t " " ' ' ' S . i " I Three Cents the Co INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Price, $1.00 Per Year in Advance. VOL XIV. COLnMBUSvN.C.,TBUSSDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1909. NO. 39. - Both Doing Their Parts. A passer-by at Broad and Lombard streets in Philadelphia once heard the following dialogue bet wen a laborex who was digging in a sewer and a stout, beaming lady with a capacious market basket on her arm. "Ah, good marnin' Pat," said she, leaning over and looking into the pit. "And what are you doin't" "Good marnin Bridget,' ' he y replied, looking up. "I'm a-earnin' alimony for yees. And what are youd doin't" "Sure, I'm a-spendin' it," replied Bridget airly, as she trotted off. February Lippincott 'a. All Who Would Effoy good health, with its blessings, must un derstand, quite clearly , that it involves the question of right living with all the term implies. With proper knowledge of what is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy ment, of contemplation and of effort may be made to contribute to living aright. Then the use of medicines may be dis pensed with to advantage, but under or dinary conditions in many instances a simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu able if taken at the proper time and the California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is alike important to present the subject truthfully and to supply the one perfect laxative to those desiring it. Consequently, the Company's Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna gives general satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists. So. 6-'09. Dog Saved Boy on Bobsled. At South Norwalk, Conn., when lit tle George Plunkett, nicknamed "Buster," was abandoned on a rail road crossing Tuesday afternoon, di rectly in the path of the Pittsfield express, Irish, a neighbor's big dog, grabbed the rope of the sled in his leeth and easily did what was im possible for the strength of the chil dren. He pulled the sled and "Bus ter" from under-the pilot of the loco motive just in time. The train was stepped, and when the crew ran back they found the big dog affectionately laping the tears from the lad's face. Irish is owned by John Davis, while "Buster" is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Plunkett of River street. The passengers on the train, mostly wealthy New York men, on their way to Lenox, made up a purse for the lad. Parasitic Diseases Can Be Extermi nated. Pasteur says: "It is in the power of man to cause all parasitic dis eases to disappear from the world." Knopf, of New York, says: "To combat consumption as a disease of the masses successfully, requires the' combined action of a wise govern ment, well trained physicians, and an intelligent people." This diease is certainly known to be curable and we should not therefore, in any way delude or deceive the victim. The public must be aroused, apathy is the greatest factor in the dissemination of infectious diseases. DIDN'T KNOW Coffee Was the Cause. Many daily habits, particularly of eating and drinking, are formed by following our elders. In this way ill health is often fast ened upon children. A Ga. lady says: "1 had been allowed to drink cof fee ever since I can remember, but even as a child I had a weak stomach which frequently refused to retain food. "The taste of coffee was In mjH wiouth all the time and was, as I found out later, the cause of the stomach rebelling against food. "I now see that it was only from following the example of my elders that I formed and continued the mis erable habit of drinking coffee. My digestion remained poor, nerves un strung, frequent headache, and yet I did not suspect the true cause. Another trouble was a bad, mud dy complexion, for which I spent time and money for creams, massaging, etc., without any results. "After I was married' I was asked to try Postum, and would vm,- u I, an old coffee toper, took to Pos- T.IITTt f "U a - very nrsi. we made it iieut according to directions on the PKg. and it had a most delicate fla- thpr,h!nd, 1 at 0nce quIt coffee. with the happiest results. ETnoLhWaVe a Perfely clear, smooth skin, fine distn anA hEd a headae in over two ''There's a Reason." Narvik l Creek JET1 y FStum Co" Battl W,,,:;,,- Read, "The Road to --, in pkgs. Ever read th v w one anru,. ,CUOT- a new areSr'rimtimetotime. They Merest. ' ana ful1 o han m mm of north state news News of Interest Gleaned from Afl Sections of the Stale and Arranged Per Busy Readers INAUGURATION OF GOVERNORS Not Assume His Duties Until Several Days After Term Begins Administration of the Oath Where the Inaugurations Have Taken Place. Richard H. Battle, in North Carolina Education. It is "lingular that practically a Governor-elect in this State is never the actual Governor for several days after the Constitution says his term is to begin. Article III, section 1, provides that the term of the Gov ernor and the other execntive officers hall commence the first day of Jan uary next after their election and continue until their successors are elected and qualified; and section 3 says the returns of election ' 1 Shall be sealed up and transmitted to the seat of government by the returning Offi cer, directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall open and publish the same in the presence of both houses of the Gen eral Assembly' Article II, section 2, provides that the General Assem bly shall meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January, after their election. So, it eannot officially be known who is the Governor-elect until the eLgislature shall have met and the Speaker of the House has opened and published the returns of election. The result is, that the new Governor cannot be inaugurated until about the 10th or 15th of January. Of course, the difficulty might be met by the calling of the Legislature to meet in special session some time between the day of election (the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No vember) and the first of January fol lowing; but as this would be an ex pensive and inconvenient expedient, the out-going Governor holds over a few days. How it Game About. The reason this state of things ex ists is, that under the old constitu tion which was replaced by that of 1368, the General Assembly met on the third Wednesday yin November, and the returns of election were re ceived and published before the 1st of January succeeding; and the pro vision about the commencement -of the term of office was copied from the old Constitution. So now, the out-going Governor holds over until some "day agreed on, about a week aftr the meeting of the General Assembly, when the returns of election having been opened and published, everything can be in read iness for the inauguration of the new Executive. The Oath of OmcfrWhere and by Whom Administered. As a condition precendent, or pre cedent, or preliminary to the Gover nor 's assuming the office, it is requir ed that he shall, in the presence of the members of both branches of the General Assembly, or before anv jus- tice of the SuDreme Court, take an oath or affirmation that he "Shall support the Constitutions of the Unit ed States and the State of North Carolina, and that he will faithfully perform the duties appertaining to the office of Govenor," etc. As the exact day for the inaugura tion is not fixed, so the place is not fixed; but the ceremony is nearlv al ways held in the presence of the members of both branches of the Legislature, and the oath administer ed by the Chief Justice or an Associ ate Justice of the Supreme Court. It might, however be administered in the presence of the General Assembly by a justice of the peace for Wake county. I think this has been done when there happened to be no Jus tice of the Supreme Court present in the city. Where Some Notable Inaugural Cere monies Were Held. ; Before the war of 1861 to 1865, 4he inauguration ceremonies, including Tarboro Blazes. T?ftiVir Mount. Soecial. A seven x m part or teen thousand dollar fire in the business district of the city last week was checked only by the per sistent and well-directed fight by the fire department of the city. The fire originated in a colored restaurant on Washington street, about three o'clock Thursday morning, and, fan ned by high northeast wind, spread rapidly. A dozen buildings were de stroyed and while they were, with one exception, all frame structures, their contents were in many instances a the delivery of the inaugural address were uniformly hold in the hall of the House of Representatives, then called the "Commons Hall." It was then the largest auditorium in the city. Special provision having beeu made for the inauguration and term oi omce of the Governor elected in low a non President guest of a land August, 1862, Col. Zeb. B. Vance was owner to hunt tax free inaugurated and delivered his brief ;Bills passed were of local and pri but stirring inaugural address on vate nature. September Sth, following the election, In the House also bills passed wer on a platform erected in the shade of not of general interest, the big oaks near the southwest cor- The bill for 'the maintenance and ner of the Capitol. After his election suppor' of the Stonewall Jacksor lor a second term in 1864, he was I inaugurated in the Commons Hall: ana in tnat Hall Governors Worth, noioen, Laldwell and Brogden were inaugurated. When Vance was to be I installed Governor for a third term, each year for 1909 and 1910 for ad the Democratic hosts were here in I ministration building; and other nec- such numbers that in the Capitol one- I lourtn of them could not witness the ceremonies and hear the address of I "the great tribune of the people" re- 1 turned to serve them, after twelve years of official banishment, and re- sort was had to Tucker Hall, a com- modious auditorium over what is now Dobbin & Fen-all's store. If I mis- f nl-. r t i I'M mn.c hvi,, vrvveuur o arvis, ms success- or, was inaugurated in the same Hall. My recollection is that Governor I Scales was inaugurated in Metropol- I itan Hall, and Governor Fowle and I Can is Stronach's Tobacco Ware- house on South Wilminirton street, and that Govenor Holt, who filled I Govenor Fowle 's unexpried term, I iiioujuioicu in luc nan uo. but? i House of Representatives, and Gov- I ernor Russell in Metropolitan Hall. I The weather being propitious, Gov- I ernor Ay cock was inaugurated and I delivered his address on a platform I at the east front of the Capitol, and I Governor Glenn in the Academy of I Music. Tuesday, January 12th being a mild day, Governor Kitehin was in- j augurated as was Governor Aycock, I on a large platform at the east per- 1 tico of the Capitol. I Inaugurations of Half a Century Ago. I When the population of Raleigh I was only a fourth of what it is now, j or less, as it was before 1860, and the convenience of transportation from! different parts of the State was much less than now, those who wished to I attend the inauguration ceremonies I could be fairly well accomodated in I the hall of the House of Representa- I tives though the galleries were gen- j erally well filled by fair and fashion- able ladies of the State and the lob- bies crowded by men, who did not I have the opportunity to witness pub- I lie entertainments as the men of this j generation have. I Politics ran pretty high between I Democrats and Whigs in the ante-bel- lusn days, though the issues between the parties now seem insignificant, The ladies participated in the inter- est. The majority of the city and town people were Whigs, and the wives and daughters of that day gen-1 erally took pride in the dignified ap- pearance and elegant manners of Whig office-holders. One of them, more notable than others, was seated or standing in the gallery when a Democratic Governor-elect was being! inaugurated in place of one of the old regime. He was not as portly or covtrtly as the out-going Governor I and his predecessors for several terms and the good lady craning her neck to see, inquired of a neighbor:! "Which is Governor Blank?" And when he was pointed out, she said in accents of disgust: "Sure thing!! He is small potatoes and few in the! hill ! ' ' Unfortunately the excellent wife of Governor Blank was in hear - ing of the compliment ; but of this J The following petitions and memor the partisan lady was inadvertent, ials were offered in the House : and Mrs. Blank's dignity was such that she did not show a ruffled tem- . . . i i per. one knew tnat sne naa couse to be proud of her husband, whatever a Whig belle might think of his ap- pearance. However, the loyalty oi our people to their officers was great in those1 days, and before very long Govenor and Mrs. Blank were cour- teously ana hospitably treated ; and Morgan : Define the duties' ef rail Governor Blank's private secretary, road companies and their agents. an elegant and handsome young man, who afterwards rose to high distinc- f tion, became a lion in the fashionable society of our Capital city. Killed by His Cousin. Cliffside, Special. Saturday after- ' noon Boss Scruggs, son of Elbert eoiiv shot Fletchei Scruggs' son of Marion Scruggs These young men were cousins, aged respectively 21 and 19 years. Boss to occur November dutn, yu. told Fletcher if he said it again he The discussion was long and spirit would shoot him. Fletcher repeated ed on the bill to increase the salary the words and was immediately shot of the commissioner of Labor and by Boss, who used a 32-cahbre pis- tol. the bullet taking effect in his rirht side lust below the nos. iw voune man died about 1U p. m. wun - out making a statement, as far as can be learned. Boss says that "he didn'U loaded' ' DOINGS OF THE 'LAWMAKERS Doings of the State Legislature Con densed Interesting Items from Day to Day. In the Senate Wednesday then was another long discussion of game 1 XI 1 1 Ml W i, T XT? . d flttally Passed bein that tc P61"1 non-residents to hunt oe lands of their father or sons in thu State without paying the Audubon tx. An amendment was adopted striking out a clause that would al- Trainr g and Industrial School was introduced bu Julian, can-vine $15.- 000 for 1909 and $20,000 for 1910 foi maintenance and $20,000 annuaUy thereafter, and an additional $10,00(1 essary buildings. $ , Mr. Harrison by request presented the bill appropriating for the schpol for the deaf and dumb at MoreantOL $50,0 , Annually for maintenance, $40,0 r erecting and equipping a grif $3,000 for painting an ldkwrs and renovat- i- and $800 for a ! ar, throat and KtC . A "i priations for th State! Industrial College at 0 as introduced oy Conn for $100,000 annu- ally j nd $50,000 for 1909 and 910 in addition for erecti .1 equipping an infirmary miu j T. the dormitory capa- eity. Mr r . -T also offered a bill for the proti of employes of com mon carrie.. as to contributory negli gence and liability. It is modeled after He Feieral law as to liability of en yer for acts of employes. An aer bill that would affect State prehiDition was offered in the House and the Senate. It would permit the people of Johnston county to menu facture and Sell cider, wine and brandy made from fruit grown on their own land. Among the bills offered Thursday were : Spence: Amend Revisal relating to the validity of grants, Sec. 169& Jones: For the maintenance and equipment of the North Carolina Col lege of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. . Fry: Repeal Chap. 44, Private Laws Special Session 1908, relating to the powers of the building commit tee of the Cullowhee Normal Insti- tute and a substitute therefor Hawkins: 'A memorial from the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly regarding the importance of provid ing a fireproof State libraiy building, Ormond: Petition from citizens for the repeal of the constitutional ex- emption of real and personal prop- I erty A message was received from the Governor transmitting the names of j those members of the board of trus- J tees of the University of North Caro I lina whose terms expire before 1911 I the vacancies to be filled by the 1 present General Assembly. The re port was referred to the committee on the University of North Carolina. The following bills passed fina reading Increase the salarv of the assistant State librarian from $600 to $900 a year. v Amend the charter of the United I Brethren, Salem. Amend charter of the Masonic Temple Association, Charlotte, so it can borrow money to erect a splendid l new temple. Koonce: From soldiers and citizens of Onslow that James Saunders, col- j i ! ta i orea, De piacea on tne pension roii. He served at Fort Fisher and is the first negro for whom a Confederate pension -was ever asked, so it was stated on the floor. Some new bills introduced were as follows: Cotton: Tax business of selling oi J sriving away coupons for premiums in J connection with the sale of cigarettes I or tobacco, t . Davis : To tax dogs. . Perrv. of Bladen: For bettercmnt of public schools and training chil- j dren for hf ework. 1 ftnvAmnr Ttitchin transmitted to the House the list of vacancies on the board of trustees of the University Printing. Several amendments were I voted down. ,. , xne Din on xniru reauiu i 1 $z uuu salary paisseu o w v. I Much business-was none Dy doiu' bouses Jiriaa & e f f JO l i J general interest. Senator Peele, out of order, int'o duced a bill incorporating the John Charles McNeill Memorial Society. On motion of Senator Martin the bill for the drainage of wet, swamp and overflowed lands was made a special order for next Thursday. Senator Manning introduced a bill, out of order, amending Revisal 1199, service of summons, and Senator Barringer a bill providing for the purehase of Ashe's history of North Carolina for the rural schools. The Senat concurred in House amendment fixing the salary of the Labor Commissioner at $2,000 with-, out a word of discussion. A bill introduced bv Representa tive Tuiungton calls for the creation of what might be c&iled an automatic system of recorders' courts for the counties, to be adopted and dropped whenever the county sees fit on ae- ount of congested calendars or any ether reason, the court to sit every Monday at the county seat, presided over by a lawyer elected by the coun ty commissioners for one year, to have jurisdiction over all criminal cases to grade of felony and civil cises involving under $1,000, with of course, appeal to the Superier Court. 3 he plan rs not unlike that of the old inferior courts, with the civil jurisdietion added. ALoui the most interesting part of the day's work was in speeial com mittee at which Commissioner Toung complained of injustice by the late report of his office affairs. Senate bills were passed on final reading Saturday as follows: H. B. to amend Revisal 5313 as to establishing State boundaries, giving Governor authority to sue directly in the Supreme Court of the United btates m disputes over boundary be North Carolina and Tennessee. Incorporate the Public Service Company, of Greensboro, which takes over three corporations and will con struct an electric railway from Greensboro to High Point. Kluttz: Perpetuate the memory of the great North Carolinian, Daniel Boone. Jones: Amend Revisal 1980, exemp tions from jury duty. The following are among the bills appeared in the House on Saturday. McCrary: Create a historical com mission to perpetuate life history of Daniel Boone. Taylor: Authorize commissioners of Brunswick county to offer a re ward for capture of J. C. Walker. MeLeod: Provide for organization of County of North Robeson from territory of Robeson county. Butler (by request) : Repeal Sec. 1699, Revisal and Ch. 499, Laws 1903, perfecting land grants by new entries. Graham: For relief of Billy Pat terson, a free person of color, who served in the Twelfth and Twenty third Regiments and was drafted for work on breastworks by Confederate government. Poole : Repeal Ch. 638, Laws 1907, relative to game. r Mr. Taylor's bill authorizing the county commissioners of Brunswisk to offer a reward not exceeding $400 for the capture of J. C. Walker was passed on immediate readings. The following bills passed third readings. BELOW any other DO MOT mm or on any kind of terms, until you have received our complete Free Oata logues illustrating and describing every hind of high-grade and low-grade bicycles, old patterns and latest models, and learn of our remarkable LOW PRICKS and wonderful new offers made possible by selling from factory UUCVt W IHAI .V AUJ uvr - .... m r w WE SHIP OM APPROVAL without a cent deposit, Pay the Freight and allow lO Days Free Trial and make other liberal terms which no other house in the world will do. You will learn everything and get much vahs able information by simply writing us a postal. We need a Ridmr Aamnt in every town and can offer an ODDortunitv mm to make money to suitable fi Rfl PIINftTIIRF.PRnnE TIRES O N LY yvivv vnv wisea Wo Will Soli You a Samplo Pair for Only NAILS. TACKS 08 GLASS WONT LET OUT THE AIR (CASH WITH ORDER S4.55J NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES. Result of IS years experience in tire making. No danger from THORNS. CAC TUS. PINS. NAILS. TACKS or GLASS. Serious punctures, like intentional knife be vulcanized like any other tire. Two Hundred Thousand pairs now in actual SevsntHto Thousand pairs sold last year. DESCRIPTION I Made in all sizes. It is with a special qua Quality of rubber, which never becomes porous and which closes up small punctui without allowing tne air lo escape, we nave that their tires have only been pumpea up once or rmce in r wnoie season, i ney weign no xr an nrHinarv tire, the oancture resisting? qualities being Riven by several layers of thin. nrpmred fabric on the tread. That "Holdiae Back" .vTf rooHa la nvfrmme hv the natent "Basket squeezed out between the tire and the road thus tires is I8.50 per pair, Out :cr aavenising purposes we arc making a special xaciory price to uie rner of only I4.80 per pair. All orders shipped same day letter is received. We ship C.O.D. on approval. Yon do not pay a cent until you have eraminrd and found them strictly as represented. We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price 4. 55 per pair) If you send FTJIX CASH Wllii UKUfiB ana enclose mis ivercismeni. we win aiso sena one 1 plated brass hand pump and two Sampson metal puncture closers on full paid orders (these puncture closers to be usea m case 01 mtenuonai itniie cuis or neavy gasnesj. race so at OUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory on examination. We are penectly reliable ana money sent 10 Banker. Express or . Freight Aeent or the Editor Vio Hum von will find that they will ride finer than any tire you have ever used or seen at that when yon want a bicycle you win give as our oraer. we want yon to sena us a smau trial order at once, hence this remarkable tireoffer. addles, pedals, is and repairs and COASTER-BRAKESm everything in the bicycle line are sold by us at halfthe usual prices charged by dealers and repair men. Write for our big SUNDRY catalogue. V SiAr U4fr wt write us a postal today. DO NOT THINK OF BUYING DO nzJfl WW MM bicycle or a par-: of tires from anyone until you know the new and omTuterful offers we are makine. It only costs a postal to learn everything. Write it NOW. d Amend Revisal 1042 as to sale of property under mortgaire, restricting section to personal property. joint resolution to meraom Congress to aid in constructing roads and highways in North Caro lina. Amend Revisal 3093, widow's year's support, so as to include child unborn at death of husband. Authorize payment of deposits in bank made in trust and for the relief of persons for whom such deposits; are made. (Bank may pay deposit on death of trustee to persons to bo benefited.) Empower banks to pay deposits made ih names of two persons. Amend Revisal 1747 so as to ex tend time for registering grants. Amend Ch. 732. Laws of 1907. in creasing salary of assistant librarian of Supreme Court, as amended by committee, from $15 to $20 a month. Amend Revisal, Sec. 8, Ch. 87, by abolishing the crop pest commis sion and putting its 'duties in hands of board of agriculture. Regulate registration and sale of concerted commercial feeding stuffs. '. (This is the law recommended by the convention of Commissioners of Ag riculture for the Southern States). Yaliduate deeds and instruments heretofore executed by corporations (such as land development compan les.) Fixing liabilities of bank to de positor in case of forged or raised check. (Depositor must notify bank of fraud within three months aftei receiving canceled check.) Cold Wave a Blessing to Georgia. Savannah, Ga., Special. A dozen reports received from as many towns throughout south Georgia assert that the present cold weather came at the right time to prevent the killing of the fruit crop later on. "It is instead of being a curse a veritable Godsend' is the wording of several reports. Fruit growers all seem satisfied with the outlook for a grood fruit crop, though the low temperature records of more than two years' standing have been broken in several places. i Necessity ie Country Home. The farther you are removed from town to railroad station, the more the telephone will save in time and horse flesh. No man has a right to compel one of the family to lie in agony lor Hours while he drives to town for the doctor. TeJ ephorife and save half the suffering. Our Free Book tells how to or ganize, build and operate tele-l pnone lines ana systems. Instruments sold on thirty days' trial to responsible parties. THE CADIZ ELECTRIC CO., 201000 81111(11111, Cadiz, Ohio, ALL IT WILL COST YOB write for our big FREE BICYCLE catalogs owing the most complete line of mgh-srrada ...... MP post R llflP Are a Necessity j BICYCLES, TIBES and SUNDRIES at PRICES manufacturer or dealer in the world. A BUY A BICYCLE I, young men who apply at once. i nvvi iiikv a OA Notice the thick rubber treat cuts, can use. Over "A" and puncture strips "B" and "D," also rim atrip H" to prevent n tire wiU on EAST KLDLNOb lively and easy riding, very durable and lined nunarcos or leiicrs irom saiisnea customers sensation commonly felt when ridinsr on i Weave" tread which orevents all air from overcoming all suction. The regular price of these us is as aaic as in a uonx. ask your of this paper about ntL If yon order a 'Dair'o. easier, run faster, wear better; last longer and look any price. "Ve know that you will be so well pleased Usual Mil If -ar. AJiv nu

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