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More About Roads n w Surveyor Belk Contributes p Another Article on the Abc sorbing Subject--How ^ BetterRoads may be Ob- c tained. e P w Mr. Editor: We are glad to v see tlie growing interest manliestedin our roads. We believe the mass of the people of our county ^ are more interested in the road g question than tluev have been ^ for years. We tind our farmers, ^ our merchants, our lawyers, our ^ .1 i. .... 1. I t 1. uuctor*. our scih'ui ir?uiieri<. hiiii ? > r( our editors, all working for beta (er roads. And there is a cry . ( from all over our county lor a supervisor who will really give us bettor roads. Our grand jury, fj too, in determined that our roads shall be worked as the law of o our laud requires ; and our supervisor and overseers, if they fail to do their duty, may hut a expect, to be brought before a ^ court of justice. | Our road law is not a farce; all it likes is enforcement. It is u not just what some of us want, ^ out ii we uoii i worn 10 it, we may o have to work under it. Just let a 81 grand juryman, who is sworn to . do his duty, report an overseer to , court who has not worked his e< road in a year or more, and you will see whet her or not our road o: law is a farce. But I trust none of our overseers will he caught a napping at September court, as ^ August will g ve them all a good j opportunity to work their roads. Our grand jury is an intelli. gent body of men; they have their eyes open to the doings j] and "misdoings of our county, ; and from the start they have already made, we feel sure they r, are going to help us out in get c ting betrer roads. tl _ _ L If it is right for tho overseer . and hands in certain sections ol r) our county to work the roads tl four or fix days a year or pay a v commutation tax of $2.00, then e it is right for all the overseerand hands of the county to work or pay a tax; but what do we tind: wo find some sections where ? the hands work 4 or 0 days a year; and then we find other sections where the overseers and hands have not worked in one, two, three or six years and have .\ paid no computation tax Now h f.t 1 fl l\/vl niivltl I*- I rt ? C 1 - I'iiio m nui 11^;HI. it m IMM mil ^ lor the hands who are fa.ithtuI j to their own roads to have to trav- a e] over tho miserably rou^h J. roads or gul leys, as they find i, them to maiket, to church, or if '' they chance to ride out on busi- J A noss. c Four or six days' work a year on our roads is not a burden; j. and the darkey or tenant who 'I works the land <?l11 n does rnoie l i: ^1 i - * - 1 iiauiill? uvc.r i lie J'O 'CI lll'Ml lilt' m:m w!i? owns ill** land; and besides. w c lint!, peiliap-s linn- ? droils ' f d trkevs who have their own lend and mule-? aid huirnies I i and want Jo see eo-d road*. It i is i1h> r na ure >ou know to w ant i mtii to go \t he 11 t \ hind it. I am jienn (led th :t tli re j are but very lew people who are not w iling to work the roads as r much as the law requires. J St mo po {ile want our roads i c i worked bv a fax, but I think we ad belter work them by the law re have first; and then if our eople want our roads graded ! K nd placed in really first class ondition or tliev ought to be, re are willing for a tax or a ounty bond issue, or anything Ise that will help the common eople ot our county. But we rant the views ot others and are rilling to join in with them in nything that is for the best. p Wo have swung to the left 011 ^ ad roads just as far as we can o; now let everybody lend a ^ and to help us swing back to no VII gUWU I UrtUO J net j ir as we can go, that we may ^ each prosperity, country pride, ^ nd love for, and contentment . cl 1, our country homes. ri The town people will build ood streets and pavements and ^ :iey are going to have them, but e can't expect them to come ol ut into the country and build , bt ur roads. We must show them ac lat we are in dead earnest , bout ?ood roads. Womustwoik liem as best we can and then lev will come out and help us. 01 Mr. Editor, you may say to ,. m Road Worker" that we are will. i it f r? work nnrl luivp wnrked . Ill ur section of roads, and don I i * i ? n< ?e why we can t expect this of is section and every other part w f our otherwise progressive , , , hl nunty. We are told a man on Union r Mecklenburg roads, N. C. can avel with his eyes shut and ! ctually go to sleep, but it would SI eep a blind man busy down ere to see how to go. w I am glad to see so many peole interested in our roads, and 3 find the supervisor's office lie center of interest in political ircles, V With interest growing in our aads, and with the number ol andidates that are already in ? lie field tor supervisor, shaking di ands with the people and slash p( iti the mud and turning up the s( cx ks that have already been "* CI brown in the road, I feel sure ;e will have a drier and smooth 1 r road in the sweet bye and '' ye. c< T. M. Belk. a h /Iother Bhipton's Prophecy, w 6' Published in 1-IIS. Unpublished >n Hill-] urriuges without horses shall go, C nd hc. idiots till the world with woo, round '.he earth thoughts shall fly a the twinkling of an eye. C1 1'he world upside-down shall be, nd gold be found at the root of a tree, hrough hills nun shall ride nil no horse he at their side. fnder water no u shall walk, I< hall ride, shall sleep, shall talk. U n air limn shall he seen 0 it white, in black, in green. H ron in the water shall flout . K easily as a wooden boat, iold shall he found and -hown n a lnnd that is not known 'ire and water shall wonders do: " higlatol, at last, shall admit a Jew. h 'he worl 1 to an ti l shall come vt 1 1 igliti n-bui .'red and eighty-one, ? j r Fortunate /VMssoiirians> "II li'.n 1 was a drug., isf. nt l.ivniiin. Mo, ri*. I . .1 |>v.\.-r i.ii-A nl (lr.i\svilie, .Mo., i in * * ' 11? v ? n'liini in w# m* | < nmtrit imy tin i I i >iisuiii]>tioii )i\ I'r Kind's New 1 -i v, and nr< w? II unci Htrnng to-day. I in- v s tr\ ii.jj i -.<.1 In-, |>ro|? ity mi 'I ii' i > Al.ul nft?-r lining New F?i-?i li?iit liine lie found i( iinco-aH' ll woni'i ifill ii11 liicilie in j \i"i' 01 itii'l i"old t mo j lid I hroid nnd I-unt? h''ilor (?uar irh-ed I >y 1 niid'-rdurk I'hum .?< y, Crawford ?r i iiid / J' M c|?ft\ A ? <>. I>rti((f. istH, , " Oo ..'I ^l rhnlboitlt im It, rbfi Mdufo r>OOF Priming !i Lj>u i*uHu for others. Why, h :au't we do yours? ? ? ? ? ? ?jo Congressman Suicides Representative Adams, of Penn., after Shooting Himself Through the Mouth, Goes to Bath Room and Takes a Bath. Washington. June 1.?Cot>ressman Robert Adams, of ennsylvania. shot himself at le Metropolitan Club in this fy this morning. lie died at 1:30 The shooting occurred in one f tite chambers of the club where dams was stopping. He was mnd unconscious about 8 o'ock this morning, sit'ing upght in an arm chair. A pistol as lying on the lloor. He had lot himself through the mouth he discovery was made by one the bell boys and Adams is dieved to have committed the :t sometime between G and 7 clock. There is a suggestion that the Dssible cause of the act was loss : money in injudicious investlents Adam was a society and club lan, and was at all the promient social functions in this city. A ghastly feature of the act as the fact that after shooting imself Adam* proceeded out do the hall and to the bath iom, where he washed himself nd then returned to his room, he walls of the bath room was pattered with blood. In his room an unsigned note as found addressed to a bell lan instructing him who to noly,atid concluding "Left money >r breakfast bill. You can d:ide the things in the closet." At the Metropolitan Club lumbers it was recalled today iat yesterday morning Adams id not act naturally, and ap Bared to bo under some mental rain. Before leaving tor tlie ipitol he demanded his board ill which lie paid, remarking at ie same time that the bellman onld divide up the change til<ing themselves. He seemed imseli again last night, and lere was nothing in his actions 'hieh indicated the contemplat1 taking bis lite. Mr. Adams last night wrote ie following letter to Speaker annon. It was received at the a pilol just he fore the hour of on imtiinu f li o I I oilCu f i .<] t u kJ ? v tiivj?4vynuu K?'U?J "Washington, May 31, 1906. Hon. J. G. Cannon. "My Hear Mr. Speaker:?The ?ct that my personal obligations xeeed my resources is my only xcuse lor abandoning the re poniible position I (ccupy in ho House. I am willing to he uried at its expense, but. 1 ask hat no committee be appointed r memorial services held as I rave never been in sympathy ."ith the latter custom. "With assurances of my high ogard. "Sincerely yours, "Robert Adams.'" Upon the announcement oi he death of Mr. Adams the 11 iiM- adjourned. .Jackson, Miss.?In a duel Ins afternoon, in which Ski Ioskins had a pitchfork and a ian named McAdams had a bar* ow knife, lloakins was so badl> nit tkftf ko will die- Mc\darrs iatl one eye put out and was Iherwise lacerated. . F fM01II StVJRsl $ - FOR | Money Spenders I * t J Our entire line of Shoes at old prices. We f V can sell you shoes at the same price they will c 1 now cost us, and make money. Don't miss C this opportunity. Just received $250 worth # P new Laces and Embroidery to match at 2 1-2 ? I S to 50c the yard. Beautiful line white goods, ? C Lawns, Piques, etc., from 5c to 35c the yard, w |j Yard-wide Taffeta Silk, wear guaranteed, at ? ^ \ 98c, worth $1.25. Small lot Dress Shirts to ^ J close at 50c on the dollar. Full line white J *1 and colored soft Shirts at 23c to 98c. ^ | Just Received I X a solid case of men's and boys' Sample Hats. J ^ Your choice of boys' at 98c; men's $1.25? ^ ? worth double the money. Our stock of Neck- J C wear and Underwear is new and complete and X \ as cheap as the cheapest. We have a few I X winterweii?ht suits to close at vour Drice in X ? O 1 ^ order to make room for spring goods. We ^ ^ want 500 men to get a pair of our 75c Over- ? ft alls at 50c. No charges for showing goods. \ ft Yours respectfully, ft | Funderburk Comp'y. * WAGONS' Wagons Wagons We now offer the largest and very best selected lot ot Wagons that bus ever been shipped into the state. Think of it?three solid c*rs of Wnuons?one ot them all 1 hor e, 45 in number. This is the first car of 1-horso Wagons that was ever shipped to Lancaster and doubtless into the state. The other two cars consist of 1, 2, 3 and 4 horse Wasons, with any height of wheel or width ot tire. Think ot it?over 125 Waizons to selAnt from TUp fiiuoinn umuou as one of our friends asked, "Why on the earth did you buy so many? Did you think they had quit making them?" No, but in order to yet the price, wo have bought for this place and all of our other places over 2,000 vehicles. By doing this we have been placed on the jobber's list, and all business men know that this means 10 per cent, less than any one, except a jobber, can buy. Buggies Buggies 1 Three solid cars of Buggies. One of the celebrated Hackney. One of the celebrated Columbia. One ot the celebrated Hickory. And a number of the Columbus and Babcock. r Any size or style from an 18 inch body to a nice carriage. Harness Harness Remember we manufacture our own Harness, and hence have no coinnetition. All kinds on ha< d or made to order. We have \ shipped, all told, 50 cars of ^ lYiuies and Worses 1 and our Mr. Hood is now on the market buying more. Don't fail M to come to ee ns. Wo don't atop for summer?it's just as neces* \ ! -ary to have ihtm in uminer as in spring. Wo nuis! have tin 111 i for our l umerotis customers. Some honld, perhap-, don t kint Jthem, and they mud he suited. Any kind you want, from a $25 plug to an extra riming horse. All shades and jiades. dome one, oome all. GREGORY-HOOD LIVE STOCK 00.