THE ENTERPRISE.
rOBLISHKD ITIRYFUOK
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* llllam.too N.C
ALFRED B. WHITMORB, EDITOR.
Battrad at tkt POM OSc* it Wlllt*M»to»,
H. c. M Iwid CUM Mall Matter.
Friday, May 31, 1907
"A Solemn Obligation."
Tomorrow, the first/of June is
the day for the assessors to begin
their duties. In a recent issue of
the Scotland Neck Commonwealth
there appeared an editorial touch
ing upon this question, and the
obligations of the assessors, as well
as those of the people, were yet
forth so clearly that we publish it.
The article reads:
"The assessors appointed by the
county commissioners will set the
value on real estate and the indivi
dual tax payer will set the value
on hisown personal property. Each
oue will be under oath to fix the
value of all property honestly, to
the best of his knowledge and
belief.
"The obligation which accom
panies the listing and valuing of
property is a solemn oue. It is a
soletutl obligation front two stand
points. First, it is solemn because
it is to be discharged under oath.
And then It is a solemn obligation
because it involves an honest
attitude towards the State and one's
neighbor. There is a certain
amount of money necessary to
meet the expenses of State -ami
county goverment, and it is design
ed that, inasmuch as every man
in the State is equally protected
uuder the laws, every man's pro
perty shall bear its own share in
contributing through proper tax
ation to this expense. Now, that
being true, it devolves upon the
assessors of real estate to be care
ful in every instance to give every
man's property full taxable value
and to give no one's proj>erty more
than such value. In a word, it is
their bounden duty, under oath
liefore God and inetfl all
citizens equally and fairly, in tltt
valuation of their property. If
they fail to do this they show par
tiality and so do a great wrong to
their fellows. If the accessors are
careful to see that one man's pro
perty is given its full value and are
not so careful in the other case
they do a wrong both to persons
and to the State. They make the
first man pay more taxes in porpor
tion to the value of his property
than the second tnan, and also cut
the State out of part of what it
should receive from the value of
the property of the second man.
"These observations hold good
JL for the individual citizen in the
value of his personal property as
they do for the assessors in the
valuation of real estate. In a
sense, the individual is in a more
responsible i>osition than the as
sessors of real estate, for in some
cases the assessors may not lie per
fectly familiar with '.he worth of
certain real estate whose value
they must determine, while the in
dividual citi/en has no reason for
not knowing the va'ue of the
horse which he drives of> plows
every day, or the cow from which
he receives milk and butter every
day.
"We would not be understood,
however, in this remark to mean
that tlie assessois should not be
diligent in evjfry case to see that
they fix the projier value 011 all
real estate. They should invaria
b'y be careful in every case, and
should see that their obligations
are discharge whether ' the indivi
dual citizen puts the proper value
on his personal property or not."
* - j* .
From rumors, it seems that
some people have au idea that we
have a personal grudge against the
ChairmAn of the Board of County
Commissioners. This idea seems
to be founded on the fact tbat we,
a few weeks ago had something to
say in regard to Mr. Salsbtiry's po
sition on the location of the East
ern Training School. We wish to
state that we have no grudge
against Mr Salsbury and if we did
we would not condescend to at
tack him in an unfair way. We
are not running a newspaper to
vent our spleen, nor to jump on
any one in a personal matter. But
are running a paper for the
of giving the news as best
we can*, and whenever it is to the
interest o. tbe jaoote of Martin
Ofunty to *"Sck an official then
A Cough
Medicine,
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Is a
regular cough medicine, a
•trong medicine, a doctor's
medicine. Good for eaey
coughs, hard coughs, desper
ate coughs. If your doctor
endorses it for your case, take
It. If not, don't take it. Never
go contrary to his advice.
A"™ 1 ™ u laa
_ W« baniih a'aohol 1
y from our madioiu •
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The do«e o( Ayer's Pills i» smsll, only
line at betkime. As a rule, laxstive dose*
are better than cathartic dotes. Forcon
ttina'ion, biMousnois, dyspepsia, sick
headachca, they cannot be excelled.
Ask your doctor at'out this.
... -»r ♦».«.* n. Av*rVo. t Lowfll',
we will lay aside personal feeling
and do our duty as we see it.
Mr. Salsbury lias an article in
this issue denying that he bad
pledged the B'»artl as to the eli
doseincnt of Greenville for the lo
cation of the Training school. In
our editorial of May the 17th, we
asked if lie had not pledged the
Board why did lie act as he did
when the opposition arose? We
are glad to learn from Mr. Salsbury
that he had not pledged the Board
The Sub Marine Boat.
Tests with the government sub
marine boats that have just been
concluded at Newport, indicate
that this class of vessel has develop
ed to the point where it is no long
er a mere forlorn hope, a death
risking desperate contrivance, but
a legitimate arm of the service that
will have to lie definitely reckon
ed with in future naval wars and
in naval building programs. The
two^, boats that have been tested
have not only shown speed 011 the
surface and under it but ability tp
stay down for 24 hours at a time
inconvenience to their
crews. They have shown that the
United States is in possession of as
effective submarine vessels as any
power in the world, and they in
dicate stronglvfthat the American
jcoast will lie a mighty unhealthy
region for any hostile fleet to nav
igate in should there arise the un
fortunate contingency of another
foreign war.
A Kansas man declares that he
saw an angel lly over the state.
And it evidently was a pretty wise
angel too, for it did not Offer to
stop in Kansas.
Jamesville as It Looks to h
Stranger
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MK. KUITOR: —.
In my travels I have stopped at
the little city of Jatnesville situated
Oft the Roanoke river about n
miles from Plymouth. Though
not so large as other places, I have
sojourned awhile. I was greatly
impressed with, the different kinds
of enterprises and the large volume
of trade carried on at this place.
Among the largest plants located
in eastern North Carolina is the
Dennis Simmons I.utnber Co. with
a daily capacity of 50,000 feet of
lunilier. This company owns 11
timber supply,' yet to lie cut, to
keep the saw running for ten years
to come. There are 2 other mills
near the town with a daily 6ipae>-
ty offao.ooo and 15,000 feet res
pectively. There is also a shingle
mill which turns oil daily 10,000
shingles. One of the largest fish
eries in this part of North Caro
lina is located here. I was in
formed by the eouiteous and po
lite supeiintendent that the catch
would be at the least possible esti
mation, 400,000 herring, not in
cluding quauities of shad and rock
and other varieties of fish. The
farmers nearby Jatnesville seem to
lie pushing their work with much
energy, they have bought at least
600 tons of commercial lertilizer,
and have applied large quantities
of compost as well.
As remarked the trade of Jatnes
ville is large. The merchants sell
from SIOO,OOO to $125,000 worth
of merchandise, not including the
fertilizer sold, considerable cotton
is disposed of here.
There is a new business recently
opened up in this towta, a grist
mill for grinding corn, run by a
gasoline engine. This mill pro
duces a good quality of meal, and
secures a large pafronage.
The citizens of the town of
Jatnesville are very iutellectual
and polite in their social life, this
one feature among many others I
could name, stamps the true citi-
zenship of Tamesville as men and
women of a high type of character,
owning gift*and graces which
should adorn the life and character
of everyone and which instills in
to our lives those elements which
go to the making up of our natures
and habits, and by the influence
we wield among whom we dwell,
may help each one to fe«l that a
good man or woman has made the
world better by having lived in it.
OBSERVER.
LOsVj RIVERS.
•treams That Myktsriously Disappear
Into tha Earth.
In the great basinVetween the Rock
tea and the Hletra/ Nevada* lie the
ghosts of many deiw lake*. Rivers atlll
(low down to the dry edges of theee
one time groat. reservoir* and are
llckpd up by evaporatlou and the Chi
nook wlndH. Of all the lake* that once
lay there only Halt lake. Lake Taboe
and Hear lake are Irft. The Southern
Pacific' rolls for 1(16 uilles across the
tied of what was once I-uke I.alioutan,
anil passengers gazing Idly from the
windows uiay see the terraces and
wrinkles In the cjnat of the fossil lake
which nature destroyed ages ago.
Akin to these ghost lakea, says the
New York Hun, art* the lost rivers of
the southwest, rivers that flow with
all the swiftness aud clearness of other
streams near by, theu disappear luto
the earth its mysteriously as If they
were spirit streams. Iu the valley of
the Itlo Grande there are many little
rivers of this kind. Just aoutb of San
ta Ke Is the river Uoudo, which flows
broad and deep' for many miles, then
suddenly spreads out over a sandy
plalu and disappears.
A few hundred feet from where it
goes out of sight there Is only sand as
dry as dust Itself. Home of these
streams end In tiny brackhih lakes, but
most of them disappear In the saud
beds. t)u the coast of Mexico there
are clear neuter streams thnt'dlscharge
Into from underground chan
nels maW feet lielow the level of the
sea, thought to be the same waters
that disappear farther up In the States.
In the valley lietweeu the l'ecos aud
the Kin Grande, beginning near Handla
mountain, Is the bed of au old river
with all Its tributaries, Ita falls, Ita
•hallows aud Its fascinating bend*. It
1m 800 utiles long and many feet wide,
but It Is only the ghost of a river, for
there Is no water there. It passes by
the ruins of Gran Qulvlra, Ita bed Is
strewu with broken lava, and It ter
initiates In a salt marsh. The Indiana
have a legend that long ago the waters
were deep and swift there until one
day a great Ore swept down the valley,
lapping up the waters, leaving the lied
empty, the banks barren aud the val
ley desolate forevermore.
Crater lake, Oregon, Is said to have
the greatest depth of any fresh water
hike In this country, Its maximum
depth being I.IHHI feet. l.ake Tahoe Is
liosslhly next In the enterprising effort
to send water down to tpicnch the flres
In the center of the earth, /or the
measuring lead shows t.Ot.'i fept there.
/
Parson Brownlow and tho Democrats.
One of the famous retorts Iu history
occurred when. Parson Brownlow was
war governor of Tennessee. On one of
bin Journeys lie attended service at a
small Methodist church In the up|ier
part of the state. The parson was a
devout Methodist and seldom allowed
his political rancor to Interfere with
the charity of his religious faith. Ou
this occasion, being a visiting clergy
man, he was placed In the "auien cor
nel'" near the pulpit. The local min
ister was as ardently Democratic lu
his views as Oovernor Urownlow was
Republican, lu the prayer which fol
lowed the lengthy sermon the minister
begtiu to call on the I.ord for grace
for Ids favorites, "(lod bless Felix
Grundy," he began. Parson Brownlow
moved uneasily lu Ills seat, but re
sponded with a conscientious "Aiheu."
"(lod bless Roliert 10. I,ee," concluded
the preacher. A fainter "Amen" from
Purson Urownlow. "God bless the
whole democratic party," cried the
preacher, waxing In ferVor il« litf, pro
gressed This wa» too uiuenror the
governor. With a bound he was on
his feet, shouting:
"God forbid! it would liankmpt di
vine grace and exhaust the whole plan
of salvation!" _
Whlpsawod.
Daniel Webster, Taaewell and Gen
eral JarkmSi'i secretary of the navy
were once walking together on the
north liauk of the Potomac, and while
Webster lingered a little In the rear
Taaewell offered to bet Rrauch a *lO
hat that be could prove hliu to be on
the other side of the river. "LHine,"
Bald Branch. "Well," »ald Tazewell,
pointing to the opposite shore, "Isu't
that one aide of the river?" "Ye»."
"Well, isn't this the other aide?"
"Yes." "Then, as you are here, are
you not on the other side?" "Why, I
declare," aaid the vtctlui, "so I ami
But here comes Webster. I'll win back
my liet from him." As Oanlel came up
Branch suluted him with, "Webster,
I'll bet you a $lO hat that I can prova
you are on the other stdo of the river."
"I>oue." "Well, Isn't this one side*"
"Yes." "Well, isu't that the other
side?" "Yes, but I am not on that
aide." Branch had to pay for two hata
aud learned that It Is possible to bet
both ways and win upon uelther.
Misplaced Philanthropy.
A well knowu philanthropist apoke
with good humored regret at a dinner
In New York of a charity that bad
failed.
"But It failed through Ita own fault,"
■aid he. "It failed becauae it waa mis
taken. It auggests to me aa experi
ence of a frleud of mine In Ireland.
My friend at about thU season last
year was motorlug through a remote
reglou of Ireland, and oue day he came
upon a poor old woman seated, with
all Iter humble fi'-nlture about her. In
the middle of the road before bar lit
tle cabin My frleud waa profoundly
ritoved. Here before hie very ayea aa
eviction, a real Irlah eviction, waa tak
ing place, lie got out of his car and
gave the old woman a five pound note.
'"Tell ma,' be aaid, 'what la the
trouble, my poor frleud?'
"Bobbing aud courteeylng her grati
tude, the old woman replied:
"'Sbure. air, me ouid man'e white
waahta'."*—New York Tribune. «
W ' y .i ■ ii
■r. Salsbury's Denial.
In the issue ot'the Enterprise of
May 17, I had to appear my ex
planation of the iniddent growing
out of the proposed recommenda
tion by the board of commissioners
for the location of the Eastern
Training School. There also ap
peared in the same issue an editor
ial commenting on the tame, in
which the Editor disclaims any
desire to prolong the controversy,
but expresses a wish to throw' fur
ther light on the matter. I am
heartily in accord with the Editor
in both these desire*. It is fur
ther noted that I am charged with
having been led to commit myself to
the endorsement of Greenville ax a
location for the school before going
(o the meeting of the hoard, and
also indrectly charged with having
pledged the unanimous endorsement
of the board for Greenville. While
I was in Ra:eigh I told some of
the people that I woul d do all I
could to secure the school. At
that time I never dreamed of such
a thing as our board being asked
to vote on any set of resolutions in
regard to this school, and as for
pledging the unanimous vote of our
board, I say that it is positively
untrue.
R 11. Salsbury.
To the Tobacco Farmers of Mar
tin County.
I will be associated the coming
season with Kli Gurganus at the
Toxmcrs Warehouse, Williamston,
N C., where I will lie glad to see
all my old acquaintances, and will
guarantee the highest market price
for your tobaccoy this season
Thanking you for the courtesy
shown me while with Mr. T. S.
Graham last season. I am,
Yours truly,
J. T. Pishcl.
CURES ALL SKIN TROUBLES
Sulphfer the Accepted Remedy
Hundred Tears
Ktilphttr la out of the greatest remeriiea tin
turc ever gave to num. Kvery phynicUn knows
it cures akin iml blood troubles. HANCOCKS
UQUID ttUUPIU'K enables you to get the full
ltenefit In most convenient fottn I>on t take
sulphur 'tablets or "wafers," or powderetl
aulphur lit molasses. HANCOCKS I,lyt'll>
srt,PHUK la pi* asant to take and perfect In
itn action. I>rueKi*t* **ll it.
A well known citiaen of Danville, Fa., writes
'1 have had an sgKravated case of Kcaema for
over twenty five yeara. 1 have used seven $o
cent bottlrn »f the LlQl'lU. and oue jar
of your HANCOCK S SULPHUR OINTMENT,
snd now I feel as though I had new
l«lr of hauds. It has cured me and I(4nt »urr
it will cure anyone if they persist iu using
HANCOCK'S l.lsjriD SI'i^PHUK according to
dlreciious.
"nt'TUga KtmAn."
Notlcel
Notice is hereby given tliat I will ap
|)ly to the cotnmisaioncro of the town of
Gold l'oint anil to the couitniesioners of
Martin county for license to retail
spirituous, vilioua ami malt liquors in
the town of Gold Point, N. IX, in the
store known as J. 1,. Weaver's oltl stand
for the six months liegiumng the Ist lay
of July 1907.
ji-4t W. J. Cherry. •
Notice
Ilaviug qualified as administrator U|ion
the estate of S. 11. Newberry, deceased,
late of Martin County, N. C., this ia to
notify all |eraons having claims against
the estate of the said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned on or lie
fore the loth day of May 190.H, or this
notice will l« plead in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate pay
ment.
This 10 day of May 1907.
j-to 6t WiutKUK* MARTIN,
Administrator, I). H. N.
Notice.
Having qualified as administrator upon
the estate o( Joshua I. Corey, deceased
notice is liereby given to all persons
holding claitua against said estate to pre
text them to the undersigned for pay
ment on or before the Ist day of Juue,
1908, or this notice will lie pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All |>ersons indebted
to aaid estate are requested to make im
mediate payment.
This thirteeuth day of May 1907
6tpd JOHN O. CORKY, Adrnr.
Notice.
By virtue of a power of sale contained
in a certain trust deed executed to me
by j. T. Stokea, J. F. Stckes and Jessie
D. Stokes, his wife, bearing date April
>Bth, 1906, and du'.y recorded in the
Register's office of Martin countv, book
PP. 574. to secure payment of a certain
bond bearing even date therewith, and
the stipulation* of aaid deed of trust not
having lieen complied with, L shall on
the 15th of Juue, 1907. at 3 o'clock, p. m.
expose to public tale to the highest bid
der, for cash, at Robersonville. N. C.,
the following described lands, lying and
being iu the town of Parmele, N. C., on
the north side of the A. and R. railroad,
and being the (tore lot between J. li.
Whichard and T. B. CarXm and Co.,
said lot beginning at J. H. Whichard's
corner, runs thence a northerly course
with J. H. Whichard's line 4a feet,
thence an easterly course u feet and 9
inches to the corner of T. V. Carson and
Co., thence a southerly course with the
line of T. B. Caraon and Co. 4* feet,
thence a westerly course 14 feet aud 9
inches to the beginning. This May the
13th, 1907.
A. R. DuJmniO, Trustee j
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as shown by the Internal Revenue
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„ Season ticket $6.25, soKl daily
April 19 to November 30th.
60 day ticket $5.25. sold daily
April 19th to November 30th.
Coach Excursions $2.90. sold
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I will l>e on the market to lniy every merchantable
potato that is unloaded in Williamston'lhis season.
'Will represent the leading potato houses in the best -
markets of the couutry, and will !>e in hourly touch With
market reports. My experience in handling potatoes for
a number of years gives tne a reputation not enjoyed by any
other buyer on the market. Unload your potatoes at the,
depot aud call me. Do not sell before seeiug me
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