The Carolina Home and Farm The Eastern Reflector. THE CAROLINA HOME and FARM and EASTERN REFLECTOR Published by THE REFLECTOR COMPANY, Inc. D. J. WHICHARD, Editor. NORTH CAROLINA. Subscription, one year. Six months, . The oil stove Is taking off the morn- and evening chill until the fur- and heater come into Since Mr. Hearst could get neither of the old parties in New York to side with him. he has started a new party of his own. Kings are not wearing easy crowns these days. Even Durham can't pave her streets without having a dispute over it. Ev- municipality has its citizens who try to block progress. rates may be had upon application at the business office in The Reflector Building, corner Evans and Third streets. All cards of thanks and resolutions of respect will be charged for at cent per word. Communications advertising dates will be charged for at three cents per line, up to fifty lines. Entered as second class matter August 1910, at the post office at Greenville, North Carolina, under act of March 1879. Registration for the election are now open, and if you want to vote you should see that your MM is written there. -o-- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1910. The coal man will be in demand before much longer. Another suicide wave seemed to sweep over the country last week. Talk is cheap. Maybe that is why tome politicians give out so much of it. Atlanta was the happiest place on the map when Mr. Roosevelt struck that town Saturday evening. Along with the immigrants comes the cholera Two cases have oped on a steamer held at the New quarantine station. The thing that haunts the cans most their past records. They have nothing to bring before the on which to base a claim for sup- port. The Republican of prosperity is not backed- up by so many mills running on short time. Men forced to be idle a third of their time are unable to see the prosperity. An race is a race with death, and an airship flight is the next thing to it. Cook and arc both coming back into the home-light. So near to Thanksgiving, too. Up in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Cyrus has been county clerk for years. In spite of his advanced age of he is again a candidate and will stump his county for re-election. The Supreme court of the United States loses another member, Justice Moody having tendered his resignation. About the biggest bunch of dates for any office is the list asking to be made auditor to succeed the late Dr. B. F. Dixon. o- If you want to see Greenville bet- there is a part you should do- to make it better. Next week is the great State fair and home coming week In Raleigh. Many of the dispersed North Caro- are expected to come back and see the home folks. A New York man, aged went homo drunk and his father, aged wanted the boy so as to make him behave himself. No doubt he needed it. Registration books for the election are now open and will be until the 29th All who have be- come of age the last election will have to register. Senator Root says the New fork Republicans have nothing more than u chance. The same opinion prevails throughout the try, senator. The Democrats of Tennessee have nominated United Slates Senator Bob Taylor as their candidate for nor. His term as senator does not expire until 1912. The commissioners of Hamlet know how to get rid of near-beer The was already and they increased it to No were renewed the advance and the Joints closed. The doctors did not mind pulling Mayor Gaynor for bringing Mm safe- over his wound from the would-be assassins bullet. The bills rendered were something like Who cares if the price of radium has dropped a little It is the price of hash that the folks have most in- in, and that stays up like it was anchored to an airship. Charlotte's population of as reported by the is per cent, larger than ten ago when it was The has done much growing in the decade, even If the count of noses was not is as hoped for. The Charlotte Observer makes comment on the fact that ladies visited a Wilmington store on a single day to look at and try on new hats. For a similar purpose a Greenville store had visitors on a single day, and Greenville is hardly more then one-fifth as as The Whiting Lumber Company, do- large timber operations in ham county, has purchased practical- all of the property in ville, a town of population and the county seat. The company want- ed the site of the town for the large mills and lumber yard, and paid fabulous prices for some of the lots there. Everything but the court hose and church lots were chased and negotiations for these arc in progress. Buying a whole town is something unusual. The Wilson Bays the near- Mount Olive orphan home solicitor has been working the town again. For years men, women and girls have been going around begging money to orphan homes near Mount Olive and near Clinton, but nobody hears anything about the homes being built at least for orphans. They are ways Going to be built. We mention this so that if the solicitors come to Greenville, as they have done several times, our people may now how to protect themselves from being posed Street begging from door to door ought not to be allowed anyway. The Home Pam h When a Republican his party- would give the good govern- elected, ask him what when they were in power When Greenville go's the needed manufacturing enterprises, the themselves will be the ones who go about establishing them Don't wait for somebody else to do it. The canvass this year is to , start and brink, speech-making starting until Just ft month be- the election. That is plenty long. The would-be-collectors of fraudulent bonds are helping to swell Republican campaign In North Carolina. The boys will spend the money for them. Give automobiles and flying ma- chines enough time and there will be no need of nations going to war with It seems difficult to get all the of a community to agree on a matter that is largely in their interest and could not fall to prove beneficial. There was a meeting of Farmville township citizens here Tuesday, to take some action in regard to a prop- to upper creek, but the division of was strong that the proposition was withdrawn. The Democratic State executive committee nominated Col. W. P. Wood, of Randolph county, for State tor to succeed the late Dr. B F. Dix- on. were twelve candidates other. People will be killed off L, the and seventeen fast enough without a resort to arms. were before a nomination was reached. Col. Wood Is a Con- federate veteran, has been treasurer of his county and represented his dis- in the State senate. Since the census report gives Char- only 54.014, much, less than expected, is mighty glum. The Slavery of Taxation. Who gets the of tariff which taxes the masses on an average of nearly per cent, on practically everything they purchase, some of the schedules call- for a tax as high as per cent. Why, those who are authorized by the tariff law to fix the prices for nearly everything we eat and wear, thus placing the people at the mercy of trusts and combines, get the benefits. They subscribe enormous amounts of money to keep in power the party which levies that tariff so they can exploit the people. Is it possible that the majority of the people will vote to continue Republican party In power so it can perpetuate the infamous t stem which burdens the average man and moderate earner for the benefit of the classes which keep the masses working for them There is no more than one kind of slavery, but the sys- which puts a tax on what labor industry and enterprise produces, and which puts a tax on consumers, all for the benefit of one class of the people, is a system of slavery that seems to be voluntarily Imposed by voters who are supposed to be gent. If the voters could not help themselves it would be quite a differ- thing, but they can go to the polls and obtain freedom for themselves by casting their ballots for Democrat- representatives in congress. It is true that some of the multi- millionaire beneficiaries have secured seats in the senate and house by chase, bribery and corruption, but there ought to be enough of the spirit of Independence and civic intelligence left in the people to enable them to elect enough congressmen to outvote the special Interests which dominate congress under Republicanism. If the people actually intend and desire to pay any kind of taxes for the fit of the favorite interest they should at least send their own to congress so they pass their own tariff law. Certain they should not be content to leave It to such multi-millionaire as Senator Aldrich and others who represent plutocracy and not the people. We often wonder if a voter has a idea of his liberty when he to the polls and votes for a party the legislation of which is so plainly framed in to his interests. If you do vote that way or are plating doing so, it is I. for you to call a halt on Dispatch. POOR The Overshadowing Issue of the State The rambling and indefinite attacks cf Republican speakers on Demo- State administration show these orators are to put their hands upon a single failure of the party, and in the minds of thought- men the question is constantly arising, are they so anxious to capture the Do they dare to promise better government Do they dare declare any definite pro- The real purpose is being disclosed, and It is a bane- purpose. It is a still bunt, but doubtless well devised and financed scheme by Mr. Butler and his backers to force the people of North Carolina o pay the bonds that the State Las over and over that it will never pay. Nearly every Southern State that was controlled by cs prior to 1876 was looted of In sight and bonds were is- sued as fast as the presses could turn them out, and the carpet-bag and the scalawag in control of those state governments disposed of them for a song, for their enrichment. The State got little or nothing from these Issues and the reconstruction knaves were driven from power and the white people came back in control of their own affairs, these fraudulent and dishonest bonds were repudiated, and all men who know how they were issued approved the There are now outstanding of such bonds more than a hundred million dollars owned by syndicates who are willing W risk a little money to try to compel southern States to pay them. In 1879, Colonel William L. Saunders estimated that North Car- owed the bonds were not seventeen million dollars on the special tax bonds alone. In- spired by the action of Butler and Russell in working a fraud upon the jurisdiction of the Supreme court, the syndicates holding these bonds have been seeking to extort payment by that precedent, which they to secure, for the bigger game of the special tax bonds To that end, their agents have offered to make large presents of these special tax bonds to any State that would bring suit against the State of North Caro- They tricked the Island legislature Into accepting a donation of these fraudulent bonds In an act that compiled that state to bring suit against the State of North Caro- but when Governor brought all the facts to the attention of the governor and the people of Island, the act was repealed and the bonds returned. Is- land repudiated the attempt to make a collecting agent of fraudulent bonds But the bond syndicate is not idle. It is trying t-J induce some state to accept what Michigan, New York and Island spurned. If they through Butler, secure control of the legislature of North Carolina, they would not need to make donations and bring suits, for hey are confident that the man who senator took a fee to prosecute a suit against his State would not as a private citizen and the leader of his party, to find a way to enable them to secure money from North Carolina for a part, at least, of the special tax bonds. Who, in view of Butler's moral treason, while he was senator, believes he would hesitate to again help to sue, and extort money from the State In 1906, the Blackburn forces warned the people of North Carolina to be- ware of the bond scheme, and in 1910 the Greensboro News, Republican organ, people want to know if the holders of the fraudulent bonds are be- hind Marion Butler in his efforts to get control of North The One Crop Theory. The Greenville, S. O, News is said be promulgating the theory that cotton being a monopoly in the South, be planted to the exclusion of Other cops. It seems to think any diversification is all wrong. Thy News forgets that for the first thirty years after the civil war the South did not diversity much with the fol- lowing res For the first ten years succeeding the the South average animal production j hales of cotton which sold at cents per pound, making In the second decade is made bales, sold for cents per pound and received the same In the third de- it made bales of cot- ton, got cents per pound for it, and pocketed the same old annually These figures are rough average figures, but they are near enough to the mark to Illustrate the principle that producing one crop and nothing but that crop will not do. In the fourth decade, alter quite a number of cotton mills were built, after the idea of diversification got a fair hold, the South made bales of cotton, the same as in the third decade, and got It seems that the world is always will- to take so much cotton at a fixed price. More cotton means less money and leas cotton means more money. The world will take bales of cotton at cents per pound, whereas. It will take not exceeding cents per pound. It seems irrational to talk about making, for the same approximate sum of money that Will bring. If we propose to use the mo- to the best advantage for the home people, had best make the equation so that we will produce the least quantity of cotton for the best sum. As a matter of fact the South has never been a one crop country. It has sometimes overdone the cotton business, but it has always been a big producer In other fields. In regard to the staple crops, the South is by the rest of the country, somewhat as the claims for Texas, More sugar than Lou- more horses than Kentucky; more mules than Missouri; more wheat than more corn than Kansas; more cattle than Wis- and more cotton than any other two states the Union. Tho South has always been a country of diversified crops If we should proximately single out cotton and pro- duce all we could cotton would tall to cents per pound. There is easily such a thing M too much of a good thing, and all cotton for the South would certainly be too much of a thing for the whole world. News. The Spirit of Democracy. Everywhere in North Carolina the glad cries of Democracy are heard. In every county in the State, Democratic speakers are on the stump, explaining to the people and pointing them to the right path. This well for deepest interest being shown, but. es- when one looks over the list of speakers it presents something stronger. The shows that not only are prominent men, and men, too of massive intellectual capacities, on the stump, having forsaken then- business in order to preach Demo- doctrine, so that North Caro- will not go backward, but the number includes many able Dem- who ran for the nominations of their party and were defeated. This latter vividly and well exemplifies great devotion to Man after man who was de- for some nomination is on the stump in North Carolin preaching doctrine. This shows as nothing else could, that Democracy is not love for office, a greed for gold, but that the man who has it in his heart stands for Its principles in rainy weather, as well as in fair, and that he is going to always battle for It. It is such a spirit that makes North Car- roll-up a big Democratic major- every two years. It is such a spirit that is going to carry the country Democratic hi ton Dispatch. Market Your Own Tobacco. There is complaint I coming from certain sections of the bright belts on account of tobacco in the country. We have ways thought with good reasons, for so thinking that the practice was a bad one, both for the farmer and the buyer. Certainly for the farmer, generally make a mistake by his tobacco at home for some one to come along and by It. From, our general observation the regular buyers on the markets are always posed to help the farmer by paying the highest possible for tobacco and if the farmer will handle his to- well and market it in good con- he may at all times feel ed of the best market prices. Right here and now is a good time to again upon our farmer friends the importance of making preparation tor handling their tobacco at home For such arrangements the invest- will be small, and the results always profitable. Why not be own master and prepare your own storage houses, handle your tobacco well and make It Journal Moist Air Saves Fuel. of the air tempts to over- heating of the living rooms, for dry air increases the evaporation of per- from the skin, thereby in- creasing the sensation of chilliness. Dry air at seventy five degrees will feel about as chilly as moist air at sixty-five degrees. Stoves, coils and furnaces should always have open vessels of water exposed to for the purpose of properly the air. moistening of the air will prove a saving of both coal bills and doctor's Grown-up and Children. See a man who stops to pat some little child on the head, whose heart is touched when the tears stream down the little one's face, and you be- a whose thoughts are ten- whose heart throbs for who loves his fellowman. In the hurry and hustle of the day there are, of course, tender hearted men cannot stop to heed the little people of this life, but upon the one who does notice the child can be placed that stamp of approval. Its a safe bet that such a man is frank and honest. Alas, too little attention is paid to children of this life. Of course, not always parents, though there are many such who race or whirl through life to the detriment of childhood- innocent, defenseless childhood. There is sometimes the mother who cares so much for the gay way that she be- comes fretful of her child; there are others, fathers and mothers, who pear naturally indifferent, and then the drunken father. Children raised in the atmosphere of either seldom win success Wealth may supply cation and there may be ability for education to be reared upon, but the warm glow In the heart is lacking. The same applies largely to the parents, the drunken father not only sets his child a bad example, but he makes the battle of life harder and casts gloom into heart, which acts as a handicap through Ufa. Sons of the drunken father I times succeed, due to the tender, con- urging, the beautiful teachings of a mother, and they deserve credit, but the chance to reach success this way is slim. On the other hand, what a strong incentive, what a firm rock have the children to stand upon whoso parents are attentive and who take an Interest In them. This applies to tho poorest as well as to the richest. Many of the greatest men of the try came from the ranks of the poor est, but the back of them had a mother, who lightened their bur- dens and urged them on with tender words and with warm kisses from withered lips, perhaps. The problem of how to raise is large and deep, and, of course, no parents want to be told how they should bring up their own. Still there are some things that can be said that will take root in the mind, if the mind is a fair one, that will touch the heart if the heart has tender cords running through It There are some, many the old days, no doubt, who still lean on the proposition of not sparing the rod, but many modern day parents do not believe in this. For instance, in California, tho mother and father of nine children have never whipped one of their Instead, when the child is naughty it is deprived of some pleasure it like best, and often is kept away from play. They find that the best of punishment, and the en- tire family Is happy. The way of this California couple is well worth think- about, and believe that many parents, who may pooh-pooh will nevertheless give it Dispatch. Honeyed words do not always a sweet disposition. A woman is blamed for the downfall of King Manuel of Portugal. Of course, every fellow from Adam down to has had to have somebody to put the blame Star. London's Big Ball. the bell in Westminster clock tower, London, is known the world over, but it is Incorrectly named. Sir Benjamin Hall, the first of works, during whose of office the clock was erected, had far loss to do with It than Lord who designed It and was the In Its erection. In to It should known as m.