Elihu Root, Secretary of State
Joho U4>'? Sjccmoi Ii 4 Thin*
Ml Machine - He Ct i to Ike Pot
?am of Things, Then Acta .Now ^
4 Stioal Prtiideitl -J Posaibilrty I
Circle** of Public Opinion, Calloua
to Newspaper Comment, but Kig
% idly Loyal to Hia Trual. He Goes ^
1 Straight to the Point s: ?: i: K
Not 4 Novice, but Mister oS the Game
of Statecraft tvnd America's Great
)est Lawyer ? At the Helm During
the Boxer War a a n 8 :: ::
El I.Uir HOOT ?ams $210,000 u
| year u* a lawyer. That puts
j I,? in Id a ola. - y himself. Ke
markahle I .a ilie adjective thai
applies, If it ever applied to auy uian.
Mr. It-wt 1- to give up bia princely
ii,runic to accept u salary of $v<J00 h
year ui secretary of late iu 1'realdent
It' calili. Which -cutluieut
dictate- the actloii , i.trlotlsm or am
t-ition? Perhaps both.
411? eveni, the untlon secures the
in leu t- of an inn-ii. I jinn lie will
serve |,or v'ell, I r n -olute loyalty to
his cause lias b en tie of Mr. (toot's
strongest cl.arncterist cs. He becomes
not .mly secretary of stutc, but a
?strong presidential possibility.
President Roosevelt realized that a
strong miiL mus' -n-i issl John Hay.
A strong rune was chosen. Five years
ns - rrtarv of war showed that
strength to the country There U noth
ing - ctaculai l.oin llool. nothing to
Mki hold of the populnr Imagination.
He i i careless if puMic opinion, nliuoat
callous as to what (he newspapers say
of liliu. He Is a thinking machine. He
masters hi- proposition, sees what he
wants to do clearly and goes ahead In
a -tralgbt tine to do It. regardless of
?bar anybody eise may think about It.
Thorough Is the word that describes
htm. Withal, he Is tactful und diplo
matic He lias wit, but Is without liu
mor For tlie most |?irt bis attitude Is
deadly serious lie goes to the bottom
of a thing. 1 ?? !:? art out of H
que. ll> . . t?! ii;? I? all i". nor con
sider.:im.* . tl ;,??* directly to tlio
l>oiti: --.n Perl ? ho owes tills
quality of ;:.i,d i ? !? father, who was
a prof. ?- r f imitl initio* At any
rate, ho |. -losses i'.o mathematical
turn, vvliioh will not permit him to
take a superficial \ ow of things, but
makes hltn solve I .- problem ami take
the meat out of whatever is brought
*o h - ntteni >n. Then, t in, lie Is an
svrgnn'-'.er and ' us the executive tem
perament. To cap It all, lie Is rigidly
loyal to ' si ent. -ther that client
lie a cor;.'>?? it;on . r tl.i government of
the t'nlted States.
Not a Novice In statecraft.
The new premier of the cabinet Is
Hot a nor ice In the duties of his posi
tion. In the trying da s of 1000, tvhen
:be forelgr legations were shut up at
JN-king, President McKlnley was at his
liome in Canton nn l Secretary Hay
was ill lu New Hampshire. Koot, be
ing next In ootM a I, had to lieur the
burden The famous dispatch"* to Id
Hung ' hang were written by Root,
and tile command to General Chaffee
to tcuri a forward to the relief of the
American minister, which had so much
to do v til forcing tin t st of the pow
ers to take a similar action, was given
by Hoot. The policy of the McKlnley
administration to nnPutubi the Integ
?Ity of China had been formulated by J
Hay. It Is trw\ but the carrying out of i
the policy lis left to the secretary of
war Perhaps the thorough way In
which the second member of the cabl
net played bis part at that trjlug time
bad much to do with placing him at the
head of the cabinet uow. However
that may be, he revealed himself a i
master of the game f statecraft, and
no fear teed lie entertained that be
will not lie able to take a band along
-with tha chancelleries of t. ? old
-world The commanding pospfon which
I olte! States hus tuken lu the dl
pleural.i of the nations will not suffer
uuder Ellha Root. His enemies?and
ho has many-will !?? as ready to ad
mlt that as bis friends. Whatever
Caults he may nave, bo does not fail Id
a rrUP In plain language, be Is act
slipshod; he doc- not full down; he do
livers the good;-.
The newly appointed secretary of i
state was born 011 a college campus In
the motitb of February, sixty years
ago. Ills father was a member of the
faculty of Hamilton college, Clinton,
V Y, from which Instltutlou the son
graduated us valedictorian of his class
at the age of nineteen. He then taught
In the [tome academy for a year and
graduated from the University Law
i school of New Y'ork city when twenty
two. He immediately entered the
| practice In New York and began to se
! o. orporatlon cases almost from the
start. He took little part In politics,
j hut so strong u position had he secured
at the bar that at the age of thlrty
j eight he was appointed by President
Arthur United States district attorney
for the southern district of New Y'ork.
He only held this place for a trifle over
two years, but so efficient was he and
so many reforms did be inaugurate
that his work uttrueted outside utten
tion. The only political office he ever
held was that of secretary of the Re
publican county committee of New
York. In 18SM he wns elected dele
gate at large to the state constitutional
convention, In which body he held the
Importiint position of chairman of the
judiciary committee. He was never a
candidate for an elective office. In fact,
is not much of the type that makes a
popular candidate before the people.
He Is not exactly contemptuous of
I what muy be thought of him, but slm
ply does not consider It ns n factor en- j
terlng Into tile equation.
His Methods as Orator. . |
As a speaker he Is masterly und ex
haustlve, making clear aud cogent ar
guments, hut Is not much versed In
methods of appealing to the popular
fancy. Perhaps It never occurred to
hltu to cultivate that style of oratory.
He Is the typical lawyer, who strives
to satisfy his clients and Justify their
faith In him. After that Is doue his
duty, at least so far as he sees It, Is
lierformed. His attitude Is not exactly
the famous Vanderbllt motto of "the
public he -?hut as for currying
popular favor It seemingly never enters
Ills mind.
A Friendship of Long Standing.
Tli little part he did take In politics
during these years was for the most
part against the Piatt machine and
with the so called s:lk stocking re
form element In the Iiepulillcan party.
Theodore Roosevelt took considerable
part in reform polities In those days,
which makes the friendship between
himself und Root of long standing.
The policy of the "easy boss" to get his
enemies out of bis way by having them
appolntc I or elected to oltice doubtless
accounted for his complacency In see
lng these two vigorous young meu go
to the front In national politics, l'latt
never did seem to bear malice, but
only considered a move from the stand
point of Its effect on his control of New
York polities. Whether it was due to
tills fact or simply a graceful liowlng
to the Inevitable, at any rate riatt
raised no public objection when Root
was made secretary of war lu lSirj.
As at present In the state department,
a strong man was needed In the war
portfolio at that time, and President
McKlnley, the excellent Judge of men,
after looking the country over, select
ed the then comparatively unknown
lawyer. Ellhu Root of New York. His
keen Insight Into human nature was
probably never ahown more clearly
than In that choice.
Feyv cabinet officers have had graver
problems confronting them than those
which faced ftoot In the assumption of
that office. The newspaper* had teem
ed with criminations and recrlmlna
tlons of his predecessor, Secretary Al
gtr, there were charges of grafting in
the war department, the Miles feud
w as on. the new colonial policy had to
be formulated, the Cuban situation had
to be dealt with, and reforms were de
manded in the army Itself. The new
head of the war portfolio turned to
these various problems as he would to
knotty points In a law case. First be
found a man on whom he could rely, a
subordinate In the department who
knew things and was honest. Then he
began posting himself, until he knew
the situation. Next he worked out the
questions us his father had worked out
mathematical problems.
The Philippine sltuution, of course,
was the first thing that had to be met
by Secretary Koot. The decision had
already been made to keep the Islands.
He frankly said In an interview that if
he had lieen consulted at the time the
treaty of Paris was being signed and
hud foreseen the complications he
probably would not have advised the
taking over of the archipelago, but
since the policy was settled he had to
make the best of it, put dowu the In
surre lion, establish civil government
and prepare the natives so that ulti
mately they could govern themselves.
Resolutely und thoroughly he under
took the task, and be did not leave the
cabinet until he considered tbut he had
It practically accomplished.
At one trying time In this work he
was criticised from one end of the
country to the other over certain al
leged acts of army officers In the Phil
ippines. At first the secretary paid lit
tie attention, but finally Issued u gen
eral denial. The representative of an
Important and friendly paper weut to
him to get a more specific statement of |
the case.
"Why should I pay further attention
to these reports?" asked the secretary.
"They are not true. I have said so;
that Is enough."
"But," said the reporter, "they affect
public opinion. V'ou ought to have the
support of the newspapers."
"What for?" replied the Impertnrb- i
able ltoot. "Does that make any dif |
ference?"
Not very complimentary to the press
that, 'hut a rather luminous sidelight [
ou the character of Elihu ltoot.
Witty and Keen at Parrying Questions.
Perhaps the reputation which the
secretary gained for coldness came
somewhat from his treatment of news
paper men. Always polite, hut uevei
betrayed iuto saying one word he did
not wish to say, he parried questions
like the keen lawyer that he is. Pre
queutly a witticism would serve bis
point. When one young reporter want
ed to know whether the president
would dismiss Minister Conger, and, II
so, how, Root quickly responded.
"1 suppose he will send him a poi
soned letter."
Again when Agulnaldo was captured,
the same reporter wanted to know how
Fuuston brought the Filipino chieftain
in.
"He probably brought him in in his
mouth," flashed the secretary.
Any one who remembers how Koosc
velt had to reprimand Fuuston for
talking too much may see more than
one point to that joke.
Some t'reek Indians were hunting for
Secretary of the Interior Illtehcoek
and by mistake strayed into the war
department. When steered into the
presence of the secretary. Root told
them they had come to the wrong man.
"I have jurisdiction over navigable
rivers," he said, "but not over ("reeks."
Mr. Root Is not much of a story
teller, but here Is one that he Is said
to have told;
A western Judge about to pronounce
sentence usked the prisoner:
"Have you ever been sentenced be
fore?"
"No, your honor," said the criminal,
bursting into tears.
"Well," said the Judge, "don't cry.
You're goiug to be now."
Trim and Wiry, Never Demonstrative.
In personal appearance Mr. Hoot Is
sniRll. trim ami wiry. He Is never
demonstrative, and tils face often ,r
so serious It Is almost sad. lie wears
bis hair like no other 1.1:111 .1 airth,
hut then he Is not lest e\ icily like
any other man 0:1 . fli. His eyes are
keen nnd dar!:. :: s 110 e ircight, his
mouth tirm, ?e 1 coucp <led under an
Iron gray mustache. ! :< ehln round, but
strong. One of the ....? t notable things
about his face is a wen on one cheek,
snd doubtless, like ( rouiwell, he wants (
to be painted as he Is, warts and all.
At t^ie time he was made secretary
of war Elibu Hoot was receiving from
his practice n stun many times as great
as his salary in the cabinet. It has
been said thut his yearly Income then
was nearly $100,000. It Is also assert
cd thut since returning to his practice j
he was In the way of making twice
that amount. Among other retainers
he might have had was that offered by !
Thomas K. Hyan to act as attorney for j
Ihe Equitable. The fa t that be was
willing to glvo up all this for n govern
meut inlarv of $8,000 per year Is .1 ,
fact that should not lie overlooked In 1
this dollar grabbing age.
The secretary of state does not care
much for society. He spends most of j
bis time, night and day. In hard work. '
He lias two ?on? and one daughter and
lives unostentatiously
FREDERICK SIE'JEL.
I
HUN. 101.111U HOOT.
COST OF LIVING HIGHER.
Government Report Shows Prices
of Necessities Have Much
Increased.
Washington, ll. C, July 3.?
Prices of fuel, clothing and prac
tically all food products are con
stantly increasing according to a
bulletin just issued by the Bureau
of Labor, covering the period
from 1890 to 1904. In the last
lour years they have been steadily
increasing, until now they aie
I higher than in ltd>2, just before
the memorable financial and
commercial depression. 'l'he
period of lowest prices was from
1894 to 1897.
The lowest price of beef was in
April 1896, when the beet was
quoted at #3.85 to #4.25 ptr
hundred. The highest price in
August 1902, when the price
touched #7 00 to #9 per 100
pounds. Corn was lowest in
1890 and highest in 1892.
In a table of comparisons, in
which the average price for the
years 1890 to 1899 is taken as a
base, 10 articles of farm pro
productions are enumerated. A 1
except flaxseed have increased
over the average. The increases
for the prices in 1904 range from
7.8 per cent, to 32 0 on corn,
35 8 on oats, 38 3 on wheat atd
96.2 on Aew York State hops.
The average increase in 1904 in
the wholesale price of farm
products over the average for
the years 1890 to 1899 is 26.2
per cent. Of 52 articles included
under the head offooditis shown
that in 1904 the prices of all but
14 articles were higher than the
average prices from 1890 to
1899.
Seventy articles under the head
of cloth and clothing show that
the average price for 1904 was
9.8 per cent, higher than the
average price for 1904 was 9 8
percent, higher than the average,
and the table on fuel au lighting
places the average 1904 price at
32 0 per cent, higher than the
1890 to 1899 prices.
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digests what you eat and gives the
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take ou'netv life and grow strong again
Kodo] cures sour stomach, gas. bloating,
heart palpitation and all iligestive dis
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Textile Education at the A. & M.
College.
North Carolina is rapidly grow
ing in importance as a textile
manufacturing State. New mills
are being built aud mills now in
operation are, in many cases,
changing to a finer product. All
of them are busy.
The Textile Depareinent of the
A A M. College, Kaleigh, N. C.,
is educating young men for the
textile mills of North Carolina
The graduates of this depart
ment who have gone into mills
have met with signal success.
Within the past year three form
er students have been made
Superintendents of cotton mills
in this State. There is a demand
for the services of ail the gradu
ates
The courses offered in the de
partment are as follows:
1. Four Year Course in CottOD
Manufacturing.
2. Two Year Course in Cotton
Manufacturing.
3. Four Year Course in Dye
ing.
4. Special Short Courses in
Cotton Yarn Manufacturing.
5. Special Short Courses in
Weaving aud Designing.
Further information about
these courses and the Textile
Department will be gladly fur
nished, if you will write to Prof.
Henry M. Wilson, West Raleigh,
N. C.
Many improvements are being
made, including the. addition of
new machinery to the value of
#5,000.
The textile industry in North
Carolina is a large and varied
one. It affords to young men
practically and technically train
ed a satisfactory and renumera
live career. There are many op
portunities for advancement and
many calls for men of talent and
industry.
Her Scheme.
"She says she's only 23."
"Yes; she goes in for yachting,
you know, anci she understands
all about that sort of thiug."
"What has that gotto do with
her ag? ?" "Well, she works in a
time allowance in some way or
other "?Philadelphia Ledger.
On July 1st we will be ready
to take commercial accounts.
Commercial <& Savings Hank.
J as. II. A helf., Cashier.
"A SECRET."
One gTeat secret of youth and beauty for
the young woman or the mother is the
proper understanding of her womanly sys
tem and well being. Every woman young
or old, should know herself and her phys
ical make up. A good way to arrive at
this knowledge is to get a good doctor
book, such, for instance, as the "People's
Common Sense Medical Adviser," by R. V.
Pierce, M. D., which can readily be pro
cured by sending twenty-one cents in one
cent stamps for paper bound volume, or
thirty-one cents for cloth bound copy, ad
dressing Dr. R. V. Pierce, at Buffalo, N Y.
The change from maidenhood to woman
hood is one that involves the whole body.
The strain at this time upon the blood
forming structures may be too gTeat Dis
orders of the functions peculiarly feminine
are nearly always dependent upon de
fective nutrition. In all such cases Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is just the
vegetable tonic for the female system.
"I cannot express'my thanks for the benefit 1
have received from Dr Pierce's medicines,"
writes Mrs. Julius Wehrly, of Cambridge Dor
chester Co.. Md. "I took Favorite Prescrip
tion and feel that a perfect cure has been
effected. I feel like thanking you for the kind
and fatherly letters which you wrote "
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription was
the first exclusively woman's tonic on the
market. It has sold more largely in the
past third of a century than any other
medicine for women. Do not let the drug
, gist persuade you to try some compound
that lias not had the test of so many years'
success.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with "Favorite Prescription' when
, ever a laxative is required.
Death of a Child.
The death angel called at the
home of Mr. L. D Hinton at 12
o'clock m. oji the 29 of June
1905 and took littleArthur their
onlv infant child, to his father iu
fcleaven. Little Arthur was one
year, seven months and sixteen
days old He was a bright and
! lovable child, a favorite with all
who knew h m, but the great
Father who gave him called him
| to his eternal rest, where the
childish spirit of little Arthur
will dwell in comfort and peace.
! While indeed it is sad to part i
with one so lovable yet, fin'
I parents remember that your loss
J is his eternal gain, remember if
j is the call of Him who said suffer
little children to come unto me
j aud forbid them not. Thev father
and mother has our sympathy.
The heart that is soonest awake
to the flowers is always the first
to be touched by the thorns.
July -4-th, 1905.
A F hi end
? :
Safeguard the Children.
NotwUhstanding nil that is done by
boards of health and charitably inclined
persons, tlie death late unions small
children is very high during the hot
weather of the summer months in the
large cities. There is not probablr one
case of bowel complaint in a hundred,
however, that could not he cured by the
timely use of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For
sale by a. h. Boyett. Smithfiekl. iselmu
Drug Co J. \V Bens n.
Appreciation
Sir: Your wife is held by us tor
ransom. She will be detained
until you deposit $10,000 under
the oak tree at the top of the
hill. The Black Hand
Dear sirs: Yi ur favor of recent
date received. 1 have deposited
under the oak tree a trunk con
taining the rest of m.y wife's:
wardrobe. Yours trulv, J. B.;
Henrecke.?Translated for Tales j
from Meggendorfer Blatter
When bilious take Chamberlain's
Stomach and l.iver Tablets For sale
by Selma Ding Co. J. W. Ben9oti and
A. H. Boyett.
Continuous.
Teacher?Now. Willy, suppose
you accidentally stood on a
gentleman's foot, what would
you say?
Willy?I would say, "Beg
pardoUi"
"If the gentleman gave you
sixpence for being polite, what
| would vou do?-'
"1 would stand on the other
Wind say, 'Beg pardon.'"?Tit
Bits.
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Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
Thin cough ?yCup assists in expelling
colds from the system l>y gently moving
the bowels. Best for coughs, colds,
croup, etc. Tlie red clover blossom is on
every package of the origins! Laxative
Cougli Syrup. Bold by Hood Bros ,
J. K. Ledbetter and Benson Drug Co.
ANY YOUNG LADY who de
sires work in her community
with which to make some money
to help defray her expenses at
i College may inquire at this office.
.1-14-3
j We pay interest on time depos
its. Bank of Smithtteld,
C V. Johnson.
Cashier.
J. M. BEATV
Sole Atint in Johnttou County for the
. Domestic,
New Home an*"
Other Sewing
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Smithfield. fS. C.
W. A. GASQUE,
Photographer.
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I Developing and printing for amateur*.
Treasurer's Card.
ALEX. VUIGGS.
Trf;ahikeb of .Johnston Coi ntt,
WILL BE IN SMITH FIELD EVERY
vtonday and Saturday and Court Wetks
Office in hack room of the Bank of 8m tti
tle Id. In his absence county orders will
oaid at the Bank
Houses for Rent.
If vou want to rent
any kind of a house
in Smithfielo please
lei me Know u.
J. fifi. EEATY.
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Our sales of Crimson Clover seed are
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Write for prices and circulars giving
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