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Juaxkus, N. C, Ma it. 1, 11H.
1v A. CUUT1S, - Emtom.
W. F, CUKT1S, Aiwociatk Eihtoh.
Kutrmt ut liif ;iwf-trf at Franktin,
vJf , C; .for li'snmiiMlM through tht Willis
M-coiiit-clalm miltttr.
Ono cony twelve month - . . 81.20
One cony six months : flOets
Blnjlo Coplos, . .. 0 cents
' Obituaries, par won! . - 4 cent
Ptibllitheil cTory Wcttmudny.
' (Editorial.
- Dr. W. A. Kogors has intro
tlnced a bill to protect gnme birds
In Macon.
A
Uojrcrs has introduced r bill to
Validate certuin grants in Macon
county.
The second fclWJiOO RjjKrtion-
tnentlias boon sent out by the Sunt.
of Public lnstrnction, tornnble
Counties to have four months
1 whooln. Fiftynine counties re
ceive aid. Macon County jrcts $2,
Mln.60; Clay, $28;i.07; Jackson,
$2H.6S; Graham, $4;iu.:!5.
The tcnipcrnnca iieoplo owe a
T'i debt of thanks to Representative
' "Davis, of Haywood, Chairman of
! the Liquor Traffic Committee, for
- liis valued loadcrslilp in the pre-
i liminary fight for the Ward bill,
lie is a .veteran legislator and
knows how to bring things to pass.
- vCcwss and Olwerver.
lion. W. A. Rogers has sent
public school law relative to the
attendance of children in t he pub-
He schools of Macon county, with
ft request to publish. As it was
rrwived iust befWuroinir to nrcss
.after he togSmmrmxt full, it
can not be published till next week.
' On tlie 20th ult. there was an
explosion at the Virginia mines
:T. near Birmingham, Ala., and about
.1J0 miners were entombed and
lost their lives. Evidence found
by the rescuers indicates that after
the explosion, which resulted from
"windy shot," due to overchar
ging, tho "after black dump"
permeated the mine, making it im
possible for anyone to live in it.
The Sylvan Valley News says:
i "If any , person has any "spare
cliange they would like to wager
that W. J. Bryan will not be presl-
UiiitejHStntes if he
anrl I
Rural Free DeRvery Mail
. . '. Boxes. ; ' '
As there is a good deal of misun
derstanding on the part of the peo
ple about rural free delivery mail
boxes we publish the following
for their information:
Those living on rural delivery
.routes who want to be served by
the carriers must erect boxes by
tho roadside of some pattern and
manufacture approved by the post
office department, and they must
lie of sheet iiwn or sheet steel 'and
galvanized, and must be erected at
the cost of the person desiring to
Ik" served, and in the manner pre
scribed by the regulations of the
Department.
'"Each box must be erected by
the roadside, so that the carrier
can easily obtain access to it with
out dismounting from his. vehicle.
The same box must not be used for
more than one family, except in
the case of near relatives or those
residing in the same house."
"Persons neglecting or refusing
to comply with these conditions
will be regarded as not desiring ru
ral free delivery, and the rural car
rier will be directed not to serve
them."
Work on the Isthmian
Canal.
The canal commissioners of the
Isthmian ('anal recently returned
to New York, and report substan
tial progress in the actual work of
I'jrgi"K the great ditch. Profes
sor Burr made the following state
ment:
"The committee on engineering
of the isthmian canal commission
state that they found the work
geneYally in a more advanced con
dition that they expected. The
great t'ulebra cut, the detail of
construction, that will take the
most time and money, the chief en
gineer has installed and has at work
three large American steam shov
els and is erecting five more. Four
thousand lnliorers aro now at work
on different portions of the work
and l,0cK more have already been
engaged in the West Indies and
Central America. Substantial pro
gress is therefore being made.
State Council Jr. 0. U. A. M.
in Session.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Cioldsboro, N.O, Feb. 21 The
State Council of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics
convened in this city today with a
large delegation present, and State
Councilor Cobb, of Morganf
NEWS BRIEFS.
Will Springs, a negro, who a
few weeks ago killed a police offi
cer S. B. Cole, and also shot S. B.
Nabors, who were" . attempting to
arrest him, was tried at Charlotte
last week and was convicted of
manslaughter, and was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
Cole was without authority to ar
rest Surinsra and ' tired at
him firsts and the judge charged if
springs had not nrea on ixiio arter
he fell he should have been acquit
ted. K. J. Reynolds, the president
of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,
of Winston-Salem, is said to be the
wealthiest man in North Carolina.
Hie Wayneaville Courier says:
"At last Wayneaville is to have
paved streets. Tito contract for
the paving of Main street has been
let to the Chattanooga Paving and
Construction Co., and the work is
to Jbcgin by March 15th, and be
completed by June 15th."
Meeting of Press Asso-
elation.
The following call has been is
sued by J. B. Sherrell, secretary
of the Press Association!
There will be a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the North
Carolina Press Association at Con
cord, on the third day of March, at
two o'clock p. m., for the purpose
of fixing date and arranging for
next meeting at Kenilworth Inn,
Asheville, N. C, and such other
business as may come before it.
J. B. SherrxlL. .
Secretary.
Work Commenced.
- (Clayton (On.,) Tribune.)
A force of men began work on
tho Scott's Creek tressel to-day.
The road is to be at Dillard the 28th
day of May.
Special Session of the Sen
ate Called.
Washington. Feb. 23. The
president today issued a proclama
tion convening the Senate in spec
ial session at 12 o'clock noon on
March 4, to "receive such com
munication as may be made by the
executive." ' "
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SergeantChallenges, Then
, Shoots.
Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 23.-
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A SONG OF PEACE
. By John Rutkln
JOHN lirBKIN. the eminent English art critic ny
author, was born In Ixjndon. Feb. 8, HIS, and ditd at
Conliton, England, Jan. 20, 1900. He was educated at
Oxford, where he gained the Newdlgate prise (or
poem. Itusklu waa heir to a large fortune and after
hi graduation from Oxford studied painting. Many
of his books are on subjects connected with art. but
he devoted much tint, and thought to sociological
studies. He held professorships at 'Oxford and Cam
bridge. The list of Ruakln'a books comprises many
titles.
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i Animal Story ' Por
Little; Polks
The Dogs Mistake
A clown had n bnlldog over whom he
smeared a lot of paste and then cov
ered him from bead to fret with feath
ers. It mads a very funny looking
fellow of the dog, and everybody went
to tbe circus to ace him. They sold
ninny pictures of themselves, and when
the people put the money on tbe stage
tbe clown would pick It tip and keep
It to buy food for them both and pay
their board..
"Why should the clown take the
money" said the dog to himself. "I
.tA.y:,vV:.'.-,v::?l.'.V-:::
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am the show, and I s
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Munday Brick Block
Undertaking Rooms Up Stairs.
Furniture, made and repaired,
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kinds furnished promptly on de
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ble.
Stallcup Furniture Co.
FRANK T. SMITH,
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST,
Franklin, North Carolina.
Spring Tonics arc in or
der and there is noth
ing better to build
np the system and
pnrify the blood
than
Smith's Sarsaparilla.
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Experiments that triflo wl.vi and endanger the health of .
Infants nnd Children Kxpcricnco against Experiment.
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