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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-06

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-06

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Made of Taffeta Silk with broad
sash and bishops Sleeves, Satin
Lined.
Our Waists.
AT 800
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White and Colors. Fancy tucked,
Stock Collars and Sailors Knot.
AT $3.50
The New Gibson Waist. Ask to
see this style.
Tucked and Button Trimmed in
Peau De Sole and Taffeta, Fancy
Stock Collars, with Ties; in Black,
White and ColOrs. We never Of,
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We never had better selling
waist.
AT $I.OO AND $3.50
Made of Black Prunella Cloth.
Fine Trucks and Button Trimmed.
AT 75c. TO $3.50
A Large Showing of Well Made,
Perfect Fitting White Lawn
Waists, representing this seasons
Leaders.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-06

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Loops and Buttons.
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AT $3.50
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Fancy Flared Skirt, making very
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AT $3.50
Made of Fine Venetian Cloth-Eton
Cut-Skirt full flare-nicely finish
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AT $500
Our Suits at this Price are made
of Fine Twilled Cloth-BIouse-
Full Fashioned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-06

Departments complete with spring attractions. We
are showing superior values in every line. Many
choice patterns are confined to our trade
'LadidS New Suits, New Skirts and New Waists.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26

Drawn and Of love for sports make it their
home.
on the first floor of the building are the
club Offices, a neat cafe and dining ROOM the
reception room. comfortable library. billiard
room. with five tables, and card room, on the
walls Of which pictures. on the second floor
the walls of the various rooms are hung with
famous hunt pictures. ON this floor are also
the chief attractions of the club, in the form of
well appointed racquet tennis and squash
courts arranged so that the games may be
watched from galleries Near these are dress
ing rooms and lockers, lounging rooms and
apartments where the members may rest after
exercising. A well appointed Turkish bath in
the lower part of the building is one of the i'm
portant and we'll patronZed features Of the
clubhouse.
The Racquet and Tennis Club was incor-
porated in 1890, the charter members being
Isaac Townsend, Il. j. Cross, II. De Coppet
Henry S. Hoyt, +. La Montague and Ruther-
ford StuyVcsaut. The incorporation certificate
states that the particular business and object
of the society shall be encourage all manly
sports among it's members" The first board of
directors was composed of the following mem
bers Isaac Townsend. Louis c. Clark Fl. De
Coppet, r. j. Cross ]. G. X. Duer Sheppard
Candy. Wendell Goodwin, Amory c. Hodges
II S Hoyt Edward La Montague r L. Man
son jr Y Martinez w. w. Miller. A. p. Mon
tant D. X. Ofley, c. Lawrence Perkins, q. f,
Pollock, winthrop RutheIfurd, Walter Stanton
and David b. Van Emburch.
Prior to its occupancy of its present home
the club had quarters at No. - West Twenty
sixth-st. The club at that time was known as
the Racquet Court Club. and this merged
In the present organization in 1890. The mem
bership grew rapidly after 1891. and the organi-
zaton now has its full quota of seven hundred
resident members and nearly two hundred non
resident members.
The officers are r. II. Williams, president
Charles Steele, vice-president; j. T. Atterbury
treasurer, and r. c. Mortimer secretary.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26

But the man was too quick for him.
Painting still. indeed. but recovering himself
sufficiently to stagger to his feet and across the
floor, the unwelcome visitor threw himself upon
the terrorstricken baronet, and stopping at the
same moment for the poker, which he was near
enough to reach. he growled out between his set
teeth threat To do for that unhappy gentle
man if ne So much uttered a call for help.
Sir Jasper gurgled out promise to refrain
which he did not mean to keep, and the man
thercupun let him down again into the arm
chair from which he had risen. and suddenly
altered his threatening tone for one of abject
entreaty.
Look ere, Guvnor," said he, in 4 thick hoarse
whisper, moisteniug his mouth as he spoke
still standing near and holding the poker IN his
hand, but no longer menacng his unwilling
host. Il don't want for to do yer no arm. I'm
not SO bad what you'd think for to look at
the dress I've got on
You're a c-c-convIct!' stammered Sir Jas
per half timorous and half surly. You've
escaIed from PortIand"'
The man froWned uneasiIy
We'll SOS many more than me been con-
Nlcts, and a many as deserve il Il precious sig ht
Wus nor what | do" said the man. And as he
spoke he threw from time TO time an anxious
glance toward the window by which he had en-
tered But this amt no time for to throw nv
talllhSS IN my face. I'm a united man. sir
that's what am. The wardeTs is after me-
What" cried Sir Jasper. with something so
like relief in his face that his guest scowled hin,
promptly into silence.
surely. suvnor you wouldn't go for to betray
a united man. a noble gentleman like YOU with
everything 'andsome and comfortable about
him! You wouldn't so for to give up a Door
wretch that beSs you 10 give him a change, of
clothes, would you? Ah-h-h!"
The sound he uttered was an indescrfba BILE
one, as he suddenly Strengthened himself and
listened with straining ears to the unmistaka hI..
sound of a rapid footstep on the gravel
They're coming, They've traced me ere, For
mercy's sake, sir, don't give me up!'
The baronet looked at the close-cropped head
with the ugly ears standing out on each side
and the coarse features distorted with fear, with
disgust he found 1t hard to hide He too
heard the approaching footsteps and secretly
congratulated himself upon his prospective de-
nverance from his tormentor.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
SIR JASPER'S ADVENTURE.
From Bl&c ok and White.

From Black and White.
Sir Jasper Peters was the fortunate son Of a
man who had made a large fortune in trade and
who had then devoted himself to one of the
great political parties with much doggedness
that he had been rewarded 10y a barouetcy with
out ever having had to expose the defects of his
early education 10y making a long speech in the
House.
Whatever his party did was right: that was
his motto and he had lived up to it with a sub
lime simplicity which had brought it's inevitable
reward
The consequence was that his only son was
able to give up any activeishare in the business
and To play It being "A country gentleman of
patriarchal descent, while his wife could assume
the airs Of a Lady. Bountiful on the one hand
and outshine all the great ladies of the neigh
bothood by her diamonds, on the other.
Fcterscourt, the country seat of the distiu-
Suishcd pair of course an old place where
many generations Of uncestors-of somebody
else-had lived Their little day
1t was large, ra milling, two storied build
ing dating from some far-away period, and al
tered in the castoated style in the early years
of Nictoria's reign.
Beautifully situated in the southern part of
the county of Dorsetshre, it was a little too far
away from London to Toe quite to the taste of
Lady Peters. wto was ambitious Of plaving a
great part in society, and who would often run
up to town for a few days at a time while her
husband was enjoying his digniied sacIusion
within the well wooded grounds and park of
PeterSCOurt.
1t was on one of these occasions. when the
haronet was sitting i'll solitary state in his
great library after dinner. his little electric
lamp the table behind him and a pile of
literature suitable to a country gentleman bv
his side, that he was disturbed in his leisurey
perusal of his paper by the sound of a footstep
on the gravel outside.
He had scarcely raised his head when to his
surprise and alarm, a man, in the unmistakable
dress of convict panting, breathless. with
starting eys s and hanging jaw. leaped upon the
window ledge from outside, and then fell. ex-
hausted, upcn the carpet
by Jove! cried Sir Jasper. he sprang up
and made for the bell
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26

Before he had time to answer the mans en-
treaties the noise Of footsteps ceased; the con-
Wet threw one glance at the window. second
glance round the room. and then he made for
the door with all speed. Sir Jasper jumped up
from his chair and 10 the window.
Yes. there. at the distance of but q dozen
steps, was one OF the prison warders with car
bne in his hand. He was standing still and
looking about him 1t was evident that for ths
moment he had lost the track of his quarry.
Sir Jasper beckoned to him quickly.
.'Warderr cried he. "Warder. This way!
The man turned and came rapidly toward him
He was tall strong. fine looking man, WIN
shrewd eyes and clear cut features; and. even
as Sir Jasper called him. he was sUtten oy
sense of the inequality of the contest between
this sJalwart, we'll fed handsome puTsuer ana
the understood. lean. grizzIed rascal Of whom 10
was in pursuit.
Saluting as he came the warder was under tne
window in 4 moment
You are looking for convict who has es-
caped?" said the baronet.
Yes. Sir Jasper"
You know me. them"
Why yes. to be sure. We all know Sir Jasper
Peters, said the warder with n smile RAW
you seen anything of the man, sir?
answered Sir Jasper, instinctvely lowering nL'
voice with a sort &C fear Of retribution al tns
hands of the hunted man if he were to learn no
was betrayed.
Where sir where"
Even before the baronet had finished MS
sentence the warder had put his hand on 'n'
window sill and sprang into the room 9lr jas
per pointed to the door
HE got away through there the moment lie
heard you coming
The warder looked at him in CONSERVATION d.
he crossed the room.
Then I'll be bound he's rihing your strong
ROOM sir" said he. The mans one OF the eIe'
crest safe thieves in England. and he's got
some sort of tools with him he's manaseu ~
make: and as you have got plenty OF STUN ~
steal I'll be sworn he's having shot at II
"w-w-w-whatr' stammered the staIueN
baronet How ne know"
Already ne was leading the warder out OF u.
room and across the hall. in the directloh u
the strong room.
These chaps know most everything. Goou-
ness only knows how. Else why shouit No
come straight here? It's miles from the pFisoH'
your house is and there's many place Z"
might have took on his way. instead Oh ni'-0,A7
straight for here. 1t was my guess to come '''.
way the only one Of the lot to believe ne s''
far"
The baronet was hunting for his keys An,
were standing together at the door "h'0n
into the basement and as Sir Jasper turheu '-N
handle he said:
Wed better have the butler with u.s. hao W.
not?"
The warder smiled. and raised ms clrOine-
81 think this will be protection enough foF Us
both. Sir Jasper; and l wouldn't call the man
I was YOU. You're never quite sure Win n'eA
servants. whether they'll be help or a n'A'
drance."
So the two descended together into the o~s'
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26

RACQUET AND TEAMS CLUB
CHEERFUL HOME or ONE OF THE OR
GANIzATI0Ns OF THE CITY De
VOTED TO MANLY SPORTS.

one Of the most striking buildings in the
Club district Of Ncw-Yorl is the home Of the
Raeguet and Tennis club, at No. - West
Fo;tE-thi.G-~t. There is air Of cheerful
nt-+ about the exterior which gives the house
home,kc appearance, and this IS true of the
Interior also. There are no gaudy decorations.
10 expensive hanginss. and no attempt has
ben made To produce magnificent effects. but
from the cntranca hail to the top of the house
t. decorations, furnishings and fittings are in
god taste. The manly sports portrayed in
handsome pictures in all parts of the house.
portraits Of men conspicuous in athletic circles
occupy prominent places on the walls and
everything about the house shows that men OF
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
IAJT TSTICE?
20 Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune
Ethel, dear. how can you expect that cold
OF yours TO get any better while you are doing
absolutely nothing for it,
Doing nothing, mamma? Why, | am taking
absent treatments for it right along, just as
hard l canp'
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
CONNUBIALITIES.

Rev. Thomas B. Hyde of C%ihcinnati urges
women to take into their own hands the
matter of proposing matrlmony,. holding
from such a course. Some men," says
Mr.. Hyde, "are too bashful to propose n
would be grateful If women would help
Marriage Ia a solemn matter, but single life
Is much more So"
In the hitherto obscure town of Ranney,
Wis, lives a young farmer who holds a
matrimonial record. His running mate. so
to speak, is a Chicago young woman, who
required only forty-eight hours to convince
her husband that matrtmony is a failure,
Here is the chronology: Sunday, met; Nom
day, married; Tuesday, parted; Wednes-
day, divorce sought.
State sanitariums for the treatment Of
consumption are we'll advanced In several
states. Massachusetts has one In operation
New York has appropriated 5000 for one
In the Adirondacks and Pennsylvania has
appropriated 100000 and New Jersey $4,000
for a similar purpose, Vermont is consid-
ering a project OF the same kind. The
Massachusetts, institu ton claims that its
percentage of cures has increased one-third
In three years.
Arthur William Brown, a Cleveland mil
lionaire, was in the office Of a friend some
time ago and was much taken with the APP
pearance and manner Of Miss Florence
ne said TO his friend: 81 want that young
lady for my wife. and / usually get what
l go for" Miss Billings later went to NIL;
waukee, where she is at present employed
as proofreader on a morning paper. II Is
announced that she and Mr.. Brown are to
be married In June.
TUESDAY. April %. was the fftieth ami
yersary OF the giving Of the hrst alarm OF
fire by electricity. on Thursday April ~:
1852. at S:25 p. m, from signal box OF
church In Boston. the first alarm by an
electrical fire alarm system was rung by J,
II. Goodale and received at headquarters
by Charles Carlton Coffin, afterward IA
NOUS as a war correspondent and author of
war stories and histories, who sent II out
on the tower bells throughout the city.
The wedding Of Miss Virginia Rogers to
fGGseheSMRis MISS Rogers father the late Cap
tain Rogers, was a wealthy man. he died
daughters. Miss Virginia's share was left
In trust OF her eldest sister because the
father did not fancy heT accepted suitor.
discarded him, but her father did not know
she was in love with Mr.. Nevins. The
young lawyer set Out TO have the VIII
not acquainted with the true facts. The
sister did not contest the claim, so the sur
roGate decided 10 divide the large estate in
equal parts.
ACTORS pictures5 No; there isn't the de-
mand for them that there used TO be-" said
a dealer in photographs Of celebrities.
s soT aetrssyses' pictures. either. This may be-
due 20 one Of two reasons, or 10 a COM
bination OF both. II may be because people
graphs cost more than they used TO- You
know the art OF photography has advanced,
and so. naturally, has the cost. Time was
quarter. mounted in cabinet size, and YOU
can still, II you are satisfied with that sort
OF workmanship. But the high art photog-
ahe effects and they charge Tor them ssete
cordingly. Very few actors and actresses
are now satisfied to sit for a photographer
who adheres to the old-fashioned methods"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

Among the extracts from the diary Of
Charley White, an old-time negro minstrel,
recently published in the New York Sun, are
a number Of entries giving the origin and
authorship Of many famous songs and old
time melodies. White spent much time In
tracing the history Of noted songs and In
his diary he gave the results Of his work.
Some Of these song histories are interesting
and a few Of them are printed below.
The words Of 1.-THE Star spangled Ban
ner" we're written, as everyone knows, by
Francis S. Key during the bombardment OF
Fort McHenry during the war OF 1912, but
the history Of the music to which they were
set is less familiar.
9TH verses" wrote White, were printed
in ballad form and scattered through the
camp on Federal Hill. Baltimore. One
evening one Of the soldiers picked up a copy
and read It aloud three times. until the
entire division was electrified by Its patri-
otto elouuence.
"An idea struck Ferd Durang, an actor,
who hunted up an cid volume Of flute music
which he found In his tent. He impatiently
whistled tune after tune, just as they
caught his quick eye. 81
"One called 'Anacreon in Heaven struck
his fancy and riveted his attention. Note
after note fell from his lips. With a laugh
and a shout he exclaimed:
"'Boys, I've hit IT, and fitting the words
to the tune, there rang out for the first
time the song of The Star Spangled Ban
ner.'
Getting a short furlough Ferd and Char
ley Durang sang 1t on the stage OF the Hol-
liday Street theater. The music was first
published by George Willig, jr., Of Balti-
more.
"Ferd Durang died in New York in 1880.
l we'll remember Tom Blakely, the actor,
saying to his wife, Poor Ferd Durang Is
dying Durang was born in Harrisburg,
Pa. His father was a Frenchman and a
fair musician. Durang died in extreme
poverty and but for his co-laborers on the
stage he would have found a pauper's grave.
1.-The Hunters Of Kentucky was very
popular in my early days. 1t was written
by Samuel Woodwork, a typesetter. The
Hunters was written just after the battle
of New Orleans in 1915. The tune is from
an old English ditty, Unfortunate Miss
Bailey
ut was sung for many years by an actor,
Noah NJ. Ludlow, who died in 1885 or 1886
In st. Louis at the age of so. Ludlow came
near having his brains knocked out on the
stage while singing the song in New Or
leans. An Englishman threw a large piece
OF gaspipe at his head, but fortunately
missed his mark.
Woodwork wrote funny verses as adver-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
LEGAL NOTICE.

block 30. S119; lot Z, block %, 20 cents; lot
s. block IS. Sl5.0s' lot 4. block 43, t2s54; lot
8, block q, $3.50; lot G, block As, t1O.36; lot
1890; south 132 feet, block 126, t2Os6 lot 4,
block 129, 1908.
Given by order of the I'VE and council
OF the city Of Florence, Nebraska.
CHARLES A. SMITH,
4wks & City Clerk.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
NOTICE

NOTICE.
TIL annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Elkhorn & Missouri VAL
ley Railroad company will be held at the
office Of the company in Omaha, Neb., on
Friday, May %, 1902. at 10 o'clock a. m. for
the election of directors and the transac-
ton of such other business as may come
before the meeting. j. b. REDFIELD,
Secretary.
-NTG1IQt
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
WEBSTER DEPoT-15TH & WEBSTER
Fremont, EIkhOrn &

Fremont, & Missouri Valley.
Leave. Arrive.
Black Hills, Deadwood,
Hot Springs...........a 3:W pm a 500 pm
Wyoming, Casper and
Douglas ..........."....d S:o pm e 300 pm
Hastings, York, David
City, Superior, Geneva,
Exeter and Seward. ...b 800 pm b 500 pm
Norfolk, Lincoln and
Fremont ...............b 1880 am b10;25 am
m Local...........c 1880 am
Missouri Pacific.
Nebraska Local, Via
Weeping Water........b 4:10 pm a10: rs am
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha.
Twin City P~assenger....a $3.50 am a 800 pm
Sioux City Passenger. 200 pm all 20 am
Emerson Local...........b $40 pm b S:45 am
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

New York for a long time, Joe Bonfantl,
who made a fortune from his poetry. When
the California fever broke out in 1S49
Woodwork went to the Pacific slope and
was engaged as a reporter on the Alta. He
died there and his remains lie In the Home
Mountain cemetery.
Kathleen Mavourneen' was sold by
Crouch. the author, for S25 and brought the
publishers as many thousands. Crouch was
hopelessly improvident and In his later
days became a tramp. When Mile. Titiens
was In this country a number Of years ago
she sang Kathleen Mavourneen' In New
York. A dirty tramp introduced himself as
Crouch, was recognized, and thanked her
for singing the song so well.
Life on the Ocean Wave written by
Espes Sargent, was pronounced a failure
by his friends. Russell, of a Boston firm
OF music publishers, took the words from
Sargent and the latter tells this story of
the melody:
1--WE passed through the music store.
Russell seated himself at a piano, read over
the lines attentively, hummed an air or two
himself and ran his hands over the keys,
then stopped as II nonplussed.
Suddenly q bright idea seemed to dawn
OAA I'm n Nv al a bhN NuhAt AuLO
his brain and he began to hunt 1t and to
sway himself to Its movement. Then strik-
ing the keys he at last confidently launched
into the tune since known as Life on the
Ocean Wave
"The melody proved a success. The copy
right became very valuable, though the
author never got anything from It but fame.
1t was popular in England as we'll as in
this country.
1.-The Arkansas Traveller The famous
traveller known as the Arkansas Traveller
is no myth, but breathes and has his being
in that state. The traveller lives in Little
Rock and may be seen every day on the
streets Of the town INDUCING his taste for
music and storytelling.
HE is known as Colonel Sandy Falkner.
He was born in Kentucky in 1904. In 1892
he went to Arkansas and became acquainted
with Walter Wright, the original s~qvatter
In the song.
my Maryland was written by James
r. Randall. Randall was described as one
OF the most delightful men to meet. 1 met
Randall some time ago in Admission, Ala.
He was an editor of the Hot Blast in that
city. He said that he only received $25 in
confederate money for his song"
Charley White did not hesitate to ascribe
Beautiful Snow" to Henry w. Faxon of
the Louisville journal.
dRock Ne fn SLAM Was uritfon nv
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

"'old Dog Tray 'suwanee River
'Massa's in De Cold, Cold Ground Camp
Town Races old Folks at Home Ellen
Bayne,' Willie, We Have Missed YOU and
My Old Kentucky Home" wrote White,
were written by Stephen G. Foster. He
was a musician almost from his cradle and
at the age Of 7 he had mastered the fageo-
let without a teacher. 1t Is said that one
publishing house alone paid 500, 900 for his
compositions.
Foster was very improvident and was
often forced to sell for a few dollars what
brought a fortune to it's purchaser. Sew
eral Of his best songs were composed in
the back room Of a grocery store on pieces
OF brown paper. He died in the City hos
pital In New York. where he had been re-
moved from a Bowery boarding house. on
January IS, 1864.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
Genius of GaIen.

OF all the physicians Of antiquity GGlen
was probably the most brilliant genius. In
the midst Of disorder he led back TO the
safer road OF scientific observation which
distinguished the hippocratie school. He
wrote extensively on anatomy, especially re-
garding the muscles. He was the first v~iyisec-
ZIONIST. BY exposing the MUSCLES Of animals
and demonstrating their functions and his