CHARLES B. AYCOCK DIES MAK
ING" SPEECH.
Former Governor Suffers Fatal At
tack Of Heart Failure In Theater
At Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., April 5.
Former Governor Charles Brant
ley Aycock of North Carolina
dropped dead last night at 10;03
o'clock while - addressing the
Alabama Industrial Association
at the Jefferson theater in Bir
mingham. While in the midst of a
beautiful phrase the Governor
reeled to the floor. Life was ex
tinct when physicians arrived.
Death was pronounced to be due
t ) heart failure,
"While Governor of North
Carolina I was called upon to de
liver many addresses,' ' said
Governor Aycock. "Oft times I
xvent to churches on Sunday, and
when I talked I always talked
education." With this assertion
cut of his lips, the Governor
swayed and fell to the floor. The
audience thought as he reeled
that it was a part of the gesture.
However, the truth was realized
to the sorrow of over 5,000
teachers of the State of Alaba
ma, when it was announced that
he was dead, It was the most
tragic happening in this city in
years,
Governor Aycock was preceed
ed by Governor Emmett Oneal or
Alabama, who was among the
lirst to rush to his side when he
fell. The Alabama Governor, in
introducing Governor- Aycock,
referred to 'lhim;Her;:'':-Etf'
eational Governor of North Caro
lina," It was a glowing tribute
paid the former Chief Executive
of Xorth Carolina,
. The Governor addressed 5,000
people Thursday morning talk
ing as his topic, "Universal Edu
cation, Its Necessity and Benefit.
His style of delivery appealed to
the audience,
The body left today over the
Seaboard Air Line for Raleigh. It
will arrive there tomorow and
the funeral is to be held Sunday.
Clarence Poe, editor of The Pro
gressive Farmer, published in
Birmingham and Raleigh, who is
to marry Governor Aycock's
daughter shortly, and State
Superintendent of Education
Joyner of North Corolina, who
came hore from Nashville, have
charge of the body, and, accom
panied by a delegation of the
Xorth Carolina colony here, go
with the body to Raleigh,
Court Week.
Court convened Monday with
Judge Cook presiding. -His charge
v as lengthy and full of good solid
i 'ist ruction. Solicitor Gattis is look
ing after the State's end. There is
nothing of importance to come up,
and at this writing, Tuesday,
only a few minor matters have
been heard. We will give a report
as to the cases disposed of in our
next issue.
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THE FLOOD , WATERS BURST
THROUGH LEVEE.
150,000 Square Miles of Farm Lands
an Inland Sea.
" Hkkiran, Ky., . April 5.4-With
a roar that could be heard for
mile's, the Mississippi river flood
burst through the government
levee five miles west of Hickman
late today, and tonight is racing
over several counties in Ken
tucky ' and Tennessee toward
Reelfoot lake. By tomorrow
150,000 square miles of farming
lands in Fulton county, Ken
tucky, and Lake and Obion coun
ties, Tennessee, will be an inland
sea. Grave apprehension is felt
for the safety of farmers in re
mote sections of the sparcely
settled country. The water
when it came through tore a gap
60. feet in width in the levee and
the swirling current is fast eat
ing away the earthwork and
widening the breach.
The Reelfoot basing over which
the water is forming a blanket,
is made up of small farming
communities. Farmers homes
are generally frail structures and
with the great rush of the flood
are being swept away as chaff
before che wind. A number of
the residents had abandoned
their homes and with their fami
lies sought safety in the towns
on the surrounding hills, but
others, more optimistic as to trie
ability of the Drotecting wall to
hold back the raging water way,
remained on -their - lands, - when
the crash came efforts were
made to communicate with the
scattered villages 'by telephone
but with little success, Consid
erable live siock is still in the
lowiauub.
PROPERTY DAMAGE LARGE.
The property damage will s be
large but farming operations will
not be seriously hampered ex
cept that the crop will be retard:
ed. Because of the unusually
heavy rains of the early spring,
but little of the ground has been
tilled and the deposits left when
the flood recedes will add to the
productiveness of the land.
ENTIRE .TOWN FIGHTING THE
FLOOD.
St. Louis, Mo., April 5. -The
Mississippi river at St. .Louis
registered 30.8 feet at sundown,
arise of 2-10s since morning,
and 4-10s in 24' hours. Unless
there are heavy rains in this vi
cinity within a week, the river is
is not expected to pass the 31
foot stage.
The flood situation7 at Garut
hersville, Mo., is reported grow
ing more serious each hour.
The river is rising at the rate of
five inches in 24 hours, and the
stage has passed that of 1903 by
23 inches.
Every store in . the city was
closed today and the 2,000 men
emDloved in them joined the al-
j ready large fcrce of flood figh
ters. . .
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Booster Week",
The Courier's
Prize Contest
An Encouragement 6ffer
ulate an Early Start in
1 his is the Time to Boost-the Campaign of
i our Favorite Candidate. 1
15,000 Extra Votes for Every
Joelore 1 uesday April 23rd at
votes will be issued on all Subscrcptions, turned in
Tuesday, April 16th at 9 p. m, r
THE PRIZES"
Ford Touring Car,
A High Grade Piano,
Four Gold Watches.
( By Harold A. Dickinson.)
On another page, of this, issue j
will be found an announcement
of especial interest to all contes
tants and their friends. It an
nounces the inauguration of
"Boosters' Weeks," in The
Courier's big contest. An offer
is made to encourage an early
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start among the candidates for ,
the prizes. The management!
believes in putting the best ef- obligations whatever,
forts at the beginning of the con- j It maizes no difference where a
test instead of at the end, and candidate may reside, the chan
the wise contestants will do most ces are strictly the same for win-
of their work as
early in the
fgame'UsliOssible.
The ' offer is this: Durin
these weeks an extra certificate
calling for 15,oco votes, will be
issued for everv yearly subscrip
tion turned into The Courier. In
addition double votes will be is
sued on all subscriptions turned
in before Tuesday, April 16th at
9 p. m.
This is simply an offer of en
couragement afld will expire
Tuesday April 23rd? at 9 p. m.
The ballots do not have to be
counted at once but may be held
and voted at will. See list of
candidates and their, standing
today.
TO OUTSIDE CANDIDATES.
You have until 9 o'clock Tues
day night to mail in your sub
scriptions so that they will count
on the "Booster Weeks" offer.
Any letter mailed before 9 p. m.,
will count. Ask your postmas
ter when he changes his date
stamp, then be sure you get
your letter in on time.
Call for letters.
0 Have you obtained any, of the
letters that we furnish - the con
testants to send to their friend sj?
If not, why-not? You would in
deed be surprised if you only
knew how readily your friends
would respond. f .
Now is the time to get them.
If you have not already obtained
a supply; come in or write for
them'at once.
BE A BOOSTER.
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Be a booster you will enjoy the
the contest as much as - some of
the candidates, if you can be of
assistance to some worthy can
didate, ! '
Remember Tyou can give your
favorite 15,000 extra .votes . by
paying your subscriptionMurmg
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"Booster Weeks."-
There is -still -'plenty' of room
for new candidates, - as daily
some drop out f and others take
their placsV v It ; will appeal "to
any one with a, Jittle ambition, ;to
see that theylcan " enter in an at
m6sdpeh;fi,ttnd;hTO.ttie beit
kind 61 a chance to iwin N a fiqt1
Or
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Starts to-day ; injfe;bM
Automobile . and
Madfe in Order to Stim
the Race for the Prizes.
Yearly Subscription Turned in
9 p. M. v On addition Doubl
belore
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the prizes "will cost the winners
nothing. A candidate cannot
possibly lose anything more than
a little time, and if the proper en
ergy is put behind the time ex
pended 'there is . little chance to
to lose this. It is a friendly
struggle that The Courier has
inaugurated with handsome re
wards for the winners and nol
ning,te..capital prizes. - '
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JUST GETTING .STARTED. '
At present the candidates are
are- just started. They,' know
that subscriptions are what
count, and that to secure them is
the surest way to pile up votes,
though the coupons are by no
meas to be-despised,, as the win
ning of a prize sometimes de
pends on a few votes. GetvVour
j friends into the habit of cutting
coupons out for you, and it will
keep up their interest in ypu.
Later they will noVlet their fa
vorite candidate fall behind for
lack of help they can give.
THE VOTING RULES.,
During the next two weeks of
the contest ending April 23rd, no
candidate will be permitted Jbo
vote more than 10,000 votes a
ffeek than the highest candidate
had in the previous week's pub
lication. ;. - . !,
After April 23rd the limit will
be raised 10,000 each week until
one week before the end, at
which time the restriction will be
removed altogether aud' candi
dates may vote as, they, choose
during the last-week. '. v r ; ;
A full list of Contestants and
their votes willfappear in our next
issue. Watch for' the list.
We are in receipt ; of the report
of the Washington Public schools,
Prof. N. C. NeWbold, Supt. The
graded school at Washington, un
der the management: of Supt,
NewWdfc wajrtrbrifedr- tlie
very cest in tne iaie, ana: we
doubt! if we would gofaAwide of
the marsif. we should say. the
best. SuptNewbold;is a born
teacher, and as a leaderjhelhas few
equali He was superintendent of
our school here for a. number of
years and while he -.did not 'ac
complish all he wished to, still he
Haid the foundation for 3 much of
the good .work which-; has been
done since he; left. : , . . s
Card of Thanks. r ? O.J
To our.: neighbors and f friends
we . wish to "express" our; sincere
thanks for their kindness and help
during ihe sicknes,(? and r death r of
our little babe. To each one jve
sincerely thank you from ahe bot
tom; of bur hearts. , Everything
tnat couiu ue uoiio-yw uuuw iv
ths little cufTerer. - x. - ;
moheyrfarnitngis entitefd to o being
called a progressive' farmer no not
even if .he( makes big money A real
progressive ; farmer. is the -man
who measures his success by moire
than mere ;money. '. making,- who
looks after the) comforts and con
yenences of those around " Him
And such a", man Vis Mr , C":B.
BrooksJ He has one of -the ' best
farms in the, .Countyyou know
it is good for it adjoins the Pines,
complete set otwater works ' and
sewerage,rhot and cold water all
over theJhouseV water at the barn;
etc. In addition to this system he
has recently installed a lighting
plant, ascetylene, and has lights
the equal oF electricity, If you
want to' see real : progress take , a
look. at his farm,' and. see- just
what many more oflthe farmers
ought to do. 7- 1
Too many of our farmers think
when they have bought improved
farm machinery that . they have
done their full duty i remember
the wife and give her some of the
advantages, for her part ia your
prosperity has figured" probably
more largely than you have , ever
given her credit for.
niv yuu inicresfeu in ne
Courier's AutDmotilj and Priz J
Contest?' A little- work rr payl
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DAYBOOKS,, : , ,
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ORDER BOOKS,
Stationery of all kinds, and - ,
The Parker Lucky Curve Fountain Pens.
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Roxboro, N. C.
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During the past week we;have received
: a number of items in populari, dfess, lab-:
--ricswhich' we didn't ; hav to start the 3:
seasonMthThare new and.mpstde;
.sirable
bdise . f e.r, ?
. -irish Poplin, .wHfte and tari; ;at -25et. K'r. ',
'A :-DupioriheSilk, ;bliieMn and pinKat25ct
- - Twisted-Ratinewhitej at;25ct. V.Vf
' : SilkMarquisettep6pularshades,at35ct
- t ; Ramie LiBen'jithe jnimat50dt;.
i Th'ere '"are several btnefe'bufctheiseare ,K
?exceptionalstyles.nd;
feel sure that you'wm appreciate; :. . . ..
??'Mother ;ti pmeniFbl-raomdii's ,
Glove Fitting Corsets tKe kind that - you :
will always use if you try phe, ' :; : ; p; a
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: ivThe County.Commissionera ; at
their, last maeting"vappointedvthe
following persons Wteke- the " tar v;
list for this county ; . . ; . i, ; XT
.:i,Allei6yiUV-w'vHi x tpentryrl
BushyFprk, J.-D. K; Ricnmontf,
Cuninghara, R, Clay,; ;FIat
Riv&.-JSNoellolloyW'J'
BrDayi Mt. Tirzah, lvWNoell' ,
Olive Hill P. H.' Wagstaff : RoxA
borolWV A; instead. Wobdsdale' :
K. P Brooks- ,
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use of the, best, most pleasing soap
VAft hrtTTrt Atraw tfAH ittrrin u
I llll A I I W " ft.WI.I Willi' WW r III Ill la..- 4
cake,of the Oxzibo, made by the
Oxzibo Soap . Company, of Dqr :
any jauj wuu uao. uscu n will viii ,
VAH that fVnara ia riAfhinnr Ytb-a it- If T,
Ofnif lrtr?TTl linn itrnr) 5 w.ll.'v.i.Alt.',',-,'A'".pJ
is pure, free from all adulterations. v
If vhn hn.vv nAVPr iKPid; if trvjr ?M
1 M - MIIII ..Will l 111." I WUJ IKK . , :
otner. - .,..,-.,
lens 1 ne Cause or Appendicitis. i
Hambrick & Austin ,.states; that j
much appendicitisinRoxboro ' is;l.;'
caused bv constiDation. sras"6n tHe A'
stomach or sour stomach 'Thesed,
roubles are almost IN TANTUr;
reHeyed and appendicitis guarded ; .
against ", by v taking a SINGLET
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M' etf A compounded m ,
Adler-t-ka .the new .German ,apT.;;--
nAnnmthti fGm arixr . .. . ;i!"r, ' .
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