plan for him, and he
submitted to It without questioning,
If any man In his own right did not
need baptism. It was Christ By this
act Jesus set his seal upon the rite
ot baptism, a rite which may be aban
doned only when It no longer teaches
any truth. Rebellion against customs
and rites for rebellion's sake is vicious
Individualism.
The descent of the Holy Spirit lndi
catos Christ's equipment for his serv
ice. In his sermon In the synagogue
ho referred to this truth when he said,
the spirit of the Lord God Is resting
upon me, because be bath anointed
me to preach the gospel. Even Christ
could not accomplish his life work
without the aid of the divine spirit.
Nor can we.
The voice from heaven could scarce
ly have been heard by Christ without
his associating It with the Identifica
tion of himself with the servant of the
Lord In the prophecy of Isaiah (chap
ters 42 to 60).
The temptation Is closely allied to
the baptism of Christ; Indeed, It Is
based on the proclaimed sonehlp of
the baptism. From this we learn that
the greatest temptations ofttimes, in
deed generally follow the greatest
blessings.
Tho temptation was a real event
and not a mere mental or soul strug
gle, ice personality or Satan is as
evident as the personality of Christ
In tho narrative. Nor Is there any
thing in tho story to Indicate that it
is nn allegory, but everything prcdl
cates a reality.
All of the temptations were along
the lino of Christ's Intention to estab
lish tbe Kingdom of God in tho world
Satnna suggestion to Christ was to
take a short cut to the obtaining of
tho Kingdom Tho adversary did not
ask C hrist to do a single wrong
thing; ho did suggest doing right
things In a wrong way and with wrong
motives. There Is nothing wrong In
being hungry nnd satisfying hunger,
but it is sinful to use wrong measures
to satisfy even so natural an appetite.
Nor is It wrong to trust in the word
and promises of God for deliverance
when we find ourselves in places of
danger, but It Is wrong to unnecessar
ily r'ace ourselves In compromising
positions because of tho temptations of
the evil one, and then pre3ume to rely
upon the promises of God to extricate
us from a position Into which we have
thus been brought. Such Is not an
act of faith, but of presumption it Is
templing the Lord God. Nor Is It
wrong to engage In the act of worship,
but It Is sinful to worship anything
or anybody other than God.
Christ's method of victory Is signl
flrant He does not resort to dazzling
Inventions or manifest any attempt at
shrewdness In his answers. Ho does
not even try to be original. He goes
to the quiver of God's word, and takes
out an arrow that had been polished
by much use, and hurls it at the ad
versary. He excraplies the psalmist s
expression: "Thy word have I hid In
mlue heart, that I might not sin
against thee." No doubt Jesus quoted
from memory. Herein lies the bless
ing of learning gospel texts, and of
storing the memory with scripture.
Je. us was tempted In all points like
as we are. We must rot think that
these three temptations were the only
onc3 Christ endured, even In the wild
erness. The narrative says that "When
Satan had finished all the (who'e
cycle of) temptations, he left him for
a season." This Implies that there
were other temptations, and that his
whole life was beset by temptations.
There is not a single note In the
great organ of our humanity, which.
when touched, does not produce a sym
pathetic vibration in the mighty scope
pnd range of our master's being ex-
pt the jarring discord of sin.
It Takes Many Features
TO MAKE A DRUG STORE COMPLETE.
First of all, a drug store Is a place where drugs are sold, but the
store of today carries a score and more ot other things useful,
beneficial and luxurious. Ours U a drug store complete In every
detail.
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everything we sell, because we know the goods and we know
that they are adapted to the needs of our customers. Anything
drug-storey that you want we have.
Respectfully,
English Drug Co.
Tlic Dependable Store.
Our Store is very complete
with all the latest and
best medium
priced
JFiuiFinijillTuiFe
and if there was ever a time when the young;
couple going to housekeeping could furnish every
room in the house to begin with at a nominal cost
and such conditions of purchase to make it a real
easy matter, it is NOW. We are in a position to
give you the best in every particular, and a com
parison willfconvince you. Yours for business.
T. P. DILLON.
Now For
That Crop.
TT IS NATURAL that people should
tighten up in a year like this. But
the time is now at hand when the
farmers should spread out, and prepare
to make a crop. Nothing is of more im
portance in making one than the stock
3Tou use. We have a
Fine Lot of
Mules and Mares
for you to select from. If you don't be
lieve we have some good bargains, come
and see. We are always glad to show
you whether you buy or not.
Good Buggies a
Necessity.
With the roads in the present condition
good buggies become a necessity. You
are simply bound to have them to trav
el safely. It is the part of wisdom and
forethought, as well as money in your
pockets, to inspect our lino of vehicles.
FOWLER & LEE CO,
Leading Dealers and'Livermen.
There should be a greater Individ-1 The Democratic nnrrr most eftn.
ual responsibility to the criminal vlnce the people not what It pro
laws on the part of operators ot cor- poses to do for Itself, but what it
porations. lean do for them.
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