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. 4 i -- i h X- A PAQI TWO n (ft HI it 1H 3 ll '! i. n s i r :r 'H.': :(;, t t ' 1 ' : Notice That Sometime between Christ- mas and January 10th, of each y ear the Thermometer drops and we find ourselves in need of Blankets and Comfortables Piepare for the drop in tempera ture by taking advantage of the drop in prices on these items , Plitt & Haar DEUQUhCED Citizen Writes a Caustic, Logical Ar ticle on Present Inclination De clares That the People Should Rule. Newest of The New 66 99 e stf 210, 212, North Front Street. Holiday Goods : r i Sacrificed Our Holiday Goods arrived late, therefore must be 'sacrificed to move them in the few days remaining. .In the stock are Solid Ma hogany Rockers, some, .upholstered in genuine leather, Handsome Oak Rockers,, in Golden ak, and Mission, many in genuine leather, -Fancy Reed Rockers and Reed odd pieces, Tables of all kinds, 17 Ladies' Desks from $6.75 up; more than 300 pictures) equal to any in the city as to quality of frame and subjects. Prices literally slaughtered on account of the quantity,. Chiffoniers, Dressers, Buffets, Music Cab inets, Dinner Sets, Toilet Sets, Ward Robes, Chamber and Parlor Suits, Hall Racks, Rugs, all sizes, large quantity arid must go. Por tiere, Couch Covers, Lace Curtains, Brass Beds, Etcl VALUABLE SOUVENIRS WITH EACH PURCHASE. The Wilmington Furniture Co. GARRELL BUILDING. Cor. Second! and Prlncnsa St& Mine LStftflle RBntys: New Styles Single and Double Breasted Suits. Very Nobbey. PRIICE $5.00 . H. FUCHS 28 South front Street. j.w Fditor The Dispatch: "I am mighty nigh-addled ta death." "Alorlg with this vaccination trouble, here cqmes this commission form of government business," said an humble, speciman of humaflity to my greeting' of "good morning.' It took me some hours to read this .proposed measure in the news-paper" and it sounds pretty good on paper. It did the first time I read it anyhow, but after I read it to a friend, he had a few, objections to raise, and then when I read it to John, another weather-cock of public sentiment, he, squint ed his eye, and he saw trouble ahead, or said he did. ' Another said that "h would be raised if the legislators tried any more monkey shines and tried to put men in to govern this town without giving the people some chance to say who they should be." He "seemed to allow" that pretty near all the trouble here now was caused by just such "carryings on." He said that some mighty good men had done some mighty curious voting in the past because they thought that certain laws, which were good ones, had been unfairly put upon them', and that they would do so again if this business kept on. lie "allowed ' that if the Com mission Government was going to be a success, and good men were going to run this j town, that , the people ought to be 'CpnsuUed i little bit s be forehand; fiti ; the peOplfe would ' sec hereaft that ' somebody j else, would fill these plieea, and thatiif made jnad, they misfit? hpt;' tod '"darned care f ul" who ihey ?4td: put there. "Sugar," he tritely opined, r "Would do more .catching in this world than vinegar." ; "But Bill," I ventured, "don't you be lieve that if this thing is put to the people, they will put a lot of politic ians in there who may not be fit to run things?" That's just what they I will do,' he answered, "the first time they get a chance, if you don't start out right." "Now look here," he con tinued, "this town ain't run entirely by know nothings." "All the vagrants and no accounts put together couldn't run this town if some substantial men didn't vote with them." 'I ain't talk ing about those people who for one reason or another think they have got to stick together whatever comes." But this kind ain't a majority just so by any means." "It takes the other fellows to give them a majority." And what this illiterate man says, in ttte main, is true. Measures affecting the government of this community, rail roaded through in the last days of a legislature, whether hastily drawn, or purposely- withheld from public scru tiny are responsible, in a measure, for the bitterness and discord and sus picion in politics locally, and a seem lng inability to get together. Men of intelligence have at times been em bittered and have turnd against and opposed, measures, admittedly contain ing merit, seemingly on account of tfee feeling that te means by which ,th measures were secured were unfair, or appeared so to them. -If the commis sion form of government, contemplat ed, is to secure its full measure of suc cess and co-operation, it ought not to be coupled at the out-set with fair criticism and suspicion. I do not mean to convey the impression that any ulterior motives nromot those who are i engineering this measure, but I only want them to see it, as I see it, that however patriotic their motives, hu man nature is human nature the world oyer, and suspicion and discord wil; be the result, unless opportunity for discussion and some voice in the se lection of those to be put in control are given. The wave of public opin ion would sooner or later sweep clean the decks of tne proposed ship of State, unless some expediency viola tive of the hjgh aims of the proposed measure could successfully be resort-! ed to. If past history in this commu nity can not be relied. on, it Is simply because the people and their awaken ing have been gradual, but that there is an undercurrent of unrest and a knowledge' of their power, gradually crystalizing among the masses, had better be heeded before all confidence is lost in those who are equipped to lead them conservatively. The argu ments advanced f6r, and the' ends, sought by, a commission government are efficiency, economy and the re moval of the several departments from politics. The truly efficient man is not al ways a public idol, and , at best it is difficult to get Indorsement for him at the hands of the public. tll-'tjiink; ing men recognize this diftlctiltyi hut as the proposed change in our govern meat is to be a lasting one, we trust,, it geems manifestly unfair to handicap the efficient man and his kind, at the outset, and incidentally the city's ulti mate good, by converting the indiffer ence of the many into open suspicion and hostility, by' an arbitrary and somewhat high-handed method of ap pointing. f r ' There is no denying that the woods are full of men, filled with a sense of their own importance, and believing themseives endowed with ability to fill any office. The malady is confined to no class, and some of these gentle men can always be expected to mod estly put themselves "in the hands of their friends," but it is the conclusion of .many observant men that the ma jority of men in this city are heartily sick pf political intrigues, the bicker ings and in many cases the incom petency of public officials, and that public affairs. Such) & 'course 'will not satisfy all the people, out on th'e other hand, if the cnange works well and some opportunity has been given tp name the appointees, great numbers of men will not be blindly prejudiced , hereafter by the thought that unfair advantage was taken of them by utter ly ignoring them and trampling on their every right as citizens. Good men are wnted, and the Act Ought to provide such af .salary that efficient men, without the suspicion of an axe to grind and whom the people can be made to feel will disinterested ly give their best efforts and time to the City's advancement alone, will be willing to serve. Cheapness is not nec essarily economy in the last analysis. A, cheap man may be dear at any price, and yet the able man who, from a di versity of interests, can afford to give buti a few hours per day may be little more satisfactory. Reduce the number proposed, if necessary, but pay such salaries as will command efficiency. It may he the best means of elimi- nating many of the "hopeful" in the event a public vote is decided upon. The average man is unfortunately too often willing to try the man of unprov ed capacity .where the emoluments of the office do hot impress its importance upon him. But make the remunera tion adequate to the efficiency sought, and the average man will think a long time before he will give his inefficient neighbor his vote simply because ne happens t be a "good fellow " The salary as fixed in the published bill practically liminates selections either to men who have heretofore been unable to command a respectable livelihood or to those who are not de pendent in" the least on such a salary and would probably give but a small time to the citys affairs, usually to the neglect of other and more important business to them, unless their business should consider itself interested in hav ing them in a position of influence. Neither of these extremes, as a rule, could be counted on to get the best results for the public out pf the neww law, nor secure a hearty co-operation of the general public. The retired capitalist in these parts with a yearn ing to serve the public or the busy and able man of affairs with sufficient time to give to public affairs at $1,000.00 per year could be counted on the hand. The elimination of those connected with public utility companies is not a bad idea and if the Banks could for the time being, be induced to eliminate themselves from trying to govern this community a wide-spread cause of grumbling and disaffection would be allayed. CITIZEN. .a-' - v.v" a Package (Never sold in bulk) Fresh in every climate: Hot or cold, vet or dry. ; Adapted to every condition : : Rich or; poor, sick or well. Suited to every color: White, black, red, yellow. Used by every age : Childhood, youth, manhood, old age. Good at all times : Breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper. And in all places: At work or play, by day or night, f NATIONAL BISCUIT. COMPANY 1 , jJ Salisbury Post. Something out of the ordinary occur-1 red at the funeral of Mr. Jacob S. Lipe at Mt. Moriah LiUthern church at Lan dis yesterday afternoon when, follow ing a request, the pastor Rev. D. I. Off man, proceeded to, read the last will and testament of the deceased from the pulpit. Mr. Lipe, who was a de vout member of the Lutheran church, bequeathed his stock in the cotton mill ' at kandis to the Lutheran Orphans' I Home at Salem, Va. The amount of this stock is $800, though it is worth considerably more ' than par. The bulk of the remainder of the estate, which 5s estimated to be worth be tween $5,000 and $6,000, is left to Le: noir College, a Lutheran institution iat Hickory. The Orton Confectionery ORTON BLDG. 113 N. Front St. E. DINOS, Proprietor. We carry the best Line of Candies for CHRISTMAS GIFTS Large assortment of fancy boxes and baskets Hot Drinks Our Specialty The only Parlors lor Ladies and Children Nobby Neckwear For Ladies' Always an acceptable gift. Real Irish and Cluney Lace are on display at Tayl or s Ladies' Hatter '114 Market Street. All Trimmed Hats Reduced To One Half the Price The Reason Why The, reason why our- Glasses give relief to the eyes is because we know where and how to place them. It's our business. Make it your business to see us. EYESTSSTEf) ;F?EE. SJIr. MASONIC TEMPLE. Blankets and Comforts! Shoes, Rugs and Mattings! It will pay you to anticipate your future needs and lay good supply of these winder-time Comfortables Bargains of, great inipprtan.ee. Nashua WoOlnap-Crib Blankets, $1.50iauestthig week onIy4Htkc All wool, full size 11-4 $6.50 Blankets, ' pink ani blue borders, thn week only.. .,;J,,WJ4.iu1 .. '. ..1. .. '. .$4.93 Heavy Comforts,' fancy colors on both sides; a bargain.;" ' ' . : ' . .75c Extra fine silkaline covered, heavy Comforts, full size, regular $5.'J0 value, this' week . , ; TV;;r:.T$3.60 25c Matting, Japanese patterns, big variety, this week", only . .22"1-2c (AND NO, CHARGE FOR LAYING). .Bi-ft$i.i9 )R LAYING) $1.50 Deltox Rugs, 36x72 inches, ths weeknl. : SHOES: The famous Crawford Shoes for.fljen. gun metal, and box calf. All are newest last feet. pate nt jlcatfcer, . v i c i , Call and let us fit your We also have complete line Children's School Shoes great saving. bpecial Reduction in all Ladies' and Boys School Suits to suit the boys. All sizes at a Children's Coats. Overcoats to fit the purse. i I I ' THE FIR THAT PAYS VOUR CAR, FARE. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 24, 1910. The Board of Directors of Atlatnic Coast Line Railroad Company has de clared a dividend of three per cent. on the Common Capital Stock of that company, payable at the office of the Treasurer, at Wilmington, North Car olina, on and after January 10th, 1911, to stockholders of record on Decem ber 17th,' 1910. The transfer books are" closed from the 16th day of De cember, 1910, to the 11th day of Jan uary, 1911, both inclusive. JAMESS F. POST, de 30 -Ja 11-llt. Treasurer. . ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. , This is to notify all persons having ; claims against the estate of Thad F. ' Tyler, deceased, to present their claims j in writing to the undersigned admmis IV I m m i i m 1 1 i , mese u iranKiy ireaiea ana not ui-itTcni nn n. wn v, iav, zio-rr ? n ToiMV i cm nroH in oil mini 1 n maufira I . - . .. ... - I r u iT '"w0),cemDer in, or this notice win e PRICE BROS., Good Year Shoe Repair Shop 13 North Second. SPECIALS, Men's 1-2 sole and, heel $1.00 Ladies' 1-2 sole "and heel 85c Sewed Work. Phone 751. , Shoes called for, repaired and delivered same day. Satisfac tion guaranteed. A trial is all we ask., EBayne Price Manager. I. would show and continue to show that they cah give their support and, in fluence to men best equipped, and measures best suited to accomplish desired results for the city. Theoretically, and from a demo cratic standpoint, there can be no ques tion that a submission of thw proposed amendment to, and the selection of the Commission by, the people, would.be the fairer course, but if it is deemed expedient to pass the Act and Drovide I for t.hfi RlinfttlltmPTlt nf tho Hnmm!o. sion, give the people some opportuni- pleaded in bar of recovery. Given this 10th day of December 1310. T CHAS. C. LOUGHLIN, Administrator of the estate of Thad F. Tyler. de 10 3d. NOTICE. Not'ce is hereby given that an appli cation .will be made to the General As sembly of North Carolina, convening January 4th 1911, to change the char ter or tne city of Wilmington, It is understood that the charter will I ty to have a voice in naming those who he published for nublic information. I are to be appointed to conduct their ' de 12 30t W.4 G. MacRAE, Mayor. E. L HOLMES, Agt. "The Quality Grocer ; 22 South Front Street Phone 253 High Grade Groceriei at Mod erate Prices. Give us a call. 4 . 4 ! Perhaps you mean to "swear off" wearing common clothes. Father Time has ticked off another year a new era confronts you. Will -you go forward gladly, blithely in new garb which befits your station? Clothes don't make the man, you know but they can do much . to mar. him. You'WHI 4ook better and feel better, and work better, and play bet ter in one Of our Stein Bloch Models suits made for men of affairs. Oyercoatsr too just every kind. .Arid Furnishings of the better sort. Wha,t are youf needs for the New Year? JNO. B. STEtSON SPRING HATS JUST RECEIVED. J.W.F1LEETCO Phone 673 S. W. Qor. Front and Princess Sts. earwo hl mm ii ii im 'B'TlCTti Ever Mindful the generous patronage extended us - bypur business friends " we heartily rvvish them a HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Clayton Giles & Son f
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