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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-05

tribute may spring from real Convlc'
ton or from policy, a. Mayor Elect
Pagan is unmarried, good looking and
ambitious.
II Is great leap from the position OF
uhiertaker's assistant TO the mayoral-
~ OF such large city as Jersey city,
but Mr., Pagan took it and did not mis-
calculate the distance either He land
cd with a majority that was startling
TO the old campaigners, despite the
frequent illusions 10 his calling AS not
conducive 10 oelerity. But he did IL
only by long and persistent electioneer-
ing from early morning 10 late at
night, until he had visited more than
$4,000 households and personally wres-
tied with all the voters he could but
toBhole. He talked with all, both high
and low. in homes. factories, streets and
railroad yards. and that his eloquence
must have been of the persuasive and
convincing sort is shown by the results.
lie has held but one political Office be
fore that OF freeholder of Hudson coun-
ty. Educated in the common schools,
with a short course at Cooper Union,
New York he has supplemented his
requirements with his native ability.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
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MORTGAGE SALE.

BY virtue of authority conferred in
18th, 1895, by Jubal Gooch and wife, re-
corded in book No. 1913, at page s2S, in
Register of Deeds office Of Wake county,
n. c., and at the request of Mrs. Gilly
Gooch the surviving mortgagor, we will
on Tuesday, the 18th day of January, 1902,
at the court house door, in the city OF
Raleigh, at II o'clock m, expose for sale
and sell to the highest bidder, for cash,
the following described tracts or parcels
of land: The first tract is situated in
st. Matthews township, Wake county, on
the Waters of Neuse river, adjoining the
lands of Cad. Buffaloe, John Jones and
the lands of the late~W. r. Pool, more
fully described as follows: Begins at
Lavinia knights corner on Mouse river
thence west 224 poles to pine, thence
south IS poles to poplar and pointers,
formerly Jerry Buffaloes corner, thence
east to the said river, thence with said
river to the beginning, containing 1873
acres, being the same land described and
conveyed to Jubal Gooch by deed record
ed in book "a, page 220, and book SO,
page So, in said Register of Deeds Office.
See also book "a, page 222, and book z,
page 1874, in said Registers office. Sec
ond tract contains 2 acres and lies in
st. Marys township, adjoining the
lands of Caswell Powell, Alfred Pool
and others, being the land conveyed to
Jubal Gooch December 5th 1883, by
Ransom Pool, Jr., and wife, by deed re-
corded in book "a, page 125, in said Reg
ister's office. Also three other lots or
parcels of land lying adjacent to each
other and in one body, forming par
alleogram in shape, situated on the
south side Of what would be the east
side of Davie street if extended, just be-
yond the corporate limits Of the city OF
Raleigh and being the same lots con-
veyed to Jubal Gooch by Zack and Bedy
Moss in and by three several deeds dated
January 80, 1882, August 2S, 1882, and
December T. 1885, and recorded in books
Nos. 67-6S and "a of pages 651-7O5 and
I'll respectively in said Register of
Deeds office of Wake county, all of which
said deeds, books and papers in which
they are recorded are referred to for
better description Of said lands.
PEELE & MAYNARD,
Attorneys for Mortgage
This December A, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
GOOD FOR THE STATE.

1t is a piece of good news for good
journalism and good politics that Mr.
Fred L. Merritt is to become editor OF
the Asheville Citizen. Mr.. Merritt has
spent all his journalistic career in Raj
eigh until he left on the first of October
to accept a position on the Norfolk
Virginian- Pilot He will be gladly well
coined back to North Carolina as the
editor of the leading daily in Western
North Carolina. Tie owners of the
Citizen, the people of Western North
Carolina, and the Democracy of the
State are to be congratulated that the
Citizen is to be edited by newspaper
man of Mr.. Merritt's industry, ability
and journalistic talent. Moreover he is
a Democrat without variableness or
shadow of turning and will preach true
Democratic doctrines. The Citizen will
prove a powerful factor in fighting the
battles of Democracy in all North Car
DINA.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
MR.. OLIVER BLACKBURN DEAD.
he Was Register CT Deeds of Cumberland Co
For Several Terms.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Yer Blackburn. native of Sampson
county, who has been living at Holt
Morgan village, suburb Of Fayette-
vile, died very suddenly last night
from neuralgia of the heart. Mr.. Black
burn was Democrat prominent in poll
tics in his county, having filled the Of
flee Of register of deeds for several
terms, being ousted from office when the
Populists got in control He moved to
this community with his family soon af-
ter the Holt-Morgan mills were built
of our people. His remains will be car
ried to his old home for burial. where
the funeral will take place tomorrow af
ternoon.
The store of Mr.. j. 1. Pearce, at Bluff
Mills, about seven miles from here, was
destroyed by fire Monday night last
Loss estimated at 81 600 with only $500
insurance.
Last night Mr.. j. It. Bynun, mer
chant of Hope Mills, was burned out.
understand his loss is about $4,000 with
$1,000 insurance.
The News and Observer is to be con-
graduated on effecting the arrangement
with the postoffice department and rail-
roads by which the paper now reaches
Fayetteville at $3.50 every morning. We
all hope the arrangement is permanent
and believe it will result in considerable
increase to your subscribers at this
point.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
THE BEST THING DONE.

The best thing done by the Board of
Agriculture in many year was it's action
yesterday in deciding to rebuild at once
Watauga Hall at the A. and M. College
with double the number of rooms for
dormitories and to erect a separate
building for dining-room and chapel SER
vice. The public is looking to the Agrl-
cultural Board to build up this college.
They expect the Board to make the inter-
est of the college its chief concern. be-
cause they believe that the education of
their sons along practical lines is not
only best for the boys, but best for the
interests of the State. Other things may
be tried as an experiment for building
up the State, but there is no experiment
about the education of skilled workmen.
1t is a certainty. Let the Board follow
up this action by building up at the col
lege the best agricultural school and
experiment farms in the South, and there
will be great popular rejoicing and less
criticism of its expenditures
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
DOODLE" DRUMMERS FOR
LAWYERS.

Spencer p. Adams seems 20 be CT
When he ran for Governor in 1909, the
Radical machine promised Spencer Adams
to take care of him. They arr doing 4,
too. Every time there has been va
cancy, the politicians have pushed Adams
to the front. That is legitimate politics.
But the business of helping Adams"
goes further than that. He is the favor
it can help him. Some of the ''doodlas'
are drummers to get business for him.
1t has gone out that fellow on trial in
the Federal court will ''catci it, il he
gets Democratic lawyer, and the tip"
is given to employ Spencer 3. Adams.
There was a case in the Federal court
settled yesterday which shows how the
gang is working. The whiskey distiliery
OF J. W. Ryals of Johnston county, was
seized few months ago. Certain revenue
officers at once advised him to employ.
Adams as his attorney. 1yals sen. a
dispatch, or one was sent, TO Adams who
came to Raleigh on the first train and
took the case. Yesterday the case was
dismissed on the payment of sum Of
money, Adams being on hand as counsel.
Chatham county had their distilleries
seized, and employed Raleigh lawyer
to appear for them, This lawyer made
bond for them. When the case came UP
in court some months ago, the RaieiGh
lawyer was surprised to learn that he had
been displaced and Adams represented
them and got them off. They acted upon
the advice of revenue doodle. who was
drumming up legal business for .idams.
The doodle" drummers in the Western
district have also been doing land
office business, and they wc,e SO indus
trious that they got business fo1 Adams
that really belonged to Senat IT Pritch
ard, and they do say they were called
down. for it. 1t would never do, you
know, to trench on the Senator's pre-,
serves.
Mr. W. B. Ellis, of New YORK, formerly
leading business man of Winston, and
an influential Republican, declares that
there is a plan by which ex-Prlvate Sec
rotary of Russell, one ]. E. Alexander
a partner of District Attorney Holton,
gets the cream of revenue law business
in the Federal court in that section by
virtue of his partnership with iIclton.
Mr.. Ellis was an influential Republican in
Winston for many years and says he
knows whereof he affrms.
1t is commonly talked, and neA on trial
in the Federal courts believe it, that it
is better to get lawyers who are Ioliti-
cally in accord with the Republican
bosses and as result third-rate Rad-
cal lawyers like Spencer Adams are getting
a big practice in the Federal court, and
real lawyers who have no pull are
not wanted by persons on trial 20" Of
lenses against the Revenue law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
A Victory For Temperance.
Especial to News and observer.)'


Littleton, N. c., Dec. 5.-Littleton has
recently achieved another great victory
for temperance. When the five bar
rooms were closed on July list, it was
hoped that Littleton would be dry
town, but later on the owner OF little
vineyard in the edge of town, who was
manufacturing and selling wine moved
a part of his plant into one of the bar
rooms that had been closed and began
to sell wine. He was prosecuted and
convicted in a magistrates court and
the case was carried up to the Superior
court, where last week Judge Winston
decided that he could neither make nor
sell wine. either in town or at the vine
yard where hitherto he had not been
mOleSted.
Steps were also taken for the prosecu-
tion of a druggist, who had taken out
license to sell whiskey and indicated
bitters for medical purposes" and who
was violating the law. The day before
the trial was to come Off this druggist
surrendered his license on condition that
the prosecution be dropped ayad has
signed an agreement not to sell whiskey
or any substitute therefor.
The sentiment of the people of Little
ton is very strong against the sale of
whiskey in any form.
j. M. RHODES.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
SALE OF VALUABLE LANDS.

By virtue of DEGREES of the Superior
Court of Wake county, North Carolina,
made and entered at the October terms,
1901. of said court, in the case OF T. b.
Holt. executor of n G. Burns, deceased,
VS.. Barney Johnson and F. NJ Johnson,
his wife, / will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, at the county court
house door in the city of Raleigh, n. c.,
on Monday, the 9Th day of January, 1902,
at 10 O'Clock M, that valuable tract of
land situated in Holly Springs township,
Wake county, known as the Barney
Johnson home tract of land, bundled as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at stake, Collins corner,
running north 81 east 70 poles to a
stake, Poplar corner. thence north 80
west 90 poles to stake in Raleigh road.
thence north % east 1914 poles to a
stake, thence north east 113 poles and
10 links to a black gum, thence north
Sc west las poles to stake, thence south
40 poles to a stake, thence south 90
west 169 poles to a stake, thence east
So poles to a stake, thence south poles
to gum and pointers, thence south bS
east 179 poles to the first station, con-
tanning 261A acres more or less.
Terms Of SALE Ope-third Of purchase
money cash, residue in equal install
ments, payable respectively six ard
twelve months after date Of sale. Title
retained until full amount of purchase
money is paid.
H. e. NORRIS,
Commissioner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
LITTLE RUTH KEsLER DIES.
First Snow Of the Season. House DESTROYED by
Fire
Especial to News and Obse

Especial to News and Observer
day afternoon, Ruth, the little daughter
OF Rev. M. l.. kesler, pastor of the Bap-
fist church here, died at a. m. The
remains were inferred in the Baptist
cemetery at 4:S0 p. m, Rev. B. Craig, of
Rocky Mount, conducting the services.
The little girl was four years old and
had been sick only four days Mem
branous Group was the cause of death
The flowers laid upon the little grave
WERE beautiful.
Mr.. Kesler has been pastor of the
Baptist church here a year last Sep
TENDER and has greatly endeared him
self to his CONGREGATION and the people
of the town generally who deeply SYM
pathize with him and Mrs. Kesler in
their sad aff1iction.
The first snow OF the season fell last
night. The ground was Well covered
this morning. -
A colored man named Ned Ferrall
who lived near town, lost his house and
contents by fire yesterday. No lives:
were lost.
Mrs. Claude kitchin went TO Wake
Forest today to visit her parents, Prof
and Mrs. L. r. Mills. She will remain
there some time and then will go to
Washington, where she may keep house
during her husbands term in Congress.
Rev. J. G. Jones has gone to Fayette-
vile in attendance upon the Methodist
Conference there.
Mr.. N. Biggs and daughter, Miss An
ME, have gone to Winston to attend the
Baptist State Convention there this
week. Is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

The funniest thing that the linotype
machine has yet done occurs in recent
article in the Richmond Times. We
quote:
Sir Christopher had entertained Mr..
w. r. Trigg in England, and the head
OF the sfipbuilding plant here had Sir
Christopher at his residence to dinner.
Nothing was said about the Englishman
taking any stock in the concern.
"Whent ,mmp jhrdi mfwy fwyp wyp lppp
He was delighted with Richmond.
When he rode up Franklin street he be-
came enthusiastic, saying he could we'll
imagine himself in half a hundred Eng
lish cities
Commenting upon the after dinner
jovialty so eloquently expressed by the
pied line in the Times, the Richmond
News aptly says:
1T seems TO represent with astonish-
ing precision the attempts of a gentle
man to utter his joy while incapable of
articulation. 1t doesn't say anything in
words-that is the beauty of it-but it
has all the aspect of a wellmeant but
unsuccessful effort to proclaim mex
pressible comfort and good fellowship
something like, 'whoop-mup jar dime
fup anyway! wine pop fizz' pop ppplop
pp." That concluding succession of ps
has an indescribable but obvious cork
drawing effect which is simply delic-
ious. Concluded with the truly re-
,narkable statement that Sir Christie
pher drove in Franklin street enthusiasts
tic and ready to imagine himself stimuli
.aneously in half a hundred English
cities it is complete
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

cd as to 6 lard the growing crop against
wind-storms, which would be very harm
full if the field we're an open one.
Added 10 this element of safety is the
protection against injury by insects.
which is an insurance Of very large
value.
2. The revolution in methods of treat
ing the tobacco raised under cover has
many advantages with the chief benefit
OF making the tobacco salable nearly 4
year sooner than under the old methods.
This will naturally appeal to all who
wish to cultivate tobacco on a large
scale. But it should be reckoned most
desirable thing by the small tobacco
grower also. The stripping of the to-
bacco stalks while standing in the field,
the rapid curing of the leaf strung to-
bacco, and the new process of sweating,
all add to the certainty of the crop, and
make the business more attractive.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
1 COGENTLY STATED.

The Democrats, in CONGRESS should
not support reciprocity. the Chicago
Chronicle advises, because 1.-The laying
of taxes is function of Congress, not
of the treaty-making power" and DEM.
ocrats should stand for what is left"
of the Constitution; because the chief
purpose of the reciprocity scheme is
ito give the monopoly tariff system
longer lease of life" and because "a re-
ciprocity treaty is not device for the
relief of the consumers of this country,
but device for the benefit of favored
producers of this and other countries at
the expense OF American consumers"
This is stating the truth tersely and
cogently. Mr.. Roosevelt demands that re-
1.-The handmade Of protection" and the
aggregation of Republicans and others
calling itself Reciprocity Convention
in recent session at Washington put the
continuation of protection ahead of reci-
procity.
1t is clear to every mind that the Re-
publicans are using the term Reciproc-
ity exactly as they used Benevolent
Assimilation" Both sound very nice,
but both sting like serpent and bite
like an adder Reciprocity as 1.-The hand
maid of protection put into effect by
treaty, is not only unconstitutional, but
it is sham besides, giving a stone
where bread is asked.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
Spirit of the Press.
ANOTHER GOLDEN ERA IN TOBACCO
GROWING.
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican.
There are many of us who remember
the time when the Connecticut valley
tobacco, the period Of large profits which
melted them, and then the bad years
which taught the desperate unwisdom
of having all ones hopes conferred on d
single crop. The lesson was hard one,
btu it had to be learned, and il was
learned through pain and discomfort
Now there comes a new day ana anoth
err glittering prospect in the business of
tobacco growing, accompanied by some
thing like an insurance against crop
failure.
High hopes are centering in the bust
ness of growing tobacco upon q large
scale under cover. An important firm
of tobacco dealers. the Suffers of Chi
cago, have bought the. Clark farm at
Windsor Connecticut. They are dis
posed to think that there is big money
to be made in the production of the
Sumatra leaf under cloth and it's prep
aration for the market upon an extern
sive scale. Indeed, the advocates of the
new method see a possible profit Of
81, 900 per acre-that is of 100 per cent.
If the marketing in January OF the SUI
matra leaf grown under cloth shall bear
out these sanguine hopes. Connecticut
is in the way of melting large capital
lists to develop great tobacco plantations
along the Connecticut river
The Hartford Times is very siire that
such a result is coming. 1t sees not
only great and assured profits. but these
advantages to follow the new order of
things In tobacco growing:
1. Far greater certainty in the crop
than in growing tobacco in the open.
The cloth used at TariGville this year
strong enough to lie used again next
year. is also strong enough to furnish
complete protection against haii-storms.
while the covering may be so construct
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06
Cotton Causerie.

With the view of arriving at the most
correct possible opinion in regard to the
present cotton crop, j. H. Parker 81 Co,
the Well-known New York cotton firm,
addressed letters on November 10th to
thousand selected correspondents in
the cotton States, and the result was an
estimate of 1852, 1913 bales. They say:
This compilation would seem to
abundantly justify the belief in crop
much below that of last year.
AT the 264 towns, total receipts up to
date are 1885, 900 bales less than last year
''At the same towns. which last year
received 1850, 7S0 bales, or 81 per cent.
of the crop, the estimated receipts for
this year are 4,l29,S61, a deficiency of
42O,S69
Applying this average to the crop as
a whole, we find that the Indicated pro-
duction for this year is 1862, 1923.
1T is noteworthy that the stock at
these 264 towns is only 582.S9S bales
year of 1859 bales.
"As the reported stocks are not mat
ter of guess work, but of actual record.
we regard these figures as most import
ant They show that, contrary to the
accumulation of cotton at primary
points, and foreshadow very much
lighter movement from this time for
ward. This view would seem to be
abundantly justified by the fact that eX-
cept in Louisiana and Mississippi where
the production is generally admitted to
closely approximate that of last year,
there is reported an average of fully
seventy per cent, OF the crop as being
moved
From North Carolina they had 90 re-
plies. They showed S2,577 bales received
unto November goth this year, as
against 1858 received up to the same
date last year in 40 towns. They esti-
mated the North Carolina crop at 339, 49,
as against 500, BAL last year, or 5000 more
bales than estimated by the more than
100 correspondents Of the News and OBJ
server.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

The December number Of the Chi
cago Monumental News has a beauti-
full engraving and fun description OF
the Vance monument erected in Raj
eigh. with some very fiattering remarks
about the contractors, Messrs- Cooper
Brothers, of this place.
The fame of the Raleigh Marble
Works is spreading abroad These gen
tlement have just completed job to go
to Texas. They also have received or
ders from DeLand Florida, for two
monuments to be shipped there.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

This SPECIAL SALE will continue for
THIRTY DAYS, and each purchaser of
a bottle OF any of the above brands will
receive SIX ADVAIOREM CIGARS.
Special and prompt attention given to
out-of-town orders STRICTLY CASH.
ED. v. DENTON,
Proprietor
OF Denton Restaurant and Saloon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

Wilmington, N. c.. Dec. "a negro
boy. known as Little Willie" fell over
board from the steamer Croesus on Black
river near Mocre's Creek and was
drowned yesterday. He was cutting wood
on the boat when he lost his balance and
fell overheard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

Wilmington, n. c.. Dec. 5.--Jhe de-
mand for oysters this year IS very small,
believed to be due to the hard times fol-
lowing short crops. Mullets from New
River are very fine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

Virginia's trouble is not with "invis-
ible prosperity" as incorrectly printed
yesterday, but with invisible property"
which Governor Tyler says largely es-
capes taxation. 1t is the problem of
Problems: how to reach all the property
so that equal justice. shall be meted out
to all in the tax laws.
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High Point. N. c.. Dec. 5.-Mr- Fred
n. Tate has organized the Continental
Furniture Company with $4,000 capital,
and will resign as agent OF the Southern
Railway in Charlotte, and Will come
here on the first OF January to manufac-
ture furniture. He will be president and
treasurer and have entire charge of the
business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

The Newburger Cotton Company, of
Grenaden, Miss, have issued a circular
letter predicting that the cotton crop this
year will reach 100000. In order to
get these figures, it puts the North Caro-
lima crop at 500,vJ0 bales. If in all the
other States the figures are no nearer
correct than the North Carolina figures,
this estimate is entitled to no weight
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

Mt. Olive, N. c., Dec. 5.-The Fruit
Growers Express Company will put up an
icing station at Mt Olive. 1t already
has stations at Chadbourn, Warsaw. Fai-
son. Teacheys. and South Rocky Mount.
Every Indication now points 20 the lar
gest strawberry crop next season in the
States history.