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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
Keep Your Eye on Pou.
(Champ Clark's Letter

Congressman Pou, of North Carolina
evidently believes in fighting the devil
with fire." He has introduced a reso-
luton into the House which provides for
raising a committee to inquire into the
use of Doodle in the Presidential and
Congressional elections of the last eight
years, which is clearly a foil to the
Crumpacker resolution to investigate the
elections in the South, looking to the
reduction of Southern representation in
the House, on the pretext that the COL
orede man and brother has been elimi-
mated from the political equation in GER
tain Southern States in violation of the
fifteenth amendment Pou's scheme is lex
talionis with vengeance. 1t cuts to the
quick. Southern Democrats can stand in
vestgation as to their election methods
much better than Mark Hanna and his
national committee or Mr.. BabcOck and
his Congressional committee.
Nobody with two ideas about Hotten-
tot doubts that the unprecented use of
Doodle put the Republicans in power in
1897, and has kept them in power ever
since. The amount of fat fried out of the
national bankers, tariff barons trust
magnates and great corporations in 90
has been variously estimated at from ten
to fifteen millions. An investigation
which would twist the exact truth and
the whole truth out of Hanna and his
confederates would be a public benefac-
ton. We may never know the precise
quantity of Doodle used that year, but
whatever it was the campaign of SO fur
nishes the only example on record where
a national committee had a surplus left
over after election. a surplus said to
have been three millions. The nerve
exhibited by Pou in thus boarding the
lion in his den shows beyond all cavil
that he is a young man with a future.
Keep your optic on Pou, of North Caro-
lima.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
Good Story in Statistics.
Chicago Tribune.)

Chicago Tribune.)
The government report shows that
every person in the United States in
1900 was entitled to:
$26.93 in United States currency.
$3.50 in newly coined gold.
As cents in newly coined silver.
1901 collected under tariff law.
$10.38 worth of imported merchandise.
125 of a square mile of ground
Go pounds of sugar.
9A pounds of coffee.
l pound of tea.
16 gallons Of malt liquors.
25 gallons of wine.
IL gallons of distilled spirits.
241a bushels of corn and cOrnmeal.
Az bushels of wheat and wheat flour.
2 Z 10 bushels of potatoes.
/ 10 pounds of oleomargarine.
221a pound of raw cotton.
81 pounds of raw wool.
l 10 tons of anthracite coal.
2 is tons of bituminous coal.
II gallons of crude petroleum.
3.S9 internal revenue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
FACULTY SELECTED.
Capable and Experienced Instructors Oh osen
For Atlantic Christian College

Wilson, n. c., May "a recent meet
ing of the Trustees of the new Atlantic
Christian College at Wilson, the follow
ing members of the faculty were elect
ed Prof. Abdallah Kori, of Des
Moines, Iowa; Prof. Glenn G. Cole, of
Millersburg, Ohio; Prof. Luther K.
J Schockly, of Decatur, Illinois; Miss
Ruth Alderman. of Ottawa, Kansas:
Miss M. Adele Martin, of Chicago: Miss
Bessie Rouse, of LAGRANGE, n. c., and
Miss Ethel McDearmid, of Hiram, Ohio
A few more teachers will probably be
elected at the next board meeting.
Prof. A Kori was elected to the chair
of Classical and Semitic Languages. HI
won honors for four years in the Greek
College of Rome, Italy, and graded 100
in Hiram College. The President of
Hiram says Mr.. Kori is the ablest
linguist that they have ever had there
Prof. Kori speaks English, French
Italian, Spanish, Latin, Modern Greek,
Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Syrian, Arabic.
Prof. G. G. Cole was elected Prof. of
Mathematics and Sciences Mr.. Cole is
member OF the Ohio State Board of
Civil Engineers, three years county sur
veyor, member of the board of county
school examiners, and assistant superin-
tendent of the High School of Millers-
burg He is a graduate and post
graduate of the National Normal Uni
versity.
Prof. Luther +. Schockly, Prof of
Instrumental Music. Mr. ShockIy is a
star as pianist. He is already recog-
nized as one of the finest musicians in
the State of Illinois, and it is believed
by those who are competent to judge that
this young master is rapidly approach
ing the front rank of American musi-
clans. Mr.. Shockly has recently pub
lished some of his compositions which
are regarded as being very fine.
Miss Ruth Alderman, Professor of
English Literature, German and French.
Miss Alderman is a highly cultured and
we'll educated young lady, a graduate
and postgraduate of the Ottawa Uni
versity, one of the leading colleges of
the West Miss Alderman has, for some
time, been tn superintendent of one of
the largest Sunday schools of her city.
Miss M Adele Martin, Professor of
Vocal Music. Miss Martin. after COM
plotting a very thorough postgraduate
course at the Conservatory of Eureka
College, has pursued her studies in
Chicago. where she is at present engaged
in teaching vocal music. She has also
been engaged as soloist in some of the
leading churches of that city.
Miss Bessie Rouse, Professor of Fine
Arts. Miss Rouse, after graduating at
the Kipsey Seminary and State Normal,
spent two years in New York city under
the instruction of art masters.
Miss Ethel McDearmid, Professor of
| Oratory, Elocution and Physical Gull
ture. Miss McDearmid, after graduating
at eBthany and Hiram Colleges, took
three years postgraduate course and
received the b. O. degree from the
Emerson College of Oratory one of the
leading schools of its kind in the world.
The friends of the college will be de-
lighted to learn that such rare talent
mas been secured for the first faculty
of the new institution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
The Moon.

Some folks say It's superstition
The talk we hear about the moon:
And claim that modern education
VIII drive away such nonsense soon;
That Lunas quite inconsequential
And only shines as she's shone on,
Whose functions are non essential.
That none but fools depend uron.
I've tried quite hard to think this so,
And laughed at those who own her
powers;
AnG yet my spirits sink quite low
When, new, she's seen thro' tangled
bowers;
But when she's seen in clear, bright
skies.
own. it does increase my pluck
At once / find my spirits rise
At thought of thirty days of luck"
They say the crop will he quite light
Of things that grow beneath the
ground,
Unless you plant when Luna's bright,
Effulgent rays are spread around;
They say the "v3ce Versa's' true
OF things that grow above the ground
This question I'll row leave to you
And tell you what myself have found
It's this-a walk with lovely Mat"
When softly shines the bright May
moon,
Just makes my heart so "pit-a-pat'
And l get crazy "as loon"
Still in my mind some doubts do dwell,
And / can't say just where I'm at"
What moves mc SO? All! who eau tell?
Is it the moon or is it Mat
+. J. T.
ClaytOu N O
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
breaches in His Sleep.
columbia State.)

A somewhat remarkable story came
from Saluda county a short time ago
about a negro who preached in his sleep.
The mans name was Major Perry. The
story was brought out of Saluda by an
evangelical preacher, who was then on
his way out of the State. An effort
was made to get confirmation of this
unusual case. and finally it was ascer-
tanned that DR.. ID. NJ. Crosson, of Lees
vile, knew Major Perry. DR.. Crosson
was written to for information. He was
in attendance upon the sessions of the
South Carolina Medical Convention, but
as soon as he returned sent the follow
ing reply to the State. 1t is a very
interesting story of a remarkable case:
Dear Sir: Replying to your request
that l write what l know about Major
Perry, the sleeping negro preacher, )"
will say that l have known the Rev.
Major Perry for long time and have
been his family physician for eight years.
He is really a scientific wonder. He has
been preaching every night except occa-
sionally on Friday nights, for about ff-
teen years When he retires at night
and goes to sleep he will read out his
text-teIl exactly where it can be found,
will then begin his sermon. He confines
himself closely to his text and always
breaches a good sermon. This is done
while he is in this trance, and he can't
be walked up until he has finished his
sermon. Nearly every time he breaches
he has a CONFUSION and his wife has to
rub him and work with him, as it looks
as if he would die.
He stops speaking while laboring un-
der this nervous writing, but will begin
his discourse just where he left off when
the attack wears off and will go on and
finish his sermon. He seems to be some
what excited when he finishes his SER
mon and wakes up and is unconscious OF
anything that has transpired. The strange
part of it is that he can neither read nor
write so you see he could not prepare
his discourse beforehand.
This is no fake as he has been watched
often when alone and he always
breaches. | have, together with num-
Der of other physicians, tried to wake
him I'D when in one of his frances and
while preaching, and it can't be done.
A man can easily expend some of his
knowledge of mental philosophy in the
study of this case. This is not hypno-
tism, but it savors of Divine inspiration.
While in this trance or deep sleep he is
unconscious of anything else transpiring
around him and his active mind is to-
tally unconscious as to what has trans
pired, but it is active and he does his
preaching while in this sub-conscious
state, but why his subconscious mind,
active upon 'sermonizng" alone, is a
deep mystery.
REV. Major Perry" as he is called.
is mulatto of medium size and about
80 years old. has wife and is the father
of about fifteen children. His children
are all industrious and he is about the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

Mr.. Noll, that theological student who
was rejected for heretical views about
Adam, now says that Adam was an
ideal, rather than a myth. He might
better stick to his text. The man who
said that 1.-The woman tempted me. and
l did eat" was not much of an IDEAL
Albany Argus.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
The Gas Bill Was All Right.

Mr.. HOusekeep-This bill is wrong.
Gas Office CleTk.-Impossbl
Mr.. Housekeep-But l say l didn't use
that much gas.
Gas Office Clerk-Ah. then that's your
fault. or the meters, but the bills all
right for we made it up ourselves right
Press.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
Which Beats.

eff you had moved as many times as
l have" said the wife of the Methodist
preacher, you would be tired to death
of 80
IF you had moved as often as have"
said the wife of the book agent, you
wouldn't mind it at all"
And the question now is, which had
moved the oftener?-Chicago Tribune.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

Bedwin-Helter has a rather offensive
way with him. He doesn't know me,
never saw me but once before. and yet
he walks up with a provoking GOODNESS
and calls me my good man"
Ticknor-Called you good man. did he?
Oh, we'll, as you say, he doesn't know
you.-Boston Transcript
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
Some Southern School Statistics.
(From the Worlds Work.

(From the Worlds Work.
The average value of school houses
and equipment in North Carolina is $3.50,
in South Carolina, $178; in Georgia. 1923
and in Alabama, 1912. The average SAL
airy of a teacher in North Carolina is
1886; in South Carolina, $500; in Geor-
gia, $27 and in Alabama, $3.50. The
average number of days school is taught
is-North Carolina, 20 in the year; in
South Carolina, IS; in Georgia, 112, and
in Alabama, 7S The average eXpendi-
ture per pupil in average attendance is
North Carolina, $434 in South Caro-
lima, $4.44; in Georgia, 1864, and in Ala
bama, 1910 per annum. In other words
in these States in school houses costing
an average of 1926 each, under teachers
receiving an average salary of $25 a
month, we are giving the children in act
ual attendance five cents worth of edu-
cation day for only eightyseven days
in the year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

average of his race for industry He is
quiet and has the respect of his whole
community for integrity and honor.
He says he does not know anything
about his preaching and can't explain
anything about it when awake. He says:
Il felt called to preach when young, but
resisted the inclination or call If
what people tell me is true about my
preaching, it must be of Divine power
that 1 preach. because 1 resisted the
call to the Masters work.
d. NJ. EROSION, NJ. D.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
The March of Life.
Clayton. N. c

Onward onward, ever onward,
March the hosts of mortals on.
Out of mists and clouds of morning
Marching to the setting sun.
Scenes enhancing,
Streamlcts glanCing;
Oceans spreading
Sunlight shedding;
Mountains looming,
Cat'racts booming:
Hills and wales on ev'ry hand
Beasts, birds, fruits through all the land
Onward marching, contests waging.
Ger the mountains and the plain;
Out of morning mists advancing
Into evening mists again.
Men and women,
Friends and foemen,
All partaIing
Or fOrsaking,
All the blessings and distressings
Scattered all along the way,
AS they march in proud array.
Onward-not a moment resting,
Onward-not an hours delay!
Here is no abiding city
Here no mortals ever stay.
TO their long nome
From whence none come,
The troops march on
Till all are gone
Their life's work done
Crowns lost or won,
Others come on
Fighting, marching, ever on
Kingdoms to be lost or won?
Onward, serving or deriding
God who gave them strenfth or life,
Proving heroes in lifes conflict,
Or ignoble in its strife.
Be it ours to live for something,
And to shine like stars when gone,
Live to make the world resplendent-
Seeking Gods acclaim well done.
DUNCAN McNEILL
Riverton, Scotland County, n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW

II have used DeWitt's Little Early
Risers for constipation and torpid liver.
They are all right. / am glad to indorss
them" writes Alfred Heinze, Quincy,
ILL., Never grippe. Safe pills.
w. H King Drug Co., Bobbtt- Wynne
Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
Her Sad Predicament.
HER SAD PREDICAMENT.

HER SAD PREDICAMENT.
"She says she'll have to have new
bonnet before she can sing in the choir"
"Well?"
We'll, he says that she'll have to sing
in the choir to get the money for a new
bonnet Chicago Post
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

Democratic party will make no mistake
in nominating Mr.. H. c. Brown to sue
coed d. III. Abbott. and | feel confident
that the IA votes allotted TO Smry
county will be cast for him in said con-
vepticI for our next Railroad Commits
sioner.
SAMUEL C. PACE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

A woman will readily forgive a man
for taking her portrait out of a frame
but if he steals the frame and leaves
the portrait the sin is unpardona BILE
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

Common sense is not so common as
some men think it is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25

Engineer Burton Jones was taken
to Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago
Tor treatment at a private hospital 10y
members of the brotherhood of Enil.
way Engineers, where they hoped he
would receive benefit by treatment.
Last Saturday Engineer Ed. Boyies,
chief of the Brotherhood, received
word that Mr.. Jones vas getting
worse. Engineers Scott and Upte-
grove We're sent to Minneapolis at
once and returned on the flyer on
Sunday as far as ST. Cloud, wlere
their unfortunate companion waa on
Monday examined in the probate
court on the charge OF insanity and
ordered sent to Fergus Falls. where he
was taken on Wednesday.-Mel"ose
Beacon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25
Sir Henry IrVing'S Dagger.

A jeweled dagger, for many years
the property of Sir Henry Irving, she
eminent English actor, is now in the
possession Of Sanford Dodge who Sc
cured it from the late Cornelius
Krighotf.
Cornelius Krighoff was prom ineu It
German artist and friend of Sill
Henry, who greatly admired him as
an artist and friend and presented
this dagger to him as token of his
esteem. Mr.. Dodge prizes it very
highly because OF it's historical inter-
est and association. It's workman
ship and pattern show great antiquity.
Sir Henry is said to have carried it
in his production of "Hamlet. -
MERCHANT of Venice" Orchard the
Third. " and others. ....... ...
The jeweled dagger is destined to
occupy a conspicuous place among
historical relics, having been in the
possession of two men of great re-
nown, Mr.. Dodge uses this valuable
dagger in his production of the Glad
iator which he will present at Sank
Centre on the evening of October s.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25

James Ingram went to Nevis on
Monday.
Henry Keller was in st. Paul dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fish went to st.
Paul on Monday.
Otto Dummert of Willard, was in
the city on Monday.
A. f. KIuge has rented the Schenk
house on Pine-st, and is occupying it.
There were several Indians from
northern Minnesota, in the city on
Monday.
Mrs. Emil Dahlem OF Osakis, spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. j. a.
Caughren.
Willis Dean returned from Mime
apclis on Saturday, and entered
school at once.
J. M. Thomason leaves today for
his home at Laurence, CAL, after an
absence of five m onths.
Leo. Scherffius left for Grand Forks
on Monday to take a position in q
leading jewelry store there.
Byron F. Carr went down to Avon
to locate saw mill on piece of tim
Der owned by G. p Mcclure.
William Dummert has moved back
from English Grove, and is occupying
the Peterson house on Elm-st.
Mrs. Henry Parr OF British Column
bia is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Emma Smith, and will remain some
time. Mr.. Parr was formerly a resi-
dent of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25
Whole No. SIS
81 8 to Boston and Return,

via Nickel Plate Road, October 7ih to
llth, inclusive, good returning until
November II by depositing tickets at
Boston and paying fee of soc. Three
trains daily, carrying through vesti-
bu'ed sleeping cars. Individual cub
meals, ranging in price from So. to
Sl.OO, served In dining-cars on Nickel
Plate Road; also meals la carte.
City ticket Office Ill Adams ST.. hi
cago. Full information can he Sc
cured from John Y. Callahan. General
Agent, Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25
A Pleasant Evening.

1t was the fortune of your CORES
pondent to visit Westport on the even
ing of September 18th, and attend an
entertainment given in the Woodman
hall of that place by Geo, 4. Chase
and his daughter Halle. 1t was quite
a surprise. to find the number>of pros
porous farmers with their families
present it being one of the busiest
seasons OF the year for them. The err
tertainment was duly appreciated by
the entire house and we'll should b..
as it was far ahead of the average en-.
tertainment, being chaste, moral, pun e
and appealing to the higher attri-
butes of life. There was considerable
humor mixed into the program; part :
cularly Chase $ rendering of the
'Swede prize fight" and a song Yohp
Yohnson's cake walk. Mr. Chase's
rendering of a portion of Webster's
reply to Hayne was duly appreciated
by the audience.
Little Hazle's violin solo and reci-
tation, "Little Torment, was heartily
encored. Space does not admit to
enter fully into the entire program
Westport people rendered Mr. Chase
and daughter hearty invitation to
appear at Westport again at an early
day and render the same programme.
Your correspondent wishes there
wore more OF this class of entertain
ment that appeal to the higher intel :
ests of the mind. G. c.. D.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25
In BankruptcY.

H. Cohen, who has been CONDUCTING
the Minneapolis Bargain Store in this
village for the past two years, has
been declared a bankrupt and has
gone into voluntary bankruptcy.
His store is closed and is at present in
charge of a representative of his Min
neapolis and ST. Paul credl-
tors. No statement has yet been
made.as to the amount of the assets or
liabilities, but it is stated that the
liabilities are in the neighoorhood of
$4,000. q considerable portion of
which is held in this place by persons
who have loaned Mr.. Cohen money.
The assets; consisting only of the
stock OF goods, will not exceed in
value $1,000. Mr.. Cohen it is report
ed has a job on the road and is travel
ing in the interests of Minneapolis
clothing house New Paynesville
Press.
Mr.. Cohen was formerly merchant
in Sank Centre, and occupied the
Keller building at the time of the fire..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25
One Fare for the Round Trip.

to Boston and return, via Nickel
Plate Road, October 7th to 18th, ac-
count of meeting of brotherhood of
ST. Andrews. By depositing tickets at
Boston and paying. fee of SOC, extend
ed return limit to November 18th may
be obtained. Through vestibuled
sleeping cars and first-class SCI vice in
every respect. Cheap rates to all
New England points. Write to Johr
Y. Callahan, lib Adams ST., Chicago,
for particulars.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25
Billy PhyIe Insubordinate.


The people interested in sports in
this city have watched the career of
Billy Phyle with something akin to
pride, in that he he was a resident of
Sank Centre in his boyhood, and his
nrst experience was with the kids on
the cattle yard diamond The follow
Ing will be read with interest.
lntielder William Phyle did not put
III an appearance at the park for
morning practice and when it came
time to don uniforms in the afternoon
he excused his absence by a message
saying that he was not feeling well,
put might return to work the next day
II his health would permit. AS Har-
rls had seen Phyle at the Hanlon-
Rauch fight the night before he did not
takea reat deal Of stock in the story
and without further ado announced
that Phy,e was suspended for the
balance OF the season. 1T has been
very bad year in baseball" said
Harris. "Players have had the upper
hand and have taken all sorts OF ad-
vantages on that account. I need
Phyle badly ana he knows it, Other
wise he would not have dared to DEFY
all decency and authority, as he has
done. he was popular with the fans
because he could hit the ball, and he
had no idea OF my taking this action.
But baseball is here to stay in spite of
the efforts Of SEINE few to hurt it, and
lwould not allow Phyle to again play
on my team, or any other team in the
California league, after ignoring my
authority as he has done, if it broke
up the game here forever.". Phyle
expressed regret, promised to reform,
and was reinstated the next day.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-25

Josiah Cooper raised some remark
able potatoes on his tract Of land in
the. south western part of the city.
Forty of theniTnade u good bushel by
weight, and from II bushels he raised
seventy bushels of large tubers, sound
to the core. He has some remarkable
corn raised on the same tract. HOLh
are on exhibition at.the Office of j.
Fred Cooper.