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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-23

7EREST TO FREE PRESS
READERS.
Mrs. DR.. w. P. SWEET spent Tues
day in Raleigh.
Mrs. Gruver and Miss James were
in Carthage Tuesday.
Miss Alice Johnson is with us again
and will spend the summer here.
Mrs. c. L. Hayes is visiting in
Carthage today, the guest of c. S.
Brewer and wife.
D. Packard and sister, Miss Lizzie,
were the guests of S. S. Thomas and
family, Thursday, from Pinebluff.
Tenny's fresh candies. Handsome
boxes SC. to Soc. at Johnson's Phar-
macy.
Memorial services III memory of the
"Boys in Blue and Gray" will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Mente at the Congre-
gational church Sudday morning. In
the evening his subject will be "The
River of Salvation"
H.C Sutherland and family have
returned to their home IN Caf1anIa1t
qua, New York. They have new
home of their own ready for them on
their return next winter, and friend
Sutherland will not ask the price of
tickets to other resorts.
c. G. Kornegay, one of the Sanford
delegates to the Carthage convention,
was a pleasant visitor to Southern
Pines Tuesday morning and evening
He is one of Sanford's very clever
young business men, and we are pleas
ed to add him to our list of acquain-
tances.
The All Wonderful Forage Pea
the best of all for forage-for sale by
I. c. Edgerton.
We call attention to the law card of
Geo. H. Humber, one of Moore coun-
tvs rising young attorneys. He has
telephone connection with Southern
Pines and Pinebluff with his office at
Carthage, and will take pleasure in
consulting with those needing his
services.
Miss Annie Lauf1nan, daughter of
P. H. Lauftnan, died at her home in
Fittsburg last week. This will be
sad news to the many friends CT the
Laufmans, as Mr.. Laufnan had gone
North to settle up his business SO that
this might be his permanent home.
In fact the purchase Of the Thurston
property was made in order that Miss
Annie might remain in the South.
A. M. Eaton, of Lakemont, N. Y,
is now guest at the Southern Pines
Hotel, having come to see how much
value there is in our climate to those
in search of better health. He says
his appetite began to increase IS soon
as he reached Norlina, just inside the
State, and that it still holds on. Mr..
Eaton will probably remain with us
several months.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-23

In hot weather smoke the little
Robert Burns. 10 for IS cents. Mild
and sweet. The News Depot.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-23

MARRIED.-Dr. Edwin Gladmon, of
the Southern Pines Sanitarium, stole
a march on his friends last Saturday,
and during a visit to Raleigh was
married to Miss Cassie M. Grover, a
young lady from Boston, who has
spent several years at Southern Pines.
The FREE PRESS extends its congrat-
u1ations, and wishes for the newly
married couple much happiness in fu-
ture life.
Buy Craig's seeds-ralsed in the
South. Burned every year. AtJohn-
son S Pharmacy. Z
SALE OF PRoPERTY-Dr. J. Ernest
Judd has purchased of I. L. Hamlin
the cry valuable house and lot now
occupied by him and in which are To-
Gated his dental parlors. DR.. Judd
left Wednesday for Raleigh, Durham
and Baltimore, and will later join Mrs.
Judd at Atlantic City, N. j. yrshe hav-
ing left two weeks ago to visit in
Brooklyn. We wish for them both a
pleasant vacation and safe return.
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

"Step down. Take his personal bond.
ordered the judge.
The poor old fellow continued to at
tempt to relate what he had said to him
self. however. and had TO be led out Of
the stand and out to the street
The next case involved a white boy
about nineteen years Of age, who had
drawn a large razor in a crowd and
threatened to Kill the FIRST person who
dared to give him any back talk" He
had been arrested upon the charge. Of
carrying concealed weapons and had only
been taken into custody after a stin
fight. in which ne threatened, it wss al
legged. TO kill the policeman. The lads
actions were proven to have been very
dangerous on the whole. He pleaded
guilty.
Twenty dollars or ninety days" said
the judge lisJlessly.
Judicial Inconsistency.
His honor was promptly reminded or
the fact that the lowest fine that could
be given was $50. He reIuetantIy stated
chat the due in the boys case would be
$50 or ninety days.
Following almost Immediately upon
the heels Of this case came one in which
a very. respectable appearing young ne
gro boy. about the same age as the white
lad. was charged with carrying conceal
eded weapons. A pistol had been found
in his pocket The lad explained that
his brother had given him the revolver
to take home and that he had not shown
II TO a single soul except TO a close
friend. It was at this time that the
officer saw him with the pistol in his
possession. It was shown that the boy
bore good eharacte- and that he had
made no dangerous display Of the weap-
On, as in the case Of the white boy.
Tho young darky stated when telling
his story that the policeman. after plac-
ing him under arrest. had said to him.
How much money have YOU"
Il told him that 1 had forty cents ..
the boy replied. Then the policeman
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Like a Street Auction.

Then the formal ceremony Of opening
the court begins. The customary form
ula provided for the occasion is read in
loud voice by the crier. that gentle
man usually interspersing his remarks
with sundry CALCULATIONS ana threats to
the prisoners or spectators.
Know ye' know-hats off down there,
-ye; know yc-keep quiet over there,-
this court is now in session. Hats Off. 1
tell you; officer. take your hat on An
swe' TO your rames now OF your coIIat-
eral is forfeited. Speak up quick"
With this jargon the court stands open
for the business OF the day. Next fol-
lows the reading Of the names Of those
who are TO appear or else forfeit their
collateral. In a great many cases the
latter is done the amount being so
small as not TO be a sufficient induce
ment for the parties TO 20 into court
and experience tho publicity and dis
comfort OF trial The name Of each
person on the list is read three times.
and II he has not answered to his name
at the end OF that time his case is dis
charged.
Jerome Collins. Jerome Collins. Je-
rome Collins" shouts the crier AZ tho
top OF his voice Jerome C. is absent
and the next prisoner is called out.
Richard Williams, Richard"
"Herei"
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The Court House.

are negroes. clad in the same ragged
and filthy garments in which they were
arrested. Some of them. however. are
dressed in their best Sunday clothes.
having been out on visit or on their
way to or from church when the calam-
ity befelI them. Gaudy green and yell
4 low muslin gowns contrast with naring
red waists aud hats trimmed with rib
bons Of all the hues Of the rainbow and
two extra Intermingled with this
weird patch OF color viii be a colored
girl or woman clad i'm filthy and di-
lspiGated waist OF white or black goods.
to which is pinned a still more disrep-
utable skirt These specimens are usu-
ally mere rag tatters. The men are
equally picturesquely clothed The ma
jority OF them appear just as they were
seized by the strong arm OF the law
while engaged in their work Of rolling
in the gutter on a grand and protracted
drunk Sometimes a colored preacher
forms one of the little colony behind
the grating. Maybe he is stll clad in
his clerical frock coat and Sunday
billed" shirt. and has been brought
there TO answer 10 some alleged triaiDg
crime.
A Strange Conglomeration.
And mixed in with this heterogeneous
gathering are 70 be found several white
men and women or boys. Sometimes
their appearance denotes human deprav-
ity o. the very worst order Again, their
very manner and expression bespeak
revulsion at being obliged to mingle
with such people in such a place. II can
easily be seen at a glance that they
are purely the victims of rank injustice.
or have fallen under the ban Of circum-
stances over which they had absolutely
no control.
The colored preacher. the thief the
boy who is addicted TO the habit Of rid
ing a bicycle too fast or without a bell
the inebriate, the deprayed woman. and
the crap shooter" must all meet on
the same footing in the prisoners dock.
There is no distinction there; all men
are equal.
As the hands Of the big clock on the
wall point to $3.50 the Judge takes his
place and the court crier steps forward.
As ne begins 70 knock on the railing OF
the witness stand with a pencil. pen
knife. or anything handy the negroes.
VINO comprise the larger part Of the
gathering. show a speedy tendency to
settle down in their seats and stop talk
/ ing
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William Cassidy. William Cassidy,
William Cassidy"
No RESPONSE.
sarah Russell. sarah Russell. Sarah.
say. isn't Sarah here? I thought I saw
her out on the steps a while ago"
Hey. sarah,"
"Hyar 1 is. don yo' see me? ben
sittin' back byar all de time What's
De matter VIII yo'? Yo' mus be blind"
That's enough from you this trip,
Sarah. Why didn't you holler when your
name was caHedy'
Many OF the cases are extremely udi-
crous. particularly those involving col
ored men and women. Frequently th'
entire court viii burst out in a roar Of
laughter. only to be sharply reprimanded
and admonished to observe a strict sic
Ience. The coIored girls put in the
Jug for swearing and drunkenness. and
the young bucks for crap shooting. fur
nish the most laughable instances.
One day last week two colored girls
apparently about eighteen or nineteen
years Of age, were brought up for swear
ing and disorderly conduct on the
street. One was extremely tall. while
her companion was exceptionally small
The case assumed a good deal Of inter
est from the start. as the spectators be-
came interested in the difference in the
height Of the two girls. Some young
fellow had been mixed up in the affair
and il had been purely a case Of love
me little. love me long" Both girls
were decidedly jealous. The 'long" one
claimed the affections Of the unknown
buck in the case. while the "little" one
declared that he was every bit her own
In a halr-intoxicsted condition following
the drinking OF a great deal OF beer, the
pair had "scrapped'' in the street and
then taken TO ripping each other up the
back with torrents Of profanity. They
had furnished considerable amusement
for = large crowd OF people for quite a
while before they were taken into Gus
todv
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smoke your pipe, and shoot
your crap in there. Git alongl
Step livelyl Don't stop nov
in until ye git there!
Say. now, you fellers git inside the
court or git out. II catch ye standin'
round out here again. I'll grab ye by
the seat Of your breeches an take ye
in an prefer charges agInst ye; then
you'll have to stand around on the farm.
say, what's the matter with you'ns
over agin the wall. Line up close
there. No; that won't niver do in the
world. Half Of ye git along in; there's
too many Of ye here now. Soon there
won't be a place to hang your hat. Step
along; move lively.
Now, what did I tell ye about git
tin along into that witness room? You
can pass the bottle in there. Git on!'
This from the rotund. blue-coated in
dividual. armed with the customary
club, whose duty it is to guard the outer
portals of the Police Court. This. With
volumes more Of the same sort Of tax
in a tone that would do credit 10 a Hrst-
class fog horn. forms the morning salu-
tstion OF the worthy bailiH to the crowd
OF witnesses and spectators who congre-
gate in the corridors of the court, and
on the stairways in front Of it. But
this is merely the mid-week greeting
On Monday morning the convivial guard
ian OF the peace dons an entirely dif-
ferent tone OF voice. and employs a new
and more lurid stock Of invectives. just
as a man would don a Sunday gown.
A Feature of the Court.
Indeed, he is one Of the principal fea-
lures Of the Police Court. and excites as
much interest as do the peculiarly garb-
ed and ludicrous appearing individuals
among the scores OF witnesses and pris-
oners. His uniform is scrupulously
clean. and covers a well-rounded out
figure. The expressions upon his broad
oountenance are as diversified as the
changing lights and shadows upon a
mountain landscape. To the prisoner or
witness he presents a bold and austere
front; ne is a mountain OF rigidity. and
a complete vocabulary Of pointed and
authoritative adjectiyes. To the news
paper reporter he Is congenial and io-
vial. willing slave, river Of human
kindness and good-natured acquiescence.
Sure. me bye; that's. what I'm here
for" is his never falling answer TO any
and every request made by representa-
tive OF the press
There is little. il anything. concerning
the Police Court which this individual
cannot tell you at a moments notice.
He has f. ali right at his finger tips. He
can tell you all about how a person
gets into the jug" and how he finally
gets out OF II. He knows all the roads
that lead 10 a place behind the bars in
the little building on the corner Of Sixth
and Streets. and he can also tell you
lots Of the snags some Of them encount-
or in getting out Of IT,
Familiar Paths.
The methods by which any ordinary
citizen =aay become eligible to a view
or the world from the prisoners cell in
the Police Court are so familier as to
hardly require a description. The most
trivial ohense will usually put one there.
The theft Of a loaf OF bread may be
responsible for the presence there Of
some. a quiet game Of crap shooting"
BY a band Of dark complicated white
pussons" Is another Of the various
methods Of obtaining admission to the
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

money an not left yo' enough for 20 pay
de rent dat mornin' and not a cent TO-
TO git somcthin' to eat?'
well. never mind about that part Of
it," said the judge. quietly and kindly;
tell as about your being disorderly.
Were you swearing and disorderly:"
"why. jedge, what would you done il
somebody sviped ali de money you hal
and you didn't hab any money left!
Now 1 says to myself when foun dat
pockctbook was gone ouCn my pocket;
/ jest set down on the bed an said
oh. Iawd. OH
Never mind what you did ON the bed
Tell MS whether you were cursing ana
disorderly. Now 20 ahead and don't
keep us waiting"
~'oh. Lawd', OATS what said. an
den 1 set dere on de bed an 1 says to
myself Amt dat a shame Ain't da,
a shame" An / said 10 myself over on
over. What
"It doesn't make particle Of differ
ence what you said then. Tell us yes or
no whether you were swearing. Answer
my question
ooh, Didn't He Ramblel"
Huh, Well dats what I'm comm to.
/ was tcllin' yo' 'onner what I said aforo
dat OATS fust place-whether / was
swearin's second place. I'll come to dat
after while I KEEP sayin' to myself.
What am / going to do? What am
going TO do2' All my moneys done gone,
an l amt got a cent fur to pay de rent
what was due an 1 didn't hab nuthin'
TO git nuthin' TO eat VIII. an I Jest set
dere an say, oh. Lawd. what am l
goiu' to do But / wasn't cussin' and
wasn't swearin'. Somebody's done tol'
you wrong. No. sub! wasn't raisin'
no 'Fturbance. / was Jest as quiet as
mouse T."
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His Tale Of Woe.

'Oh. Lawd, Oh, Lawd!" walled the ola
fellow. "Ain't dat a shame! Amt dat
shame. Why. jedge, yo' 'onner. don't
ye know I wasn't raisin' no dust at all
Why. iedge. what'd you done if some
body had come an sWlped all yo
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
A Dusky Orator.

Want to say anything" asked the
Judge after the policeman's testimony
had been taken.
"Ys-as. sub. Deed do" exlaimed
the taE girL
"Aw. come back hyar. shouted her
companion. as she passed out the cato
to the witness stand. Gee. you.so a
rool,''
Silence"
Dat policeman. he's a liar ex-
claimed the prisoner. Neither OF ua
done no cussiu', an we wasn't aghun'
'tan. He never saw hghtiu'. no such
thing. He suttinIy can ten EN-. De
oniiest trouble that we had was VIII dc
teller We was goIn' VIII He was a-goin
ter lick us bot an de man say Gal. III
kick de ribs outn bof o. YOU.
"Soon's he say dat we bof begin to
holler, but we wasn't cussin'. no such
thing. OATS all de fuss dere was. an.
den dis hyar cop he come along an said
We wus under arres' an haf to 20 wifi
him to de station. So hep me. yo'
onor. dat's all we did"
That's all Step down. Five dollars.
or fifteen days"
Another prisoner. an aged coIored
man, was called up to answer TO the
nhnrnn Of raLaLnr. q aLalnrh.n 10
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

told me he continued, that if I would
give him that forty cents he would let
me 90. 1 wouldn't do it. an he took ma
up. ] can prove that he said that"
That's all we want to hear from YOU"
was the quick and stern interruption.
Three hundred dollars or six months.
Step down; 1 don't want to hear any
more
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08
DANCING, AS NOW TAUGHT,
THE ACME OF PHYSICAL TRAINING
BY
]. MARK MACDONALD,
Dancing is an advanced form Of
physical culture. It is the graceful
and more refined degree Of athletic
training"
President OF the Normal School Associa-
ton of Masters Of Dancing Of the
United States and Canada


progression
physical
proper
andm
physical graceful
intellectual
mysteries
by its practice
exercise
universally popular
develop
easy
presenting
proprtety polite
dancing
hand
0 in
young
innate
this dancing
bitterly
in
a
Improvement
training
aston
greater capacity for
physical
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08
How to Keep Your Tenper-Oet Mad
zone must lose his temper to
keep II, Every engine must have
its safety valve"
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN,
Impresario and Manager.

your been insu1ed
with il! Explode. boil over and have done with it!
He
IN lie
in ambu
his keep it. Every
valve
Show I show lean
hungry sardonc imusive
equally ready
II pieces in lei
And henbc " smile
letting the best
to
allowing and
elas the You keep it.
aIwa Of
ehefee wholesome
blood
feel
. trapezs
OF mis- bile morally physically
! man
'll- R rfns win a bloE sharp rotoTt
beware Of 5roo over wrongs
geo the low cunning deitry Of the
hte happiest who keeps his
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08
PREACHING TO WORKNGMEN
By CHARLES STEELE Louis Independent

The most effective of preaching worknsmen the simplest
way Any preacher do If he will Probably this why
doing him get away from chuhy things
ssea big the h having
permission owner give simple practical
talk Bible theme Have straight from the heart.
you viii this method preaching
away eobves and fossss There viii be
the preaching Sundays Everybody viii notice that something
happened o their minister, they viii be glad.
If this IS really the whole problem
wOrngmen the You them story living
Saviour, indifference Will disappear
my privilege address regularly
young mechanics religious themes They feel
pheTe shop entirely shop
fancy many preaching
they preaching
ed TO with greater interest.
The summer, especially viii give opportunity
preaching wokngmen.
they parks, DOCKS ne
during they Gospel
opuar meeting in pipes mouths
with the greatest respect the preached
hundreds Of worngmen
o many a
@Undignfed" yog say? Well maybe you OF
dignity being of Sprt7 Solomon say
that folly set dgny2" Anyway, have authority
opena preaching The greatest preachers
nothing green grass carpet sky
And his
to preach his gospel Is ourco commission.
supposed, hewever, mo-
nopo this matter Of preaching wongen. Indeed,
many straightforward adj
fellows they prejudice than
minister And the woringman
church VIII be largely through the efforts of aymen
churches who have appreciated their opportunity
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08

years, owing chiefly to greater facilities
for travel and a certain altering through
of foreign habits Of life But this has
only taken place within the recognized
lines OF communication over the coun-
III Physical training plays as small
part in the education Of Spanish women
as does intellectual culture In this.
too. there is a wide distance separating
the AngIo-saxon woman from her south
ern neighbor. One OF the most notice
able characteristics Of the former is the
love Of exercise which she has recently
acquired. and in which she can now with
iupunity indulge. In Spain. on the 9th
er hand. not only 90 women take little
or no exercise, but they have strong
aversion to taking it Spanish girls are
never, in their childhood. taught to ap-
pTeciate open-air life, and they have no
opportunity Of acquiring the taste later
on. An endeayor was made a short time
ago to introduce bicycling into Madrid
as a feminine amusement. but the at
tempt was a failure, owing to the OBJ
structive attitude of both cexes. The
new idea was only taken up by a few
votaries OF foreign fashion.
zone result Of the position of the
Spanish women Is the easy solution it
offers Of 'conjugal problems The ex-
PLANTATION Of this fact is to be found in
a corollary to the following general
proposition offered by the author "One
Of the most essential conditions of con-
jugaI happiness is that TIE views of the
contracting parties as - their respec-
tive spheres Of action should be in per-
feet harmony. II Spain there is never
any question CT what woman car or
cannot dc or think She is a domestic
slave, but she is a perfectly conJented
one. and 10 more devoted wives ead
mothers are to be found than in that
country"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08

It viii simplify life for great many parents and guardians
booovng children if they would remember that book thing
child and another adult Those who
voung all the books within unnecessarily
for fear the children viii be corrupted by the older literature
world or by modern novel of doubtful morals
The chance of such catastrophe a child
who is really fond of reading, be practically nothing The
that such child reads all books for the story. descriptions
the element of interest whatever that may be, which
in all the older poets there enough beauty the
attention. without of being The suggestive passages
Is this which the child enjoys The the book beyond
peenee and therefore undressing It IS shocking daeul
tie person, because the full meaning
the author by the light Of experience knowledge The child
having such light, Is mdiurbed and uneonamnated.
The normal boy girl fully understanding every
thing life, but there many
worth while to bother about the others RukHs advice
girls and boys library and let then
their attention called book by prohibition they will
yaaby select what Interests themhat what good for them
and ignore the
Any other than this makes bead-and-k diet for
youthful mind and that not strengthening Moreover
not fully occupied evil suggestions sometimes creep
mouth and that considerably than anything
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08
THE HARP OF MEMORY
By ARTHUR LEWIS TUBBS.

There's magical harp of thousand Strings
With melodies soft TO the heart it sings;
It thrills with the cadence Of tunes that rung
With the echoing gladness of voices young
And it brings US the brightness Of long ago
When the sun of life is descending low.
It's songs are the songs of the days gone by,
With the sweet refrains that can never die
It whispers them out of the vanished years,
In glimmer of smiles and mist of tears.
For memory's harp, with a tender tune.
Opes the way to path with roses strewn.
There's never life that does not hold
The power to touch its strings of gold;
10 heart so sad but in some recess
Is hidden a song thar is meant to bless.
For memory holds magic sway,
And its harp is a harp for all to play.
Though oft there steals through its soft refrain
The fearful sound Of a saddening strain,
Remember that sorrow has Christening power
Both sun and shade refresh a flower,
And the richest music must ever be
In the soulful strains Of the minor key
OF magical harp, sing on, sing free;
Whatever thy echOing chord nay be.
IT'S memory's voice that sweety sings
While love caresses thy golden strings,
Ana the heart responds in melodious lays
To returning songs of remembered days.
Detroit Free Press.