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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25
4 HISTORY OF A QUOTATION.

An interesting fact has come to light in con-
nection with the quotation of stanza by How
ard s. Rudy in his volume, Book Lovers
Verse, published by the Bowen. Merrill com
panv which he, by inference, attributed to the
late Eugene Field. The stanza appears in Mr..
Ruddv's preface and is taken from 'he fifth
paper in Mr.. Fields THE Love 4 .,airs 81 a
Bihliomaniac" where IL appears without quota
tion marks. i Young woman in Flushing. Il. H..
writing To tire editor of Book Lovers Nerss
10 express here delight az owning 30 perfect .
volume Of verse devoted to the love of books. in
CURED if it his intention To credit Nj
Field with the authorship of this stanza;
oh for a booke OF shady noQke
Eyther in doore or out,
With the green leaves whispering overhead.
Or the streete cryes all about
Where ! male reade all at my ease
Both OF the and Old,
For ioIie ;soods booke whereon to locke
Is better me than golde,
The lady added this information; "'You may
be glad 10 know that the stanZa has for q,
long time been attributed to some 18th century
Enchiridion.' Austin Dobson corrected this i'm
preston, which first appeared in short para
graph in the Athenaeum, which copied at
once in some of the American newspapers He
said that it was written by London bookseller
named Wilson, who never wrote any verse be-
lore, nor had he attempted anything in that
line since. To make sure, / wrote Mr.. Dobson
about a year ago, and he replied: / don't think
MI Wilson ever wrote anything else, and
have only his word that he wrote this. But |
remember distinctly he mentioned his daughters
surprise at his dropping into poetry, and have
no reason TO disbelieye him. / think too, a
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OUT OF THE RACE.

Jest don't want no office that's underneath the
sun;
It's most too wet fer walkin', an | amt inclin-
ed to run.
I'm one o these bon-tired chaps; don't ever
keer TO rise
Until l read my titles clear to mansions in the
skies
| jest don't want the worry o settin on the
fence
long sence,
OF ridln' crost the country, an speakin' from
the stImps.
IIobnobbin' with the measels an patronzin'
mumps.
jest let en- take the Offices in country an in
town.
They amt blessed o en- that's goin' to
run me down
Fer rye give it out in meetin' TO each persuad-
in one,
You jest can't citizen that ain agoin' to
run.
They amt no peace i'll poitics-no matter what
you do
Yer conscience win he calm fer settlement
with you.
An all that I'm a.lookin fer on this here
earthly way
Is SCUM an healthy sleep at night an three
f. L. STANTON.
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NO RIGHT TO UGLINESS.
Raleigh, n. G.

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 will be nervous and irrita-
Bile. If she has constipation or kidney
trouble, her impure blood will cause
pimples. blotches, skin eruptions and a
wretched complexion. Electric Btters is
the best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify
the blood. 1t gives strong nerves, bright
eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complex
ion. 1t will make good looking, charm
ing woman of a run down invalid Only
so cents at all druggists.
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UNCLE JOE GAY.
Mr.. Pulaski Cowper Writes About His ,iie and
CharacterWar Time Incident
(Roanoke-Chowan Times.)

Dear Mr. Editor | was sorry to see from soui
Jackson correspondent notice Of the deaea vi
that worthy colored man, Uncle Joe Gay as Re
was Familiarity known. My carly life 20.
associated with him, that ! wish 10 m,ord MY
testimony to his good character and ortiz. ne
was the best hotel servant | cver sar, and |
have never known or heard of complaint against
him from any quarter. He was honest respect.
ful, thoughtful, obliging and Thoroughly .ras;
worthy in every particu',r.
The evening in January, So, ! cached jack
son, to make it my home, he took tly baggage
and waited on me during the three .nals
lived there, and on various times thereafter, and
] never knew of an action IF ms that Ituld
subject him 70 adverse criticism. lie waited cl
held in high esteem, by Mr. Moore Mr. Win
ston, Mr.. Conigland and Attorney Generals Daniel
Whitaker, Eaton, Ransom. Bachelor, Jchklns
and Rogers.
One OF his daughters married Exon
gresham Cheatham, and another married the
present Congressman White. Whatever hostile
or 'lnfriendly feeling may exist in the breasts of
these men, towards the white race, certainly,
their connection and association engendered none
in the heart or action of Uncle Joe Gay He
considered the white people his best friends and
bis constant course such at to make their
esteem and regard lasting and abiding and when
he Idied he left name any man could .we.i
wish to obtain.
one action, alone, would well entitle him
warmly to be remembered. When the Federal
troops occupied jackson for few days, af.cr
w. pcorn F''l fight Uncle Joe went out to
squire isadc reel TWO mics from toWh, ~ u
o ,4ock at night, told Mr.. Peele that Jackson
full of Yankees, and took his sc, loan
Peele, who was at home wounded, and OH FUR
lough carried him into the woods and remained
with him until after the Yankees had gone.
Your correspondent correct IN his ref.r-
ence to the endorsements heretofore uIblicly civ
en- Uncle Joe, by Captain Day and myself ard 7
can say for us both, that had we been ~ Jack
son, would have attended MS funeral. aid
seen the last sod placed upon he grave - SIS
true and worthy colored man as Iae1 in
North Carolina.
PULASKI COWPEE
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lie GALLIENNE ACKNOWLEDGES MARKHAM.
New York Sun

Mr.. Edwin Markham is having more than his
FL OF fame He is wandering about the country
like an ancient rhapsodist, repeating and com
mentating his Man with the Hoe No
public dinner. sociological discussion. we
might say scarcely sewing circle is considered
complete without the presence of the Californian
poet reciting himself and annotatiug himself
Seldom does poet garner SO much glory in his
lifetime; and we glad TO be able to say heart
lily that Mr.. Markham deserves much of it. Most
OF his product sInacks OF the lamp, and man
ought to be content TO be something of poet
without being regarded as a philosopher or
reioTmer; but since Victor Hugo thought he
was everybody, am all-round genius. there is no
reason why Mr. Markham should not think him
self somebody. lie has written some verse OF
distinction and imagination.
Nor Fortune has given Mr.. Markham new
happiness Mr.. Richard lie Gallienne, who Is
remembered by his hair more than by his words,
has written appreciation of the Californian
and wishes gratefully to acknowledge that Mr..
Markham is a poet TO be sure, Mr.. Markham
has not Rhythmic power ana Rhythmic life
and the want of the latter is 1.-THE most funda-
mental disability from which a poet can suffer
From bow many most fundamental disabilities
writer can suffer and still be poet, Mr.. L.
Caffeine fails to tell rs; but he does tell US,
with graceful dive into mythology, that ''all
living poetry, like the walls of Thebes, is built
of music 1t scarcely needed critic from
London to remind MIR. Markham, who has evil
IDENTIFY been a student of his craft of that. In
the line "Rothschild would give his gold for
this Mr.. lie Galeme objects to ''Rothschild.
Midas o. Plutus il you must, but never RGths-
child. Mr.. lie Gallienne will be classical or
nothing. 'Rothschild'' is less backneyed than
the proposed substitutes, although it is hack,
neyed enough, and breathes of Organism and
sociology, which are dear to Mr.. Markham
heart.
But it is useless to follow Mr.. lie Galienne in
detail II is enough that he has gracefully &C
cepted MIR. Markham as poet. Mr. Markham
should gracefully accept him. We suggest
beginning thus:
Bowed by the burden of his locks he leans
Before the glass and gazes at himself,
The emptiness of pages in his face
And on his back the burden of his name
Give the English Man with the Pen due ac-
of favors received.
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A POWDER MILL EXPLOSION

Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are mighty
dangerous. Don't dynamite the delicate
machinery OF your body with calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills, when DIR. King S
New Life Pills, which are gentle as a
summer breeze, do the work perfectly.
Cure Headache, Constipation. Only %
cents at all druggists.
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Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hnsdale, H., writes IT
never fail to relieve my children from Group az
once by using One Minute Cough Cure. would
not feel safe without it," Quickly cures coughs.
colds, grippe and all throat and lung diseases
Bobhitt and Wynne Drive Co.. W. FL. King,
Adams and Moye, VIM. Simpson.
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MIRACLES, by Thomas j Dodds, D.

MIRACLES, by Thomas j Dodds, d. D.
Publishers: Curtis and Jenning, Gin
cinnati New York; Eaton and Mains
This book, from the presses of the
Methodist Book Concern, is fresh and
yirile treatment of a question as old as
Christianity itself. The author does not
attempt to prove his proposition that
Jesus performed miracles in the hope that
he will convince those who hold with Re-
nan that supernatural relations are not
to be accepted as SUCH He is seeking
to reach those VINO, persuaded Of the
fundamental truths of the Christian re-
ligion, have found the miracles a him
drance to their faith The treatment is
convincing and must have a salutary Of
feet in comforting the saints" as we'll
as convincing the doubtful
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You can't take trick with the
trump flame.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25

Better the cold water of Indifference
than the sparkling wine of obliga-
ton.
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DN THE LITERARY WORLD !:
BOOKS AND WRITER'S.

careful reading shows that the stanza has a
modern ring.
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\ POST GRADUATE SCHOOL or WRITING
New York SUM

POST-GRADC ATE SCHOOL or WRITING.
(New York SUM
IT a meeting Of school superintendent in Chi.
cago Mr.. Walter H. Page. of this town, formerly
editor of the Atlantic Monthly. spoke OF The
Right Use Of Speech III a Democracy. He
said that the country had right to demand from
its citizens the correct of the mother tongue,
Vet Mr.. Page believes that the right is not
enjoyed. He thought the magazines DUH and
badly written. His advice was as followsy
If had the responsibility of coaching a man
NJ fortune who wished to confer the largest posi-
bic benefit on the next generation Of bis country
men, | should advise him TO establish a post
graduate school OF writing at as many OF oar
univ rsities he could. The instructors should
be not men Of mere dumb scholarship, hut men
in whom the impulse OF creation. OF cOhstruc
ton, is strong | would bring to the school
successful novelists succeeu essayists.
Ii seems to us that the English speech has
been used by public men in this country on the
or felicity Franklin, Washington, jefferson.
Hamilton Webster. Lincoln, Wendell Phillips
to give only few names in long list-vlote
well and strongly. They were, and some of them
siil are the instructors OF the people in English
Iincoln's speech and papers may be said TO be
among the instructors Of the country IN English.
Every once ia while some man with gltt
for public utterance appears and through
speeches that have wide circulation he teaches
English This was the with Benjamin Har-
rison for instance, 4 few years ago. Col bTNah'
whose rhetoric is mentioned by Mr.. Page nm
self as an instance of effective popular presehtac
persons. i
But perhaps the real genuine popular instruc-
tors are the cheap and great standard MefASs
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BIBLE STUDY SONGS, by Bertha F..
Vella Publishers: The Pilgrim Press,
Chicago. Bound covers 80 cents; cloth
binding 40 cents.
This is an excellent collection for pri-
mary Sunday school workers and Junior
Endeavor Societies with blackboard sug-
gestions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-12
CHANGES on SHORT LINE.
Employees of q. X. a n. Anxiously
Waiting DEVELOPMENTS

The appointment OF w. f.. Conan as
general agent Of the freight and passenger
department of the oregon Short Line, am
nounced i'm the acknowledgement last
week, has been verified by a circular is
sued from the traffic department OF that
road which makes the appointment et-
fective December is, Mr.. Comans head
quarters win be at Salt Lake, and he
Will have charge OF both passenger and
freight business. Mr. Conan has had
considerable experience in railroading In
1897 he left the @. II. IL n. TO become
travelling freight agent for the Short Line,
and gave such satisfaction that he was
shortly after promoted to be general
agent OF the same road at Portland,
which position he still holds.
+. II. Choate, the present general agen,
of the freight and passenger department
of the Short Line at Salt Lake, has been
transferred TO position on the linton
Pacific at pittsburg, and his transfer
viii be made when MIR. Conan takes
charge, December H.
The men now in the offices OF the
Union Pacific and Short Line at Port
land are on TIE anxious bench as to
their Individual disposition. resulting
from the consolidation Of Interests which
opens the spokane gateway. and 81 Il
doubtful whether their anxiety will be
relieved much before the close OF the
month, or when Traffic Manager Camp
hell Of the 0. r. & n, returns from New
Orleans.
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ROACH HELD FOR ROBBERY.
Positively Identified by j. u. ster-
ling ms the Man Who Held
Him Ip.

William NJ Roach, vino was arrested
Friday night upon a charge q garroiing
ard rohbing ]. z. Sterling of s22 near the
Grant street bridge, was yesterday at
ternoon arraigned in the police court and
bound over for trial 70 the superior court
under $500 bonds.
The prosecuting witness related that ne
bad been in company with Roach during
the greater part of the evening freauentz
ing saloons below Yesler way. Shortly
after 10 o'clock he started for home and
when on jackson street was Knocked down
by a blow from behind and afterwards
kicked in the forehead when he attempted
to rise.
Sterling positively identified Roach as
the person who assaulted and robbed him.
in the face of a rigid cross examination
during which the witness became some
what confused regarding his movements
during the evening and the circumstances
surrounding the robbery. He Was PER-
sistent in his Identification Of his assaii-
ant and Justice Cam committed Roach
TO jail to await trial on a charge OF rob-
beey In default of $50 ball.
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) APPREnENDED HERF.


Detective Philips last night arrested
Irene Earl upon Geographic Information
from Chief OF poilee Nsthsrspoon, OF
Stsskane. requesting that she ee apprs-
benIed and detained antti ar o;ncer could
arrive from that city. The message states
that the woman IS Wanted Tor grand sAf-
IL police headquarters the alleged flu
sitive denied that she had committed
rhaft and claimed thar her arrest Was
.he result af an attempt 20 enforce col
iastion upon some diamonds which she
sas purchased on the instailment plan,
the final payment upon "hich Is not yes
due.
assnfned name is we'll known to the To-
al noiIce. She is the daughter of respect
ale narents OF this city but several years
sgo Jeff her home and has since caused
Ire local police considerable ANNOYANCE.
she Was recently arrested upon suspicion
~ having robbed man OF a considerable
sam Of money In a saloon box on Third
avenue.
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Is CHARGED WITH MURDER
INFORMATION AGAINST LANGDON
FILED IN JUSTICE COURT.
Hearing Continued mt Request of
Prosecuting Attorney McEIroy-
Defendants Counsel May Apply

After having announced that he would
at o'clock cause william f. Langdon
to be arraigned in Justice Cams court
for preliminary examination upon a
charge of murder In the first degree
Prosecuting Attorney McEIroy yesterday
afternoon requested continuance OF the
hearing assigning as reason the pres
sure OF criminal business in the superior
court.
Yesterday morning there was filed in
sworn to by Police Officer Freeman, who
arrested Langdon Immediately after the
shooting, charging him with murder in
the frst degree. Langdon's counsel app
peared In court and signified Willingness
TO proceed with the hearing. but Prose-
cutting Attorney McElroy communicated
to Chief Meredith his inability to be
present and the matter was continued.
No date was set for the hearing.
1t is understood that Langdons attor-
neys, James Hamilton Lewis and $. M.
ShipIey, will today apply to the superior
court to fix the bail OF the defendant. bas-
ing their application in part upon the YER
dict OF the coroner's jury finding that the
That shank knew that his vocation,
conducting a gambling house, was one
In which his life was IN frequent danger,
Is Illustrated BY q curious incident which
happened last Thursday evening. less
than forty-eight hours before Shank lay
corpse In his temple of chance. Like
other members Of. the sporting fraternity
ibpktu On tilt DIS u EdfItDits anu u
chance remark he made to a friend might
well be taken as indicating presentiment
of impending trouble.
On Thursday Attorney VIII II. Morris
was asked by Shank to draw up a will
for himself and one for his wife. The
papers We're to be signed Saturday, the
day on which Langdon shot shank. A
friend was present when the gambler
gave his instructions to Mr.. Morris.
You are pretty healthy looking man
to be making your will" said the friend
to Shank.
That's all right, but you can never tell
what Is likely to happen to you" was
Shank's off-hand reply.
The will was prepared In due time and
was to have been delivered to the gam
bier Saturday morning. AT the appointed
time his body lay in the morgue with a
bullet through it.
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END is APPROACHING.
@ony In Adams Case May He
Concluded Tomorrow

MI. sne usal 81 Dr. f. r. Adams moved
ssss.S yesterday. the entire day being
n saa'ts N. 70 examination OF witnesses calf
~ me sne state In rehuttal, 1t seems prob
fsrsa snAI arguments VIII begin some time
49, ssaassNM. as little evidence will be on.
s ssayr ~ she defense after the rehuttal is
y Beuson. A. q. Pritchari.
rsh.. i.ata Guthrie. g, w, Morley. w, A.
ssnty and Others mere called for fhe nur-
49, 80. 81 lmpeaehing the testimony ~ Wit
~;Tr ss called by the defense.
ae total number OF days attendance
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FAIL TO AGREE.


The case OF Carstens Brothers against
John Arthur, which has been Occupying
the attention of jury in Judge Jacobs
court for the past two days, was termi-
mated yesterday BY the disagreement Of
the jury and its subsequent discharge.
In this action Carsten Brothers sued
Arthur, who is an attorney, to recover a
ton with a real estate deal transacted
through Arthur The evidence was con-
fiicting. and after the jury had been out
all day it's members were agreed on one
point only, that being that no verdict
could be reached
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SUES FOR ACCOUNTING.
Partner in ~. Michael Enterprise
Wants Business Closed.

Donald II. Smith yesterday commenced
an action In the superior court against his
former partner. George CaufYman, to Sc
cure an accounting and settlement OF
partnership affairs.
Mr.. Smith alleges that he. with Cauff-
man AMI one other party, entered into an
agreement at st. Michael last year to
purchase and manage the steamer City of
Chicago. which was to be used as a hotel
and store. He says that this agreement
was perfected. and after short time the
third partner withdrew. leaving AFFAIRS to
CaufYman and himself He now states
that CauffmAn has been improperly con-
vertfng funds belonging to the arm to his
individual use. and believes that at least
$500 has been so used
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c. j. Lung. OF this city, yesterday pre-.
scented petition 10 the superior court
asking that he be allowed 70 assume the
name OF i,ange. He related In his pets
ton that his ancestors, who were OF Ger
man descent were formerly known by
that name. bat that usage had shortened
II 10 the less agreeable form. l.ange
stated 20 the court that his principal rea~
son for desiring a change was that the
name Lung Is common among the Cit
neSe Hts petition was granted
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DAMAGE SUIT CoMMENcEs.


against the city of Seattle was called for
trial yesterday before Judge Benson. who
held court In the library room. A jury
was secured, but no further steps taken.
The trial will be commenced this morning
Mrs. Brabon sues to recover $4,000 for
the death of her husband, who was for-
merly member OF the city fire depart
ment. She alleges that he was thrown
from hose cart while running to a fire
In March of last year. She believes this
accident to have been the fault Of the
city, saying 1t was caused by sudden
swerve of the truck made to avoid an OBJ
struction in the street
The jury was sent out late yesterday
afternoon. in charge of Special Bailiff J.
G. Nehrbas, TO view the scene of the acct
dent. Mr.. Nehrbas was driver Of the
truck from which Brabon was thrown,
but ne was instructed to make no COM
ments to the jury while the members
were viewing the locality.
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Drug Company wilma.

Judge Reed, who IL aiding In the work
OF clearing up the superior court civil cal
endar. yesterday presided at a jury trial
OF the case OF Stewart 4 Holmes against
r, e. ForbIs. The plaintiffs sued TO re-
cover sIn.9o for liquors sold the defend-
ant The defendant answered. stat
Ing that he had purchased the
them into Alaska. but they bad been
seized and sold by the government, He
believed that his loss should free him
from the obligation, but the jury returned
a verdict for Slll.go and interest In favor
~ The rtuintIfY
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TWO DIVORCES ACTIONS.


Two divorce actions were commenced
Yesterday in the superior court Rosa
Dunn asks decree against Joseph Dunn.
to whom she was married at Ashland.
Wis, In 1850 She alleges that her hus-
hand deserted her In 1898. and since that
time has not contributed to her support.
Emma Aiken also seeks a divorce from
william Aiken. She states that they were
married In 1893 at Kansas City, and have
one daughter, Z years OF age She al
leges abandonment and ponsupport with
In a year OF her marriage. She also asks
the custody OF her daughter.
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ASK Heavy Damages.

N. c. Cameron and wife yester-
3ay commenced an action in the
superior court against the West
street a North End Electric Rail
way Company to recover s., 800 damages
for Injuries alleged 10 have been sustain
ed by Mrs. Cameron IN collision- Inc
cnmnlnint states that Mrs. Cameron was
driving along Mercer street last Fenru-
AIRY when a car crashed into her vehicle
throwing her violently to the ground,
that the horse ran away and was killed,
ard thai tho carriage WIS rulncd.
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An fXL steel range. a New Victor" air
tight and a modern oak heater Christmas
eve by z. G. Miles 4 Piper Co Each Gus.
toner receives a ticket with every dollars
worth OF goods purchased .~