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THE WESTERN NDICATOR. - i. V 4ST f - - ' PEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPBUILDING OF THE BEST INTERESTS OF WESTERN SORTH CAROLINA. - . axLNESERIESv V0L.ll.N0.4L RUTHERFORDTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 , 1899. SLOP A YEAR CASH IN ADVANCE. WHOLE NUMBER 93. Every mother feels an inde scribable dread or the pain and danger attend ant upon the most critical pe riod of her life. Becoming a mother should be a source of joy to all, but the suffering a n rt danger of the ordeal make its anticipation one of misery. MOTHER'S FRIEND is the remedy which relieves women of the great pain and suf fering incident to maternity; this hour which is dreaded as woman's severest trial is not only made painless, but all the danger is re moved by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer de spondent or gloomy; nervousness nausea and other distressing con ditions are avoided, the system is made ready for the coming event, and the serious accidents so com mon to fiie--wtfcafTiiiL4H obviated by the use of Mother's Friend. is a blessing to woman. f 1.00 PER BOTTLE at all Dm? Stores, or sent by express on receipt of price. BOOKS Containing inralnabte information ol Voce intero to 'l women, will be sent rnCi. to any address, upon application, by Tk BUADFHXD REGULATOR CO.. Atlaata. Ca. n DICKS, 51. V. KVTHEBFORDTO.N, N. C, Offer UU professional servic Office at residence on Main St. aprttMy g GALLEHT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BUTHEfcFORDTOX, S. C. Prompt and careful atttention and considera tion given to all business entrusted to his care. apr22-ly I ATT MtBltAYEB. ATTORNEY AT LAW, KCTHEBFORDTON, X. C. Office up-stairs in Dixon-Dickerson building:. Booms 0 and 7. JJR. L. S. FOX, RESIDENT DENTIST. RUTHERFORDTON, N. C, All work guaranteed. Price as low as con tinent with first-class work. Terms strictly ash. Office next door to Dr. Hick's. See sign. LAND SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Rutherford county, made by th clerk in a special proceedings entitled 8 R Haines, T J Hames et al. ex porte, we as commissioners, will sell on the premises on Wednesday, February 1st, 1899, at 12 m., the following real estate : Two tracts of land lying and being In the county of Ruth erford an 1 Stat of North Carolina, and fully described as follows ; The first tract lying on the waters of Second Broad river in High Shoals township, be girning on an oak on the bank of the river six or eight rods from the mouth of Hill's creek, and running thence With Daniel Wells' line in a northerly direc tion to a hickory, S O Webb's corner; thence S 26 W 15 poles to a pine stump or staxe, S O Webb's corner; thence N 61 W 82 poles with S 0 Webb's line to a stake ; thence S 5 E about two (2) rods north of Jacob Boheler's old house, 71 poles to a stake in the road : thence north about 40 W 4u poles to a stake near the wagon road-side; thence N 12 W 15 poles to a stake; thence N 5 V is poles to the lower side of the "Hack Ford" on Second Broad river; the last line runs with the wagon road through the Boheler tracts of land ; thence down the east bank of the river to the southwest corner; thence E 114 poles to the beginning, containing 7a acres more or less. And the second tract being bounded by the above lands on the wa ters of Second Broad river. This sale will be for cash and for the purpose of making parti tion of said lands among the tenants in com mon. This December 28rd, 186. S. R. Haxes, T. M. HoLtAND, Corns. B. S. Eaves. Attorney. MORTGAGE SALE. By virtue of a mortgage made to the undersigned by W. Hill and wife, El minah J. Hill, of the county of Ruth erford and State of North Carolina, Sven on the 25th day of November 18 , and recorded in Book E, No. 227, in tha Register's office for Rutherford county, I will sell to the highest bidder ' for cash at the Court House floor in Rutherford ton, on Monday, February 6th, 1899, the following described tract of land, known and designated as follows : In , Rutherford county (on Henrietta road) 'near Henrietta, adloininsr lands- of D. Pannell, Oland Wall and others, be finning on a pine, Pannell's corner; thence S 47 E 101 Doles to a pile , of stones; thence with the road N 46 E 32 poles to a stone pne ; tnence a or a o-i nniaa to a. nile of stones: thence N 42 . W 166 noles to the beginning, contain Jflg48 8-4 acres. Said sale is made to seoiire payment of the debt contracted, and secured by the aforesaid mortgage, to whicn reference is made for partic ulars. This Dec. 22nd, 189S. - , D. B. McBhaykr, Mortgagee. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. nnliflil u Administrator of the es tate of W. A. Bridges, deceased, all persons having claims or demands against said deceas ed are hereby notified to exhibit the same to ins on or before the 12th day of January 1900 or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery . All parsons Indebted to said estate will please man Immediate payment. This January win ISM. J. A. Hamuli.. Administrator, - of the Estate of W. A. Bridges, Deceased. Gooa Cattle wantedl .' 1 Have yon any? Mallard at Hen rietta wants them and will pay fair price tor them. Yon will find him at Company Store at Caro leen. N. 0. o-6 3-mo r A; L. GRAYSON, Rutherfordton. ALSO FIRE INSURANCE AGT VSend all your job printing to thii office. PUBLIC SCHOOL PROBLEM, ITS SOLUTION WOULD BE NORTH CAR OLINA'S SALVATION. Many Proposed Changes, Additions and Alterations, Suggested by Wise Men of Experience. We believe that North Carolina, as a State, has reached the point where she considers the question of education as second to no other m interest. The State, county or community that is found any where near the head of the proces sion in these closing months of the nineteenth century, is peopled by educated inhabitants ; not the classes, but the masses of the pop ulation. The masses are educated only in the public schools. Hence, if North Carolina is to move among the foremost, she must have pub lic schools equal to the best. There are several propositions concerning North Carolina's pub lic schools that perhaps all intelli gent people will agree about. First That our schools are not what they. ought trbe.- " "" -Soijond That they cannot be bo made what they ought to be without additional money. ThirdThat additional money cannot be gotten so Jong as the white people pay all the tax and the colored people get an eaual I proportion of the school fund. This makes the improvement of I our school system depend upon eliminating the negro as a partici pant in any school taxes, above the present rate, levied and col- ected from the whites. How is this to done? In the Biblical Recorder of Jan uary 11 is printed a communica tion from J. M. White, of Apex. Wake county, which starts out with this endorsement from Edi tor Bailey : "We believe in the letter below will be found the solution of the public school problem. If so, it is the salvation of North Carolina. We commend it to our readers, and especially to the General As sembly now in session." ; New this expression is valuable n proportion to the, worth of Ed itor Bailey's judgment. We con sider that among the best. Mr. White's letter follows : "The legislature now assembled is expected to do many important things. It will not be able to do all that is expected of it by many. erhaps it ought not. Among other important matters to claim ne attention ot tne legislators is the public school question. "My life has largely been given to scnooi wor puoiic ana. pri vate and' naturally enough. I feel deeply interested in the pub ic schools. It is as true as trite, that tacts are , stubborn things, and I submit herewith a few facts and a suggestion : "Our public schools are not pop ular because not respectable. "They can never be repectable with 40 or 50 pupils in a small cabin or shanty without comfort able scats and no desks ; ; a three months' term under' an incompe tent teacher. "This state of things cannot bo remedied without more -money. "We can't get more, money, by an increased appropriate along present lines, because of constitu tional limitations. The only way to perceptibly in crease the school fund is by local taxation. "The people will not vote local taxation so long as white taxes go to run negro schools. It is of no avail to urge patriotism and such the people will not vote it. "I am sure the foregoing are facts. I am no lawyer, but offer a.suggestion. " Let our school districts (old) be made the corporate unit, it need be, instead of the township. "These school districts, white and colored, are not co-terminons ; that is, they are not necessarily identical in territory. The white and colored schools are already distinct by law. "Give us a law providing that scnooi aisinow may vuu im. or no "tax",eabh for itself. "If white district No. 1 votes "tax" (no negroes voting, let such tax g'o only to white schools. Have the same provision for both white and colored. "Thi3 appears to be no class leg islation, and I believe the white people will then vote to tax them selves, and our schools may be come respectable and popular." We have to say that to us this appears to meet the case. There may be legal or constitutional difficulties that would suggest themselves only to those learned in the law. This will give the negroes what they now receive, and such addi tional funds as they may volunta rily impose upon themselves, and it will do precisely the same for the whites. It will give both races a free and fair chance to say what sacrifices they are williug to make and what burdens they are willing to bear in order to secure the great boon of an education. It looks to be just the thing. Mack Items. Twitty's Chapel work. cutB J inCtJojSionaayby the good peo ple of Mack neighborhood, on Mountain Creek, and there is hope of its early completion. Frof. A. L. Rucker is back at his old stand, Piedment, and is using the birch with good effect in a are an( successful school a -W 1 TT 1 Mr. John Henry Cochran has Purchased 20 acres of Mountain l i 1 r If T T oil a. ureeK iana irom mr. j. n. oaoi- well has erected a good house and is now at home to his friends. Miller brothers have ginned a much larger amount of cotton this year than last, an evidence that the people out there are not afraid, even of 5 sents cotton. Mr. William Hodge had the misortune to lose a fine mule last week from some internal hurt. Mrs. Elizabeth McFadden con templates making improvements upon her dwelling, which, by the way, is one of the oldest houses in the county, being erected more than a hundred years ago, the space between the weatherboard- ing and ceiling being filled in with brick, and wrought nails made by hand used in the building. It was constructed by Robert Taylor before the Revolution, and when all the lowlands were canebreaks furniahius excellent pasture for horses and cattle. - The small grain crop is much larger than usual tnougn late, and is looking well, with a good prospect for fine crops. Some of our people are think ing of planting an acre or so in tobacco, for the purpose of experi menting, and it it proves that it can be successfully grown they will go into it on a more . exteu- oiva BOftlfi. as thev contend it will will be better than cotton as a money crop. Aunt Drusy Davis is one of the old landmarks and lives at the nlil home nlace. much loved and respected by -fTll her neighbors She is omte feeble, but cheerful with her weight of years Ten rooms in his home, and ten days to get 'round it tfas the & merit of one of our bachellor friends a few days sirce, and he has our sincere commissoration and deserves a better fate. We know what we would do under the same circumstances! Good Fanning. The Landmark hs recently citr ed a number of instances ot gooo farming, and here is another that is fully up to any of those men tioned. Mr. A. E. Morrison, at Shiloh township, made last year ori 10 acres of laud, without the use of any fertilizer, 250 bushels of corn, an average of 25 bashels n tha afra . which is a first rate iiv vu wvj . average for this country when no fertilizer is used. Mr. Morrison thu nm from this 10-acre BU1U Ifuw field for 45 cents per bushel and the fodder for a sufficient amount 8152 for his cow crop from 10 acres. Statrsville Land mark. ' . .Tndire Ewart is in Washington v:n. ..mast.lv with the sub dommittee on the juaiciary in charge of his sub-committee nomination, is making The little I progress. LINNEY TELLS A STORY. We May Have To Pay Somebody to Take Xbe Philippines. Representative Linney has come out fiatfooted against annexation of the Phillippinee. When the question was before the House the other day, he asked a representa tive how many islands were in tho group. Some one ' responded "about 400." Another said from 700 to 1,000. Some one else, cor recting that statement said official figures obtained at the war de? partment showed that so far be tween 1,700 and 2,000 had been counted. Mr. Linney used this to show the lack of information in Congress in regard to the new ter ritory ' Mr. Linney says these islands remind him of a watch owned by a man named Partee Robinson, in his district. Partee kept the watch in his window for teu years marked $10. No one appearing anxious to purchase he reduced the price to $5. Still no one came and the price dropped to $1. Fi nally, in despair, he-piucea a dol on top of the watch, and then suc ceeded in selling the outfit for fif ty cents. Mr. Linney thinks we may have to place a few , dollars on the islands to get lid of them. Imitation Old-World Conquerors. In his proclamation to the Fili pinos resident McKinley, of course, declares himself as their riend and deliverer. Thus his tory repeats itself. Did not Na poleon's proclamations always set fonrth in similiar terms his pur pose of "benevolent assimilation" in conquered countries and prov inces? Were not our poineers and soldiers the "great and good friends" of the Indians? And are not England, France and Ger many in Africa on a purely civil izing and beneficent mission? N. Y. World. And President McKinley was :ionest in his declarations, and Napoleon, England, France and Germany were different. Ed. TwoBrittons. Edward E. Bntton, whose ar rest on a charge of forgery in con nection with a business transac tion in Henderson county-while he was on the road for Hongh & Dun ham of Asheville was referred to in The Citizen several days ago, has not yet been rearrested, hav ing disappeared .while on a hunt for bond. It seems that there are two Ed ward E. Brittons in the State, and the fact appears to have made trouble for the Durham Sun. The Sun copied the article about the Henderson couuty Britton. concluding that he' was Prof. Ed ward E. Britton, recently princi pal of the Burlington high school. The Sun's statements brougnt a telegram from Prof. Britton, dated Wilson, N. C, January 14, to the Raleigh News and Observer, in which the statements are denied, and the Professor says he has en tered suit against Editor Robin son of the Sun for libel. The Britton referred to in - the artiele copied in the Citizen from the Hendersonvule Hustler was reared at Mills River," Henderson county, and is 24 years ot age. Citizen. HIS LIFE WAS SAVED. Mr., J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: "I was taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia.' My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I could n't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. Iexpected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave great Telief. continued to use it, and now am well and strong. L can't say too much in its praise." This marvel Inns medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for al Throat and Lung Trouble. Regu lar size 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Twitty- & Thomp son 'a Droit Store: Every bottle guaranteed. FROM JETER. Our Schools a Failure What is the Rem edy? Other News. Mr. Editor : As we have seen nothing in The Vindicator from our part of the country, we would like to say that bejoud a doubt Cedar Creek is a fine section of country and deserves consideration but there is something rotten in Denmark, in regard to our public schools, interest in which seems to be trailing in the dust. We have, however, one good subscript ion school, and it is our only hope for the education of our white children. Our school district covers nine miles of territory, and in it we have a good school, for the color ed people, at least it has been in seseion ever since July '98, with very short vacation. Our would be free school for the whites, with a territory nine miles in length and an undefiuublo width, is mak ing an average attendance of seven to nine, and has anywhere from n tr 1 ffcfl til run rkii f that? Shame that such a condition exists, and all for want of that wise and proper management of the' public schools which obtained under Democratic laws and Demo cratic administration, up to the time of the meeting of the notor ious Fred Douglas Memorial As sociation, which was buried in the grave of oblivion last November. Now, we have spoken of the colored school, its length of term etc, but we have no fight to make against the colored people, noi their schools, but" like Brutus when explaining why he stabbed Caesar, said "not that 1. loved Caesar leas, but that I loved my country more." we would 6ay that we love our own children more, and would like to see them in good schools and all things mov ing along smoothly again. Tyro. Flowers are Plutocratic. The North Carolina Legislature has laid on the table with a trem endous bang, a motion to make the golden rod the State flower. Give us something silver" was cry of the indignant Democrats. No emblem suggesting the metal of the oppressor for them. A flower called the silver bell seems to be the favorite candidate, but the Tar Heel philosophers should scorn flowers altogether. Flowers are plutocrats and aristocrats. They toil not, neither do they spin. They Have no place among he prodo;ing classes," and don't deserve to be encouraged by the North Carolina Legislature. New York Sun, Two Deaths from Smallpox. Our latest information is that six cases ot smau-pox exist at Halltown, but the danger of spread ing is now eliminated by vaccina tion. Onlv two deaths, that of Mr. and Mrs. Rector, have result ed, and Mrs. Hector's death was from her indiscreetly leaving her room and drinking to excess of cold water. The quarantine is rigidly enforced and Mr. Geo. C. Conlev. chairman of the board of county commissioners, is worthy of much praise for his great exer tions in the matter. McDowell Democrat. NO RIGHT TO UGLINESS. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have f riends, but one who would be at- attraetive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and ir ritable. If ,ehe has constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin ernptions and a wretched complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in he world to regulate stomach, liver aud kid nevs and to purify the blood. It i . gives strong nerves, bright eyes smooth, velvety skin, nch com plexion. It will make a good looking, charming woman of i run-down invalid. Only 50 at Twitty and " Thompson's Drug Store. ine book and jcb print ing - turned out of . this office on short notice. WHAT ADVERTISING IS. Disconuing an Ad. to Like Taking Down Tour Sign. Advertising is business news. It tells the things that are of great daily importance. It is of more account to the frugal house wife to know wnere to get certain necessary commodities at a less price than usual than to know of the troubles in Siam and Alas ka. The news should be news. It should not be allowed to erow 0 stale with repetition ia the same old way. If you can only advertise in a small way, pick out the best paper in your territory and spend all your advertising money in that. When your business grows and you can spend more money, buy more space in rhe same paper un til you are using all you profitably can. Ti 1 . rroperiy prosecuted newspaper advertising will always pay. That here and thero is a man who says, Advertising doesn't pay; I have tried it," proves nothing but that m& LJthed3rere faulty. It is the persistent, systematic Ifortthat pays in advertising as wen as in everything else. In taking medicine, the regu- arity of the dose is almost as im portant as the drug itself. For that reason the columns of a news paper offer the best mediums for business announcements. For that reason programs, wall-hangers and schemes of all sorts are never effective. The local newspaper goes into the household bristling with intelli gence, brimful of the news out of town, and sparkling with the daily doings of the community. If its advertisers are awako . to v. their opportunies it contains bus iness news of value, for it pays to read advertisements John Wanamaker has said: 'To discontinue an advertisement 13 like taking down your sign." That is just the idea. You have a sign abouve your door to let peo pie know who you are, where you are, and what you are doing. That is what your ad does. Space in newspapers merely multiplies your signs, it lets thousands of people know what you have to sell. Free Advertising;. The Oxford Ledger puts it right in the following which we com mend to the careful reading of this immediate community; Occasionally a friend of the Public Ledger thinks a little bard of us for refusing to give a lot of ree advertising to some enterprise in which they are interested. If they would stop and think a mom ent they would see that they are the ones that are unreasonable. It takes money and a lot of it, to pay for paper, typesetting and a host of other expenses connected with publishing. The only way we can make anything out of the business is to get pay for services rendered. It costs hard cash to print a newspaper. The only way a paper continue publication is to get pay from advereising and sub scriptions. One would not expect a merchant to give his wares free, neither should it be expected of a newspaper to give its wares ad vertising and subscriptions free. The Reaction. She, (who has just said no) I am sorry 1 cannot give you tne answer you wanted, Mr. Spoona- more, but it is for the best, be lieve me. Some day you will ask vonrself what vou ever saw in me to attract your fancy. He I have no doubt I will. Miss Psharpe. My friends have asked me that question a hundred times since I began paying atten tions to you, Chicago Tribune. " VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS . Are grand, but skin Eruptions rob life of ioy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them, also Old, Run ning and Fever Sores. Ulcers, Boils. Felons, Corns, Warts, Cats, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aches. . Only 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Twit ty and Thompson, Druggists. The Populists Helped. A correspondent in a reoent private letter, asks if in the organ ization of the Legislature any re cognition was given to the honest Populists who helped to redeem tho State last November. The Statesville Mascot tells of the recognition of an Iredell man, who was a Populist when he thought it stood for principles and who helped to redeem the State : "The election of Moses W. White, of this couuty, to one of the Senate's offices was wise and proper. He belongs to that large class of former Populists and Re publicans who, disgusted with the debauchery and misrule with which their parties cureed theState joined with the Democrats for white control aud honest govern ment and without whose aid our victory of last November could not have been won. In him the Democratic Legislature has given recognition to these patriotic men. The Republicans tell the Populists that they are marked men in tho Democratic party and that they can never hope to receive prefer ment by returning to that organi zation. Mr. White'sigctiVs shows this to be untrue. Former Populists and Republicans will be treated fairly in the Democratio party the party of all the peo ple." News & Observer. Railroad Notes. Newton Enterprise : We understood that the plan is to build a broad gauge road across the mountains trom Collettsville to Cranberry, a distance of about 20 miles, and change the branch narrow gauge line from there to Lenoir, then make arrangements with the Caro- 1 i ! L 1 1 I X- short. Democrats will disregard the Governor and his appointees. Aud that is wisdom, right and might. Wilmington Messenger. Separate Cars But Equal Accommo dations. Some of the colored people pre- vend to be alarmed at the inten tion of the legislature to foroo the railroads to have separate care for the two races, but there is - little or no ground for it. The advo cates of the Jim Crow system ask for separate cars but equal accom modations. The negroes can sure ly put up with accommodations that satisfy the whites. Durham Herald.' Albert Cannon's Contest. The senate committee on privi leges and elections voted unani mously ye8terdy afternoon .in fa vor of Mr. Franks, Republican, retaining his seat from the 84th district, in the contest instituted by Mr. A. Cannon, who was the Democratic candidate. It is no torious that money was spent like water to defeat Mr. Cannon, and that upon an uninfluenced and on bought vote ne would have been elected. News and Observer. THE APPETITE OF A GOAT Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose Stomache and Liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's New Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digeston . and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25 cents at Twitty and Thompson's drag store.