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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
Coming in the Proper Spirit,
acknowledgements Timesl

(Roanoke ChoWan Timcs)
The editor of the Times hopes to at
tend the Good Roads Convention at Raj
eigh February Il and Is, and before
going would be glad TO learn the senti-
ment. OF our people on the road question
whether better roads are wanted or not
and in what way to make them better.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
FAVORS THE PRIMARY.

Stanly Enterprise.
Since the Senatorial and other primary
has been instituted, we are in favor of
sticking to it. We don't like it, but it s
Democratic institution, and to desert it
now would make us too much of that
wishy washy class that does everything
and accomplishes nothing. Throw every
man on the same footing and let the
people decide. The idea is good even If
the machinery doesn't work well
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
WORTH A HUNDRED DOLLARS,

Burlington News.
We have been presented with a copy
of the North Carolina Year Book Tor 1902
ard after looking over it we do not
wonder that many have said that it was
worth hundred dollars. 1t is complete
in all respects and is a valuable VOL
Cme.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
LIKE ABoU BEN ADAM.
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
AS times passes and the fogs lift, and
the sun shines clear and bright. giant
figure will be seen standing side by side
with the best, the bravest, the wisest and
most useful sons of North Carolina, and
il viii be the figure of John II. Mills,
ever the orphans friend"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
JACKSON SPRING WATER CURED HIM
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
The Governor was called upon to name
certain maids of honor" whose duty it
will be to attend the Mardi Gras ball
which is to be pulled off at the Charles
ton exposition some time in the near flu
ture. He has done So And now we hear
that His Excelency is at the Springs for
recreation and rest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

Ii the report that the Governor of Ohio
has refused requisition papers for Baum
gardner is true it will look like the Gov
ernor of Indiana has said toAthe Governor
of Ohio Let's protect all rascals who
are guilty of crime in any Southern
State who will come to us with their
stolen goods.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
The Nerves Control and
Determine the Health of
Every Function of Brain
and Body. -

nlonial for the benefit of the thousands OF
0C0rkmen w e5ery calling who Need a
remedy that will restore nervous ell
ergy and purify the blood, and make
and keep them 1geH:
An engineer on fast passenger
train feels a constant physical strain
and tension on his whole nervous sys-
tenn. perhaps, as much as any one else
in the world After forty years eX-
perience that is my opinion.
For eight years | have been one OF
the two engineers of the Empire State
Express, on the New York Central x
Hudson River Railroad. running be-
tween New York and Albany. This IS
the fastest passenger tram on The
American Continent.
81 have to be thankful for good
constitution to begin with, winch has
enabled me to keep up this work for the
long time ! have been engaged IN II.
There have been times. however, when
| have felt run down or worn out, and
needed tonic to brace me for my
work.
II haze taken Pane'S Celery CON-
Round to do this cork for me and ii is
simple Justice to say that it has done
the work well. Paine's Celery Com
pound has dcne me no end OF good. /
tock it because had heard it spoken Of
as the best medicine sold anywhere,
good for those who suffer from brain
fag. from the depletion of the system
from any cause, and for those who are
building up after sickness.
What / had heard of it brooed TO be
true in my case and | do not hesitate
TO recommend Paine's Celery Com
pound for a nerve building or force
building medicine. / have taken more
of it than Of all other medicines for the
last twenty years. IT has done the
work for me and feel sure it will do it
- wv. II. RAYMOND"
New York, Nov. 10, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

The Henderson Gold Leaf seems sur
priscd that Of the million9ires in North
Carolina not one is an editor. The Gold
Leaf has overlooked the, editor of the
Rhamkattc Rooster
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
What They All Say.
Chatham Citizen. ,

We think the News and Observer right
j. not surrendcring it's columns to those
who claim to be Democrats to abuse
prominent Democrats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

The Nashville Graphic rcjoices that
for the first time in many years Nash
county is our o: debt. Il is nov III i,
position to improve the public roads
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

Commencing February 18th the Sea-
board Air Liue Railway will inaugurate
Pullman Sleeping Car Line between Old
Point Comfort. Va, and Jacksonville,
Fla, using c. 20 Ry. trains Nos. , and 9
to Richmond, and FLORIDA and Metro
poitar Iimited'' to Jacksonville and re-
turn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

The Ashevillc Gazette say the Rcpub
lican party In North Cal ina is 9Th
champion of dcccncy. that is in
tended. for satire IL is j Il.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

The Darien canal is brought in now
merely as a Fabian policy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08
Among the Railroads.

Yesterdays Wadesboro Messenger and
Intelligencer said:
"a movement in which the business
men of Wadesboro, Ansonville, Norwood
and Albemarle are much interested, is on
foot to secure the extension of the Yad
kin railroad from Norwood to Wadcsboro,
Prominent gentlemen of all these towns
are expected to so operate in the move
ment, and it is believed that the under
taking can be brought to a successful
conclusion. 1t. is only twenty miles from
Wadesboro to Norwood and it certainly
would be greatly to the advantage of
Wadesboro to have this distance spannCd
by the Yadkin railroad In the first place
it would give us connection with an
three of the great railroad systems of
the South, and we already have-th Sea-
board Air Line and the Atlantic Coast
Line, and the proposed extension would
give us the Southern as well. At the
present time there is only one town
(Sanford) in the State. SO far as We are
informed, that has all these systems,
and if therc is a chance of securing a
like advantage for Wadesboro it Ger
tainiy should not be neglected"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-08

The ratio of expense TO earnings on the
Seaboard Air Line in 1900 is said to have
been 1872 per cent. In 1901 it was re-
duced to $40. very marked decrease
Of expenditures.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05
$l.00 A YEAR.
MONEY IN FARMING.
Why Many Farmers Are Not Suc.
ccssfuI. The Whole Truth of
the Matter in a Nut Shell.

Now that the present crop is about
harvested the question is what will
the farmer do from now till time to
start another crop? Some will find
n thing to do excep: to ride about,
60 to town every day or so, hunt, sit
by the fire and take it easy. Others
have p aus and will be just as busy
TIL rext spring as they have been
during the past working and harvest
ing season. A letter from the Hon.
j.. Davis Garter, published in the
kingstree Record of last week affords
US the basis for the short disserta-
ton above, and we reproduce a por>
tion of his letter as it strikes us as
being one of the secrets of success
on the farm. 1t is as follows:
"Now, Mr.. E'iitor. I want to saw
this. Farming has been considered
by many to be Improbable, but
have always made profit from it;
and think the biggest mistake made
by farmers is that they try to make
a crop before their lands are in con-
dition for it. Before planter should
make much of an outlay in the way
of fertilizing he should thoroughly
drain his land, then stump it, and
my word for it, the yield will he
doubled. Why it's surprising how
much better condition your plow
team will keep in during work sea-
son when the stumps are out of the
land, also there is quite a saving in
the breakags of plows, chains, &c.
Besides you have all the light wood
you need (of the very best quality)
to burn during the winter, and in
addition to all this you destroy that
pest so much complained Of, the
ground mole.
Now, Mr.. Editor, away with that
notion that farming doesn't pay! I
have made between 400 and 500 per
cent. on my investment this year
and am planning to beat that next
year"
1t will be noted that good drain.
age and stump removing are tho first
steps, then proper fertilizing. Can
the farmer who waste his time dur.
ing the winter months while hi,
fields are full of ponds and stumps
expect the best resul,s?-Manuiny
Farmer,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05

tom. He has quite lot of timber
on his bills with cacti, rabbits, rocks
and snakes. He is great talker
and is liked by all, though he has
some very peculiar ideas he never
lets them interfere with others. Your
humble scribe had the pleasure of
making bis and his good lady's &C.
quaintance without any ceremony
simply by passing along the high
way. He had a brother from Spar
tanburg to visit him during the
Dallas reunion.
l will try to tell you something of
the dark side in my next letter.
With best wishes for The TIMES
and its readers I bid you adieu.
w. G. BAILEY.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Congress- Opens But Adjourus Ont
of Respect for Deceased
Members.
fFrom Our Regular Correspo ndent. }

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent. }
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1, 1902.
Precisely at noon today the gravels
of Pres. pro tem., Frye in the Sen
ate and of Speaker Henderson in the
House Of Representatives fell and so
inaugurated the second and last ses-
sion of the Fifty seventh Congress.
While there were cordial congratula>
tions, hosts of fair women in the
galleries, and an abundance of flow
ers in the chambers and lobbies,
there was also note Of sadness OBJ
servable. In the Senate the hand
some mahogany desk of Senator
Mcmillan was draped in crepe and
laden with flowers and in the House
the desk formerly occupied by Rep
resentative Russell of Connecticut
and those of Representatives de
Grafienreid and Sheppard of Texas
were similarly treated.
In addition to the statesmen re-
moved by death there were twenty
five men in the lower chamber who
were defeated for reelection, and,
therefore, condolences mingled with
congratulations. Many members
crowded abont the Speakers desk
expressing their regret that this was
the last time he would call the ses-
sion to order, and another group
gathered about Representative Can.
pon congratulating him upon having
virtually won the highest expression
Of confidence and the highest honor
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05
How to Prevent CrouD.

1T will te gOOd news to the mothers of
small children to learn that Group can be
prevented. The first sign of Group ia
hoarseness. A day or two before the
attack the child becomes hsarse, This
Is soon followed by q peculiar roush
cough. Give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy freely as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse. or even after the rough
cough appears, and it will dispel all
symptoms of Group. In this way all
danger and anxiety may be avoided.
This remedy is used by many thousands
Of mothers and has never been known
to fail. 1t is, In fact, the only remedy
that can always be depended upon and
that Is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by F. q. Duke.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05
GOOD REPORT FROM WEBSTER
Cotton About All Picked-Good
Crop of Corn-Grain Being
Sewn.

Mr.. EDITOR: Nov. 80.
Was rainy day indeed. All wero
disappointed as TO the plaIs that wers
to be carried out at the various
churches. 1t seems that the re al
winter season has begun.
The people in general are better
pref ared for winter tnan they were
one year ago. All are about through
picking, ginning and selling cotton,
and tie attention of the farmers il
turned to sowing grain, move in the
right direction.
Schools here and there arc open.
and as they should be we'll attended.
1t shows that better condition exists
and the people are anxious to utilize
the opportunity at hand.
There is less changing places, NOV.
ing, than usual which is q sign of
content and prosperity bearing in
mind the fate Of the rolling stone.
There has been q good supply of
corn gathered and as far as can be
learned accounts have been balanced
esoo IA 'h"bJ ooooo lhOA0 ~ yot I0u~
nant of cotton on hand. Generally
speaking the prospects are better aud
all are in better condition than was
at one time expected.
We are all glad to see The TIMES
as it makes its wesklv visits. 1t dres
not get here till Monday but it 10
more than welcome when it comes.
1t ia commendable that adead
line" has been established at the
depot. Real passengers may now SEQ
q season of ret or oan pass and repass
unmolested by the habitual lettering,
unnecessary crowd which gather at
train time. 1t has been more than q
nuisance. ], as one, second the motion
voicing the sentiment Of others who
have experienced q similar hindrance
there. Should unnecessary street
lettering receive a similar dose
another common eyesore would in q
measure be removed. Guess we will
see an ordinance to that effect In the
future. Respectfully,
b. FRANK FOSTER, JR.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05

for it less than year before.
TERRITORY ALLOTMENT.
l am also reminded that the lands
in the Indian Territory will soon be
opened and it is very reasonable to
suppose will be q fine field for specu-
latlon for the next five to ten years;
not only that but many men with
small means may be able to procure
good homes ishe "IIappy Hunting
Grounds" Of the Choctaw Indians.
Tho allotment is to commence in
February next and continue until
completed. As soon as the allot-
ments are made and the deeds exc
cu,ed the Indians CAN sell / of the
lands to purchasers and make good
title to same, which most of them
will proceed to do at once, in order
to get hold of the money to be real
lied out of their lands.
TEXAs SCHOOL FUND.
1t is fact that so many people
pride themselves upon a fine show
ing in almost anything. Fine show
ings are usually Gre ditable to the
agents of the enterprises or means
producing splendid requirements.
1t has seemed to me all along that
the average Texan makes it a point
to boast about the enormous school
fund, and the big school fund is all
right. If the men who are empow-
cred to do 80 would only take more
pains to employ teachers whose quail
ifcations comported better with the
salaries paid them. I am sure the
standard of Texan education would
rise higher than at present. A
recent statement cf the school fund
shows an asset Of forty.fve million
seventy-one thousand eight hundred
seventy six dollars, ($45,071,876.)
A sum hard for little minds to COM
prehend. Here are the total tax
able values Of Texas for the year
1902: One billion seventeen mil.
lion five hundred and seventy-one
thousand seven huadred and thirty
two dollars, l$1, OH, ,571,732.) The
following 2eSeanties render over ten
million each for taxation: Harris,
81; Dallas, Sc; Bexar. 81; (San An.
tonio) McLennan, %; (Waco) Gal
weston, %; Tarrant, 81; (Fort
WORTHY Grayson, 20; (Denison and
Shermanl Ellis, 16; jefferson, l6;
lBeaumonD Travis, Is; (Austin) Ell
Paso. Il; Williamson, IA; Navarro,
IA; Bell, 13; Collin, 13; Lamar, 12;
Fannin, IL; Hill, II; Hent, IL; and
Kaufman, II; millions. These fig
ures represent just about one third
of the actual value of the property
thus rendered. This is not said in .
spirit of criticism, for if rendition
OF 333 per cent. of the value of all
the property at the present rate fur
nishes enough revenue to defray the
expenses of the government that is
burden enough upon the taxpayers.
j. s, G.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05
ANOTHER TEXAS LETTER.

Something More of That Black,
Sticky Mud-Rain in Abundance.
Crop Prospects Rather Gloomy
Failures Looked For.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05

the owner about 10 months after
buying it refused price of seventy
five dollars per acre, that is to say,
one half as much again as he paid
for it less than year before.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05

S-SNSSSS
THG ToWN.oF UNION HAS h
The largest Knitting Mill and
Dye Plant In the State. An Oil q
and Manufacturing Co. tbot N
4 makes an unexcelled Guano. y
Three Graded Schools. Arte- X
sian Water. Population $500. N
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-17
SAILORS OF THE LAKES.
Are of Different Type Than Salt Wa
ter Mariners-Their Contempt
of Each other.

New environments have developed q
peculiar type, as different from the
typical salt" as the waters Of the
lakes are different from the seas. says
the Outlook. One can understand how
the ocean seaman might naturally look
with contempt on the navigator OF the
fresh water ponds" but it is Surpris-
ing to find that the lake mariner eX-
presses equal contempt for the salt. e"
And many salt tempted by higher
wages and better treatment, has come
to the lakes only to have his sea-
soned stomach upset in the first sharp
squalI. much to the amusement Of the
lake men. and to find the work so
much livelier than that of the ocean
craft that he has been willing enough
to 90 back to the sea. For storms on
the lakes are sharp, short and violent,
and the harbors, locks and rivers
make a great diversity of work-and
hard work. too. Instead-of shipping
for voyage and standing the posi-
-bility of being "shanghaied' at ports,
or abused during months at sea, the
lake mariner.a engaged for the sea-
son or by the month, reaches port
often, is industrious and Sober, has
a family at the end of his run, and
makes enough in nine months to per-
nit him to enjoy his winter vacation
if he cares to do so. The officers,
while men of marked intelligence.
have little knowledge of scientific
navigation, such as is necessary to
set course at sea, their runs being
short and never far from a Ice
shore; but they are. past master
pilots, deeply learned in the art OF
wriggling through crowded channels.
making narrow harbors in high seas,
and gliding up to docks and into ca
nal locks with scientific accuracy.
Also, they are fine fellows, bluff,
hearty, full of stories, and fond of
their life-and their pay is good.
Over 10000 men find employment in
and about the ships of the lakes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-17
HUMOROUS.

"Kale had funny reason for NOV
ing" what was it?" HE said that
when the landlord raised the rent he
could not."-IndianapOlis News.
Summer Boarder-"You wrote me
that you didn't have any mosquitoes
here" Farmer Wayback-"Yes, but
that was toward the end of April
Eomerville Journal.
He-"I love you darling. l swear it
oy those lofty elMs in yOnder park
She-"Don't swear by those, Regi-
nald." He-"Why not|'' She-Be-
cause those trees are slippery elms. -
Detroit Free Press.
"Oh, we'll, my DEAR" observed he to
his wife, you will find that there are
a great many worse men In the world
than l ap." "How can you be so Gym
ical, John?' replied his wife, reproach-
fully-Syracuse Herald.
GLOW were the presents2" 81 wasn't
at the wedding, but Pm sure she didn't
get many" "How do you know"'
"She practically admitted it. She told
me she didn't get any duplicates at
all."-Philadelphia Press.
Grandpa" said the little girl, VI
saw something this morning running
across the kitchen floor without any
legs. What do you think it WASP"
"What was it?" water" said the
youngster, triumphantly.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Farmlots-"Where y goin' with tibet
truck wagon?" Helper-Goin' t tn
store t. git Sunday paper" Farmlots
You je' onhitch an take tn double
team, goldarn quick. Y amt goin' t
kill off none O. my stock putin fool
load on one hoss."- Baltimore News.
The following story is told of a
spelling class examination held in the
Haverford public school some time
ago: Thomas, spell weather" said
the teacher. Thomas - W-i-a-e-
t-h-t-h-i-a-e-r." Teacher-"You may
Sit down, Thomas. You've given us the
wors { spell of weather we've had this
year" Philadelphia Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-17
LOST COTTON MINE"
An Old Prospector's Tale OF q. Really
Important Discovery That Came
to Naught.

fused to know an old fellow in
Prescott, Ariz, when | was holding
down a job there" said a mining en-
gineer to a New York Herald report
er, "as much as 20 years ago, who
told a story that he swore to before
a notary. He never had done so un-
til he told it to me, and when l
doubted it he ambled around to the
notary's office, and when he came
back he had the story all in an al
fidavit, with the usual legal trim
mir.gs. When man will do-that with
story be tells 1t ought to be true
whether it is or not.
"But let that part of it go. He
died a dozen years ago, and he mas
had to answer to higher power II
he lied about what he told to any
body who took the time to listen to
hims His name was Thomas Stewart,
ana he was a packer and prospector'
according to circumstances. His
story was one of his experiences. as
a prospector. He said he had been
out in the, Hualpi mountains, about
80 or 60 miles to the north of Will
liams Fork of the Colorado river,
prospecting for several weeks, when
one day he saw from a ridge pc
culiar looking colored formation on
small plateau across a canyon.
at was something so much out OF
the ordinary that he concluded to get
across TO see what it was. 1t was
no easy job, but he got over in the
course of half days climbing down
and up, and, reaching the spot, he dis
covered quite an area of low grow
! ing plants, very much like cotton in
appearance. Instead, however, of ba4
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-17
EMPIRE BUILDING.
Importance of Athletic Sports De-
comes More Evident Every
Day.

In the business of empire-building
the Importance of athletic sports is
more than evident, says John COrbin
in the Atlantic. There is saying that
the English colonist plays cricket,
drinks Scotch whisky and fourishcs
in numbers, while the French colonist
drinks absinthe and dies of the climate.
And the humanities of sport are no less
important that the discipline. Natives
of India and New Zealand have learned
the delights of polo, football and
cricket while playing with English
colonists; the Egyptian cadets OF
Abasayah have been made spOrtsmen
by means of contests with teams from
the regiments of occupation. In few
short years fellow feeling and a
mutual confidence have arisen that
would otherwise be impossible in gen
erations. Nowadays Ghoorka meets
GhoOrka in contests of spOrtsmanship
Maori meets Maori Egyptian meets
Egyptian, and all are three partsIGng-
lishmen. Quite lately the Boer priS-
oners in Ceylon got up team to play
British cricket eleven, and ended the
day by singing a song, composed by
one Of their number, invoking peace
and good fellowship in South Africa.
Before the general balance in favor Of
British sports is wiped away there
must be many decades Of commercial
and colonial reyerses; and if America
is to enter into a lasting competition
with the mother country, it will be
necessary not only to avoid the
faults of British craftsmanship, but
to emulate its virtues.