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VGONGRESSMAN -: THOMAS PftESENTS Able Plea For tWar Claims Bill I Passage. NewBern's .. ,' - ; Interest ; The following 'from the Congressional Record of 18tl) hst. wf I bept interest as it Is. presents Congressman C. R. Tnbmarabld pies ; for a that con cerns New Bern, . 'r.?.'': V " V ' ' - Mr. Thomas of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, it is Incomprehensible to me that there should have been manifested the opposition which has been manifes ted to the consideration of this bill. lit. Chairman, those of us who favor 1 the bill have been here now for two days and nights, nearly, fighting, not for any particular claim in the bill, al though many of. Crs v are intere.-tsd in specific claims for oucV?spffetive States and districts, not only ' in the South, but throughout the whpl country. Hut ' Mr. Chairman, ,' we are standing here and making this fight against tte fili buster which has been- carried on by one man, the gentleman from Illinois Mi. Minr., contding for wha. we - detm to be simple justice, namely, a payment of the honest and righteous debt of this Goven.ment. Tiiat ia ou' posi'ion. ; i. - - I have heard it suggested, in thu d bate, Mr.. Chairman, tbat gentlemm upon both sides of the House are for this bill becau.e they have soma inter est for their constituent in this bill. That is' not true.' We are interested for our constituents, but we are more Interested in seeing that the findings of . the Court of Claims to pay the juut 'war claims and other claim? of thii Government are enacted into' law by the House of Representative and by the Congress of the United States, Applause. Now, Mr. Chairman what does this bill carry? What is id : It? Why. it car ries only the cla'mt which have been ad judicated by the Court of Claims (and there ianot a. single claim in it that has not been adjudicated by the court) to fcvpay losses incurred during, the Civil , War losses incurred by individuals, by churches, and by schools, common y ' known as war claims to the amount of $1,64,000, and some navy yard overtime and other claims, all having favorable findings of the Court of Claims. - Now, how much has the Government paid on these war "claims?. Why, Mr. ; Chairman, in the whole history - of the Government w j have paid of thess " claims only a small part During a ' period of 27 years Congrest ha p issed I only four. omnibus claims bills, namely, the act of Marchs 3, 1891, thenetnf '. March 3, 1899, the act of May 27. 1902, and-theactof February 24, 19 J5. It j has been ait years since the Congress . of the United States has pawtd a single i omnibus claims bill, j The aggregate of amount claimed in 1. all cases tried by the Court of Claims since the Bowman Act is about $100, ' 040,000 and the aggregate that has been allowed by thecourt is about $8,000,000 n The amount of the war claims and oth- r claims. ' except ' Frenee spoliation '. claims, paid since the Bowman Act is about $4,000,000 " Now, Mr. Chairman, they say the court makes only findings of facts But . let me call the attention of gentlemen - to whatii caid in the report of the com- ; tnilte on that subject. ' It ia said here, and I indorse every word of it The same considerations which make it imperative upon Congress to appro priate to pay finkl judgements of its courts sliuld dictate the line of policy I to be adopted with regard to findings of v facts under the Bowman Act. . ItUa general rule of international ' law, and has been laid down by the Su ' pre me Court of" the United States in many casei, that a persoi residing ip an enemy's country U an enemy so far as - his property rights are concerned.' In modern practice, liowever, this rule hat , 1" been disregarded when the necessity has risen for supplying the Jnvding army from-the surrounding country. When ' Gen Scott invaded Mxico be left be 1 hind him no unpaid tills for store and -supplies, and when En, peror. William marched in triumph into the city of Pans he paid for every pound of produce - taken from the French ' peasantry and consumed by his truoDf. Shall the United States Government do less sod be less just and honest? JApplause. ' ' " J ; .Mr. Chairman.'fhese claim have the approval of the President of the United States as watt as wall as the Court of Claims.' ' IpplaiiM. Here is what the President says;- , ' I invite the attention of Congress to the great number of claims which, at the instance of Congress, have been con- ' sidered by the Court of CVmi end de- cided to be valid claims against tl e Gov ernment. The delay that occurs in the payment of ' the money due under the claims injures the - reputation of the Government as an honest debtor, and I earnestly recommend that there cUiml which corns to Congress with the J idg ment and approval of the Court of Claims should be promptly paid. . Applause L Oentlemen on the Republican side the House, do yriu propose to let the recommendation of y6ur President? Cries of "Never!" "Never l" ' Now, Mr. Chairman, besiies the war claims' which are included in this bill tnereare simply some claims for navy yard overtime and otter just claims, all of which hnve'been adjudicated by the court.' : Not a single one Otherwise than an adjudicated claim is in this bilL - Now. in re card to war claims in our respective fit-ites and districts, gentle men have said that we, are interested in this bill, 'not tojnaintaio the credit of the government,' not because' it is just and right to pass the bill,, but because our consti tuen ts are .interested., ; Th at is true, but this bill not only interests our districts, but our States and the whole South. I hold in my hand one particular claim that sho&s tho interest of the people in these claims. If is a Resolution of the Baptist State. Convention of North, Car olina, assembled in its eightieth session petitioning Congress to make payment to the Baptist church in New Bern, N. C. for the occupation of that church by the Union so'diers during the Civil War. Jit reads as follows: WJiereas the First Baptist church of New Bern", N. C, was denied the use of its house of worship from October 10, 1852, to May 10, 1865. by reason of ila use and- occupancy by the military authorities of the United States 'during the whole of that period; and Whereas the Court of Claims has in vestigated the matter and found the facts as above, and has recommended to Congress the payment to iho said chu-ch a'faic rental for period of its occupancy. Resolved by the Baptist State Con vention of North Carolina assembled in it i eightieth annual session. That it is the sense of this convention that t' e payment of this cliim will be but a simple act of justice, the claim being thoroughly honest and equitable, and that the convention petition the Con gress to pan the hill introduced in the Senate by Hon. F. M. Simmons and in the House of Representative! by Hon. R.lhimw to carry otrr the recom mend itioi of the C mrt of Claims in the' said matter. I certify that the above is a truopy of preamble and resolution adopted by i he Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in session nt . Herjiersonville, Dec. 8, 1910. . ' ' N. B. BROUGHTON, - Seerttiry - And tV.se of us who are making the fight for th? payment of these war claims are fighting not only for the principle, that the government should pay its ju debts and abide by the de cisions of its own courts, but in order to see that these ojaims of churches and schools in the Southland are paid, as they ought to re paid, as well 88 the claims of individuals, ' Applause. After all, Mr. Chairman, what doTs Lthis bill amount to in the aggregt ? I. is a mere bagatella compared wi h the millions of money that this government is spending for other governmental pun poses,' the Army and the Navy, and th Philippin s policy of thi Givvarnment; and'after ihsse claims ha7e ben aHji d cated. after tho interest that hue been manifesiei in hm by the Chief Executive, after the War Claims Com mittee and the Committeo oi Claims have passed upon them favorably, a re fnaal by this House to pass them wo jld be, in my honest opinion, a gross inju tice to the people of the whole country, and the people of the country, regard leas of party, will place the responsi bility for the failure to pass the bill, and the refusal to pay the honest debts of the Government, where it properly belongs not upon us who have been standing here day after day and nifht after night fighting for their payment, put upon the gentlemen who have in augurated this filibuster ti prevent the payment of these claims and the pass age of this bill. 4pp!ause. Mr. Chairman, these claims go to ev ery state. They are not confined to the South alone-- It is true as to the war claims, the larger part of the appropri ation goes to the South, btrt the olaims are distributed among all the states. So far ss the French spoliation claims are concerned, these have been favora bly adjudicated up the court, but there ia a committee amendment reported up on this Senate bill 7971 by tho Claim CommiKM which gives every member of this House the right to vote sepa rately upon those claims, and upon a roll ctll, if it Is demanded, to determ ine, the question .whether the French 'spoliation claims shall stay In the bill j or go out of the bilL YH-havea right 10 YOia upon mat m m rvynimm yivyw- nition; but do not let the French spoli ation claims or any other claims which you may bs opposed to, keep you from voting for this bill as ' whole and for the payment of the just and honest debts of the Government of Che United States, . Ap. lause. NOTICE. To the tax payers of the town of Bridgeton. You aVe aware of the fact thayour xes for the year 1910 are long past due, to those who still owe city tajces for the year 1W10 are expect ed to pay at once and save cost of ad vertising and collecting. . - ' ' J. N. TINGLE, City Ta Collector, of ) Bridgeton, N. C. Office in A. M. Tingle's store. , MEMBERS IIL.ll FIGHT SUNDAY Filibuster Against OmnibusWar . Claims BilL Truce Called i 'For; Best. V Washington, D. C., February 20.-A weentered into shortly before 4 o' clock Sunday afternoon, brought the long filibuster in the House against the omnibus war claims bill temporarily to an end. . The agreement to suspend hostilities Was reached following an in termission of three hours- devoted to memorial services and eulogies to the late Senator Clay, of Georgia, and the late Representrtive Brownlow, of Ten nessee. These services, occurring at midday of Sunday, seemed to putrihe House combatants in a more peaceable frame of mind. ' . Practically nothing was accomplished during the last twelve hoifrs of the sit ting, except the pronouncement of the eulogies, which were permitted by un animous consent. The remainder of the day was spent in waiting for a quorum. Serg.:anls-at arms were sent broadcast through the city at 5 o'clock this morn ing' generally s eaking, they did not serve their warrants on members until along toward 8 o'clock. en then there were no physical arrests, the members-being quite willing to return. Half of the Democrats had been sent home to sleep, so as to relieve at noon their fatigued comrades, who were "holding the fort'' The waits for a quorum were marked by occasional dis order and confusion. Most of the time, however, the House was being enter-J tamed by humorous speeches and songs. Ten Acres of Floor Space We have the largest plant of the kir.d in the world. We are the oldest, largest and most responsible company of the kind in existence. Over 2,000,000 fa rmers throughout the United States nd Canada buy Watkins' Remedies, Flavor- ing Extracts, Spices, Toilet Articles, Soap nd Perfumes. ' We have the best proposition there is for energetic reliable young men. We need a travel ing salesman for our line right now in Craven county. Address. The J. ' R. Watkins Company, 113 South Gay Stret t, Baltimore. Maryland. Establish ed 1868. Capital over $2,000,000. Plant contains 10 acres floor spice. - - i Prepairing For Aviation Meet. The city of Wilmington is arranging to have an aviation meet on March 9 11. A large fair ground has recently been purchased by an association form- j i. ii . .: ..l.l"i v tu lor uiu purpose ui prumuuiiK eutu enterprises ana tue iiignis win ue maue . i . i i . in t i within this enclosure. In addition to the flights ot the airships there will be a midway on the grounds and also poultry and livestock exhibit. In fac the people of that town are arranging to have three days of carnival. There will be reduced rates on all the railroads leading into the city. ' Perfumes. Civet Is an aromatic substance of the conslsteneo of honey and is ob tained from a pouch on the civet cat, an nulmal from two to three feet long and nbouflen or twelve Inches high. The best known of animal odors Is musk, which Is obtained from the musk deer. Chins furnishes the best quality. Twenty-flve pods or sacks are packe'd In oblong boxes composed of plates of lead Inclosed in a caddy made of pasteboard. Musk Is obtain ed from Assam, Siberia, the Altai mountains and other parts-el northern Asia. . Ambergris Is another animal odor. It is' secreted In the Intestines of the spermaceti whole, A very curi ous fact la that ambergris Is only ac cumulated by disease tbat is. It Is only secreted in a sick whale. It Is very hard, of a light gray color and la found In quantities varying from twen ty to fifty pound It Is worth a. boot 0 an ounce. London Btandard. Recess Meeting Board Aldermen. There was a recess meeting of the board of A'dermen held Tuesday night. The matter of new firo district that had been referred to committee, came with unfavorable report, committee' stating that ilwas unjust discrimination against W. F. Hill. Bids were opened for fur- mshinz material, pipes, etc. for streets that will soon be paved, but no awardJ made. In behalf Chamber of Commerce committee, good delegation being pre- VCIlk If III. LUIIHi Vli .' . w , the proposed bill that would enable the ekv and county to annronriate not more' than f 1,000 each for advertising pus- pows, annually, Clyde Eby,' President Chamber Commerce msdo an address in favor of the measure, , that created a j most favorable Impression. J. B. Khdes I spoke in its behalf. On motion aidermsn Ellis, it was resolved that copy of bill be sent to Msjsis Green and Nunn at Raleigh, for its rnctment. ,1 On motion, the clerk wss Instructed to send a bill, for enactmmt to city's representatives at Rslelgh, en. power ing the city to -nlsa the tax levy on ffeneral fund to 75 ecnts, and! oipelty 1 bonds to 25 cents. Recess ws taken. PHIS P INB POSTAL BILL Postmaster General niitchcock's Statement as U Postage -on Magazines Etc. Washington, Feb. 22d. Postmaster General Hitchcock issued lod ivthe fol lowing statement; - From aa analyeis.of the Si periodicals other than newspapers,; j mrnslnj and the like published in North Carolina and submitted to the mails as second class matter with the privilege of carryjrg advertisements, it appears that only 1 of these will be subjected to an increase in postage by the provision in thoend ing postal bill that increases the postal rates on the advertising pages of mMfr - TP - azines and as that one periodical out of the 88 happens to be the State Agri cultural Bulletin, which wouldnot or-dinarially-carry advertisements, there is. little likelihood of its being affected. The higher rate does not apply to nw papers of any kind, including farm jour nals and smaller publications that print current information of news valu:', wr does it affect periodicals th it mail lo.-s than 4,00u pounds at each issue, as. hap pens to be the case with e very one oi the 88 general periodical publications of North Carolina except the State Ag ricultural Bulletin just mentioned. On the other hand the proposed legislation will grant for the first t'mt! t0 P;!r'" odical published in North Carolina the right to carry advertisements. The",. 13 periodicals, a list of w hich folbws, fall into the category of perio:ii:aU ad mittad to the second class without th advertising privilege under the act of July 15, 1894, and comprising the pub lications of incorporated in tilull uib of learning, of' fraternal, scientific and professional societies etc. As these 13 periodicals all mail iess than -1,0m) Ihn an issue the postage on tht ir advertis ing pages will be at the prf ier.t rate of 2 cents a pound. If is thtrfore n pa rent that so far as the peri idic 1 pu lo cations of North Carolina aroc n -n iu i! the pobtage rate provi ion in the pond ing postal bill will carry only benefits. North Carolina pevidica's admitud as secrndclasa mail wi hout the adver tising privileges under the act of July 16, 1894, (publications of incorpoiated Institutions of learning, of fraternal, scientific and professional societies, etc.) that are granted the right to car ry advertisements by the provision in the pending postal lull. Titles and places of publications. A. & M. College Bulletin, Green-b i rj. Bulletin, Durham. Childreus Homo Record, ViJnston- Sslem. f -w , r Q.i- : Morgsnton. 1 - Eastern Searchlight, Lauiinburg. Elisha Mitchell Scientific Sicily Journal, Chapel Hill. Elon College Bulletin, Elon College. Guilford' Ctllege Bulletin, Guilford College. Mars Hill College Quarterly, Mara Hill. North Carolina High School Bulktin Chapel Hill. Sf. Mary's School Bulletin, IUI. i-h, Saem Academy College Budotin, Winston Salem. Wake Forest College Bulletin, Wake Forest. Baptist Church Reimbursed. Special to Journal. Washington. D. C Feb. 20-Omnibus war claims bill carrying Baptist church of Ntw Bern, and"all southern wr.r claims which have been through Cr,ut of Claims passed bouse today after hard fight. ,.N Catarrh Doctor Cures Catarrh, Acute or Chronic or Monty Back Would you pay one dollar to rid your self of disgust'ng catarrh? v Then go to Bradham Drug Co., to-day and ask them for a Hyomei outfit nnd you will not only engage, but you will own outright a little catarrh doctor th'it has cured more cases of catarrh than all the catarrh specialists on earth. In the 00 box which contains they Hyomei outfit, jou will find a little hard rubber vest pocket Inhaler. Into this inhaler you pour a few drops of Hyomei. Then all you have to do is breathe through the little inhsier, either ! through the nose or mouth, nccording to where the catarrh 15 located. When you breathe HYOMEI you breathe a powerful yet soothing, . anti septic sir, which as it passes over the Inflamed and germ ridden membrane jpenetrstes every-fold and crevice and destroys terms chmpletely Stdmach dosing never cured catrrh, sprays snd douches always fail; 'and why? because they don't get where the germs are, and as catarrh is a germ disesse you must kill the germs, before you can cure catarrh. HYOMEI ii guaranteed by Bradham Drug Co., and , bydruggisUeverywheretqcurecatarrh, , coughs, colds, croup snd sore thaoaU M COUNTY ' ONEJUNDRETH Strong Opposition To State Text Other Hook Commission. Matters: Hil-igh, F-ib. 21. -The House pas sed with only e'ht dissentin? vo cj tho Senate bill for the creation uf "Avry county from portions of Mitchell, Wat auga and M; Unwell aod.it goes back to the Scaate for concurence in an a'nond ment specifying the county is nqmed Avfry in hi norof Col. Wraylljon Avery of Revolutionary fame. Thi-i givoj th Stnte an even 1(11) counties. Tho Comim.1 tee on Rpvisal and EJu- cafional Kave a long hearing on S"nt.ir j arham's bill placing all graded schools under the State Text. Hook Commission State Suptr,' Joyner advocated the bill' jlso Supt. W. 0. Carmichael, of th Durham Graded Schools. But thr-rj vnw strong opposition by J. VV l,:u!y and I)r. R. H. Lewis for the school- of Raleigh; C. II. Ireland, Sf.ate Se i .tor Hi-bgood, for Grrensboro. and others. L -tters of protests against the bill ware fred fiomlH graded schools. The fgiiraent developed the fact that O.e cliool Kut.horties in Greensboro, N v Kern, and .-.ome other places own the ext buoks now in use ar,d rent lb- m to hildien and the speakers argue :!ut assage of the bill would work a hurd- hip on tfem. An amendment was sur' s!ed that the graded schools be i i n tln-ce yiai-a in whkh to cme un-kr the xt Book Commission, but r.o dclir.ite ciion was taken. TIseBcydtn hill to appoint a f'tate Buildinj; Commission ar.d author izn half a million dollar bond issue for a fire-proof State ndmirdsl ration building n Rrik-igh pas ltd third re.- ding in hen- lte and vvai ordered sent to tho House. 1 he.bill to cs'.abliish State F'arm Life ?cliools, andt'.e hill to increase the sal ary of the Ar jutant General from$l,- (j'Hl to S2.00U a year took the same vu'se. Many ri(w tiills were introduced, the mi'ttt im'.:rt.iiric protiatily Dcirj; one i.y S.jiiutur R.tgceit for half a inilli in bor.n ue to Rive .l li,0C,n to the State Uni versity, ;i-lf),i,t)()0 eacn for the State. Nor nial ('ollepe and the A, & M. College. A duplicau! bill was it.troducid in the Ho'it.e by Ross Bagget ulso ii.troduer d bill to 'enlarge the territory of Har nett county out ot a portion ol Lumber- lai.d county. Avoid Frauds. A paint fraud is paint that looks fair for a year or so, andthen makes repaint ing necessary. Don't v . i' your money and injure your properly. The L. & M. 1'aint has been in use for thirty live years. You make one half of it by adding ? of a gallon of Linseed Oil to each gallon. It then costs about $1.60 per gallon, and is the best paint that i nn be made. Our sales agents are: Gaskill Hard ware Mill supply u., New isern, in. C. Runaway Yesterday Afternoon. Shortly belore 4 o'clock yesterday af ternoon a horse driven, Ly Mr- Radnor Jones bvcanio unmanageable at the correr of Middle and ' Pollock streets and I efore Mr. Jones could jump from the buggy he was thrown out, striking on his th 'uldi r but not being badly hurt Mr. Joe Newsome, who was in the ve hicle with Mr. Jo-rs, succeeded in jumping without being injured in the lues:. Tho frjgh'ened animal then ran up Middle street fut was Drongni io a stop before he had gone very far by Master Haywcoi Jon's, who climbed over the rear of the bugg7 while it was fn motion and caught hold of the reins. - Swansbro Nates, Ft by. 21-Our town fu em to bo getting on Bbcom again. The two saw mills are running ii full time arid several new r sidences have recently teen oc cupied aud tWor thie more are under way. A public dock has been built at the foot of Main street, aid material is being gottm together for the Meth odist parsoniige. Mr. T. H. Pritchard, Sr. has sold a nice water front lot next toMarine's store to W. J. Moore, who expects to erect a cotton gin and grist mill on it. Mr. Moore Is also having n artesian well put down at the Tarry Moore hotel which will be ready to open in a few days. The electric lights bells and baths have been put in, ind a nice walk will be built from the hotel to the bath house. More work Is being done here more than ever was done be- fore,.much to the credit of Mr. T. H. Prich ud, Messrs W. S. Swindell & Son and W. J, Moore. - EGGS FOR SALE. ull blooded Barred flymtiuth Rock, Black Langshans and Buff Orpington S. C. Eggs for sale. A setting of 15 eggs for $1.00.- Apply to ; - MRS. JOHN HUMPHREY, By Phono or Mail, Clarks, N. C. 110 MAN.- EIR0P5 DEAD; i Sccotnl Person That Has Died This V," Wliile Attoinpting GoTo a Fire. To of ex -rt't j yourself to see fi-v is when the alarm is v'i'wo rjers,n8, one white and I, liava crossed the i - in this ity this week while tl' inplinzto t;o to thepcene ' :i-i n. List Sund-.y morn it. vVi'ttKisw succumbrd to :' .i.in.-t lii-'f a ,e while he was iu. r.'-d Qrea thny we of thn c irifj iVi I. in att i- Ir-'St-'in.'; Sill' t .. in l room on South Front r to ascertaining the t. !;:z : for which the I) 't.:i ' u v d in, and yes on V itr Rouse, a a' out SO years; oi ee loc - tti. t i-u.-i ,- cu ml ' tell i in hi tr. ;, stive ...1 Li. "i H'w' vv;iy in .: c i 1 vvli le he was I" e i ! e ft - . vvhichdo' ; Ic.Ki ;. X i.l 1 1 East Fiont 1 !h !l" .1 in tin) .ui ins; 1 h' we.-tern fart of past few weeks t:.a e.ii had b. attac'i he wa f.r.t -alarm Was r.tore V H: n 'o-.f.ii ,i ; : I Jrri j.pe. ;;;! io to v in -.or. io his homo wifh an Y"steiday morning i !o hi t work for the .' ' e;li3. When the v is turned in he ! Itr rliiiHl'ii.f t.:ur D.ivi.,' drug v. d a; one started ia the i i- iii- vi.:-h it wa rent in. m--r- i:i.. ;. i v. o h! ,ck;i had been direc Not "vcr: :-i by him f r 'i; wast seen 'o j an-; ;-i . down on tho edge of 'the I' .v,;;':, Kol. more than a minute or o before he fell over dead. A pity ii.;ii-.n -van KummouV aud after he iivi ;ni:d' an i xainination pronounc id ii a (s.v: of heart failure caused by ov"!- i ;;i-'tit rr, Tho body of the dead man i w on Ih.i sid-'WalK for more than i iii-u- Knd an immense crowd of mor bM curiofity ae,-ker soon gathered ar. i-.il--- to vi-w the remains which were Iv.aily taken i.i cha-ge and carried to hw honis;. TH C!i "cthods Wher the Mon- .7.-15 Talon Sick, i.a-s peculinr safeguards on of the I-iUglish sov- of sickness. They are s iu the present settled Tbe law i'--rnttl. 1 tli eivi;.n In cas n.cra Ki'.ivh a orikr of iverniiieiit, but at oue time tli o;ioi Uinily which the king's In capacity nrm-ui'il aspirants to tbe throne or treason makers to shorten bis days at a hiinluium of risk of de tection made the precautions reason able. "If the khitr be taken sick," says Coke ia hi i "Institutes," "there ought to he a v.:rr:tnt issue from the privy council. !t(i(!'.v.ssed to certain physi cians a;;d sun.'coiis, autborizln. ttiemj to iiiimnn.-.ter to tne royal patient po tiuiies, Kyrnpos, laxit.ivas, medlcinas, etc. Ftill, none of these should be giv en ex..vpt by consent- nnd ndvk'e of tbe ctfwi!. nnd Uiey ought to set dov.-u in writing everything done nnd administered, aod they should coiu pmm.l ail diViU. llieiuselvcs mid not lu tr.t.Ht ihi'U- frii-oaiatioii to any itpothe- ci'i-y." Coka wrote tbti-i of precedent In the jT;ir KH0. and today the law Is practl- c: ':,- as lie to nul it, although at tbe I i'lit time in practice the privy coun- ril simply hears reports of tbe progress .if the king's malady and leaves actual treatment entirely to ihe physicians In direct charge of the 4-aso. Exchange. "Perr inc. pa," said the beautiful bi-itois. "you'll mortify me to death yet." "Will's the innttor now, Lil?" "Vuii told John to go down io the depot and get the earl's bnggiigo right uut loud so that be couldn't help hear ing you. Why can't you learn to say station and luggage?" "Oh. don't mind that. The earl won't rare. He's pot used to United States talk. lie naked- me' this morn iag bow I got my -dutigh and how much I had of. lt."-Pldladelpbia Red ord. - ' Important New Post Office Ruling. The pa? tofllre department has issurd nn order affecting publishers" which is rff particuu into est. It requires that when seci n i class mn'I matter, tnclud ing newspapers, periodicalfi.miyszines, etc., are left in the office unclaimed for any caus'1, the p isl muster shall send to the riownnaper, magizine company, etc, a !iot;co of tl o non-deMvjry of the same, find that a'ter five weeks from the seeding! of tbe notice, it the new paptr, cte , are unclaimed, the pant masle' s'uhII (itnc to them a UI1 an return to the publisher nnd collect post age at th rat-' of onn cciU for each two ounce?. If, hnvc.ver, the publisher sends stamps for tl o r 'turn of the mat ter, postage w tit i a'cef te 1 at t he rate j of one Ctnt for i a.h four ounees.' This j order makes , it ot -tit nor-t importance I forjo postmasters tok irp the publish-j era informed gf maita that U not di - livet-fd, on t c-otint of refits il or.ntber, reafor.s, and it Ulso pl aces an oUi ;ution upon su'jrci ii'rs Ui leave" 8. lbt fi..st o(Tl"e n hose vicinity they liv, t immi'd'titcly Inform tho postmasti-r of 1 any chun.ci of address so he, as well as the subscriber, cau notify the pu'd sher and save d Jay and expense. ' NEW BILLS FLOWING IH 1 Mportant Sections Numbering 62 , of Revenue Hill Passes . : x s' House. Raleigh, Feb, 23. The Hou e spent two and a half hours n the reveune bill and passed 62 stctions, making some notable amendments. Considerable time was spent on section 35, taxing whole- . aala rfaal... in tiAH.. CIO anil on m cirr ment adopted that no dealer should be required to take out both retail and wholesale license. Sec. 35, end $1 as to livery stable men were then left open for future consideration, Sec. 3 was amended so aa to increase the tax on automobile dealers' from $25 to $50, an an amendment by Ewart to increase it to $100 being voted down. Section 46 was amended so as to include all fort une tellers ana clairvoyants in me $zuu tax. All other sections to and includ ing section 55 were adopted without further charge except -that bottling works taxes are adjusted as above sta ted. . -- , Section 62 taxing druggists $25 for selling liquor was adopted without change, although there was long dis cussion. Ewart wanted it increased to 100. charged that one druggist in harlotte ordered 50 barrels atone time. Speaker Dowd explained pleasantly that this was just before the Republican convention. Ewart came back that he was told 100 barrels were orderel for the Democratic State Convention there and that the city aldermen helped t pay for it. Section 40 was amended to tax-Gyp sies for selling both horses and mules instead of applying to only horses as at present. The committee of the whole rose and Chairman Ray 'reported the ' progress of the adoption of 62 sections of the revenue bill and the House voted concurrence. New bills continue to pour, into the Houhe, nearly 1,500 thus far have bet'n inlronuced. Officers Destroy Many Distilleries. The internal revenue officers of this division under the direction of Internal Revenue Agent R. B. Sams, who is in charge of the office of this district, in cluding Western Carolina and adjoining portions of the surrounding states, made a most successful raid last week, in Vir ginia when they captured fifteen illicit distilleries. The local office had recei ved information to the effect that ex tensive distilleries were being operated in portions of Virginia. No active steps were taken until sufficient evidence had been received, when seven' of theoffi- cers of this division entered on a raid with four men of Franklin and Patrick counties of Virginia, accompanying them. They seized within the two days' raid fifteen illicit distilleries in active operation, some of which were operated on the most extensive scales. The offi cers destroyed severs! hundred gallons of singlings and two barrels of whiskey. and an immense amount of the beer preparation. The total amount of the beer destroyed on tne raid would ag gergate several thousands of gallons. Asheville Citizenv 22. Martin W Littleton will make a per sonal canvass in his candidacy for the Scnatorship in New York, appealing directly to the 'voters. 1 Steamer Howard Being Raised. ' - ' All during yesterday a large force of men were busily -engaged in the work of raising the steamer "Howard." All of tho fertilizer with which the vessel was loaded, first had to be removed and this consumed much time. A large dei rick was then brought into use and tie boat raised high anough out of tho water to allow the pumps to be started. The loss occasioned by this accident will amount t seven or eight hundred dollars. - Makes H:r.3 C:k!n Easy .t i II ft-" w - TLo rr' I " n:r 'it. ji , j c. A" rinr , ill i