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bonus offer, which will lie pood
to and including the final day,
which is Feb. 7th, which is as fol
lows: For every seven yearly now
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extra votfs. making a total ofj
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scriptions, 6,000 extra votes mak
king a total of 9,.r00.
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tions, 4,000" extra votes making
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tions, 25,000 extra votes mak
ing a total of 40,000 votes.
For every 2 twenty-year sub
scriptions, 75,000 extra votes,
making a total of 135,000 votes.
Tlie three five-year subscrip
tions must be for either 1, 2 or 3
parties and the two twenty-year
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For every bunch of forty (-10)
merchants coupons, that are
brought to the office of the Pub
lisher and counted, an addition
al bonus of 1,000 votes will be a1
"owed, making a total of 2,00.
vote..
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who are in the contest.
The followir.fr merchants give
coupons:
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Earp's 5 and 10 ct. Store.
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Miss Mary Johnson, . . 42,125
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Miss Nellie Havmore, .. 2.3,400
Miss Nina York 14,200
Miss Annie Folger, .. .. 13,(575
Miss Irene Hunker.. .. 11,400
Miss Lillie Hemmings, . . 8,450
Miss Katherine Willis, .. 3,100
Miss Nannie Watson,.. .. 2,425
Miss Isahell Saunders, .. .. 550
Miss Grace Hundley,.. .. 525
Held for Ranscm.
Washington. Jan. 14. The
kidua.ptpiug and holding of Amer
icans for ransom continues to bo
a favorite means for the raising
of a Mexican rebel war fund.
Tile latest victim is Hubert Ward,
now a prisoner in a camp about!
18 miles from Chihuahua City,
Consul Letcher -ays Mr. Wnrdj
was seized by eight, armed men
at Parrel Thur-day night and
hurried into the mountain.-. A;
ransom of 5,000 Mexican dollars
is demanded for his release. The
Consul at Durango reports rebel
activity in the north and ea-t. of
San Luis and .states that six
bridges on the International Hail
road between Durangc and Tor
iron were burned by rebels on
Thursday.
As improved conditions in.
Vera Cruz make it uiiinv, - in
for the gunboat Wheelirg to
remain there any longer, the
vessel was todav ordered to Mo
bile. Ala.
Old Age.
Old ape us it comes in the order
ly process of nature is a beautiful
and maJcHtic tiling. It stands for
experience, knowledge, wisdom, coun
sel. That Id old ape as it should be,
hut old aue as it often means piKir ,
digestion, torpid bowels, a kIukkIxU
liver and a general feeling of 111
health, despondency and misery.
This In almost every instance is '
wholly unnecessary. One of ("ham-;
berlaln'a Tablets taken Immediately
after sujper will Improve the dlgea-j
t Ion, tone up the liver and regulate ,
the bowels. That feeling of dea- j
pondeney will give way to one of j
hope and good ibeer. For sale by!
All Dealers. I
PUBLIC ROADS ARE PUBLIC
NECESSITIES.
By Joseph Hyde Pratt, State
Geologist.
For many years the decision, of
the Supreme Court of North Car
olina have held that public roads
are public necessities, and for this
reason county official have the
right and power to borrow money
either directly or on) the bonds
of the county for the purpose of
cotwitructirg public roads in the
county. These decisions of the
Supreme Court have had very
salutary effect upon the sale of
bonds; and in many instances
county bonds have been sold as
bearing 4Va per cent, interest,
and even at this rate have
brought a premium.
The benefits to be derived from
the construction of public roads
in any county are not confined
to that comity, but very benefic
ial results extend to adjoining
counties; and, in fact, are of
direct value and, benefit to the
State, as a whole. Puidk' roads
are the common property of all
of the people of the State, and all
have the right and privilege to
use them, regardless of what
couiiity may have piid for their
construction. It is, therefore,
very essential, if the best results
are to be obtained in road work,
to make the unit of this work as
large as possible. At the present
time- it does not seem advisable
for the State to he the unit, and.
therefore, the n xt unit in size
would be the county ; and every
pn-caution .should be taken, in
raising revenue for the construc
tion and maintenance of public
roads, for the county to be the
unit. There are many reasons
why the county should be the
unit in road construction, and
not the township:
First: If revenue for the con
struction of the roads Is obtain
l3Ty Aioaid"5ssue,"the cottuty is
able to issue its bonds at a
much cheaper rate of interest
than, the township, and there is
also a readier market for county
than township bonds.
Second : County bonds are more
apt to bring a premium than
townhip bonds, and thus a great
er amount eain be realized by
tiieir sale.
Third: With the county as, a
init, one road commission wo'jld
have supervision of all the roads
in the county; while, with the
township as a unit, various com
missions would haw charge of
the roads in the separate town
ships. Fourth: I-ss equipment is ne
cessary for earning on the road
work with the comity as a unit
than when equipment has to lo
provided for each township. This
is true even when the townships
try to combine in Inning their
road equipment; and there is very
ant to be friction between the
dii'iVreut town-hip, authorities in
regard to the- use of jointly
purchased equipment.
Fifth: The chain-gang Is much
more easily and economically
handbd whin tie county is the
unit. With the township as a
unit, even when there is a chain
gang maintained in the county,
then i- constant friction between
tin various townships as to the
use of this chain gang; or else it
i- u-ed one war in one town-hip
and the n-xt year in another ami
to the detriment of the roads iu
each. j f j
Sixth: The county can alT.nl
to employ a coinp. t -1 it lioad Su
H 'I'iiitc 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 . W here it Would be
,i..)'Ovm!i!c for each township to
employ mii h a man. This is also
tin of the Super :-ii:g IIo.ol l'.n
snm or.
N 'Vel.th : Perhaps the greate-t
objection to an .subdivision be.
i!g the unit, ect-pt the county.
1- the fact that if townships begin
to issue bol.d- 1" .' th.ir road
const ruction, and build roads in
thev town-hips (and it is prac
tically alwa.vs the richer town
ships which Mart a bojid is-nei
it will mean that these richer
township ( usually urban town
ships) will get a system of good
roads and the balance of the
county will not be able to get
roads for many years, or even
g'ioiatio!if to come, without
.some outside help. The outly
ing tiAV!Lshixi of a ounty help to
build up aial iitorea.se the wealth
of the business centers; and it is
only right and just that these lat
ter townships should join with
the others in a general comity j
system for building and main
taining the roods ini the county.
Not only do thi? rural townships
need the roads, but it is of ad
vantage to the urbani townships
to have good roads built through
all the townships of the comity,
inasmuch as such a system of
good roads will greatly tikorea.se
the trade between one section f
the county with a not h or.
I am therefore very strongly
in favor of the County Unit for
ralsitig revenue for road work
and of a county organization
which shall ha.ve charge of the
construction and rn ai rut e nance of
roads. And whenever the ques
tion of raising revenue for road
work by a bond issue is taken
up, I would earnestly urge that
the people of the county be giv
en an opportunity to express
themselves by a vote as to
whether or tn tthey want a Coun
ty liond Issue. Then, if the
county turns down the bond issue.
I believe it us only right and just
for progressive townships to Issue
lomln if thev wish. But give
the county the opportunity of is
suing bonds b: fore any township
in that county undertakes the is
suance of bonds for public roads.
Mr. Wilson Expected to Cut Out
Seme of the Shew and Ex
pense. Washington Dispatch to Haiti
more Sun.
While President-elect' Wils 1
has taken no one in Washington
into his confidence regarding the
changes in White House etiquette
and domestic management which
mark each new administration, it
is very dfinittly understood in
military circles that the fird and,
from a social point of view, one
i f the greatest changes will be
a reduction in the large staff
of army and navy aides now a
dorning each social occasion at
the Kxecutiv- Mansion , .
Twelve officers in uniform,
representing the army, navy and
the marine corps, are novo as
signed to White House duty, the
number having been increased
first by former President Roos
evelt and again by President Taft
Those peaceful warriors are all
popular socially and much in de
mand for dance or dinner parties.
Tin order b;icl; to the ship, or
the regiment, which is expected
when tho newadjninistratioiir gets
down to working order, is already
casting its shadow over the
younger portion of society. Not
only will the White House lose
seine if its charm, but the Dol
phin, the Mayflower and the
Sylph, all yachts devoted to the
us- of the Chief Executive, and,
incidentally, as a setting for
many small and .smart dinners
and dances, are said to be re
garded as unduly extravagant
bv the incoming President.
Peace Negotiations Broken.
London DisjMitch, 2;th.
The peace negotiations which
reached a deadhok over the ces
sion of Adriauople, dan. G, were
finally broken tday by a note
which the plenipotentiaries ot
the Jialkan allies presented to
liechad Pasha, head of the Turk
ish delegation.
Notwithstanding this rupture
there are still optimists in the
dipluuatio world who have a
presumption that the war may
he avt ided either through fresh
proposals that Turkey is report
ed to he including in the note to
lie deliwrisl to the powers ti moi
iov. or to the fall if Adriauople
bel'oiv activities can be began
again at the Tchatalja lines.
A majority of the Balkan del
egates refuse to admit the like
lihood of either contingency, be
lleviig that the life of the
"Young Turk" government de
pend upon the resumption of
war even though the allies were
willing to postpone the conflict.
The plan of the allied govern
ments, so far as the plenipoten
tiaries are informed, is to con
centrate their forces on Adriau
ople immediately after the ex
piratiou of the prescribed four
days, If the surrender of that
fortress does not occur in the
meantime.
z Don't You Believe It.
Some say that chronic constipation
caonot be cured. Don't you believe
It. Chamberlain'! Tablets have
cured other why not you. Give
them a trial. They coet ouly a 25c.
For sale by AU Dealers.
MAMMOTH SHIP WILL SAIL
IN MAY.
The Imperatcr, the Largest
Steamer in the World, Seen to
Make Her Maiden Voyage.
Berlin, Jan. 21). Within less
than four months the largest and
most wonderful ship in the world
will make her appearance in New
York harlor. The Hamburg
Amerieaii Company's new liner
Imrperafer will sail otn the fircrt
trip from Hamburg on Wednes
day, May 7th, and should arrive
nt the American seaport one week
later.
While nothing seems to be im
pwsible with shibuilders, there
are many ibold enough to pro
phesy that, so far as size and
luxury are concerned, the Im
perator will be the last word in
the building of merchant ships.
In both tonnage and size, the new
vessel surpasses the giant Olym
pic of the White Star Line and
her ill-fated sister ship, the Ti
tanic. The Imperator has a length uf
'MM) feet, and when complete and
fully laden, will displace 50,(KX)
tons. The term, "floating hotel,"
often applied to such ships when
it Is desired to emphasize their
Inilk. would convey, in the case
of' the Imperator an impression
far short of the truth. The
combined capacity of the largest
three hotels in New York scar
cely exceeds 4.1NX) guests, while
the Imperator will carry .r,000
passengers and will have nearly
lXX) persons in her crew.
Her dock will have the beam
of Broadway at its widest part
!( feet. She will have eleven
decks above the water line, equal
to the height of many of the
largest apartment houses. Will
so much space available, features
are possible that have nevr be
fore introduced.
The suites and cabins are to
hf v 4Hwc rtesiga. jod f i 1 1 iratrs
- m-tWiy rteidgp. nd JTdttjnii
lid to the rooms in theTme
eqrial to tne romis vx tne xmest
hotels of Europe or America, and
families will be able to cross the
Atlantic in almost the same
privacy as in their own homes.
There are to be many dining
rooms, the principal one of which
will be in the Ismis XIV style,
and will seat more than G"0
persons.
Among other luxuries, the lm
perator has been fitted with
three electric elevators, a winter
garden, summer houses, a theatre,
gymnasium, Ritz restaurant, "cot
tage" cafe, ballroom, telephones,
swimming bath, and tennis courts.
The swimming bath is a copy of
one unearthed at Pompeii, with
mosaic pavements, replicas ' of
those discovered at Treves.
According to the announcement
if the Hamburg-American Com
pany, the new vessel will insure
her passejigers against the ter
rors of soasiokness. This happy
condition is to be brought about
by the installation of the Frahn
docks on board the monster,
device that reduces the motion of
a ship to a minim mm.
The Imperator will not be a
fast boat, being built more f t
solid comfort than great sc
Her time acro-s the Atlantic will
bo in the neighborhood of seven
days. She will bo equipped with
internal eoiuoustioii etig'iies
t.WO 1, '( horsepower Die.Sel lliot
ors. and will u-'e oil as fuel.
The most, pow.ri'ul Mare ire
apparatus ever set up at sea wd
bo installed, the uinusual hek'1,!
of her ma.-ts making it poss.l
to receive or transmit me-sige-across
the broad expan.se of
Atlantic ocean. It is ex po -1 o
that the Imperator will a!was
be in direct communication with
either Europe or Ameriea.
Violence in Kentucky.
Hopkiusville, Ky., dan. dl-t.
Violence which has been thivattti.-
etl for -erne time iii central Iwu-j
tuekv as the result of the tobacco!
ooiitrovcisy is rcpoittd to have
broken out at Cobb, near I'rince
town, whore a band of men last
night burned a box car contain
ing about 7,(KN) jK)iiiiils of tobac
co consigned to the American
Snuff company ut Clarksville,
Teim.
There has been, some fear of an
outbreak at Hopkiusville, where
growers and buyers are in con
ference. Differences among grow
ers as to when and at what price
they tihould sell their holdings
are the basia of the controversy.
, DIRECT TAXES UPON PE0-
PLE OF COUNTRY.
Income Tax Amendment Has
Been Formally Ratified.
Washington, Fob. 3. Direct
taxes upon the incomes of citi
zens of the United States, wheth
er derived from idle capital or
from the conduct of business,
were made possible today by the
ratification of the 16th amend
ment to the federal constitution.
I Maw a re, Wyoming and New
Mexico, indorsing the income tax
amendment through their respc
tive legislatures completed a list
of 38 states that have approved
it, two more than tlw? three
fourths necessary for its final
adoption.
Leaders in Congress predicted
tonight that through this au
thorization the law which will hi
Kissed to levy the tax upon A
merican iiK'omes, will be intro
duced as soon as the extra ses
sion! opens. Its exact terms
have ix tbeen deculed ujnn, but
it is believed, will exempt all
itroom below $4,(HH) or .f-'i.OlK),
and will provide a tax of ou
per oent umi the majority of
personal income that do i
run to an excessive figure.
Informal notices of the fin
adaption of the new amend mej.t
was given to the senate by Si
a tor Brown, of Nebraska, w
introduced the resolution in l',(
upon which the proposal for an
income tax was submitted to the
states. Drafting of the bill to
put the tax in effect, it Is ex
pected, will fal to the lot of Ke
prt sejitatn e Hull, of Tennessee,
a mem:!- - of the house ways
and means committee, whu drew
the excise bill proposed last year
by the Democratic, house of re
presentatives,!) ut which did not
become law.
The income tax will be design
ed to supplaut the present cor
poration tax ami will apply to
.the i'u-irnes of . imlivi'tu fjrms
and corKrationn.
Realize $100,000,000 Revenue.
In a statement tonight Uepre
seiitative Hull declared he favor
ed the new tax an integral part
of the financial s stem if the
Unittd States to remain in full
force without regard to the char
acter of tariff bills that Con
gress may enact from time to
trine.
One feature, which it is be
lieved Will be included ill the
law, will be provision fir "col
lecting at the source" of an in
come. This feature, now in iqer
atiou in Kuglai'd, would require
firms to cert if to amounts they
pay to individuals In salaries i
fees or pay the tax direct to the
governmi-iit . It is believed th -would
remove much complaint
that might be nunle if the gov
ernment had to investigate ev
ery citizen's income and wouh
pr-vent evasion of the law.
The annual amount that ti
government may realize under
the income tax is estimated by
Dnmocratie leaders in Congress
approximately $ltM),(NKI,tHK).
Th'f would include the ifMD..
(HKI.INKI collecto.1 under the pres-j
cut corpirat ion tax.
Twenty Judges and on Circuit
Decided Upon.
K.Jeivh. dan. :U. The house
ceiiiuiiltee i ii public service cor
porations, with only about half
the lliemlier.s present. Voted to re-1
port witln ut prejudice Stewart'sj
bill to re p lire railroads to pull
ni.leatre on trains nod that inter- j
, . . i i , i
i na!!'e,il.;o m:.eai;e e ga u lor
tin- families of the put'ehns-rs. or
if not to make tin- local nt" two
cents a mile. Tin- vote was a t.e.
Senator Thorne's bill to pro
vide a home for needy wives and
widows was reported favorably h
the'senatc committee on jH-iisions.
The bill carries an appropriation
of $(),(MM) for establishment and
.',IHNI a war for maintenance.
The daughter of the Confeder
acy were represented, several
sK'cohcs being made. The com
mittee vote was unanimous.
Bills to reHrt -0 judges and
one circuit instead of 1G judges
was the outcome of the meeting
of the joint committee on courts
and judicial districts. The meet
ing whs lively. Chief .Justice
Clark spoke by special invitation
and advocated three district and
24 ja.lges.
United SUUi Senators Elected
Tuesday.
Kight United State Senators
were elected Tuesday in eight
different States of the Union.
Six of the number are Democrats
and two IiVpuMioans. Three are
now meinbeis of the national uj
per house ami were) reelected.
The five nw Senator are:
William II. Thompson, Democrat
of Kansas; William IIugln-H, IV
mocrat, of New Jersey; Judge
W. M. Kavaiiaugh, DeiiMcrat, of
Arkansas; Representative Morris
Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas,
and Key I'ittman, Democrat ol
Nevada.
Representative Sheppard of
Texas was elected both to fill
out the unexpired term of Joseph
W. Bailey, ending March 4, and
for the full nix-year term com
mem'u.g .at that time. He will
succeed Colonel R. M. Johnston,
who was Appoint by (Jovernor
Coluitt at the time Senator Bail
ey resigned, pending action by
the Texas Legislature. Judge
Kavaitaugh of Arkansas will
servo only until March 4, the un
expired term of the late Jeff
Davis. J. N. Heiskell was ap
pointed to the place by (Jover
nor Donaghey, pending the Leg
islature", meeting. All of the
other Senators were elected for
full term.
Senators who were re-elected
for full terms were: A. B. Fall
of New Mexico, Francis E. War
ren of Wyoming, and Benjamin
R. Tillman of South Carolina.
Senators Fall and Warren are
Republ loans, while Senator Till
man Is a Democrat.
Democrats Will Control Senate.
With the election of Willard
Saulsbury as United States Sen
ator from Delaware the Demo
cratic strength in' the next Sen
ate has swung from the precar
ioiiH figure of 48 or exactly one-
Vluajorifv TTt
Mr. Saulsbury 's election, ad
ded to thu victory recently se
cured in Tennessee, assures) the
Dmocratic party aUsolute control
of the Senate after March 4th.
'Hie vote uf Vk-e President Mar
shall wuld have been the de
ciding factor in any event, but
the addition of another Demo
cratic vote to the cohtmn gives
the party loaders what they be
lieve to he a safe margin for
tariff and legislative action.
Contests still exist in the Leg
islatures of New Hampshire,
West Virginia and Illinois, with a
total of four Senators to be
elected, about wh-o political af
filiations doubt now exists. A
victory in any one of these States
would so materially strengthen
the Democratic, party that the
Senate would be completely re
moved from the element of un
certainty. The attitude of the Progress
ives and the Progressive Repub
licans upon tariff matters is a
yet unknown, but the margin of
.strength promised to the Demo
crats makis it unnecessary, it is
bclievtd, to count upon any
combinations with the Progres
sives. Saulsbury, elected from Del
aware, succeeds Richardson, Re
publican. W. H. Thonipsf.ii, De
mocrat, is elected in Kansas to
succeed Curtis, Republican, d .
Kobinson, Democrat, has been
elceted Senator from Arkan-a-for
the term beginning .March I
His election w'JI make iieces,sar '
a special election f-r !ovcrnor.
Wilscn Will Wear A Silk Hat
At Inauguration.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. :V President-elect
Wilson eXpec's to be
gin work on his inaugural ad
dnss in a few days. Asked if he
had iii.iL- any furtiur plans for
his iuuiLuration. fa- replied t - t
he hal dt child ti wear a silk
hat win. ii nv.ewiig the inaugural
parad.
'"I suppo-e I'll have to con
cede that much to eustcm,"' he
said. The only time he ever
felt uncomfortable as governor of
New Jersey, he said, was the
day he wore a silk hat and sat
on a horse reviewing state troops.
He ha worn a felt hat on ev
erv occasion since then.
Do you want a doll or doll car
riage! See them at Earp'.