r.C-i!,:. Jiit c . i t. c I
the contemplated
eer the income the creater t!.e
....Li
tax
the recipient can afford to pay. It i
claimed by ome that auch a tax penal
ize thrift. - But it doesn't. .'What
yo don't feel ia not punishment. '--
ltd ecry day U the year ex
t Uoady at 43 Pollock Street
- PHONE 50 ;r 'SV-
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f SUBSCRIPTION RATES f
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II, m 6nd daaa ntt.
Advertising rate furnished upon
' Scatwa to this office. ,r- -' '" .-
-" Interest over the postbfficea ia -aaid
to be at fever heat in WaahingtOn.
Xut Pr. Wilson ia aaid to distress
ingly pool. ' , : , ,1
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; Colonel Gorgaa, the one matt per-.
haps who ought to know, says the
Panama Canal is not a canal By the
ci same token, we presume; it is also wrong
to all it "the big ditch".
v': Democratic statesmen who have been
4 -wobbly on the tariff are showing re
. markable stiffness of conviction now
,that it has at last come to a show down.
.Not as bitter a pill as it looked, some
of them no doubt are saying.
V 1 'J The . Raleigh News and Observer
cays that the1 search and seizure law
-is effective, that all it needs is enforce
. meat. Enforcement, aye, there's the
', xub, If it -were as easy to enforce a
"' Jaw'as it is to pass jt, life would be one
4 Brand ,sweet song.
Vh'&ft' t '
, -Tit ' the North Carolina law-makers
T 1iad worked out as complete a program
- Jar .raising money with which to meet
State 'expenses as ; the Democratic
leader in Congress appear to have done
a the task of raising money with which
to meet national expenses, citizens of
' the State generally would feel better
-, -' satisfied. .
-wMany of President Wilson's admirers
-will refuse to approve of his course in
going in person to deliver his message
, o Congress. Of course it doesn't
make any difference intriniscaljy wheth
' jr the President's message is read by
- lhof ProaiHpnt ot somebody else, but
'"ias the Doctor has been breaking , s
'i food manV precedents his latest achieve'
ment is likely to make the people think
. t. ; nvprrfoine the thine a bit;
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t .Washington, April 7. V Wanted: A
'Kaval: Policy," will be the ruling theme
' when the Navy League of the United
- States meets here Thursday m yts
! 'eighth annual convention.
' 1 The' Navy League shouldn't worry.
" It has a boss who is clever at evolving
t policies tand ' resourceful and effective
' in getting them put in operation. ' Under
JosephU. Daniels the American navy
WiU have a policy ' It may hot be a
', i'i wise one, but it will not be conspic
. -uous for its non-existence. ' '
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, Suppose the ; British Government
. 'Should ; let ; Mrs. .Pankhurst starve to
't death. What .then? ' Mrs. ' pan khurst
would be held iup' by her fellow suf
iragettes as 4 -martyr, but we thinic
that .the common 1 sense part of the
world would feel , that if a person
-prefers to starve to death when he can
-get. the .food necessary to prevent star
, -vatiott there ia nothing to. do, but let
him do it.' In some States in this coun
try attempted suicide is a .crime, and
involves a' serious pehaltylt Pej-haps
Mrs Pankhurst. should get .three, ad
ditional yearV for her "hunger strike"
''! monkey business. ' . '"' . ' "t '.: 'v
WANTS MORE' WORK OUT OP
POSTMASTERS. V V ::
' Postmaster General Burleson re
f iterated'to a number of Ndrth Carolina
Representatives recently his previously
Announced determination ; that fiere-
' after postmasters must work the sami
as otherlpostoffice .employes. r If 'the
postmasters who ,have been contenting
themselves 'pwith . exerewng merely -a
rerfiinctUfjry oversight over the affairs
of their .office's will get busy and do' a
man's ' work every :d&yr,jti venture the
prediction that ; many , "a j clerk will
find himself put of a job now if the Post
master.; General would insist on navung
the salariei 1 cut. Sdown about ' half
or a third, atleastl thev scramble for
l iicBe places wouia, oc reauceu in luixiir
uiy and the service would, be ; none
i he power.' y-i m .vVV:-'-7-V: V
; ' THt"'lNCOME'TAX..4?;
The bill for the new tariff, as proposed
: y the ' Democrat, carries with it a
oviiiloo for an Income, tax to apply
incomes of over four thousand dot
;s annually.. 4 Whatever . the mcr-
; of the -"various duties Or absence
' ny as proposed Irt the tariff, bill,
is no doubt that the Income ta
,il meets with .widespread ap
I. It filncoi the burden of Uxa-
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION AND
: -EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,
i Aristocracy ' was l ways, trained.
Democracy, if it is to b effective; must
likewise be trained. Universal edoH
cation is therefore the ! imperatively
and only remedy for oar loss of ower
in the nation.'1 But how shall we be
trained? Are we to forget the memories
of y the past;' lo break away from" our
traditions; te joia with those, who arc
clamoring for the adoption of the con
victiona whch we have'combatted for:
years! K I think not No people' can '
ever . become V great v people IbyjJ ex
changing itn'own individuality, but
only by,;' developing - and ' encouraging
itr We must build .on our, own founda
tion of character, temperament and In
herited traits.' We, mtoat not repudiate,
bnt develop. ;We must. aeek; out and
appreciate our own distinctjv-traits,
our own, traditions, : our -deep-rooted
tendencies, and' read our . destiny in
their interpretation. We ' must, put
away vain glory- and boasting and take
ah impartial inventory of all the things
that. We have and are; and these' things
can Oily come to us through, the train
ing of all our citizenship.
EQUAL! That is the Word! On
that word I plant myself and my
PQrty the equal fight of every child
born on the earth to have . the; op
portunity "to burgeon out all that there
is within," Unspoken address, pre
pared for delivery in Raleigh, April
12, 1912. of the late Governor Ay-
cock.
Meet me at the Big Land Sale.
NEXT CITY ADMINISTRATION
The new Mayor and Board of Alder
men u nominated ' by the Democrats
yesterday and, already as good as elected
will .enter into office at a time when
good government for the city is es
pecially needed. A11 concede that New
Bern is on the eve of a great commercial
and industrial revival. An efficient
and progressive city - government will
have a marked effect in adding impetus
to that revival, whereas a poorly ad
ministered government- would to a
corresponding degree retard and check.
it. wny stiouia not public an airs in
New Bern during the next 2 years be so
conducted that they shall be a criterion
for 'private business enterprises in this
city and a model for other city govern,
merits in this and other States.? .
THE PREVENTION OP CANCER
, y (From Harper's Weekly.)
in wuuiau mere are twu tniei junas
of cancer, one' of which ha-f'been
mentioned, namely,' of the internal or
gars. The other is located in the bos
dm. If a woman notices a lump jri her
breast, she should consult her family
physician immediately." It may. be
only a fibrous little scar-like bunch of
tissue and thus not dnagerous. Then,
again, it may be a, cancer. In the lat
ter case it should be removed at once,
writes Dr. L. K.' HirshSerg.
'. Inte,rpal cancer " is recognized by
hemorrhage. , .If the. patient -, has
hemorrhage that cannot , ubeK", clearly
explained, she . should report imffleJ
diafplv ,to hpr nnvniriany"' Hp ".will rpll
her; whether her ailmertt isi a simple
one or a cancer. If here Is evidence
of a growth, an operation should, be
performed forthwith.
This is the news to be disseminated
throughout the length and breadth of
the land; to be carried toTeyery moth
er, wifeand sister. ;The United States
ia '; blessed With f many welt-equipped
hospitals and with' many Capable phy.
sicians and. surgeon. ,; Womenv uffer-
fng with; cancer will not havei to'traVel
tar . ,trom,T nome to obtain.' the neces
sary rhedical advice or surglcat'treat-
? v ust' 'as soon a the women of the
lauu nrp; us luiiy cuacace .BS aociors
aboutVhe f firtslgns of cancer, and
about 'the; danger-'Of ; delay,; and will
report prbmptl to their : physlpians,'
jujt as soon at least willthey be rescued
frotn this Iruidious ydiseasej1 "',ntU a
few years" ago '-'Cancer .was considered
absolutely , hopeless, ignorance , might
have maje ;.it;; remain :'so,. but1, know
ledge will free you from'its (Janger. i
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, Yesterdayxmorning a youiig man wlio
said, that his name was Thomas Gillette
and thai hii Home was at Jacksonville,
walked into1 the office of , the . Register
of Deeds Stephen H. F9Wlcr and Infro
mcd Mr. Fowler that he wanted a tinar
riaga license. .Rk-giHtcf of Deeds Fowler
is always ready to oblige those who have
been struck by one of Cupid's shafts
and he Jostno time in getting out hit
lunik of blank f'irmi, and ni i'm;; ic-
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the cred'enals necessary
to''ehte'r
"double harness.".' , " '
; Things were going along 'smoothly
and one could almost hear that haunt
ing melody of Mendelshon's '4we.dding
march when 'suddenly the trouble
began. - Young Gillette informed the
Register of- Deeds that the. young lady
in the. case was Miss Geneva Parker,
daughter of S. G. Parker ofwBridgeton.
Now, earlier in the day Mr. Parker
had got an inkling of the "contemplated
marriage of his daughter Jand. had sent
the? Register of. Deeds a -message for
bidding him to Jssue a license on the
ground that the Voung lady" was not
yet. seventeen years of. age. rThis set
tled things as far as Mr. Fowler was
Concerned.
The young man who wanted to wed,
used every method' of persuasion but imperfect hearing, and when it is en
.. .-.. - ,- j . ..i t i" tirely closed, Deafness is. the result.
wese provea useless no e .u.v.
to depart without having secured the
license. HoweveiV as a' parting shot,
he informed those present, at Ae .ime
that the affau- was not ended and that
jyiiss rarKer wojiia yet oe ivirs. vniuue.
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MOW TO -TREAT AILING
CHILDREN.
s Growing . children play hard and
work hard at school, which wilh ra
pid growth ;.ues up an enormous
amount of energy and vitality that
must be replaced. . ; " '
vWhen a child is tired all the time,
no appetite, 'weak, delicate: and sickly
we guarantee jyinol. our dieclious cod
liver and irontonic. Will build them
hp, Create a Jhearty appetite, sound
flesh and muscle tissue, pure healthy
blood, and make them strong. . "
Mary Lang of Altoona, Pa., , writes:
"Ever since "childhood I have been
weak and delicate and my blood has
been thin and ' ooj'V Many different
forma. of treatment. did me .no good,-
but last spring f. totok yinol and now
I.am so muckVotronger and 'better
that I want you to know it. I don't
know when. I haye felt so well and
vigorous as I naye "since taking Vj-
niAW f .''.'-:-. --.-' ;
Mi Vinbl fails to do just . what., we
say; we will give back, your tnoney.
F." S, "Duffyi pruggisCNew Be,rn, NC.
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test equipped banks V in ; whis ; section :
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A GOOD STATEMENT.
The statement of ths National Bank
will be found in the Journal today.
It makes the usual good showing for
this" well known bank. The indi
vidual depositis are $541,009.94, whe
the totaf resources of this strong bank
ing institution are shown to be nearly
a million ' dollars. The National - is
officered by experienced men and is
doing a constantly increasing business.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
l local applications, as they cannot
n,ah the diseased portion of the ear,
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is bv constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inllamed condi-;
tion ot the mucous lining of the Eusta
chian Tube.- When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
afld unlegs the inflamraaton can be
taken out. and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed torever; nine cases out of ten
but an inflaed conditon of the mUcous
surlaces.
I F. T. CHENEY. & CO..
loledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation.
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Compounded
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April first is the'beginning of a new quarter
deposits made on that date or the first three day9
of the month will receive interest fora full quar
ter whieh will end July first.
END OF 1st. QUARTER, APRIL 1st.
END OF 2nd. QUARTER, JULY 1st.
END OF 3rd. QUARTER, .OCT.. 1st.
END OF "4th. QUARTER, JANY. 1st.
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