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VOL IV.
RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY. S PTEMbER 12. 1907.
NO. 20
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Enteroiiseo
BILKINS AT JAMESTOWN.
The Latest Fad in North Carolina
The Major Will Give John Barley
Corn and the Railroads a Few
Well Directed Blows Wants More
Work and Loss Play at Wash-
V.. ington.
Jamestown, Va., Sept. 10th.
Correspondence of the Enterprise.
I see that Statesville and Taylors
ville have both selybrated what they
call "Everybody's Day," an' that they
hed a grate time, includin' plenty
ov whiskey an' other refreshments,
notwithstandin' the Legislates But
nobody got drunk, so far az I kin
tell- f rum -this distance, or frum
readin' ov the newspapers. But they
only tell the funny side ov them
big hollydays, and leeve the balance
to the imaginashun an' the police
' . courts.
Az I am sorter on the perlitycal
highways lookin' fer perlitycal light-:
nin' ter strike me, I reckon I'll hev
ter fall in linp an' elvp thp rnllrnrlpR
an' the" whiskey question sum hard
knocks. In North Carolina there air
pollytishuns holdin' jobs by becomin'
' that never seed a railrode in their
that never seel a railrode in their
lives an' who aint drawed a sober
breth in twenty years. They jest jine
in with the crowd an' open up on
the trale because they think hit will
pay, an' mayby hit does pay. I know
a whole lot ov peeple livin' in -North
Carolina that orter be brought here
to Jamestown an' be put on exhibi
shun az the greatest livin' curiosities
ever seed outside a sircus tent. Sum
ov them stand so strate that they
lean backwards.
I see in the papers that the Gov
ernmint hez bin two hundred years
behind the times in the matter ov
printin' paper money, an' I reckon
that helps ter make hit scarce. That
iz one ov the reasons' I wanter go
ter Washington an' see if I can't git
sum ov them new, fast runnin' print
in' presses started ter run in the
job offis where they print the paper
money so hit kin be turned out fas
ter. I hear that they hev bin usin'
the oldest worn-out Washington
hand-presses they could git holt ov
fer printin awl. the paper money
an' that a feller works on the plates
ter print the money fer years at a
time. When I git thar I am goin'
ter take President Roosevelt out in
the woods sumwhar an' tell him
what I think ov sech foolishness. By
usin' a Washington hand-press a fel
ler that wants hiz job ter last a life
time kin put in erbout six weeks
a-printin' two or three $2 bills an'
then wate two weeks more fer the
bills ter dry. I'm goin' ter urge Mr.
Roosevelt ter put awl them old-fashioned
hand-presses into the sellar ov
the Treasury Department an put salt
and vinegar on them so they will
rust out an then buy sum new print
in' presses that run by steam or
elecktrissity an' that print 20,000
410 hllla ovorv dav In tlifl vpnr Tf
he don't listen at me an' ackt accord
ingly, I will cum out fer William J.
Bryan, of Nebrasky, an' git him
eleckted an' let him move his news
paper offis ter Washington an' print
money day an' nite an ship hit out
till peeple will git tired lookin' at
hit.
When I get up ter. Washington
they iz several things that I wanter
remedy. But, ov course, I can't tell
awl erbout hit before I git thar an'
look eround an' git on ter the way
they hev ov not doin' anything fer
the country till we air awl dead an'
in our graves. Erbout awl the mem
bers ov Congress an' the other hands
do up there iz ter draw their pay an'
try ter git their salaries raised. I
am goin' ter tell Mr. Roosevelt an'
awl the Congressmen an' Senators
that I kin run up with that we. plain
cityzens an' taxpayers want them ter
work at least two hours a day.
Az ever,
ZEKE BILKINS.
Wakefield News.
Correspondence Raleigh Enterprise.
Have you ever seen a negro run
by steam? Dr. G. M. Bell is going
to get his "nigger" (that packs cot
ton that comes from the gin and put
in the press) to run by steam. He
is almost ready now to go down on
a bale. A steam-fed' "nigger" does
five times as much hard work as one
fed on watermelons and cider. Who
can doubt it?
Mr. Dennis Johnson, of Tarboro,
N. C, came down some time ago and
said he was going to move back home
this fall (one and a half miles north
of Middlesex, Nash County, N. C,
where he moved from fifteen or six
teen years ago.
Mr. David Daniel, of Nash County,
near Turkey Creek, speaks of moving
near Wakefield or Zebulon, to get the
benefit of the school here. Come on;
we like good citizens.
Mrs. Penina Brantley had a light
stroke of paralysis some time back,
but is up now, able to walk about.
Mr. Bill Liles has sold his place
here at Wakefield to Mr. Paul Jones,
and is talking of building and mov
ing to Zebulon. There are several
Wakefield people going to Zebulon,
according to indications and talk.
We have had a long dry season of
late, until one night recently, when
there came a very nice little sprinkle,
Mr. John A. Kemp was taken ill
at Washington "on his way to Balti
more," and John G. Kemp, "his son,"
has gone to see him. Hope nothing
serious' is the trouble.
People have' nearly finished curing
tobacco now, but cotton pickers can
begin to repair their weak backs,
for cotton is now opening.
A protracted meeting is going on
near here, at the Wakefield Central
Baptist Church. May much good be
done.
I believe all the sick are doing well
now, except Mr. C. M. Griffin's fam
ily, three members being very un
well yet. :
A Matrimonial Question.
If Mr. Nick Batchelor was to ask
an old gentleman for his daughter in
marriage, and the old gentleman
said: "Go out into the orchard and
bring to me a parcel of apples, give
me half of what you bring, give the
mother half of what is left and half
an apple over, and to the daughter
give . half the remaining apples and
half an apple over and keep one for
yourself and not cut nor mutilate an
apple in any way. If the daughter
Is then willing you can have her."
Can Nick get his girl? How many
apples must he bring to the old gen
tleman? TARGET SLOCUM.
Wakefield, N. C., Sept. 10, 1907.
If there is no love in the heart,
there will be no liberty in the home.
Hickory Grove Items.
Correspondence of the Enterprise.
Mr. J. D. Underhill and son, Odie,
returned yesterday from Louisburg,
where they have been visiting rela
tives. Mr. W. W. S. Riggsbee, of Dur
ham, left last week for home, after
spending a week with his wife and
baby, Helen, who are spending the
summer at Mr. J. D. Underbill's.
Dr. II . P. Underhill, of Wendell,
was a visitor here Sunday. He re
cently moved to Wendell from Ken
ly, and will practice there.
Miss Lula Horton has just return
ed from Louisburg, where she was
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Arnold.
Mr. O. W. Underhill left yesterday
for a visit to Jamestown, and from
there he will go to Washington, D.
C, to resume his studies at Gallaudet
College..':.:
A large stock of new fall goods
has just arrived at the store of Un
derhill & Horton.
Mr. G. W. Underhill, of this place,
has gone to Wakefield, where he will
take a course at the Wakefield Acad
emy.' A prayer meeting was conducted"
Sunday evening at the Hickory Grove
Sunday-school by Mr. G. W. Under
hill and Mr. B. M. Massey.
Many friends will be glad to learn
that Mrs. J. D. Underhill, who has
been ill, is about well again.
Mr. J. R. Strickland, of Richmond,
Va., is visiting relatives here.
Hickory Grove, N. C, Sept. 10.
Unwise, if not Unjust.
It may not be proper, but the
Landmark is constrained to say that
the penalty suits recently brought
against the Southern by parties in
Alamance County are, in its opinion,
unwise if not unjust. These penalty
suits are for failure of the Southern
to put on the reduced rates July 1st.
By agreement the reduced rates were
put on August 8th, and Governor
Glenn promised to use his good
offices to prevent the bringing of any
more penalty suits or indictments
against the road. Under the circum
stances it looks like persecution of
the Southern and open defiance of
the Federal Court, and that after
the State had gained all it asked in
the preliminary settlement. Judge
Pritchard has cited these parties to
appear before him on the 17th. What
he will do or what he has the au
thority to do we don't know, but if
he punishes somebody for contempt
the sufferers will deserve little if
any sympathy. Statesville Landmark.
;;,:.; stop it.
Pants are made for men not for
women. Women are made for men,
not for pants; when a man pants for
a woman and a woman pants for a
man they are a pair of pants. Such
pants don't last. Pants are like mo
lasses, they are thinner in hot weath
er, thicker in cold. People's Paper.
A Dangerous Plaything.
John Dunn, aged 14, and Fee
Dunn, aged 9, colored and cousins,
were playing with a pistol near the
Southern Railway freight station Sat
urday afternoon. The pistol, of
course, went off and a bullet went
through the shoulder of Fee. He is
at the hospital and may get well.
An Accident,
Some time ago Sam Crane had an
accident. It was not a great surprise
to those who knew Sam well to hear
that he had met with an accident, for
he was a venturesome lad, and people
often shook their heads, and said,
"Sam Crane will come to grief some
day, if he is not more careful."
On the day that the accident hap
pened, Sam had started off in the
morning to take the train to visit his
grand-parents, who lived a few miles
in the country.
Now the train that Sam was to take
left very early, and he had been told
several times that he must make an
early start in order to catch it, but
somehow he paid little attention to
what was said, until it was almost
time for the train to leave. Then he
put on his cap and rushed around to
the railroad depot j ust in time to see
the train pulling out of the station.
Making a desperate effort Sam ran to
ward the train in a frantic attempt
to jump aboard, but before he could
reach the last car of the train, he
slipped on the platform, his ankle
turned over under him, and when he
tried to rise from the ground, he
found that he had badly sprained his
foot.
Fortunately a doctor was among
the passengers waiting in the station
for another train, and so after Sam
had been carried into the waiting
room, the doctor tied up his foot in a
bandage. Just then along came two
girls whom Sam recognized at once.
They were his cousins, and as soon as
they saw Sam they came forward
eagerly to ask what had happened.
Sam explained to them the accident
that had occurred, and they listened
vith sympathy.
At last, when he had finished, they
asked, "How are you going to get
home, Sam?"
For a moment Sam looked puzzled,
for he had not thought of that prob
lem as yet.
"I tell you what I will do," said one
of the girls. "Papa is just going out
for a ride in his automobile, and I
will telephone him, and ask him to
come and take you home."
"Oh, you are awfully kind!" ex
claimed Sam.
"That's nothing, Sam," she re
plied.. "If I were hurt, I know you'd
do anything you could for me."
So in less time than it takes to tell
it, Sam's cousin had called up her
father on the telephone, told him
Sam's difficulty, and in a short while
the automobile was at the station. It
did not take long to carry Sam to his
home, you may be sure, and soon he
was made as comfortable as his sore
foot would allow.
That day Sam learned a lesson
which he has never since forgotten.
He always gives himself plenty of
time, now, whenever he has to catch
,a train and it is not likely that such
an accident will ever happen to him
again. Apples of Gold.
Professor Lowell says that Mars is
the abode of intelligent constructive
life. Did he get get permission from
you know where to commit himself
so far? How would he like to
be branded as a science fakir? New
York Sun.
The greatest thing in the world is
the Church of Christ serving God
and humanity. Rev. W. T. Richard
son, Ph.D.