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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-17
event there will be no change in the per-
sonnel of the board of officers"
THE sEABoARD INVOLVED,
Figures in the General Understanding in the
L and N. Deal.
(By the Associated Press.)

Baltimore, Md, April 16.-It is learned
today from a semi official source that the
Seaboard Air Line Railway figures in
the general understanding reached in
New York in connection with the Louis
Vile and Nashville sale. This, it is
stated, assures the continuance OF the
friendly relations which are existing be-
tween the Seaboard and the Louisville
and Nashville.
1t is understood that conferences have
been held between the Morgan interests
pnd representatives of the Seaboard.
President John Shelton Williams, of the
latter, and President Samuel Spencer, of
the Southern Railway, were present at
these conferences. 1t has been expected
that some understanding would be
reached with the Seaboard Air Line with
the idea of securing it's cooperation
with a community of interest plan.
There is a disposition in local circles
close to the Seaboard to think that the
Gates party contemplated making a bid
for the Seaboard, and that the Morgan
plan TO secure a general understanding
interviewed and stopped this move.
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II. q. Foushee no Candidate.

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., April 16-H. A..
Foushee, of Durham, was here today
and stated that he was not a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in this district.
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Postmasters Appointed,
lBv the Associated Press

Washington, April 16.-The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Postmasters-south Carolina Maggie
NJ. Moore, Yorkville
Virginia-Stith Boiling, Petersburg:
Wray T. Knight, Richmond; w. Lee
Brand, Salem.
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Regret and Surprise Both,
Durham Sum-

The members of the editorial profes-
sion sympathize deeply with bother John
K. Webster on his trip to Charleston. He
vas touched by a pick-pocket and re-
lieved of $55 in good greenback money
which he was carrying in his hip pocket.
Since that time we have all been won
dering what an editor was doing at an
exposition with that much cash. and how
the pocket picker found it out.
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President Venable Will Speak,
(By the Associated Press)

Lexington, Va, April 16.-George H.
Denny, president elect of Washington and
Lee University, will be inaugurated on
June 18th, during the commencement ex-
ercises at the university. Among the
speakers will be President Venable, of
the University of North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-17
The Chalmette Investigation.
(By the Associated Press }

New Orleans, April 16.-General Pear
son, the South African burgheT, returned
from Washington today in response to q
telegraphed request from Colonel Crowd
er, who is conducting the Government
investigation into the alleged British
army post at Chalmette. Immediately
upon getting here General Pearson in
serted advertisements in the newspapers
calling upon all Boer symFathizers who
might possess information touching the
conduct of the British camp to meet him
in the offices of his lawyers.
Colonel Crowder said today that he
had made absolutely no statements OF
his conclusions by inference or otherwise.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-17
New York Day.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Albany n. Y, April 16.-Governor
Odell today ordered the members of his
staff to meet him at Charleston on April
29rd to participate in the exercises on
New York State Day at the Charleston
Exposition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-17

John Morton, secretary and treasurer
of the Virginia Trust Company, expired
of heart disease at Richmond yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-17

The bo2SR of directors of the Central
Gulf Coast Railroad Com
panY lected as President Thomas
- of Quincy, Mass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23
Maryland Supsrstitions.

Baltimore Sun.
There are superstitions throughout
all the counties of Maryland concern
ing crossroads and running water.
Witches are supposed to make their
home at the crossing of two roads and
to appear there at midnight. One pc.
culiar thing about witches is that they
cannot get across running water, and 6
stream OF any sort always acts as a
protection to the nightly prowler, who
will follow along the bank OF a stream
in preference to the road. These are
some of the things which are mere
generally believed In the country
around Washington and along the
eastern shore. Some OF the articles ol
the creed OF the superstitlous in that
ne,ghborhood are:
If you sweep your room at night
you sweep away your wealth.
Never shake crumbs out OF wind "
after dark. They are supposed to IA;
into the ewes of the Lord and to dis
turb the spirits of the dead who wan
der abroad at night.
Don't wash your hands in water II
which eggs have been boiled. Yos
are liable to become covered Will
warts.
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+Da,Iy except Monday. tDaily ex.
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Yadi6ln Division Main Llne--Train
leaves Wilmington, 8 10 a. m., arrives
Fayetteville y 20 p. m, leaves Fayctte-
vile II ~ p. IN, arrives Sanford ! JS
e. III. Returning leaves Sanford " %
D. M, arrives Fayetteville 4 20 =. NJ,
leaves Fayetteville I % y. ~, arrives
Wilmington l5 p. NJ.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
EennettsyiIle Branch--Trajn leaves
RenrettsvlI'e 8 10 q. M, Maxton . %
a. M, Red Springs 81 q. M, Hope
Mills 10 - IL, IA, arrives Fayetteville
! III 10 q. m. Returning leaves Faye'te-
vile - p. nl., Hope Mills ) GO +. rn.,
Rcd Springs b - p. m, Maxton 6 lG
D. m, arrives Ecnnet!ssilie 10 =. IN.
Connections st Fayetteville with
train No. rs, at Naxton with the Caro-
Ina Central Railroad, st Eed Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad. at SANFORD with the Seaboard
All Lire ard Southern Railway, st
Gulf with the Euliiam and Charlotte
RaiIroad.
Train on The &c :!and Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 3 :l5p M, Haliisx
3: 20 p. n, arrives Scotland Neck at
I: 10 y. III GreenylIle D ~ p. H., kins-
ton 6 10 y. m. Returning leaves
Klnston 80 Il. m, GTecnyiile 3 ~ 3.
m., arriving Halifax at IL :O5 a. m.
Weldon IL Goa. m, da: ? except Sui,
day.
Trains on Washir. on Branch leave
Washington 8 go m. and z AS .. H.,
arrive Parrnee s 80 q. M. and 4 10 p.
r. returning leave PaEmelell 10 -. II.
and 3 90 j.. M. arrive Washington
II 80 a. m. and 6 10 p. ln., daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, n. c., daily
except Sunday 4 :35 p. m, Sunday,
4 35 D. M, arrives Plymouth 6 35 p.
NJ, 6 80 p. M, Returning, leaves Ply.
mo h daily excep; Sunday, Z 80 4. RI.
and Sunday 8 90 ln., arrives Tarbor0
$50 q. m, II 100 a. ~.
Train on Midland n. G.. Branch
leaves Goldsi,o.o daily, except SUNDAY.
) GO q. H., arriving S.nithfc'd $40 Il
r.. Returning leaves Smithfield Z 90
a. m. arrives at Goldsboro 8 % e. II >
Trains on Nashville Branch lea. =
Rocky Mount at :3oa. M, i :oo +. m q,
arrive Nashville 10 20 a. M, Z! :23 pm ,
Spring Hope ii go a. m, 40 pm.
Returning leave Spring ,Iopc IL go q
m., 5 is p. m., Nashylll } As .. N,
. 5 As o. M, arrive at Eocky Mount
II 10 p. M, 6 30 p. M, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Br ,ch leaves War.
saw for Clinton daily, scept Sunday
; IL 40 a. m. and 10 m. Return
5 Ing leaves Clinton at 40 q. m. and
e 80 a. m.
Train No. Is makes cl ,sa connection
at Weldon for points North daily,
all raj via Rice mOnd.
II. NJ. EMERSON,
:. / fteuI Pass. Agent.
fJ.R, KENLY Gen anlge-.
T, NJ. EMERSON, Traiiit; .N..:,Apcr.
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His Word Backed Up by His Looks.

Selected.
This amusing story is told by the
President of New Bedford bank. One
day not long ago he and other officers
and directors were engaged in a busi-
ness meeting, held in the dlrectors'
room of the bank, and as they believed
themselves secure from Intrusion they
were much surprised to see poor
little waif enter the rooni--so,nething
which any man Of business affairs
would not dare to do under such con-
ditions. The little girl, shabbliy
clothed and plnched-looking, had all
uncon sciousIy entered on forbidden
ground, but this sh, didn't realize, and
at once went to the men seated about
the big table, offering them small
cakes OF soap for sale.
The first director whom she az
preached shook his head, impatient at
the interruption of business, and said,
sharply: "I never usa it,. The tiny
paddler, unabsshed, won't from man 10
man-sll the others, out Of pity lo1
her wan little fglre, buying OF her
AS she started to leave the room, at
ter thanking each pu:ch ,ser,' the girl
hesitated a moment ia front 0! the d.
rector w!,o meyer useei soap, according
to his oGn declaration, aid looking
him over from head TO foot, said, dis
dainfully "Well, yer look it!' and
then he swept ont like Dutchess.
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IA
9 saeZDz4 ~ SD
Sc Ill 8 {. 4 -
n ~ rTN Gz>> -,
80 go! {;

Never thought Of such a
sign fer a medicine did yocl?
Well, it's a good sign Tor
SCOTS Emulsion. The body
has to be repaired Ike other
things and Scots Emulsion is
the medicine that does it.
These poor bodies wear out
from worry, from over-worE,
from disease. They get thin
and weak. Some Of the new
ones are not we'll made-and
all Of the old ones are rackcd
from long usage.
SCOTS Emulsion fixes all
kinds. 1t does the work both
inside and out. 1t makes soft
bones hard, thin blood rcd,
weak lungs strong, hollow
places full. Only the best ma.
terials are used in the patching
and the patches don't show
through the new glow Of health
| No one has to wait his t@.'n
You can do it yoursclf-yol
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What Makes Success.

New York Sun.
eve are forever going to begin work
in earnest tomorrow" SAID Mr. Stay
bolt; "and we are meyer satisfied with
the job we've got, and we perform the
labor involved in 1t in oD!y a half
hearted manner, but we are going to
work in dead earnest when we get a
job to suit u.s.
1.-The fact is that tomorrow, when
we get to 1t, will lie to lis as today Is to
us now we shan't feel any more like
work. And that other Job, when we
come in actual contact with it and see
it close at hand, won't snit us any bet
ter than the one we've got now does.
"The truth is that we are dwaders
and shy Of work and trying to get
along just as easy as we can. We hate
to pitch in and go at things.
"The time for us to work is now,
not tomorrow, and the job for us to
collar is the one we've got. Round
that up in style, do the work com p'ete-
ly and thoroughly, ana you'll lie aston
ished to find how you'l bring 1t out
and what chances there are in it, And
everybody that knows about your wcrk
OR is In any way concerned or affected
| by it, as it is done we'll cr i'll, will te
delighted to see it we'll done--ey cry.
body likes to see job, whatever it is,
we'll done-and pleased with the doer
and there's money in it every time.
"It isn't the JOB that makes success
it's the man, and don't you forget it"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23
VICIOUS BOOKS.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE SOLD.
Dr.. Whites Strong Protest.

Rev. John E. White, a talented
North Carolinian now in Atlanta, re-
Gently spoke out against vicious books.
The Atlanta Journal made the follow
Ing reference to Or. Whites sermon:
Rev. John E. White, pastor CT the
Second Baptist church, says that there
is too much vicious literature sold In
Atlanta, and Is advising against its
purchase and sale. He says that the
position and character of man seen
with an improper book or paper can
easily be determined. He says that
the sale should be stopped.
DIR. White does not in his sermon
make an attack upon any one nor does
he adyise the use of force TO put stop
to the sale of publications that he deems
improper, but advises that the purchase
of such literature be stopped.
In that portion of his sermon which
referred to unc!ean literature, DR..
White says:
"Unlcad bad books. A single wicked
book circulated secretly damned the
moral life of one of our Southern col.
leges for two years. Some one has
said, There is a river and books are
boats What kind of craft are you
sailing in? Martin Luther, in a spirit
ual rage, once threw his ink-stand al
the devil. Not an inappropriate weap
on. But nowadays the devil has learn
ed the trick Of it. A man in Indi;
opened book in his library. Some
thing pricked his finger. He was .
corpse in a few hours. It was 1
small but deadly serpent hid in th'
binding. Look out for the serpsn:
in books.
II saw a young man last week 0.
the street car carrying home copy Q
The Police Gazette. That placed hin
intellectually and morally. / asked
barber in Atlanta why he bought Th
Standard, vile aheet of salacious pic
lures. He said bis customers liked II
That placed his customers intellectual
ly and morally. On the counters {
some OF our best book stores here 1 sc
, great stacks of vicious papers OF th
'Deadwoo1 Dick variety. The propr
etor of one of these stores said to me
Il ought not to sell such stuff, reckon
l should reckon not. No man ough
to be the father of children who is vii
, ing to hurt somebody else's boy.
"Unload your bad books. Join tn
noble aristocracy OF Intellectual health
These are some of the weights. La
f them aside and run with patience th
race set before you"
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hs~-Vd5 {.

quolts specially made for throwing. So
much for the discus legend. As for the
word "quoit" itselt, its etymology Is
more than doubtful, and it gives us no
clew whatever to the origin of the
game.
Shakespeare, who mentions every
thing exec IT tobacco, of course has a
reference to the sport, aud as Hakluyt
was a contemporary. of his 1t may be
held to show that the spacious times OF
Great Elizabeth were the palmy period
of quoits. It is true! that he does not
speak of the sport in very reputable
connection, for the only mention Of It
occurs in the scene in which Prince
Henry, Falstaff, Poins and the rest
were in the Boar's Head tavern, in
Eastchepel. Falstaff, in giving a char
acter sketch of the young prince, OBJ
serves that he plays quoits we'll, but
the context very clearly shows that in
Great Elizabeth's time at any rate
quot playing was looked down upon as
the idle mans recreation, much as skit.
ties is with us. That fat Jack Falstaff
dt>reputable old fellow as he was
meant to imply no good ct the prince
by his reference to quolts IL very evl
dsnt. This is is the only reference tc
quoits in Shakespeare, and it is libel
though the sting is taken out of it BY
the fact that 1t is put into the mouth
O. Falstaff.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teeth
Ing, with perfect success. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures>wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by Druggists in every part OF the
world Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be
nre and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's SOoth
ug Syrup, and take no other kind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
ne is the senior partner OF the firm OF
F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
/ Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day OF De-
cember, A. D. 1886.
SEAL A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Sen
for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
60 Sold by Druggists. 7oc.
HATS Family Pills are the best.
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Newspaper Text Books.

We have heard of several persons
who were remarkably we'll Informed
not only on current topics, but in his
tory and popular science, who learned
their letters from newspapers, had
never been to school nor read anything
but newspapers.
OF course they could not be consider
ed well educated in the higher and
fuller sense of the term, but they were
really more entitled to that distinction
than many persons who have had ex-
cellent school advantages and even
taken a university course. As a popu-
lar educator the newspaper must be ac-
corded great credit. We refer to news
papers that are clean as we'll as enter
prising, for there are those whose in
huence is almost totally bad and who
disseminate very little correct or desir-
able information. There is at the
head of school in Missouri PROBES
sor Lynch who esteems the newspaper
as an educator 80 highly that he has
adopted decent and up-to date one as
text book.
After trying it for several sessions he
ia better pleased with his experiment
than ever. He gives it as his deliber-
ate opinion that: "No text book Is
equal to the newspaper as a means OF
attaining a knowledge OF the actual, F.,
practical, up-to date world. History,
geography, civil government, algebra
and the entire academy curriculum
teach only theory Of the world and
it's facts. The real drama Of life in its
varied, political, social and commercial
forms can be obtained only through
the newspaper. BY means OF the
newspaper the instructor brings the
lives and actions OF busy men and
women directly to the attention OF the
pupils in the class room. The pupils
become interested in what ls going on
I'D the world and are enabled to make
applications of the theories they learn
from their books"
Professor Lynch has been careful in
selecting his newspaper text book and
uses one which he says can be reac
through and through in proper
family.
His plan is to devote one Lour 6
!, week to newspaper study by all his
more advanced classes. The pupil:
, take turns in reading the articles o
, chief interest and then they are discus
sed-by the pupils themselves and ex
| planned by the teacher.
II war or any other important mat
/ ter is going on in any country Its geo
, graphy, history and general condition
3 are studied and the pupils are advised
+ to read books treating of those topics
!. Happenings in our own country re
q ceive even more attention. Impcl
n tant conventions and their objects ar
among the subjects considered. Whel
\ monuments are dedicated an apprt
9 propriate historical discussion cor
n cerning them Is bad, and so on.
il will be readily seen that this is an ez
n cel!ent educational procession an
10 helps to keep pupils in touch With tt
,e currents OF their time and to give the
n meeh valuable historical Information
" Professor Lynch Is an enterprlsin n
In and practical educator.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

Cut this out and take it to E. I.
Whitehead & Co.'s drug store and get
a free sample OF Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liyer Tablets, the best physlc.
They also cure disorders of the stomach,
blliousness and headache.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

If troubled with weak digestion,
belchiEg, sour stomach, or ii you feel
dull after eating, try Chainberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, 25
cents. Samples free at E. I. White
head & Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

The great city of Chicago has be-
come too impoverished to keep up
night schools for the children who are
unable to attend the day schools. More
than four thousand children attended
the night schools there last season, and
.wo hundred teachers would have been
engaged nightly In helping the girl,
and boys of the city had the schools
| been continued this season. 1t Seems
probable, it is stated, that the nigh
schools Will not open at all.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

Pyny-Balsam Stops The fic1Lliuqt
md = 9'..~92& ~ th1oaf,.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23
THE EDIToRs'S LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Newspapers for children to read
should be as carefully selected as books
they use at school. The better the
thoughts the better the life, and people
surely think about what they read.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23
and tic bottle.

ana ii1c CCltiC.
This picture represents
the Trade N....::..> Ct Scou's
Emulsion AID j., Oh the
vrappe. C every bottle.
Send f.: s.,,: sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
400 Pc:.. St.. Ne" iolk.
sec, ard 81. all druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

You know they say every dog has
his day., and we are neither offering
objection to tho saying nor question
ing the truth of it but we Just venture
20 remarx that the dogs seem to be
driven out by the hens this season.
Not in years have eggs been so high in
almost every community as they
have this winter, and we doubt it they
have sold as high as 35 cents dozen
many times since they were paid tor In
Confederate chin plasters; but tha,
was the price which was paid for them
in Asheville recently.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

A writer in the Saturday Evening
Post details somewhat at length the
Notable things of 1901. We were
struck with the polntedness of this
paragraph:
"Marconl was the scientific hero ol
ne year. He succeeded in making
wireless telegraphy commercially prac
.lcabIe. It-was a year of enormou'
consultations of industrial enterprises
md railroads. The Northern Pacific
-pecu,ation was the sensation of Wal
street. Tho great strike of the stee
.orkers failed. Mr.. Carnegie surpass
ID all records in giving away money
ncluding $5,2OO,OOO to New YorI
City and $lO,OOO,OU0 to an American
U .iYerslty, not to mention the man.
millions moro that went to both Grea
Britain and the United States. Blu
me biggest single gilt not only OF th'
| year but of all other years was Mr.
5tanford's present of about $4,000
900 to the stanford University. Sar
,s-Dumont won 100000 francs for
| balloon that could be steered. 81
rnomas Upton did not lift the cul
,5uffalo lost several millions on i
Exposition. Charleston opened on
December l and st. Louis was bus
n another which will be opened mel
ear. In spite of persistent rumo
CAPTAIN Richard P. Hobson did n
let married. Senator Chauncey \
Depew did. Last but not least, Book
4. Washington dined with the Tres
dent"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

The Advertising World suggests
that advertisers sometimes ask TOR the
impossible For instance they sometime
ask sensational papers to place their
advertisements next to "pure reading
matter" In some papers this would
b. quite hard to do, az nothing the
papers print is "pure." Whatever is
all sensational is not pure. This play
upon the word might not affect the
advertiser, but parents should look to
t that no papers come into their
ZONES which are not pure and whole
,ome in the matter they contain.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-23

Is it wisdom and economy to 60 In
,ebt through bonds or large loans In
rider to make improvements? This
Is question which agitates many
minds when the matter OF floating
bonds to secure money for town i'm
provements comes up. Perhaps a
short recital of the financial condition
# the colony of New Zealand will be
Interesting alike to those who advo-
;ate ana those who oppose town or
lty bords for improvement.
During the past ten years the debt
the colony has increased So, ,OOO, 900,
Or $500 per family. In these circum-
stances of Indebtedness the population
Of the country has increased l9 per
cent, the exports 40 per cent, and
,ank deposits 60 per cent. The wealth
i the country per family has lncreas
ii from 5000 to $7,40O., a figure
aid to have been exceeded nowhere on
,arth.
Indebtedness for the proper kind o
improvements is sometimes wise.