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Mwt fmr talMerip tiM la rar b hind m4 UmI jravr pa wiO W itof IH H I 1 Mil FOX. XXIX MOUNT AIRY, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1000 Daate On What to Wlwakey? Washington, April 7. The bit ter controversy, which has been in progress ever since the' pure food law was enacted as to "what is whiskey?" was resumed at the White House today before Presi dent Taft as referee. Tha de bate enlisted the services of many distinguished lawyers, among them Joseph II. Cnoate, former ambassador to Great Britian, and John G. Carlisle, former Secre tary of the Treasury. In addi tion there were present the rep resentatives of practically all the big distilleries of this country. Mr. Choate appeared for Cana dian interests. Mr. Carlisle rep resented distillers of his native State, Kentucky. Attor ney Gen eral Wickershara, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Dr. Har vey W. Wiley, the pure food ex pert, were among the govern ment representatives heard. The hearing continued for more than two hours. This was the second time the President had been call ed into the controversy. Under k ruling of former At torney General Bonaparte, in con sonance with an opinion by Dr. Wiley, all whiskey not aged and freed from fusel oil by several years of storage in white oak bar rels which have been charred in side, has been made subject to labeling under the head of "imi tation" or "compound" whiskey. The distillers who purify their product by higher forms of me chanical rectification and redis tillation are anxious to have this ruling reversed, declaring they J are Buffering damage from thej - "tem of KoJ5 hQw in veru wiiereas meir wmssey 13 aa pine and free from deleterious ingred ients as the whiskey rectified in the old-fashioned way and now regarded as the only "straight" whiskey on the market. Most Scotch whiskeys and some high er grades of rye and sour mash in use in this country are classed as "imitation" at present. At the end of the conference it was announced that the matter would be referred to Solicitor General Bowers, of Department of Justice, who is to take testi mony. Some of the stillers wanted the matter referred to a board but the President decided that the Solicitor General was the proper person to take the testimony. When he has concluded the Fres i ient will act. A Bitot Real Lit. Watauga Democrat. There is quite an interesting little Detective story going the rounds in Watauga just now. In ahort, it is this: Some time since a man by the name of Jones, in very poor attire came into the western part of the country, and after a short courtship was mar ried to a Trivett woman on Rich mbuntain. He soon sought work and applying to the McCain lum ber works in Johnson county, Tenn. he procured it For davs he labored, in tffe meantime keeping his eye on one of his co workers in the camp. At last, being convinced that he had the right man spotted, he drew an ugly gun, threw it on his man, and in a short while was travel ing for parts unknown to us, with one for whom, he said, there was $2,000 reward. He disrobed himself of his "work clothes" before leaving, and donned a handsome suit of black, bearing the insignia of a detective. And they say his bride of the moun tain is bemoaning her lost love. If you have backache and urinary trouble you should Uke Foley's Kid ney Remedy to strengthen and build up the kidneys ao they wll act properly, 4s a serious kidney trr uble may devel op. SoU by ail WrugfUU. Butler's Rearrested In a S50.000 Civil Action. Greensboro, April 7. Upon the conclusion of the first libel suit against the two Butlers, Marion and Lester, in Guilford Superior Court, yesterday af ter- Loon, the two defendants were taken in custody, on an order of a rest and bail in the $50,000 ci vil action instituted against them by Republican State Chairman S. B. Adams. The Butlers were placed under a joint bond of $10,- 000 for their appearance. George Butler and C. D. Benbow became sureties on the bond. The pa pers were served by Deputy Sheriff George P. Crutchfield up on the Butlers in the office of Justice & Broadhurst. There are three criminal ac tions and two civil pending a- gainst the Butlers. Just after the jury rendered a verdict yes terday Judge Long stated that he would like for counsel on both sides to confer together and see if they could not come to some agreement by which the iemain ing three criminal actions and two civil actions might be dis posed of. He stated that he would like to know this before he passed sentence in this case. Following a conference as sug gested by his honor, Mr. Justice stated that they had been un able to reach any agreement in the matter. In his argument for the def en- dents ex-Judge S. O. 'B. Robin son's Irish wit flowed freely. The ex-Judge asked: "How about that $750,000 fee with $10,000a year salary and In?" Urn talking to men who know the value of money now." "You can hire any lawyer here for $5,000 a year." You can hire me for that and I have as good an opinion of myself as anybody else has." "How about that Adams said the court did before they granted the fee." "Adams hollored through a hole in the wall, whoop, McMurray, run here, some one has filed an in junction to stop the payment of the fee. "I don't believe you know how much $750,000 is." Mr. Justice failed to tell you; Judge Long don't: he never will have that much." "It puts me in mind of the widow woman who sued and received a $10,000 verdict: the lawyers got the mo ney, thanked the old lady for the use of her name, and sent the children a bag of candy. ' ' 'Every time they made an effort to pump the fee out of the treasury, Ad ams was there and Weaver was there." "Ifthere was a lot of vagabonds out there skinning the Indians, why did they skin them too. "This case reminds me of the hunter and the turkey," said the Judge." "A hunter had shot a turkey and broke its wing, the turkey running off and the hunt er following. The chase lasted all day and just as the sun was set ting and the hunter had reached the fpp of a mountain only to see the turkey going down the other side he exclaimed, "go d you, I didn't get you butd you you'll roost on a low perch here after." MONEY A FLEETING JOY. Elinor was very anxious to bring home an Angora cat from Maine last Summer. Her moth er objected, thinking that the care of a cat from Main to Con neticut was entirely too arduous a task, so she trfed to "buy off" Elinor. "If you will say no more about the cat," she said "I will give you a dollar to spend in Bos ton." Elinor looked ouite thoughtful for a moment, "then said: "But, mother, how much longer a cat would last than a dollar." The Delineator for May. NOW TNI INDIAN WOMAN SHOPS. Her Meltteaa Shaw that Ska Ha a Ike Sam Charaetertlee aa He WMta Slater. Few white women can extract more pleasure from the purchase of household necessities, or make of it a more protracted dissipa tion, than the Indian wonan. In search of gaudy blanket, highly colored calico and gingham, mul tihued handkerchiefs with which to turban her head, or perhaps a pair of shiny storm-rubbrs to wear over , her moccasins in bad weather, she spends more hours than she does dollars, driving the shrewdest of bargains. One peculiarity of the Indian woman shopping is that she will deal with men clerks only, edu cated Indian women excepted. Frequently she will cross the street to another store to make her purchase, for no other rea son than a man is there to serve her, the rival shop having made the mistake of sending a girl clerk to learn her wants. If the clerk can speak "Chinook," the universal jargon of the In dian, so much the better ; she will wait patiently for hours to secure his services. The Indian woman shopping is never in a hurry. Pointing to a pile of dress-goods she exclaims, "Eneh," and the clerk proceeds to tap each bolt until a satisfied "Huh" convinces him he has hit on the desired one. Carefully feeling the cloth, the Indian wo man, after many minutes, bar gains for a couple of yards. She pays for it and slowly moves on to the adjoimf!'.-cttert we're cales tempt The bolts lie in fan tastic profusion before her, but she patiently waits for the clerk to handle them one by one, and after a half-hour's deliberation she purchases a few yards, once more settles her account moves on to the next counter. So she goes through the entire store, paying for each article as it is bought, until the sunlight fades, the electric globes twinkle and the day's shopping is at an end. Probably she has spent a couple of dollars in four hours, one peculiar feature being that the large purchases have been made more quickly and with lees bartering than the small ones. Obituary. Jim Mabe was born September 27, 1891 and passed away t ie second day of April 1909, his age was seventeen years six months and three days. His father and mother can proudly look back over a life of kindness, obedience and usefulness. Noble Ideas and high ambi tions filled his mind. The ten der touches of a thoughtful son and brother are now keenly felt in the bereaved home. In his work he was faithful; in his stud ies he was diligent, in his daily walk he mingled nobleness with glee; and in his death he has manijested heroism. His school mates deeply enioyed the bonds of friendship which he made. First of all his family misses him; his school mates miss him; yes, the neighborhood misses the fav orite Jim. Peaceful be thy silent slumber, Peaceful in thy grave so low: Thou no more will join ouisoumber, Thou no more our songs will know, Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled. And In heaven with ioy to greet thee Where no farewell tear is shed. , M. E. B. l -Dobson, N. C. Tom was so much surprised at the church music on his first Sun day attendance that he called out, "What is that?" I said. "Hush! tUt's the organ' And to my hotror he yelled, "Oh! do let me go and see the monkey." NAMES Of STATES. Maar Many el tHem War A elie4. Philadelphia Times. Al&bam comes from a Greek word and signifies "Land of rest" Nebraska means "Shallow wa ters." Oregon is a Spa.ush word sig nifying "vales of wild thyme." Dakota means "leagued or allied tribes." Wyoming is an Indian word for "big plains." Washington gets its name from our first President Montana means mountainous. Idaho is a name that has never been satisfactory accounted for. California is a name in dispute Some writers say it first appear ed in a Spanish romance ia 1520, the heroine being an Amazon named "California." Colorado is a Spanish word ap plied to that portion of the Rocky mountains on account of their many colored peaks. Connecticut's real name is Queen eh ta cut It is a Mohi can word which means "long ri ver." Deleware derives its name from Thomas West, Lord de la Warr. Florida gets its name from Kanmas de Flores, or "feast of the Ibwers." Georgia had its name bestow ed when it was a colony in honor of George II. Illinois is supposed to be de rived from an Indian word which was intended to mean a superior race of men. Iowa is named from a tribe of Indians, the Kiowas, so called by the Illinois Indians, because they were across the river. Kansas is based the same as Arkansas and has three or four interpretations, the best being that it signifies "smoke waters," the French prefix "ark"-mean-ing bow. Kentucky is derived from the Indian word "Kain tuck," signi fying "something great." It does not mean, as some suppose, "dark and bloody ground." New York was so named as a compliment to the Duke of York whose brother, Charles II., granted him that territory. The Carolinas got their nanes from Charles (Carolus) II. Pennyslvania takes its name from William Penn, the "sylva nia" part meaning woods. Lit erally it is "Penn's woods." Rhode Island gets its name from its fancied resemblance to the Island of Rhodes in the Med iterranean. Wisconsin is an Indian word meaning "wild, rushing wa ters." ,M ' Muat Pa Court rhyaioian. Washington. April 7. -Former Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii, oth erwise "Mrs. Lydia Dominis," must pay $11,600 to her "physic ian," under a judgment render ed by Chief Justice Claybaugh, of the Supreme Court of the Dis trict oy lumbia, to-day. TheJdgment is in favor of Dr. Cfiarles H. English, of this city, who declared he had a con tract to act as medical adviser to Mrs. Dominis, for two years at a monthly salary of $300 and a bonus of $5,000. At ther'end of two months, during which he re ceived his salary, he claimed she made it impossible for him to ful fill his contract The formerQueen made no defer.se. The papers will be forwarded to Honolulu. Far Whaeaina. Cough. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It will keep the cough loose, expectora tion easy and render the fits of cough ing less frequent and leas severe. It Is safe and sura. For sale by the Gwynn Drug Co. UPaUILOINQ THE TOWN. y AaVrartf elaa, I Baramalar af aal Industry, Mk Neweaaaeea. . If a member of your family died, would you print the resolu tions on a billboard? If your wife entertained, would you send an account of it to the theatre program man? If you were going to enlarge your business, would you adver tise it in a hotel register? If you were going to have a wedding in your family, would you get out a handbill? You would send such items to a newspaper, wouldn't you? Then why don't you buy your advertisements in a newspaper? Every man who uses a bill- board is adding to nature faking, bvery dollar spent in a regis ter, in a directory or a handbill is a legitimate dollar taken away irorn the newspapers or your town. The newspapers build your town. Why not help build up the newspapers? There is no better advertisement in the world for a town than a good newspa per. A newspaper is the baro meter of the town's industry. Show us a good newspaper, full of advertising, and we will show you a good town full of live mer chants. Billboards are an eyesore: handbills are a nuisance; theatre programs are worthless; hotel registers, from an advertising standpoint, are ridiculous. Newspapers are town builders town advertisers, fortune makers news disseminators, sermon de livers. rrcMritv forecasts itivjr arc a-ticvt-aonor, liul -a ury. They must be maintained. Without them we would retro grade to the mediaeval days. Don't patronze them from a charitable standpoint Patro nize them because they deliver the goods -that is, if they are the right kind. Cut out the foolishness and work for the upbuilding of your town and state and upbuilding of your newspapers. Minneapo lis (Minn.) Star. Lloenaea Are Doubled By Roanoke Caunail. Roanoke, Va , April 2. -The Board of Aldermen last night in special session, double the license on nearly all liquor dealers. Mail order and b o t tl e h 0 uses r.a,u ; saioons irom oou to t.auu, wholesale and retail dealers (com bined) from $1050 to $1,800 dis till from $800 to $1500.brewers of malt liquors from $400 to $800 and rectifiers from $500 to $1,000. Alderman Renner offered a re solution to make all license $1,500 and also endeavored to have all screens removed and to prevent the serving of drinks in bacH rooms. Saloons open at 6 A. m. and close at 10 P. M. JEdSB CALVES AT AIKMI Great Overflow Sale of High Bred Jersey Malesand Females at Auction at GREENSBORO, MAY 4, J 909 Ai Roberts t Harmona Stable, 6 South Davie St., formerly Vanstory Stable and later Penny Broa. My barn Is now full of Jersey cows and I am for the first time offer ing heifers from the g-rest bull Trevath's General: he by General Man- Sold out of Trevarth'a Puritan; General Manifold by Major Polo, -ut of lary Idajrokl. test 23 lbs of butter in 7 days as a three year oki. Major Polo by GlynlWn Boy oat of Masaev Polo, the butter queen of the Jer sey race, milked in 7 days 354 lbs of milk that made 30 lbs. 6 ot butter. Cows sired by this famous bull are now milking' In ray herd and every one are No. 1 eowa. , Sale begins at one o'clock P. M. Bids by mail will be plaeed in the hands of competent men and treated with the utmost fairness.) For particulars address, JOHN A. YOUNG, ' Greensboro, N. C. betaila al Laaa, Maeaa. Wilmington, April 7. Full par ticulars of the killing of Consta ble Jesse L)ng, of Bug HiU town ship, Columbus county, were re ceived here this morning. Sam Watson, the negro who did the killing was regarded very des perate and is said to have made threats against Mr. Long when he was arrested once before. Monday the constable affected his arrest on a charge of having run away with the wife of anoth er negro and Watson was being kept at the house of Mr. Long j for tranf er to the Whiteville jail. 1 20 mi,es wy.tne following day. I Watson asked the officer toac- i company him outside to get a i little fresh air and asked that ropes with which he was bound be loosened a little where they were hurting his wrist As soon as opportunity presented itself, the negro whipped out a pistol from the bosom of his shirt and shot the white man down, kill ing him instantly. The negro had been previously searched, but the pistol had been conceal ed in the prisoner's bosom. Sheriff Richardson with the bloodhound had followed the trail some distance yesterday when word came that the negro had been seen at Red Bluff, S. C, eight miles away. The dog was taken in a buggy and hurried to Red Bluff where a warmer trail was taken up, but with what success i3 not known as there is no telephone communication for miles in that section. It is stat t that if the negro is brought t'.t-'j'h tH' Plreway section cf alive. ' Anether Traa BUI la raa Against la-CasNur Battle. Greensboro, April 8. The Fed eral Court grand jury today re turned another true bill against Lee H. Battle, ex-cashier of the City National Bank of Greens boro, which failed over a year a go. The new bill rehearses the charges made in the bill found by the Federal grand jury at Char lotte some time ago. There are forty counts in the bill and Mr. Battle is accused of making false statements regard ing the bank's condition, embez zlement, etc. District Attorney Holton and the counsel for the defendant j haye ggreed t0 uke UD the caae for trial tomorrow morning. Nothing has been said about when the indictment against N. Gleen Williams will be taken up for trial. There are several witnesses here for the trial of Revenue offi cer Harkrader, who killed an al leged "moonshiner" in Surry county several months ago. The defendant was first indict ted in Surry Superior Court, but the case was transferred to the Circuit Court. The date for the hearing has not been announced. 1 r
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