..V THE MEBANE LEADER. “AND RIGHT TME DAY MUST WIN, TO DOUBT WOULD BE DISLOYALTY, TO FALTER WOULD BE SN 99 Vol. 2 MEBANE. N.C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBEIt 14 1911 NO 40 PEiiSONAL AND LOCAL BRIEFS WHO COME AND GO It. ms of interest Gathered by Our Report^^r F in':r spent several days in Mebane \,r' WOOk. >.V. voixrct to learn that Mrs. C. M. 1. .1' Hurffaw ia se'iouslv sick. \ i , L. A. Crawford and Mrs. Fred s ,os spent Tuesday in Burlington. ,x.\horo ha3 been selected as the ,, I' holn the next Baptist Conven- r ■,!. Kate and brother Mr. Luther j,, , of Carr, visited at Mr. J. R. Saturday. a want a splendid automobile, don*t , i. Well the Leader man is going to , ; .1 possible for you to get one. s e 0. Stephens the photographer :ii ijros for 25 cents. He will do , work. See him oyer the bank The Arcade Hotel. The Arcade Hotel an attractive place for the accomodation of the public was opened up at Durham last week. It adjoins the A^ade Theater. It now has 24 el^ently furnished rooms with dining room and cafe. The mattresses and springs were furnished by the Mebane Bedding Company, the bed steads were furnished by the Mebane Iron Bed Company. This of its self indicate that the managers of the hotel have good taste, and have the best furnishing. Stop at the Arcade when you go to Durham At Millers. At a 124 Blast Main Street, Durham, ia Millers Store. It is n«ar Church St. Mr, Miller has recently opened, but, he has a nice place, and a nice stock. He has a general line of dry goods, clothing etc. Ladies coat suits. Mr. Miller is a clever fellow with a regular Henry Grady mouth. He will please you if it IS possible to do so. He has with him Mr. W. S. Barnwell of near Cross Roads church. Northern Alamance. Barnwell is a courteous young man and doing all he can to help Mr. Miller make good. V 1 W you we needed some wood. ri ;;!y do, and we would be glad for who may owe us on subscription may wish to pay us in that way ring us some. ncou-Markham-Taylor and Co. nge their advertisement in this kt= Leader. This reliable and en- rit^ing firm for the sale of men and 3 Clothing, and a general line of rs furnishing, have a full hne of best to wear, Goods are marked ; and you can be assured ot the courteous treatment. Don’t fail T ee them when in Durham. i ir friend Goodman of Burlingtcm, is V.earintr a smile as broad as thi*t of To Extend the Line Eats Eighty Quail. Springfield (111.) Dispatch to New York American. Accepting a wager that he could eat all the quail a chum could shoot for ten days, John Fullner of Piasa, 111, spent nearly all of his time devising ways and means to make the game provided palatable. At the conclusion of the period Fullner declared he consumed 80 quail, served 80 ways. George Weindell of Alton, who made the wager with Fullner, said he was busy trying to shoot enough game to satisfy Pnllnera appetite. He declared he trampted more than 150 miles during the 10 days, and used nearly 200 cartri- gea. He also lost the amount ot the wager, which is said to have been $5. Fullner, however, says he had the time of his life. Quail on toast, roast ed fricaoseed and broiled were among the many ways Fullner had the quail served. _ Eiland items. Mr. Herman Smith and bride of Greensboro, was visitors in Efland Sun day. Mrs. Jack Price of Burling^ton, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith. ro! 'hi Last week there was placed on record at the register of deed’s office of Wayne county, by the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, of Baltimore, the strongest bank in that city, a deed of trust from the Goldsboro Traction Com pany, said deed securing an issue of $100,000 of the traction companinies first mortgage bonds, this being the final step in the arrangement between the traction company and the Baltimore bank, to dispose of this large amount of its securities of further extension and improvements to the street railway lines of this city. nd man at a Minstrel Show, The why, he is clothing a large! I Plays at Durhnn Academy i hi r of good citizens of Alamance. 1' imans is "the home of good do-| > : s” See his ad elsewhere in this .'ks Leader. Don’t forget him. e ilirect attention to a change in I . Mebane Store Co. ad which appears : i his weeks Leader, This firm in ad-1 : liwu to a full line of dry goods, no-1 ; .:s, ^^hoes, hats, etc., have in stock a| i t of frcsh fruits including oranges, l.ur>ns, apples, raisons, etc. Don’t] f r;^fet them. Tvsoii-Malone Hardware Company. Want to make a house cleaning be- • • . • ;his and Chi'istmas, and have ,i it c k to the quick in order to do so ' ■ --ir advertisement elsewhere. of Music. Dec. 25 County Sheriff “ 29 Paid in Full Jan. 5 Along the Kennebeck “ 23 Finnegins Honey Moon Fe)>. 5 George Evans Minstrels “ 6 Get Rich Quick Wellingford “ 9 Musical Comedy the Cow and the moon Feb. 19 The Smart Set. Mar. 4 Fortune Hunters “ 12 Lyman Brothers April 4 Buster Brown “ 15 The Pickerts one week. Bmgham Notes. The crowd that had the usual jolly time in “Fauton” (which is where weekly “Come Arourtcis” that the boys enjoy eo much are heVi) was Saturday night;- Messrs VCillie Compton, Geor ge Slover, Will'.e Gray Long, Nelson Jones, Jim Botts, and Webster Will' iams The refreshments were served by the handsome new waiter, Major Nalle, during the evening, while Miss Isabella Gray and Miss Tula Yarboro led the lively games of “Pit” “Up Jinks” “Blii.d Fold” etc. Meanwhile, in another parlor of Mid Lawn, the faculty and orchestra were being delightfully entertained by Col. and Mrs. Gray. Manv piano, violin, cornet and vocal sok?^- were enjoyed highly, together with duets and chor uses. The admiring classes of clever Major Henderson, the talenipd Professor of Languages, delight in his wisdom and wit He knows things, and he knows he knows em;but the'thing that makes him such a splendid teacher is his knack of making you know, you know em too. “The Bingham Bugle.” Mr. and Mrs. John Riley spent Sunday at Mr. John Faucett’s. Obituary. Masonic. will be a call meej ng of Bli m Lodge 272, Saturday • ecember i'lL Work in 32nd degree. Vl«-t- hr thers in good standing welccme. W. W. Corbett, . . S. Harris, Secy. Wm. 1/X)k at The Bank Report. It is making a splendid showing. It 1 s ttlng close up around the one hun- boys bank by leve ! thousand dollar mark. The ■ whooj)ing up things, Solid U financed and managed idfd ckver people. iiricl^ Warehouse. tfooker, Thornburg, and Allred pro- i>! i and managers of the brick :r liouse, Burhngton, desire to di- r t the attention of the tobacco far- ini rs to their advertisement which ap- p ars in this weeks Leader. They '• a t your tobacco, and wish to remind y ' I that they are prepared to give you i>i ompt and courteous attention. It Its Jewelry. It its jewelry you wish from reliable '' :ders that carry the biggest and best ^^'ock in the state, enough diamonds t; ransom a kingdom, a profussion of iriid, the pure rare yellow metal, wrou i^ht in every fancy that the gifted ar tist of the day may make it, an im- Tiseijse stock of silverware and cut ^dnss. Reliable goods, from reliable i' aiers, then see Snider-Wilcox • and 1 etcher of Durham, They will take Ivlins to please you. Still Climbing Mebane standing at the head of the following list of tobacco markets, Me bane, 346 876; Stoneville, 326,419; Apex 332.120; Smithfield, 200,942; Madison, 287,037; CJreedmoor, 266.091; Fuquay Springs, 264.285; Youngsville, 200.005; Zebulon, 301,306; Richland, 188,355; Wendell, 151,124; (Burlington, 165,121 some mistake-but we do not know how to correct it) WilUamston, 131,304; SUtesville, 100, 075; Pilot Mountain, 96,107; Leaksville 86,404; Milton. 86,154; GJoldsboro, 70- 794; Warsaw, 51,926; Clinton, 24,842; Wallace, 10,218.-Raleigh Times. Now is not this great? The youngest tobacco market in the state. The Lea der is proud of this record, and it goes synommous with the Leaders success. One among the first things The Lea der advocated after it was established here 3 years ago was a tobacco ware house. Its success is great. of Ad- Nearly 600 Inches vertising. The Leader is carrying in this issue nearly six hundred inches of i^id ad vertising and that is not all, it could carry if it cared too, for we have re fused advertising, because we did not care to trespass further upon our read ing space. But come to think about it, all of our advertising is interesting matter, eapecially so about these Christmas tidies. We are carrying a list of r men in busmess, and there is none better in the communities in which they live. Misses Pearl and Maud £Ifland. Messrs Glenn Kirkpatrick and Ernest Forrest called to see Miss Julia Trent Sunday afternoon. Messrs Edgar Thompson, Ralph Wil liams, Sherrill Adams, and Misses Bes sie and (Hytie Hooks visited Mr. Joe Murray’s Sunday. Miss Bessie Baity has returned from an extended visit to relatives in Greens boro and Burlington. Mr. Ira Lewis of Oaks, was a vi^r in our community Sunday. Mr. Waldo Forrest visited his sister, Mrs, Henry Jordan in Hillsboro Sunday night. Mr. George Compton of Durham, is at home for a few days with his family. Mrs. D. S. Mays went to Durham last week to attrad the funeral of a relative. Mrs. Doll Rilley was called to Mebane last Thursday night to the bedside of her Grandmother, Mrs. Gerline Carden who is very sick. Messrs Charley Boggs and Charley Brown have returned trom Lime Rock to spend Christmas at home. Mrs. Dave Qualls of Mebane, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs John Qualls Sunday Mrs. Sallie Homer spent last week with her mother in Hillsboro. Mr. and Mrs. John Hart and two little girls Frances and Nannie spent Sunday with Mr. Robert Sharpe’s family. Mr. E. Thompson spent last Friday in Durham on business. Mr. D. S. Mayes came up from Durham Saturday night 1o spend Sun day at home. We are glad to note that Mrs. Joe Thompson who has been very improving some. Mr. ahd Mrs Roy Forrest of Hills boro, called at Mr. Jack Smith’s Sun day. We are sorry to learn that Mrs Low Thompson still continues very sick. We are glad to note that Rev. Homer Casto, is back in Efiand to be with us another year. Mr. Frank Thompson visited his aunt Mrs. Della Forrest Saturday night. Guess I have chatted long enough so I’ll ring off and give some one else the line. ^ P. P. Q. the sick is On October 20th, 1911. The death angel invaded the home and took there from, the spirit of William H. Bacon, (better known as Tip). Mr, Bacon had been in declining health for some years, Medicial aid and the loving care of a devoted daughter could not move back death, which sooner or later will claim us all. Mr. Bacon was in the 72nd year of his age. He has gone to join his companion who preceded him to that Bright and Golden Shore about nineteen months ago. For forty-one years they journeyed through this life together and God di(5*»ot permit them to be sepaiated long. Ageod and true man and one that was highly honored and esteemed has left us. One whose place in the community will be hard to fill. But God knows best. And angels are shouting over one more redeemed, and doubtless his voice that will be heard by us no more untill all appear at the judgment seat of Chnst is now joining in the Anthems of the Angelic host who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of Lamb. Then daughters dear. “Weep not that Ihb ta'Aa are over. Weep not that his race is run; Grod grant we may all rest as calmly. When our work like his is done. The funeral services were conducted at the home by his pastor Rev. Mr. Bost of Durham ond his remains laid to rest in New Sharon church yard. He leaves four daughters Mrs. E, P. Wood Mrs. J. B. Nichols, Mrs. E. D. Thom pson and Miss Jennie Bacon, besides a host of ''ther relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. One of especial notice came from Dr. Camer on’s family of Hillsboro. The old con federate vetrans are fast falling out of earth’s ranks, and soon all will have answered the last roll call and joined Eternal army. May God comfort the loved ones left behind, and esp>ecially the devoted daughter who all these months so tenderly cared for her father and watched over him until the end. Ijonely the house, and sad the house, Since the dear father has gone; But oh, a brighter home than ours. In Heaven is now his own The echoes of his voice and step are gone, There is silence still and deep; But we know he sings by God’s throne. Then why, should we weep? A friend, F. F. McNamaras Defense Fund Said to Have Exceeded $400,000. The fund raised by union labor for the defense of the McNamaras is said to have exceeded $400,000. Of this, $170,000 is reported to have been given by their own union, the International Asssciation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. Up to Oct, 25, when the last statement was made by Sec retary Frank Morrison, the American Federation of Labor had collected $194- 612, 53 from the various international labor unions. Since then about $35,000 has been collected. In the statement issued by Secretary Morrison it was shown how the fund was distributed and an explanation of why such a large amount was giyen Attorney Clarence S. Darrow. The statement and postscript are as fol lows: Expenditures. Clarence S, Darrow, $170,000,00 Leo M. Rappaport, Indianapolis at torney 8,500,00 Henry G. Seyfreid, Indianapolis at torney 2,500,00 Frank L. Mulholland, Toledo attor ney 259,10 For McNamaiy buttons 1,120,00 Printing McNamara stamps 108.98 Representatives visiting conventions and meetings 591.00 Printing and mailing literature 1,133,15 Postage 380,00 Expenses incurred relative to McNa mara films 250,20 16.50 Says Fight is Lost At the meeting of the National Re- p jblican C^mn'ittee at Washington Ed win M. Lee, chairman of the Indiana Republican State committee, issued a statement in which he declared his State would be lost to the Republican party if Mr, Taft were renominated, Mr, Taft cannot carry Indiana” says Mr, Lee, “If he is the Republi can nominee our fight is lost before the gun is fired. As one of his original fiiends who labored for him night and day, I have been driven to this know ledge with extreme reluctance,” Mr, liee adds that his conclusion was reached only after a searching inquiry through his precinct committeemen and in person. What two months ago was passivily on the part of the voters, he says, now had been transformed in to “dissatisfaction,” Had No Warning. Emphatic disclaimers were made to day at the State, War and Navy de partments of the possession of any in formation confirmatory of the state- Refunds Total $184,858,93 Summary. Receipts $194,612,53 Expenditures 184,858,93 Balance on hand Oct. 25, 1911 $9,753,60 “The conference of representatives of international unions held at Indian apolis June 29, 1911, decided that mon ey collected should be forwarded to Clarence Darrow and he should pay at torney fees and all expenses incurred-’ The International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers collected its reported fund of $170,000 in assessments from its members. More than one hundred international organizations contributed to the fund collected by the American federation of Labor. The unions were asked to give 25 cents per capital to the fund. ollowing are the contributions up to Oct. 25 of a few of the larger organiza tions and what the 25-cent assessments would have amounted to if paid in full. Amount at Amount eighed And Found Wanting. The story we told the other day of the Virginia judge who instructed the acquittal of a prisoner on the charge brought in the indictment and his con viction of an offence not so charged, was used to iMustrate the loose method of Roosevelt’s criticism of President Taft’s anti-Trust campaign. But it applies equally well, as an example of of the non-sequitur in pleading to the defence entered by the President to the accusation that he has played fast and loose with the question of revising the tariff. Confronted with the condemnatory facts that he signed the Aldrich bill while stigmatizing the Wool schedule as indefensible, that later he eulogized the measure as the best ever passed by a republican Congress, that still later he urged the creation of a Board to en quire in what degree this excellent measure ought to be amended, and that finally he killed with a veto an attempt of both Houses of Congress to bring the duties on Wool and its products within the bounds of defensibility, the ment of ex-Consul A, C, Brice that he was warned of the approaching distruc- 1 President answers—that while the A1 tk)n of the Maine two days in advance by a Cuban sympathizer in Matanzas Admiral Wainwright, who was execu tive officer of the Maine when the ship was destroyed, also says that no warn ing reached him, It is the opinion of officials that only through a death-bed confession, if at all, will the secret be disclosed. Lieut,-Gov. Newland is making a spcial effort to induce Governor Kitchin to grant a pardon for T. B. Whitson, who thirty ye^ ago was charged with th"* murder of a man named Kitburg, was later convicted and is now serving sentence under remarkable circumstan ces, With the Lieutenant-Governor are Samuel Whitson and Mrs, Nelson, daugh ter of the convicted man. 25 (3ents. Paid Brewery Workmen $11,250.00 $12,766,00 Barbers 7.212.99 a053,90 Bakers and Confectioners 3.430,00 1,508,10 Bridgre and Structural Iron Workers 2,500,00 Carpenters 48.450,00 Cigar Makers 10,783.50 Electricians 4.750.00 Garment Workers (Ladies) 13,423.00 Hotel and Restaurant Employees 11,071.00 Miners (Coa» 58.889.50 Miners (Western Federation 12,825,00 Moulders 12,500.00 Plumbers 5,000.00 Painters 17,172,00 Printers 12,999,00 Street Railway Employees 10,000,00 Staere Emplorees 2,500,00 Teamsters 9,319,00 White Rats (Actors) 2,000 00 American Federation of Labor (Local Unions) 6,968,25 The fund was the largest ever raised by organized labor for the defense of any of its leaders. white 31.094,79 12,444,90 2,439,95 73 238.50 6,820,50 6,626,77 9.825,00 448,96 3,549,10 2,745,26 10,792,49 3,293.70 1.749,25 3,026,45 410,10 a 281.30 Attacked by Big Bear. Mr. Solomon Kester, son of Mr. Buck Kester, a prominent farmer near Spen cer, had a harrowing experience with what he believes to be a black bear late Tuesday night. He was returning from the home of a friend in Spenccr, where he had made a social call, and in pass ing through B piece of woods near his home, 2 miles from town, the animal apparently five feet long and with the appeaiance of a bear, sprang from the thick underbrush and showed fight. Mr Kester shot four times at his assailant which fled to the woods. A bear has been seen in other sections of Rowan during the past few months. Mr. Kes ter is a model young man and not en to seeing things at night, and is a real bear story. giv this I am prepared to have all hauling done at short notice. kinds Call oi’ on F. W. Graves. How About Your Eyes. Mine Explosion A dust explosion imprisonad two hun- dre 1 men in the coal mine of the Knox- Viilc Iron Company, at Briceville, taircy-four miles north of Knoxville Teiin., Saturday morning at seven-thir ty o’clock. The explosion was two iniles from the mine entrance. The I fjcleral mine rescue crew has been sum rnont.d. It is not yet possible to ascer- 'ain the number killed* It li feared the loss of life will be heavy. Tony Notes. Mr. W. P. Hurdle qt Danville, Va., visited Mb parents Satitfday and Sunday. Miss Mollie Florance visited Miss Bera Motley Saturday and Sunday. Miss Daisy Miles returned home Sun- honest clever fellows that will give you j Mebane accompanied by her full value for every dollar you spend jjiend, Mr. John Gibson. with them. , Mrs. Monroe Ward and daughter. They have stown by jjelia and CapUin Jaek Miles visit- menU in Tbe Leader, your home try paper that they want your trade 1 ^ * rt u 2d ^appealing for it through the Mr. T. E. Smith went to Greensboro most correct channel, not im ulting one day last week on business, vourintelegencewithalof of cheap Mr. and Mrs. L. A. MUes went to John hand bills, which, are alright in Burlington Friday. Mrs. Miles had some their way, l)ut were never intended to 1 dental work done, take tho place of an ad. in your home j Brice Harrelson visited Mr. T. W. Smith Sunday. Morrow-Bason aBd Green. liiK bargains in trimmed hats for 1,00. All t rimmed hats at just half price. We all are interested in Christmaa Wo have handmade jabots and fancy unifies, also the Royal Society Em- •'Tuidery and Muslin Underware. Morrow-Bason and Green, Inc. Burlington. N. C. saper, JUst ot Letters. Remidning unclaimed at for the week ending Dec. 9th 1911. 1 Letter for E3. B. Herdd. 1 «* “ Mr. Lester Pennix* 1 *» “ Misa Daisy Smith. 1 1 «« “ LilUe M. Warren. 1 Poet-Card for Mias Katie Ronie These letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office Dec. 23rd 1911, if not called for before. In calling for the above please say “Advertised" giving date of ad. list, Respectfully, S. Arthur White, P. M. Masters Clyde Stanfield, Clyde Har relson and Macon Baynes visited Charlie Vaughn Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R- Baynes and daughter, Mattie Bet visited at the home of L. A. Miles Sunday. Mr. Murray Ferguson of Mebane, called on Miss Mollie Ftorance Sunday. Mr. W. P. Florance called on Misses Mary and Daisy BiUes Sunday after- no(»i. Mr. T. E. Smith is wearing the broad est smiles these days all on account of a little boy coming to make his home with him. Brown Eyes. Judge Bordweii Analyzes Trial and Tells Its Les son. The public can rely on it that the de velopments of last week as to the bri bery and attempted bribery of jurors in the James B. McNamara case were the efficient cause of the change of pleas. The District-Attorney could have had jlesB. MeNan.ara-s"plea of guilty long ago if he had been willing to dis miss the cases against his brother. The notion broached in the Steffens article that the McNamaras, in the commission of the crimes as confessed by them, are “two heroes" is offen sive to common intelligence and repel lent to the conscience of all just men. The lesson taught by the cases is that the law must be rigorously enforc ed against all offenders-^whether they be rich or poor, high or low, capitalists or laborers—and that only by obedience to the law can society be maintained or its blessings enjoyed.—From Judge Walter Bordwell’s statement to the public. “If the Obseaver map, in the provi dence of God, say anything that will encourage men to throw the shackles off their reason and to stand forth un fettered, the chattels of no man or par ty, but carrying their sovereignty un der their hats, it will have done some thing for the people whom it loves and serves and for whom it wishes nothing except the greatest good.—Joseph Pearson Caldwell, in an editorial in the Charlotte Observer, 1903, under the caption;,,Toleration and Fre edom," The Spineless Crowd. Congresman Martin Dies of Texas rubbed it into the spineless crowd now occupying the national capital last Friday, He characterized his associa tes in congress as “political cowards" on the subject of pension legislation and declaring that the Sherwood pen sion bill is a $50,000,000 campaign con tribution, Repeesentative Martin Dies, a Texas Democrat, swung the pension debate in the house of representatives out of its routine channels for a half hour. Mr. Dies declared that members were not voting their convictions on the pen an increase of pensions for fear of losing their seats. “Flannel mouthed oratory on the tariff question," said Mr. Dies, “will not save Democrats from the charge of having increased the federal appropriations by passing the Sher wood pension bill. Both are Afraid. “The Democratic party abounds in just as much cowardice on tWs ques tion as does the Republican party," said Mr. Dies. “Some of my friends say that if we do not give the soldiers this money we will not be returned to congress. There has been a rivalry be tween the Democratic and Republican parties ever since the war as to who should give the most to the soldiers. It has not been a question of giving them what they wanted but of seeing how much they would take." Bepresentative Dies said he appre ciated the fact that “4,000 or 5,000 pension holders after a scared congress man leaves no room for argument." Listen to such rot, it is said that strenuous objection was made to the provision that an income of $1,000 should make a veteran ineligible for a pension. Those opposed to It declared it would *‘penalize thrift.** AT BURLINGTON TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, and at MEBANE THURSDAY. Dr. N. Rosenstein will be at the Bur lington Drug Co. Tuesday and Wednes day, December the 19th and 20th, for two days only, and at Mebane at the WHITE house, Thursday Dec. 21 Those who wish to see Dr. Rosenstein had better remember the date and places;-At the BURLINGTON DRUG CO. Tuesday and Wednesday, and at the White house Thursday, Dr. Rosen stein is too well known to the people in this section and need no further recom mendation. If you need glasses or spectacles don't fail to see him. DON'T ABUSE YOUR EYES. Reading at close range, as nearsight ed persons must, is productive of the most serious cases of weakened vision that the Optometrist is called upon to correct. If you can’t read with ease at arms length, but must draw the type close to your eyes to see properly, you need glasses and need them AT ONCE. Consult Dr. Rosenstein at the BUR LINGTON DRUG CO. Tuesday and Wednesday December the 19th and 20th, and at Mebane Thursday Dec. 21st at the WHITE HOUSE, about your eyes. He will fit your eyes with the best glasses at the lowest prices. Elon College, N. C., Dec. 1st 1911. Dr. N. Rosenstein, Durham, N. C. De«r Dr. I have rec'd my glasses all O. K. and can see so much better with the glasses. I do not have the headache as bad now as I did before. Thanking you for all you have done for me. Sincerely, (Miss) Fannie Paschall. Burlington, N. C., November 29th, *11. Dr. N. Rosenstein, Durham, N. C. Dear Sir;— I am very much pleased with my glasses, I wouldn't be without them for anything, they are a gpfeat help to me. Wishii^ you much success in your good work, I am Yours very resp. (Mrs ) C. D. Sahnon. drich bill was yet in the hands of the Senate Committee, he gave notice to that gentleman and his colaborers for high protectior. that, should they fix a duty on lumber exceeding $1.25 per thousand his official disapproval of the bill would follow. Let us assume that this declaration, sincere at the moment, would have been carried into effect had the warning not been heeded. What has that got to do with the case as actually presented? An impost tax on lumber above the figure stated, though excessive from the standpoint of all except the immediate beneficiaries, could not have been more extortionate, if as much so, as the duties which were levied on Wool and its products, and which, despite their indefensibility, were by his signature endowed with the force of law. How does he escape the censure which the people Jiave visited on this flat failure to protect from the major wrong by asserting that, had the minor outrage been attempted, he would have interposed to prevent its consum mation. The truth is that in every speech de livered by Taft the candidate in 1908 he pledged himself, if elected, to see to it that the tariff should be revised in “the interest of the masses of the American consumers;" and that, if his party fell short of such a redemption of its cam paign promise, the people of the country would deprive it of power. After com ing into office the substance of these of these utterances was repeated, and when the republican majority in Con gress sent up the President a scheme of revision which raised, instead of low ering, the scale of protection on many of the necessanes of life, he became an accessory to an act of bad faith, and sacrificed to a mistaken idea of party interest of duty he owed the country, when he made effective a measure in all respects at variance with the popular expectation founded on his own deliber- ixte and reiterated assurances. Haying taken this backward step, which was worse than a blunder, his subsequent vacillations ensued as a matter of course. Haying taken on his own shoulders responsibility for the Aldrich abomination, on him devolved the bur den of vindicating the justice of its provisions. Hence the fatal deliverance at Winoua; hence his fraternization with the reactionary wing of the republican leadership; hence his arraingment as “Insurgents" of his natural allies, the men whose only offence had been that they had ptood manfully by the pro gramme of reform which he had mark ed out and then deserted. The result of the elections in 1910 proved the correctness of the prediction he ventur ed in 1908 but he did not take the lesson to himself, or if he did, was still to much under the influences which first tecuced him from the straight path to profit by its teachings. The logical sequence of signing the A.ldrich bill was the veto of xi 1^211 YYAnw fVlA the bill of this year, reducing the “in defensible*’ tariffs on wool. That round ed up the record and hardened into conviction the public impression that President Taft has not the will power, if he has the wish, to fight the battle for the people to a just conclusion against the interests, financial and political, which have succeeded in mould ing him to their purposes in every crisis which has arisen since his inauguration. The Jewelry Opening. Hundreds of people attended the re ception of the Snyder, Wiicox, Fletcher jewelry company of Durham, which was held in the store Wednesday night last from 7:30 to 10, all were delighted with the hospitality of the proprietors of the store, the music of the orchestra and th^'beautiful holiday decorations. Many hours of work of the past few days was required to get the store so handsomely decorated for the opening. However, the result of the labor, was a genuine delight to any person with an eye for the beautiful. Holly sprigs and streamers decorated the bordera and windows and many colored electric lights festooned from the side walls to the centar of the store i^m lent an ad ded charm to the decorations. All of the beautiful goods of the company were displayed to the best possible ad vantage.—Durham Herald.

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