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OL. XXIX
R0XB0R0, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, August 21, 1912.
No. 34 -:
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
C. lA. Tavenner
ashingion, Aug. 1 9 Governor ,
o -!son has quieted the fears of!
...c business interests that the!
: iii nv,v be reduced too sudden-!
: , li e event of Democratic :
::-s iii November. The' ene -
, : f lie New Jersey governor
::---h pains to spread the :
.it ikn Democrats ro .
,'utand slash ' the tariff
and loft tus soon
as
power, and re-.
' the fact that no res-'
nioerat over said or
:-;t to give a t asis lor , U1,utu unt. me collection con i
. lire story jios bc?n ins!ls!s ()f over 300 different kinds!
v eireulated
seal year just closed
exports amounted to
n one billion dollars,
i per cent ol goods
L'ireci in this country
- year were exported. These
4iires show that American manu
iurers have the ability to meet
.-reign trade in competition. It
':o'v that American ingenuity and
. .!:iis can conquer over" the anti
. . a' methods still in vogue in
. ; foreign lands. Moreover, in
:..;..'s that if Americans are so
uruiandy able to meet foreig
- . tbeirown market places,
. :'v is no excuse for the put
;evus t-uiii that was put up
. :;jibiy to keep foreign goods
; .' 'Hir ports, but in reality to
Oilcan manufacturers an
-rt'iuity to gouge exira pro
- Gi their own countrymen.
:Vivi5im HrMiht. imnnrrinus covered tne rorests ana
r.js that the tariff is too
is realized ihat to snatch
ut high tariff at" "one move
:.!! simply precipitate a crash
; ;..i;;:it not be survived easi-Ti;-
tariff board and hundreds
f : : victual manufacturers have
:.:.iited that the rates are too
Ji, Customs reports and com
;.orci;d statistics have revealed
;:: the tariff on many articles
rc right to this country exceed
' ht- entire cost of production, and
'- is plain that such tariff rates
amount to a'wholly unnecessary
and burdensome taxation.
Governor Wilson recently had
: conference with Congressman
Redfieid, who has made some of
he most sensible tariff speeches
V' r made in Congress, and it
as agreed between them that
.: eper and safe thing to do with
to the tariff is to cut it
gradually until the proper
'- is reached. In that way it
be easy to asceitain just
; cnect each successive cut
price condition. Thus by
" stages the tariff for private
cm can be turned into a tariff
: o;:ue, and this process is
to result in a big reduction
eosi of living.
' T."rnor Wilson is not anxi
injure any man's business
! insist, in the event of his
: ion, that all business be legi
. and that the false foun-
' '-'H le taken from under the
- trusts. But he will make it
-'Juul j)rocess, and one that
ot disturb either business
'.ountry in general.
' i'eskip Osly Agreed Upon.
iin;-;ton, D. C, Aug. 19.
Uie.hip, to cost $7,425,000
-taimoror armament and
exceed $15,000,000 when
:J:.-d: eight submarines
: r h iSO.OOO, and a fleet of
: - boat;;, colliers and ma
- hips, constitute the build
: I'ogram for the navy approv
by the Senate, and
1 'o probably will be adopted
iout change by the House.
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MRS. JOE PERSON HAS.
! UNIQUE COLLECTION.
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l y vvuon 01 Leaa -ren"
r i a c rnn i iwin i i .i ii
cltS nowa m tlie World-There j
,3?0 Diffcrenl Kinai iai
iae "c,Dillca
One of the oddest and most
uniclue collections ever gathered
T ani7 North Carolinian is to be
seen in a window of the John
S. Biake Druit Company. The '
collection is one of every kind of !
common anu .uncommon lead j
-1JLil '-Ruiaoie. i ney have ;
'DC'm ihered by Mri. Joe Per- j
son in ner travels over the entire '
:ana mere are no two m the en
! tire collection that are alike. The
illea of riuking a collection of the
jordinary lead pencil is a novel
uuu' &,m Ulic ''IiilL seems to nave
never occurred to anyone before.
To make the collection as comp
lete as Mrs. Person has done has
required 1 0 years and it is thought
that the collection contains
every kind, variety, class and
make of pencil known.
Aside from the collection of
lead pencils, Mrs. Person has
gathered over a dozen different
kinds and varieties of nerrififd
f w
wood from the great petrified
forests of the United States, near
Adaman, Ariz. These forests
were lormea by a great sea com
ing inland and submerging the
forests that covered the land.
The forests were covered with
wattr, ana rne sea stood, tne
then me sea eisaappeared, leavin-:
kl.t I,',. t,.:i, --
actions of nature preserved the
wood as a whole and petrified it.
Lately the forests have beenun
covered. The specimens Mrs.
Person has collected are as beau
tiful as rare stones, The different
woods of the forest have been
turned into gigantic blocks of
agate, amethyst, topaz, onyx,
carnelian and chalcedony. The
petrified wood has been cut into
stones, from which she has a num
ber of handsome, rings and other
jewelry.
Although living in Kitrell at pres
ent, Mrs. Person lived here for a
number of years before the re
moval of her medicine plant to
Kitrell. Mrs. Person is renown
ed as a traveler, having been all
over the entire United States and
Mexico within the past 10 years.
Although she is well up in the
scale of years, she is yet as young
at heart and as lively as a person
at half her age. Mrs. Person is
also well known as a writer and a
composer of songs and music.
At every Mecklenburg county
fair, in years past, Mrs. Person
held the center of the large ex
hibit building and entertained
large crowds by her playing on
the piano, in which she is very
skilled.
The collections of Mrs. Person
will remain in the window of the
store for some time. They have
already attracted much attention
and the store is receiving num
bers of inquiries about them.
Charlotte Chronicle.
Under $100.00 Bond.
Will Noell, a negro blind
tiger, was carried to Durham last
Friday, for safe keeping as the
jail here is not considered strong.
He was given a trial last Thurs
day and placed under a $100
bond which he was unable to
give. He was caught by- govern
ment authorities. He will remain
in jail in Durham until the De
cember term of court.
Opening cf the Graded Schools.
The Roxboro Graded Schools
will open at nine o'clock Monda-j
mornin-, September 2, 191
Patrons ar
children or
are urged to have their
or wards present ttie
I first day, if possible. When stu-;
i.-f ,U r - i
uvtno cuici laic, lucj iuc ir. l u. i
disadvantage that is difficult tols Pre-eminently true that "no i
overcome. - Patrons and friends u,an liveth to himself"..
of the schools are eordialiv in-1 The - text-books adopted for j 3
yited to be nrepent at th". ooeninK
exercises.
la this conu-ction I wish . d
call attention to some new - fen -
turen for the ye.r 1912-1913. in
thi? first nbea, provision hr-5 been
made for more flexiblf
by which it is hoped
to the individual neds of the
pupil,. Each grade will be taught
in-two sections, and promotions
maybe made semi-annually in -
stead of annually, as heretofore.
In the second place, the course
of study in the high schools de
partment has been liberalized by
ths addition ol several subjects
not previously taught in our
schools. Commercial and Indus- j Lizzie Noell last Saturday morn
trial Geography, Business Me-jjng from 10:80 to 12 o'clock, at
fhnds. P.i'virs nnH Aovip.nltM rp :i tu -. D.nJ'tu. 1
will be ofFered during the next
year. The work has been so plan- A. Noell.
ned that students wili be permitt j The 'urge porch was artistical
ed, under proper supervision, to ! ly decorated with yellow and
elec, bUveon thes
e subjects on !
the one hand and Latin on the !
i
other hand. It will also he nos-1
sibie fol. ope t0 take Latinj and iaoes, hearts and croquet, After
u .i 4 J.,.u: 2.ii
incii, in uic iei;ui rciue, 10 cieci ;
Agriculture instead of French, j
It is believed that these subjects !
jiWjjj be nofe interesting and more -
( neneiicial so so:ne of our -students 1
Lu r t?u I
I I T ' I I 1 I LJ I I 1 i i 1 l i:L-l I11J f I ! I 1
Let not our aim and purpose te
misunderstood. In the teach
ing of agriculture, for instance,
, .
the primary purpose is not ,
to make farmers. It is not j
primarly a trade subject. It does i
not seem desirable that a teacher
try to make farmers of farmers'
sons any more than lawyers of
lawyers' sons, or doctors of
doctors' sons, and .so on. But
agriculture is a human-interest
subject. Nearly every one is. in
terested in growing plants and
animals, and there are some
fundamental principles of this
growth that every boy and girl 1
should have an opportunity to
learn, if they so desire, not that
they may become farmers or
farmers' wives, but for the edu
cational , training and intelligent
interest in life that this know
ledge brings. While it is not de
sirable to try to make farmers,
it does seem desirable to stop' un
making them, It is often said that
the present trend of all our edu
cation is cityward. If that be true,
is it not time to call a halt?
In our ceurse in Business
Methods, wedo not expect to
train book-keepers, stenogra
phers, ect. The text adopted for
use, fkA First Book in Business
Methods," aims, as the authors
say, "to include only those facts
every one should know; to
offer a course in- business me
thods rather than in book-keeping.
'v In oar work in - Civics, we
do not expect to undertake any
thing like a scientific analysis of
the machinery and powers of
government. On the other hand,
we believe that- many elementary
ideas regarding community life,
an interest on the part of the pu
pil in the life of the community
and in his relation to that life, the
meaning of citizenship, -and the
services performed for the citi
zen by the government, should
be presented to the pupil, at an
early period in his education. In
j ii ke'-m'armer, by the study of'P3
I -. 1 I 1 I S
Commercial and Industrial Geo-!
graphy we hope to broaden the!
sympathies and interests of the!
pupil by helping him to see the
1 ' 1 - r-
'"""' Ul u iupie
commercially and industrially. In
trie COmn Pxifv of mnrtcrn i!fa "if.
i w - " - " ti
us? !n tl!is C0Ur8 a;"e all up to-
uate-ine.oiaesi being copyrighted
m i and the newest in 1912. i 1
In the introduction of these new i j
I r i - . A 1 (lit - Z.
.cuiwu.i, uur muiio is, ine
creates' goo;! to the greatest mim
cer". vVe want to make the Kox-
boro Graded School? do ml that
! aC''ancement of Roxboro and
!,PerS0" ,TI,e schools,b8-
! lor'80 the peop,e' snd rt is ,t!lelr
?b't!o:1 servo the people to
the best of their ability.
A. B. Stalvey, Supt.
Aug. 19, 1912.
Entertained Saturday Morning.
Miss Amelia Noell entertained
in honor of her visitor. Miss
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
green gaper, and ! ferns ?nd gol-
den rod The guests were enter-
t
rained with p-nmes of Rook dnm.
wiixu - leLrebiimem, cousis.-
ing of ice cream and cake were
served, thev carrvinsr out the
color Ttme o? the decorations.
Misses Effie Brooks and Marv
rri,..: .u
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punch.
Farmprs Ilninn f plplirAfinn
, , , c .' 4 .
The local Farmers Union of
Helena hafl a er-eat day on last
Saturday. Dr. Templeton was the
speaker and he addressed a crowd
of two thousand. After the speak
ing the entire crowd was invited
to dinner, and it Was a dinner.
The table was more than 100 feet
long and it was literally loaded
down with eatables. It was a
great day and The Courier has
only one regret, and that is that
we were unable to accept the in
vitation to participate wHh them.
NOTICE.
Mass Meeting Convention of the Pro
gressive Tarty
Will be held in the court house
in Roxboro on Saturday, Aug. 24,
1912, at 1:30 p, m., for the pur
pose of nominating a Legislative
and County ticket.
If you favor government by the
people and want a square deal
come and join us. No primaries
will be held, all nominations will
be in open convention.
Advt.
FARM LANDS
FOR SALE
To Close an Estate October the 1st.
Four adjoining tracts, 74, 76, 80
and 106 acres, in ea&tern edge "of
Chatham County, 15 miles south
of Durham the fine tobacco sec
tion. Splendid tobacco and corn
land. Will sell separately or to
gether. Some improvements.
All Bargains. Write
A. M. YATES,
Lexington, N. C.
FOR SALE
331 Acres oi the Best Land
on Dan River, immediately across
the river from Milton, N. C.
Good dwelling and out houses,
and young orchard in full bear
ing. 131 river bottoms, balance
up-land.
For price &c. write,
W. C. CLAIBORNE,
Kingstree, S. C,
reoples
keeps the stock in good health
condition. Disease preventative.
a
-at
is a arreat ecr
ease preventative, iwery pack
acre guaranteed Sold only at
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We are selling all our low shoes, straw,
hats, printed lawns and other colored
summer wash fabrics, millinery, cloth
ing, skirts etc. at greatly reduced prices,
We are getting ready for fall stocks and "
want these out of the way so you will
find many real good bargains here.
We have a Eplendid line of trunks and
cases. If you are going to take a trip
or are going of f to school and' need one ,
of these it will pay you to see what we -have.
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