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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
TESTS OF FITNESS.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
which gives employment to many men,
has adopted a rule to investigate the
habits and character of all the men whom
1t employs. Here are four questions.
which it propounds:
do you use any kind of liquors as a
beverage?
Are there any unsatisfed judgments
against you?
Are you in the habit of engaging IN
games Of chance or in specializing in any
way?
"Have you ever been arrested or ac-
cused in a civil or criminal court of any
infringement of the law"
Applicants are required to answer these
questions satisfactorily before they can
obtain positions with the company.
Nearly all large companies now make
tests of good habits and character be-
fore engaging men to work for them.
Some of them will not employ a man If
he smokes cigarettes.
Young men and boys will find that So
briefly, honesty and cleanness of life will
help them to obtain and claim the best
situations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
THE COLORED FIREMEN.

Elsewhere we print the program of the
meeting of the State Colored Firemens
Association and Tournament which viii
be held in Raleigh this week. 1t will
bring to the capital city a gathering OF
respected, valiant and useful colored
citizens who enjoy the confidence and good
will of all the people of their COMMUNE
ties. Raleigh is proud of its colored
fremen and owes them a lasting debt of
gratitude. The same is true of every
other community where they are or
ganized.
The public officials and whole COM
munity will be glad to welcome the brave
fire fighters. They will take deep inter-
est in their contests. and contribute in
every possible way to make the event one
of pleasure to the fremen as it is one OF
interest to all property owners in the
State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
MR., ROOSEVELTS UNFAIR STUMP
SPEECH.

In his elaborate speech at Hartford,
plausible and artful plea for absolutism
in government under the guise of philan-
thropy and five per cent, Mr.. Roosevelt
undertook to enumerate the several
courses this country could have pursued
in the Philippines after Dewey destroyed
the Spanish fleet He was careful, how
ever, not to mention Dewey's name. No
Republican orator mentions Dewey,
Schley or Hobson. They deny these brave
men the glory they brought to the Ameri-
can navy. But this in passing. Mr..
Roosevelt said that these courses were
open to the United States:
l. To leave the islands. and he pre-
dicted that wild period of chaos would
follow. Nobody advocated that course,
but the President left the impression that
somebody had advocated it.
2. To leave the islands. but permit
some stronger government to take con-
troll.
g. To leave the islands and forbid any
strong government to take the reins.
4. To pursue the policy this admins
tration has carried out-a policy that he
lauds as glorious, but which is in reality
policy at war with every tradition of
the Republic.
1t will be observed that the President
made no allusion to the only policy that
opponents of the administration have adj
vocated. to-wit: Doing in the Philippines
exactly what was done in Cuba, policy
that would avoid chaos on the one hand
and destruction of American ideas and
that would have prevented blood-shed
That policy-the one dictated by every
consideration except greed-the Presi-
dent didn't even mention.
Is it any wonder that thoughtful men
protest against the Chief Magistrate
going on the stump when he deseends
to such special pleading and partisan
harangues? The President, when he
speaks, should be broad and statesman
like in his utterances, but Mr.. Roose-
velt's Hartford speech was the speech
of a candidate who lacked the breadth
to fairly state the great question he dis
cussed. Such speeches will win no votes
among intelligent people and will lower
the President in popular estimation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24

>Seaboard Air Line train near Henderson
last week. was due to whiskey. The re-
port is that "old man Cole was full Of
whiskey and the others had been drink
ing
In his charge to the grand jury at
Robson court few days ago. Judge
Allen said that in, his experience on the
bench, he had observed that most of the
crime could be traced to whiskey drinking
and to drunkenness.
Drunkenness is the mother of most Of
the crimes that engage the attention or
our courts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24

those States which are honeycombed
with these doorstep daily delivery mails.
And yet, even in North Carolina, the cir
culation of the daily paper has grown
rapidly in recent years. while most
religious and other weekly papers de-
nendent upon general circulation have not
grown at all. In fact fewer weekly pa
nars are sent out from Raleigh today than
ten years ago. while the daily circula-
tion has grown rapidly. The weekly pa
nor printed by the News and Observer has
shown comparatively little increase in
circulation, while within eight short
wears the circulation of the daily News
and observer has grown from 1900 to
7.1OO
All religious papers are printed week.
w It is not. therefore. because they
are religious, but because they are issued
weekly, that only those having the
staunchest clientele have prospered and
increased in circulation and in influence.
There is another reason, too, touched
upon by the Christian Advocate. 1t is
that the daily newspapers largely fill
the need. OF course there are those that
cater to the irreligious and the vicious,
but most American newspapers appeal to
the best element of the community. The
bulk of the daily papers give much
space to the discussion of religious and
ethical questions, and thereby to that
extent lessen the demand for the pure
ly religious paper.
There is room, however, today, and
need for a great religious illustrated
newspaper in America. 1t must be nom
UNCONVENTIONAL, must be as live as the
secular paper, must employ the best tai
ent must be illustrated by the best ar
tists-it must be just as elegant as any
secular publication and must be attract
i've to the eye. England has such paper.
It's circulation has grown and its sales
on the news stands keep pace with the
sale of the most popular secular period
icaIs. The man who will establish such a
journal in New York city will be ma
tionaly benefactor and will in time make
it pay as well as any periodical in the
metropolis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
THE MOTHER OF CRIME.

1.-THE story is a sad lesson on the drink
habit" is, the comment of newspaper
correspondent who tells how a CASTOR
county man killed his friend and then
killed himself.
The murder of Mr.. stevers. the shoot
ing of Joe Mitchell, and the attempt on
the life of Conductor Clements, on the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24

The North Wilkesboro Hustler, in re-
ferring to the Republican Senatorial con-
vention, says: "There was only one dele
gate present from Wilkes county-a SON
OF the candidate for nomination-and the
boys are telling good joke on him. 1t
is said that when Wilkes was called in
the convention he announced as follows:
-Four for paw
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24

This paper wants it distinctly under
stood that its editor is independent" in
politics and will so remain until the
money to pay the express on our patent
insides is contributed from some cam
paign fund. First come, first served
come early to avoid the rush. "-Rham-
katie Rooster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
A MORNING TONIC.
(Tennyson.)

Life Is not an idle ore,
But iron dug from central gloom
And heated hot with burning fears,
And dipped in baths of kissing tears,
And battered with the shocks of doom,
To shape and use.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
The Raleigh Christian Advocate of last

The Ralelgn CHRISTIAN AuNOCdIe VI last
week discusses the question and says:
''Never before have the religious pa
pers of North Carolina had so many
readers in proportion to population, and
never before have these papers been so
prosperous.
-Four years ago the Methodists in the
State had one paper with circulation
OF about 5000 copies. Now they have
two papers whose combined circulation
is over ten thousand copies. The Raj
eigh Christian Advocate alone has now
as many subscribers as the North Caro-
lima Christian Advocate had four years
ago when it was the organ of both Con-
ferences The Biblical Recorder has a
larger circulation than ever before. The
Presbyterian Standard, which a few years
ago was a small sheet, is now thirty
two page paper, with a circulation twice
as large as it was several years ago. The
Christian Sun is stronger than ever be-
fore. 1t will be hard to convince the in
telligent people of North Carolina that
there is a decadence in her religious
journalism"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24

In politics the man who shakes the
plum tree rarely gets the plum Most
often some Gloomy Gus gets the good
things. Aa.a.a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
Daily ksnnsbse journal
SUMMER SCHEDULE
OF the Maine Central VIII Be the Best
Ever Offered.


George +. Evans, general manager OF
the Maine Central, Morris McpolIaiu'
onrcraI sI1perintendent, and Col. +. +.
Boothby, general PASSENGER 1AI licNel
agent. have returned from Boston,
,tbara +bay have been holding a con
ference with officials Of other roads
in regard to the new flyer that viii be
NM on. this summer, between Ear Har-
nor and New York. All arrangements
have bean made ana the first trip for
TIA season viii De run from New York,
June 16.
According to the present schedule
the EXPRESS viii come by way Of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford, to
Springfield; from Springfield 70 Wor-
ccster over the Boston & Albany; from
Worcester to Cumberland Mills by way
of the Rochester division Of the Boston
& Maine, and from Cumberland Mills
to Portland, Bangor and Mt. Desert
Ferry by the Maine Central.
The train Will leave New York Kilt 2
p. NJ, ana Will run at the fastest cE-
press schedule through to Bar Halbor.
1t will arrive in Portland at G.25 \. II.
Bangor at 11.30 and Bar Harbor al I.30
+. VI. on its return it VIII leave MI.
about T. NJ, ana Portland lit SIS z.
NJ, arriving ut New York at y. VI.
the following morning.
Through sleepers viii be run from
New York 10 Mt. Desert Ferry, ana FL
Is doubtful during The pressure VA thr
season if more than two common
coaches are attached to tho train. Una
makeup Of the train Will b. TIM l.st
that can be found on The Boston q
Maine ana Main" Central ana it Will
bc one Of the best that runs from II NANNY
York.
Train No &C. the Pine Tree limited,
which has left Bangor in past seasons
Mt $40 O'Clock IN the morninG HAVING
come from bar HArbor, Will bn cJ'-
cclnd this coming summer On account
Of thu additional train through TO E1"
York.
No plans hava been made aa yat rs
to the solving Of the question as TO
bringing the business men to the citE
in the morning VINO own cottages at
HoIhro,k. Phillips ana Green lake. or
as to the srprtatipn Of passengers
from Ellsworth. y local viii prObIhit
be put on which will arrive in the c:tH
in the Vicinity Of $50 o'clock.
The western train will leave the ci,.-
il the morning us il noW tho case. a.
1.15 o'clock. running local to Portland
and connecting at that point with
train for Boston. Bangor people win
be given their western service just The
same, although it will come three hours
earlier.
The train that formerly LEFT Bar IIar-
Dor in the early morning for Boston.
&c. will from June 1G leave from Rock
land. Connection will be made bE
steamer at Rockland from Castine ANA
IsIesboro. 50 Penobscot bay VIII IA
Stven[ the best service by rail th@t ID
has ever known. Passengers may leave
Islesboro at S O'Clock and win be landed
at Boston at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Maine Central schedule begins
the; 1Gth Of June, q week earlier than
ever before attempted. This is to meet
the demands of the hotel people and
others who desire to go to their places
unusually early to get them in re2di-
ness for the summer.-Bangor Conn
ncTCinl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
IN DYING CONDITION.
Portland, Ore, Stun Worker Assaulted
by Five Brutas.

Portland, Ore. April 3O.-AIiss Faith
Stewart, Il rescue worker among Port
lands slums, is in a dying condition at
her home us the result of an assault
made upon her, Sunday, by five men
she was walking along the street
about 10 o'clock, when the men ne
her ana knocked her down. kicked hi
in the abdomen and checked her. Tues
day. she became unconscious. Severn
dive Keepers are known to be bitter
against Miss Stewart, as she ban I'M
duccd number Of girls 10 leave thoi'
places. The rolice are searching ful
her aSsailants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01

Work will be commenced at once re-
moving the sunlSen spans of the railroad
the ice jam on the night Of March 90
They viii be raised BY means of scows
and will be carried to tie Bangor shore
where they viii be taken apart Nothing
IS known Of their condition only the fact
that all Orders and truss work seem 70
be unhent. The spans have been visible
fot three weeks from the suspension
bridge. every part Of them one is under
the suspension bridge Itself. running dag
! onally across the river, on its side. ami
the other is under the first span OF the
wooden part of tie old ton bridge. on
the Bangor side, lying lengthwise of tire
river. Now that sac river has dropped
| they can be easily seen at low water. 4
| crew OF Maine Central bridge engineers
has been in tie CITY ever since the nignt
| Of the accident and they will remain IN
| til the last bolt has been driven in the
new structure that is to be lerected.
Commercial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
THE GROOM FLED.
4 Prospective Wedding It Biddoford
Suddenly Broken UP.

EiJdeford, Me. April Oft p. /.
Dupont, the altar boys, and several
people waited in vain al st. Joseph :
church, Tuesday mornin@, FOR 1 bridal
party that did not app ar, OWNS ta
the fact that at the 11th holr The pros
pectire groom Ieftfor Canada. but failed
to notify the pretty brida-,o-ba of iAn
fact
IIc even forgot to notify the hacl--
man III his departure, ana as a result.
Die driver. attircG in mis- Sunday livery.
snl with z rubbeg-ti~ed coach, drawn
by handsome pair Of. roans, went 70
the home Of the young man, early
Tuesday morning, to telIlc him 60 tha
church where the ceremony W1s to take
place.
The couple who were II have been
married are Reginald Boutin ana Miss
Ida Pervcault. both Of this city
According 70 the hRentions fIei at
tire city clerks Office, the bride-t0-be
| is 81 and the prospective groom g.
The young woman VAS prost9# ted
when she learned that her lover had
laft without even bidding her goodby,
| although ~ had informed friends pre-
vi0us 10 hiG departure that he should
never marry.
Miss FvrrcJult wished to 80 to Port
| land to cuIoayor to locate the runaway
| groom, bul her friends persuaded her
TN remain at hcna ana try To forget
| that ehC ever met the man who haJ
fors1Elu her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
DYING BY HUNDREDS.
Sheep in New Mexico Are Seriously
Affected by the Drought.

Sante Fe.. n. NJ. April 30.-Rcports
from all parts of the territory indicate
that sheep are dying by tha hundreds.
This is lambing season ami the num-
her of lambs that will ~ saved viii be
unusually small The range mas prac-
tieally dried up on account OF the
drought.
Added 10 the loss Of the sheep men in
the territory are reports that grasshop-
pers are already creating havoc in the
northern Rio Grande valley. Around
Santa cruz the insects are thick as
leaves ON the fruit trees and they are
destroying vegetables. etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
CAN WALK ALONE.
intercollegiate Athletic Association Car
Decide on Own BLENDERS.

Chicago April S0.-At q. meeting Of
the Intercollegiate Athletic Associa-
ton held here it WAS decided that the
college conference has reached maturi-
ty ana that it will be able to determine
all questions of eligibility of its can
ditlates without direction or even as
sistanoe from the Amateur Athletic
Union.
The conference determined not to
recognize any decision of the a. y. L.
as binding upon itself and Will look
into the matter independently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
Three N. N, N. II. 4 II. Tracks Blocked

New York. April ga car on an ex-
tra west-bound freight train Of as cars
on the n. Y, N. n. & N. burst an axle
at Rye station. carly Wednesday morn
ing. FoUr cars We're thrown off the
track ana three tracks of the line were
blocked
One wcstbound track was clear at
$40 and the company said trains would
not be further delayed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
PLANTATIONS.

Unity ..-..............-........
Vacancies in any delegation can only
be lued by such deleEa tion. Delegates
tn order to participate in tile Convention
must be elected ut a caucus called SUD-
seqGent to the date Of the call for this
Convention
sion in the anteroom of the hall. at Il
o'clock, on the morning Of the Conven-
ton. for the purpose Of receiving the
credentials OF the delegates.
Per order of tn Republican County
Committee.
w. NJ. DUNN. Chairman.
Il. {. STEVENS, Secretary.
Augusta, April p, 1902.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION

OGicial list showing The number NJ
Delegates which the different cjjios,
towns and plantations are entitled to.
Twenty cities, 422 towns, ana Is plarta-
lions, entitled to 1926 delegates.
Republican State Committee,
Augusta, Maine, April q, 1902.
The basis Of representation I'm the
call I'm. the Republican State convcn-
ton 10 be hnld at Portland,' Wednesday,,
JUne M, 1en. flr the purpose Of nomj-
mating r candidate for Governor to DO
Supported at the September election.
Etch city. town ana plantation viii
b. Untitled to one delegate and for each
IL votes cast Tor the Republican sandi-
date far Governor in 1900 an additional
delegate, ana for a fraction Of 40 votes
iii excess OF rs votes d further addi-
tional delegate.
That there may be no misunderstand-
ing, the secretary Of the committee has
made classification Of delegates based
upon ttia representation. The town or
plantation which threw II votes IL, I'M
der this call. only entitled to one dele
sate. In order to get 4 second delegate
it must have thrown - votes for the
Republican candidate for Governor in
1000. The fraction Of 90 votes to eivc
another delegate, must be in excess Of
IS votes.
II is hoped that if any errors are
discovered in the list they will be
promptly reported to the secretary 80
that all mistakes may be corrected
n. NJ. SIMPSON, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD Secretary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
They Refusa to Eat Meat.

Eellefontaine, o., April 30.--Four hun
dred employees in the Big Four Railroad
shops have signed engagement to fight
the so-called beef trust by refusing to
eat any meat for so days beginning
with May 9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01

When the night freight train from
Vanceboro arrived in Bangor, Wednes-
day, the trainment were somewhat sur
prised to see that a board had beer
stretched across the truss rods under one
oe the freight cars and that tramp
was lying on it, sound asleep. Had he
moved a few inches in either direction he
would have met instant death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
S. S. Dickinson En- Route to Honolulu
to Select Landing Site.

San Francisco. April eos. S. Dickssn-
son Of New York. superintendent OF tho
Macl<ay cable system. is here enroute to
Honolulu, where he will select d landing
place for the cable which viii connect
predicts that the line win be in opera
tion before the first of next December
II may be extended from Honolulu via
Midway island and Guam to Manila ami
thence to Japan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01
A Republican Kennebec
County Convention
will De held in
CITY Hail, Augusta, Wedn pStay, June 4
N 1n.nN IN. N.

g. 1V'DO - NA''
for the purpose Of nominating three can
didates for Senators, one candidate for
Sheriff, one candidate for Register OF
Deeds. one candidate for County Attor-
ney, one candidate for County Treasurer,
and one candidate for County Commits
sioncr all to be voted for at the Septem-
Der election, and for transacting any
business that may properly come before
it.
The basis Of representation will be as
follows: ,Eoch City, Town and Pianta-
ton will be entitled to one delegate; ana
for each Is votes cast for the Republican
candidate for Governor in 1900. an add
tioral delegate; ana FOR a fraction of q
votes in excess of 70 votes. further ad-
ditional delegate. as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01

Greater New Worlds Annual Budget.
New York, April So-The budget for
1902 for Greater New York was agreed
upon, Wednesday by the board Of osti-
mate. The total is sos, SEQ, an in
crease OF SGs5.05
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-01

a rUmor was current at Bangor. lata
Tuesday night, TO the effect that man
had boon drowned in the river near Aver s
mill. II was asserted that a canoe had
p" = found bottom M and that man
had been seen in If earlier in the evening.
though tho police made ain investigation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-11

The New Jersey mosquitoes, long the
champions Of the world. are begin.
ming to blush and retire to rear seats.
From Marietta, Wis. place compare
lively unknown to fame. comes the
news that the Wisconsin mosquitoes
have forced loo Italians. specially i'm.
ported from Chicago. 10 go on a
strike. But it IL even betting. now that
the necessity for competition is APP
parent. that the New Jersey mosquito
will go out and make a record which
will cast that of the uncultured anna
teurs from Wisconsin into the deep
shadows.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-11
GREAT IRAGEDlENkE WHO IS now APPEARING
IN MAEIERLIN(K'S PLAY, "MGkNA Wanna

his camp. When Norma Wanna hears
Of the conditions she decides. in spite
OF the horror OF her husband. that 1t
is her duty to save her city. She goes.
only to find herself treated with re-
spect instead of insult. Prinzivalle
has seen and loved her years ago. and
he asks to be allowed to kiss her upon
the forehead. They return together
to Pisa-for 1t Is no longer safe for
Prinzivalle to remain with the army
whose victory he has robbed-and
Norma Wanna declares her innocence
and her companions mercy. But she
is nowhere believed. Her husband.
Guido. Is SO Infatuated by her state
ment that he threatens to put Prinzi-
vale to the torture unless she con-
fesses. Finally. in the attempt to save
him whom she now finds she loves.
she confesses to what Is not true. The
play is exceedingly powerful.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-11
sai,or VINO Maae . MISTAKE.

A southern Kansas editor innocent.
~ contradiCtcd report that a young
woman in his county was about TO
throw up her job as school teacher In
order to get married. she Is not that
kind of a girl" said the editor. in
tending to convey the idea that she
would not break a contract. but the
girl saw It in a different light and
wrote to him hotly: Il don't know,
she said. "as II is any OF your bust
ness, but give you TO understand
that am not the kind of girl you
say. can get married IL want to.
Kansas City Journal.