MEBANE LEADER
“AND RIGHT THE DAY MUST WIN, TO DOUBT WOULD BE DISLOYALTY, TO FALTER WOULD BE SIN.”
MEBANE, N. C.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23 1911
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, , of Durham visited
Vir. R. VV. Bright last
= Ui;'.:n of Union Ridge
Wec4ne8LU\y with a load
Msnirum of Fuquay Spring
n;!y of Mr. R W- Bright
llar.t of rhathani Va.
•-..•.her J. D. Hunt of Meb-
Small anJ Linsey Mar
riage,
On last funhiy morning at the horn-;
of ^ r, and Mrs. II. A. Bason, li r
Patrick Small and Miss Lizzie Linsey,
in the presence of a few friends were
united in the holy bonds of matri
mony, Esq. Bason pronouncing the
words that made them man and wife.
Immediately after the ceremony they
drove to the home of tlse grooms father
where they will reside in the future.
Mr, Small is the son of Mr. H. L.
Small and also a prosperous young
farmer of R. F. D. 1. Miss Linsey is a
daughter of Mr. Wm. Tjinsey of But-
lington. R. F. I). 5 Wo wish them
both a long and happy life.
By a friend.
A BRILLIANT WED-
DING.
Two ot Mebane’s most
Popular Young Folks
Join Hands and Hearts
For The Future.
NEGRO MINSTREL.
b!
Vilkerson V»as ordered a
inze front for the new
r.'vting.
-r pvioes paid for quails and
1 ;il:ible game at the Hen-
Gvoensboro. N. C.
well of pleasant grove sold
inont warehouse this week
f tobacco realizing for the
Home Talent.
Mebane
Graded School
torium.
Audi-
, v.ro Bird of the Carr section
.j Piodinont warehouse this
; .ij of tobacco realizing for the
Watson and Jeffries sold
,f tobacco at the Piedmont
:se this week realizing for
■ 75.
W. Bright has bought of Mr.
: iih the brick store opposite the
;r keeping his stock in, he has
i tl. Mr. Bright the vacant lot
• the store.
Mr. =! bn Holms killed 37 quail Mcn-
dav. ; hnie is a good marksman,
-rrcre ' 'ne of his lady friends who
vill g'; these quail. My won’t she
V ui'il on toast.
Fun for everyone.
Coon Songs.
Negro Farce'’.
Clog Doncing.
Stump SpeechOi?.
Negro Serr»ons.
Conundrums.
A sure cure for the blue?.
One nig laugh from start to finish.
JOKES.
Remember the date December 1st.
1611-8 r m.
Admission
Children, 15c, Adults 25c, Reserved
seats 35c.
Benefit.
Mebane Clraded School Atholetic
Association.
GOOD FIGHT.
Ml
D. Hunt has made atrang^e-
n.ei " enlarge his store, by building
on the . t. ar thirty^f eet more. The brick
is or. ti.o ground and the foundation dug
out. There will be a nice basement the
entiit ;v gth of the bnilding.
f our printers are sick this
wjoK, and it devolves upon the others
to do I he work, including the makeup
and : acls. as this is their first ex-
peri-;; ■ we think they are doing
ren: r-.;’ble well, at least we are sure
tht v > u‘ . ;l iving to do their best.
A:i Automobile Free.
We v,  aid like to hear fr^m any of
cur iU
a 2-: 1
of >1)1
will 0!
wri:e.
The ■!
'Cribers who may
se power new automobile, of
;,J make, absolutely free. It
'’I st you a two cent stamp to
I et us hear from you at once,
is open for lady or gentleman.
J. J. Hall, Editor of the
Rock Hill Herald.
Anderson Daily Mail.
In the struggle for white supremacy
in 1976 there was a ri^wspaper in Ches
ter edited by J. J. Hall, a young
Irishman of sterling character and of
great heart. When the town of Rock
Hill came upon tPT^Tnnn, Mr, Hill was
invited by Mr. James Ivy to become
the editor of'^he Rock Hill Herald. In
1890 when tb|S hand of brother was
raised to smite the breast of brother J.
J. Hull placed hi? back to the wall, as
did the heroes of the Alamo, und fought
an. Over half of the subscribers quit
because he would not accept Tillman-
ism and join in the carnival of abuse
of good men. Later he lived to see the
want to secure day when most of his old subscribers
1 he Firm of Kawls.
names were back upon his books. He
never bent the knee, he never used in-
temperate language, and they admired
him, as any man who is steadfast will
be admired for having conviction and
daring to express them.
Tiie nnn of “Rawls” of Durham
pi V ■ b H inrge advertisement in this
wet’ 3 - ue of the Leader. This is one
of tne biic up-to-date firms of Durham
who c; n V a very large stock of the
best ft ladie.swear, and that includes
everyt They are nice clever pee
l'll, hf Uie goods and the right pric-
ts aiic. .’ ll treat you right. They are
olTtrii 4 _o pay your railroad fare to
and fr ;n Mebane to any one whose pur
chases -It ihuir store amounts to $12,EO
worth er- ;ids or more.
List ot Letters
Kt.rr. .;;:ing unclaimed at this office
for iht week ending Nov. 18th 1911.
1 ..t-tter tor Mr. Carl M. Cates.
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Mr. C. M. Martin.
“ W. R. Jurcat.
“ Fanny Tarry.
' ard for Mrs. John P. Ley.
“ W. P. Sharp.
“ Will Thompson (col)
‘ “ Miss Romian Thom-
Try to Change lngugura=
tion Date.
Determined effort to amend the con
stitution changing the date of the in
auguration of the president and vice
president ot th9 Unitep States fiom
March 4 to the last Thurday in April,
and altering the official term of the
session of congress, is to be one of the
features of the Sixty-second congress,
which will assemble in regular session
next month.
A joint resolutijn introduced last
summer in the house of representatives
by Representative Henry of Texas and
in ^he senate by Senacor Clark of W y
oming, will be taken up by the house
committee on judiciary soon after con
gress convenes. Besides changing the
date of the short session of congress,
fixing the second Thursday of January
as the date of the commencement and
termination of the official term of sena
tors and resresentatives.
Agnes Wilson.
“ Mary Auther Wilson
“ A. C. Wilson,
letters will be sent to the
Uor Office Nov. 25 1911, if
■1 for before.
for the above please si«y
M.sftd” giving date of ad. list.
Respectfully,
S. Arthur White. P. M.
A Mandsome Overcoat.
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Tobacco Trust Division.
Attorney General Bickett and Mr.
Justice will be far from pleased with
Attorney General vVickersham's decis
ion to attempt the decree in the tobac
co trust case. They may be counted
upon to continue the fight along the
lines desired by the independent com
panies. Mr. Wickersham is satisfied
that there will be fewer elements of
trust conditions in fourteen large and
strong firnfs into which the trust
be divided, than there would be
large number of smaller and
companies. There is truth in that con
tention, but will there be competition
among the fourteen large companies?
There’s the rub. If there should be.
If there
w’ill
in a
weaker
larirt: iminuci.
a t to give to the nr.ost popular
the Mebane Rfd's a l.and-
!•»•(■( »at. We are goint^ to let
soriht^rs on these routes decide
The one on whose rout is tobacco trust is broken
i at the Leader office the larg- j,hould not be, then matters have not
n rntier of one dollar cash subscrip- j^een bettered by dividing the business
^ 1 : r .,1,1 or new subscriber.^ will trust into fourteen parts
t 1 ; oat. You have a favorite, let j that, the tobacco trust
r ; rorn you at once. the strong hand of the law and
On last Thursday evening, November
the sixteenth there was solemnized at
the Mebane Presbyterian church, one of
the most beautiful weddings ev«r wit
nessed in this place, when Miss Kerr
Mebane became the bride of Mr. Henry
William Bason. The church, which had
been beautifully decorated with palms,
ferns and white chj’pantheroums, and
lighted by numerous wax candles, was
filled with friends of the bride and
groom.
Preceeding the entrance of *^he bridal
party. Miss Phyllis Woodall, the violin
ist, of Greensboro, accompanied by
Mrs. F M. Hav-ley, renderedexquiaite-
Iv Ratf’s Cavatina; Mascagn»’s Cavalle-
ri \ Rusticava; “The Rosary” and “Oh,
Promise Me.”
Promptly at 0:30 o’clock, the hour
appointed, the bridal party entered the
I church, to the lovely strains of Mendel
sohn’s Wedding March, in the following
order: first came the ushers, Messrs.
J. K. Mebane, of Graham, and Banks
Mebane, of Spray, W. W. Corbett and
Dr. F. L, White, of Mebane, who took
tiieir places in front of the altar. The
groom entered next with his best man,
Mr. W. A. Murry, of Mebane. Then
came the dame of honor, Mrs. B. Frank
Mebane, of Spray, in a beatiful Parlfi-
an gown of emerald green satin, wear-
a short white veil and carrying white
chrysanthemums. Last of all came the
bride, with her maid of honor. Miss
Margie Scott. The bride was charming
gowned in white crepe meteor, trimmed
with Duchess lace, with her veil
caught with orange blossoms, and
carrying an exquisite shower boquet of
lilies of the valley. The maid of honor
was very l'»vely in a pale green satin
gown with an overdress of white chiffon,
the effect of her costume being Greek
in its beauty and simplicity of outline.
She carried pink chrysanthemums.
While the impressive ring ceremony
was being performed by the Rev. F.
M. Hawley, Schubert’s Ave Maria was
rendered, and Mendelssohn s Marche
D’ Athalie was the recessional music.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a reception was held at Ki^lm Krest,
the beautiful old Colonial home of the
bride’s mother, which was attactively
decorated for the occasion. The receiv
ing line was in the parlor and was com
posed of the bride and groom; Mrs.
F'anny Lavinia Mebane, the mother of
the bride; Capt. and Mrs. Henry A.
Bason, the father and mother of the
groom; Mrs. M. B. Scott, sister of the
bride; Mrs. B. Frank Mebane and'Miss
Margie Scott
In the gift room were displayed the
large number of besutiful gifts which
attested to the popularity of the couple
In the dining room, which was artisti
cally decorated in Southern smilax and
white carnations, Mrs. James K.
Mebane, assisted by Misses Sue Mebane,
Mary Stuart White and Fanny Mebane,
served a delicious salad course.
The color scheme of the wedding,
green and white, was also carried out
in the music room with ferns and white
chryanthemums, and here Mrs. Hawley
and Miss Woodall rendered dilighrful
musical selections throughout the even
ing.
The briliant reception was one which
will be long remembered by the large
number of guests who were present.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs
Bason left for High Point, where Mr.
Bason holds a responsible position with
the Tomlinson Chair Co. They will be
at home at the Elwood Hotel.
The bride has spent her entire life in
Mebane and is loved by all who know
her. She is the youngest child of the
late Dr. B F. Mebane, who was one of
the state’s most prominent physicians
and tne granddaughter of Hon. James
Kerr and Frances McNeil, of Caswell
County. The groom is the only son of
Capt. ard Mrs. Henry A. Bason,
Mebane. formerly oi Charlotte and has
many friends throughout the state.
Among the out of-town guests here
foi the wedding and reception were:
Dr. and Mrs. George A. Mebana and
Mrs. B. Frank ^Mebane, of Spray; Mr.
and Mrs. James*^K. Mebane, of Graham
Mr. John H. Kerr, of Yancevville; Mr.
B. W. Graves, of Danville, Va.; Capt.
James Bason and Miss Annie Bason, of
Burlington; Mrs. John Barnwell and
Miss Morrow, of Burlington; Dr. J. P.
Fearrington, Miss Elizabeth Fearring-
ton and Mrs. Will Turner, of Winston-
Salem; Miss Ida Poteat, of Raleigh and
Misses Inez and Ruth Poteat of Durham;
Mrs. J. H. Gilliland. Misses Linnie,
Edna and Frances Gilliland, of Gh^ens-
boro; Miss Ada Robeson, of Greensboro
Dr. George W. TiOng of Graham, Mrs.
Ll. Banks Holt, of Graham;
Holmes, of Denver, Col.
Tony Notes.
Rev. O. J. Denny, of Greensboro,
preached at Pinnix Institute Sunday
after-noon and preached an excellent
sermon to a large congregation.
Mr. A. F. Dillard is some better.
Glad to note Mr. P. E. Harrelson is
able to be out again.
Miss f.»eah Miles returned home from
Mebane Saturday after spending a
fortnight she reports a pleasant time.
She was accompanied home by Mr. M.
B, Miles and family.
Mr. and Mrs. L, B. Fitch visited Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Vaughn Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Fitzgerald and
baby visited Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Smith
Sunday afternoon. ^
Miss Mary Miles is spending some
time in Burlington.
Mrs. F. W. Smith visited Miss Leah
Miles Monday morning.
Miss Bera Motley visited her parents
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. ard Mrs. A. B, Florance visited
their daughter Mrs L. B. Dameron at
Gibson Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Vera Bowland visited Miss Daisy
Miles Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. J. B. Stanfield visited her
daughter Mrs. L. A. Mile* one day last
week.
Money That Goes Into
Pulman Porters' Tips.
During the year ended June 30, 1911,
the pullman Companv carried 623,182,-
757 passengers. The annual report
gives no statistics on tho. proportion of
those who paid their tips like men and
those who shamefacedly regretted that
they didn’t want their hats brushed or
their coats held, and slunk out of the
cars without daring to meet the porter’s
eyes. Let us assume that these mean
spirits constituted only a fourth of the
total number of passengers, and that
the others handed out an average
gratuity of 25 cents each. This would
fix the total amount paid by the travel
ing public for the kindly individual
attention of the porter at $116, 844,266.
Wash. Times.
Canada’s Timber Resour
ces.
(From Consul A. G. Seyfert,
Sound Ont.)
Ower
Messrs F. T. Fitch and M W. Miles
called on Miss Daisv Miles Sunday night
a while.
Brown eyes.
Not Sealed With Vindic
tiveness.
We trust that in all Virginia not one
man or woman will hear that Beattie’s
doom is sealed with vindictive satis
faction, or with other feeling than sor
row that perverted instincts and mor
bid passisns should have brought so
terrible fate upon a young exist.ence
which might haue been so bright. And
who will not give pitying thou.ght to
the pow o’d father whose declining
yaara are thus blighted with grief in
curable and a shame indelible? But
the stern necessity of the expiation
and example is not to be denied. The
majesty of the shield which Virginia
has thrown about the lives of her peo
ple must be upheld. This youth must
perish that it shall net sro fortii ttist ti
this commonwealth innocent blood may
be shed with impunity. Not in venge
ful retribu*"jon is the fearful forfeit
claimed; but that others may profit by
the sad example and be warned away
from parhs that led this unhappy boy
to an ignominious end and a felon’
grave.—Va Pilot.
An official publication of the Do
minion forestry branch of the Depart
ment of the Interior says; “The ori
ginal timber area, omitting semitree-
less lands, was approximately 1,900,-
000 square miles; 98,000 square miles
have been cleared for settlement, and
100,000 square miles have be«n cut,
over by lumbem en, leaving a timber
ed area yet untouched of 1.702,000
square miles. Assuming the average
of 3,000 feet per acre, there should yet
remain 3,279,000.000,000 feet of tim
ber in Canada at a very conservative
estimate. The highest estimate that
has been made hitherto, that given by
the conservation commission, places the
amount of saw timber and pulp wood
in Canada at 494,600,000,000 feet and
1,100,000,000 cords, respectively.” The
forest area of Canada has been vari
ously estimated by experts from time
to time, but the above figures seem to
be the most accurate the government
ever issu'2d on the subject.
How It Works.
Boston Transcript.
For an impressive bill of particulars
showing the results of a commission
form of government, Memphis, Tenn.,
appears to occupy a prominent place
in the front row of those cities that
have adopted this method. Memphis
has a population of nearly 140,000, and
for the first time in its history inter
est is paid on daily balanses at the
banks. A cross-town car line bas been
built, grade crossings have been ab
olished, fire essapes placed on build
ings, modsm lightning standards erect
ed, 500 unsafe and unwholesome build
ings condemned, 37 mtles of sewers laid
and almost as many of new streets, a
new wing added ^o :^he city hospital;
accidents in congested streets have
been reduced by a traffic squad of the
police, the public market has been re
medied, and in short in almost every
department of administration ’ ‘all pre
vious records have been beaten.” Yet
the tax rate is the lowest in the his
tory of the city. In immediate con
templation are a tuberculosis hospital,
a hospital for comn unicable diseases,
baths for white and colored people, a
board of charity a»'d a juvenile court,
Chelsea voters should take notice.
WICKERSHAM IS GRITICISEB.
No Excuse Found For Mis
Failure to Criminal
Prosecutions Against
Trust Offenders.
Law Enforcement Impera
tive.
Writes His own Condem
nation.
Chase Wolves in Aeroplane
Galveston Dispatch to New York Her
ald.
Col. James Lambert, owner of the
Pecos ranch, representing himself and
eight or nine associates, plans to use
an aeroplane to rid their ranches, which
cover an area of eeveral thousand squ
are miles in Brewster. Pecos, Jeff Dav
is, and Reeves counties, of wolves,
panthers, ard other wild animals that
last year caused losses of $35,000.
Every border ranch employs men to
hunt beasts of nrey. But in the brush
and cactus county the animals find hid
ing places. With an airship built for
two it is believed the hunters can pick
off the wild animals, even in the jun
gles. and that the expense will be less
than half what it is now. The aero
plane will receive a thorough test.
Governor Hooper’s action in calling
conference of the friends of temper
ance to discuss flagrant violations of
the liquor law of Tennessee is in ac
cord with tho sentiment of the law and
order advocates of Tennessee, regard
less of party affiliation.
Through the connivance of public
officials who are und«r oath to enforce
the laws of the commonwealth, it has
been possible for liquor dealers to pre
vent the enforcement of the four-mile
law in several of the larger cities of
the State. Governor Hooper has no
aathority undor the laws of Tennessee
to interfere, and it is proper that a
Chief Executive who has the enforce
ment of the law at heart should seek
the CO operation of his supporters in
some movement which will checkmate
the evasions of the law planned by the
liquor forces.
If mayors and criminal court officers
will not do their duty. Governor Hoop
ers suggestion that some remedy for
he sTiameless action of such officials be
provided is entirely in harmony with
the views of most of the law-abiding
citizens of the State. No State can
continue indefinitely under a state of
anarchy, and Governor Hooper is to be
commended for making an effort to
provide a remedy for the present un-
savor.v situation..—Nashville Tenness*
ean.
A general attack upon tk« of
the circuit court of New York il
dissolution of tkt AnericM Ttbatoo
Company and a specific coaqwrisMi of
the activities of Attorney OtflMal
Wickersham and former Attorney C«b
eral Judson Harmon in enforcing the
Sherman anti-trust law against great
combinations enlivened a hearing of
the Senate committee on interstate
commerce which is investigating the
trust problem with a view to new leg
islation.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, in vlgor-
I ous questions directed toward H. B.
Martin, a witness before the committee
asking if he knew of “any justification
tor the head of a department of the
government to take the position that
he will not enforce the criminal pro
visions of the Sherman anti-trust law”
Most R3preheniible.
“There appears to be little ttffort in
the Department of Justice to enforce
the criminal provilions of the law,”
said Senator Fomereiie. “Do y'^u
know of any statule f-r other authority
which justifies sn Attorney General in
taking the position that be may enforce
the statute in the civil coarts bat de-
clide to enforcc its criminal provisions?
I regard :^he course of the department
in its failure to entorce these provis
ions as most reprehensible”
Yuan, the Dictator
China.
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It was stated some days since that
a member of the Governor’s staff
of South CaroHna had taken a
leading part in the lynching, and had
afterwards in the paper which he owns
boasted of the deed. It was reported
later that the Governor had refused to
instruct the sheriff to take steps in pre
vention of the tragecy, and still later
that he had declined to order prosecu
tion of those notoriously participating.
But worse was to come. On Saturday
last Governor Blease delivered a public
address at Anderson to a large audien
ce, and was applauded to the echo when
he declared his entire approval of what
had been done by the mob, that in not
defending the prisoner in his hands the
sheriff had rightly interpretated the
absence of orders from himself, and
swore that “Rather than have used his
authority to call out the militia to
save the culprit from summary execu
tion,” he would have “resigned the
governorship and come down to lead
the lynchers in wreaking a just and
righteous vengeance.”
This from the official under oath to
enforce the laws needs no comment.
He writes his own condemnation more
strongly than words from another
could phrase it. The saddest feature of
the wretched business is that in his re
volt against all the dictates of ordro
and justice, this creature appears te
have the sympathy and endorsement of
a numerically formidable elements of
the people of his State.—Va. Pilot.
Official Sanction
Law.
of Mob
Commerce anti Peace.
While the clouds of war brood over
Europe, the United States is spending
its time wisely in making hay. This
fact was clearly demonstrated by Di
rector General Barrett in his annual re
port to the governing board of the Pan
American Union, pointing out that the
commerce of this country with the
twenty Lat: n-American republics had
increased in five years to $270,000,000,
which represents a growth in exports
amounting to $70,000,000.
Meanwhile, imports from the Latin-
American republics increased from $292
000,000 to $369,000,000 in the same pe
riod. The balance in favor of the
South American republics is, of course,
due to the large use of coffee and raw
rubber in this counttv.
That he would rather be a drunkard
and go to judgment than a slanderer of
another was the remarkably forceful
utterance of Bishop Hoss at a recent
conference There is great meaning in
that remark. It is a whole sermon.
Whether one believe in distinction of
punishment in hereafter-or whether
one believe in any punishment at al
for that matter—it is human for us to
believe that the man who merely sins
against himself is a vastly better man
than the man who sins against another.
Charlotte Gbserver.
and Mrs
■I  iop failure in twelve provin-
til ! tlireotens to reduce 8,000,000
{j^' i ie to starvation, Russia has still to
'p rid millions of treasure on armies
ittnd warships—and that is civilization.
But
has felt
has
been put on notice. The result of the
recent dissolution movement, while it
will not give general satisfaction, will
have a distinctly wholesome effect on
trust operations.—Charlotte Chronicle.
Many an otherwise sensible young
man has been spoiled by being encour
aged in an effort to be funnv.
Sometimes you encounter a man who
is such a deep thinker that his thoughts
never come to the surface.
The Spigot and the Bung
To the average citizen every dollar
given in charity or spent in buying
schoolbooks for his children acquires
a value ten times that expended in
gratification of his pleasure or appe
tite. If he parts with a quarter to
some hoary mendicant on the street
corner, he feels for hours after as
though he had committed an unpardon
able extravagance: and when he pays
four dollars a year as the sole cost of
his son’s primary education, he thinks
himself on the road to the. poor house.
Yet the same man will squander ten
dollars a week on whiskey and cigars
without giving the matter a second |
thought; in fact when groaning under |
the tax of a dollar for a new geography
for the boy, he winds up his grum
bling with the perfectly sineere false
hood: “And I never throw a cent
away on myself.”—Va Pilot.
The Governor of South Carolina has
given his official sanction of mob law by
refusing to sustain a Sheriff in his eff
orts to prevent the lynching of a neg
ro charged with committing'rape. The
Goveanor not only refused to lend the
aid of the State in paeventing the lyn
ching, but he publicly proclaimed that
he sanctioned the work of the mob,
and that rather than to be instrument
al in preventing it, he would resign his
office and lead the mob in its unlawful
mission.
Now comes a revelation which may
be expected in such cases. After the
negro was duly lynched in the regula
tion way, doubt as to his guilt became
current, and it is now said that the
wrong negro paid the penalty of the
horrible crime which he did not commit
Afrenzied mob enraged beyond reason
of course is liable to do this kind of
work any time, for it is directed by
passion and not by reason. There is
no appeal from the decision of the mob
Since the Governor of South Caro
lina, the Chief Magistrate of that
great State has sanctioned lynching for
this one crime, will his lawless attitude
not entourage the criminal element of
Never in the world’s history has one
man occupied such a relitionship to the
government of one-third of the world's
people as Yuan Shi -Kai does to China
today. The son of a coolie. Yuan has
risen cp personal fo»ce and skill to the
point where, in the tremendous uphea-
vel of all China, he is the pivot on
which everything turns.
Today’s dispatches indicat* Miat h«
has accepted from the Manchu regeneir
the premiership of the empire. But
that does not mean that he has cast in
his fortunes with the Manchus. With
out him, neither the dynasty nor the
lepubliu can auccccd, witti Itiuj, ciiLvr
can succeed. It is for kim to sajr.
That his genius transcends even that
of Napoleon is sxsggested by the fact
that he declines to decide this momen
tous question with a view to his per
sonal advancement. He declares that
the choice of Ckina, as between a de
mocratic republic and a democratia
monarchy is not for one man to mai^e,
but that it IS for Ikat one man to saj
that in the future, whattrer iU form,
the governiiient must be democratit in
essence. Pvttin^ this theory into eff
ect, he declines to adherd either to Mi«
party of the dynasty or the party ef
the republic, until after the provinces
thr'.ugh newly elected representatives
shall have expressed tkeir eeoiee.—
Washington Times.
The Awakening of A#
Cities.
(From the New York Evening P«st,)
No one can read the returns from
Cincinnatti, Pkiladalphia and Cleveland
to say nothinff of New York, wilfcoEt a
feeling of satisfaction and even e ju
bilation. The awakening of our Ame
rican cities is coming on apace. Wke
would have thought a couple of years
ago that, without any particnlar reve
lations of machine wrong-doing, er aay
specially sensational events, Pkllad«i-
phia and Circinnatti would risa up and
drive out the boodlers and gangsters
that hava been fattening upon those
cities and disgracing them before tke
world? “Corrupt and contened” was
the phrase applied to Philadelphia a
few years ago, but it was made out of
date yesterday. Its discontent is made
that State to inclnde other crimes in ' P'«n. *W» »i»torj i. the Escond on.
tee punishments to be meted out
to
offenders and hang those who may of
fend them? Since the Governor boast
of being a lawbreaker will not the army
of lawbreakers in that State increase?
Will not the attitude of the Governor
have a tendency to encourage rather
than todetei crime? Will it not invite
contempt of the law?—Nashville Tenn
I esseean.
In the last ten months the South has
expended $44 ;000, COO for good roads.
Never before has there been such ac
tivity and such favorable sentiment in
the direction of better thoroughfare ■
through counties and through States
and througe entire sections. The beauty j lations, the alliance
within o few weeks. First, Republi
can voters defeated the Vare brothers,
contractors, in the primary election.
Next they assayed at their full value
Senator Penrose’s professions of re
pentance and reform and his sudden
and hypocriti'^al favoring of the com
mission form of government, and de
feat his candidate. Mr. Earle, despits
the fact that he was the ablest man
ever put forward by the Republicans in
Philadelphia. Here is proof positive
that the voters in our cities are begin
ning to think for themselves, that they
are tired of being led by the nose by
selfish bosses, and that they believe no
longer that party shibboleths are bind
ing when they are used to cover pecu-
between politics.
Want a Remedy.
(From the Newbern Sun.)
The President in his message to Can
gress next month will touch on the high
cost of living. And on top of this he
will probably veto any legislation that
will tend to lower the cost of living. A
remedy is what the people want, and
not mere words
All the stars of the Philadelphia
grand opera company are in a stew
over the professional clique which has
been uncovered in that city. Some of
the divas say they do not make a hit
because they will not pay the clique,
and others who have apparently won
much applause insist they did not fee
the boosters. Singing is evidently
only a side issue in grand opera suc
cesses. In other words, many of the
about it is that the South has the ma-
terial--that is, the building material in
the form of fine sand and clay. It may
have to send off for some of the mus
cle necessary for the construction of its
fine roads of the future, but it will
never need to import the material. —
Charlotte Observer,
crime and vice and all kinds ef bipar
tisan rascality.
Harry K. Thaw is studying law in
Matteawan with a view to obtaining
his release, but further study may con-
singers deal from the bottom of the»yjpce him that he is just where he be
deck, and a badly stacked deck at j jongs.
that.
The Wise Farmer.
A wise and really prosperous farmw:
is he who gives first consideration t»
his smoke-house, hay-rick and corn-crib
With these all full, he doesn’t have te
market his cotton or other crop at a
sacrifice; ank what he does get for it.
when sale is made, is practically net
profit.