The Gastonia
_ _D,TO*»d to iToteotloo ot Bom* ui4 th* lntnr«*f
Vol. XVIII. (■j&.rjfSKUfth*.) Gastonia, N. 0.. April 22, 1897.
POLITICAL FORECAST for 1900
THOKAB Q. 8HEABMAV BATS THE
BEPOBLIOAH PABTY WILL
BE DEFEATED.
Mu mStoti a Vlvlary of lk« ISIIvar
Hwa la IIHIO awl Um laipMltiwa of a
Taa «a ZaralH'-SWaUlma Tart*
Fallcy CMitaafC.
ThtHoua O. Wwnan In New York Than, lfUk
There U small credit to b« gained
now for foresight in predicting s ter
rific defeat for the Republican Party
In 1S1M and 1900. Mon nf my person
al friends are Bepobllcan In politics;
and 1 have jet to moot one of them
who does not antlolpate this defeat. I
may, therefore, bo permitted to say
that I bare constantly predicted Re
publican defeat In both 1896 and 1900;
ever since tbs sight of tbs eleetlons In
1804, when It seemed, to superficial
observers, as it the Repoblloan Party
bad been restored to power for twenty
year*. Last October yon published a
report of some remarks In a Brooklyn
meeting. In which 1 distinctly foretold
not only tbe greal Republican victory
of 1896, bat an equally great Republi
can defeat In 1808 and 11)00.
This forecast of tbe future wss not
founded upon any guesswork, bat was
based npon a long atadj of political
history and upon knowledge of tbe
conditions surrounding end controlling
the Incoming Administration and
Congress. I have never for one mo
ment shared in tbe bopeful views of
those Democrats who believed that the
tax on raw wool, once repealed, would
not be restored. Ou the contrary, It
has been my firm conviction, constant
ly expressed, that tbs restoration of
tbs McKinley dalles on wool would be
tbe first act of tbe Republican Party
on ita restoration to power. Neither
bare I ever been deceived for a mo
ment by Dm ostentatious professions
of Republican managers during the
Ust campaign as to moderation le
dealing with the tariff.
PBOTKCTI01»I*T6 C AN NOT DE XODETl
ATK.
Moderation ie impossible to protec
tion Lila. Each wants something ex
oesslvo and outrageous for Ml own pe
culiar benefit; aud therefore be is
forced to coneedo to every one else tbe
same exoesalve privileges Moreover,
tbe wry certainty which all protec
tion lit managers now foil of defeat In
1900 impels them to exossalve imposi
tions during tbe abort period of their
power. If they had any hope of re
taining power for twenty years, they
would b« content with a more moder
ate amount of extortion, prolonged
over that period; bat u they know
that their time Is short, they resemble
another personage who is described, on
high authority, as greatly enraged by
this consciousness. They want to
make as ojucu In their four years of
power as they would be content, under
other circumstances, to make In
twenty.
Por one, 1 do not regret In the least
this prodigious scheme of public plun
der for private benefit. This new tar
iff. which is, upon all points In which
the protected plunderers are really In
terested, from SO to 39 per cent, higher
than the McKinley tariff, will produce
a tremendous reaction lu favor of free
trade. The majority agsiost tbe oew
tariff. In 18(18, will 1m greater than the
majority against Uie McKinley tariff
in 18*2, sod in 1001 ILa new President
and Congress will be prepared for a
measure of far mote • weeping reform
than even the urlgloal Wilson bill,
much more tbau Lite Dorman bill of
1304.
silver victory ron 1900.
The cause of free trade will take
abundant care of Itself. Its victory Is
mured. A vastly more important
question just now hr. What will be the
effect of this reaction un the currency
question I 1 regret to say that nil
present appearances Indioate that la
1900 ths country wlU be swept over the
stiver precipice. Tbe silver men have
complete control aver the Democratic
organixatlon, and they will, with Jus
tice, feel eo certain of rsgatnlue the
vote* of oue million gold Democrats,
In Uie reaction against the lMngley
tariff, that tho prospect of any terms
of reconciliation being offered on ths
sliver question Is very doubtful.
Moreover, by adbereneo to the free
■liver leeue, they will have thirty live
Elector*! vote* guaranteed to Ultra
from the mining States, for any kind
•f tariff, or no tariff at atl, whloh they
would loea on any other l»»ue. Noth
ing will induet them to riek tbe loan of
thee* Slate*, except each united action
uo the part of New York, New Jeraey,
and Connect lent aa would convince
them that the vote* of thoae Stale*
eould oarlalolv bn had for the Demo
cratic! Party without allver, and eould
not probably be bad otherwise. But
the probability la that by 1U00 New
York and New Jeney will be ready to
vote for any Democratic ticket In
preference to any Bepubllean.
The maul feat bad faith of the He
publican Parly In puatponlng the
■ett lenient of tbe earreoey question to
Uie next eeeeton or Oongreaa, In which,
moreover, It U nnlikely that aaythlng
whatever will be agreed upon, la likely
ly make gold Democrat* feel that the
Bepubllean Party oauuot be truaUd
for any perpoe* or under any pledgee
whatever.
MCCOMK TAX am,L VKXACINd.
Another Important qneatlon looming
np In the near future le that of lit* in
some t*x. The Democratic l»*ny will
oartalaly be united In 1(100 In favor of
some hind of Income tax. Tim New
York brokers, who raised tbe food by
■aeane of wbleh litigation again*t tl<«
income tax of 1MM w*a eucoeaafu'ly
maintained, have entirely forgotten.
ID their rejoicing over the danger***
deotsloa of Mm Supreme Coart In their
favor, by a majority of one, that the
Hopreme Court at the tame time i>r*e
tloalty decided by a large majority, If
not by ananlmoaa rota, ih*t a Ux up
on the Income* of banker*, broaera,
merchants, and manufacturers, dt
rived from their boiloMi earnings,
would bo perfectly constitutional, al
though not apportioned according to
population. This, of course, U to ull
of us tba most objectionable, and la
fsol on* may say tbe only objectionable
part of the inooma lax.
Tbe New York (took broker* who
prooured tbe Into decision against tbs
Income tax bad no real objection
agaluat thr Imposition of such a tax
upon rants, and very little objection to
suok a tax upon tbe profits of corpora
tions and other Investments. What
they revolted against was the require
ment of returns as to personal earn
ings. But what tbs Supreme Court
has decided 1s that rents and Inoomt*
from Sxed Investments cannot be thus
taxed, while earnings of every kind
can be; and therefore the nest Income
tax lew will impose a tax upon earn
ings twice as heavy as that of 1801, be
cause tbs loss of the lax on rants and
Investments most be mod* up.
All that part of tba Income tax lew
which Involved Inquisitorial method*,
aud put e premium upon perjury, will
therefore lie put Into foroe; while laud
lords, who contributed noth log to the
expense of tbe late litigation, will en
joy entire exemption and enjoy a quiet
laugh at their xealoui and eel (sacrific
ing frieoda, the New York brokers,
who will have the privilege of paying,
not only their ahare of taxes, but that
of the landlords to boot.
I hope that It 1s not ueoesaary, and
yetit mar ho just m wall to state ex
plicitly that this forecast is not made
because I enjoy the prospect or approve
of the pUds which are likely te be car
ried out, except so far as an Increased
measure of freedom of trade la In
volved. But to maoy basinoss men
are living In a fool’s paradise, from
which In the course of a few years
they will rudsly awakened, that It
seem* right to glva them some slight
warning uow.
TUtaN» Unwlw IMHt,
Wimaui B. Curia in Cbloaso Uecor*.
Senator Tillman la softeniog; he baa
lost much of hta Oereeogee and baa
bung hta pltehfork up In the rack. Id
hia interview with the president tbe
other dsv he allowed a disposition to
be Irleodly, and aaid he wauled to do
•verything be oouid to make tbe prss
eot administration a success. l'be
ooDTtraaUoc waa not fully reported at
tho time; but it bat since been dis
closed that be told the president Ik)
was not so uncompromising Id his at
titude and radical In Ida Ideas aa peo
ple generally supposed. While bo be
lieved in a low tariff and the free
coinage of silver, he was willing to
have a fair trial of tbe president's plat
form, and would throw no obstacles in
tbe way of tbe adoption of hta recom
mend a iron a. lie wanted whatever waa
beat for tbe country. If it waa demon
strated that a gold standard, a reform
of tbe currency and a higher tariff
were for lbs welfare of the people, he
was willing to change bli views nod
stand by them. He would not promise
to support any of these propositions In
tbe senate; but he said be would not
oppose tbem. If they were adopted
and proved acceptable and brought
prosperity, he would be wiUlog to con
fess that he luu been wrong. He had
already learned much since he came
Into public life, and wav willing to
learn more. For tire president per
sonally he said ba bail highest admira
tion nod confidence, because he be
lieved litm to be sincere and unselfisb,
and he would like to be considered s
friend. Henator Tillman made refer
ences to President Cleveland, which,
however, were not so complimentary.
It wan Mltogether a frank and manly
declaration, and Fresldant McKinley
was very much gratified at tbe good
feelings displayed. Mr. Tillman has
repealed bis seam Mous to several mem
bers of the cabinet since.
"•«< Are ilw tiaarl/lun MntivmT
n. r. 'ximu,
Ur. John D. llockfeller't offer lo
cite the llapUst Home anil Foreign
Missionary Hoc let let 8*00,000 provided
they can raise an equal amount from
otlu r sonrofs, illostratas ooe peculiar
trait of human nature, sad the faUU
®cot of bis eonditloa, la regard lo
which there U llUle or no doubt, will
bring several trails not loss Interesting
into play. Mr. Boekefsller is an ex
perl*need benefactor-of Baptists, dis
tinctly os such—and be knows that
they, like any other body of men, will
moke energetic efforts to get bis quar
ter million. Whether, having aecured
it, the sense of having earned the
money will not detract from their
appreetatlou of his generosity to some
degree lea question into which It is
not necessary to eoler, bnt legitimate
curiosity may be sxpresssd at to Just
wbal mol Ives will underlie tbs making
of each minor contribution. Will they
be out-and-out offerings to a good
cause, or will llwy bo anmi-eonaoiensly
regarded a* a means of binding a sort
of bargain too advsotagsons to be
neglected? Not all of them, certainly,
sad perhaps net many of them, would
reach tbe suggested destination with
out the Incentive which Mr. Hooke
fellor presents, while he. In turn, may
ftol a satisfaction bard to dados In
thus loosening tbs purse strings of hie
fallow-sectarian*. The subject U ooe
with many breaches, and Investigation
of It would carry ooe deep lolo ph»y
chologjr, ethics, and economics.
if. ■!■!% iifUWfy IW r«B.
Tills Is the beet medicine In tbe
world for all forms of Couth* and
Colds and for Consumption. Rv«ry
bottle Is guorsoteed. It will ears and
not disappoint It has no equal for
Whooplug Ooegk, Asthma, Hsy Fever
Pneumonia, Hronclillta, La Grippe,
Cold to the Hood and for Consumption
It It **fs for all age*, pleasant to lakn,
sad, above all, a sure ours. It Is al
ways well to tak* Dr. King's New Lire
Fill* In eoa it net k>ti with Dr. King's
N*w Dlseovsry, a* they regulate an.l
tone the stomach sad hovels. \V*
guarantee perfect autlafnetiun or re
turn money. Free trial botUo nt J. it.
CintMY A 0.1. Drug Hiore.
BILL ARP’S WEEKLY LETTER
RANDOM BEMABXB OB TO DLH&
LET TABUT BILL.
"Mactatll guuuwT la tuuS-II
w** ■« Wise rinl laM "(Mih to
Hlac'-wiiiKua aem » m*to«y Ha
iwt mmiM.
BUI Aipu AiMntoOwwUluUuo.
In my last letter I Mid that 1 did
not know who flrrt Mid "ootton la
king." Tbla admission of ay Igno
rance aeemi to Itare surprised end
awakened some of ay Carolina friends
and now I know Cron many aouroea
t^at ftx-Qorafnor Hammond said It In
• speech In tba Untied States senate In
1806, during tba debate on the admis
sion of Keosas. It was a great speech,
for be wm a great man. It was a
states right speech such as Oalboun
might have mads, and In it he Mid:
"No, air, you dare not make war on
ootton—ootton Is king. Until lately
the beck of Bngland was king, bat lest
fall aba triad to pot the screws upon
our cotton crop and waa utterly van
quished—cotton Is klug.” That speech
gave mooli offense at tba north and
wun for bins the title of "Mudsill
Hammond," for In it be mid: "Lo ail
social systems there must be a class to
do the drudgery of life—a class requir
ing but a low order of iolelleet and
but little skill. Th|a class must have
rigor, docility, end OdelUy. Much a
class you must have, or you would not
hare that other and higher class which I
loads progress, raQncmeat and clrllUe
nun. aan ulterior class oontutules
the very mud*ilia of society sod of
government, and you might as well
attempt to build a house Io tbe air as
tu build except upon tbe mudsills.
Fortunately for tb* south, she has a
race adapted to that purpose. We call
them alaves—a word discarded by ears
polite—but yoa have a similar claat at
tbe uorth. Yes. yoa btve it—It I*
there. It is everywhere. It is eternal-’’
I remember bow the northern press
scarified him for hi* mudsill speech,
but be epoke the truth and it Is still
the truth, aod more so lor tbe mudsills
are more no mere us now io proportion
to population. Almost everybody in
tills region U a mudsill, and if that
Dlngloy tariff bill becomes a law the
masses will all be mudsill for the priv
ileged and protected classes Tbe
oomtnon people of a nation can never
prosper under a protective tariff until
a man can lift tumaelf np by the straps
on bis boots. Only the protected will
prosper and they are but a small class
compared with tbe unprotected. Even
Mr. Atkinson, tba Boston statesman,
says the Dingley bill will prove a har
den on tbe people and brlog In but
little revenue.
But I did not intend to branob oft
on this tariff qumtlon, though it Is an
alarming and serious one to tbe south
ern people, for we manufacture noth
ing to apeak of. Everything in this
room where 1 am writing caao from
tbe north. I have been working in
my garden all day with northern tools
and even tbe wheelbarrow has the
stamp of “Grand Rapids’’ upon It, I
didn’t used to be n mudsill, but I am
now aod tar bands ire so crumped by
digging aod forking tlie ground that I
can hardly hold tlio pen ui my finger*.
But Senator Uammoud did not ose
that word io any Invldions sense. He
did oot mean to sling mod at anybody.
He had built a mill nn his farm and
knew that it waa necessary for the
mudsill to be sunk deep down below
the water and quicksand or else tbe
floods wuuld wash the min awny.
Protection props will not protest the
mill uoless ihe foundation is laid deep
and strong, and It la tb* toll and sweat
of labor that make* our food and
clothing, J.abor Is the modslU—the
foundation of society and gortrument.
Extinguish labor for a year or half a
year or even a month and the Goulds
and As tors sod Vanderbilts would
perish. Wa are told that there Is
never a week’s supply of food In New
York end those millionaires couldn’t
ride and wo Didn’t walk to tha west
after It. 1 am mighty sorry for these
rieb and bel plea* people. Just let tlio
trains stop running and tho cooks quit
cooking and all the butchers and ba
«ri snopa d* Closed ror lack or sup
plies mod all tha hones get out of food
what would becomes of tbe millionaires
la Maw York city T They would be ti
be)plea* u a pelated ship upon a
painted ooean. They would ba Ilka
Mr. Kona*. who aaya he will give any
man a million dollar! who will restore
his sight. The mudsills must not be
dishonored, for they are tbe only olass
who are falfllllngdestiny, for the lord
said to the man, "by the sweat of thy
feca shalt tbou eat breed " Yes, I \m
s mudsill right now, sud If It is aeurae
it brings a blessing with it. I work
bard at manual labor and grt all over
In a sweat of perspiration, as On he
says, and I feel proud of my day's work
sud Mrs. Arp gate off her matronly
dignity and walk* out to see what I
have done sud condescends s few re
mark* of ap probet ion. That saLtedes
mo till asxl morning whin l work
some mors before breakfast—work
makes me forget to brood over IItils
(roubles end it gives me a good supn
tlte sad my food digests and I steep
better and snore less and don't cry
out with lbs nightmare. It Is a
blessed privilege to be a mudsill, a
horny -handed son of toll, for It sa
curss good health and brings a mao
nearer to hi* Creator, for lie was made
out of dirt and into dirt he mast re
turn. Adam worked lu a gemcn and
so do I. Eve stepped around a..d
smiled on Adam while he tolled and
so does Mia Arp smile on me. go let
tbe tariff roll on. It woa't alTeot
what I raise In my gardeu, I reckon.
The example of W. W. Brewer, Baa.
Justice of the pesos and prominent
rltiien of lit JewaU, Pa., is worthy
of rtoalallon. lie says: VI never
leave home without a bottle of Cham
net lam's Cnile Cholera aud Diarrhoea
Remedy and always reooamend It to
my friends It Is tlw beat I ever used,
aiid nevi-r fills to gtvs tmmedlata re
lief." Kor sain by J. K. Curry. A Uo.,
Druggist*.
Advertise
Id Bosioess Locals.
A •mall advertisement In the bod
nee* Iocel* department of tbl* paper
will often- nearly alwaye—bring you
what you want.
Have you eometbiof apodal to toil r
—Oi"
Do you want to buyaapeelal irtlole 7
Do you want to rant a bouao 7
— OB —
Have you a hoeao to rant 7
Have you found eometbinf and want
to know the owner 7
—Oi—
Do you want to nod a loot article or
recover an Betrayed animal 7
Do you want a clerk, or book-keeper,
or other help 7
—OB—
Do you want cut to men or callen on
•pedal daya 7
Do you want to borrow money 7
—on—
Havo you money to load 7
Do yon wiot to engage a teaohtr f
—OK—
Do you want a situation to teaoh f
—OK—
Whatever Yon Want,
Try an advertisement for It la busloem
Uxsata. Nearly every time It will
bring you the object of yoer
quest, and tba eoet
Is small.
Only JO coots <1 line /bit week nndS cents
a line tack Merit thereafter.
Try u Id in Buiiess Ucils
— IM—
The Gastonia Gazette.
Kki.iuiox, ssXT ts ksk.
IMS ike drentewt t.«r ef Xaaklad.
■eye «* SUT. a. C. 11<m, ItrlnabL
Hew Yar* World.
Tbe Key. A_ U. Dlxoa, At Oarnegls
lisll yesterday, aald: “Next to tTn,
religion Is the greatest roomy of mao.
Next to alo, religion It the deadly
force of bummaily. Religion killed
Christ. It boated Him, triad Him,
aod shouted against Him. Religion
recorded tbe deed aod religion was
prood of It.
"I attended tbe Parliament of Re
ligions. Bat my Mood curdled at
wnat I saw. When tbe name of Jeeoa
was mentioned and tba Bible was
praised there was dead alienee. When
Jesus was erltioiMd aod the Bible at
tacked there was waving of handker
chiefs and tba otattor of tost and
hands. I saw on the platform the de
scendant* of tbse fellows who wagged
thetr heads around the arose of Jeans—
lbo high priests—sod tbe descendants
of all the Idolatrous, Infidel fares that
had the stump of rs! igloo on them.
"The religion of this world need* to
be oooqssred by the personality and
the force and sacrifice of Jesus Christ,
and these Pharisees aod high priests,
wagging their beads and casting Into
the faoe of Jeans on the cross tbe fact
that bs eould net save hlowelf, wen
the typo of men who Are on earth to
day. They were Unitarians, and the
man who pasted sentence on Christ
was a UoltarUn."_
Callliag far tka WklMliw Weal.
Portland Weak OonaanMUk.
In lha Criminal court lit Halifax but
week a boy 14 ytara old waa brought
before Judge Halloo, charged with
■teallog money from Men. Hale Broth
era* money drawer. When ha Waa
aaked If be took the money, be he
did.
Judge Button aaid lie waa too young
to Mud to the penitentiary to be placed
In aMoelatton with hardened orlmlnala,
nod eolloltor Daniel agreed with him.
So, after aerrrely reprimanding the
boy and warning him of tbeesrUlnty
of an ill rata if be oonttnuea long aa be
haa at*rted, he allowed hloa to go free.
There wae oo punishment be oould
put upon him except aend blmtojall
or the penitentiary and be waa too
young for that.
Tim tcmmcnwrattA believe* that we
nerd a whipping poet for *uoh oases.
If that boy had been whipped Mearely
under sentence of the Court, It weala
have done him good. And not only
would the whipping poet I* effective
In cheeking yootbful criminal*, bat
older odm M well. Many a rascal la
sent to Jail for three, six or twelve
month*, aud comes ont aleak aed fat.
and claps hi* hand* In gte* that be le
free agaiii, baa been boarded for oo
long at the county'* expeote, hw had a
long reel, sad I* none the worm for It
all.
For aurli character the whipping
poet would bee much more effectual
mean* of reform than thn jail or even
the penitentiary. Let it* have the
whipping post.
Barbarian, I* U * Well, If U I*. It la
th* moat aooeettful way of cheeking
oertaln bind* of criminal*.
■t»o< BeaaWiM aa4 VaMallHa.
naolmvtltu taaOonrk.
Mr. D. A. Tompkla*, af Charlotte,
lias ee*UUr* ted 4.000 for lbs pat.] lea*
ttoe of a blatery of Mecklenburg
county. This ibowi that Mr. Tomp
kins It a broad minded, patriotic ettl
**n, end considering the fact tlmt be t*
a native ef Heath f'atuttna, hi* gener
aaHy W more worthy of Rate.
*• Mmeraun
la U.
Mu* Yerc TUm, mb.
Mr. and Mrs. Jamai H. Prlooa at
HoiU® bar* boom speeding several
waaka at the Fusts Garda Hotel, at
Punts Garda, ob the west oaaat. They
bare returned to Tampa Bay and will
remain far soars time yak.
Mr. Prlnoe la an eatbuilaeUe banter
aad fisherman, end ha* been devoting
loo oh tiuj > on the west oaaat to the
capture of the festive ■ liver king. At
Fort Myera be bed axoelleat luck,
landing three Urn terpen, besides
having a very exciting ad roe tare with
e hue spotted shark. They were oat
*»hlnd ooj day, Mr. Prlnoe, Ihe-gatde,
and Mr. Foster of PhlladelpbU. They
had greet luck, catching two doe ter
poo, the larger weighing lid pounds
aad 8 oanass and being over five feet
loDg. The larger ooefooght fiercely
sod required all of Mr. Prtnoe'e efforts
to land him euocsMfoUy. i
Hot the moat exulting event of the
day waa their osptnra, as it were, by a
big spotted shark. Alter the laat tar
pon bud been landed. It was one half
an hour before they reoeived another
bits, the fish seeming to have left the
Place.
There’s shirk round here,” re.
marked Saunders, the guide, sagely.
"If them Sab Imre this way, it shows
these ugly brutes an sear by.”
Hardly bad be oeaeed speaking be
fore there cioss a riotous tog at Mr.
Prisoo’e Use, aad a Mgcbanuel barn
jumped oat of the water to Its Brat
rush. At It settled dove into tbe
water there eras a furious agitation
underneath, and tbe form of a big
■hark waa seen aa be grappled tbo Ash
and rashed to one elds, snapping the
lloe short off. The lose or hie Bsb
made Mr. Prtnoe mad, and be rowed
revenge. There was a long shark line
and hook In the boat, aad, pet.
ting a delicate monel on tbe Mg Ires
book, it wm thrown overboard near
where tbe shark bed disappeared. Not
many minutes el speed before tbe lloe
straightened out tool with a violent
jerk that, made the boat tremble from
ooe end to tbe other, and tbe Mg brute
was sees to he securely hooked.
Finding himself caught, be thrashed
the water violently, tossing op tbe
•pray dumss of feet, aad making a
great commotion generally. One maa
was stationed at the bow, balding the
rope. It being wound round a strong
•tan eh ton betide him. Finding that
he Could not escape, the Mg water
tiger churned the water up aad down,
darting to and fro, and finally, with a
settled vlelaenam, started for the boat.
Ae be cams up Saunders skillfully
avoided tbe rush, and as tbe shark
pasted by. lie gleaming teeth showing
in the clear water, be gave It a vteiou
Jab with their big gaff. The shark
returned tbe ooinplimentby an op ward
flip of lte tall that sent about half a
band of water Into the boat aod made
it rock furiously.
He then started off in ■ new direc
tion, the boat being whirled round by
the tightening of the rope an If It was
on a pivot.
"Look out there 1” shouted Saun
ders; "be Is In for a long tow. Watch
tbe rope caiefuily.”
Adu so It proved. Back sod forth
over tbe bay tbe big shark towed the
boat, sometimes at railroad spetd, and
tbssi again slacking op. At one time,
thinking that be waa pretty well ex
hauatpd, Mr. Prlnoe drew !o tbe line
and got the shark within sir Ik tug dis
tance, wbeu a small harpoon that they
bad In the boat was thrown at him.
Ae tbe iron penetrated bit side, the
Mg fellow gave a leap forward, the
rape going ont no rapidly aa to bom
Mr. Prince's hands. It ran out until
held by Uis stanchion st the end. and
the boat was tewed forward m rapidly
that the water burst over tbe side.
There wm do way of unoolling lhe
rope, and tbe boat seemed to be going
deeper and deeper as the angry Osh In
creased its speed. Mr. Prince wm
loth to ont tbe rape, ut ba was anxious
to recare tbe big Osh. As tbe speed
Increased lower went the boat antd it
was half fall of water. Bauoders, tbe
guide, grew a little aaxious at he
glanced around; they were fully two
ml lea from shore, and In tbe staking
of the boat there would bs a serious
affair.
"Cut the rope, Mr. Prlnea,” st muted
be Anally; "be is too much for us thin
time. This Is a darned predicament,
but we can’t help it.”
■Mr. Prince waited a few seconds
longer, bat, finding that the boat wus
becoming watartogged aad that time
was danger of ■ catastrophe, be un
willing seised a hatchet that lay on tbe
thwart aod ent tbe rope. Tbe released
boat came to a stop, rocking on tbe
smooth surface of the water, while tbe
lmt seen of tbe upright harpoon to tbe
•bark it wm tart speeding nut to ma
■t the rate of about forty mile* an
boor.
Mr. Prince, |D relating his advsotora.
mys that It wee one of tbs jolt lest that
be bas ever experienced la them waters,
and bet for the fact of hie guide's cau
tion be believes that he would bevs
stuck to hie Bek until tbe boat wm
under water, a* he was aa wroegbt np
with the excitement o' the chase that
he hod forgotten their peril
- I*y yt»r ijpUni cwrptti <*, oM
Mvayaum: 30 el*, « hundred it Uw
HAmrrrmmlot*.
ft* C. Loom,In
Tbe General AaneaMy of MOT aad*
» *nr pnWtc
•obooi iy«Uin. 1 writ* tola that tooee
wbo art intonated Id our public
echoola msy nadeataad toe nature of
Use ehaoauu made
1. AUtbu power* aad datlaa, which
tw county ootnmltttoMrs bow hira
am to* public acbaola, arc baraaftw
to b* axaroiaad by a county hoard of
•dncaUOD of tbrue member*. alaotad by
tba board of county eommladocan
Md dark of too court aad n«‘tter of
dmda. Thia board of oduoatioo bald*
o«e* for a tom of tome yuan aadla
to to elected on toe Brat Holiday la
Jdm, MOT. The boaM wUl begin Ihelr
$“£*••«> *ha Brat Mooday in Jaly
MOT. aad four annual meeting* of to*
board moat to told, and non nay to
. a- OnuJTta?Monday lo Joiy,MOT,
to* board of edueattoa. tba elerfc of
to* arart, aad to* mgtatar of daada
will etaot a county oapamaor (or tuper
luteadant) of mboale. to aero two
yearn. Thia aopenrlaor mat to a
practical teacher at to* Una of bit
election, or ton had one year** ex
perience In teaching.
m 1W ooaoty ooord of education
will elect loo achool oommUtcomon
to meh township at tbelr July moot
ing. Thom oommlttceoMu an to have
power to lay off tbo towaablpi Into
■elwiol district*, employ all teach ere la
U»» townahipa, and apportion tbo
aebool food* of tbo towrehlgg Tbo
towcahip eommlttoaa bare all tba
powers of tbo or scent looal committees
In addition to tbo forego In* powers.
4. Tbo third grade certlflcaU la
aboUabcd, m well an tho ollao of ooen-!
ty examiner. Tbo present oonaty ex
aminer', duller wilt bo performed by
tbo ooaoty aaporrloor. to addition to
there duties which tbo ooaoty examin
er now performs, tbo now law makes
tbo eoonty reporviaor tbo dark of the
board of edaoetkm with power to taa
pond uachere, local committee oooenr
ing: also the dutlea of rial ting aebools.
bolding instltotes etc. The salary of
the reparvlnor ia fixed at not taw than
*••*.00 nor more than *9 par day for the
number of days actually employed.
5. There la n prorlrioa also fora
State board of achool examiners who
con grant life osrtifiaateo to teachers
under oertatn raotrletlona, good any
where la tho Stale. All applicable for
snob certificates must pay *5.00 when
they stake application for examina
tion. Thia too goes into the county
achool fond.
0- Tbo moot Important change, io
«»»e reenacts, to what la sailed tbo
“Local Taxation Law” pan of tba
present school lew. Section 9 reads
thus:
"On Tuesday after tba second Mon
day ta August, within tbo year 1897,
tho board of county oommimloaere of
every county shall oauss an election to
be lirid la every school district (town
ship) In their respective eouuties upon
the question of levying a apodal dis
trict (townablp) tax for tbs public
schools of said district (townablp) and
notice of this election shall bo gtvm by
tbo county eom miss loners at tbelr
regular Jana meeting, and snob notion
•ball be published la the oonaty papers
and posted on tho school bonses of
said districts” (township).
This election muss be held. Aa
much aa 90 cents on tba one hundred
doilnre worth of property may bo
levied under this law, and no less than
10 emits on tbo one hundred ddtoro
worth of property can be levied. The
poll tax ranges from SO cents to 90
cants
The law baa Its good points and Its
weakness. In theliaads of a partisan
board of educatloa nod local school
eomrnituemeo the law oao be used as
a political machine. Tf go >d man are
appointed to fill tbsaa ofltosa, men
who have the schools at heart, the law
will improve our proeret system. The
local taxation feature to ooasaendabla.
It allows a rsdiatrictiag of the town
ships to the beat ad vantage and all the
money a township raises In this way
will bo divided pro rata between the
races.
Tlw State superintendent has tossed
a circular to the county oommistlon
art, calling tbelr attention to tbo Im
portance of leaving politic* out of
their select loo of the board* of educa
tion and urging that only good trre
men and friends of the public so bools
bo pul on there boards The eebooto
should bo takas oat of poitttosaed
will bo soosor or later. Tbe suggre
tion of lbs 8uto saportutcodeot to
tlaaoly.
I would suggest that tbo teachers of
tbo county and tlisr friends of tbo pub
lic so bools MO tbelr infiuoooo with
Lincoln*a board of oestmtoaiosere U
tbo end that no mistake to made In tbo
scleeUon of our board «f eduoittou.
Of count, there will be objection*
ralosd against Inmroane of local Uxre
fai Mhanto. The treehen and frtoods
ofoduwtlon mart meet tosh cVjeo
liona. North Corolinn most bare hot
Ur reboots, larger ectvool terms, and,
moat Important of alt, bettor teachers
for tba aobooto.
wny wool Mao norm and other
friend* of public edecatioa hare *
>| Ur coin too at ea oarljr day
to dtaouaa ttilm Mw law and to otter
aunootloae a* to how It mny bo ear
rled oat lo a way tbo wlaaat and monl
■drmUpoooo to tlm public mchooi in
tomu? Jmt uadothtm la tbo Inter
Oft o# North Carolina, bor inhooU,
and tlm aalirunf of tbo —vn> of bor
people. I am aura no barm can oomo
of much a gathering.
Csao. I* Oooa,
Uaoalntoa, April U, 18u7.
amaeaMw—m
umum * rmwb-awawa ami*m
Tha Carolina * North XTratera Hall
way will piaee oa ante raduend ratra to
Naw Yorh (nr April 27th. .ocooat
-Ureat Monamoal Gmwae5]a»
AM part tea dralrlag to at Mod wilt do
well to confer wiu. K. T. reader, (In,,
rrel I’unarnm-r Agent, lawnir, N. U
■X
The Mf "reform” eteetloa lav,
ameMtod by the bat' Tqgldalor*. o»
Ulnae two batons that damn* aa
pedal notice. Ooe of tfcam we aa*
MdftUf oall ^ ^
V"'——TO nr — - - w ^wnaevierm em e^nmv
“reformen” who has* ebmorsd eo
loudly far ulaeal aslf government.”
Wi nter to the efaange mad* la tha
guuuir of BDPOintioi tba icfiitfirt
•ad poB holdara of town rianfitsis
Heretofore, except In thoae towne
olhervln^be'bM^'Thrern'ooamh^
dcwcra la every town appointed the
person, to bold the aonuTSeUm for
mayor aad towo —tt*—‘tirm Tbto
elm to agpatetthatr own ebottoa
rtiomajmamtpwoslygtvm taUmtewa
of Urn Mata goreralro u^rJsactUittes
(ma aeetloa »H e(Dm Code,) aad ve
bad merer heard of anybody aoggattlng
that this right Nmmdbaukau away
from then. It certainty teems emin
ently right and proper that Urn tows
authorities should base aamaob right
to appoint thaoSoero to bold their
tow* elections, •• the ooaaty authori
ties bora to appoint odioeea to bald
eocnty eleatioa*. Bat do, tha test
"reform” Legislature, whom mamben
pretended to be ao otxaag for “total
mlf government, ” hare taken away
that right from the town comoisstoa
« und hare given U to the "coart
tbo aoporfor eovrt and the chairman of
the board of count? oommlMionwi
Xow, Imt'tibia "local ■eK-fov#nim«nt,»
with a vengeance ?
Tba other feature of this "reform”
ebetioa law, to which wo would oaQ
attention it He exemption, (rota any
arnat certain c rim I Bala, la order that
they may rota According to the law
of this state awllfol failure to list
aUbar poll* or property for taxation it
a misdemeanor, punishable by Boa or
imorteoament. This Is still (ha tew
and U b eontideced necessary ao M to
force every taxpayer to boar hie char*
of Um public burden, fiat eat “re
form” Legislators have given IhteebM
of criminal! a peculiar privilege by ex
emptlug them frox arrest ‘‘from tha
opeclog of the registratioa books noth
the day after the election la any gaoer
al, aprotal, county or city abotlcn.”
fo^b aWd lor the votes of men who
Willfully faU to list their property for
taxation? ttat.y persons think that
do man should be allowed to rote who
refurom to pay his taxes. What do
aueh parsons think of tbto yaahUar
privega this exemption fromarreet—
being groatsd to semi wbo not merely
bay* refused mrm to Itot tbeir tax*
sblecf Is tbto fair sedjustto Urns
bonsat Uxpuyars who obey the bw
end pay their taxes ? What sort of
"reform” Is UHs ?
Teretia* aeseteer.
Aa isterestiiig towsnit baa Just do
reiopod la Salad* ooaaty. It to
sapyafiESSs
agalnat all tba otbar amrobara for faft
aralopaya dm torn. The amoasu
•aad for mag* from M to gw. andsa
gregnte betwaaa 12,000 and M.dOO. It
aroma Uwt Um amaabtloa waa origt*
nally n Waned uf tbo Uhaotor aeroeto
ttont but afterward bsoamt aa Inde
pendent corporattos. At the Urns of
tbe ohengs, qalte a number or mem
bers refuted to eigu tbo new obliga
tions that were rrqaired. Tbo reason
waa beeeuaa of esrtabi obfoettousblo
ohangsa aad Uia frequency of itsims
Mate. They wet* aadcr Um I at pea**'
sioa atoo, that ibrir refuaal to alga
woali Matte them from farther eh*
UfftUone. The plalutlft i« the ease,
however, b balding all tha original
members reepoeeibTo for tha asrouat
be claims.
■ton •M« tuk*MtMr Warm
•utrr.au, laa<—.
Writing to the Haw York Joarwal
aneat tto rwwt erlilclrea of hla—tf
toy - to rata— to —ar t (wallew
Ut) aoal and hb en—quont mfunal to
attaod a Whlti 11 mm fuooUoa taw
mum to did wot in—i tuata a raw
meal and would not wear It If to Ml
0— , Coopt—in Ualtay, ufttoM,
tojt;
"Oouilderod purely aad eotlnty m
a wutur <j( taata, tom It eutltbd
(otrMMi tog—m,N4 m long m
to keep* l.t—tif — aad deemt aa
ottot maaeaa tore aay JortaaoM la
w>»pUtn It way be trim that wtaaa a
■mm goaa lata wxrioiy to aagbt to aoa*
form rron la tto —fear of dr— to tto
mgabUoM toatoytoa pn—ttaidj—
nb toad b
MVlfgtf tore! aad Urn grata Plata
1— tdw *4 tto oouwtiy wlB MaUliwa.