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:tl f a i A v aJ a, . - v y v - ; 11 it p tp H No. 79 NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY 'JANUARY, 5. 1912--SECOND SECTION 34th. YEAR ID FOR PER FEDERAL SEE- PROBABLY WILL BE TOTAL LOSS PAY ONLY FOR N'W VN' THE PEOPLE p HOLE LaFollette Says 100 Men Control Country's Business. Dingley : Law Besponsiblefor Big SIA'S oemi', CBilEII IA T IT, GETS 1 ' CHAPTER Xir.-Tn the duet O'RourkS maatf-ra Ills adversary and aacuroa pos. wiuxgi ug root 01 tiama. CTiArTER Xnt The - ffit oti O'P.ourk are now directed toward speed fly rutins to Rangoon with the ! man n atari ny, amp. v -.. .. ' Tactfully the vlcomte .digressed from the unpleasant topic. "I have asked you here, monsieur," he said With an air of deprecation, "to confer : with rue on business ' after we have lined.', I trust the arrangement suits faur convenience." " : 'Thv content, monsieur." " "I regret that Circumstances, pre rent me from . receiving ' you under tif own roof -tree. The villa d'Orleana Is the property of a , dear friend, inertly loaned me during- my stay In Algiers." "Te're fortunate In your choice of friends." Qver his next remark Des Trebes faltered a trifle,' with a curious smile that O'Rourke failed to fathom. "Mon sieur Glynn," he said, "Is ah a trifle Indisposed the sun. , Nevertheless,-1 believe he will join us during dinner, If you will be so kind as to excuse "l could do very well without Mm." The vlcomte caught the eye of a servant, and, "Dinner la announced," he Bald. "Do me the honor to ac company me to the. table." ,. In the course of time, as the vlcomte , had predicted, the Honorable' Bertie Joined then; and on sight O'Rourke " diagnosed the "Indisposition"' as plain Intoxication. The Englishman was deep In bis cups, fartoo deep to ape the urbanity of his hest. He favored jO'Rourke with a curt nod and a surly llook, then slumped limply (uio a chair and called for champagne, which he drank greedily and with a sullen air, avoiding the vloomte's ye, Before dessert was served he passed Into a black humor, and sat mutely glower ing at his glass (what time he was not unsteadily filling it) without re- -gard for either of bis companions. When the. cloth was cleared and the servants had withdrawn, Des Tre bes definitely cast aside pretence, A cigarette between his Hps, he lounged in his chair, eyelids droopfng over eyes that never left bis guest's while either spoke. A cynical smile pre faced his first words. ; .' "So," he said, "the farce Is over. Borne regard for the conventions was - necessary before the servants of my friend, the owner of this villa. Now, we can be natural,' Monsieur le Colo- Bel." ' ' . .. "Be all means; I cannot say I found the play diverting, despite the skill of your friend's chef. I gather ye wish ' to get to buslnessT Well I'm wait ing." O'Rourke pulled at a cigar, honoring the man with a cat-like at tention. He had no longer to watch the honorable; the bitter had wll 'fully relieved him of the necessity. "You liave Teen then," pursued the vlcomtei without further clreumlocu tlon, "to, the palace of Monsieur le Qouverneur-Qenerale?" . "I have unfortunately a tew days too late, It seems." "You are satisfied ?" , " Clama lino Viann tn1on M . . "Then you will probably believe .. me when I declare my Belt the niale ctor. It. was an easy matter: I purposely brought up the name of Chambret ' in conversation with the Governor and by him was Informed t the existence of the packet which, A. wr.. O'Rourke Whlppsd Hilt to Chin With Consummate Grace. Of course, I had already sjjrjnlaL tlLxLZSJ UUi. secretary was absent, the safe open, the name on tUe packet siai'uj me In the face. What could I do?" "Precluely. I'm convinced that, be ing what ye are, ye did ouly what ye Could." The vlcomte bowed,- amusement f 'clsfi i)))? In bla gUuii'e. "Touched," ba ndniltted. . . . "Well ... I tavo tlie Jewel, you ll.e lafoi inatlun." "Ar, 1 ya Lava to ; ri ; ?" "A ef'.er fmr oa fce.iit: I do f r r :. i t' ( ' ' t t 1 ' V9 It, ' r. ; ' r l - ' t tad Studies leW ex1WusIveT7ji t should propose: a . Combination of - twoet), division of profits." O'Rourke made an Impatient gesturerBut .with you. Colonel O'Rourke,. no. ,1 esteem your address , and determination", too highly and pardon me if I "speak plainly 1 despise and hate you too utterly to become willingly your part ner.", - "Qo on I begin to like ye better. S"e grow interesting." - "That does not Interest me. . . The situation, then, Is simplified. Es sentially it involves two propositions: first, we cahnot combiner second, di vided we both fall. While both of us live, inon colonel, the Pool of Flame win never earn us vaflTB."-. ' Y' - '"Tie meself , takes exception ' to that Let me once get me hands on the stone, monsieur, and 111 back me self against a dozen vlcomteg and honorables." . . "While I live," the Frenchman stat ed, unruffled; "you will not touch the Pool of Flame; while you live, t can not dispose of it to the bt.t ad vantage. . It would seem that one or the other of us must die." ' " am armed," remarked. O'Rourke lowly, "if ye" mean ye've brought me here to murder me' . . ; . . "Monsieur sneaks pardon crude- f ly. I asked you, you came of your own will to fight for the Pool of Flame." O'Rourke started; a glint of understanding danced in his eager eyes, "t see you catch my, meaning. What I have to propose is this; you will take pen and paper and write the name of the peraon who offers the reward, with hla "address. This you will enclose In mm envelope, seal, and place la youf pocket The Pool of Flame -yon see I trust you Is. here." O'Rourke got upon his feet with an exclamation; the vlcomte was play ing a bold hand. Before the Irishman had grasped his Intention he had thrown upon the table a ruby as large, j or .larger,- than an eggy an exquisite jewel, ' superbly . cut and polished. Fascinated, ; O'Rourke remembered himself and sat down. -y "ToU see." The vicomte's cold In cUIve tones cut the silence. Slowly he extended a hand and took up the great ruby, replacing It In his pocket "There is," he said evenly, " a level stretch of grass beyond "the veranda. The night I admir, is dark, but the light from these long windows should - be sufficient for -us. If you slay me, take the ruby and go In peace: this I mith a eontMnntnnua a-lanca 81 the unconscious honorable -"will nev er hinder you. If you die, I take the note from your pocket The Issue Is fair. . WlU yott fight Irishman r O'Rourke's fist crashed upon the table as he rose. "Fight!" he cried "Faith, I did not think ye had this In ye. Pistols, shall It be? Thank you," said the vlcomte, with a courtly bow, "but I am an indiffer ent shot Had you chosen rapiers at Monte Carlo one of us would never have left the field alive.' He went td a side table, returning with a sheet of paper,- an envelope, pen and Ink. And when O'Rourke bad slipped the paper Into bis pocket he saw the vlcomte waiting for him by one of the windows, two naked ra piers, slender and gleaming and Jong, beneath his arm. As the Irishman came up, with a bow, the Frenchman presented the hilts of both weapons for his choice, . Together and In silence they left the dining-room, strode Across the ver anda and down, a short, step, to the lawn. The vlcomte stood aside quick ly, bringing his feet together and sa luting In the full jilare of light . O'Rourke Whipped hilt to chin with consummate grace, his heart singing. Work such as this be loved. The night was pitchy black, the windows barred It with radiance. In the dark spaces between a man might easily blunder and run upon his death, . Somewhere In the shadowy shrub bery a night-bird was singing as though Its heart would break. There was a sweet smell In the air. His blade touched the vicomte's with a shivering crash, musical as glass. : t CHAPTER XII. - Early in the dull hot dawn a clat ter of winches and a bustle of shadowy figure on. the deck of small trading veisel, which had spent the night between the moles of the harbor of Algiers, announced that the anchor was being weighed. While this was taking place a small harbor boat, manned , by two native watermen and carrying a single pas senger, put out from the steamship quay, the oarsmen rowing with a will that bluted at a premium having been placed upon V-i'r speed. The coaster was barely under way, moving slow ly In t!i water, when the boat ran klor.r -Me. A i:ne was thrown from tL 's!-'3 r, J f ' t by one of the v.n!-rii:en, t'-e bt.-t tauled close in, s i !; i r i oa duck. fn l.--r 1-' ". t'r-o between V. Russia aud Belgutm Fail To Re ceive Big Annual , v..:.; Graft. Washington, Jan. 1. All of .the bloodshed, the misery, the burned and sacked cities and villages, the iudes-. cribable cruelty of the Cossacks and Turcemaes in Persia, is aimed atone thins;, according to informa'ion received in Washington from the Persian central committee in Constantinople Accord ing to this Informati.irrthe real motive of Russia and her ei'ent partner, Bel gium, now brought7 for the first time into this sordid tragedy, is that f 1:0- 000 in annual graft - (hall not escape (heir hands. For-years the financier of Russia and Belgium hed mulcted the Persian government of $400 0C0 annual ly, for taking care of her fiscal affairs. This is in addition to the. great sums that disappeared' from the Penian treasury, gcingnocne knows where.'.. It is now learned that the contract made by the Persian government with W. Morgan Shuster and his twenty-one assistants was far three years at ap proximately $100,000 per year, a saving to Persia in the aggregate - for' that time of nearly $1,-000,000, this in ad dition to the vast sum lhat by honest administration will be kept cut of the hungry hands of the greedy grafter. Even before Shuster and his aides as sumed charge of the Persian finances Russia and Belgium made protest Prac tically the first day ShUHter was inoffiee he and the Russian and Belgian bank era clashed. So eager were the twd grasping nations to retain control that they proposed to Persia that Shutter and his party be paid the full amount of thrir contract and be sent home to America. Be'gium even went so far, ic is stated, as to offer to foot the bill. Persia refused. , . - .We are closing out our en tire stock of Mens and Boys Clothing, Overcoats, Pants and Ladies Suits and Cloaks at New York cost. A good stock to select from. - These goods must go. J, J. Baxter. New Bern Oyster Retains its Flavor. The following letter received by Ger, N. Ives & Son, explains iteelf Mr. Avirett will be remembered by the old residents: " Cumberband, Md. Dec."27, 1911, Gentlemen;. ., -;: . - - V. ; ; Enclosed please find check to pay the enclosed bill, which -please recipt and return with the lowest price on your Extra Selects," as I find "the Broad Creek" oysters of the New Bern market have lost none of their fine fla vors since 18C6 when as a young lawyer I used to eat them out of the shell tn i he old connty wharf. Please thank Mrs. Bryan for putting me in communication with you. Fsithfully yours, (Rev.) JAMES BATTLE AVIRETT. TRUST FIXED - " MEAT PRICES Packers Combine Apportioned . Business and Fixed Prices so : as to Be Non Competitive.'' Chicago, Jani S,-Documentary evi dence that the ptice of meat was fixed and the business appertioned on a non competitive basis by the packers at their weekly meetings was 'introduced by the government at the trial of the ten Chicago peckers before ' United States District Judge Ca-penter. Special Couisel Pierce Butler reid several letters received by W. p. Miles manager of the Armour Packing Com pany, Kansas City, in June, 1896, in which the amounts of beef to be ship ped to certain eastern markets were given and the price to be charged, b u ed on a margine of 50 cents on t-.e uni form test cost estimate used by the packers, was named. , The letters slso flatly refuted the statement of Henry Veedjroh the wit ness stand that, no meetings of the nackera to fix trices snd atDortion bus jinesa were held between April, 1897, ( I and January, 1898. when a "statistical kn.n.i," mam n.a'nlninait f n Arnllil records or meat snipped ana prices on tuined at different points. Miles, who servered his connection with Armour interests. In 1903, will, it is said, be one of the star witnesses for the gov ernment. We have a few Cook Stoves Cn hind at your price But they r.ro net Bucks. J. S. li :r.hht Hdw. Co. Away With'tfew Yeaf. Increased ,,' Dftticib Iu Treaiurf. oDemo- cr&ts Plan Ecobomy, -Washington,' D. C Jany. l.-rUncle Sam has handed a numher of his em ployes New Year's presents that will live long in their memotjy. - With one fell swoop he has deprived these men of sinecures they have been enjoying foe years, It comes about through the consolidation!, of Jill thaj District and Circuit Coarts in tte UnisHi tetes. . On January 1, 1912 alKCircuit Courts of the United States will eease to exist, likewise the salaries of, all the clerks and emp'oyes attached to them will cease. On the same date the various District Courts in the country will have conferred upon them by the' United States Congress additional power and influence. This new, order of things springs out of the recent action of the United States Congress 11 in perfecting the new judicial code, that caused So much debs' e and divided both bouses of Congress into - hostile camps of acrimonious statesmen. "On this date twenty-seven United tates Circuits Courts will cease to 'do business at the 276 places they have been acusto ned to meet ;-S''i'-"v'' The dying year of 1911 is bequeath ing the Federal government a material ly increased deficit, - as compared with the close of 1910, to be wiped out, is pos siole, during the remaining half of the current fiscal year. 'The general fund, representing the available resources of the Treasur7, showed a bfg growth due to the sale of 450,000,000 in . Panama Canal bonds during the year ,; ;'-,-y v . It is known that the aisbursemenis exceeded the receipts during the last six months, exclusive of the Panama Ca nal financial operations, by about $22, 000,000. The principal ceases of the in creased deficit were a fall off of prob ably $10,000,000 in customs receipts and an increase of alaut $7,000,000 in the cost of ibe navy during, the last half year, as compared with the same period in 1010. Ap roximately $152,000,000 was received from customs receipts during the lsetsix monthf, while at the close of December last year) this source I pTrevende-had' yielded S162.0O0.0IKU the navy has cost about $70,000,000 up to date this yesr. The diebursements during the first half of, the last fiscal year were $63,000,000. V ; , Democrats of the Houm plan to elimi nate from the next sundry civil ap propriotion bill the $225,000 appropri ation for the President's tariff board, the $75,000 appropriation for the econ omy committee snd the $24,000 appro priation for the President's traveling expenses, Democratic members - of the committee are understood to be unani mously In favorof this elimination pro gram, and they believe that the cut ting out of this expenditure of f 325 000 all of which is under the direction of the President will meet with approv al of the majority party in the House, As far at the President's traveling expenses are concerned, the Democrats feel that Jbe annual appropriation of $25,000 for that purpose is being used against the Democratic enemy,' and they prop-Be to cut it off for that rea son These eliminated items are certain to provoke lively discussion when the sundry civil bill is reported. ... - PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS Your druggist' will , refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Pro truding Pileain 6 to 14 days. 50c. Another Veteran Passes. ' News comes from Onslow county of the death of Mr. Frank J. Barbsur, whith will be received with much re If rnt by hi-i -many friends. , Mr. Bar Injur was of advanced age, being well along in his seventies A veteran of the Confederate srmy. he was one of the leading men of his section, a substan tial farmer, kind neighbor an I a good mat thtt will be sadly missel in bis community. ' He leaves a widow With uo daughters and a son, two older Bonn, Me srs Sam and Clen Barbour re aid In this city. , V NoticeWatch This. ..... mmmmmmm , . , . A brand pm iplendid new S room house, toilet and hath, modern and Up to-dale and an automobile house, all to rent or lease, at No. 22 New street j See Big Hill, the man who sells Shing- los for leas, ana the only Mtungie man. BIG HILL. Drops Dead. UnexDectedlv learning that her son i had married, Mrs. J B Ifagan. of Snow Hill. dronDed dead at hvr home at that place last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ha- sran had no reason to Ite'ii've that her son was contemplating mfttri.u.wy, and when one of the neighbors CHrne tohor reaidenre en l infonm S 1 -r tlwit he wa niarricd a few hours previous to I.' Maii'ls Fraxtoa of th ' ', the s'-.i was too mut:h forheri,...! fcLe cxt:;rti willioat ut'.i:.. 2 a wo:i The British Steamer Thisteeroy Aground And Cannot Be ' . Saved. Beaufort, N. C. Jan, 2-Efforts to save the British steamer Thisteeroy, aground on Lookout shoals, have been unsuccessful, and the vessel probably will be .a total loss. After a hard bat-, tie with a heavy sea, twelve members of the crew were picked p from a dis abled motor life saving boat Bent out from the Cape Lookout statioo, the revenue . cutter Itasca sending out a crew in an open life boat to rescue them,'.'' : 4 & , :,,V.V ;MtL ,fi.,v'., 'Aided by the tug Hurritt, the steam er Rescue and the power schooni r Pil grim, an attempt was 'made today to pull of the Thisteeroy. She was moved twice her length, but the heavy sea put an end to further efforts. When be be came apparent the ship would have to be abandoned, the master's wife an-' 1 the remainder of the crew were taken j from the ship by the Itasca and brougt t j to the cape station. i Master Ferguson has refused to leave the Bhip, and is aiding the wreckers in tho effort to save 8,000 bales of cotton, shipped from Galveston for Liverpool The Thisteeroy left Galveston Decern ber 21st: Capt W. A. Sanders, of the tng Blanche, returned to Wilmington from hthe scene of the stranding of the This teeroy, and reports were made by tele graph to Mess. Heide &Co., agents of the ship in this city. Cspt. Sandera thinks the steamer will be a total lot s with cargo of cot' on and about 3,5003 tons phosphate rock taken on at Tampa, Fla., after receiving cotton at Galves ton.', Capt Sanders offered the assis tance of the Blanche snd had partially err anged with the master for a line. but finally offers of assistance -were re: fused and the consequences were a? re lated. Same at This Office. Greensboro News, Col. Joe Reece says that "Governor Wilson is not sending out, any lit era ture. We can turn over to hira one half the staff that cornea to this office from Wilson headquarters and then have left more than we shall have time to read. No checks, however, accom pany the matter to pay for its publi cation. ' Teachers' Examination. A public examination for Teachers' Certificate will be held at the court house in New Bern Thursday and Fri day, January 11th and 12th. Examina tion on Thursday will be for white teachers and on Friday for eolored teachers. Examination each day will begin at 10 a, m. S. M. BRINSON, Sup't, Public Instruction. Nearly all those mentioned as aspir ants for the presidency are encounter ing much opposition in their own stutes THE CDLOriEL IS A GAII Many Things 'Have Conspired to Crystal ize Suspicion of Long Standing Into Definite V Conviction, -- Washington Jan, 8 Suspicions of long standing crystalizd to definite con victlon among all factions het last night that Tbeodo-e Roosevelt is a can didate against President Taft for the Republican - presidential nomination, - The conviction exists In Mr. Taft's im mediate circle at the White Houre, but Tafi answers that he will fight "If death should lay Its hands on the President's shoulders," said one of the President's closest advisers, "that would settle it, but let no one entertain for a moment that any other contin gency will remove him from the field." Many things have conspired to bring about thecrystalization of opinion upon Roosevelt's attitutde. These were created yesterday by the action of the Republican progressives at Columbus, O.. who. with G fford Plnchot and James R. Garfield present, adopted a "gee whiz" Insurgent anti-Taft platform, but refused to endorse LaFollette for the Presidency. They made it clear that they were not for Taft, but a'so while they acclaimed LaFolletee a great progressive leader they were not. for him. The personality of Ronttevelt loomed op ie the back-ground f that convention as p'ainly as a thunder-cloud in an ctherwine clear sky. It la even rumired here In Taft cir cles that th Taft crowd have thorn 5ve sou'.t Uocsfvelt to remove all d u' t about his attitude and that he has n.. 1. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Endorses Hitchcock's Plans as to Mail Service. ' . Washington, Jan. 3rd. -A feature of the annual report of Joseph' Stewart, second assistant postmaster general, ' made public, is a recommendation that the government shall pay only for what it receives in the transportation of the mails. An elaborate discussion of the prop sed plan of postmaster-general Hitchcock to pay the railroads for act ual service performed is presented. This plan, it is agreed, "would elimi nate all distinction between, payment for weight and payment for space and would be based onv the space- occupied 'jy the mails in transit and the haul of ' he same. " v ..;J , ' ':IR The plan would enable the fovera Tient to transport the mails at the rate of six per cent above the actual cost to he road? the interstate commerce com aission to have authority to resolve my difference that might arise between the railroads and the post office depart ment as to an equitable adjustment of the pay. . 4 ' -For the fiscal year ending June 30th, 811, the expenditures of the second as distant postmaster-general's bureau ag gregated $81,042,09. The appropria tions for the current fiscal year amount ed to $87,993,580, all of which, probably, will not be expended because of econo mies that have been introduced. ' Recommendations concurred in by the postmaster general are made to Con gress for new legislation for the serv ice. Among the changes sought are a readjustment of compensation for the transportation of mails by railroad; to permit the payment of vessels of the second class on mail routes- to South America, the Philippines, Japan and1 Australia, 4,000 miles or more in length at a rate not exceeding that applicable to vessels of the first class. There also was recommended laws af fecting the welfare of the employes of the post office system. How about a barn-size Range for .twenty-five dol lars? J S. Basnight Hdw. Co. - ; "HI ARAPAHOE ITEMS. Pamlico County,. Jan. 2, -Christmas hss come and gone, and left everybody in good spirits. . 1 The New Year has an ived bringing a misty rain, which ie not an unusual oc currence of late. . Y . Every body seemed to enjoy the holi days to the utmost in this section. There have been three entertainments in AraDahoe recently, one at 'each of the churches. The first one was held at the Christ'an church Wednesday night after Christmas. The one at the Bap tist ch'irch was held Friday night, and the one at the Methodist church! Satur day night. ' Miss Maud Rawla and Mr. Jacob Paul were quietly married last Wednesday night at the home of Mr. G. W, Brin son. - ! Miss Fannie Brinson and Mr. Ottis Brooghton were married last Saturday week. We hope them much happiness through life. , ;v Misses Bessie Rawla. Lydia Johnson and Mollie Tingle who returned home from Littleton College to spend the Christmas holidays, will return to Lit Meton tomorrow to resume their stud- ids.' ..: '---. -"T"" ' .s -! , Mr. George Tsylor, who spent last veek at this place visiting his aunt, jIh. W. B. Nunn, returned to New Bern this afternoon. ; , - Y Mr, Hugh Taylor, of New Bern, who came last Saturday night to visit rela Hves returned today. Miss Lydia Johnson gave a social at ber home last Monday night, quite a crowd being present. They , were en tertained principally wi h music fur nished by Messrs Clifford and Henry Nunn and ' Geo. Taylor, tbey played mandoline, guitar and barp. Messrs George Taylor, Clifford and Henry Nunn attended asocial at Bairds Creek at the home of Miss Ruth Brin son Friday night : Tbey reported a ffood'ilma. . . t Mr. and Mrs. Joel Lewis, of Wendell, are in Arapahoe visiting relatives. Mrs. Sarah Bennett who has been very sick U now improving. The public school at tl; place begins again tomorrow. The teachers have all returned.-- ' I Y - WATER LILLY. If you want the Stov cf quality, Bucks lin only . rolution. J. T ?rrht Hdw. Co. . Y Trusts. Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 2nd, Senator Robert M. Lafollett wound up his first days campaign in Michigan in the inter est of his "progressive" candidacy for the Republican nomination for Presi dent with an address at the Masonic Temple here recently. He discussed the trusts and their relation to the tariff, the money trust as the climax of all, and the necessity of returning the gov- -eminent, as he said, to the hands of the people. ' He asked the support of all. Republicans and Democrats . alike, ' in doing this. , Y.;-- The Dingley tariff, law, he said, by , raising the tariff high enough to elim inate foreign competition," opened the , ' way for the trusts. In describing their rapid growth since 1897, - when the Dingley law was psssed, the Senator said trust capitalization had increased over 64 per ient. during the four years of the preceding administration, despite the fact that a number of prosecutions had been begun. By that time they haj become so strong that they defied proteeution." "Alexander Hamilton, Henry Clay and William McKinley," said Senator La Follette, "would never have spo-. ken of the tariff as they did if there had been no competition. - The stand patter today is the worst enemy of the protective system." He declared that a few men in Wall Street, who have no politics, but who are interested only in business, control the' affairs of the coun try, and that the big problem now is to ret irn control to the people. . ; "If I did not believe the Republican party was the best instrument for get ting control into the hands of the peo ple" be ssid, "I would leave it. If I' believed the Democratic party was a better instrument I would join it If I - -thought a new party would be more ef fective, I would form one. But t think , the Republican party is the bett instru ment there is. "There is quite a progressive senti ment all through the North, I do not know of any progressive sentiment or any progressive legislation in the South and the strength of the Democratic party is in the South. If the senti ments of the Democrats of the South were the same as that of the Demo crats of the North, I think it would be as good an instrument as the Republi can party. . ' "A true American believes in democ racy. He believes men ana women are equal and entitled to an equal chance. But the Democratic party of the South is not by inheritance that sort of organ isation. All the strength of the party . m the South iu the aristocracy. The Southern Democrat despises, alike, the poor white and the negro, and that is not the sentiment that makes the pop. ular government" YY v ' Y PILES ! PILES! PILES! - Williams' Indian Pilev Ointment will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acta as a poultice, gives instant relief. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the private parts. Sole by druggists, mail 60c and $1.00. Williams' M'f'g. Co, Props., Cleveland, 0. : Beautiful Home Wedding. (aaaBsaanaasj . Hickory, Jan. 4 In a ceremony im- pressive, though marked by simplicity, , Miss Lovie A. Sigmon, of this city and Mr. George Etherbert Weeks, of Mays ville, N. C, were wedded yesterday morning at the home' of the bride on Tenth Avenue. The ceremony was sol emnised by Rev. J. L. Murphy, pastor Of the German Reformed church. Only members of the immediate family and a limited number of friends were pres ent The bride, an attractive type of brunette, was stylishly gowned In a cost suit of blue cloth with hat and glovea to match. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Weecks left on train No. 22 for Maysille, where they will make their future home. Yesterday's wedding was an event in which centered the interest of a legion of friends who unite in winding for the bride and groom all poaaihle happineiiH. !Urs. Weeks la a native or t in town whereby her lovely character and dis tinct attractiveness ahe has won a lura cire'e of friends. Che has been pleasantly Mtnilifii'l with the artciul life of tli town hm w i'i be f tpui'y uil ifH-1 a t ; ,.i f muiiirun, l.n t: : e, a i t tin f a r -she v i t t: 9 r 1 1 ! i I it 1 tn I a 2)