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Semi-Weekly OT7 : MUM Ay AX VOL. XXII, NO. 20 $1.00 PER YEAR. REID5VILLE, N C, MAY 7, 1900 ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. J. A We Will Give $15.00 In Cash For the Three Best Advertisements $5.00 for the bent Etieff Pianu advertisement. $5.00 for the bout Shaw Piano advertisement. 6 00 for Ihe bent tiell' and Hhaw l'iano advertiwuifut com ti tied. Mr. John Rors, of the t'h' r lotte Obn'rver and t'brouiile; Mr. Birth, of tho Charlotte NeBi Mr. Wethers, of the Columbia Ntate;nd Mr. J. t Jacobs, of the Hehloim Syn dicate, Clinton, S. C, will act as judgen. Contebt open un til June 1st, 19(9. Open to everyone. Send your add to Manufacturer of the Artistic Sticff, Shaw and Stietf Self Playing Pianos. Southern Wareroom: 6 West Trade St., Charlotte, N.C C. H. WILMOTH, MANAGER. (Mention this Paper ) J 98,250 la the nttmbefr of prescriptions dn our files. No otter drug store in Reidsville can show a record within hailing distance. What Does It Mean? It means the one important busi ness of Fetzer iV Tucker's drug Btoro is the projter, careful and conscientious filling of the doctor's prescriptions. Can you afford to be thoughtl h about your drug gistl Ask your doctor. Fetzer & Tucker The Dependable Druggists SPECIAL NOTICE I have just completed arrange ..l .L. 4 I men s wun me uiauuiuimicin ui Monuments wtiich enables me to save to the purchaser all agent's commissionb. In the future I shall give special attention to fine granite jobs and sha 1 greatly appreciate the privi lege of talking witn anyone who may need a monument. C M. BILLINGS, REIDSVILLE, N. U. 4 . It SEE THAT SHIRT FRONT? Well, every customer of ours points with pride to our Laundry work, because it's well done. Collars, Cuffs and Shirts, done up by us stand the action of perspi ration longer than those done up by any other laundry, because we use the best of "starcrandloap " ' STAR LAUNDRY , ; : DANVILLE, YA. . , . J. S.HUTCHERS0N, Agt., Reldsville. Q UIE r. Dit"le oj Ballois A Very Tame Exhibition. The election Tuesday resulted as btir issue of that date forecasted. There uprp liirlillv over 400 votps cast out .of a total registered vote of 720, and the vol' in the commissioners' box was about 80 to 100 behind the number of votes cast for mayor. Mayor Montgomery's majority over H.I Mmn for m.ivnr was lliil. ami Mr. A. J. Hurton defeated Mr. J. U. htaples lor recorder by a majority of 98. Tfte point has been made by some of the aiiliirouibitiomsts tnat tne com mlHsioniTH wort' clcrtcil hv less than hal of the registered vote, and that had they been running against the registra tion they would have been defeated wittiout opposition. As a matter of fact th! election Was of such little interest that the average voter did not feel justified in going to any trouble lo vote. The result of the election follows: Al At olt. H. S. Montgomery 217 K. I. Mayo l Montgomery's majority 109 KKTOKDKK. A. .1. Hurton 2."7 John U. Staples 1'jII liUrton's majority COM MINION KIM. V, S. Allen 87 J. VA Smith 8 IH C. II. Ketzer 8W It. I.. Snead 88.H J. H. I'lpkul 885 .98 There seems to be a very strong sen tiiuent among the citizens of the place for reducing the size of the police force. It is thought that a chief of police and an assistant who will also look after the street work, and two night policemen will he all the officers the new board of commissioners will elect. The office of tax lollector, we understand, wi.l not be fi led at the presenflime, as the present collector ha started the collection of the taxes and the commissioners figure it would increase the town's expense unnecensarily to electa successor and place him on a salary basis until the present collector has finished collecting up the odds and ends of what he now ti ts on hi books. A clerk to the re corder's court and a elerk to tho board and a treasurer are to be elected at the first meeting of the new board. ONE BUSINESS REFORM. Brought About by Frank Statement From Former Employee. If the manager of a business Insti tution knew all that bis employees know about the details of the business mauy things would be different. The manager of a large mercantile bouse recently conceived the Idea of writing tt personal letter to every employee who had left the house during the last five years, inviting a frank statement of the reas n for leaving. The former employees, now expecting neither cen sure hor favor, were very frank and explicit and, as a rule, wrote letters that could not fall to command re spectful attention. One man told how hard he had worked to support his mother and how, when he asked for nn Increase, he was shifted back and forth between different superiors for several weeks without having bis re quest rejected or acceded to and hp prew tired and sought another posi tion. Another told of the impositions of the department manager and of his Inability to get relief from a nagging disposition which was taking tho heart out of hundreds of other men In his department. Many points of obvi ous mismanagement were brought to light which had virtually driven away good men who had been educated to the business. The manager has been busy ever since Instituting reforms based upon the Information he re ceived. (jollier's Weekly. Boot to Suit Arctlo Tattet. -Bboe Dealer Here Is a pair of boots that will suit yon exactly In your net flash for the pole. How did you like the last ptilr I sold yon? Arctic Ex plorer (rei)ilnlneently) The best I ever tasted. Chicago News. -1 A Veteran's Armor. Here is a story 1 rescued from some Old family papers that had not been overhauled In half a century. I have reconstructed It from Its original letter form, preserving the first peraoo In which It was writ tent 1 came to New Orleans In 1S45 from France. 1 was sitting one evening, toon after my arrival, Tn a cafe when an elderly mad. about fifty-five I thfuk, stepped' up to tne find with a broad southern accent sn id, "Yon are il. begmouues of i'aris, 1 believe, sun." "I a ni and at your service, monsieur.-" "I am a stranger In the city, inn. t am a planter from Ihe Interior of ihe state. I desire the services of some' one familiar with the code duello and have been told that you have officiated on several occasions at meetings among gentlemen. If It would not be too much to ask, suh, I would like you to act to' me In an affair of bona', suh." He was a- typical Louisiana planter of the period, but withal having a sol dierly bearing tall, erect and with grizzly gruy hair. "I shall le happy to serve yon, mon sieur. Hut 1 should like to know something (tboufatbe rase." "Certainly, sun. Jly opponent de clared publicly that Oeueral Jackson at the battle of New O'leanS Used cob ton hales fo breastwo'ks. 1 told hlftl that lie was mistaken. Ifo persisted. 1 gave him the lie, He challenged me.'' 1 was surprised. 1 bad not tneti learned of the Various methods among gentlemen In vogue In the city of pick ing a quarrel ttfhlch was based on ail Other catise. 'Were you tight?" I asked. "Certainly, suh! 1 was present at the battle, suh." "And who is your Opponent?'' "Camille Trudeau, suit." "Camlllo Trudeau! Is he here? Why; my dear sir, he has been out twenty times and always killed or wlngefl bis hian." "So I have heard, suh." After a failure to induce Captain. tt. Leger-the name he gave me to llhd a way out of the difficulty, I consented to net for him. His opponent's second informed me that his principal, who was twenty-five years younger than St. I.eger, would not kill the captain If he could possibly help It. St Leger, as the challenged party, selected pis tols and a ground under tbe levee a few miles north of the city. We pro ceeded thither at daybreak the next morning. I noticed that the captaiii stepped from his carriage gingerly and walked on to the ground with a slight limp. There also seemed to be some thing tbe matter with bis left arm. We placed the contestants thirty paces apart. The captain told me that he was a poor shot and named the dis tance himself. They fired at the drop of a bat. Trudeau was unharmed. St. Leger received a ball la the leg that nearly knocked him over. But he maintained his balance and awaited the signal for another round. Trudeau looked surprised. He hud aimed at the captain's leg Just below the knee and knew that he had placed his bul let there. Such a stroke should be sufficient to put any man out of the fight. We endeavored to Induce the bid man to withdraw, but he Would but hear of It. Jiist bfefore the next signal I saV Trudeau looking at his opponent's right arm, as if he intended to shatter It. I was not surprised that he changed his intention, for lie could not carry it out without killing his roau. When the shots rang out Trudeau was still unharmed. St. Leger's left arm swayed and then hung limp, lie stood as steady as ever. Trudeau turned pale. Was he to continue to put holes In his adver sary's members without any percepti ble injury? I confess I was puzzled. Trudeau appeared to be rattled. The captain's shots had been drawing closer to him, and this doubtless had an effect upou his nerve. St. I'ger Insisted on ntiother rouud. When their hands were raised for the next shot 1 thought 1 noticed a slight tremor at the muzzle of Tru deau's pistol. The captain's face was a study. It showed plainly that this time he was determined to kill his op ponent and showed, further, great con fidence In his ability to do so. 1 be lieve Trudeau considered tin! hU owu life depended on taking his opponent's But bis nerve had gone, and he looked anxious. The captain stood straight as a ramrod ou his wounded leg, which ho bad not permitted the surgeon to examine and on which no blood was visible. I looked to see It oozing from under his pantaloons Where they were strapped over his boot, but looked In vain. At the next fire Trudeau's bullet knocked St. Leger's pistol out of his hand, glanced and buried Itself In a tree. Trudeau fell with a hole In the center of his forehead. The others present, except myself, ran to Trudeau I started for St. Leger, but was sur prised to see htm walk to tbe carriage with no more Impediment than hU usual limp. He told me to get In, and we drove away. "Your leg, captain, and your arm!" I exclaimed. "What about themT "The wounds." V "I lost my right leg and my left rm at the battle of New Cleans, suh." Trudeau had been firing Into wood It cost him bis life. I learned after ward that when Trudeau had first come from Paris he had selected Cap talo St. Leger's only son for a target on which to make a display of his skill. Smashed All Brrordi. A rabiOTndaxtIven!camJ hMlfh hnlirlji kA AL ' u uuniiti IIV umcr puis can com pare with Dr. Kinjr'a New Life Pills. T "fT ,nd "SHiIata stomach, liver anl kidneys, purify the blood, sfcemrth en the nerves; cure Constipation, Elys peP8,a,?.il,ioUBne,w' Jaundice, Head ache. Chills and Malaria: Try them packer. ' w ' BRIEF. i The News Since Our Last Issue In Squibs. The defense In the Huins trial rested its case yesterday. A Congressional party just back from Panama unanimotfsly declares for the lock type of cabal. Even Thaw may nave to go to jail in the near future for contempt of court in refusing to pay a fine. The annual session of the North Car olina Federation of Women's Clubs convened ia llaleigb this week. The Wright brothers are in London to be feted, to be otherwise honored and to talk with British Government agents about aeroplanes. Women in a Newark church removed peach-basket hats on request, and the pastor saw their faces that had been hidden from hii view for weeks. It is said that the bravest, calmest persons in Adatta during the massecre were the pupils and teachers of the girls' school conducted by American missionaries,. , 5 It is now generally belicred that Pres ident Taft has decided to appoint Judge Henry G. Connor, of the Korth Carolina Supreme Court, a Democrat, as judge of the eastern North Carolina district. lr. C. Alphonso Hmith, of the Uni versity of North Carolina, has been ap pointed to be Iiooscvelt professor of American history ami institutions at the t'niTefsity of Berlin during the year 1910-11. Kx President Hoosetelt baeeed two more lions yesterdayi' bringing the total to five kings of the jungles that have fallen before his big gtin. He now holds the record for lion killing in the pro tectorate. Orders to proceed to Morsina to pro tect American interests there were ca bled to the armored cruisers North Car olina and Montana when news was re ceived in Washington of their arrival at Gibraltar. Tariff revision in all probability will keep President Taft and the members of Congress until near midsummer, the former having abandoned hope of an earlier completion of the latter's impor tant taSK; i A billion-dollar corporation is the la test project from the brain of E. II. Harriman, planned with a view to con solidating and solidifying the vast rail road mileage represented by the New York Central lines. Mrs. Sarah Nash, aged 60 years, a member of one of the most prominent families of Norfolk, presumably despon dent over ill health, shot herself through the head with suicidal intent at the home of her son Friday. The United States Supreme Court. while affirming the constitutionality of he commodity clause of the Hepburn law, so modified the Government's in terpretation of its provisions that it is really a victory for the railroads. The Turks are still doing dirty work. At llarni on Wednesday every man there was killed. Only women, girls and boys under 10 years of age were left alive. The churches and houses were plundered and most of them were burn ed. Governor Kitchin has pardoned Wm. II. Martin, who, while a clerk in the State Treasurer's oflice during Republi can-Populist fusion days, embezzled considerable sums of money. The par don was granted becanse of the prison er's ill health. He had almost finished serving out a ten-year term in the peni tentiary. State Treasurer B. R. Lacy has re turned to Raleigh from New York, where he went on business connected with the awarding of the contract for engraving the bonds to be issued by tbe State July 1 in the sum of $500,000 for the work of enlarging and equipping the State hospitals for the insane. There ate to be 000 of these bonds, the de nomination being f 1,000 each. The Mutual Protective Association of Bright Tobacco Growers of Virginia and North Carolina, at a special meeting held in Danville Tuesday, adopted reso- utions to pool the HKjit crop at a general average of 12 cents per pound, and if uot sold at satisfactory prices to reduce the 1!)10 crop. A committee was named to go lo Washington and advocate a high tariff on the Turkish product. The contract for the erection of an other large cotton mill by the Dan River Power and Development company at Schoolfield, Va., has been awarded, the contract price being $350,000. The new factory is the part ot a plan ot extensive improvements and additions by the mills. The cotton factory will be 550 feet by 155 feet and four stories high. The cloth n i'l adjoining will be 220 feet by 75 leet, hve stories. The work is to be started at once, and the contract stipulates that the mills must be in op eration in eight montns. Makes-delidoiiaJiotJbisQuit, griddl cakes, rolls "Pe only Baking Powder . Made from Hoyal Grape CreamTf Tartar Bfysfl Declares for Prohibition. Mr. Bryan in CorntfloTier, falls on the Democratic members of Congress ' to amend the internal revenue portion f tho Payne bill so as to prohibit the is' sue of Federal revenue tax receipts in States, counties or communities where the sale of liquor is locally prohibited. He says: "The Republican party has long boasted of being the party of good and morality. It has had the support of a large majority of the ministers and re ligious papers, and it has constantly charged the Democrat party witB be ing an ally to the saloon ann in league with the lawlessness. "The time has come to put it to the test. It matters not whether a person favors' prohibition or opposes it he ought to be in favor of the enforce ment of the law, whether that suits him r not. Popular government rests upon re spect for law and nothing is more cal culated to cultivate disrespect for this law than this action of the Federal government in not only ignoring the wishes of the people in various T cali ties, but in actually reaping a profit from the issue of licenses which stimu late lawbreaking. Can the Federal government afford to continue a part ner with the lawbreakers? Can any party afford to longer legalize this part- nership?" Spray News Notes. Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Mebane left yesterday for Atlanta, where they will visit the home Captain English. While in Washington, D. C, last week they were the guests at a dinner given by the National Civic Federation. The John D. Turner home was sold at public auction to R. P. Ray. Iheliygienie ice Company has be gun business and will hereafter market ice le Spray and Leaks ville at sucn a low figure that this luxury will be in reach of-atl.. Olhcers of the company, , which has just received its charter, are It. h. Ihompson, president; Lawrence I McRae, vice president; E. V. Hobbs, secretary. Heretofore ice has been, selling on this marken at a very high pi Ice and could not then be obtained at all times. The extensive internal improvements begun in Spray early in the year con-1 tinue unabated. The work work is be-1 ing done under the direction of the Spray Water Power and Land Com-: P-my- The Spray Baseball Association has been chartered. Already this organiza- tion has purchased a park and sur-1 rounded it with an eight foot fence and will next week be ready to open its ' gates. The Snray boys are eager for ' battle and will give all comers an inter-1 esting engagement, A Barber and Pott. Jasmin, the Gascon poet, who was also a barber.jwas once visiting tbe mayor of a French town and had proiuifed fo give an Informal reelta tion to the townspeople. The hour ar rived, but his host did dot apptar. Several Important personages assem bled t) accompany them to the hall, but Hie mayor remained Invisible, bus led with his toilet. Finally, fearing the Impatience of his guests, he open ed the door of hi:; chnuilier to apolo gize and showed his face covered with lather "Just a moment," said he. "I am finishing my shaving." "Oh," said Jasmin, "let me help you." He at onre doffed his coat, gave r finishing touch to the razor and shaved the mayor In a twinkling with what he called his "hntid of velvet." In a few minutes lie was in the ball receiv ing tumultuous applause for his splen did recitations. Modest Goldsmith. Oliver Goldsmith was ah Underpaid man from start to finish. Two hun dred and tiny dollars for "ihe vicar oi vwiiveueiii was nun euougu, .vei for "The Traveler" he got but $100 and $25 for his "English Grammar." For "The Deserted Village," however, his publisher sent him $500. This he at once rotjrued, with the message: "it Is too much. It Is near 5 shillings a couplet, which Is more than nny liook owner can afford or. Indeed, any modern poetry Is worth." So he died with $10,000 worth of debts. "Was ever poet so trusted before?" suld Dr. Johnson. Playground on Hotel Roof. The Parks and Playgrounds Assoela tion of the City of New York has a new playground for children ou ttu roof of the Waldorf-Astoria. George C. Boldt, proprietor of the hotel, has placed the roof, Including the sun par lor and pine grove, at the disposal of tbe association, and Howard Brad street, secretary of the organization, has announced that the new play ground will be opened on March 20 High fences will be built around the roof, and apparatus like that in use In other city playgrounds will be Installed In charge of Instructors. Mr. Boldt will place In commission an additional passenger elevator for the usg of the Children In tbe morning of each day. aix -1 s t Ty a rr t LrKJltJ. I The Seminary s Success is Most Gratifying. The Reidsville Seminary was founded in 1874 by Miss Emma Scales, a sister of Gov. A. M. Scales, and an aunt of the mayor of our city. Starting when the town was new, the Seminary soon gained the confidence of the citizens and became noted for thor ough work and for the conscientious faithfulness and teaching ability of the lirst principal and her assistants. It grew with the town and received satis Jactory patronage from the surrounding country and some from a greater dis tance. When at its best, the number of pu pils in attendance was about 100, with 20 boarding pupils. While some were nmp frirla an.l ttmir tnitinn ah ffivpn j tnem by the generous principal, the majorjty were from homes of wealth and culture. They are now gracing hornet I and filling positions of trust and im portance in the world. Mica Scales iamf frnnt family in which education was considered one of the essentials of life. She was a woman of intense earnestness, strong intellect, land forceful character; with a face and an eye in which humor and sympathy -nd shrewd discernment strueeled for th mastery. If I miirht mention one thing in her character which stood out more prominently than the rest, it would be her rugged honesty and can dor. She inculcated in her pupils a love of truthfulness and insisted on good nrinoioles as a foundation of character Miss Emma was known far and wide a "splendid teacher." Her specialty was English grammar, as it was then called. "If Miss Emma can't get it into vour nea(j) tnen no one n," was said, ani 0rten the application of the book with considerable force on the outside f , head was resorted to in the case of A yery juh pupj, she was also very striking in her illustrations. . . Miss scaes wj be remembered by w(mt sne has done. There are today many homes where live those whose characters have been moulded by this nooie woman. jn 1884 the original building was burned. This was a severe blow to Miss scales, but with her usual enterprise sne S00n rebuilt on the site of the old one jn lijtj)j Miss Scales retired from the work and the school was purchased hv Mis Annie Hu?hes. who was Drinci pal 'or thirteen years. Miss Hughes needs no praise from me before this au dience. You know her and honor her and will bear me out In saying, "A bet ter woman never lived." Gentle, pa tient, self-sacrificing, yet strong of will and purpose, with an exceptional intel lect. She had charge of the I -a tan and mathematics of the school, She is con sidered one of the finest mathematic ians of the State and is unexcelled as a teacher in these branches. Another misfortune came npon the Seminary. An epidemic of smallpox broke out within its walls and many of the pupils were ill w.th it. This injured the natronace of the school. On account of this and for other reasons Miss I Hughes decided to go task to her old home, Cedar Grove, where she is now, at the head of a flourishing school. I Her influence upon all iier pupils il 1 titrates the force of those oft quoted ' hues, "No life can be pure in its pur pose, and strong in its strife, und all life mot be purer and stronger thereby." i Her life was pure and it purpose strong, therefore our lives are purer and stronger tor her spirit among us. Next, Rev. William Orr took charge of the school in 1(J01. He was from the "old country," being a native of Burns county, Ayrshire, Hcotland. He had much ol the old world culture anu poi . . ao TBnt,nr fhooks and lived ' Wltu his bead in the clouds. lie was ' Pntirelv unfitted for the practical de- tails of running a school. After two years, he and his charming wife left us and he is now a teacher in the noted University of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was about to fall into the hands of a n"gro who w.shed to build up a colored school here, when a band of noble, public-spirited citizens came to the rescue adn purchased the property and thus saved the old Seminary. Mr. Wroton, of South Carolina, then took charge. We will pass over that year in silence. Suffice it to say that the seminary's atlairs were at eoo-nae. Never was there a truer saying than that "It is always darkest just before dawn." This was verified in this instance. Mr. Haves, "the man of the hour," came upon the scene, and with hiabusy brain and unwearying energy nas maae this institution something of which we are all proudl'nderthe present regime the Seminary's growth has been by leaps and bounds. He found a poorly equipped building with 83 pupils in at tendance. Now there is a spacious au ditorium, comfortable recitation rooms, furnished throughout with modern school furniture, charts, pianos, black boards, map?( encyclopedias, and a good libraiy. Each year there has been some decided improvement made. Old friends of the Seminary would scarcely know it. There are about 200 pupils enrolled, and good work is being done in the class room as is evidenced by the high honors our pupils are winning in col lides and universities. Everv student is made to feel that in Mr. Hayes he has a true friend and ready adviser I have heard it whispered that our lady principal is the power behind the throne. Take her in the schoolroom and out she is equal to every emergen cy. "Little Mother" is never too busy to sympathize with each girl's troubles; never too tired to help with advice; her approbation is a thing to be sought, and her kindly criticism a thing to be appre ciated, The influences in the hi arts of the young people who go out from this in stitution are seeds planted in fruitful soil which will bring forth an abundant harvest, some thirty, some sixty, and some an hundred-fold. There is no need of mysayinjr more; You have mm pi and vou have seen. f--erg's to the"Reldgna SemhiaTyf May she continue to grow and prosper, ever shedding the light of knowledge and wisdom upon the pathway of old Rockingham's daughters and may the star of her influence ever shine with in creased brilliancy as the years go on. " Paper read by Miss Williamson at the Seminary banquet last Pray night. - 1 - MONEY PAID For Life Insurance, buys more for your family than in any other safe investment known. That's the reason it has stood the test for ages. And Money paid in the MUTUAL BENEFIT buys more than in any other reliable Company known. That's the reason the MUTUAL BENEFIT is so popular. I FRANCIS WOMACK, The Insurance Man I ... A Suit for You Is Ready, We'll send it on approval and take the chance of it pleasing you. Write or call on us. VANSTORY CLOTHING - CO. C. H. ricKNIGHT, General flanager, Greensboro, N. C. DR. J. W. McQEHEE - Office same as formerly occupied I y Williams & McGehee, in Bank olReidt ille building. 'Phone 50, Residence Phona 50-1. Ex-Ray and Massage Treatment. DR. S. O, JETT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. I Office, second floor. Lambeth buildV. Residence opposite Epifrcrsl rborcb, a Mrs. Denny's. Ptone. DR. J. R. MEADOR, ' ' DtENTIST. OfPee Over Cit'ns Bank Foranr'l occ: fOt