The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-18

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This country is the sportsman's para
disc. All the year round is to be had
splendid cunning. In season the sounds
| and creeks abound in duck and wild
| geese. At all times the woodland, marsh
and beach are alive with birds. lust now
| a number of visitors are here from the
North and these go out daily bringing
| in great strings of yellow-leg, simple
| sea chicken, smadling, king crab, bob
| tail curley, twit, fillowlon, and other
species of sand beach birds.
Manteo must be an ideal summer re-
sort, with it's forest scenery, country
drives, fishing, sailing, bathing, hunting.
| Only three miles across the bay old
ocean roars, plunges, leaps in its rest
| lessnesS; it's beach of miles affording
| splendid rOmping. Within a short walk
are spots of historic interest inviting
| fields for the student of history to go
| musng; spots that carry one back to
| first things, first efforts, first dangers,
| first struggles, first battles of a people,
| the descendants of whom have grown
| into a great people and builded the
| mightiest nation on the globe.
| l visited Fort Raleigh and brought
away a a souvenir of the visit. AS l ap-
preached the spct around which so much
history and speculation is woven there
crept over me a peculiar feeling of sad
| ness. In fancy l looked upon the first
white child born there and took the
| babe, Virginia Dare, in my arms and
| carressed her. AS l dwelt on her pos
| sible fate l shuddered and my rebellous
spirit awoke me and turning to my COM
panion | said, Lets CO." and we went and
| paid a visit to Prof. Fessenden at his
wireless telegraphy station. The Pro-
| feSsOr HAS selected the most westerly
| point on the island where he has no
| land barrier intervening with Hatteras
The station consists of three buildings
| and a pole penetrating space to a height
| of 40 feet, strung with wires and at
| tachments. That the Professor knows his
| business and has the necessary para
| phernalia to carry on the workings of
| the wonder of the age" l am fully per-
| suaded. He received me very kindly and
| extended courtesies which are appre-
| ciated. The operating room is one OF
special interest. 1t has windows and
| through these the curtains being drawn,
| the visitor can plainly see the intricate
mechanism of the instruments within.
| The stations are called up by bell or
gong. The operator sending a message
uses key similar to that used in
| telegraph office-when he doesn't use
| other means. The operator receiving a
message uses a phone receiver" like
| that of the telephone. The con-
| tention is that an electric spark or cur
rent is sent upward into space and is
| there caught by an electrict wave
| m 10 CT daSirad and
harnessed by like forces and brought
down to the operators ear-when it isn't
to his touch-and thus through space on
waves of electricity, without the use OF
wire, is conveyed a message from people
| to people.
visited, also while on the island the
Meekn's place, the prettiest spot on the
island, overlooking the sound, where yet
1ourishes the old mother scuppernong
grape vine. Her body is all drawn and
twisted with the flight of years. Her
limbs are mishapen and there is that
about her that seems to say, if / could
only but lay me down to sleep and rest
from this long life of forced fruit bear
ing and wine giving l should be happy
and yet as you step forth and look at
her spread proportions ever giving ;eyi-
dence of a new lease on life, you feel
like saying, Live on noble mother, cease
not to be obedient to the laws of ma
ture but be fruitful and multiply. Just
: how aged is this mother vine is not
known but the old mother was an aged
| vine century and a half ago, and oh!
| the headaches she is responsible for.
Last, but not least, to be considered in
a visit here is hotel accommodation.
The Tranquil House is the only hotel
here and it is only regretted that the
building is not more commodious and
modern. Under the proprietOrship of its
owner, Mr.. Asa Evans, and the ceaseless
Watchcare of his excellent wife, assisted
? by three bright, pretty girl walters, one
| is made not only to feel very much at
= home but is given a table service to be
: appreciated The one idea seems to be
/ best of every good thing to eat and that
/ nicely and promptly served. The Tran
Quill is crowded the year round and Mr..
l Evans should either himself erect a
more commodious property or form a
e stock company that will.
Superior Court for the county of Dare
convenes next week. An interesting
case on the docket is that brought by
e Mrs. Pate against a man by name OF
0 Fulcher for Islander. The preliminary
4 trial was held before the court OF
t Justice Forbes this week and was OF a
? most revolving nature. Mrs. Pate comes
from the Southside, or Hatteras section
S where Prof. Collier Cobb says "all the
t women are beautiful" Mrs. Pate, her.
\ self, has quite a pretty face. Had she
been reared in the lap of luxury instead
e of that of poverty and its various ills
y she would indeed, today, at the age OF
. 80 be a beautiful woman.
i In obedience to a cherished desire
g came here to spend a day. / have been
r so pleased with the people and their
e treatment of me that the stay is pro-
t longed. The News and Observer has
o many friends here and now appreciates
n a good list of subscribers whom it hopes
i to benefit by its daily visits.
!. C. ]. RIVENBARK.