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THE GESEBAL ASSEMBLY.
A Summary cf Legislative Proceedings
During the Past Week.
SENATE.
Tuesday, February 9th Mr. P.ar
ham, of the Senate committee on
Rnilrocds, when the unfavorable re
port of the committee on Mr. Bar
ringrer's mileage book bill was read,
'lied a minority report signed by the
hree Senators who voted for a fav
orable report by the committee. The
minority report means that the mile
age bock question will be fought out
on the floor of the Senate.
The Currie Bill to regulate the
registration and sale of concentrated
commercial feeding stuffs was passed
by the Senate and is now a law. It
is the uniform feed law recommend
ed by the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture that is being
adopted throughout the Southern
States.
The Senate passed on its final read
ing the bill by Senator Dough ton to
provide diphtheria antitoxin for in
digent persons sick of diphtheria.
MOUSE.
The special order being the child
and women labor bill.it was taken up
i nmediately after the morning hour,
and owing to the long debate on it
.tot a single calendar bill was passed.
it being after two o'clock before the
House concluded to let the bill go
over untd next Tuesday for final dis
position. A bill was introduced by Mr. Cur
rie to provide for standard weight
packages of meal and flour, and to
prevent sale of short weight pr.ck
aes. SENATE.
Wednesday, February 10th -The
Senate passed the new judicial dis
trict bill on its second reading by a
vote of 21 to 19, but there being ob
jection to its third reading it took
its place on the calendar. This bill
provides for a new judicial district
to be composed of the counties of
Guilford and Alamance.
Senator Elliott introduced a bill
to provide for the election of all can
didates by all political parties on the
s ime day. Election Laws.
Governor Kitchin transmitted two
messages to the Legislature, one
recommending the payment by the
Legislature of the principal of the
David L. Swain claim against the
State University, amounting to $5,
70. The Executive Committee of
the Trustees of the University also
recommended that tho Legislature
p ly the claim, as the University is
without funds.
A second message by Governor
Kitchin urged the General Assembly
t enact effective anti-trust legisla
tion, thus fulfilling the pledge of the
Democrat State platform. He sug
gested that the act of 1907 be amend
el, and that the Attorney-General
be authorized to enforce the law.
HOUSE.
Aside from the regular routine of
introduction of bills and reports from
committes, the long session of the
House yesterday (from 10 until 2:00
o'clock) was devoted to debate on
the Board of Education bill, which
had been made a special order. The
bill provides for the election of City
Boards of Education by popular vote.
The bill was defeated b3r a vote of
29 to 77.
At its night session the House pas
sod the bill to provide for tle separ
ation of white and colored prisoners
in jails and convict camps and State
prison during eating and sleeping
hours. I
SENATE.
Thursday, February 11th The
Birringer bill to create a new judi
cial district to be composed of - Guil
ford and Alamance counties was de
feated on its third reading by a vote
of 13 to 25.
The bill by Mr. Britt to provide
for the election of the boards of
election for the several counties by
the people came up as a special order.
The bill had and unfavorable report
from the committee, and with amin
ority report by Senators Britt and
Starbuck. After much discussion of
the bill the Senate adjourned till 10
o'clock Friday morning, at which
time the bill will come up for discus
sion. Two bills were introduced by Sen
ators Dockery and Eliott, one pro
vided for calling a constitutional
convention, to be held on the first
Thursday in June, 1911. Constitu
tional Amendments; and the other
for amending the Constitution of
North Carolina, providing for quad
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Constitutional Amendments.
HOUSE.
There was a prolonged discussion
in the House when the Dare county
ontest was considered. Represen
tative Williams, Democrat, was seat
ed by a vote of 94 to 17, which killed
the minority report to seat Mr.
Stringfield.
Messrs. Morton, of New Hanover;
Johnson, of Alexander, and Myatt,
of Johnson, gave notice of minority
reports in the bills reported unfav
orably by the Committee on Regu
1 iting the Liquor Traffic, giving
farmers the right to distil brandy
from their apples, to sell wine . in
quantities less than a quart, and to
provide local option on the liquor
question for each county.
Many bills passed the House, all
of them being of local importance.
Owners of the Soil.
The man who stands u)On his soil,
who feels that, by the law of the land
in which he lives, he is the rightful
and exclusive owner of the land which
he tills, feels more strongly than ap
other, the character of a man as the
Lord of an inanimate world. Of this
reat wonderful sphere, which, fash
ioned by the hand of God, and un
held by His power, is rolling through
the Heavens, a part of it is his his
from the center of the sky! It is
the space on which the generation
before moved in its rounds of duties,
ind he feels himself connected by a
visible link with those who follow
him, and to whom he is to transmit
a home.
Perhaps his farm has come down
to him from his fathers. They have
gone to their last home; but he can
trace the'r footsteps over the scenes
of his daily labors. The roof which
shelters him was reared by those to
whom he owes his being. Some in
teresting domestic tradition is con
nected with every inclosure. The
favorite fruit tree was planted by
his father's hand. He sported in
boyhood besides the brook which
winds through the meadow. Through
the fields lies the path of the village
s chool of earlier days. He still hars
from the window the voice of r?e
Sabbath bell, which called his fathers
to the house of God; near at hand is
the spot where his parents lay down
to rest, and where, when his time
has come, he shall be laid by his
children.
These are the feelings of owners
of the soil. Words cannot paint
them gold cannot buy them; they
flow out of the deepest fountains of
the heart; they are the very life
sorings of a fresh, healthy, and gen
erous national character. Edward
Everetts.
Bad Bargain.
The minister's class at the kirk of
Tobermory had been reading the
story of Joseph and his brethern and
it came to the turn of the minister
to examine the boys.
The replies of all his questions had
been quick, intelligent and correct.
Such as:
"What great crime did these sous
of Jacob commit?"
"They sold their brother Joseph."
"Quite correct. And for how
much?"
"Twenty pieces of silver."
"And what added to the cruelty
and wickedness of these bad broth
ers?" A pause.
"What made their treachery even
more detestable and heinous?"
Then a bright little Highlander
stretched out an eager hand.
"Well, my man?"
"Please sir, they sell't him ower
cheap." Tit-bits.
12,814,000 Bales Cotton Ginned.
(By the Associated Press.)
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 10. The
amount of cotton ginned to Febru
ary 6 is placed at 12,814,000 bales by
the National Ginners' Association in
a report issued today as compared
with to 10,593,000 bales ginned to
February 8 of last year. The report
declares that ginning is complete in
all except six counties in Mississippi,
five in Arkansas, six in Texas and
some in Oklahoma.
The Secret o! Long Life.
A French scientist has discovered
one secrect of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved Elec
tric Bitters prolongs life and makes it
worth living. It purifies enriches and
vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted
nerve cells, imparts life and tone to
the entire system. Its a godsend to
weak, sick and debilitated people.
"Kidney trouble had blighted my life
for months," writes W. M. Sherman,
of Cashing, Me., "but Electric, Bitters
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MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
What is Transpiring in North Carolina
And Other States.
At the Virginia . Anti-Saloon
League, which met in Norfolk last
week, the legislative Committee re
commended in its report that the
legislature not be asked at the next
session to order an election on State
wide prohibition. The Committee
reports that the Anti-Saloon League
will not change its program, by which
it has considerably extended the dry
territory of Virginia, unless its be
comes apparent that the minor re
quests of the legislature will not be
granted. It endorses the plan that
Judge Mann has taken, and declares
that he is entitled to tho thanks of
the Anti-Saloon League for his efforts
m the legislature in behalf of the
measures asked for by the League.
The people consider this as a virtual
endorsement of Judge Mann's can
didacy for the nomination of the
Democratic party for Governor.
After the Committee had finished its
report, Judge Mann, in his address,
formally announced that he favors
local option, and not State-wide pro
hibition. There were some prohibi
tionists in the convention who intend
to place squarely before the body
the question of State-wide prohibi
tion. When this is done it is thought
that the Republican party will take
up the fight of the prohibitionists in
Virginia, and will challenge the Local
Option Democracy on the stump in
the Gubernatorial campaign.
During the past week President
Eliot, of Harvard University, has
been touring the South. Before he
returns North.he will visit most of the
large centers. He will visit colleges
and universities in Tennessee, Texas,
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, the
Carolinas, and Virginia. He, as tht
Harvard Bulleton says, will have
thereforo an opportunity to learn at
first hand conditions in the South
from men. leaders in the professions
and in business, who are devoting
themselves to its advance all along
the line." President Eliot is soon
to retire from the chair he now oc
cupies, and as the Bulletin says fur
ther, "It is indeed, especially fitting
that the president of Harvard Uni
versity, a typical product of New
England, should include among his
Inst nffirinl dntiPQ a vicif-
visit to the
South." The News
and Observer
has this to say: "The coming of Pres
ident Eliot will be an event in the
educational and other life of the
South. He will not abrorb as much
as he will give out but for every reas
on of benefit to visitor and visited
his coming is to be regarded as a cir
cumstance of consequence."
Representative Small has introduc
ed in the House and Senator Over
man in the Senate a bill . increasing
the limit of cost for the site and pub
lic building at Washington, N. C,
from $110,000 to 155,000. The site
has already been selected at the price
of $15,000, which leaves $95,000 for
the construction of the building.
This building must provide for both
the United States courts and the
postoffice, and the supervising archi
tect of the Treasury Department
reports that it is not practicable to
construct an attractive and commo
dious building for this sum, but that
$140,000, exclusive of the site, will
be necessary for the building.
Both of the House Judiciary Com
mittees have reported unfavorably
the bills to add new causes for di
vorce. They thought that it would
be more for the good of the State to
let the divorce laws remain as they
now are, as set forth in the Revisel.
Successful suits for divorce have
been becoming more frequent, and
it is well indeed that no new causes
for obtainining divorce will be ad
ded. Some days days ago at a White
House Conference on Dependent
Children, composed of 200 of the
foremost workers of all faiths, it
was unanimously resolved to urge
upon Congress the desirability of
establishing a Children's Bureau in
one of the executive departments.
The President strongly favors the
proposal, and will send a message to
Congress urging the passage of bills
embodying its features that have
already been introduced in both
Houses. The duty of the children's
bureau would be to gather and fur
nish accurate information concern
ing the needy children of the coun
try. Such information, it is thought,
will lead to intelligent State legisla-
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tion. The conference decided that
wherever possible children should be
placed in home3 other than in asy-
lams, and that greater care should
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be taken to protect children against
sickness and accident: that the re -
f orm of child labor should be pro-
moted; and that dependent children
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snouiu oe assureu an euucation.
A Good Example.
Thrice blessed the man,
His story ended,
Who leaves a world
That he's befriended.
Though scant his store
Of earthly gain,
O'er his grave the tears
Shall fall like rain.
And the flowers bloom
More sweetly there
For one who learned
To bravely fare.
'Gainst all the foes
That lie in wait
Deceit and greed,
Envy and hate.
Who lived and toiled
And did his best,
And smiling, left
To heaven the rest!
Get to Work.
If the skies look dull to you,
Get to work;
If the atmosphere is blue,
Get to work.
Fostering your discontent
Will not pay the landlord's rent.
Will not gain for you a cent
Get to work.
Brooding doesn't help your cause,
Get to work;
Nothing gained by picking flaws,
Get to work.
Weak are trampled by the strong?
You a victim of man's wrong?
"Stand the storm, it won't be long."
Get to work.
If success shall come, you must
Get to work;
There's no other way but just
Get to work.
It may yield not wealth or fame;
Much or little, just the same,
If you perish you'll die game
Get to work.
LauQhL
In Philadelphia they tell a story of
a man whose wife had arranged an
"authors' evening" and persuaded
her reluctant husband to remain at
home and help her receive the fifty
guests who were asked to participate
in this intellectual feast.
The first author was dull enough,
but the second was worse. More
over the rooms were intolerably
warm. So, on pretense of letting in
some cool air, the unfortunate host
escaped to the hall, where he found
a servant comfortably asleep on the
settee.
"Wake up!" sternly commanded
the Phjladelphian in the man's car.
"Wake up, I say! You must have
been listening at the keyhole!"
Harper's Magazine.
Cruelty.
"Are you Mr. Briefleigh?"
"Yes, sir. What can I do
for
you?"
"I wish to retain you as my coun
sel. I am going to begin suit for a
divorce."
"Ah! I'm sorry to hear that vou
find it nenessary to take such action.
What are the grounds on which you
wish to apply for your freedom?"
"Cruelty."
"Yes? What form has your wife's
cruelty taken?"
"She insists on living up to the
salary I have been trying to make
our friends believe I get." Chica
go Record-Herald.
A Clever Newsboy.
George Fox Tucker, the legal
writer, delights, in a jest, even if it
is on himself, and has enjoyed many
a good laugh at his encounter with a
smart newsboy at the entrance to the
Park street subway station. The
flaunting of newspapers in his face
had annoyed him a great deal, and,
somewhat exercised over its repeti
tion, he said: "I can't read." The
boy at once became sympathetic,
walked along at his side, still display
ing his wares, and then, leaning ov
er, said in low, confidential tone,
"Pictures inside, Mister!"
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that we are not responsible for any in
jurious effects caused from worthless
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original. It is good for anything when
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Evidently Exaggerated. "In life -not death,
i Hearts n?d fond words to help them
Among the begging letters recent-! on their vvav;
ly received at the office of a benevo-! Need tender thoughts and gentle
lent society was one running thus: j sympathy
"Thr, unfortunate young man is Caresses, pleasant looks, to cheer
the only son of a widow, who died j each passing day.
childless, and his earnings maintain ! Then hoard them not until they usc
his atred father and infant brothers. ! less be.
whose sole support lie is."
The secretary of the society wrote
on the margin of the epistle the fol
lowing note:
"The circumstances of the case
are evidently exaggerated."
iVoi Vfry Relevant.
A man who stuttered badly went
to a specialist, and after ten difficult
lossons learned to say quite distinct
ly, "Peter Piper picked a peck of
f y'cldci t uppers." His ft it mis con
gratulated him upon this splendid
achievement.
. "Yes," said the man, doubtfully,
"but it's s-such a d-d-deucedly d-d-
difficult rem-mark to w-w-work into
'rn nnli'i-n-nni'v f-n-enn vrvs-r:-t;n t ion
v know."--Life.
Boreleigh Ha-ha, old man. Nail
ing down a carpet, are you. Jones
(who has just struck his thumb)--No
you fool. The carpet was here
all the time. I'm just putting the
floor under it. Chicago News.
"How's collection at your church,
Bruduer Shir.n?" "Well, wo ain't
nebber had to stop in de middle ob a
c died ion to go an' empty de box."
Louisville Journal.
From the time a boy sits under a
street corner electric light playing
with toads until he U blind and tooth
less he has to account to some woman
why he didn't come home parh
Atchinson Globe.
"In short, sir, we go in far too lit
tle for what Matthew Arnold mils
sweetness and night."
"I don't see that sugar and oil
are the two biggest trtifts we sup-
port.
-Life.
He (with newspaper) Ah! So
Affinity Earle's wife has turned the
rubles on him. She The uaper I
d she struck him with a chair,
saw sai
Boston Transcript.
Your Cotton Crop Can Be Increased
It costs no more to cultivate an acre thai produces
two bales of cotton th?.n an aero which produces only
one-quarter of a bale. Why not see what you can do
with
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Other men have lecn able i j ;; : '.!' :.-. ji-ro '.Van double
therr yield cr ?.cre with a libor'tl r; : !:::.'. cf Virginia-Carolina
Fertilizers.
Llepsrs. Lnc;;s & Jackson -f f'v'. cyC ,-, Tenn., used Vir-r:nia-Carnb'na
Fertilizer on about ?5 r pla'itcd with cotton, and
ray: "Wo have the ft not crc; cf .! to:: ever raw, and all the
people crct'r.d here th:nk the yame. '' ';,' counP-d 4-17 bolls
ci one '..ir.V.z. Another :-taik had by yt.-t.-u 1 c.-a-nt 4h'J boils, forms,
rj; aver, a::d blo-soms. On rb-.ut ' s .- c -;; ef t u make about
2 its.) to the oct-9, and nn enihrMo of ,:' ii:' eg Uiruvi not so fer
tilized and under other cultural i.-lclhods-, wil! yield only 1 bale to
Jive ncre:
An interesting picture of the
iound in the r.cv jy!) V irginia-L-aroi ::. 1 .ijiner.-; icar I.oolc, copy
of which may be had from your fertilizer dialer, tr will be sent
free, if you writs our nearest sales c.Cave.
Virginia-Caroiina Cnr-rical Co.
SsUi Ofcts
KiclinsoM, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
Columbia, S. C.
Atlanta, (ii.
Savannah, O-v.
Memphis, Tiim.
V?A t7 r.-r '
kl Virginia Q?ro !naB
Thousands cf millions
of enns of Royal Baking
Powder have been used
in making bread, biscuit
and cake in this country,
and every housekeeper
using it has rested in perfect confi
dence that her food would be light,
MtovV? Tig
In life not death.
Speak kindly; living hearts need
sympathy."
M. ;
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they oiiUnn opiates, and yu
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that ilix's iml (end t e mst ipii te. YM
Mn.iiM !Yiiiu-i!y's Laxative (iigb
Snip. it not only allays itillatimta
tinii an l ii r'.tat ion of throat and lung",
but it dries out (In-cold from the sys
tem by a free, ( t gentle, aetiolt of tin
bowels. Children like the pleas-tnt
ta-te that N so nearl v like maple snar.
S..M l.v I!. '1'. Whit' hea. I Co.
1 b iggs A safe conversation rule
is: When in doubt talk of the wea
ther. Gribbs Safe nothing. I met
my tailor yesterday, and on my
speaking of tho weather, he replied:
"Yes, it is unsettled, and that remind-;
me of the little bill of yours."
-Judge.
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now and then you cannot possil.lv have
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Bystander Have any of the ob
jectionable features of the game
been abolished?
Fullback The Athletic Associa
tion discharged the faculty this
morning by a unanimous and enthu
siastic vote.
Revolts ct Cold Steel.
' Your oulv hope." said three doctor-
to Mr-.' M. F. Fisher, Detroit,
Mich.. suH'ering from severe rectal
rouble, "li'-s in an operation," "then
I u-ed Dr. King's Ww Life Pills," she
write-, ''till wholly cured." They pre
vent Appendicitis. ure Constipation,
Headache. L'.V. at K.T. Whitehead Co.
Do you think Mr. Skinnum's baby
will take after its father?"
"Not at all. The other lay they
i persuaded it to cough up a nickle it
j had swallowed." Exchange.
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