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for Chatham-Observer.- A. if, MOORE. teditorand Prp, SUBSCRIPTION IvATES : One Year, - ? One Dollar. Six Months, - - Fifty Cents. Advertising rates reasonable, aid made kuorc-u on application. -'ednssday January 1 3, 190-t. j It-isfujiny t see a man like Dr. Lewis criticisms the highest (Court in the State orceins,4 Jndrr la :1c hnppn:ed to write the op'in in the Bigp? oaj e. It is as ri liculous as it would be to see Tdgo Clark dia.rns:r.g a cae of mall prix or typhoid fever, If ' ney would eschar re positions ( few days perhaps" the work" maid min some valuable nformat5on from Judge Lew i and Dr. lark, whenever on this' earth there is a survivor of the tbo.i su di who once -wore the gray, r ore whose heart beats in c cord with their ideitls there is sorrow because Gordon is r.c more, Tomorrow the last . sno rites will te observed and all ',1 that is mortal of of a brave sol dier and a g&lLcr? ger.tfemen will be laid lo r;si till theseur.dof thetrurapet: hau usher in thelresurteeiion day -NeTVs and Observer This is a prohibition county nd yet it is said that eighty five illcns of whiskey were shipped 'ere Christmas Eve. If it is true : ccnsrrf.tr latins totfake For est -college It now has more student's mat tendance than have ever bvfive teen, oa-' its b.oks. His a matter upon- which the Baptist cf ti e State ere to be ospgratuhted as well as ihe col lege authorities. N". O The text Na'ional Dmocr: convention will be held at Lowis July 0th. .tic St rnnk here anyway then'wby not i .vea dispensary and iet this ' anty get the advantage f icasrnds of dol'ars, that fro to her places. For onr, part -we lieve that the .e best solution iuspensnry is of the liquor roblera ,yet discovered and ouid be glad to hear from the ople on the subject. t Hand Beri;ard, who was Dis- ct Attorney under Mckinley, ms up the Republican party is way, "Weare'a party rid n t deafh, with Revenue-ring mination" Then he intimates it floose.cltV nomination will j against the., interest of the ant y rndisks that his party! e ed from "the narrow ruts of fishnets and placed upon a !neof integrty and principle" ought to know whether there .ny principle in his tarty in 'i state for hehasbeen oneof its Our State , Exchanges should begin -aow and keep the 'state ment s-tandir.gctthe top of the column with ether pure readkg matter, leaebir.g.the people that under the lavof this State no voter liable forpbll tax who fails to pay his poll tat for 1903 prior to or on the first day of May of this year will be allowed to vote next November. This is the law and a gpod one it is bu t !et every such vo ter be fully reminded of his duty in time to comply with it, Morning Post . if "leaders. r i l of the Rcpubl can,"" th fact that tbi? republic uf colli m 6;a did bir-utmost 'o tmrt the ishes of the United States con cerning the Panama canal. ; It is irue that her Congres. rdjourned without ratifying the treay that was being negotiated; but the abundant rf Aou','was- given that under the exi$hg constitution she was prevented from aliena ting any part of her fandament al law that wold ailow her to surrender to us the - permanent soverignty over the canal ne This was cbaracteriznd by Secre tarv Hays as dilatory and in sulting and refusing to wait the President guve or Jers to send ships and, sldiei s to prevent Columbia from asserting lier Aoverignty. The Senator sert cd that if the Uuited .-trtrs would withhold its 'tand ia olje diencc to jnternatiaiial law ool umb a W;ul ijitaedialely sup press ai:d drive ont the eight lilbuslerers tad advectures and their train lot Indians fcnd K-- gjoes who iiow constitute the re public cf Panama- ... Columbia, has applied to the French government and . courts for an injunction to prevent the transfer to the United States of the canal properties and fran chises of the French citizens un der concessions from the Colum- b.an government, ' Ihe news made anobyious sensatiou yes terday around tho capit-d. The French ambassa lor to thi? C2iathains Confeder ate Jtfonunient To the Teachers?, SchKl Offi- country has tendered to our government from the ladies o 1 ranee a replica of the bust of Washington which was former ly destroyed by fire in the capi t;L It was by the famous David fen who hold offic o-ght to put their own folks iu ition eitLer directly or iudi tly. People da ntvot pr pes, bat for individuals, Aod of the first things every man is put in office by the votes the r people ought to deter 3 is, never. to put anybody in ition who is any kin to Lim. ere are others " r akign s. Some people ought to i and follow the above advice, jr. .e lollowing copiea rrom tns ,am Tribune (( Rep.) If true atts tha the Oiuo repull j are very much I ke the av a radical pohvrcian in Cba' and reason just about as V ' a a review of the Ohio cam a'gn, the Chicago Tribuen's ington correspjndent re : Senator Hanna's popular sco great, and the meet he addressed so pro. o n ed ublican, tliat he Iwouidhave applauded if he had udfo I a scheme for the propaga nd spread of typhoid fever sa eulogy of the republi arty or of Hanna or both? love of people of the Sout'i ag poured out in the re eranes of the gallant Gor .ho has passed over the Iq j-iin the hosts of the h( preceded him to the wn was a Header whom the lavted, for nubl be did ser i thoe trying days from 61 adin the men under him mtly and bravely as did gnts of old, the people of Oeogia lov i. Gordon not alone for hi ring tho war but for that he has done since the War 1 their respect, tut more ,i.s, he had their love. ;ia is' sad because of his ; j is tho whole South.und Gen, John B. Gordon, in re cent years the most noted of all living confederates, died at Mia mi. Fla. at lo o'clock Saturday night, ninth, Ue was T2 years old and had served as ' Governor and United States Senator from Georgia. : . .. u Frcm the close of i f the. wrji General Gordon put forth every effort to bring about birmcniou relations between the N rth'nd! South. He never spoke a bit ier word e gainst the North. He was commander:inch!ef of the Gn fete rate Veterans -orijaniza. ticn for many years and whenev er he presided at meeting tl the organization he was greeted with great enthusiasm. Pro- gressive farmer Washington Letter Jam 11, 1904. Time was when greybeards ruled the United States Senat.', Tbev are still there but the seep tre of influence has largely pass ed t tue youugest members. The visdoai wiich often pons of yaars and expeiience lis i.J ways 4 potent, and for thirty years the men whose irord v a law in the Senate were mostly graduates in the Federal aed Confederate armies duiir.g the Civil War. They w- re sca-s a-ul crutches. Dut the men Wfco draw great audiences to he gal lerie.4 when it U anbouncd that they will speak areno-Xvueu who were yonng uabies iu arms du rinir that Deriod. fellows in the roaring forties. Deiflecva ic side Carmack, 45 and Bailey 4D on the Republican sidd Dohiver 45 and B'veridcc41. Nothing finer or, more spirited can be hearu in congress tlian a discussion in which these ara pitted against each other. An appearect ex ception of young vigorous minds in aged tenements are Hoar and Monrun, who though old enough to bethegrandfalheis of those just mentioned are ready to meet all comers at any mo ment They are knocking t the door agaii A'brma, New Mexico and Oklahoma and the tattoo is lik ly to become vrry l-ud dur-nf1 the present session. The last named has shown such amazhng quick development tha' she is liable to creep in if 'he Congres sional latch Is left ort at alL By the way what a tibockliugly clum sy an'4 meaningless name New Mexico "is. Is it not high time that American states and cities should bo christened without be ing named after other countries as if they Were ou'y weak iml tations. To call the new stae Franklin or even Albuquerque awkward as the name is woyld te vasiy better ,' ' Senator Morgan began his much lieraiaea specu on ine Panama canal Thursday and did not seem at all disconcerted b.v the fact that there was a very thin attendance of the Senate It wa. the first studied attack of the conduct of the administra tion that has been mad, and the v'aI ' tf,(;o little pills in th review of tho situation was cow VCSJ rkf-tis a certain guarante. , , , . against headache-, biliiousncsh. prehensive and aomewbat,.ca torpid lier und all of the -.ill t'r. He made one revelation suiting from constipation. The. The work of getting' reacy tc dig the Isthmian canal prccee Is as well as could be expected? It is going to be dug, Let all doubt of it be dispelled, The halting effected by men of ability and conservatism and by men who have conecientious scruples and by men who are leading the mi nority in Congress and are scru tinizingthe doing of the domi nant party is rather wholesome than otherwise. We are always glad to see great projects venti lated in leeimate and prudent ways, The watching of one par ty by another prevents many a shameful transaction. Nothing will be unearthed by investiga tion that will stop the building of the canal, the Panama canal. There may have been steps in the history that led to the present state of affairs which are deserv ing of criticism, We think it is probable that some such steps will be found upon thorough in juiry. Let the blame frll upon the guilty, Let the" canal be dug, and it will be Robesonian. cers,School Child n-n and Patrons of Chatham County; The Winnie Davis chapter of the Unhd Daughters of the Con federaey have oecided to erect a modumeut at Pitts bro- the county seat-to commemorate the services of Chatham ' Confeder aiu soldiers, to enipnasuw tii-ir aeal.theii faith and their co ara gv Inspired by the war records of Chatham's brave soldiers and 'the fact that there is iiovvhere ir. Chad) am a mouumeut to ihe parted t out t derate heroes, and that there is nowhere in Chat ham a p'a'ie s fitting to erect i; as the eoun- house svjuaif, thr Wiunie Davis Chapter deeidod ut iLs last ueeting to pr-ved Once to raise funds f.r the. mon ument, The fund has been begun by Chatham Vbiavest of the brave' O'l. John K Lane with a con tribution of $1CU.. , VVe Lave adopted a plan to assist in the most etiect.ve way pssib!e that is by pH?uny cor.tti! uti ns from the schol cuddrtu of hatha in It is desired that every child of school age iu Chatham shmld be given an opprn-tnuitv to cont ib ute his penn or more. To bring this' matter properly before the chi'dren of the coun ty the chapter dee rn it wise set aside one day of the present school term as "Chatham's Cou federate Day" On that cay have appioprkte exercis-s biur ing upwn the recrd f Chatham soldiers in the Civil , wa-, and hae a speikeror speakers to make short talks upoa the part taken by Chatham s son's. ' It s requsted that the collec tions for this "monument be made fn this day and that they be sent through the teachers ol the several districts to the Win nie'Davis Chapter at Piltsboro. Ougbtnotthe p ople of Chat ham honor the memory of their brve soldiers? Ought tot the school children ass si in erecting a fitting memorial to thm, thnf they may show to the worid tlm they honor and revere ti e u fenders of our homes iu lbtil j Grattitude demands that at our county seat we erect a uio'iU; ment that shall e jdureas hm-' as theWl np.n which it sUuu: forever learing testimony f the iiouor in tiit h" v.e bold our Ci-n federate sldiers,luing acd dead -Fridav. day "of Feb'Uiiry, Lai been suggesud us au appro i pnate day for exTcies ; Toe Coapter is tipea for sug gestions about tha program for the day through the county paper. All are requested to4 co-orpo-rate aith us in thh grand work and aid in rai.iing the necessary funds. - Let us hear from our IIP. i . ."i: if t. ' . h .. k 'I, If WTtlEU-JTRASAC'' ents ; --Clothing And FURNISHINGS FOR CLOTHING Both SUITS And OVERCOATS of the best makes and at the Lowest Prices. Wo are headqurters, also a full line of underwear, shirts and hats. SPECIAL ATTENTION m' ' l- When i: SALESKXt T. in the city make our store your home. The Merrill Johnson Company, SO sot; ju j..LM .-t:; GREENSBQRO, N. C. Walker, . Luckcr, C. JuLnson E.M.. ANDREWS, IRURE DEALER. . U SUGGESTIONS Why no alio v to add attractions to your home ?i v Better have every thing looking: as you prefer before the Ymnc Trent ifi--V . s ft before your friends ar rive. Our store is brim full of bargains iu just the things you need PIANOS Our Pianos are unex c eled for Tone, Touch and Eur abilily. Write' lea 3 ilcti t x t rn in s, E M ANDREyS, GREENSBORO NC Popolar Prices. Relit ale Goods. IN sum. . DEALERS Men's - and boys' Clothing Shoe3, Trunks, Hate and Fur nishinfj Goods. 10 E. Martin St. 1 bur prices are right. Call and see us. Walter WooIIcott 143, Martin St. Raleigh, N. C. Wo offer for this reason a complete line of Mens, Ladies Children and Boys Shoes. All prices will be in stock. We sell &ood shoes cnlv teacntrs or en? interested in ana nave ae OeSU lino 01 mCU3 $1.0, 91.50 ana the cause. Teachers school $2.00 ShOSS that are made. officers schojl children patrons ,;iu A . i eigh and wo guarantee all work as well as prices, will trim you a hat to order at any price from $2.00 to $20.00. " Dress Goods. Shirt waist poodsfin wool and cotion gooas, prices 15-25-56-40 and SOcts. Shirtmg, 35-50-75 and$l.( Large stock of ladie3 ai Jackets and Furs at and friends fcound the bugle call work, and Lave oar monu ment . , Mrs IL A. London Pres Mrs. U, N.-Mann, Sec. 'V'inKie Davis Chapter A Vest Pocket Doctor, (! Never In the way, no troible to carry, easy to take' pleasant and never failing iu results are DeWitt's Littlo Early Ki.ners. A ust One Minute. One Minute Cough Cure gives releif in one minute, because it kills microbe which tickles the mucous mera brane, causing the cough, and at the same time clears the phlegm, draws out the inflammation and heals and sooths the affected parts. One Minute Cough -Cure stengthens lungs wards off pneumonia and Is a harmless and never failing cure in all curable cases of Coug! i. Colis and Croup, one Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and good alike for young and old. Sold by Good morning, Mr. cotton farm or . You are to be congratulat ;d vn the high twice vou- a.n receiving for yur cotton. 14 cents ler jMund s enough to make you happy and ihey say it is go Will be glad'iosee you v,he ou are in Raleigh. Walter WooIIcott. If ayaiI, children's wraps, pular pHces. 3 WE INVITE YOtTTTO INSPECT -S. v y our spleneid iin ot " T: 1 GENERAL MEf WDISE DAY COODS, having fcorefully ce- '3 si 3 9 erica. lected stock fromtJ wholesale houses iu J C & O S TH' , Cumnock, N. 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