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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-22

Prof. samuels at Throop May "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-22

Prot. samueis at ThrooD May "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-22
ST. VITUS DANCE.
Dr.. Greene's NerVura Cures
Children Of Nervous Diseases.

1t beyond all question that Dr. GrssasS 5yVaa
ST. TltuS Dame.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-22

Authors Evening at High School
o'clock
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15
We're liable to

You're late back from A%fbaugh's."
Eyes. been driving round a little
SINCE said Tommy. You know Gro
ton? Beg pardon; Mr.. Groton, MIR.
Stetson."
"Mr. Stetson, OF Foxtown2"
"The same" said /.
Your wife's looking for you" said
he. "She has just come to stay with
Miss Wendell. has she not. at my
aunt b, Mrs. Stars? She said you
were to be at the club for dinner, and
that l might perhaps meet you and
bring you home.'
Il shall be Delighted to 60 with
YOU" said |.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15
Tompkins, I presumed"

Tompkins, ~presumeT"
Eyes. sir"
Rather interesting young lady, and
the sole support OF a father?"
Yes, sir. and she's Just gone out to
luncheon with Mr.. Shine"
what, What's that. Sammis9 You
don't mean that old Shine had the
cheek to ask Miss Tompklus out to
lunchg"
Yes, sir. and she seemed tickled TO
death. Does any one ever call you
grandpa
"Never. Why should they?"
Il dunno. but as they went down in
my car MIR. Shine was getting of some
Joke about old Grandpa Dawson"
HE was. Ell? The blamed old seoun-
drel, He's ten years older than am,
and I'll be hanged If / don't knock his
head on his shoulders, Was Miss
rompkins laughing over what he
said?"
"She was almost convulsed. sir"
sue WIS All IAEut l0t hNif pAt ~
| evidently not tho girl l took her to be,
Yes, Sammis, I'll make the heels of the
! doddering old idiot break his neck IL he
slurs out about me around here"
1t wasn't an hour later when had a
chance to ask Mr.. Shine IL he expected
his wife down that day.
Wife" he almost shouted as he
turned on me. who said | had a
wife,"
Haven't you got a wife and ten chill
dren?"
"Of course not. Has that old Dav-
ison been telling such a yarn as that
II he has, I'll stand him on his head
Boy, what have you heard?'
Nothing much. | don't think Mr.
Dawson likes you"
"Oh, he don't? Well, I'm glad of 1t
and he'd better look out how he fool
with me, sammis, don't you be sugai
coated by no old antediluyian lik'
him"
Two days later they met at the doc
of Miss Tompkins's room. Both wer'
going In with copy for her TO tpyewrite
and 10Th were intending to ask her GU
for luncheon. Nobody saw how tn
fuss began. but there was a fuss. The!
called each other old fossils, mossbacks
g~raveyards, liars and deceivers, al
then they cllnched and solled over tn
floor. Tie noise brought several peo
pie out OF their offices. and pretty sooI
everybody had caught on to what thu
row was about. Miss Tompkins cam
out and heard enough to send her fly
ing back in, and II tool four men t.
haul those old %grandpas apart. The,
hung on like dogs to roots, ard the)
knocked a good deal of skin off eaci
other and had their false teeth scat
tered over the hall.
Three hours after the fuss the cole
hearted girl left the building to find an
other office. She told Mr.. Rasher, the
agent, that 1t was too noisy for her
AS she entered my elevator | knew By
the look in her eyes that sse laid IL ~
to me, but | would not unbend m.
dignity to argue or explain. She seem
ed conscious stricken that she ha'
thrown me over and lone her best u
wreck my young life, but when sh'
whispered my name in soft accents
remained rlgidly deaf. / let her know
by my attitude that | had suffered ant
conquered and that she was now M
more to me than the dust in the streets
AS she left the elevator she held on
her hand for a farewell pressure, but
ignored it and told her to step lively
Thus did she pass out of my life for
ever, and while the two old men ar
still with us they are keeping very quie
and haven't any particular use for
SAMMIS,
The Elevator Boy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15
ARIZONA KICKER.
The Elevator Boy,

Copyright, 1901, by c. b. Lewis.)
The Kicker employs nc travelling
agents to solicit subscriptions. Let this
this fact be born in mind by all Wig
lance committees who may be appeal
ed to on that ground.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Mr.. William Philbrick, of Indiana. ID
in town looking for news from his son
Joseph, who hasn't been heard OF for
the last eight months. He is now go
ing owe the coroner's books to see X
Joseph Is among the list of those lynch
ed during the last few months In this
and the surrounding towns. As the
missing son was fond of a good horse,
but sobjected to paying for ono. his
name will probably pop up before the
list Is exhausted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

The Lone Jack Recorder charges us
with being the most egotistical editor
In the west. We deny 1t. We make per-
sonal mention Of ourself Is or 20 times
in each issue OF The Kicker simply be-
cause there is no one else Of any ac-
count in the territory. 1t Is a matter
of necessity instead of choice.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Old Jim Hewson was bitten on the
leg by a seven foot rattlesnake the
other day, but it had no more effect on
him than the scratch of a thorn. He
mas been on a steady drunk for the
last 20 years. and any serpent which
bites him Is simply wasting time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

The gentlemen who lead society in
Giveadam Gulch are attending high
teas this summer in their shirt sleeves
and without collars or ties, and moth
ing like an earthquake has happened
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

The unknown individual who fired
six shots at us through the darkness as
we were returning home the other
night ought to be ashamed of his
craftsmanship. We don't believe that
one of his bullets came within six feet
Of us. II 1t amused him, however, we
have nothing to say. AS Mayor it is
our duty to keep the town good ma
tured.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

The complete remains of the man.
moth found in Siberia, now on the wsy
to st. Petersburg, are about three
times the size Of a big elephant.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Cactus whisky is a new thing to this
n~elghborhood, and such people as want
to get drunk on Is cents worth and
stay drunk for seven straight days Will
call 1t a success. Even the smell of it
will curl the hair.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Jim Dawson wanted to send a cap
tive wildcat through the malls the
other day to a friends in the east, Hffd
because we stuck out for the postal
rules james pulled a gun on us. We
had to shoot his thumb off in self
defense, and during the scrimmage
his cat got away, and a mule ran over
him. We don't like these sudden rows,
but as postmaster we must do our
whole duty.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Gulch by %parading up and down
Apache avenue. Word was sent to the
boys. but before they could arrive we
had got out of our toys. and they found
nothing to shoot at.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

While most of the town was out at
the racetrack the other day We donned
a plug hat and a Prince Albert coat
and took up our INT and introduced
the twentieth century TO Giveadam
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

In our answers to correspondents last
week we stated that Xenophon fiddled
while Rome burned. Vt was a mistake
on our part. The fiddler was Nero, and
II Xenophon has any relatives who
want an apology it is hereby rendered
them. AS for Nero, well be burned il
we take anything back.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

In our issue last week we referred to
George Hopper, proprietor of the Gem
poker n%arlors. rs a renegade murderer
from New Mexico. George has called
on us and exhibited documents to
prove that his single and only offense
since his birth was stealing a COW IN
Indiana. We get things mixed up
once in awhile. and when we do we are
always ready TO apologize.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Major Carter went over on Dog creek
the other day and founded the town
of Rosallnd. He founded 1t by rails
ing the American flag and taking a
drink of whisky and is now adver-.
Using corner lots at the low price OF
$3.50 each. The major thinks he has
got a million dollars in prospect, but
1t Is Il opinion that many a dog VIII
swim up and down his Dog creek before
he gets 1t.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

We have been somewhat criticised in
this community for permitting a stran-
ger to call us a liar on the public street
and getting away with a whole skin.
AS We had left our guns at home that
day and as the stranger had the muz-
z.e Of one bored into our ear as he adj
dressed us. we didn't think it worth
while TO raise a fuss over his remarks.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Some of the boys around town are
put out because we did not introduce
them to the governor when he was here
the other day, burt 1t was no fault Of
ours. The old man had a headache
and didn't want to explain 30 or 40
times over that 1t was not his day for
taking a drink weith a crowd.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15

Deep Valley Is a new town which
hasn't got settled into any particular
way as yet When we were over there
the other day, the number of men who
asked us to drink just equaled the
number who wanted to shoot US out Of
town. T :
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15
in consequence. We may not be as chs
as Chieago. but take more comfort.

Colonel Chilvers came into town yes
terday TO have a shot at us because we
didn't predict the thunder storm OF
Tuesday which played havoc out at his
ranch. but we lodged him until he got
discouraged and returned home. Our
weather predictions are based on a
carpenters rule. a blue pencil and an
old territorial map, and we can't be ex-
peeted 10 hit It or every time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
NO MORE EXPARTE PARDONs.

The best thing Governor Aycock has
done since his Inauguration is the adop-
ton of rule requiring notices of all APP
plications for pardon to be published in
newspaper or to be posted at the court
house door for two weeks in the county
in which the applicant resided and at the
crime. This rule will require publicity
in every case that comes before the Gov
ernor for pardon, and will give opportunity
to any and all parties to be heard upon
any pending application for pardon. II
there is any reason why the pardon should
not be granted, the neighbors will be adj
vised of the application and can make
known the reason to the Governor.
Elk parte pardons are necessarily often
improperly granted. The usual rule here
tofore has been for the friends of the ap-
plicant to quietly get a petition and let
tiers from the judge, solicitor, jurors and
other parties. Armed with this endorse
ment of the application, an attorney visits
Raleigh and urges the Governor to grant
the pardon The Governor has nothing
before him except the prison record and
the petitions and argument of the attor-
ney for the petitioner, and after he has
people of the county know little or nothing
about it and that if they had known of
the application, good reason against the
exercise of executive c.cmency would have
been presented. Hereafter they Will have
notice of the application and the Cover
nor will have he benefit of the views of
in which there is division of sentiment
with reference to the pardon.
est function Of the sovereign. 1t ought
seldom to be granted to correct courts or
iuries or to override their findings and
DEGREES, but a pardon may properly be
granted upon evidence that came to
light after the trial, or because OF the Ill
health or for some other good reason that
appeals to clemency. 1t is the most i'm
portant duty that devolves upon our Chief
Executive. one that weighs heavily upon
our present conscientious Governor, as
upon his predecessors. There was much
criticism of Governor Vance for the liber-
al use of the pardon power and some
thought Governor Scales pardoned too lit
tle 1t is not possible for all to agree
with the Governor upon every decision on
an application for pardon but all will
approve the new rule he has promulga-
ted of publicity before the pardon is
granted, and the carrying out OF his rule
adopted upon his inauguration, OF giving
to the press every pardon granted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
PAYS TO DIVERSITY.

M =
The experience of the most successful
farmers in the State in that it is mis-
take to depend altogether upon single
crop, though the best skill should be en-
ployed on the crop that in the long run
will bring the best returns. The men in
the East, who have made big money on
berries and truck, put in regular crops
on part of their land, so that If there is
a poor season for truck, they will make
crops that will give a living. Here is
the experience of a farmer in the sand
hill country, as told by the Sanford Ex-
press:
''Mr. Hugh Mcpherson. of Cameron
was in town Friday. He tells the EX-
press that Mr.. Alex. Turner. one of the
most successful farmers and fruit grow
ers Of that section, netted $500 from three
acres in blackberries this season. The
yield was large and the berries were
very fine and sold at handsome prices
Had the same land been planted in cot
ton it would hardly have brought one
third that sum. Mr.. Turner also raises
a great many melons"
The sand hills are coming to be the
most profitable part of North Carolina,
illustrating again the idea that in the
fulness of time the purpose for which
all the land that God has made will be
learned All will be utilized in time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
CAN SUCH THING BE.
Are Democrats Endorsing Such Men as Thi:
For Appointment as Magistrate?

To the Editor: We want a little of
your help to prevent an outrage about
to be perpetrated on the public. There
is a certain party who has been holding
office for a number of years past to
which he was not appointed and most
assuredly never elected by the Demo-
cratic party He has maintained his
position as magistrate by sheer cheek,
and the able assistance of few Repub-
lican friends. His name was brought
forward in the last Democratic pre-
cinct primaries, but no man was found
who was bold enough to second his
nomination. He knows that the peo-
pie wish to be rid of him and that we
absolutely refused to renominate him
because we did not wish to have his
name on the same ticket with the
names of men who Were placed by our
nominating convention. In the face of
all this and his past record, he now has
the effrontery to circulate petition for
his reappointment to the office to
which he could never, by any possible
means have been elected. He is pre-
senting his petition to honest Demo-
Gratis for their signatures, many of them
are signing it without pausing to think
of this mans conduct in office, nor OF the
further fact that he is not Democrat,
nor do they seem to realize that this is
the same man who was repudiated by
them when his name was proposed for
nomination. The position OF justice
is a humble one, yet it is invested
with a certain dignity, let it be kept
so, humble but dignified.
A. H. YERBY.
Raleigh, N. c., July 10.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
THE CASE OF CAPT. STRONG

New York World.
The action of Secretary of War Root in
accepting the resignation of Capt. Putnam
Bradee Strong is now said to have been
a reversal of his first decision, due to an
order from the President. Capt Strong
father it is explained, was a close per
sonal friend of the President, and Mr..
Mckinley has always had high regard
for the young officer"
This regard must have been very high
to have withstood the disclosure of the
young mans scandalous escapades with
women of various hues in the Sandwich
Islands and the Philippines, and the fla
grant offense of his setting out for his
post of duty in company with a notorious
female FOUNDER" the wife of a titled
Englishman-the expenses paid, it would
appear, with money that justly belongs to
his dead fathers unfortunate creditors.
Perhaps the acceptance of Capt Strong's
resignation was the best solution of a
scandaous complications but have the
President and those who justify his action
considered what great many other peo-
pie are sure to ask: What would have
been the course pursued in similar cir
cumstances in the case of a young army
officer whose father was not "a close
personal friend of the President" and who
had no social influence back of him?
Equal justice is of the essence of De-
mocracy. Glass distinctions and official
favoritism are out of place in a republic.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
Hitchcock on a Tear.
Buckingham Anglo Saxon.)

Hitchcock creek was on a tear Tuesday.
There was a fall of two and three-quar-
ter inches of rain here Monday night
which is pretty heavy rain, but not
as heavy as we have had before this
season. But the rainfall above here mus
have been larger, for Hitchcock was
higher than it has been before since 80
when all the mill dams were washed
away. All the gates were opened, and
still the water tumbled over the dams in
large volume and a splash and a spray
which tempted many of our citizens to
take a mile walk to see the sights. The
bridge across the creek at Pee Dee was
a foot under the water, but it held on
and was not damaged. One cause Of the
high water in the creek was that the dam
at Gibson's mill, eight miles above US
gave way and the volume of water in its
pond was added to the contributions from
other streams as it came on down on its
way to the Pee Dee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
THE AMATEUR OARsMEN.
twenty Ninth Annual Regotta of the Assocla-
ton. Races at Paramount Park.
(By the Associated Press.)

Philadelphia, July 19.-Under conditions
that could not be improved upon, the first
days races of the twenty ninth annual
regatta of the National Association ANA
teur Oarsmen were held on the Schullkill
river in Fairmount Park today, and were
in every way a success The race of the
day was between Detroit and Vesper, OF
Philadelphia, in the senior pair cared
event, in which the latter won by q nose,
and the surprise of the afternoon was the
defeat of the Vesper Senior four, COM
posed of members of the worlds champion
crew, from the Western Rowing CLUB, by
the st. Louis four. Another fine contest
was the final in the intermediate Fights
which was captured by Winnipeg Rowing
Club. Ten Eyck and Lewis, of the Wor-
cester, Mass. Boat Club, had no trouble
in the senior doubles
All of today's races were a mile and a
half with turn, with the exception OF
the eights which We're rowed straitaway.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
Spirit of the Press.
WHEN LYNCHING WILL STOP.

WHEN LYNCHING WILL STOP.
Morganton Herald.
Lynching will stop in this State when
there is an end of the internal crime that
invokes it, and not before. Parsonic he
virgins and fish boOded officials may cry
anarchy" puritanic penny liners may
damn the South as savages, but the law
stands recorded in every Saxon. Southern
heart that when a black devil assaults
one of our women he takes the short cut,
across lots, to perdition. Try him by
law? Would you try a mad-dog? Yet
the mad dog is merciful compared with
this unspeakable fiend The victim of
rabies dies at least respected; the innO-
cent victim of the black demons lust
lives a life of unending agony. Force
her to face the court. to suffer a second
death of shame and torture by recounting
her outrage. to submit to the examina-
tion by some shyster lawyer, to risk the
laws uncertainty and delay, to run the
gauntlet of the pardoning power the
chance of escape? Put the villain in
Jail and let sentimental Stiles slobber
over him and send him horse shoe
geraniums; mount him on the scaffold
and let him blister his dirty throat with
the lie that he is going straight to
glory? No, no, brothers; let the poor
woman suffer in silence; take the hell
hound to the scene of the villainy and
let his sentence leap from the hot lips of
an avenging Winchester. Lynching' can
be stopped. 1t ought to stop. And the
way to stop it is to stop the crime.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
1T DAZZLES THE WORLD.

No Discovery in medicine has ever
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. It's severest
tests have been on hopeless victims OF
Consumption, Pneumonia, Hemorrhage
Pleurisy and Bronchitis, thousands OF
whom it has restored to perfect health
For Coughs, Colds, Asthma. Group, Hay
Fever, Hoarseness and Whooping Cough
it is the quickest, surest cure in the
world 1t is sold by all Druggists who
guarantee satisfaction or refund money
Large bottles soc. and $100. Trial bottles
free.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

If the Alabama Constitutional Conven-
tion stops with disqualifying negroes
from holding office, they will soon have
their State ruled by sorry class OF
white men who pander to the solid negro
vote, The sure way to keep the negro from
office holding, is to disfranchise the
bulk of the negro vote. Then the negro
and the fellow who owes his office to the
negro are both kept out of power.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

Not content with putting the picture
of Sampson on the Santiago medal, 1T
seems that certain influences in the
Navy cannot end their persecution OF
Schley. Maclay's History of the Navy,
now used as a text book at Annapolis, calls
Schley liar" coward" and like epithets
A Maryland Congressman will introduce
resolution to forbid the further use of
Maclays history at the Naval Academy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

They are getting ready to entertain the
G. A. r. at Cleveland, Ohio-the home of
Hanna. 1t has been decided not to per-
nit any negro to serve on any committee,
but to let them organize committees of
their own if they choose. If this race
division had been made in the South. the
Foraker frebrand would have been seen
again in the Ohio skies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

The people are going to take advantage
Of the public library law. The Sampson
Democrat says that the schools OF Glenn
ent Newton Grove, Beulah and Spring
Branch have applied for libraries The
other two will be taken. and the other
townships will have to wait until the
next Legislature makes larger provision.
1t is going to prove a mighty stimulus to
the love of reading, which is the begin
ming of real education.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
INCREASE IN ANsON.

The Wadesboro Messenger and Intelli-
gencer contains complete statement OF
the tax returns from all the townships in
White Store The total increase APP
proximates 100000, one half of which is
in Wadesboro township alone. An in
crease of over fifth of a million in one
year is good gain and shows that Arson
dirt and Arson business and manufac-
turing enterprises are growing steadily
in value. Arson is one of the best coun-
ties in the State in every way. No
county has a better population-they are
patriotic, true-blue and steady going.