davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

Springfield Republican.
Ex-senator Blair, of New Hampshire,
says that the question of trusts has be-
come 50 formidable that the Repubiicaii
party cannot longer ignore ut save ut
great peril. and ex-senator WashnurIl'
of Minnesota concurs in this view. lie
adds that if President Mckinley enters
the campaign of 1860 for reelection
without having destroyed the present
popular impression that The is controlled
by the trusts through Senator Hanna'
the consequences would be disastrous
to the Republican party. General Lew
Wallace, of Indiana. meantime, opens UP
furo,lsly on the subject. strongly de-
nouncing Attorney General GriggS for
sitting complacentiy Tin his elegant Of
fee at the national capital and seeing the
indignty multiply every day or almost
every hour right under his eyes, and
without lifting hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06
NO WAY BUT BY REPUTATION.

We desire to ask all lmperialists to
read two expressions formally promuiga-
ted by this country and tell us h,,w
we can honorably annex Cuba Of .he
Philippine Islands.
One hundred and twenty-three years
ago, the Continental Congress declared
these rights were self-evident:
THAT all men are created equal; that
they are endowed, by their Creator, with
certain inalenable rights: that among
these are life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. That. 10 secure these
rights, governments are instituted among
men, deriving their Just pcwers from
the consent of the governed
When the war was begun, to end
the starvation of the Cubars, Congress-
made this declarations:
THAT the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention to
exercise sovereignty. jurisdiction or con-
troll over said island except for The
racificatiOn thereof. ana asserts rs de-
termination when that is completed Ia
leave the government and control of
the island to its people.
There is but ONE way To 70 forward
in our policy of benevolent assimuil.
tom and that is by waltonly 9apudiat
ing our pledges and promises aud prIn-
ciples. Is that the wa.- ito preserve
national honor that we heard 81 much
about in 1896?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06
FARTHER CREECY CALLED A "YOUNG UP
START"

Col. Il. B. Creecy. editor of the Eliza
beth City Economist. is the father of
North Carolina journalism. He has
no admiration for Abraham Lincoln.
and with characteristic plainness of
speech recently eXcoriated Mr.. Lincoln
in very severe language, the severest
we remember to have read anywhere.
The editorial fell i'm to the hands of
the editor of the WestcheSter, y. T.,
News who replied to Father Creecy.
heading his editorial IAN Unrepentant
Fool closing thus:
Dollars to doughnuts r. b. Creecy
is some young ul.start who was mot
born before and knows nothing about
the time that tried men as 10y fire and
that all he knows about the great.
gentle and kind hearted Lincoln is that
which has been taught him by unrepen-
tant Rebels. 1t will be observed the
above is not the private sentiment of il
private citizen, but it is the sentiment of Il
public man expressed in Il public news
paper, and NO doubt the sentiment waS
and is participated i'm by a large portion
of the people residing in Elizabeth City
Father Creecy makes this crushing
and brief reply which leaves nothing
further to be said:
''In deriding our youth, the editor OF
the News charges us with what is no
fault of ours. Our fathers Family
Bible places our birth in 1913, and if
Editor Long is an older man, rs we
suppose he is. we will, on account OF
his age, forbear to say, that it is bet
ter TO be Il young upstart than an old
fool
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

Declaration of Independence. Who shall
assume that it is good for rs. and to be
ignored when we deal with weaker peo-
nles and if so. 10y what right?
This is indeed time OF httle faith
with our rulers. They need to drink
deep Of the principles upon winch our
own national structure was biillded, and
to apply them to the new conditions with
confidence and hope. That these prlnci-
pies will prove adequate, in the long run
to the need of the new national problems
is one of the certainties OF the universe
over w...ch God reigns. by love and
faith does his temple rise.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

1t is no snap to make time exposure
with q camera.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

As nearly as Mr.. Dove president of
the Commercial Travellers Association,
can find out, $4,000 drummers have
been thrown out Of work through the
formation of trusts, and $4,000 more
have had their salaries reduced. He
but does not know just what to advise
about il. Il have thought a mnnsttr
non-partisan organization nigh. be
formed to fight trusts, regardless, Of poll
ties. We are undoubtedly confronted
with a dem0raliZed situation"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

Thomas Rhoades, Centerfeld. Ohio,
writes; Il suffered from piles seven or
eight years. No remedy gave me relief
until DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, less
than box of which permanently cured
me-" Soothing. healing, perfectly harm
less. Beware of counterfeits. Bobbitt-
Wynne Drug Company, w. III. King x
Co., Adams & Moye, VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06
AN EZH ORTATION TO MCKINLEY
Abraham Lincoln.

Now, my cWlntrymen, if YOU have
been taught doctrines conflicting with the
great landmarks of the Declarations of
Independence. if you have listened to
suggestions which would take away
from its grandeur and mutilate the far
symmetry OF its proportions; If you have
been inclined to believe that all men are
not created equal in these inalenable
rights enumerated by our charter of IL
berty, let me entrcat YOU to come back.
Return to the fountain whose waters
spring close by the blood of the Revolu-
ton Think nothing of me. Take no
thought for the political fate of any man
whomSOever. but come back to the truths
that are in the Declaration of Independ-
erlce | charge to drop every paltry and
insignificant thought for any mans sue
cess. 1t is nothing. | am nothing. But
do not destroy that immortal emblem of
humanity. the Declaration of American
Independence.
- 70, rt,.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

Up to date very few Republican Gov
nrnors have signified their intention
OF attending the Antitrust Conference
called by Governor Sayers. This is nat
ural enough. No honest man can fight
trusts without fighting the Republican
party because that party is the daddy
and nanny" of the whole tribe of out
laws.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

Ex-senator Il. w. KA.r. Of Sampson,
who is here, says the crop or huci,icber'
ries and Democrats in Sampson is good
this year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

COL John s. Cunningham has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address at
the Farmers Institute, which e to be
held at Red Springs, Robeson County,
August 2nd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-06

A single good government becomes a
to the whole earth.-.Jefferson.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

The ways of woman shoplifters are
thus described In a foreign journal;
AT the Bon Marche and the Louvre,
In Paris. a regular allowance Ia made
for shopiif,ing in the debtor and credi-
tor accounts: the dali, sum thus reg
is,ered is surprisingly high. Besides
amateur klaptomaniaes. female thieves
make a continual raid on the counters,
and, Notwithstanding the vigilance OF
the ispectors. they manage TO reap a
good harvest. These women usually
wear skirts as full AZ fashion will al
low. with very deep and capaeions
rockets: they also wear shoes, not
boots. and have stockings cut on, so
AZ TO leave the toes free. They press
close 10 the counter. where rapid
motion Of the elbow. favored by some
dangling fringe, catches the coveted
article and throws IT down. Then
quickly, the foot slips OH, OF the shoe
and the toes, exercised by long prae-
,icc. draw the lace, or whatever IL may
he under the long skirt, where 1t re-
mains hidden till an opportunity oe'
ours of quickly secreting 1t In ths
pocket"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

home. The assault upon the ~s.cn
woman created sensation in Lad.
vile, The police discovered the ssss,l.
ant and arrested him. He boldly nd.
mltted having beaten and choked tbs
woman. He said she had deserved Il
and told why. The case came I'M for
trial and the court room WAS 0llea nv
curious crowd. drawn thither TO hear
one OF the stransest defenses ever put
forth IN an enlightened hall OF Justice.
The defense was that Catherine
Hothenberg Was witch. whom IL was
necessary 20 destroy In order to break
her influence Cor evil A dozen men
ana women reeounted the uncanny do
lngs OF the woman. Sickness had come
10 one family because she had
sprinkied earth from murderer's
grave In their water barrel; certain
man who had declined to make her a
present OF s. had become a cripple:
she had been seen proving at mid
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

Only the other day the Kansas vol
unteers got under a fire SO heavy that.
after spreading out in line of skirmish-
ers, the order was given to lie down.
One unfortunate soldier Topped square
" into an ant hill Thousands OF the
little pests swarmed angrily over him.
biting with the peculiar penetration II
Filipino ants. In second the soldier
jumped up, swearing and almost
screaming with pain. "Lie down, my
man." shouted his captain. "All right.
sir" and down Topped the unhappy
soldier. He could stand 1t only few
seconds, when he leaped once more to
his feet. Lie down, / tell you," in
sisted the captain. "Blankety- blank.
captain. I can't!" protested the poor
fellow. Just then sheet OF Mauser
bullets few past him, at all heights.
from his shin to his head. 1t was mar
velous that the standing soldier was
not hit in a dozen places. but he
changed his mind swiftly about the
possibility of lying down. Down he
went, regardless OF ants. shouting to
his commander: Eyes, l can, captain!
BY the holy smoke, yes, l can, sir"
And he remained down until the order
came to rise.-Manila Correspondents
Leslie's Weekly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
<af


From the Washington Star: A good
story comes up from Cuba about .
well-known naval officer. Wherever
the United States navy Is known Com
mander Lucien Young Is known.
Young was one OF the men who went
TO the rescue OF the shipwrecked sail
ors at Samoa after the great cyclone IN
1883. He also performed daring feat
OF Cape Hatteras when the Huron was
lost, and was presented with a sword
by the state of Maryland as a result
OF 1t. He was one OF the landing party
az Honolulu when the cruiser Boston
sent troops there to support Minister
Stevens in his recognition OF the pro-
visional government which overthrow
Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii. Lucien
Ia Kentuckian, and as talker is sec
ond only to Joe Blackburn OF that
state. But to get to the story: II ap-
pears that some naval officers were to-
gether down in Havana, and late ar
rival wiped his brow, ordered drink
and remarked that he was completely
| talked out, as he had been up against
| the greatest talker in the navy. II
| guess you must have struck Lucien
Young" remarked one OF the other Of
| f1cers. "No," he replied, Il have Just
been UP against plain Smith" We'll.
then, you have another guess coming
as to who is the greatest talker." re-
sponded the man who had mentioned
Young's name. Il don't know what
your man Young can do" said the new
conner, but / have S. to back my man
Smith against him"
Taken" answered the champion of
Lucien Young. quickly, and the money
wae put up in a third mans hands. 1t
was agreed that nothing should be said
either to Young or to Smith, but 1t
was arranged that this group Of naval
officers should bring them together and
quietly allow them to get started Oh
some topic. The arrangements were
all made. The men met casually.
drink or two was passed around and
some topic introduced with with both
others dropped out, leaned back IN
their chairs and smoked their cigars
while Smith and Young talked asains'
each other over the table. This wen
on for a matter of two hours. and
each apparently doing his level best
Finally, Smith brought his fist down
on the table with a bang and said
'Lucien Young, you are the creates
talker in the navy. I'll quit you RICH
here" The money was passed over Il
Young's hacker. and the joke explain
, ed, amid loud laughter on the part o
those who had perpetrated it upon tn
two takers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
fitzpatrick In . Tight Place.

From the Washington Times: The
late General Judson Fitzpatrick was
caught in a tight place near Chatta-
nooga during the civil war. The gen.
eral. with his cavalry division, was
outside OF the federal lines on q lit
tie raiding business. Being hard
pressed by the confederates it was
necessary for him to ford the Tehnes-
see river in order to escape. He knew
there was a ford but did not know
where to find 1t. Riding up to a plan
tation house be saw fine looking old
gentleman, with the ladies OF his FAM
lily. sitting on the veranda. He at once
demanded that the venerable planter
should lead him to the ford, which the
latter positively refused to do. There
upon General Fitzpatrick told him that
unless he complied with the request he
would be shot in a minute. At this one
of the ladies exclaimed Indignantly:
General, have you father?" Kill
patrick replied: Yes, l have, and a
mother, too, and they have a boy,
and that boy is in id tight place!"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

's'uie lady waved sscpucsl. She
waited until her lord had gone TO work
% bis mine next day. and then she
eallsd on the woman with tn. power
aad entertained her for about ten min
a'ss sith recital OF the various kinds
fraud she considered her To be.
"A fraud :" cried tn. strange Iswess,
Sa'hsns a vrathtul glance at her visit
Of. Very well.-I1l show You You
'hall feel the power you take such
pains to scorn When | make you q
ssssar, make your husband a mailman
and your child a cripple. | suess you'li
believe"
MRS Roberts went home less com
posed than when she began the process
W relieving her mind Ere long she
se Mortified to md her husband los
As MS mental balance. He began 10
COMPLAIN Of shooting palms In the head
snd acted As though he were bewitehed
mrs Roberts remembered the Jewish
'oman's threat and was convinced
physicians could not account for the
"A'ady by any regular formula known
medical science. They shook their
"'Aas wisely. figured up their bills and
"uuefed something about u being
very strange" The subject OF Mrs
"o'henbergs witchcraft they thought
'"'y steercd elesr OF. neither denying
"ol Affirming The plauslbility OF the
NHes explanation.
hoeerts himself believed AZ his wife
o"' His more lucid moments he de-
'''eu 10 desperate schem,ng for some
"s''s OF combating the woman's ma
"s"ant deslgn. How TO break the spell
's me one thought that assailed him
nsu' and day. He remembered that
"nefine Rothenberg had told him
oace IN their friendly intercourse that
whenever she succeeded IN aff,icting
n'ohe with disease. as she often did,
O'e was but one way to destroy her
,V"ef over the invalid. That was for
invalid to draw blood from her
n. 9th. Roberts finally concluded to
~ .''s remedy to the test. lie went
'ne ltothenberE house while Cath
INES husband was away and found
ho.' esed witch sitting In chair
hsn' 's her child In her lap. He laid
h.. on her unceremontoualy and
rsn ans chopped her until her mouth
O, Nv. with blood and she Was rsit
A'' senses. This done. he went
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
Old Letters.

The house was silent. and the light
Was fading from the western glow;
read till tears had dimmed my sight,
Some letters written long ago.
The voices that have passed away.
The faces that have turned To mould,
Were round me In the room today
And laughed and chatted as OF old.
The thoughts that youth was wont to
think,
The hopes now dead forever more,
Came from the lines Of faded ink
AS sweet and earnest of yore.
! laid the letters by and dreamed
The dear dead past to life again:
The present and its purpose seemed
A fading vision full of pain.
Then, with sudden burst of glee
The children burst into the room.
Their little faces were to me
AS sunrise In the cloud of gloom.
The world was full of meaning still,
For love will live, though loved ones
die;
! turned upon lifes darkened hill
And gloried In the morning sky.
F. G. Scott
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

:. there a witch In Colorado, Cath
lime Rothenberg. a beautiful Jewess.
L. the one accused in the Lsadvills
L,n,t There were dozens OF witnesses
Law 10 testify that she was a Sitch.
H. seems TO have bewildersd lot OF
ksm with manifestations OF "A certain
l,s,ie mower 10 ai!iict her enemies
I'M disease and misfortune. No few
than six different persons we're on
land 10 display Ills that she had prae-
ga upon them. Chief among these
as one Martin Roberts. the technical
lstsrdant in the trial, Martin Roberts
As arrested on charge OF having
Irossn into the residence OF Catherine
kothenberg and beaten her until the
Nod ran out OF her mouth. He an
,ered the summons before the court
bi,h the counter charge that she had
|ast spell over him. in pursuance OF a
threat she had made some weeks be-
|U,s and caused him TO fall III. even as
H. had foretOld she would DO.
Catherine Rothenberx vent TO Lead
Snls several months ago. Her hus-
k.nd and child accompanied her The
konan immediately attracted aitsn-
loo for an air OF oriental mysticism
la, sloxed in the Syrian beauty OF h7r
'aes Soon she gained tho reputation
y being able TO exercise a "eon,rol.
bi,h a dead aud gone Arabian sage as
ksr rsni This control she began u
k1 IN dealings siIh her neighbors. %
h. end OF compelling their aeanl'
k.saes 10 whatever she Nigh, demand
|, then. Thereby came about tho en-
tAaklsment Of Martin Roberts
III. latter called on Mrs Ro,h~n'
berg one day TO AJAX her ,dslee con
tsrulns : certain mlninx proposition
Die raxsFed ~i,h her 500 tina, obs
|scala DO, prophssy correctly the out
|<ons Of another speculation he ga
|is,srrs,sd 10. To his AmAx~meni sh'
|easribst shat turned gu, 20 be sh'
precise condition Of Affairs lie ven
tors and told hls wife about IL, Tha
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
PIN sheridan. Objection.

Gen. Meigs was the architect OF the
pension Office in Washington and was
Unfortunately proud Of his achievement.
When Gen. Sheridan inspected the
building, Gen. Meigs accompanied him.
Sheridan went thoroughly over the
structure from top to bottom, without
passing any comment, but when the
inspection was completed he turned to
his guide with: We'll, Meigs, Lave
only one fault to find with it. What
is that, general?" asked the delighted
ex-quartermaster general. Its fire.
proof" replied Sheridan.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

II is a curious country over wnl'"
v,lhelmina. the girl queen, reishs
Eight hundred years ago less 'nan ovs
square miles OF Holland were oeyono a
,he reach of the tides. During these
IN, centuries $4,000 square miles OF
,ard have been taken from the ocean
hv dikes and drainage, and now y. q
.os, of about 100000, part OF 'ne
zuyder gee Ia to be drained ana no , VS.
than 500 square miles added 70 nv
lands present territory.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

time to steal q march on them. n
you have had them this summer at all.
begin \ campaign against them now,
even though you are not able to find
one. A thorough whitewashing d the
house should cover up all mites. and
by this means perhaps you will be able
to exterminate the last one. Many a
poultryman conducts his business for
years without ever having red mite
on his premises. So 1t is possible TO
be entirely free from this peat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

In killing poultry all unnecessary
cruelty should be avoided. One would
think such advice to he without
cause, but IL is a fact that the modern
wav of bleeding the owls to death
through the mouth and picking them
while they are dying is cruel and
should be abandoned. p. ii. Jacobs
saws that a blow on the head will rem
dor the bird unconscious and that the
bleeding will not thereby be interfered
with.
II the hen gets lame and continues
so q ,s generally better to SEND her to
tho kettle. 1t has been the experience
Of many that lame fowl stands round
al much that she gets fat and stops
LAYING. The queer thing Is that she
will be found to have no signs OF eggs
In her. This seems to be due to the
fact that the fat has increased to such
an extent that the formation OF even
embryonic eggs is discontinued. why
a fat fowl should stop forming eggs II
"a difacult to say. but 1t Is a fact.
Now that the cooler weather OF fall
has come. some of our readers viii
think that II IL OF no use to look FOL
ehe red mites that are such pest IN
the poultry house. But now 10 th'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

How TO take care of seamsn w9unueS
:. s.,,on a a hard nut for English
naval ofsccrs to crack. Every sauAIs
,..h NJ a modern warship is plsnheo
80 =. taken up by COAL food and mum
tions, There Is no place lor -.
v,,,h his leg or arm SHOT on eAcep =.
ovsrbo.rd. and the naval oficsrs ao"''
It.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

cral ONCE who never surrendered. ana
who was never discharged from the
confederate service. No war ever had
a. many strange situations, - many
curious results, ~ that war;"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

promised the case by fning the pris-
oner $50 for blood-letting." That was
for depriving a witch Of her power
In the year of orr Lord eighteen hum
irsd and ninety mine.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

It's all we'll enough for q man to
greet his wife with smile. but there
are times when 1t is better to wait uu.
til the odor OF the smile" has some.
what abated.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
WITCH IN COLORADO
,roAoRpINARv TESTIMONY
ADMITTED IN COURT.

ro.ud Uacaaay-Dossa Mcs
=, women Tell How she worked
-, roou All who Fell Usder Her
|pisplsa.urs'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

night in a cemetery near the grave OF a
gentleman OF local note named Min
nick. Shoss departure from this life at
the end OF rope had given him dis
tlnciion among the shades" her eyes
had been observed TO shoot FIRE. and no
lees an authority than Roberts himself
had seen red spots in the corners OF
them.
These interesting occurrences having
been solsmnly sworn to- Roberts at
tornsy proceeded TO show how sensibly
his client had jumped In and destroyed
a common menace 10 the community
and requested accordingly a dismissal
OF the case as compliment TO that
useful individual. The Judge com
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

Secretary Wilson of the department
OF agriculture is reported as saying:
THE people in the Mississippi val
ley are alive to the new markets in
the Pacific for their products. That
We may be doing something along this
line the agricultural department has
sent an agent to China to establish
agencies for the sale of our dairy prod
ucts. We find that this Puget Sound
section imports dairy products from
the Mississippi valley. One object OF
my present visit, therefore, is to en-
courage your dairymen to prepare
not only to supply their market but
the greater market which is opening
up in the Pacific. Good butter, neatly
timed, brings thirty to forty cents a
pound over there. We of the Missis-
sippi valley have concluded that q
great change is coming. Our great
markets will be to the west rather
than to the east