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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23

News comes from Newport Tenn. of
fatal fight between "Wik" and Robert
McGaha, brothers and North CAROLYN
iaus, who live about 40 miles from Now.
port, over the State line The young
men were at target practice. when thew
became involved in a dispute ana
Robert the younger of the brothers,
raised his Winchester rifle to his shout
der and fired three shots into his broth
er's body, killing him instantly. The
fratricide fled and has not been cap
tured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23

1t is reported from Ansonviile that
one night recently some unknown person
went TO the barn of Rev. G.. o. Wilhiot
and attempted to ride a colt he had just
bought. Failing in his attempt, the
miserable wretch took his knife and
slaahed the colt down the shoulder blade,
making a cash fifteen inches long and
reaching the bone in places. The ami
NAL will probably never be of any SER
vice.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAX
Ing when you take Groves Tsstelesg
Chill Tonic because tho formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it Is simply iron and Qutnine
in tasteless form. No cure. No pay.
E0c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23
STATE NEWS.

The Gazette, Gastonia, tells of re-
markable case of insomonia. Mr. Levi
Smith, native of Big Long Creek. and
who now lives with his daughter, Mrs.
j. "A. White, beyond the Ozark, recently
went without sleep for forty-six conse.
cutiVe days and nights, with apparently
no serious results, Mr.. Smith is in his
18th year, and is veteran of the Civil
War, having served two and hall
years in the Fourth North Carolina
Cavalry He is now said to be going
through another period of wakefulness.
twenty days Of which have already
passed. He says that a Slight giddiness
is the only result he notices
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23
MATURITY NOTICE.
Mechanics and Investors Union.

500
to
hereafter
The of these Certificates have been deposng about
Dollars for atrred Certificates other
q Financial Savings Institution
Certificates during
weeks; what amount save for investment?
perda mat
matt $4OO Hundred Months
Building.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23

The contract for improving and en-
larging the Methodist church at Shelby
has been awarded to the Gastonia firm OF
j. T. Spencer & Son. Something like
5000 or $4,000 will be spent on enargins
and undermining this church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-23


Whitcyille, October 3lst
HON. G. B. PATTERSON.
Fayetteville, October SOth.
HON.. D. H. MCLEAN.
Shallotte, October oath.
Pireway, October 25th.
Southport, November list.
HON. 8. r. LACY.
Tarboro, October 25th (nighD.
HON. HERoIT GARRISON.
Parkton, October 9th, II a. m.
Rowland, October 9th, 7 p. m.
Ashepole, October 28th. II a. IN.
HON. CHAS. L. ABERNETHY.
LowIand, October gath.
Hobokcn October oath, (nighD.
Messic, October 25th.
Vandemere, October 25th, (night.
HON. E. w. POU.
Statesville, October Goth.
HON. r. n. GILMER.
Clyde, October gath.
Crab Tree. October 25th.
Waynesville, October 25th (night)
Dalton, October Both (night.)
Capella, October 31st.
Pilot Mountain, October 91st (night)
Mt. Airy, November 1st.
Taylorsyille, November 3rd.
HON. c. c. DANIELS.
Jackson's, Nash County, October 24th
Whitaker's. Edgcemobe Co., Oct. 25th
Lancaster, Edgeeombe Co., Oct 28th.
Leggett's, Edgecombe Co, Oct. 29th
Wilbanks, Wilson County, Oct. 31st.
GAINESVILLE, Martin. Co., Nov. Isl
COL. w. B. RODMAN.
Robersonyille, October 25th.
HON. FRANKLIN MCNEIL.
Shallotte, October oath.
Southport, November 1st.
GOV. CHAS. B. AYCOCK.
Concord, October 23rd.
Thomasville, October oath.
Shelby, October 25th.
Oxford, October 9th.
Durham, October 9th (night).
Fayetteville October 29th.
Rockingham, October Both.
Albemarle, November 1st.
Wayne County, November 3rd
HON. A. H. WHITE.
Catherine Lake, October 23rd.
Fort Barnwcll, October 9th.
HON. w. T. CRAWFORD AND HON
WALTER e. MOORE.
Franklin, October 25th.
HON. JOHN d. BELLAMY.
Whitcvillc, October 31st.
HON. LOCKE CRAIG.
Roper, October oath
Columbia October 18th.
Swan Quarter, October 9th.
Washington, October 28th (night.)
Warrcnton, October S0th.
Morganton, November 1st
HON. SOLOMON GALLERT.
Hendersonvillc, October 23rd.
Brevard, October oath.
HON. KoPE ELIAS.
Hayesville, November LIST.
HUN, II. NJ. oiMMONS.
Charlotte, October 2lth (night.)
Asheville, October 2Sth.
StatesvilIe,a October 30th
Lexington. November list.
HON. S. J. DURHAM.
Ellenboro, October oath.
Henrietta, October Gath (night)
HON. w. c. DOWD.
sherrill's Ford, October 23rd (night)
Berry's Mill October oath.
Table Rock, October 25th
HON. GEO. w. WARD.
Columbia, October 25th.
HON. R. N. HACKETT.
Delk, October 23rd
Mount Airy, October 23rd (night).
Shoals, October oath.
Surry County October Gath (night).
HON. r. B. GLENN.
Marion, October 23rd.
Morganton, October oath.
Hickory, October oath (night.)
Harmony, October 25th.
Winston, October eth (night.)
Walnut Cove, October 2gth.
Madison, October 18th (night.)
StOneyille. October Goth.
Thomasville, October 31st (nighO.
Mocksyille, November list.
Rural Hail. November 3rd.
Mt. Airy, November 3rd (night.)
HON. J. BRYAN GRIMES.
Manteo, October 23Td.
Shawboro, October Gath.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25

him. ceptin that he votes the Demo
cratic ticket with CONSIDERABLE regi-
arity.
They say that Hen. declares that il
he is elected he's goin' back and 4th
every week and take his lunch along
on Monday which he will eat on the
steps Of the Capitol. I'll bet Hen. will
be poplar there, cause most likely he'll
have a bottle OF Sussex pain killer
along, and hits mighty temptin' bait,
lauray.
Hen. made a CRATE flte for the nom
mynashun. He just went around say
in nuthn', and every time STATESMEN
like Sam Fisher would approach him,
he would tighten his lips, and bimeby
everybody said he was a CRATE man
who didn't talk. but done a heep of
thinkin'
Hit were different with Mister l..
Irwin Handy, the boy orator and rane-
bow chaser. EloQuence flows from his
lins like iuise from slider press. He
says he has spoke from every stump in
Delaware. and hain't sorry for hit
Why, in every household in the State,
along side of the mottos on the
walls. hangs the picter Of Mister
Handy in the act Of denouncin' niggers
in the publick schools.
Yet, with all his ellerQuens he
couldn't get enuff votes to connect,
which shows that talk amt allus con-
vincin'. Hit reminds me of them fell
lers that comes to town on Saturday
afternoon and sells corn saw and int
ment that makes you feel like new
man er woman. Hit amt worth a
dern but you get the prise of the
money in hearin' the feller talk. or
course we never step up to that feller
and ask him to run for Congress, altho
he's all rite in his plase.
Now there's DR.. Ball: he amt ora
tor neither, though he does talk more
than Hen. He done considerable biz
ness down to Washington last winter,
so he must have said somethin' to the
pint occasionally: I have heard that
when he met them gentlemen over in
New York who was gOin. to save the
party IL he would sell out, that he
maid a stirrin' orashun, and fetched
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
NEWSPAPER OPINION
No Cause Tor Alarm
he New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Il is an immense satisfaction to
know that no alarming significance at
taches to the sudden interruption at
Indianapolis OF President Roose-
velts Western trip. The perils
of travel and exposure on Journeys
such as the President has undertaken
have been so vividly impressed on the
imagination by the experiences OF the
last twelve months that the public is
justified in viewing with some anxiety
a Chief Magistrates efforts to put and
keen himself in actual touch with the
great constituency he serves and repre-
sents. In itself the the ailment which
made President Rooseelt a temporary
patient in an indianapolis hospital
gives no ground for fear. But COM
ing as IL does as a sequel TO the mar
rowly avorted tragedy at Pittsheld, II
calls attenetiOn once more to the de
Dlorable liability to injury which any
President must face on his travels
through lack Of reasonable safeguards
which both law and custom have 81
/ far neglected TO impose.
President Roosevelt will have the ma
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
Workmen of the Future
ne Indiananolis News.

From the indianapolis News
While there is class that tolls
not and lives only to ape the similar
class in the Old World, it thrives poor
ly in this atmosphere; the whole atti-
tude and argument of life with us is
against IL. And there is rising a new
force that makes still more against 1t,
and which means still further the ad-
vance Of American labor and its ideal;
that force is the whole tendency of
education in this country. Its ideal is
that whatsoever trade any may prose-
cute he shall come to it educated
from the top down, as some one hap
PLY puts it, rather than from the bot
tom up-that is, that there shall be a
OF intelligence and an ed
ucated sense that shall not merely
know how. but shall know why. Thus
the American workman of future gem
erations is certain TO be an advance on
his splendid prototype. particularly as
all are imbued with the quality that
the British commissioners noted
namely, the aspiration to do the high
er grades OF work-such the American,
pressing on ever to the top. But this
tendency to make poor labor more in
tciligent will also have a strong in
fuence toward dignifying the ideal of
labor and helping to make this country
a dull and an unhealthy place for him
that wants to live without working.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
His Conscience Clear

A man who looked like a farmer en-
tered a grocery on Fifth avenue the
other day and said to the proprietor:
DO you remember that l came here
about four weeks ago?"
"a can't say that | do"
Don't you remember CT changing a
ten-dollar bill for man who asked you
II YOU didn't want a barrel Of plckles?'
mo"
why. you must. There was a
woman in here at the time who said
You cheated her on some butter. She
said the weight was short. That was
what led me 10 count the change afteI
leaving the store. and j found"
"I never saw you before, sirl" inter
rupted the grocer.
Eyes. you did,"
Don't attempt any tricks on me, fol
they won't work. If l gave you change
Il was all right"
mo. it wasn't l found it was two
ldollars-"
Go on You are swindler!"
Very we'll; good day. You gave m'
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
Mr.. Hays Roumanian Note
n the New York Worll.

FROM the New YORK WOrlI.
Secretary Hays protest against the
persecution by Roumania of her Jew
ish subjects. seems likely to be with
out effect uDon the signatory Powers
of the Berlin Congress.
The Vienna correspondent of the
London Times states THAT Roumane
and st. Petersburg reports predict that
the mowers viii not interfere. Mean
while refugees continue to leave tho
country by hundreds. and are stranded
all through Central Europe along the
roads that lead 20 the sea. And only
in England is there any show CT gen.
eral and generous interest in their suf-
ferings and their wrongs.
Thus Mr. Hays note may. for the
present fail Of its purpose. But it has
called attention as nothing else could
have done to the crimes of which
Roumania is guilty and to the direct
responsibility OF those powers that
went bail for her good behavior, in the
list of which the United States is fer
tunately not included.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25

teers to Gale Latun's Use. But he d #
do hit often. / spose that's one re a2;
J that about every Republican you
say Dec Balls the stuff.
! Hit certinly does maik me feel
Lauray, cause we don't want that X 81
OF man in Congress. You can't
his leg for nuthin, and if you hav
little deal on hand. and you want
10 help you out, he's likely to say:
very sorry, but I'm at work tryin'
get some appropriashuns for the Sta
call agin.' I'm sick OF river and d
DOT bills. and rooral male delivery i
such toolishness. What's the use
haYln' a congressman if he can't
worked?
We come neer knockin' him out II
winter, Lauray. A passel OF us Al
ddcksites went down to WashingtN
and done all we could to cut down theS
appropriashuns for diggin' out II
river. Hits a waist of money, a
and would do a darn site more good
used in the eleckshuns. Mister Addict
tride to get an appropriashun I'd
bildin' his trolley rode, for trolleys
a blame site more useful than rived
But they wouldn't pay no attenshuI
and now you see the result; Doc. Bal
IS more poplar than ever.
But comm back to the .subjec'
oratory agin we maid a terribel mid
talk. We took up Willium Mikel Burn
becaus he is a spellbinder. Do you rd
member that fonygraff they had at tn
church last winter? Well, it WASH
nuthin' to Willium Mikel. We didn
maik no mistaik about his oratory. bu
the trubbel is that every time he shoot
on, somebody lafs, which is certinl
isconcertin.
Then the newspapers takes dow.
what he says, and asks him about hi
afterwards. That makes him mad an
/ don't blame him, for a orator ain
resDonsibel for what he says, after hi
gets cold.
Then they ask him to explane wha
he said yeer or two ago. Now ain
that mean. Iauray? Menny a tim
when we've had a row, you no I've Civ
my opinion OF yore hole family, but
didn't want to mention hit the next d;
Now that's the way with a orator, an
Willium Mikel is a orator without
pier, as Gale Latun says. When hi
voice gets TO trembhn and tears come
to his Use. and indignashun shakes hi
fraim, ellerquens has got to come {
he would bust But to put hit dow
on paper and shove hit under the ora
tors nose after the steam in the bile
has run down, is burned onery.
Handy; the peopel OF Delaware ain
educated up to oratory, or else the
thinks they is too kinds OF men; theI
that does the talkin'. and them tha
does the work. So we air in a ba
way. But I'm still a hopin', Laura
I IN still a-hOpin'.
With CRATE afleckshun,
SilaE Oldfield.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
Gully Acknowledged

Amongst the many stories that are
told in connection with Mark Twain
there is one that lis little known in this
country, but which deserves a place
with the best.
When the famous American humorist
was married to Miss LangdOn. beauti-
ful house in Burfalo was given as a
wedding present to the newly welded
pair by the brides father. But every
bit Of information concerning the gift
had been kept an entire secret from tine
lucky bridegroom until at last he was
being shown through the brilliantly
lighted house, mysteriously filed with
kinsmen and friends Then the young
wife divulged the important secret.
ITS ours" said she. lookOing UP de-
lightedly into her husbands face. Its
yours and mine-a present from
father"
The announcement was such that fol
moment or two Mark Twain was en-
tirely overcome by the feelings which
had thus been stirred within him. AL
eyes were turned cuniously in his di
rection. and then. when he had partl!
rOgained control. he replied. His eyel
were wet with tears and his voice wa'
choking with emotion, but his thought
expressa1 themselves humorously ever
then.
"Mr. Iangdon" said he. "wheneve
Won are IN Buffalo. if it's twice a year
you come right up here and bring you
bag along with YOU You may sta,
Overnight If you want to. It shan
cost you cent"
Evening journal., 1902-09-25

lustrated. A dainty bit Of prose in the
pastel from leads of the fiction, which
includes five stories OF more than or
binary interest, by Juliet Wilbur
Karl Edwin Hartman,
Sara Hopkins. Emery POttle, and Franc
Remington. In the department devot-
ed to the theatre the work OF F.. NJ.
Holland, one of the greatest OF Amer
ica's character actors, is discussed by
Kenneth Herford. An article OF more
serious import which is particularly
timely, is by Byron w. Holt, and is en-
titled, Wages and the Cost Of Liv-
ing" Haryot Holt CahoOn. in an illus
trated paper on "Ye Lanthorne Of ye
Olden Time" tells how to make the
ancient tin lanterns that our Puritan
forefathers are wont to carry and that
have experienced a renaissance for
decorative purposes. Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer Dey writes intimately OF Helen
Gould and her private life at Irving
ton-on-the-Eludson.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25

strongest competitor. France has a law
against trusts, yet they control such in
dustries as coal, iron, furniture. gro
ceries, matches. sugar refining, tobacco,
and land transportation. besides a few
dozen others.
In Belgium the principal industries
arc under the trusts. and the same is
true in Norway. Therefore. when we
see that the countries which have the
greatest and most varied industries
are those whore trusts flourish, we may
pause to consider whether It is nd
visable to smash them. And when it
comes 10 putting them under control,
wo may see by the foregoing examples
that whether the taItff be high OF low,
they Will not be affected.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
chatted with President

The day before President Roosevelt
arrived in Chattanooga a high city Of
fetal. who is also a prominent business
man. was standing near the Auditorium
the process Of decoration,
when an old oolored "auntie" came
along, carrying in her hand substan-
tial sawed stick.
Hello. auntiel" he jocularly ex-
claimed: "hOw's the old Democrat to-
day?"
Il isn't no Democrat. Mister Tom, an
you knows dat mighty well"
Eyes, you are a Democrat, and always
were one." he answered.
Oats lie Mister Tom, an you
knows hits a lia / nevah was no
Democrat. an ! amt nevah gwiner ter
be. neithah."
"YOu are a Democrat. and that Presi-
dent man that's coming here tomorrow
Is a Democrat. and always was"
She walked up to him and COM
menoed. without fuss or feathers, tC
beat him with her stick. She thrashed
him sOundly on his legs, and then Ovel
the shoulders. eXclaiming as fast as she
coald repeat the words, "You'se don'
Lied on my politics. and now you's'
lyin' on my President, an Use gwin'
weah We out fer it.
He took il in good part, realizing
that he had begun 1T, and finally com
promised with the old lady by givinl
her a ticket OF admission to the audi
torium. in order that she might see th
distinguished visitor. Then she aske
him how the folks were. aud the,
passed several minutes in good-nature'
chat and banter.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
SELECTING CANDIDATES

The list OF candidates TO be voted for
at the common primaries on October q
having been filed, one chapter Of The
contest is closed. and the voters may
now prepare to make their selections
Every man should now determine, first'
that he will attend the primaries, since
this Is as important as casting a vote
at the election.
CHANGING at the list, one will be con-
WINGED that It contains good names
and a selection that is hopelessly bad
cannot be made from IL. But the hon
est and intelligent Will not be satisfied
with anything lees than the best ticket
possible, and when this shall have been
made he will turn in and earnestly
support it.
Before the voter makes up his mind
let him weigh the fitness Of each can
didate as he would measure the quail
ficatlons Of one he thought OF employ
Ing to FIJI a responsible place in his own
business. A man may call himself a
Republican, and yet be incapable OF
properly discharging the solemn trust
imposed upon him by an election te
Office.
REAL FITNESS CHARACTER
AND ABILITY. SHOULD BE THE
TEST
Experience has SHOWN that we some
times elect men to Office who grievous
" disappoint us. This is always un
fortunate but cannot he helped. since
we can judge men only by their past
and cannot search their hearts for mo
tives. But occasionally we elect mel
who have given us every reason TO
supposing that they will betray thei
trusts II the inducements are stronI
enough. For every rascal elected Z
ofrce. we pay the penalty in public dis
grace and in dollars and cents.
WE SHOULD SELECT AS CANDl
DATES MEN WHO WILL NOT Sell
OUT. RyRgK
ANY self-respecting community wi
Insist that the nominees for ofic
shall be honest men. That should b
assured as a matter of course, bI
honesty is not all We all know Of hoI
est men whom we would not emplo
in business. because they are unfit.
order for them to be acceptable the
must have sufficient ability to discharl
their duties faithfully and with credi
THEREFORE,, NOT ONLY INTEt
RITY, BUT SUFFICIENT ABILITY.
REQUIRED.
The idea OF creating and perpetua
ing q class OF office-hOders is repui
nant to the spirit OF our institution
The man with the least character al
fitness may be the most strongly q
entrenched. because he uses his Off
and its influence twelve months in 4
year TO build uD a little machine Ga
has as its object his continuance
Office. Any man who has enjoyed
public Office year after year, OF tel
after term cannot feel that it Is
hardship to return to private life a
give others a chance. 1t is Americ
doctrine.
LET THE PROFESSIONAL {
FICE-HOLDERS TAKE Al REST
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
Ditto

Here. Maria. is your last months
bill from Smiths. Whats all this dit
TO you've been gettin every other
day?"
Ditto? I never heard O. such a
thing-haven't oven bought the thing
once. much less half a dozen times!'
said Maria. Indignantly.
well. we'll. all right. then. III JUS
go down and ask the fellsw what he
means by charging you up with lot OF
things you never got"
On his return Maria greeted her hus-
band at the front door with an anxious
face.
Well" she besan. what did you
find cut about it?"
Her bigger half locked at her a mo-
ment and smile of supreme disgust
settled on his face.
Il found out" said he slowly, "thai
l am a fool and you are a ditto"
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
THE LITERARY WORLD

Barrie's delightful serial, full of
humor and pathOs, THE Little White
Bird" dominates the interest in Scrib
ner's for October. Even his most ar
dent admirers will be delightfully."- sur
prised by the versatile fancy shown in
the fairy tale of Peter Pan, which is
the feature of this instalment. 1t is
written with a grace and delicacy that
even Barrie has never surpassed.
Henry van Dyke has never written a
mere subtitle story than Spy Rock" 1t
is a study of egotism, and the setting
of it is the pinnacle Of a great hill, not
far from West Point. There is another
sea story by James b. Connolly. This
one describes a great race in which a
Gloucester skipper beat the Valkyrie
This is the kind Of sea story that stirs
the blood and raises a most vivid pic
ture of the daring and skill OF the
modern Gloucester sailor. The dra-
matte story. 'sVive l1Empereur," by
Mrs. Andrews. is concluded with
scene that would make the success Of
any play. Miss Daskam has pathetic
story OF "a Little Brother Of the
Books" which is illustrated by Bacher.
The November Success will contain
the first instalment of a brilliant new
serial story by Henry Wallace Phillips
entitled Hiram Bennet's Gold Mine. -
It is a story of pluck, perseverance,
and adventure, and MIR Phillips, whose
book, "Red Saunders" was accepted
as a representative of American litera-
ture, has won a distinct place as a
writer Of stirring, wholesome fiction.
This new serial cannot fail to interest
readers Of all classes. AS the main
nart OF its action is laid in the Black
Hills mining region, Will Crawford
whose sketches of the West have at
tracted wide attention, has been EN-
gagged to illustrate it.
Cy Warman's true stories OF noted
men are becoming valuable feature ot
Success. His next will be about a
prominent Western railroad man, and
/ is entitled. "The Stuff That Stands.
The Pilgrim for October comes in {
cover that is unique among the autumn
macazines. It is the work OF Otto J
i Schneider and has all the merits Of al
Helleu dry point etching. One of th'
most charming articles that The PHI
j! grim has published is Eleanor RoOtl
4 account OF avisittO OBOngfellow's' ''Way
side Inn" The article is admirably Il