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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17

an amendment of the act of 1S69-'70,
but Within the scope it is complete
repeal of the first act.
All the cases from Holle VS.. Hen
derson down to the present hold that
the Legislature cam abolish amy office
created 10y the Legislature.
In Days case, 124 n. G.. 362, 1T is
true 1t was held that when am office
was abolished if the same duties. though
dlVIded up, We're deyolved upon other
persons, the incumbent of the abolished
oitlce was entitled to continue to draw
the salary and discharge his former
duties, Notwithstanding the expression
of the legislative will to the contrary
But here the plaintiff, cne of the board
OF SIX 'councilnlen' elected for a term OF
two years, and by an entirely different
constituency, claims that he is eptitled
TO draw the salary of one Of a board
of i've commissioners which office he
never filled, an office elective by The
whole town for the term of one year
and which was abolished twenty years
bef ire the plaintiff was elected
He claims the salary ON the ground
THAT he rs discharging substantially
the same duties. Inasmuch as scarcely
any Office can be abolished whose du-
ties will not devolve upon or be dis
charged by some ono else, If not only
the incumbent of the abolished office
but all those discharging similar duties
after the lapse Of twenty years, shall be
entitled to the salary of the abolished
Office, the powers of the legislature Will
be much restricted in the direction of
amy retrenchment and reform
in the public service. A salary win be
almclst deathleSs and Immortal. The
charge upon the public treasury once
created will abide with us and stick
TO us lille another shirt of Nessus, and
future generations will be born that
they may continue to pay it. Changed
is the title Of this office, the number
of its occupants, the term of its dura-
tion, the constituency by which it is
elected, but Proteus-lille, under whatever
grlise it may take, it is the same office,
and one elected twenty years or re-
noter period after the legislature de-
crees its destruction NAV claim its sal
AIRY because of the similarity of the
duties.
You may break, you may shatter, the
vase If you will,
But the scent of the roses viii cling
round ii still.
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n. c. Go
49, sssSls 7ssEassisyssss -
1t thus appears that half the time of
each student is devoted to study and
half to manual work of some sort.
THE AIM OF THE PRESIDENT.
What is it your aim to accomplish"
was asked of President Winston.
'Our aim is to give not merely a
book and practical education but an
education i'll habits as well. We insist
on punctuality. because it is an essential
in the business man; the student who is
behind forfeits his freedom. We forbid
tobacco and cards, not because we are
making war on them, but because neith-
en- is of any service to the student and
we have plenty for him to do that is
OF service. We require students to
wear uniforms because they are cheaper
and do away with sloveliness and fop-
perry ut the same time. In brief we
try to so train a young man that he
will be fitted to take up any business
without changing his habits"
The institution now needs two more
dormitories to hold at least 100 men
each. Already more than sixty students
have been turned away and applications
are being refused at an average of two
per day.
About thirty young men are paying
their way by work, waiting in the din
ing room, feeding and milking cattle and
in other ways.
LIST OF STUDENTS By COUN-
TIES.
AI1AMANCE COUNTY: J. S. Cafes,
w S. Harris, Paul e. Morrow, r. o.
Pomeroy, Jno. A. Robertson.
ALLEGHANY COUNTY,: w. G.
Fields
ANsoN COUNTY: w. o. Bennett,
Ir., II. b. Flake. j. j. Lilies, G. III.
Mcqueen, M. w. Maske, S. III.
Threadgill.
ASHE COUNTY: W. S. Sturgill.
BEAUFORT COUNTY,: r. l.. Car
ty.
BERTHE COUNTY: e. e. Etheredge,
II. j. Gillian, T. w. Griffin, G. r.
Harrel, j. W. Holley, j. III. Spivey,
J. H. Stokes.
BIADEN COUNTY: Jno. d. Fergu-
son, j. Il. Parker, J. +. Porter.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY: l.. j. Pin
ner
BUNCOMBE COUNTY: G. e. Brown,
]. n. Garren, p. o. Hood, J. J. Mich
OILS.
BURKE COUNTY: S. w. Asbury,
A. H. Slocum, w. S. Stacy.
Continued on Second Page)
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was the afternoon when | made the
round of the college workshops, for
such they are. The first place visited
was the blacksmith shop and the first
thing | saw was a perspiring but in
iinitely interested young American, with
a smudge of SCOT as big as hand could
make it on his face, hammering stub
born bit of iron into shape-and there
were 30 forges going and 10 other young
men hammerng. And every boy who
goes to the A. and Nj. College has to
take his turn at the forge. 1t comes in
his freshman year and there are no ex-
cept0nsif he gets his diploma he must
blacksmith, whether he expects to be an
architect, civil engineer or a farmer.
And withal twenty more forges will
have to be added shortly for the fresh
man class numbers 135 and the number
have to work in relays TO get their
turns.
When the work at the forge has been
finished the freshman who is then a
Sophmore passes on to another room
where a steam engine or an electric mo-
tor supplies the power instead of his
own right arm. Here he is given his
lump Of raw iron and his design and he
must stick to it until the instructor in
charge passes his work. If he is making
a cog wheel it has to be a cog wheel
that will fit perfectly into its fellow
and will become serviceable part of the
machine to which it belongs-not mere
cog wheel on parade That those who
work here are practical handicraftsmen
is shown by the pair of steam engines
made by them that now drive the ma
chinery. The advanced student here
works with his head no less than with
his hand. He takes fiat disc Of iron
! Of a given diameter and is told to make
it into beveled cog wheel with, say,
123 teeth. He has to make his own
! calculations as to the size and slant Of
those teeth and then cut them out Of his
material A mistake of an infnitesimai
fraction in his calculation or slip of the
hand in execution and he il undone.
But he must stick to it until he sue
eeeds.
In the woodworking department the
same rule holds. Every student must
work In wood and he must learn to
work well. He starts off with the maxi
ing Of a simple mortise by hand and he
ends by drawing patterns for fancy
scroll work and copying them in wood
by machinery.
And throughout what impresses the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17

oh - is the thoroughly workmanlike
m n which everything is done and
I'll b. rpti0n Of the classes in their
> al work that requires the best
is md and hand and eye has to
gr,-. That boy just there in overalls
making a drill of chilled steel may lead
his class in English literature but you
will not see him so much interested i'm
doing it rs in his present work
And then here are the draughting
rooms where the student begins by copy
ing plans Of buildings, then goes out and
makes plans of the buildings on the
campus, and finally draws and designs
for himself
A STUDENTS DAY.
The day of the student at the A. and
NJ. College is a full one. At 6.30 a. m.
he gets up and dresses for breakfast.
Promptly at Z he drops with his fellows
into battalion formation, his dress is
inspected and he marches to the dining
room where he has twenty minutes
for breakfast The meal over he falls
in and is marched out From 7:30 to
7:45 he is at liberty to spend his time
as he will. If he did DOT set his room
in order before going to breakfast he
does that At 7:45 he falls in and
marches to prayers. At 8 o'clock all the
rooms are inspected and if one is found
in disorder the occupants do not go
down town for many days thereafter.
At s O'Clock also the recitations begin
and the student is ON recitation or at
study continuously until IL O'clock.
From twelve to one he has for dinner.
At one o'clock he goes to work in
the laboratory, in the iron or wood
working departments, or in the fields
with the agriculturist or horticultirist
From three to four o'clock, three times
4 week, he has military drill From
four to six he has two hours that are
his own. At this season if ne is a mem
ber of the football team or of the patrio-
tic and long-suffering scrub" eleven he
practices on the gridiron. At six he gets
an excellent supper for which he has
an appetite ready seven days in the
week. From to 1890 he studies in
his room and at 1890 he must put out
his light and go to bed and usually he
doesnot require any persuasion.
On Saturday half the day is devoted
to work, and the other half the stu
dent has as holiday and is free to go
down town. On Sunday morning he
must attend some church while his Sun
day eynings ar his own.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17
NO RIGHT TO UGMNEss.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends. but one who would be attractive
must keep her health. If she is weak,
sickly and all run down, she viii be
nervous and irritable. If she has con-
stipation or kidney, skin eruptions and
a wretched complexion, Electric Bitters
is the best medicine in the world to regu-
late the stomach, liver and kidneys and
to purify the blood. It gives strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth, yelvety
skin. rich complexion. 1t will make a
good-looking, charming woman Of rum
down invalid. Only 80 cents at all drug
stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17
CENSORSHIP ABOLISHED.

General Otis's latest fairy tale from
Manila is that he abolished the censor
ship in Septmebr. 1t appears that he
did this simply in his own consciousness
and forgot to tell the newspaper corre-
spondents anything about it, He hap
pened to remember it when the Navy
Department took exception to one OF
his reports stating that his forces had
utterly routed the Filipinos as usual
The Navy claimed credit for the alleged
victory and this brought forth the as
sertion from Otis that the censorship
had been abolished. As the Navy De-
partment does not believe him there
really is no reason why anybody else
should. 1t is coming to about that time
IN the State campaigns where the Adj
ministration may be expected to do more
or less romancing. 1t may deceive the
Republicans but is not likely to affect
the Democrats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17
OF WALL STREET.

The Treasury Department has decised
to anticipate the entire fiscal years In
terest on government bonds and thus
contribute $26.000,000 to relieve the
present stringency of the money situa-
tion. The response to this offer in Wall
Street was immediate Prices began to
20 mp and there was feeling of greater
confidence 1t is just little inconsis-
tent with the prosperity cry to have.
Wall Street in such straits that it
needs assistance of this sort. But it
is characteristic OF this Administration
that it gets it There were large sums
appropriated for public buildings in 9S.
but not dollar Of this is put into cir
culation. Secretary Gage says the
Treasury IS in a position to advance the
interest," payments without the least en-
barrassment. but it is another story
when it comes to putting money into
circulation where it would de the people
any good.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17

amount of curiosity to see high public
official. And the crowd might well cape
and stare at the spectacle of the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet making grotesque
and frantic efforts to catch votes.
The weary Thirteenth Minnesota vol
unteers failed to even look happy, still
less toapplaud enthusiastically when the
President told them how he had come
all the way from Washington to greet
them and tell them what brave good
boys they were They tried to listen
politely but men filled with malaria and
burning with a sense of resentment
could not be expected to be very joyous
over the greeting of the Administration
which had kept them in the Philippines
months after they were entitled to their
discharge and in a kind of warfare for
which they never enlisted. In Minnesota
as at Chicago, it was distinctly notice
able that the President appeared to
find a more congenial atmosphere at the
expensive and select banquets lhan when
addressing the ordinary mob of citizens
and taxpayers But the Administra-
ton which is the creature of trusts and
corporations could hardly be expected to
be at ease with the victims of these
forces.
Then, too, the satellites of the Ad-
ministration made speeches and these
speeches often failed to dove-tail with
McKinley's platitudes. He at least
could not be accused of saying any
thing. He carefully avoided the many
things in his administration which badly
need explaining. Some of his official
small boys evidently forgot their cues
and fell into the error of telling how
Aguinaldo had been offered a commits
sion as General in our army and some
body else rose to explain just what
we bought in the Philippines and how
we came to pay that S20,000,000. 1t
would be interesting to know just when
and where and how Aguinaldo was Of
fered that commission for instance.
Statements of that sort tend to raise
a suspicion that a good many things
have been censored which would inter-
est the voters Of this country Mc-
Kinley really ought TO have had his off
cial family better drilled. Both he and
they made spectacles of themselves and
increased the chances of Democratic
victory in every State where they spoke
TO THE ASSISTANCE
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17

Silence IS golden. The wagon tongue
has nothing to say, but it usually gets
there ahead of the rest Of the outfit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17
DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK FOR
BRYAN.

The Democratic State Committee of
New York has declared itself for Bryan
and that carries with it the necessary
inference that it endorses the principles
he represents. Croker, the Tammans
leader, was right with the committees.
In fact this action comes as corollary
to Crokers declaration that he was for
Bryan, made on his return from Europe.
Not too much weight should be given
to Croker's action. He is simply the
astute leader who knows enough to fol-
low the wishes of the rank and file Of
the party when he cannot direct or con-
troll them. The Democrats of New
York State and New York city are 50
enthusiastic for Bryan that it is Useless
to oppose them. Croker had rather lead
them to party victory even on an issue
that he does not much like than see
them defeated by holding to unpopular
issues. Democrats all over the country
have reason to feel encouraged at the
attitude Of the New York Democracy
and Croker will stand BY his declara-
1ion
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24
LADY CURzoN HoNoRED.
Latest DistinctiOn Is IN Appointment
to the Imperial Order of the
Grown of India.

The Imperial Order of the Crown of
india, with which Lady Curzon, who
formerly was Miss Letter, of Chicago,
has been decorated, was instituted in
1878 ito consist of the sovereign and
of such of the princesses of her majes-
tvs royal and imperial house, the wives
or other female relatives of Indian
princes and other Indian ladies', and of
the. wives or other female relatives of
any other persons who have held, now
hold or may hereafter hold the office
of viceroy and governor-general OF In
dia, governors of Madras or Bombay or
of principal secretary of state for India,
as the sovereign may think At TO APP
point" Among the members of the or
der of the Grown of India, says the Buff
falo Express, are Ahe queen, the prin-
cess of Wales, former Empress Fred
erick of Germany and various other
English princesses. Lady Randolph
Churchill is also member of the order
silk an Ancient Product In Japan.
A book published in japan. 900 years
ago notes that at that time good silk
was already produced in 25 provinces
of that country.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24
Macksburg.

Will Patten, who mas been working
in Marietta for some time, is home at
present. He and his father are going
to ByesVille to work.
We all agree that the lice harbor lot
is the place for the court --ouse.
Writ Mosely and family, of Dudley,
spent Sunday with friends here.
The Republican primaries nominat-
ed the following ticket: Township:
Clerk, X. S. Mcconnell; Trustee, j. R.
Mincks; Assessor, MacksOurg, John
A. Conrath; Elba, C. C. Wharton.
CogEpration, Treasurer James McCon-
t8eh1 Marshal, George Dyer; Street
Commissioner, George Dyer; Council
men, Harry McElroy, H. Al. Smithson,
A. j. i-ongfellow; Cemetery Trustees,
C. ]. Eagler, Jules Delong.
We understand that Joseph Scarb-
erry willbuild fine house near his
fathers this coming spring.
Mrs. Welch and family VIII move to
Morgan county next week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cox
March ~, a son.
Born, March 15, to iLr. and Mrs
Charles Ayers, daughter.
There will be a graduating class oi
four boys and two girls from the
Macksburg High School this spring.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24
To Make Steel Barges.

Pittsburg, March 2S.-Captain S. S.
Brown and o. G. Schultz, of the Schultz
Bridge Co., are making arrangements
to erect a plant for the manufacture of
steel barges. A preliminary meeting
was held Tuesday, at which the FEAST
bilty of using steel barges on the rlv-
ers for transportation of coal was dis
cussed. Captain Brown has been us
ing a model steel barge for several
years, and it has proven that they are
better and cheaper ln ahe END than the
wooden ones. They will cost from
eight to ten times as much as those
now used, but will be practically in
destructible. Captain Brown said the
capital of the company which will
make the steel barges will be not less
Ehan 100000, and that the plant would
be located somewhere along the Mon
onghela river.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24
GrosvenOr Will Not Be a Candidate
for Governor,

One thing was determined by the
visit Of General Grosvenor to the city
at his time-and that was, HE is NOT,
NOR WILL HE BE A CANDIDATE
FOR THE GoVERNORSHIP. This
information he vouchsafed to gentle
man in this city, who had reasons for
desiring to know the attitude of Mr..
Grosvenor on that question. Not that
the Athenian would not like to be. 1t
would delight the cookies of his Athens
county heart to make the race, but he
is not so sure that he could get it, and
fly in the center OF the ring at this
time might mean the loss OF his seat in
Congress, for there is a crowd down in
the Eleventh district who are just hon
ing for the chance his candidacy would
offer. The district already has two
state otficials-Judge Bradbury, who
cannot be refused a denomination, and
Supreme Court Clerk Allen, who has
just entered upon a third term. Allen
Is a fellowItownsmen of Grosvenor,
and pair Of state officials from the
same place would be spreading it on
pretty thick. And there are other rea-
sons. General Grosvenor Yankee wit
always restrained him from flying up
against a stone wall.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24
KILLINGS Careless Use of Ink.

Kipling's first editor at Lahore, In
dia, E. r. Robinson, writes of him in
this comical wise;
There was one popularity of Kip
lings work which 1 must really men
ton, namely, the amount of ink he
used to throw about. In the heat of
summer, white cotton trousers and a
thin vest constituted his office attire,
and by the days end he was spotted all
over like a Dalmatian dog He had a
habit of dipping his pen frequently
and deep into the ink pot, and, as all
his movements were ABRUPT, almost
ierky, ,he ink used to fly. When he
darted into my room, which he used to
do about one thing or another in con-
riection with the contents of the paper
a dozen times in the morning, had to
shout to him to stand off, otherwise, as
knew by experience, the abrupt halt
he would make, and the flourish with
which he would place the proof in his
hands before me, would send the pen
full Of ink-he had always had a PEN
full in his hand-fiying all over me.
Driving or sometimes walking home
tifully besprinkled with ink, his spec
tifully besprinkled with ink, his psec-
tacled face peeping out under an enor-
nous mush-room-shaped hat, Kipling
was quaint looking object.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24

The new Putnam street bridge
should be a go, because viewed in the
light of economy 1t deserves to be.
1t has been demonstrated that no ex-
ira tax will have to be imposed upon
the people to raise the money for
building the structure. 1t will pay out
in full in fifteen years, and no one will
be the poorer by having to pay an in
creased tax.
That the present bridge is made
quate to the demands upon it by an ev-
er increasing traffic no one will deny;
or can it be argued that this bridge is a
safe institution. Badly rotted timbers,
important ones, too, may be seen at a
most casual glance by passers-by over
this thoroughfare.
This condition, hooked at squarely,
means that sooner or later some pass
ing load is going through the frail af-
fair--and what will follow such an
event must give us pause" 1t will
mean damage suit and big one with
heavy bills of expense, and later as a
matter of course, anew bridge. u
1t were far better to pay for that
new bridge now, before an awful cas-
ualty and its expensive sequence are
charged to the city treasury.
Let's avoid such calamity and have
the new structure!
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-24
OYSTER Trust Formed,

Ten million dollars is behind a COM
pany which is being formed to control
the oyster trade of the world. Half of
that sum will change hands before the
purchase of the plants of the oyster
growers and dealers of this country is
completed. The project is so near a
reality that the new company today
announced its plans.
Options on the ground of the present
oyster farmers on the Atlantic coast
and their entire plants are in the
hands of the new company. TIE op-
tions hold good until April l. The
company will probably be organized
with about $5,000,00O capital tomorrow
under the laws fthe State of New Jer-
sey, The company will be the largest
combination of oyster capital in the
world and will control the best and
about tthree-fourths of all the oyster
grounds in the world. The oyster in
dustry will be extended and developed
both in this country and in Europe by
the new company.
The company's plans include a
change of ownership of all the oyster
grounds on both sides of Long Island
Sound, the New York and New Jersey
Bays where oysters are grown, the
oyster farms of Narragansett Bay and
Rhode Island and the oyster grounds
of Massachusetts. The oyster grounds
which have been turned over to the
new company furnish SO per cent of
| the European and seed trade and the
entire opening trade of New York City.
All that will be left in the hands of
the small growers and dealers will be
the opening trade of the smaller cities
of the country on about an equal COM
petition with the new oyster trust. At
present the trust will not interfere ex-
tensively with the general opening
trade of the company, but the leaders
of the company say that this will
eventually be closed to full control of
the opening business.--Chicago Inter
Ocean.