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VOL. IX.
COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1908.
NO. 14.
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The B. Y. P. U. Conven . "
tion Meets in Atlanta.
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Large Attendance ixnd Much Intorpst '
Atlanta, Ga.. July 10. With an at
tendance estimated at 5,000 and dele
gates representing' almost every sec
tion of the United Suites and Canada,
tbe 13th annual convention of the inter
national Baptist Young People's Union
was called to order in this city today
for a four days' session by President
John U. Chapman, of Chicago. The
opening session of the convention was
preceded by a praise service which was
led by a grand chorus of six hundred
voices. The delegates of the conven-
tion were weicomea Dy uoverner J. W,
Tt rrell in behalf of the state, Mayor H.
P. Uowell, in behalf of Atlanta, and
former Governor W. J. Northern, in
behalf of Georgia B. Y. P. U. khory
V. Hunt, president of the Deonlson
University, Granville, Ohio, responded
to the address of welcome in behalf of
the board of managers of the interna
tional union. The morning session of
tbe convention waa devoted principally
to the appointment of various commit
tees and general routine work and or
ganization of the body. At the after
noon session. Spencer B Meezer, D.D.,
Vic-Prsidmit t
Purpcs
off mo
J. H. Tucker of the ? Anti-Saloon
League, who has just returned from the
Slate League convention which ' was
held iu lUleah Q Jhe 7th, said in an
interview yeafndsytdrQw'ClUBen:;!
have never been so much pleased with
anything regarding - the Anti-Saloon
movement as I was with the convention.
There were 800 men in tbe convention
and 300 of that number were accredit
ed delegates. Every one present was
sanguine of the prospects of tbe out
come of the League movement of North
Carolina.
When the convention was organized
Henry A. London, of Plttsboro, was
promptly elected president and John
A. Oatea, of Fayettevllle, was chosen
Feeble
Rome, July 10, 2 a. m. Another day
of alternate hopes and fears has passed
and Pope Leo's life still hangs In the
balance. Beginning with renewed
hopes the day closed with the scales
tending slowly but surely downwards.
How long this agonizing period of
suspense will last, not even the attend
ing doctors dare to say.
No night bulletin was Issued but at
12:50 this morning it was learned
from Dr. Mazzonl that the condition
of the Pontiff had hot changed since
the issue of the evening bulletin at 730
o'clock which announced that the
patient.s state was grave and at which
hour Dr. Lapponi had declared his fear
that there was no hope but that tbe end
ruight not come during this night.
At midnight, a report came from the
vuiican itself gained currency that Dr.
Mazzoni had again operated on the
Pope and extracted serum which had
again gathered In the pleural cavity
A reporter of the Associated Press 1m
mediately went to seeltbe illustrious
turgeon and found him at his home at
l-3o this morning.- Dr. Mazzonl al
lowed himself to be Interviewed and
aid:
"It is untrue that a new operation has
ueen performed. I was with the Pope
from 11 p. m until after midnight and
found bis general condition stationary
ho change having taken place since
this afternoon, when the consultation
ith Dr. Rossini was held. To strength
en the patient's heart and help the, cir
culation of the blood. I injected cam
l'hor caffine after which the Pope,' who
denied somewhat relieved, said be
remembered being treated with water
Q a camphor basis when he was nuncio
t Brussels, sixty years ago." '
In reply to a question, Dr. Mazzon
replied: "1 really cannot way whether
serum in the pleural cavit has
lcreased since the consultation this
afternoon, as I did not examine bis noli
"ees for such a nurnose. It must be
(ComdMioirk.
pastor of the Woodward avenue Baptist
church of Detroit, soke. oxi fWKo Call
to Service," An address oo' 'The Mo
tives fW Service" j was delivered by
Ret. W. T. Stackhousey superintendent
of the Baptist inliosaiilnnlpeg,
Manitoba. State,' provloical and ter
ritorlal meeiinjj wr held by different
organizations during iheaftinbn
In the evening a praise, service was
held in the auditorium at which the
principal feature waa thef pretenution
of senior international prize, banners,
conducted by the national sjecretary,
Rev. Walter palley, D. D., of Chicago.
Addresses were delivered byBev.-.
Poteat, D. D.. pastor of the "Memorial
Baptist church of Philadelphia .n4 by
Cbas. W. Needham, L..L. D., president
of Columbian University. Washington,
D. C. The president of tnet Rational
society. John H. Chspman, of hkago,
closed the day's exercise withie read
ing of hiss annual address, eerie lov
the various branches of the wof k during
the past year and forecasting $an for
future.
Aiti-Scoloiff
secretary. . - .
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"Speche were mad4 by tssay of the
deleatesnd their tilks were enCjusI-
sstte ssdwed abrtt Jtro tor th
Antxloon (Aagnln Worth scoUha.
Xlierv.wera Iected vlc-prlds nta
fromacb congressional district in", the
State and two - were chosen to flll the
place in this district. r '
The .- convention decided tba the!
League would not yet put out a- State
ticket as it . does not does 'not d wire to
dabble in politics other, thao to uie its
influence toward prohibition," '
Mr. Tucker closed by saying that be
firmly believed that the antf-moyement
would surely win in the end. -
be nanaieqiiKe otner people, uefiaes.
his thorax, through" old age has become
bent in such away that the right : side,
where the , pneumonia first .defrayed.
curves out in ?e?y pronounced man
ner, while the left side- curves in.g In
tomorrow's visit attention wijl be epc-
ally centered on the progress in he
secretion of aeruin. . Then a decliton
will be taken as to whether a nsw op
eration Is necessary."
When the amelloraaon in the rcoo-
ditlonof the Pope presented suchvfa?
vorable symptana this morhlng, ope
Leo decldedftfter Cordlnal Ramppi
to rcei?e all tb other cardinals Hying
in Rome, to the number of tbotit,
as a special inark of his i gitiflctjon.
at the nart they took at his ; illness. A;
special notice was sent calling thsm;Jo
the vatlcan. In factcarainais uregiia,
Dellavolpe and Gottl were wceiwdVaiid
A m. inrt rAnversation With his boli
ness but soon after the dangerous con
dition of the patient developed, $o?i-
rllincr Dr. LaDDonl to stop, the opt
recentiont. . . - - 4 i
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When a consulttloh was aecwea :ui-
on, Dr. Rossini being already in the
ante chamber. Dr. Loppom . canuoui
Informed the Pope that he had thought
it better to ask the opinion' and adV)c
of another physician. Jya-ff lw of the
. of the discs being so Tiriaoje,
.ih that nnLninir viaiv
m<er. but mat-AT wwuv-Wf
through coocientious acrupje. wisneoj
fntAfrate their, coiieagne, -ur. w-
slnUi Tbe Pope wbo by havUme had
dirk fallen intoa itate of prostration
fpdm wblclr he badbeenfreefor thirty
feours-luithofys intellect remain
-a rftlv lucid, understood but re
oVJi thfe newir with calmness ajnd s
renity, saying that he would bv glad to
see Dr. Rossini. The: lattei-on entering
.m. bowed to Pontiff, sayteg
- Mfci honored to fislt him W
:t n nnnavAffm the sick man. Fi9
-r,0rad him: but -in a weak
MAN WANTS JUDGE WAITER Ml
Says the Distinguished North Carolinian is Close t&
i tliVeople. ' ' .
A Grecxt Moli txrid Would M(xke Ol Good
Presidoni.
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This is the reading of a dlspacth of i the
3rd from Topeka, Kan.: 4 i
"A big edition of Bryan's paper contain-
taining a presidential boom fur Wflter
Clark, is being circulated Itt Kansas. Clark
is Bryan's choice . Bryan says he is the
greatest man in the country and is close to
the people. It is Bryan's idea that! the
next fight is to be between the j powers of
plutocracy and the 'plain common pecpta.'
lirw!a boom lot .iTisrK. it.rTrpnciT -1.
peclally to the people of liansaa,. and his
effort Is to effset -the movement to carry
Kansas for Grover Cleveland or some other
gold-bug' in the ot xt Democratic national
convfntior. Bryan argues that there can
be . no compromise with Clevelaodlsm
which he declares is exaggerated Bepubli-
He says that Roosevelt is per-
erable to Cleveland. Bryan wants Kan
Will Contest With
Fdr The Place.
One or the Other will
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Mtxn. Judije Moore
Judfire M. H. Justice will be a cand j
date for the Supreme court bench.
No announcement nas neen msae,
but in may be stated oh reliable infor
mation that Judge Justice's name will
be presented 4o the Democratic state
convention next summer, which is to
nominate two men for Supreme court
judges, v i
This information will come as .a sur
prise to the State -because it has not
been hinted. that J udge Justice was con
sidering this place. It will,! however,
be an agreeable surprise to many peo
pl,: however, because 'Judge Justice
has hosts of friend in his native west
and In ell 'parts of the State. :
It1f neediest to say that be will be a
formidable opponent and it will readily
be seen that the presentation of his
nume means hard contest for ' the
nomination. The contest will be be
tween him and Judge W. A. Hoke, as
i tv, orAfmm th western oortlon of
the State. ' "J ndge Hoke has been an
MI.H mm v
nounced by his private friends some
time ao and his admirers and rnenas
11 over the State will work for him
sealously now that a worthy competitor
mii nefnthe race' -
For sonie time it has been knawn that
xAhx Hniffl. who lives in Llncolnton
and Judtre George fl. Brown of Wash
inrton would be candidates for the two
vacancies on tne supreme cuur
which occur next yeah Judge Brown
has had no opposition as the represen-
tatlTA from the east and it was genera
ly understood that Judge Hoke would
none. i.. L
tj- nmn la the iudffe of the
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sas to come out good and strong for Clark -While th$,boya were all at lunch
and show plutocracy that they have not FnrgoVfortoe the time the rush of the
repudiated the Chicago and Kansas City -Mtuff-J -
platforms. Walter Clark Is Chief j Justice & thougiof bis speedy bunch;
of the North Carolina Supreme Court.' c be; old print's eyef grew heavy with
This la exceedingly interesting. .Hereto- ; eeji
fore Col Bryan had only nanwdJuds : : pespiu the electrlo gleam, -Clark
as among theellglhles; ifthlsdlctoh His head isnk down and the world
uto ne trnstea nenow annoanoes hlrav ol
hit favorite; and wh&a it Is pc ilkdj; tttt
ixtdd Clirk -will be the conw rasa's ccc:t
nee, the North artaina dclegttioa wiU of
coorse Vote for him, as' U voted for him
for the nomination ot "Vice President In the
convention of 1900, and this boom by Ol.
Bryan who, is yet an influence Is Demo
cratic politics, and this convention support
ed his own State, will greatly promote
Judge Clark's importance as a candidate for
tbe Senate in 1907.
If!
be Named as Western
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not Ol CandidcLto.
First Superior court district, Judge!
Hoke of the Twelfth, and Judge Jna-
J udge Justice is well known In pnb-
lie affairs and is, as are Judges Brown
and Hoke, regarded as a man of irreat
ability, high standing and proven re-.
putatlon as a citizen and a lawyer. In
1900 he was strongly urged as a candi
date for governor and this year his
name was brought forward for that
place and there was ah assurance of
widespread support for him. He, how-
ever, announcea mat ne wouia noioe ai
candidate for the governorship. His
abilities, public service and popularity
are at the highest order, as has been
said, will make him a strong candidate
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fortheSuureme court against Judgai
Hoke. - " -
The present indications are that there
will be no other ' candidates for the I
place. Judge Charles A Uoore, whom
his many admirers public and the of I
the west especially ' enthnslasticaDj
favored, will under no clrcVi
a candidate for the position, t While ap
preciating the kindly popular fasllng
toward him ' for " the
ra and; the
man jf assnrances of nhspliciled support
his law practice. He baa recentl iitlitfgood old suianier time;
taken the position of asslstanV division ; - O, the good' old days -counsel
of the Southern rail wayand " hl
has jut enteredonthe
ties oi tnis piece, wmcn, wiut mi. pr-
vate practice full occupy his attention
citizen. . . ' "
Investi gated this; Week.
J. . D, Murphy, Charles A. Webb and
R. W Wflis will go o Brevard Monday
woe rf, ucuana case will once more
be takniip for'hearlng. Altogether a
score of lawyers appear In the case, and
Lthe
8 will be watched with
merest, in vie wot tbe pre-
sumptions jat this will be the final
arhitrsjifja. McGaha defaulted !as tax
jcollec)orjpijransylvanla county, and J.
Tirssi,;as one of the co-sureties,
and th Board of County Commission
iwej trying to recover a large sum
otraoner rom the United Sutes Fidel
ity
and t lposite Company, and dtxer
taurety comnanles
and lndlvlduals.-r-
1venlag Nws. -;
R. JlV Wflhv representing the Fidel-
ity and Deposit Company, of Baltimore
Lffnd Cbas. iX. Webb-the" United States
Ouarfntynpanxi wjll be t Brevard
romorrow to -defend their companies in
iksuit' wjhlcb involves s the'- county of
'iaoyivania andla number of its jest
denis. suit arises bill1 of the al-j
'Oman's Breai
The foUoring poem, by Will Aiken,
for cny yf rs ciy editor of the Asbe
vlllr Cltliin, appears to a recent num
ber of the Typographical Journal:
Tbe foreman sat at hla desk one night,
,'i tunic&back '.-, -r
-Tq bringtba pl&cam dram. : c
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In'thed old summer time,"
Ere the iTJga Were made for the paper
;tradev;:' r.
In ithe gm old summer time;
V : v;0, the; days of yore
WeJbesVbtalli'---- -..
"IpQW tne bitof memory chime 1
When the ojd time print knew how to
gsprin';- -l&
he gb old summer time.
Ha,dreame4of the days in a pica town,
bVit PXtjrard, :.
YiispL dawnqt day till sat of sun
He would null out good and hard;
Tbe tjpe all up. he would pull the press
An4 ,tbf b mail the old rag oat,
Thttijoiirnex off to the brook to fish
:' Fcr the flsn he could Hernbout.
VIn thVgood old summer time,
Sn ihe gp0d old slimmer time,"
tie nsea to niacs: nome-maae
tobac'
In the good old summer time ;
Wijfare wltn-joy- r;
t4; ; -; . -Of thwgobd old d ays,"
ncl laugmat the jingling rhyme,
Wbeft the carerfrte skate 8 uny on a
- freight,; ;; :
In Vhegood upld summer time-
Hejaedi?f the dayV wh u he first
heard
Hpwllerg. had fashioned a mill
lUWVp UUUMfU UUVMu
r itthtirely filled UiehllJ.
I And &uf had the laugh of the skeptic
1 - ! f t)OJd. ,
Ase swore It could not be;
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Tyjp wjileAyou betf. for
time
Sucfc pipes mean nothtng tome.
the good old summer time,
- ni thaood old summer time,"
Whebjgeptf his snipe In the cap V box
-in tne goon oxa nwntr wnw, . ;
ITT rvf 7 i",. "
wsreo.iww .
To mspire we inougn
Whin Wd chew tne Ping ana nit me
. 111 WW 1
'fi iVJwi 'm ttmi." '
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jHarearadof the dayf wnen electric
' i?521 nfltaiaWfor him. .
Viertuck a candle upon a lead
And thU bn the case's rim? .
"Gadzooks!" he cried, "how I long once
tvoorei
To live in he day gone byl"
But. the . chancre father yelled
And tt drtatnwai gone for aye.
out!
"In'the good old summer time
Intn
good old summer time,
i jaha good old summer ume. "
' f Will Acten.
Helena, Mont. - ,
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varua ymciai
leged defalcation of V. B. McGaha
while he was sheriff of the county be
tween the years 1895 and 1900. His
bond amounied to $28,000 of which the
Deposlte company furnished $27,000 In
joint and several liability with others.
The Guaranty company is on a bond for
$1,000. J. M. Thrash made himself lia
ble for $7,000 and ten other prominent
citizens for lesser amount. There are
four suits Involving the same matter. J.
M. Thrash has paid several -thousand of
the deficit which is alleged by the coun"
ty to be about $7,000 and is now suing
the companies and ten other bondsmen
for contribution. The county commls- .
sioners and county treasurer are suing
McGaha, and also ail the bondsmen,
and McGaha issuing the oommissioners
for a settlement.- All the suits were
consolidated and referred by Judge .
Hoke to Robert L. Ry burn Esq., of
Shelby as, ife and all will be heard
together by him. W A. Smith of Hen- ,
dersonville represents the county. The
hearing will take a week. Citizen.
; proposing.
The darJslsVthe proper environment
for a proposal. Be reasonably certain,
however, that you are talking to the
right girl. Marriage will prove to you
conclusively whether or not it was the
right girl. -
: In proposing to an heiress, use ..the
term, "May I be yours?' ' The time to
propose to an actress Is just before she
brings her breach of promise suit. The
ime to propose to a widow is when you
call, and she is out. . , ,
, Propose to a (Jhicagoglrl on the third
visit, and to the Philadelphia girl after
eight years. A telegram does nicely t
fnrjKnsairr";TA propose to a Fifti
Avenue rVhejlegalWviser.
Be careful of ybur words. Aglrl may
refuse you if yon say "Do you love me?" "
who would gladly throw herself Into
your arms if you ask, simply, " Will you
marry me?" '
A proposal should be' accompanied by
a kiss, as evidence of good faith. If you
are timid, ask a hypothetical question,
thus, "Mllly, if a marjabbut my bulld
and prospects should ask you to marry
him, what would you say?'' Leave the
rest to Mllly.
A man who proposes to an old maid Is
an an old fool.
Consider, when you put the question
to a Jersey girl, how much alimony you
can allow her.
If you propose on your knees, you will
stay there the rest of your life.
, A long engagement means a short
marriage. . .Every cloud, has a silver
lining. ; " -
If the schoolgirl rejects you, go out
and place a bet on -a fifty to one shot.,.
Your luck will not desert you.
If a girl takes your proposal with a
gasp of aurprisjB be grateful; your wife
will be a diplomat.
Remember, when a girl signs articles
for the marriage bout, she "expects the
long end of the purse, win or lose.
No gentleman proposes before din
ner.
When agiri say8 "No," she means
When a girl says "N-no," she" means
"Yes."
. -Norman Harris.
Honored at Boston.Q
Boston, July 9-The National Educa
tional Association today elected J. W.
jook, or Illinois, president; M. C.
Henry Rhoades of Kentuckytreasurer,
ana fiye vice-presidents of whom Ohas.
.p . UM B uuivereny w me
nrst ana ixlwln A. Alderman of Louis-
jana.tbe second. Among the directors
chosen were the following:
a. m. -
Alabama. J. W. Abercombie; Arkan-
J-H. Rineman; Georgia, Wm. Sla-
too; Louisiana, Warren EastonrMiss-
5' North Carolina, Ly-
J' XWC8f P-J- Johns.
Jp; Texas,, A. R. Ellis, and Virginia.
I b J. Jarman.
Caswell Ellis, Associate Professor of
"J",'W" crBii,y oi xexas, at aus-;
tin, was one of the -speakers in the
Lchild study department. His ; subject
was "the percentage of boys who leave
high schools and the reason therefore."
pupils entering. the elementary, schools
graduater ". ro; . ,
The scboolfi and the homes must co-:
operate. better.) Teachers and superin
tendents must learn more psychology
and put their courses and discipline In
ine with adolscent needs." -
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derstood that the Pope is too frail to
voice. J ' ,,s ' . '