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VOL. III.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1907 .
NO. 45
LETTER -FROM BILKINS.
Bilkins in Favor of City Extension
Wants Bilkinsville Tacked on to
Raleigh In Attendance at the
Last Week of the Legislature
Betsy Attends the Raleigh Skating
Rink Boh -Nibbling'-' Spring Grass
in the Pasture Cotton Acreage
Reduced I investigation of Child
Labor Law.
Correspondence Raleigh Enterprise.
Bilkinsville, N. C, March 7th.
Mistur Editur: The excitement in
the Legislature over the extenshion
ov the limits ov the city ov Ra
leigh wuz so grate that I could not
forebare the temptashion of cumin' tu
Raleigh an' takin' er hand in the pro
ceedings. I am in favor oy extendin'
the city limmits ter Bilkinsville,
which will make our town property
more valuable. Then we kin hey
street cars an' electrick lights, paved
streets an' water wurks az well az
fire wurks. Real estate dealers could
make big sums ov money by byin' up
Bilkinsville land an' lajin' out lots.
Property would go up in value 1,000
per cent when the street cars reach
ed Bilkinsville, an' the congested part
ov the city ov Raleigh could settle
part ov the peeple in Bilkinsville,
which is a healthy place ov only 200
peepul, hit bein' elevated erbout 2,
000 feet erbove te level ov the At
lantick Oshun. Sum ov the mem
bers ov the Legislature seemed ter
have no opinion on the subjeck, but
wanted the committy ter say what
wuz rite. Now, I'm in favor ov ex
tenshun every time. Those outsiders
who git awl the city conveniences
ought' ter pay taxes fuer them. But
awl we could git outen the Legisla
ture wuz a mile extension in every
directshun from the State Capitol,
which seems ter me like almost no
extenshun. Awl the cotton mills
should be inside the city, and the
front offis ov the mill ought not to
be in the city an' the factory let t
out.
Betsy, after plantin' her truck gar
den, tuck er noshun that she would
like ter larn how ter skate in the
Raleigh Skatin' Rink, so she hitched
Bob up an' cum ter town Monday an'
attended the rink that evenin'. She
did not know how ter put the skates
on, but the manager did that part
ov the wurk fer her. Soon she made
er brake fer one end ov the hall, but
could not stop herself, an' when she
struck the side ov the hall she re
bounded an' went down sprawlin' on
the flore. Awl the expert skaters
laff ed, an' she got up with the aid
ov two skaters an' vowed she'd never
make er fool ov herself no more on
that slick flore; so she hitched up
Bob an' made fer her farm in the
suburbs ov Bilkinsville. When she
got home she said she had enuff ov
city life an' would not try ter put on
them tarnashun skates ergin. I hev
bin tryin ter tell her the beauties
of ov country life, an' she would not
beleeve me, but now she knows awl
erbout what I told her fore years
ergo. You cannot larn er woman
anything she must experience it
before she will beleeve hit.
The cold rainy wether ov the past
month has kept the peech blossoms
frum cumin' out an' the peech crap
iz safe if another cold snap don't bob
up afer the fine March wether ov tht
past few days.
The rane an' sun hev brought out
the grass so much that I turned Bob
inter the pasture ter graze an' grow
fat.
I hev reduced the ackerage ov my
cotton land, but I'm erfraid the other
feller will not follow sute. If awl
would cut there ackerage we could
get more fer our cotton crap, wheth
er Wall Street said so or not. But
thar is one thing we need, an' that
is immigration. We want Anglow
Saxons if we can git 'em from Eng
land an' Saxhony; if we cannot get
'em, we will take the North ov
Urope, Belguns, Hirish, Scandynavi-
uns enythin' but Japaknees er Chi-
naese. We won't wurk 'em more
than 2 4 hours per day, an' give 'em
every other Sunday off.
Speakin' ov the Child Labor law
that has jist passed the General As
sembly, hit is a darnashun shame
thaat the hours ov labor wuz made
eleven hours per day, when the Cone
factories at Greensboro gave there
operatives a ten-hour day three years
ergo. Ten hours in er sole-racking
factory is enuff fer enybody man,
woman or child ter wurk. If opera
tives cannot make enuff by the piece
in ten hours, raze his wages so he can
make hit. If the operatives were
given wages on a basis ov the law ov
supply an' demand, there would not
be so many idle spindles in the land.
Another thing, if immigrants were
offered higher wages in the South,
there would soon be enuff ov them
ter do awl the wurk. But if we want
immigrants, we must not expeckt
each one ter bring a family tree with
him ter this country an' make him
show whether he belongs ter the
Hanglo-Saxyon race or the Celtick,
Teutonick or Scandinavian races.
Yours az ever,
ZEKE BILKINS.
LEGISLATURE.
Court is Over; Judge Goes Home.
Superior Court was adjourned Fri
day afternoon for the term, and
Judge Jones left Friday night for
his home at Winston-Salem. During
the first week of court practically
nothing was done, and it looked very
much like the entire term would pass
without the trial of an important
case. But the second week things
changed and the docket was cleared
of several of more or less import
ance.
The case of W. E. Narron against
t he Raleigh Electric Company in
v.hhh the plaintiff asked $1,000 for
being assaulted and abused by a con
ductor of the defendant company,
went to the jury late Thursday after
noon, and a verdict was rendered for
$ 7 .")'. 00. Notice of appeal to the Su
pi eine Court was given.
Mrs. Mattie Jackson was granted a
'divorce from Edward Jackson, and
Mrs.'. Bertie ''Pool was granted a di
voice from Arthur Pool. Neither
case was fought.
In a case entitled Frank B. Crosth
"vnit. vs. Jesse A. Jones, a judgment
for a non-suit was entered. A judg
nu'ii t for $100 was given G. W. Perry
against Ci. H. Jackson and others.
The case was one. in: which a dispute
had occurred over a tract of land, and
the parties decided to compromise.
What sculpture is to a "block of
marble, education is to the human
soul. Joseph Addison.
Only God can fill a soul.
Some Local Acts Passed by the House
in Session Monday Night.
Authorize city of Rocky Mount to
issue bonds to pave streets.
Allow town of Lincolnton to issue
bonds.
Amend Gates' road law.
Re-incorporate town of Gatesville
and extend limits.
Amend charter of Greensboro.
Authorize town of Rowland to is
sue bonds.
Amend charter of Zebulon graded
school.
Allow Randolph County to issue
road bonds.
Provide special tax for Ahoskie
graded school.
Allow trustees of Asheboro grad
ed school to issue bonds, if voted by
people.
Amend charter of Louisburg.
Amend act of 1899, charter of
town of Apex.
Amend Robeson road law.
Establish Dunn road district in
Harnett.
Amend act of 1905, charter of
Coats in Harnett.
Extend corporate limits of town
of Grifton in Pitt.
Authorize Iredell County to levy
special road tax; also to issue road
bonds.
Authorize Pitt County to issue
bonds.
Authorize TJpion to levy special
tax to build bridges.
Amend charter of city of Monroe.
Re-enact charter of town of Ger-
manton in Stokes..
Authorize Lincolnton to issue road
bonds not exceeding $30,000.
Authorize Radolph County to issue
bonds for court-house and jail.
Consolidate two stack-law districts
in White Oak Township of Bladen
County.
Authorize town of Rutherford to
issue bonds and levy special tax.
Improve roads in Union County
and issue bonds for the purpose.
Incorporate Seaboard, Greensboro
and Great Western Railroad Com
pany.
Establish graded schools in town
of Wise, Warren County.
Submit to voters of Tryon Town
ship, Polk, road bond question.
Incorporate town of Indian Trail
in Union.
Abolish water and light commis
sion for New Bern.
Improve roads of Alexander Coun
ty. ' . :.;
Incorporate the Alleghany and
Southeastern Railroad Company.
Authorize Davidson County to call
road bond election.
Authorize Rutherford County to
issue bonds to refund part of county
debt. :.:
Authorize Rutherford County to
issue bridge bonds.
Amend, - revise and consolidate
town of Ayden, Pitt, and extend
limits';-;.
'Amend charter of town of Win-
terville in Pitt, and extend limits.
Allow South and Western Railroad
Company to purchase railroad be
tween Marion and Shelby.
Create highway commission in
Vance and prescribe duties.
Authorize a painting of the land
ing of Sir Walter Raleigh on Roan
oke Island.
Protect quail in Yadkin County.
Protect ruffled grouse and pheas
ants in Transylvania.
Protect certain game in Montgom
ery County.
For relief of C. L. Cook of Wilkes.
Prevent killing of quail in Avery's
Creek Township in Buncombe.
Amend Revisal with regard to wa
ter supply of Fayetteville.
Amend Revisal, adding county of
Pamlico to jug law.
Amend charter of town of Marshall
and declare void election held there
under.
Divide profits of Grifton dispen
sary in Pitt County.
Regulate salary of jurors and spe
cial veniremen in Cumberland.
Amend Revisal relative to fish in
Beaufort.
A Dog's Politeness.
The dog, a sharp little terrier, was
known by the name of Moosie. The
cat's name was Bruce. Moosie was
taught by her mistress to sit up and
beg. Of course, there was nothing
very clever in that; many dogs can
do that. But the amusing part was
this: Brue, noticing that Moosie sat
up, with the important result that
she received food for doing so, also
took to sitting up, and each day, at
table, you might have seen the funny
spectacle of the dog and cat sitting
side by side, begging for contribu
tions! But funnier still was to fol
low. One morning the cat was given
her usual morning meal in her own
tin saucer. Moosie, seeing that
Bruce had food to dispose of, thought
that, by a little politeness, she might
induce the cat to share with her! So
she walk up close to Bruce, and de
liberately sat up and begged of her !
As you may guess, the cat did not
take the slightest notice, but coolly
finished her meal. Very likely Moo
sie, finding that politeness was of no
avail, would have tried to help her
self , had she not had a very lively
recollection of the fact that Bruce
had sharp claws. After that Moosie
was often seen to sit up and beg of
Bruce when the latter was having
her food.- Scottish American.
How Ruth Filled the Cup.
"Can I help too, grandma?" ask
ed Ruth, as she sat down in the old
fashioned kitchen.
Grandma was making pudding for
company, and Hannah was stuffing a
big fat goose. Aunt Katie and mam
ma were setting the long table, and
everybody was busy.
"Yes, my dear, you can pick me a
cup of raisins," said grandma.
Ruth went to work with a will and
picked the raisins very fast, but
somehow the cup didn't seem to get
full.
Grandma looked up just as Ruth
was putting a great juicy raisin Into
her mouth, and then she discovered
the reason.
"When you pick raisins, Ruth, you
must always whistle," said grandma
solemnly.
"Why, grandma!" exclaimed Ruth,
'mamma says It's not well-bred for
girls to whistle."
"If you can whistle, you can't eat,
my dear, and the cup will get full
quicker; but singing is every bit as
good, and I would like to hear you
sing about little Jack Horner."
And wasn't it queer? When' Ruth
began to sing that, the cup was full
in a Jiffy. Selected.