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Twelve Month........
" U&hY IN A.DVAKCS,
Official Paper of New Bern and Craven
County.' ' " " j" ,
''Advertislriti rare lunched upon !
plioliott t the oiiKJ. C upon laquuy
r-jr-Tbt. '4ootu. a only sent on per-n-tvdvance
ban.' Subecrlbeie - will
werve aotioe of expiration of their b-
icriptloaa $nURftlini3f!llitwrtpcni u
notice w.t ., lie apiireeiavsd of Oe
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'Entered' at the tN5Uike, New Bern
AT.'tX ! WI-T-(MS matter.
ew fen. K.C.; October 16, 190t
K'JXICtPAL OWSERSHI?, J.
, . '.V i . IVIIMMIKTITIM
Si!J-f V t""-.'MW MIMIilllIVI
Aa jmportant factor for success in
municipal ownership of public utilities,
is such conduct "f these properties,' in
wise management in the way of expen- '.
ditures for, their maintainance. and a
goog service to patrons, aa to make
competition impossible.' I , . "' , ; ;
The tax payer may complain of m
nicipal service, lie will do more, re
fuse to patronize any of the public util
ities if they do not meet his needs.
Thiere can be no sentiment, where wa
teris needed, and none is given. I Or
the want of light during the boon, of
darkness, and none given. The mer
chant must have' light, the householder
must have water. If municipal owner
ship fails to provide adequately, then
competition springs up. The merchant
and householder 4 will take the! service
which meets their needs, .for they can
not slop to argue. Their needs are im-
perative. "' ". ": ' ''
It is this competition against the lo
eal .., municipal electric light system,
which is becoming important Mer
chants cannot stand the chance of find
ing themselves in darkness any hour af
ter sun-set, because of .some unknown
failure of the local electric light serv'
ke.y A walk about the bimineJMcction
w ill show how electi icity is being su
perseded by soma other light. It is not
: matter of patriotism, this . Bitting in
dirknosa, if the electric light is to be
. the only source. If an-estimate could i
. be made of losses in trade which: have
resulted to local merchants, since mu
nicipal ownership has become operative
in New Bern, it would be found equal,
if not to exceed, tite original cost of
. the electric light plant. , . ,
The conduct of the electric light serv
ice in this city, has developed the com
petition in providing store and dwelling
lights other than that from the city.
The inability, no matter the cause, to
give electric light service, to city users,
has two results. Both can be easily
noted. One is constantly falling off in
receipts. This is shown in reports. The
record is. falling off in patronage. And
yet with diminishing revenues, the tax
payers must meet their obligations, as
municipal owners of this property. The
merchant or householder may be forced
to use gas, oil or some other light. But
his liability, as to1 what is being done or
will be done, with the electric light
nlant doaa net enue-' Fafhira to nro.
r w - j - r
vide a sinking fund to meet its bond
obligations.: It is for the tax payer to
meet these. - The settlement may be
delayed, but it cannot be escaped. The
business of the situation ia to stop loss
es. ; The merchant would do so. ShooW
the city be any mora reckless in the fi
naneial conduct of its affairs, than the
, mdivwuall . . , .
EKCUXD'S UNPARAL- - 1 "
... LELE0 PROSPERITY.
London Spectator! J ; ; . . :
Though it militiates ' so strongly
a'alit its demand for protective tariff
as nocespary to preserve British trade
and commerce, we note that the Daily
Mail has th candor to admit that the
condition of the home tree's is at the
prcr -it mompnt most flourishing. . In
an ar U !e hich is given a place of
p.-oi-slncnce in f'riJty's issue- the Daily
I 'uli d res that "a great wave of
hii..,' rial 'prr.B?rity onparelleled in
KKiie trades in te past twenty or thir
ty !'- ru is at prri-nit paswlng'ovf r Fng
! is bnn
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over witho'.t protaction from thaca-
fur competition of tie rbr?-nert ' ,
KEYI FERN'S EAX!::S imKESTS
The banks of city, their prosperity
aa indicated by loans and deposits, and
such official management along conaer
v8 ye lines' as will give stockholders
good dividends, arsuaDy. is a financial
force in a community's development
and up-buBdisg. -. ; .
' New Bern Is fortunate in its banks,
and those who conduct and control their
management. In the trying periods of
years past, when the utmost skill ar.d
financial ability were demanded, there
were men in I 'the banks now doing busi
ness here, who met the requirements of
the times. -Through these periods f
bard timss many. merchant found bis
friend in some hank, which fashed
the help to tide over depressed business
times. .With the changed wndiaons,
New Bern banks arc now enjoying
prosperous times. In these columns
are to be found the facts and figure
which prove the soundnessot this city's
banking . inetitutiona : and meal - the
splendid financial ability of the offloers
whosMiL-Cbargek:;j x-.si- -i
The National Bank, with its record of
forty, yean .organiiatian, sad t3S2, j
082.000 paid out in dividends to stock
holders, U a notable one. Tfc Citiaera
Bank, with its past fine record of former
years has made Its stockholoVrs 12perct
interest la the last year. And the New
Bern Banking and. Trust Cosnpany,
with Ha organization of a few months.
already has shown a notable gain fa de
posits, and promises to be aa Jnstlt
two which shall be of value to this city
and section, and prove f- profit to
those who hare ioterceted themselves
and money in its establishment.1
In all of these banVs, every TeWf n
must be interested. Their manage
ment and prosperity is of importance
fa. every businesa interest Their
auccess ia a matter of not only congrat
ulation to those who may be stockhold
ers, but to every one ia this communi
ty. Banis are the financial backbone
of a community, but like every , fecal
institution unless they shall fully enjoy
the community's friendship and ;eonft
de-ice. they cannot gain the euceess or
be the help to others they otherwise
should. The New Bsrn banks warrant
this local confidence. They . are enti
tled to the friendship of. every citizen.
and more, it is the duty of every citixen
to loyally give support to these bank-
ag institutions, by word or .deed, as
best may prove the public confidence
to at exists for them.
A GvsrasMsd Csrs Far Piles
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding;
Piles. Drurg lata are authorized to
fond money if PA20 OINTMENT fails
to cure In 6 to 14 days. 50c ' '
To check the outflow of gold the Bank
of England raised the discount rate to
6 per cent ..".;"':
. A Ysasa Motker al.TOLf Vjii
"My mother, baa suddenly been made
young at 70. Twenty years of intense.
suffering from dyspepsia, had entirely
disabled her, unsil six months ago,when
she began taking .Electric Bitters,
which have completely cured her and
restored the strength and activity she
had ia the prime of fife," writes Mrs
W L Cilpatrick. orTJanforth, Me.
Greatest restorative medicine' on the
globe. Seta stomach, irer and kidneys
right, purifies the blood, and rare mar
laria, billiousnesi and weakness Won
derful nerve tonic. . r rice 60c Guaran
teed by aO drug atores.
The eosi mines of the world employ
about 1,600,000 persons.
K0UIST?V9,
', sVims eaMw ax ws Urt isa t
X trIBa tor OnrnU-tloo. Wffmtion.tivn
34 Kiiwer tronbi-4. l-tmoif, I.- fw
Buxxl. Bwl Kt&. JUtimu-h lVw. !. ) -uyt.
)cv tnrm. J6 mow bub Unalu B1-' bf
Hfluwta Daco OonrAirr, kiAuiKjO. wi
ftOLCEN NUGfim F0I tAUTM ffXPLi
Less than one half the miners of Eu
rope belong to unions, v
-.i-Vi' B' ,.:w.",.- r: ,
results from chronic eonipaUon, which
is quickly cured by Dr King's New L'.'e
Pills. They remove all poiaonous germs
from the system arjd iufoao new C'9
and vit;cr: curs sour stomach, oansia,
headache, dizziness and colic, without
grifing or discomfort.. 25c, gua anteed
by ail druggists.
There are 30,000 Americans in Mexi-
CO.
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VVORD3 .OF: PRAISE, i
1 1 Mr. J. H. Eskew, Chandler,
3
I Dkla- writes s "U& toe thank
! yon for wliat your vronderful P
: eorative medidaie, Pernna, bus f
om for me. . I bad -suffered !
; froa eafatth for tun years be-
I for I look yoor ttMdicins.n j
Ml atari Pofrrt, Pins Clty.Minn.,
wriSMi Iba4eMrrhof thethruat
far nearly three morths and fcevo
msi ng different kinds of medi
etas, which did at no good. A
Mead advltted ms to take Pernna,
wtaick I did, and after taking two
battles I was eared. I cannot say
too areca in Its praise." .ru ,v ::ir ,
f trans it tald by year lectl .Brsgolstt
tsy a setus today. : ,,.., .: v
' Theodore Price on Cotton.-
: f New York.'Oct 10.
Toflis.isditort. '" ,"-.,.. ";,: "':' .
JPcarSiK As my friends and ene
mies in the South are probably aware,
have never hesitated candidly and
forcibly to express my visws in regard
to the cotton market ..Two years ago I
was the first to foresee the probability
of a crop in exces j of 12,000,000 or 13,
000,000 bales, and, realizing that the
impact of such a crop would greatly de
press the price of cotton, from the
commencement of the season I advised
everyone to sell. V
Last year I was the first tooresee
the probability of a moderate crcp and
higher prices, and it was largely the re
su't of this pre-knowlede that the
market was advanced to eleven cents a
pound in August 1306. Thereafter, as
the crop improved and the price mount
ed to impossible figures, I became a
bear and the sequel proved that I was
right, ,y (v.;4 :!);,i'-.:-:i'pr-A!y''?''
.As regards, the present season, I
hays since last spring felt that cotton
was destined to sell very much higher,
This belief was based pot so much on
the expectation of a short crop as it
was upon a recognition of ths enor
mous demand for cotton goods and con
sequently, for cotton itself, and because
I saw what everyone ia now . coming to
realise, that the. labor available m the
South could not properly cultivate this
crop, , ,
' Both these : communications . came
from the very heart of "Tankeedom1
and fully attestthe fart that spinners
art , not so much concerned this year
about the price which they will have to
pay for cotton as to whether they will
be able to obtain the quantity they re
quire.
In the twe years ending September
1, 1906, the world had been supplied
with two American , crops aggregating
23,000,000 bales and at the end o the
season 19054 there were only 800,000
bales left mostly unspinnable cotton.
This nruch would not have been felt
had it been of a quality that made it
available for spinning. It wai the riff
raff of two crops, and practically un-
spmnahle. s ,,. ;..
Cotton producers of tot South will
have only themselves to thank if they
part with this season's crop at an aver
age price c-f lei's than 12 cents a pound,
Spinners ean afford to pay this price,
and being under contract for. goods at
figures which permit of its payment.
they will readily I'jy it at this price if
producers do not sell more cheaply.
Yours verjftruly,
TIIEO H. PRICE.
. P. 3. Since the above was written,
frr 4 hive bea generally reported
throui,iHut the Southern States, sti!
further di-nSmnhinjf the proipect ef
bouiit.fal yUtld of cotton ani ther:' j
fnerfcudirsg' the probb'!Iy of muei.
h'4'her prices. , , .
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? Va ACTVi-
Kow to Cure a C'i..
, The q Ks'.ion of how to care a coH
witV-i-t um.ecer.sary loss of tii;;e is one
in v i... ii we ttra 'i m re or ls intcr-tufe-ii.
f )r tvi r ,-r a cell is g-tfon
ril of '' 1 I "Sf t: 0 '!;r"T nf pnettmo
It'S 8f 1 n: r ! 'ivu.l -:x ?Tr. B.
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Editor C. ii Sterens Obtains
Jniment Against At- v i
lactic Coast . Line.
J, . . t . .
The e aae of Stevens vs the Atlantic
Coast Line Bailroad Company was con
eluded yesterday. 1 'The built of the
evW:n;e wa3 hrd yesterday, morning
and the speeches occopiad. a greater
part of the court's timd The esse aa
is well known was .brought by Editor
C L. Stevens on "account of detention
by the defendant at Goldtiburo.on.Aug-
ust 18, 1906. The suit was commenced
before the spring term f eourtl906
and was continued two terms. The
amount ' of damage asked for in the
original complaint was.lln,000 but the
defendant resorted to one of its tricks
by transferring all actions over 12,000
to the United States- Court, stating aa
a reason for so doing wasfiiat the
company , was a foreiim corpciration.
Thereafter the amount was changed to
12,000, and hew 'suit instituted. ' .
The story of the case briefly told by
the plaintiff on the. stand was. to, the
effect thkt on August 18, 1995. be was
in the city of NorfoA, very anxious to
reach his home m New Bern and he
asked particularly of the railroad ticket
agent if he could assure him' certainly
whether he would be able to make con
nection with the A. 6 N.C train at
Goldsboro that evening and the agent
told him that he could. Resting upon
this assurance Mr. Stevens purchased
a ticket ' It was known to the plaintiff
that' there had bees a wreck causing
several deaths on the road the day pre
vious and he took that fact into con
sideration. 'Z '
From Port Norfolk to Suffolk, a dis
tance of 17 miles the journey was tak
en over the Sea Board Air Line rbad 00
account of this wreck at Bruce's Bridge.
On the train were the attorney and sur
geon of the road who had been sent
from Rocky Mount the night before to
make settlements ' as far aa possible
with the injured passenger (all, neg
roes.) The 'plaintiff maintained: , that
the passage over the Seaboard Air tine
road was very slow taking up 45 min
utes. This he alleged was taken at the
instigation of these two officiate .the
train went slowly in order that reteeea
might be duly made by which the com
pany would Jeecape litigation by those
injured in the wrack mentioned. At
Gates, station ywest of f uffolk an
other delay was made, the plaintiff eon
tending that, these delays were Inex
cusable and inasmuch as he failed to
make the connectionwith. the A & N C
road at Goldsboro the contract was vio
lated thus entitling bim to damages. , ','
The defendant's contention was that
the train in passing ever the track bt
the Seaboard Air Line roadas subject
to that road,' and its trains had the
right) of way, therefore they had to
move slowly, and It was impossible to
make the schedule time. . They also
contended that the attendance upon the
negroes had no bearing on the matter.
There were three witnesses for the
plaintiff including himself, and six wit
nesses for the railroad. l ' , ' : "
The attorneys for the plaintiff were
Messrs. ri. u. jnuver aaao. a. nunn.
a. An -T' "
and they condustedthe case admirably.
Mr. Nunn made the opening speech for
the plaintiff, and he made a .splendid
and conclusive argument,, showing by
precedents the liability of roads in, the
way of transporting passengers. ,
j Mr. A. D. Ward's argument, for Vhe
road was a strong speech," and he ably
contended that the defendant road did
all in its cower to comply with the
promises of its agents and officials.
f Mr. Mclver closed with a lengthy and
able speech, showing the capability of
railroads on such occasions at that pre
sented by the suit on trial , One strik
ing point he made perhaps pot in the
direct line of aroument of the case but
one of much importance to the general
publie, that conduct alee" this railroad
bad shown led to seeialieUc sentiment
and all the terrors and dangers that it
tmnli-jd. " .... . ' i . . ,.:
The jury deliberated on the ease
about one-half hour1 and returned a ver
dict of f 200 in favor of the plaintiff,
i MatSteeftkeTettEt Tttnl
The old, original GROVE'S Tasteless
Chill Tonic You know what you are
taking. - It is iron and quinine in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No pay.
The Belgians are the greatest potato
eaters in the world.
Pmldtsllat CtcUts !U C.k se Cstnoe.
No matter whk-h eandiJate is elected
Foley's Iluncy and Tar will remain the
peopla's f ".'-:: remedy for cv'igH
colds and lisi-.piett conaumpt-.n.
euros cc'. 3 (I'-.Vj and preveets pneu-
monia. A J f'-.-.-Uum, Bates-. L'a, Inl,
writ-: "I r-.r.-red for tlroe. mcc'J
with a c v.
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Championsliip Ease Ball Sc
ries Now a Tie. v -Special
to Journal: ' t r ? .
., OiicagoctU2rrJhe , Nationals
won the fourth game of the champion
ship serieerioday.ithua'mtikitig t-ach
elub winning to games. v;
The game today was as follows:
l'U?:' lliV U R H E
Katlonula, V f f 7 I
Americans, . 0 2 1
Battery Nationals, Brown and Kftng;
Americana, AUrock and Sullivar.
Successor to the Late Col. Bain.
(Special Correspondence.)
Raleigh, Oct 12 Mention was made
yesterday of the -vacancy in the office
ef Inspector 'General of the Nations!
Guard of JfhU tat due to the de?th of
CoLB4ih.I,iSoii; National Guard of
ficers said that Major While G. Smith
of Ashevitle was next in rank. This is
an error, r The next ranking officer is
Lieutenant Colonel; Stringfield of
WaynesvUle, who is now of course act
ing Inspectot General.' Upon -the re
turn of Governor Glenn to the city he
will make the appointment to this po
sition, though it is not of course known
whom he will appoint . "
-. mi ,, saarsassssssaawM -i 1 in J V;
' ' ' ' ' . . "
' Wire Crats
k , , Oct 10. -
Mr John Guthrie of Wmthrope Mill,
was brought to his brothers home Sun
day very ill 1
Mr Curtis Campen of Morehead City,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
Mr C B Davenport ani Miss Janie
Lewis of Russell Creek brightened our
midst with their "Smiles and Jokes",
for a few hours Sunday afternoon. . j(-
Mr and Mrs B Evana of North River
spent Sunday here with relatives and
Wards,? v r ' t - - - . J
Mr Harry Davis of Beaufort passed
through here Saturday enroute to Have
lock. - f -,. .
' Several of our citizens have gone to
New Bern today to take in the Pawcee
Bin WildLWeit and Great Far East
show, some have gone via of rail an 3
others took passage on the Vaudeleur
with Capt Dickinson and Bros.
; Mr Horace Hardety of Barlowe was
m our burg Sunday afternoon.
The farmers of this section are hav
ing excellent weather for aavagha
this week and judging from the com
stent dick of the mowing machine
many are taking the advantage. . v
The issue of the campaign were dis
cussed at the Academy last Thursday
evening by the Democratic candidates
for the State Senate Hon Y T Ormond
and Hon J W Burton, was largely at
tended by the citizens of the -commun
ity, r t' ' 1 t?soi:f- . ;:..i; svi;
Mr Nathan ferrell passed through
here Sunday from Havelock enroute
for Beaufort
Miss Bessie Savagee of Pitt Co.. who
has been the guest of Miss Annie Lev-
ick for some time has returned to her
home, ..-"-
, ' , . Zoe,,
t Tkey Make ves Ftet Coos.
The pleasant purgative effect expe
rienced by all who use Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition of the body and mind
which they create makes one feci joy
ful Price 25 cents. Samples free at
the Davis Pharmacy and F. S. Duffy's
drug store.
' Japanese poetry has no rhyme.
, Teachers Examination
' The regular October Examination for
teachers' certificates will be held iMon
day and Friday of next week, October
15th and 19th,.? , . ; -. .
White teachers wiU be examined
Monday and colored teachers . Friday,
The examination will be held at the
court bouse beginning each day prompt
ly at nine o'clock a. m. , .
S.M. BRINSON, :
i , .,n:'i- ' County Sup't.
' OADTOIllA.
". KacXay'e t'ne-dme
cures all heajaches, etc, docs not de
press the heart, 10, 25 and 50 cents s
bottle at druggists, 6c doses at foun
tains., . -r.
Who comes first grinds first From
the Dutch..
f
I" ,.t tie present and break )the dish.
fr 1 1I e Arullan, . ' ;
f ;ir Froi f t rif; it.
TI.'-ree rrave ian;r tenm t!a
if f and c " t'-.rtf. are s 1
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you weaker, and is sure to shorten your life . ;
""-your tesuty fade. "To step pin take Wine cf Cu Jui ...;"
it wi ! to!r.:ieve"yc- .r,:..;j.,, ; . , func-
- tions. t;J..2 y;j well, Uiuii.ul anJ Suvi.0. u ar-)
, liable remedy fcr dr?-:n3 down pains, backache, kcaj
I ache, nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, dizzinec;,
1 fainting spells; and similar troubles. " A safe arid efficiefi
I medicine for all women's pains and sickness. - - - j j
I Mrs, J. L Drcadhead of Canton, Ala. writes: "I hav j
fused Cardul for my disease,
j jvomen, and it has completely cured me."
j at all nnua sTorj, n 51.00 EOTTirq
v wurn cs A liu:ii "
eVfcnbtnr fulrv n !Mrr cvmmnma
4 - '- f'-'i v t - e
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For Ememencies HomeV
'fbf ths Stock on tKeJarml
; Js&whole medicine cliest
Price 25c; 50o 6 1.00 . .
5knd For Free BooWei on Hor4es.Co.1rtJHkcs & fbultry.
Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan. Boston, Mass. '
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