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THE LASH OF
By HARRY IRVING GREENS
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CHAPTER, IX-The detacttvS TS
Whlla- Inveatfgatlng- the rifling of the
Snlaar'a aafa, mceta Clara and Bruca. Ha
jcarna that tha key which Clare had to
Aha bouaa la missing. Tha myatery deep
ansf , '. .: -
.CHAPTER X-MackayV dealings with
lira Dace make Tom vary Jealous. Al
. though ha haa hired La Due to unravel
tha myatery of the atolen M0.O0O, he paya
tor mora attention to hi charmer than
to tha detalla of tha case. ' . . , ,s
Ominous, and before her quietness 1
now Mt wretchedly. y ; -:;-"v
- CHAPTER VIII.
- I know of few things more .uncom
fortable than for a man to pose be
fore the woman he loves In the garb
of a ' sage,- and being suddenly un
1 relied to realise that be stands re
- reeled (o her as a naked fool. That I
had been asinine enough to air my
opinions to her as a self-styled expert
-upon such an Impossible proposition
i ; the winner of a horse race galled
ma to the marro. My humiliation
was all the more complete for the
reason that In this, the first financial
transaction In which I had 'advised
.. kef, she had come to grief. No one
. knew better than I the unforgivable
ness of my offense. Man may lead
woman astray In love and be wept
. over through the darkness of many
a night; he may counsel her out of
her hope of a hereafter and yet die
'with her arms around his neck; he
may separate her from the world and
' still reign as her king, but -when he
separates-her from her pocket-book
he becornes a rascal or a clown In her
yea. Just how Mrs. Dace made me
-know that I bad loBt caste in her
fatoc as rjt a thing tha. .could be
analyzes. Out fir so? mysterious way
be saw to it that I knew it. Perhaps
it was by the -almost Imperceptible
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About
.arching .of her eyebrows wheh I
chanced to express, my views upon
some matter; ' perhaps It was in th
occult way some women have of mak
' tag you uncomfortable when thej
wish you to be so without dlscernablt
physical manifestations on their part
and -perhaps It was partially due tc
my own sensltlvcfaess upon tha sub
- Joct More than likely It was a com
pound of the three. Be that as It may.
I became almost 'timid In her pres
and knowing that this would
sever do, grow desperate. I bad nevei
beltevd that a man could retain I
woman' love unless he could, com
tnand her respect hs to his mentality
and L therefore, determined to rein
, - state myself to my former position at
any cost. Clearly tno oniy way
-could. do this would be to reimburse
' her for her loss In so delicate a man
' ner that she could neither take off ens
nor refuse. I pondered over the mat
ter for about ten days and determined
to take a plunge, sink or awlm.
' transferred what money I bad In th
savings bank to my overdrawn -check
, ing account' , . '
I bed teen watching the steady rtst
-of a certain stock upon the exchsngs
for some months with secret covetous
' sees. It pertained to a vast system ot
, underground railways Which were tr
boneycomb the depths beneath tht
city. The franchise had been secured
through . political sorceries, and th
capital to float the enterprise wss be
lng rslsed by publlo Investment. Ae
steadily as the mercury mounts under
a summer sun the stock had advanced
'point by point from a merely nominal
. sum until It bad reacted thirty cenu
on the dollar. The more I pondered
upon the yearly Increasing value ol
r ich a system as the overhesd streeti
Vecame' more congested, the more i
became convinced that publlo rumoi
would be verified and that the stock
would soon be at par. Without con
i, f ilr-j in any one except mjr broker,
s-d lindrtig him to secrecy, I mar
j ..-J a coiieSJorable quantity of It and
' v. tched Its dally rise with a heart
t t inountfl i stcadUy as my' for
9, A week later I strolltsd over
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TAKE OVER EX-
Bill Introduced For Such'Govern
'"meat Action -Would Lower .
Hates To Public. ;""
Washington, Feb- 27,-rSenator Gard
ner, of Maine, has introduced a bill un-
der'which the government would take
over the properties of the express com.
paniea and operate them as a part of
the postal service to the rural delivery.
The measure indiratos tha probable coat
of taking over tha properties as fol
lows: . . '
- Rral property $1.932, 169, equipment
$7,381,405, materials and tuppiies $133,
210. advance ca merits on contracts
$5,836,666 and franchises, good will,
etc.. $10,817,369, a total, of, $39,165,819
While the balance sheets of the com
paniea show - other assets of nearly
$160,000,000, Senator Gardner-argues
that these are not devoted to express
service and that his property might be
retained by the corporations without im
pairing its value. It is proposed by the
authors of the bill for the establish
ment of the postal express including
members of both branches of Cangress,
that rates charged for express service
under the tfovernment shall be based
upon weight and length of haul rather
than ppon the system in effect for the
carrying of the mails.' The power to
fix rates should rest wi'h the postoffice
Department suhjjet I o appeal to the
interstate-Commerce Commission.
Senator Gardner in a Ion; statement
PRESSflniES
analyzing the bill declares,, that thelnhall endeavor to reduca to action is the
trensinon of the express business from
private corpoiations to government con
trol could take place in a day and the
busir ess continued on the morrow with
out vible change to the public in the
ffvctivenesB of (he service. . He x
prcts to cratesentimont in favor of the
bi 1 with the argument that rates based
t p n the quantity and distance of ser
vice performed would work no dis
crim'nstion against . any-- business,
whe-ever located, and that the eysteto
provided would . meet the opp3sition
urged against the propossd . "parcels
pjet," calling"tor a flat rate, which
small merchants say would work to the
advantage of large mail order houses.
VjIWMb the bill Introduced does not, fix
raus, Senator Uardner otteia figures
showing thatfexprtss rhargs in this
country are now sixteen timet higher
than freight., charge! and Indicating
that under the postal system this rat o
cauld be rtduce'd to about five and one
ha'f and one and one half at -the same
lime the express business would be ex
tended to the entire country. ,
-flow about that line fence?
Burn the boards and try
Pittsburgh Perfect v yard or
garden fencing. J. S. Bas
night Hdw Co. "
Damage Suit Non-Suited. ,
: Rib igh, Feb.' 28.-K. H. Seawarti,
engii eer on the Seaboard railroad, was
discharged anil blackll ted,' the railroad
company claiming the engineer was re
sponsible for many accidents. Seaward
brought suit for $30,000 damages, claim
ing I hat he was damaged by the discharge
a.nd was unable to get' employment on
account ot being blacklisted. ' In Walt
Superior Court last week Judge Webb
non-suited tre case. (Mr. beawara re
sided In New Bern opto a fe-vf months
aeo. and was employed at Meadow i
Marine Railway.)
Wireless Oijerator JVt Beaufort
- Btatioa.By t4ghtnlng But Es
capes Injury.
Beaufort, N. C. Feby. 27.-During
severe southeast storm . of rain and
wind, that visited this section la.st night
snout 10:30 p. m, there came a deafen
ing erst h of thunder, which' wss im
rmdiately followed by a blinding Jiash
of lightning, tha came without any
warning. At the wireless station, one
of, the operators st his desk wss at the
time receiving a message from Norfolk,
and the shock knocked him backwards
out of his chair, but fortunately he es
caped any lnjuy. , . ,
Tre U. S. R. C. Itsskacame into this
port last night. . '
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PILES V
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cure l'lind,'Uledlng and Itching Piles'.
It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at
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once, sets m a poultice, gives instant were broken, A smull nmnlier or ln
rcl'uf. V. uiis Indian Pile OintnJ at fantiymen and a troop of 'cavalry wer
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NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N.-C., FRIDAY MARCH. 1, 1912-SECOND $CTIO
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ROOSEVELT WILL
BE
For President If Tendered Nomma-
tiou .Replies To ' Republican v
Governors. s "
New York, Fb. 25. ' I will .accept
the nomination for 1 Piesident if it irl
tendered me, and 1 will adhere to , this
decision until the convention has expres
sed its preference,"-is Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's reply to the letters of seven
Republican Gove.rnors-.juk.ing him to
stand for. nomination. ... :. '
The eagerly-aWaited reply was given
out tonight at Colonel Roosevelt's office
here du ing his absence on a Iripvto
Boston. : It was unexpected y brief, "but
definite. -It follows: ; '
"Gentleme'n: I deeply apprertit your
letter and! realize to the full the heavy
responsibility it puts upn me, expres
sing as it doe the carefully considered
convictions of the men ejected by popular
vote to stand as the heads of govern
ment in their several Statfs.
"I absolutely agree with you that this'
matter is not one to be decided with
any tefereoce to the personal prefer
ences or-interesls of any man, but pure
ly from the standpoint of the interests
of the people us a whole. I will accept
tha nomination for President if' it is
tendered To me, and I wilt adhera to
this decision untiL the convention has
expressed its preference. One of the
hief principles for which I have stood
and for which I now staid and which 1
have always" endeavored and always
genuine rule of th? perp'e; and there
fore I hope that so far as possible the
piople may be given the chance,
through direct primaries, to express
their prefere nce as to who shall be the
nominee of the Republican presidential
convention, . ,
Very truly yours, . "
rHEOUORE ROOSEVELT."
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS
Your druggist .will refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails - to cure any
case of Itching. Blind, Riee'ding or Pro
truding Pilesin 6 to 14 days, BOc.
Beaufort
News Notes.
Feby,. 26. Tfie continued heavy
weather has prevented, the work of
getting out the cotton from the wreck
d steam r Thistleroy, the shifting
sands covering the' Bteamer' kTce
wrecking outfit ho s abandoned Its work
and returned to Norfolk. About 2 000
out of the 6 000 bales were recovered
Last Wednesday's wind storm thought
down the upper half of the western
msst of the Wireless station here, which
fell on the U, S, Labi at or y building,
damaging the rcof, bat not seriouly.
The same gale broke ihe two mast
schooner, te'onging Ao Mr. .Tylor,ef
Mdretead City, from her. mooringF
and with a rmall molor launch, Ihe
tiigh tide carried both against the pank
wallv knocking down Some JO) feet of
the walk, not damiging very much lh
boats, but leaving them high above or
dinary tides, so that they, will likefy
have ti be put on rollers to float again.
A "Yankee'' visitor here over 6 feet
tall, waa in the post office, and wearing
knickers." Two small boys survey
in the length of hfbbs, and not biing
arauainted with "knicksV,' exc'a:med
"Gee." one addinz "oon t -bs'i ive he
haa money enough to buy pants." - tr
Witnesses in the trial of Ihe Chicago
packers testified to secret meetings be
hind closed doors. "
RIOTSSTARTED
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AT Ml
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Seventh Week; of Mill Workers'
Sti ike. Troops at The
, -- Been.'' '
, Lawience, Mas?., Feb. 26 -Oje min
was shot and seriously w. unded and
many o'her hurt in a riot when thirty
shots were ex chanced 1 etwe. n striken
end the police. Thirty five' have been
arretted. . The streets were ft led wilh
fighting mobs fof hours. Placito Robino
was shot In the hack, and his condition
is danpernus. Policeman Bartlotte Was
hot st three t me and was not hit. -
' Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 25. The mill
workers' etrike now in its sevi nth week,
was marked today by a recurrence of the
riotous scenes of yesterday. .The d s
turbancts today, however, a ere not con
mc'ed with the exportation of childien.
Police officers were forced to Bse their
clubs late this afternoon on a crowd of
striko rirmpsth'zers, Who had thrown
stones at them, following som arrests.
So fur as. could be karncd no h. ai
GA1IDIIE
LniillLIIUL
rt'il for some time dipersing the crowd,
Co, 1 which however, offered no active jesis
'tiiua to the soldiers.
AYCOGK REFUSES
10 OriGIIOREO
Will Begin Campaign After a
,: Mouth's Best. Noted Ednca
V , ' 4tor Leaves The State. ""
Raleigh, Feb. 28th.-Declaring that
there is a manifest studied effort on the
pert of 'the Kitcbin and Ihe Simmons
forces in fhe campaign now for the U.
3. Senate to ignore and as far as they
can make it appear that there- are only
(he two, Governor Kitohln and senator
Simmons, in the runutog for "this high
office, ex-Governor Chirks B. Aycock
insists that he will prove to be very
much in" fha running and make the
definite announcement that he will open
his active speech ataking campaign
about April 1st in Ihe auditorium here.
He expects to make his second speech
in Charlotte and during the next sever
al months intends to go in every sec-
ton of the Stat carrying his campaign
even to the women and children, as he
ex Dressed it. Governor Aycock left
for an absence of a moQth that he will
spend out of the State for the purpose
of further recuperating hia healths He
says that he has not begun an active
campaign earlier becauss hs. wants to
save the people as loqg as possible the
distraction and turmoil Of a strenuous
campaign such as this promises to be.
Dr. Henry Louis Smith, President of
Davidson College. N.' C. who several
weeks ago was unanimously elected by
the board of trustees to the presidency
of Washington and Lf e University at
Lexington, Va , in a telegram of twelye
words dispatched his formal acceptance
to the president of tfie board of trus
tees bf Washington and Lee Universi
ty. A most remarkable fea'ure of the
transfer of Dr. Smith's professional ac
tlvities from North Carolina to -Virgin
i (h?re four of th4 principal educa
tional institutions are now presided ovrr
by North Carolinians, including Dr. Al
derman of the University of Virginia),
was the heavy, constant and w de. pread
pressure that h".d been brought to bear
on him in the effort to keep Dr. Smith
in North Carolina and thi delay in giv
ing definite answer aiied was due to
those icfluences, - '
The most notable activity in the cam
paign of Chief Justice Walter Clark
just owf or ho .58 Bate' is the move
ment led by E. R. Pace, of Raleigh,
member of the last legislature from
Wake, to form, organizations ot work
ing men to support Mr. Clark and pro
cure the endorsement of him by labor
unions. The carmen and machinists of
Raleigh, have pltdged their support
aid Pace has returned from a trip to
Charlotte, Monroe and HamleXand
says he formed strong clubs of Work
ing men at each place, more than one
hundred in Charlotte where J. T. Clark
is the local manager.
fen persons . were
killed in wind-
storms in Arkansas.
REPORT OF THE - CONDITION.
OF THE
MAYSVUXE4 BANKING h TRUST CO
At Majsrllle, In the State of North
-'.. Carolina, at the Close ot BnsL
; - ness Feby. 20th, 1912.
; RESOURCES .
Loans and discount ' $37,808.14
Overdrafts se ured 2.030.12
unsecured
Banking houses
Furniture and
fixtures ''.
261.34
1,600.00
fcOO.Od
2,291 46
2,100.00
Due from Banks and Bankers
7,045 39
Gold cpio - ,
150 00
421.72
Silver coin,,- including
t minor coio currency
all
National bank notes
and
either U. S. notes
1,900 00
Total ,
$51,716.71
$5,000X10
1,400.00
LUBIXlTIESt
Capital stock . . ,
Surplus fund
Undivided profits, lest cur
rent expenses and taxes
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paid ii-'... .
Time certificates of deposit ...
Deposits subject to check
Savings Deposits ' . -
Cashier's checks outstand-p '
ing V'' ; -. '.' ' ; '
; 522 98
19,247.84
20,075 42
4,913.03
567-44
Total
$51.71.71
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Jones: SS. i
I, Geo. B. Weeks, Cashier of the a
bore-named bank, do solemnly swear
that ihm .w .intprfipnt la true
the best of myvknow!edge and belief,
OEO. E. WEEKS, Cashier,
COR1U2CT AttosU ', r
A. J. c6LLIN3, "
K. R. HAY, s ,
, A, F. MATTOCKS,
Directors.
Buhscribod and sworn to before me,
this iftth day of Feby. 1912. .
E..L. MATTOCKS,
, . NoUry Public
Com. expires Dec 17th, 1912.
InnriT nrniiri
biitni ntruo- ;
. LICJF CHIIIA
Official Tells of New China.
For-
, bidden City to Hold All
Government Offices.
Peking, China, Feb. 27th, The new
government has decided that theawun-
try shall hereafter be officially styled
"The Great Republic of China," the
word "Great" being intended to include
Thibet, Turkestan, Mongolia and Man
churia. '
' It bas practically been decided to con
vert the Forbidden City into a govern
ment incloeure, where all the offices
will be situated. After the Emprees
Dowager and the Emperor leave the
extensive grounds about the Winter
Palace, it will be converted intd a pub
lic park.!
An elaborate official reception is pre
paring or the deputation coming from
Nanking to notify Yuan Shi Kai of his
election as president. But the people
seem indifferent to the momentous vis
it. Telegrams have come from various
parts of the country making various
suggestions regarding the future capi
tal. It is believed that Yuan is secretly
working to. divide ths south on that
question. Although Yuan realizes the
necessity bf uniting the country, he is
proceeding confidently, knowing that
he has means of defeating his oppo
nents. - "
- Apparently the country strongly fa-
vora him for President. Many soldiers,
who are not republican, have given him
their full support and he has the confi
dence of both Chinese and Manchus,
Should Organize a Simmons Club.
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. Washington, N. C, hs recently come
to the front with a Simmons Club. This
i3 what New Bern needs. It is Senator
Simmons' home and he has done much
for this entire section. Thi j matter should
be taken up a( once. A meeting should
be called at the court house and the or
ganization formed and perfected. Some
action should be taken in this mat'.er
before the Senator's return.
Metal and Seed.
' White Lead and -White Z iw -made
from the Metals Lead and Z nc are
pigments. Linseed Oil ia pressed out of
Flaxseed. A little Oil mixed with these
pigments constitutes the L & M, semi
paste Paint, It's made so that by ad
ding II quarts of Linseed Oil te a gallon
of L. & M semi paste -1 gallons of
ready for use Paint is produced at a
cost of $1 76 per gallon. Anybody can
m x the Oil with the L. & M. in five
minutes. It saves from $5. to $25. in
painting a house. .
Call on Gaskitl Hardware & Mill Sup
ply Co., New Bern,, N. C.
Theodore Roosevelt .threatened to
smash the cameras -of press photo
graphers in Bost6n.
It was slated that President Taft
would not make a personal fight on Col
onel Roowult, ; -
Senator do Pent, of Delaware,' ta(ed
in the Senate that he was ready for an
.nvestigation of his elect on," .- .
Do you like a mission fin
ish? Then our Monastery
Stains will suit your taste,
B. P. S. Brand. J. S. Bas
night Hdw Co.
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IIITOLOGT
On Kinston and Carolina v Road.
, Two Killed.
Mr. C, H. Morton, of .Newport and
Mr. B K. Harper of Pink HiU, I-enoir
county were killed In a wreck which oc
curred on the Kinston and Carolina
Railroad between Pink Hill and Kinston
late Mondav night Several others
were ii jured but not fatally. .
Th details received In this city were
meagre but It seems that a passenger
trsln hjd been side trscked In order to
let a IjbT train pass by. This train did
J not show up on schedule time snd the
'enaine. for some reason, was detached
- ' engine,
I ard sent up the road toward . Kinston.
tof - Rut a mile or -two hud been" t'avered
before the engine met the fog train and
the Collision followed,
T ie injured were. rushed to Kinston
and placed in a hospl al for tr atmenL
Mr Mort n had loat so much blood from
a levered rt ry that he died. Mr
Harper was the foreman on the wreck
ed englre' tind wss so badly acalde
that death ensued Within a few hours.
Mr. Morton s remains were yester
day sent to his home at Newport
will be interred there today.
CRASHES
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WORK OF. THE
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(Going On. Now Bern Should Con
ti'lbffte Substantially To Have
! EoadOpen.
The Journal has told of the Walker
road; how the residents between Aurora
and Neuse river have contributed monev
and labor to complete most of the por-
tion of about three and half miles, that!
will make a roadway over which busi
ness will come throughout the year
WALKER ROAD
from, parts of Craven, Pamlie auditor such prosperity ASu.wa. have, lately
Beaufort counties. The opening of this I
road Shortens the distance about ten
miles, enabling the people of the Auro-I
ra and adiacent couhtrv to drive to this 1
city, transact business and return home I
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the same day. ' 1 I
Just now and up to this time, New I
Bern i has contributed no help. The
country people have worked and paid I
their monev, and now only about mile
remains to be ditched and the road plac-1
cd in order,
The work done already, shows the de
sire of the country sections, that they
want to make New item their market
and trading place. The merchants here
ought lo be fully as anxious for the
trade is large and worth getting. It will never prepare us for them? Ten
will yearly aruount to many times all years ago many of us never expected
monev spent on this road. It is up to to see cotton so high as ten cents again '
the local merchants and Chamber of but it got there. We' did not expect .
Commerce, to come to the help of the it to stay. Wo then thought it ctiuld
country people, and see that the work not go down, and lest cur heads, re
does not stop, but the road becomplet- si Jes much else of more value. The
ed and trade started over it. Failure South has never known such a craze of
now to assist is likely to see work stop- re.cklesa spending as followed. No ex-
ped nnd the loss of trade from a rich I
section lost to New Bein. I
NOTICE. I
To the Democratic voters of Jones
county I hereby announce myself a I
candidate"ior the office of Treasurer, I
subiect to the votes of the Democratic
primary of the county.
1
GEO. W. WHITE,
Pollocksville, N. C.
The cases of six men indicted in ti e
Bathtub Trust.case were nol-pcssed in
Detroit; Mich.
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New Frilght Boat. Juanita. .
The Juanita, a boat intended for use
as a freighter between Kinston ana
Seven Springs, arrived" in port yester
day morning to be entered at the Cus
tom house for registi ation and -license,
The Juanita is a handsome little craft
of twenty five tons, or over, burthen. It
wss recently built at Seven Springs
being designed and constructed byCapt
J. L. Hancock, a former resident of
this' city, who will also navigate it
The owners are B. R. Taylor and L.
P. Jones of Kinston and Seven Springs,
respectively. The very best wood,
white oak. long leaf pine and juniper
weie used in the constiuctioo. The
cov nng of the hull; the deck and all
other parts exposed to weather or wat
er are mode of juniper, a wood almost
immune from decay. 1 The motive pow
er is furnished by a 40 horse power
Lsmb engine, of the latest model with a
worm gearing to the propeller which is
of the stern-wheel pattern. The Jua
ntt will lay here a few days receiving
fio'shing touches By the Craven
niaci uie roi wmtH biio win ir
inspected, licensed ar4 then return to
n. n,..l.. .f..-L:.k .l. .inkiu1 nuvcwwiu IU UULUI1K UUWII II1B
her run on the upper waters of th
Neuse. i '
A bill authorizing a loan' of $-2,000,000
for south Baltimore improvements win
be sent to the Legislature shortly;
f
GROWS LARGER
5.80 Contributed
Yesterday.
Total Now Is $4,344 93.
Although Ihe campaign for funds to
build a new home for fhe Circulating
Library, and which was , waged so dili
gently last week by the crew of canvas
sers has come to a close, contributions
are s ill coming in. 1 hs follow ing
were received yesterday
Mr. W, P. Melt " $50.00
Mrs. H. C. Whitehurst L00
Graded School pupils t J .. 4.80
ToUl ' ; " $55.80
This raises the grand total up to $4,
344.93. i
Still the desired goal of. 14,500 has
not been reached and it timiins with
the people of New Bern to te that he
reminder of this amount is i ubtC'ibed.
If you feel that it U your duty lo avist
in this work, send your contritution to
the Library a ad it will be grettly ap
preciated. ,' ' ' '
There is a surplus of $10 on Mrs. M.
M. Mark's list which cannot be tc-
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counttd for. If you contributed this
amount and hieve not been given credit
for it Mis Murks v.i 1 deem it a favor
and I If you will infoim her and will ste
that
tha proper credit is given.
34th. YEAR" ,
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COTTOII FOOLS
THE SOUTH
High Prices Lead Farmer Into all
Sorts of Extrava- .. - , ; ,
gauce. -
Charleston, S. C, Feb. 28th.r-KiDg
Cotton has fooled the South ayrain an
old trick of his. - Seven ye irs f his
high prices has not left us able to stand
three months of low prices, says E. Mc
Iver Williams in the News and Courier,
Ten years ago no one dared to hope
enjoyed. Yet in spite of this phenome-
nal prosperity, in a few short months
the South flndg, herself s tanked and be;
wildered. Pew of us know where we are
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what we are worthof what to do. Con
servative iarmeri once said;. . "Gi ve-us
but five years of . 10-cent cotton and we
will be permanently independent.
This and more, they have had, yet their
declaration of independence is unaft-;
nounced. Adverse times have visited
us 10 the past; we have no right not to
expect them in the future. It is not--
the part of wisdom to prepare for
them? Has seven years of high priced -cotton
prepared u for them?" What
further proof do we' need that cotton
ttavagance was too great in order that
we might make big crops o( cotton and
no debt too big to incur for luxuries,' to
be paid with the same.' Lands advanced . ,
rapidly in price until the 100 acre man,
who had suppose J himself worth $10(10,
ana naa savea ana economized on that
basis, soon became without any effort'
on his part a $10,000 man. He had no .
more land, nor was it more productive.
Yet he was now a $10,000 man, and '
must live, spend and cease to econo- '
mize. as befitted his new station in life.
This he did not fail todo.
The South was crazed by prosperity
and leveled in extravagance. Every-
body wanted everybody else's . bands at
any kind of prices. The most expen- .
sive mules only wese privileged to cuiti-
vate our greaTmohopoIyTTTriey were --
of Western origin, so was their costly
food. Guano was used in the greatest ,
profusion and confusion; The negro
renter who had been making from tin re
to four bales ot cotton, wiftTout Serious
ly hurting himself or the market, was ' "
eagerly sought as a ' partner in two, ,
three and four horse share crops. He''
likewise was furnished with the moat
expensive equipment, it being essential
that he should make a big crop of cotton '
in order that we could get a big half. All'
lands looked alike ' to- them and no
liability wa? too great for them to incur, :
for Ihe same. They bought and rented .
big. plantations, and sought share crop
pers wherever they could be found. No '
wages were too high for them to psy
nor inducement too great for them to;
off er. No equipment was too, expen
ive or quantitity of guano too. great ;
for them to furnish. For there seemed r
no but den that high-priced cotton could '
not bear and leave a profit. These strenu-
ous exertions were rewarded with sig-
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frl" of coon' " ln comPIete:
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Universal Food Chqppers, 4
CHOP, the V don't thash.'.' J.
S. Basnight Hdw Co.
Casey and Cooper Commuted.
Governor W. W. KMchinj on Tuesday
commuted to four months .the six
months sentences of John Casey, of
Goldsboro and W. G. Cooper of Ply
mouth, who were convicted of breaking
into trunks of passengers on the Nor
folk- Southern railroad at the October
I term of Craven county Superior Court.
The reasons assigned for the pardons
are; ' -Z - ? - .
W. G. Cooper Reasons 'for commu-
totion. "Upon recommendation of tr al
Judge, under the circumstances of this
case I commute sentence, from six to
four months on condition that the pris
oner remsin of g. ol behavior."
John Caey Reasons for commuta
tion; 'Upin recommendation of trial
judge, under the circu.TiBtuVei of this
case, I commute sentence-from six
m nths'to four months on condition that
prisoner remain of good behavior."
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