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V 7 NOELL BROS., Proprietors. HOr.lE,F8r2ST: ABROAD HEIIT 01. GO Per Voarln-T-;:- Vol. XVIIII. E0XB0R0, NORTH OAEQLINA, Wednesday . Evxning, April .9, 1902. No. 15. y ... Xy .' in 1'. I J N 1711 I 11 J THE PACE IS SET. In Greensboro Last Night $,8000 Was Pledged For the Support . of Rural Schools. " :. v Greeustoro, N. Ci April. 4.'-. Greensboro sets the pace, f or the en tire State in devotion to', the- rural public schools. . At the close of the Educational Conference .tonight 8,000 was pledged for thesnppbrt of the country schools. The meet ing was opened by Superintendent Joyneri 'who spoke with enthusiasm of the educational awakening in the State and declared that the educa- tion of tha children was the great est Problem that ever confronted -a free people. ' ' : ; . . ; ; F. C. Abbott ; of Charlotte, made a plea for the support of public ed ucation by the , .businessrren. ' He thought the;, paramount ; needsj: in North Carolina were better school houses more- capable teachers and longer terms r' : He contended that without these conditions a compel sory school law would be worthless. Governor Aycock was introduced as the only man in -North Carolina vhn had ever had the ."courage-' to make a political campaign on .the question of education. - He was re ceived with great enthusiasm - and made a stirring speech. rcHe declar ed that the people of North Caroli na were ready to be taxed for. edu cation. fChe' Governor said" North Carolina had done much for ,educaT tion, as three sevenths of all : taxes went into the school fund: - "At .the close of the Governor s speech a an educational revival j like untO a 1 Methodist camp-meeting broke out. Rev. Dr. Wallace Butterick, i of New York . Secretary of the Gener al Education : Board, " stated that his association was anxious to as. sist the rural public schools of ; the South and offered to duplicate ; any amount not exceeding $4,000, that might be raised; by popular t sub scription to: assist ' the; schools h in Guilfofd county. - "V . , . , The proposition ' .was received with a burst of enthusiasm, and be fore the applduse had died down men were rising in the. audience and making '.'subscriptions. Within, a few mintites' more than $4,roob had been raised without any' effort; This will give, the country schools of Guilford over $8,000 asv. the result of to nights-meeting. 4" ' ' -: Spencer Ad ams prefers ;lhe prac tice ot re venu e doodle bn ai n ess "to the $3,000 attorneyship , ', in " Alaska though He hankered for .the life-time ujdgeship. He has declined the; at. torneyship. Congratulations to Alas ka; commiserations to North Caroli na. News arid 0 bserver. , ','. It is said that even- Crampacker knows his bill is a dead duck. It promised nothing but. to; reviye sec tional bitterness ancl all good men of all parties should rejoice that 'it died a-'borin.' News nd Observer, "'. An Tmportarit Decision. ' Kentucky's higest court ;hast just decide4 that in case of total destruc tion by fire the full amount of. the insurance policy must be paid, re gardless of ' any stipulaiion ia the policy contrary to this rul?, and that the actual losslmust be paid where the property is damaged to an extent less than the amount of V the. policy. This is not the law in some other States, but it ought to be ' Asheyille Citizen. m !v ' ' ' HON, J. Y. JOYNER TO SPEAK, mere is. a rare treat in stored for those interested in education in Roxboro and cbrhmumty. Hon. T. Y. Joyner, Superinten dent ' of Public Instruction ' in North Carolina; .vvill address the people ' of; Roxboro and Person County at the Court House next Tuesday April 15th, at 2 o'clock. The public' cordially invited to attend.' '; "-- ' ; "This is a rare, opportunity (and we hope, our rjeople will turn out. ' Kt" ; -' . ' .l4,.; - -' Prof.Joyneris one of the best posted men on public education in North Carolina; .v t Need More School Houses, - The 1 follQvying important facts I " : t t It ' f' .: ' " " ' 'it '' 1-1,-1 I were caouiaiea yescera&y m:xne ocate Superintendent's office from the re ports of 1901:' .vV , - ' -Number of .'school''; houses 4; . 'for whitea". " ; . ,;i,899 Numbsr . of school hoases . ; for colored ' ; , - ; 1 2,183 Number of frame . .houses , , . for whites , . ' " 4,268 Ntrmber of Jog 1 houses . for" : . whites ,--597 Number ' of' brick houses : for whites tv - v 34 Numbe'of frame houses- - -lor; JBbllr;.; 'f;fv:--;:i3Q dumber of log houses for ; '-'(V . ;. .colored . - : V.,-' - "V 353 Number of houses built for' ' V whites during, the past. year- ; . . . ' , -,63 For colored - ; - ,4.5 Value of houses for whites :$860, 640 Value of houWfor'col. ; ' 266,018 Totalrvalue of school prop: v erty .not including city . . school property ; . - $1,135,658 Number of school districts for whites '5,483 Number of districts for t colored' . ' 2,559 .The number of houses for whites subcraoted from the number oidis- ' ' 1,. , tricts shows that there "are 584 dis tricts without public school - houses. and that there are 376 colored dis- triers that have no -bouses. Total number of districts1 without - houses 960..;' The average; value of houses for. whites is $177.51;; for colored, $121.56, ' . -': i Married on Dome "of the Capitol : :WashiDgtoD,--To.day ; few min utes after 12 jo'clock the first couple eyer married on the dome of the cap itol were v united by Justice of the Peace Bundy. The bridegroom is a young: Cuban "v named Andes; Dias De Oonohif,;a Canada girl. TlL. ceremony was witnessed by only a few persons, as the ; dome was closed for tr.e time beibgagainst the general public. After, the ceremony Justice Bundy" pointed out the- places of in terest from the 300-foot elevation and when at last the party descended Xr terra firma he expressed the wish as the'cbupel drove away in a cab that they - might 4live long and prosper." Senor Pairo sad that the honeymoon would be spent in Spain.- -" 1 ' : - " ' . -; ' ; Senator Simmons has declined the responsibility of alone passing upon the appointment of Mullen for post master at Charlotte. The case will now be fully - investigated by the Senate Committee. . SHOT DOWN ON PLYING TRAIN An Avenger's Bullet Strikes' Early - in the Nepk as. He Sits in .the . ; ' 4 Coach Under Guard. V ' Suffolk, Va;, . April 3.Having lived -through a tempestuous night during portions of. which -his life seemed .to bang by a. thread, Thom as, Karly, the assaijsht of Miss 1 Per ry, 1 6-y ears-old, ;; was' guarded through -a hurried trial s and , order ed from Kdenton- N. C: to a place of more.secuntyronly -to be shot down on the train when hardly be yond range of the town's . church steeples".- - ' ' : .s f The trial itself according to offi cial time, only occupied seven min utes and twenty seconds; - Tudsre Jones,: who lately- said the words which meant jim AVilcox's death sentenced ; Early to. fifteen years, the1 maximum .penalty- in .North Carolina, unless'the .object be ac complished t ; 1 . ' ; Miss Perry was one of the five. wit nesses before the grand jury. Realiz ing that dtizens might seek parly's death nvEdentoh,,. Judge Jones -ordered Irimutstken to Hertford ' j ail . Walking ; between, civil officers and in the "hollow square of a,milir tary company, , Early reached, the station safe, and entering the foward smoking coach took" ' sC seat; ' Im mediately behind ; him sat J)eputy Robinson, while . Sheriff Baker was 8tandinglu therailer; WhTen- ther train uau; ueen movmg a snort time, Smith; a small, i middle-aged mah; who was, twoT seats behind the pfis oner; drew a pistol and fired three times in quick succession Vat Ear ly's head The ,mly ball1 which took effect- entered between the ear and spinal column and came7 out of the left temple.;; T Going Into the Brick Business A : ; - "Word of Warning. 4. .; After so much wet weather" we will feel as if we are almost oblidged to plow. We- will get; lmoatient. We will think, the time;;to plant has come and that we cannot wait The temptation to plow; vill be very strong. But we must remember .:that to plow when the soil is wet ' means to go into the manufacture of sun- dried, .brick bats.-, The sunshine will harden these thousands of small clods, which we .have -"made - into soinethin like a sun v dried brickbat They lill then be worth no more to the cropUhan brickbats.. The jlatit food in them will be insoluble. We; cannot afford to make this mistake.,. Better wait and plant latl ( er. I ' Dust and not mud is what we need in the farm to make crops with. Plowing land wet is the- quickest chief cause ?of the pover ty of Sou th- ern soils. The damage will last' for seveaF years. Souther Cultivator. ! Lee Is No Gandiate. "-".. Charlottesville; VaM April -5.-GeneraUFitzhugh Lee authorizes the Associated Press to say that be is not a candiate. for the position -of -'Minis ter or Consul General to Cuba. ; He seeks no diplomatic position, what ever. . . ; 1 The author of "Ben Bolt," Thom as Dunn English, is dead. Ho was a physician, an author, a public man,' ex member of Congrecs from a Dem ocratic district in New Jercoy. He - T7V.2 a kindly, gcntlcnan and t!:3 Ziorld '12 richer fcr his life. , - vy i i y Makes the food more deliclous'and whbfecoir.a ROYAL BAKING POWDER The election to be held ii North Carolina this year is an important one. Ten Congressmen are to be elect" ed. A Chief Justice and two Asso ciate: Justices" of the Supreme : Court are to be chosen. A Legislature is to be elected that will select a United States Senator td succeed Pritchard. All county officers', including Clerks of . the SuperiorfCourt are also to be chosen: this fall. - As already said, the election this year is an jmporjant one, Therefore do1 not fail to pay your poll tax .before the. first day of. May so you can. vot?. Gold L?af. North Carolina has inore; than doubled its appropriation'Ifor ex- Confederate yeteians iq, the past ten years. In .1893 its appropriation for uonieaerate pensions was cj ;ou. Por ie02 it is $200,000; The last Legislature did better by the old yet" erans tnan, anvi- pension board. News dnd Observer, v -. - 1 n 1 It is, learned tha th e" sheep indus try will perhaps be taken up in this section on- an extensive scale; Western-North ' Carolina is parties ulary adapted to sheep industry and if business venture of this .kind Js made i t will pi obably be the : begin; nine ot - a live stock . business ot great ' importance. Ashyille ;Cits izen. " .. " . '- - ' . ;Represenatiye Kluttz will appear before the. Civil Service' Commision and press the charge' against D. K. Pope1 for levying- political ; assesss- ments on postmasters and other B'ed eral officeholders. ' . - i ' The whiskey 'dispensary :at Way- nesville for the fiscal year just end- eci took in 19,000, and made 7,600 clear profit. Nearly fifty per cent of the receipts, seem to have been profits.-'.-1, ' " ' ; - " v. r y " sfor Horses Hats As .well as an extra nice line: foremen ' anSd boys. Yes, we fiave a few horse hats, if you " never savr bnercome.in and we will take pleasure in show ing them to you, also some of the newest and nobbiest men's and -."boys' straw hats tha't you x have, seen, then we have the new Panama shape in full both black and light color. Our 50g straw hats can t ;be matched at this price. A splendid . line bf shirts4 underwear and hdse. Clothing at your own price if you are, reasonable. No trouble to show you what we have. 1 t 06 I'll I w , 1 I'll 1 : Coin1 'HO "fit 10 . Yc ce Vulture, Instrumental Music. Art, Elczull - and Oratory., A fine opportunity to do review worl: in the LITKTLAY - PARTMENT. Special worL: alonj the I1112 of tzc.zi.L: frequent lectures. All arc cordiallv invited to r Total Expen Q10 to 51. Open:: nent Tucr:!, CO., NEW YORK. ' t . NOTICE. : 1 hereby forbid any one from hir mg or -bar boring one - ueorge via cent;' col. who has left my employ without fulfilling his contract. . Any one hiring or harboring-hini T?ill bo prosecuted according to law. V This Apr iMst1902, s Gruano.' duano. We will sell the following v brands of guano, for .tobacco and corn' the coming season. v . ;Our prices are as cheap or ym cheaper than" anyone's in the ; ' Courify. . See lis before buy ,N ing elsewhere, we, . will save - you mopey. ; - Hyco. ; - " Eclipse. -Alliance.' ; , - ' Durham Bull. " . . British fixture.' Electric Bone. ahi Potash. Double, Bone Phosphoric Acid. Caraleigh Special for Tobacco. Gold Oriol H.' Y.; f or Tobacco. Gold Special Compound for Tobacco. Columbia' H. Y.' Tobacco Guauo. .- Piedmont Special Tobacco' Guano, : Piedmont YpIIow. Xeaf " .Tobacco Guano. ; ;; ' x , . Just; received a new and full ;line of general " merchandise, i r v al! on. us for anything :yqu V want,- highest - prices paid for : country produce."' We are agent3 ; for the Farmer. Friend corn planters, also the Virginia one . , and two hprse wagons all of r J ;which we have on hand and will, v. sell "cheap. Call and see us. ; ;; r Yourffiends," - . r 1 Helena, G' : " ' A. M, r.f 1 1 -1 r - , 4-1 - h W w .
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