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The Washington times., 1902-06-27
Opening Of Streets.

In May. 1861, our association decided
to ask for the opening OF Maryland Ave-
Twenty-eighth Street from Benning
Road to the Bladensburg Road; Of NJ
Street, from Bladensburg Roau to
Twenty-eighth Street northeast
The statement goes on to show that
agreements to dedicate the land were OBJ
tanned through the efforts of the secre-
tary and that such agreements were
received for the extension of all the
streets named. except a small portion
for Maryland Avenue and for Twenty
eighth Street. In all 555, 600 square feet
were dedicated, leaving land valued at
about $1,000 20 be acquired by the Dis
The Washington times., 1902-06-27
EAST End CITIZENS
WANT IMPROVEMENTS
Property Owners Prepare a
Statement of Grievances.
Ask District Commissioners for In
formation About Legislation Now
Pending in House and Senate.

The executive committee OF the East
a statement relative to the land dedi-
Gated for the proposed extensions of
r Street and Twenty eighth Street and
Maryland Avenue into the territory east
of the Bladensburg Road and north of
the Benning Road.
This statment is to be filed with the
District Commissioners with view TO
their information in reporting upon the
bills pending in Congress for the open
ing of the said streets and avenue The
statement is signed by Mr.. J. NJ Wood,
secretary OF the association, and by
members Of the executive committee
and IS In part:
The Washington times., 1902-06-27
Court Appoints Messrs.
Parker, Smith, Baker,
and O'Donoghue.
JUDGE HAGNER SIGNS ORDER
Walter P. Wilkins, Vice President of
Corporation, Opposes Action - Says
Concern If Permitted to Continue
Would Soon Be on Paying Basis.

The Standard Butterine Company, do
ing business at Langdon. was yesterday
placed in the hands of receivers. The
order was made by Justice Hagner on
the petition of Mr.. Charles F. Nesbitt.
who. on Monday last. secured judgment
against the company for 20,000, by the
consent of majority Of the board of
directors.
The question OF the appointment of a
receiver to take charge of the property
and assets OF the Butterine Company
has been before the local courts for
several days. 1t was opposed by Mr..
Walter P. wilkins, president Of the cor
poration.
When Justice Hagner yesterday after
noon announced that he would grant the
application a rush to the front was made
by the attorneys looking after the in
terests of the various stockholders.
Four Receivers Appointed.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Henry E.
Davis. counsel for Mr.. wilkins, the
court named Mr.. E. Southard Parker.
president of the Metropolitan Bank. No
objection was made to the appointment
of Mr.. Parker. The others named by the
court are Mr.. E. Quincy Smith, vice
president OF the Union Savings Bank,
and Attorneys D. W. Baker and Daniel
W. O'Donoghue.
The receivers are required by the
court to give a joint o. several bonds
for $50. 900 for the performance of their
duty.
The order signed by Justice Hagner
states that 1t shall be the duty OF the
receivers to take immediate possession
of the property and assets of the COM
pany, of whatever nature, and operate
the property under the direction OF the
court; TO collect all moneys due CT 10
become due to said corporation, and to
institute all necessary suits therefor;
to employ all necessary clerical, legal,
and other assistance, and to forthwith
take an inventory of all moneys and
properties coming to their hands, and to
return the same in court as speedily
as may be. applying to the court for
such further orders as may be neces-
sery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
GOOD ROADS IN EDGECoMBE.
A Meeting Held in Their Interest Judge
Philips Plan

Interest in good roads, quickened by
the big Good Roads Congress in Raleigh,
is on the increase. A meeting was held
in Edgecome county during the past
week There was interesting discus
sions, but as the bad weather prevented
large attendance permanent organiza-
ton was postponed until March Goth.
From the Tarboro Southcrner's report of
the meeting we take the following
Judge Fred Phillips said he formerly
thought that there ought to be only one
supervisor in a county, but that after
considering the" matter he had reached
the conclusion that the following plan
was best as to the roads in EdgecOmbe
county,
list. The appointment by the County
Commissioners of three freehOlderS in
each township as an advisory committee.
"2rd Such committee to recommend a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
THE RAGLAN COAT.

A long and clumsy fitting thing that COW
ers every line
And curve of beauty given to the female
form divine,
That reaches from the neck to heels just
like mourning veil
In one unbroken line and sweeps the
sidewalk with it's tail.
We know because we see it move inside
the awkard dress
There must be something that's alive;
Just what we have to guess
A plump and graceful figure all alive with
healthy soul,
Or one as beastly shapeless as tele-
graphic pole. FsgG~gN!
We see it move along the street, sort
of wrinkling cone,
All lacking in artistic shape and natty,
dressy tone,
And so devoid of beauty and of easy-ft-
ting grace
1t seems to mar the sweetness of really
pretty face.
The ladies from their graceful forms the
thing would gladly throw
They wear it only just because Dame
Fashion wills it so,
And not one but wishes for the coming
of the day
When it will in the ragpile be forever cast
away,
And they can once again display the
graceful curves and lines
For which the keen artistic eye of man
forever pines.
Denver Post
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23

this system, after a vote is cast, there
shall be no change in such vote until the
final result of the ballot shall be an
nounced by the chairman of said con-
vention.
T. All Democratic Executive Commit
tees shall have the power to fill any va
cancies occurring in their respective
bodies.
5. The charmen of the different
County Conventions shall certify the list
of delegates and alternates of the differ
ent District and State Conventions, and
a certified list of said delegates and al
ternates to the secretary of the State
Central Committee.
g. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Committee and it's chairman to furnish
such information and make such reports
to the chairman of the State Committee
as he may desire.
+. NJ. SIMMONS
Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee.
P. NJ. PEARSALL, Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
Charles Summers Lack of Humor.

Charles Summers instructor in mathe-
mates at Harvard College once said TO
lin. "You know Sumner, l was never
able to whittle a mathematical idea so
small that 1 could get it into your head"
To illustrate Summers lack of sense
of humCr, Mrs Julia Ward Howe relates
that he once took a young lady to So
cial event in Washington at which there
vas some delay. Mr. Sumner informed
the young lady that tdcy were waiting
FOR tie ambassadors from foreign courts
to introduce the occasion. The young
lady answered "Oh that will be so in
tcrcSting. to see the lions break the icei"
Sumner was silent for q few minutes and
then remarked, miss Blank, in the
countries to which lions are nati"e they
do not have ice
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
SPECIAL Low RATES TO CHAR
LESION BY S. A. L, RY.
P. @. Box $50.

Account of the North Carolina Week,
April 7-16, at Charleston Exposition, the
Seaboard All Rhine Railway will sell tick
cts at special low rates, as follows:
From Raleigh via Cheraw ........$ SIS
From Raleigh via Columbia. ......$ $50
Tickets to be sold April 6, and s,
with final return limit ten days from
date of sale.
The $515 will also apply for any per-
son who desires to go on the SPECIAL
TRAIN, which will be run for the ac-
commodation of the Governor and staff
officers and anyone in North Carolina
who wish to spend the week at Char
lesion. This train will be composed of
Pullman Palace Drawing Room Sleeping
Cars and f1rst-class day coaches, same
will leave Raleigh about 900 a. m,
Tuesday morning, April 8th., arrive at
Charleston about p. m. Train will
probably return the following Saturday,
but as tickets are good for ten days,
those that desire can remain longer.
For further particulars in regard to
rates and Pullman accommodations, ad-
dress
c. H. GATTIS, C. P. & T. A.,
Raleigh, N. C.
H. S. Lizard, T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
NORTH CAROLINA WEEK AT CHAR
LESION EXPOSITION.

The Governor and his staff have de-
cided to use the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way on their trip to the Charleston Ex-
position during NORH CAROLINA
WEEK. They will leave Raleigh on
SPECIAL TRAIN Tuesday morning,
April Sth. This is to be a handsome
train, consisting of Pullman cars and up
to-date coaches.
This train will be run for the benefit
for any one in North Cardinals open
to all-and I will be glad to arrange
Pullman accommodations for those who
wish them. The rate from Raleigh for
the round trip is only $5.15, good for
seven days, sold for this train. Other
places in North Carolina on same pro-
portion.
The present plans are that this train
will leave Raleigh at a. m, Tuesday,
April Sth, arriving at Charleston about
p N. For further information, adj
dress H S. LIZARD,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
GENERAL RULE.

1. At all conventions the delegates shall
be selected as near as may be from the
friends and supporters of the candidates
voted for.
2. Such delegates-or alternates OF alb
sent delegates-as may be present at
any Democratic Convention shall be al
lowed to cast the whole vote to which
their precinct or county may be entitled
3. In all conventions provided for by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
HEROES IN THE SADDLE.

In its review of "Audrey"-Miss John
ston's new novel-The Independent has
this humorous paragraph:
Precisely why the principal charac-
ters in all Virginia stories are repre-
scented, even unto this day. as perpetual
ly riding is one of the mysteries about
the Southern imagination; but it is a
fact hat neither Mis- Johnston nor Mr..
Page would know how to provide for a
hero who was not already equipped with
horse and pair of martingales. And
if they correctly represent the equestrian
instincts of thoroughbred Virginians, by
this time there is probably not a gentle
man in the State with straight pair of
lpgSi"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
THE APRIL "SMART SET"

There are fifty items in the table of
contents for the April number of The
Smart Set, and an examination of these
in detail shows that they cover almost
the whole field of literary excellence.
The novelette, that leads the magazine
1.-The Ambition of the Baron" by Marvin
Dana-is a story combining many and
varied virtues. 1t is, primarily a ro-
mantle love story, wherein a series of
surprising events develops happy issue.
In it are adventure, clever dialogue.
striking Characterization and subtle
satire. The story is one of absorbing
interest, and it is written with notable
literary elegance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
DESIRABLE LOTS FOR RESI-
DENCES.
RESI-

Part of the w. II. Willard Property
Under judgment Of the Superior
court of Wake County, we will offer for
sale at auction at Court House door, at
Raleigh, at noon, Monday, April 2lst'
1902 seven desirable building lots ad-
joining the property of Mrs. Tucker, and
on HiIIsboro street and Boylan street as
recently opened north of Hillsboro
street.
Four of these lots have seventy feet
front, one 50 feet and a third, and the
two farthest north on Boylan street 62
feet front. The depth is about lao feet.
A plot of lots can be seen at the office of
Mr.. Frank Stronach and az examination
is invited on the premises Sale subject
to confirmation by the court with inter
est January 1, 1903. Title reserved. Any
information cheerfully given by the I'm
dersigned.
S. A. ASHE,
WALTER CLARK,
w. w. ASEE,
Commissioners.
FRANK STRONACH, Auctioner.
Raleigh, N. c., March IL, 1902.
t. d. g.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
POLITICAL POT
BEGINS TO BOIL
Continued from Page Nine.)

friends and supporters of each candidate
voted for in proportion to the number
of votes he shall receive in such County
Convention and no other instruction
shall be given. Provided further, That
when only one candidate is presented and
voted for at such County Convention it
shall be lawful to instruct for such can
didate.
2. At every County Convention (before
delegates to State, Congressional Judi
cial, Senatorial or other conventions are
chosen there shall be a vote taken for
the different candidates for office whose
names may be presented and the dele
gates shall vote their respective coun-
ties in accordance with this vote: that
is to say, each candidate shall receive
in the State, Congressional, Judicial
Senatorial or other convention the pro-
portion of the vote to which the county
may be entitled which he received in the
County Convention. The chairman and
secretary of the County Convention shall
certify to each convention the vote re-
ceived by each candidate given: Pro-
vided, That where only one candidate is
presented it shall be lawful to instruct
for him. At all State and district con-
ventiOns the delegates from the differ
ent counties may disregard the vote OF
their respective counties as to any can
didate: Provided, That a two thirds
majority of all his votes from the county
consent
3.The chairman. or in his absence any
member of the County. Senatorial, Judi
cial and Congressional Convention shall
call to order their respective conven-
tions and hold craftsmanship thereof I'M
til the convention shall elect its chair
man.
4. The Executive Committees Of the
Senatorial, Congressional and Judicial
Districts: respectively shall, at the call
of their respective chairmen, meet at
some time and place in their respective
districts, and the chairmen of said re-
spective committees shall Immediately
notify the chairmen of the different
County Executive Committees of the said
appointment and the said County Ex-
ecutive Committee shall forthwith call
conventions of their respective counties
in conformity to said notice, to send
delegates to said respective District
Conventions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23

Robert Barr has made England his
home for several years, and the an
nouncement that his last book, THE
Victors," is only now being issued
there, six months after it's publication
in this country, comes as a slight sur
prise unless one has read the book and
realized the entirely American nature
of it. THE Victors' is the story of
an American political boss, perhaps
based On Richard Croker as a central
figure, and with the excitement of a
New York city election on last fall, ii
WAS not strange that the American
publishers of the book rushed the vol
ume out then. Whether the newspa-
pers tired every one with their political
news or whether the interest in the
campaign against Tammany was SO
great as to keep readers from taking
up story of political intrigue or not,
1T is hard to say, but certain it is that
the book did not sell as well as the
merit of the story or the fame of the
author would have led one to expect.
However, a book is not published until
the people know about it, a fact which
was amusingly demonstrated the other
day, when a New York paper reviewed
Tho House With the Green Shutters
and called it 1.-THE book of the week"
The story was published early last fall
by a New York firm, but the local paper
had only discovered it..
That book, by the way, has had a
curious history. 1t is said that in the
first three months OF It's life scarcely
800 copies were sold. The head of the
firm which had it returned from abroad
during the winter and when. he discov-
cred the condition of poor sales, ex-
claimed:
What's the matter? The book is
selling by the thousand in England We
must get out and tell people what a
great story this is" and then he ran over
words of praise which the leading critics
had given it in London.
1t happened that q week or so later
one of the large weekles printed an
article calling the book one of the two
best of 1901 Up to that time the dealers
had been referring to the volume as
THE House with the Green Shudders. "
but when the public began to inquire for
it they looked at the book more hope
fully. Twice already since the boom
started there has not been a copy on
sale, and now the editions are going
ahead by the five thousands.
Fer those who are at all interested in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23

LHeS6 SuSSGotlOho'
one good man at least in each town
ship to supervise the working of the
roads.
Road plowS to be run continuously eX-
cept when the roads are too wet When
such is the case let the pillow or machine
hands haul sand on clay roads.
Have one man who understands OPP
Grating the machine and put only enough
hands to effectively assist him.
Let the township supervisors employ
hands and have necessary work done,
that the road machine will not do.
Let the convicts ne worked only when
not much moving is required.
Would advise not so much work in
one place at ore time, but constant re-
pairing, on the theory that "a stitch in
time saves nine"
T. H. Gatlin, Jr., whose profession is
that of civil engineering, addressed the
convention in a brief but pointed way.
He said that in his Onion the essential
elements of road building We're grading
and proper drainage. While in some
places the eye was a good judge of
these elements, yet in the great major
ity of cases the work could De done
much better and in a more correct and
substantial manner by civil engineer.
He advised the convention if il were
possible for the County Commissioners
to secure the services Of a civil engi-
neer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
The Literary Outlook.
BY HERBERT BREWSTER.

Within the next few days there will
take place in London a public sale of
some very valuable manuscripts, three
rather lengthy collections of William
Morris handwriting and one volume
containing copies of sixty-seven letters
written by Lord Nelson, many of which
have nsever been published. The Morris
manuscripts comprise "A Dream of
John Ball" making ninety-five pages
bound in Kelmscott vellum. THE
Friendship of Amis and Amile," nine
teen pages of foolscap, and the original
autograph manuscripts of five lectures
on art subjects. covering 1877 pages
Morris manuscripts are very scarce, an
occasional autograph letter appears,
but such an extended lot of Morrisiana
has never been offered before, and,
doubtless, the prices will be high.
Those who are interested in autObio-
graphical detail will enjoy reading the
following from Mr.. Arthur Henry Mr.
Henry is the author of "a Princess of
Already published last year, and IAN
Island Cabin which will be issued this
spring.
Il was BORN he writes, lin 1867 in
Peccatonica. Illinois. My father was
one of the early circuit riders. He was
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
STATE CONVENTIONS.

The State Convention shall be COM
posed OF delegates appointed by the sew
eral County Conventions. Each county
shall be entitled to elect one delegate
and one alternate for every one hundred
and fifty Democratic voters and one
delegate for fractions over seventy five
Democratic votes cast therein at the LIST
preceding Gubernatorial election; and
none but delegates or alternates so
elected shall be entitled to seats in said
convention: Provided, That every coun-
ty shall have at least one vote in said
convention.
Resolution passed at meeting of Ex-
ecutive Committee, November 80, 1897:
Resolved. That in accordance with
the resolution heretofore adopted. all
white electors who intend to vote with
us in the next election, and who desire
the establishment of Anglo Saxon su
premacy and honest government in
North Carolina are cordially invited to
participate in all our primaries and con-
VentionS."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23

A BRIGHT, SUCCESSFUL NEWsPA-
per man is wanted to run a weekly
paper and to take entire control Of and
manage and edit. Will sell an interest
or lease the paper. Paper situated in
one OF the largest counties of Pied
mont, N. c.. and has large circula-
tion. Address Lock Box 1aG, States
vile N. G. /. +.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-23
Dm the [l6G@pa0py W@0ODd]o

THE METHODS OF LADY Valdez
HURST, by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
illustrated by G.. D. Williams, and
with initial letters, tail-pSeces and
decorative borders by A. X. Wowrath.
Publishers Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany, New York. For sale in Raj
eigh by Alfred Williams & Co.
No novel has appeared in recent years
that was more thoroughly enjoyed than
Mrs. Burnett's Making of a March
ioness." The scene of that story is laid
in an English country-ho where an
amiable English nobleman is the centre
of matrimonial interest. OF that novel,
the Brooklyn Eagle said: 'It is book
about which one is tempted to write
ecstatically." Every one who read that
novel will welcome Mrs. Burnett's COM
partnership to it, her new novel, 1.-THE
Methods of Lady Walderhurst." 1t is
a delightful story which combines the
sweetness and simplicity of "The Making
of a Marchioness" with the dramatic
qualities of "A Lady of Quality" Mrs.
Burnett has created a character in Lady
Walderhurst that will live in fiction-a
noble woman whose self-effacement and
unselfish nobility teaches anew the les
son that those only truly live who are
willing to die for others. The plot is
a strong one, original enough in con-
ception, and drawn with vivid power. 1t
is wholesome uplifting and helpful.
Mrs. Burnett seems to have thrown her
entire self-soul and body-into creating
her new character which is the central
figure of her last two novels. 1t is
easily her master piece, and The Meth
DDS of Lady Walderhurst is an improve
ment of THE Making of a Marchioness,"
of which it is the sequel. The story gains
in interest and power, the character
grows in grace and beauty and strength,
and the author shows skill in the de-
velopment of her heroine that is as
worthy of praise as it adds to the alb
Sorbing interest of the story.