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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

D. O'Keefe, has arrived on the steamer
Doric OKeefe was known as the King
of Tap. He left his wife and daughter
in Savannah Ca, IN the early 10's and was
wrecked on this island. Being the 11rst
white man the natives had ever seem they
treated him with every possible reverence
and finally made him King. Over year
ago, after visiting Hong Kong on business,
he started to return on one OF his vessels
and that was the last ever heard OF him.
Although he had two wives IN the Caro-
lines. he always kept his wife and daugh-
ter in Savannah well supplied with mon
ely. Upon hearing of his death, Lawyer
Hartridge was sent out to see how matters
stood. He found q will in Hong Kong
distributing ar estate valued at $1,500,000
in property, all of which is productive.
He has left quite large amount to his
daughter, Mrs, j. F. Butler of Savannah,
and it is expected that the Savannah wild
ow will claim about fifty per cent. of the
estate
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
WEEK WASFAVORABLE
Cotton is Opening Rapidly
Everywhere.
The Corn Yield Will b, Largt---La'e Tobac co
Reported as The Best for Stme
Years..

The weekly bulletin of the North Caro-
lima section of the Climate and Crop Ser
vice, issued by the Weather Bureau, says
of the week ending Monday, September
2Sth:
The past week was very favorable for
all kinds of farm work Practically no pre-
cipitation occurred anywhere during the
week, except or the immediate coast, and
the complete absence of moisture was
somewhat detrimental to late crops, espe
cially turnips, crimson clover, and grass
recently seeded The temperature was
nearly normal, but the nights were gener-
ally COOL especially on the 22nd, 25th and
2Sth; moderate temperatures during the
day made conditions very pleasant for out
door work, which progressed rapidly. The
soil is apparently in good condition, and
fall blowing for wheat and oats is well I'M
der way. The amount of sunshine was
above normal for the week
Cutting old corn was continued dur
ing the week; some late corn has also
been cut and shocked, though much of it
it still too green in several western coun-
ties; the bulk of the corn crop has ma
tured sufficiently to be safe from frost
and will give a large yield. Fodder pull
ing is nearly over. Late cotton has been
somewhat injured by cool nights, and
generally the dry. cool weather has tended
to hasten the maturity of the crop: it is
opening rapidly everywhere, and picking
is general: some correspondents report
that half the crop has been gathered; in
dications are still for short crop. In
some sections of the northern portion of
the State late tobacco is reported as the
best crop for some years, probably on
account OF the excellence of late cures;
the work of housing tobacco is nearly com
plete though there is some in. the fields
which might be damaged by an early frost.
Making hay. picking peas. digging pea
nuts and sweet potatoes, and harvesting
rice progressed favorably during the
week. Turnip3 and fall Irish potatoes
need rain; turnip seeds have failed to
sprout Some farmers are sowing Grim
son clover, glass seeds, and some advance
is reported in the seeding of winter oats
and rye, and winter wheat. Early sown
rye is being injured little by insects.
IN B.-The next Weekly Crop Bulle-
tin will be the last issue for the present
season"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
THE DANVILLE WRECK.
Washington Star

Washington Star.
The reports of the wreck of mail and
express freight train on the Southern
Railway near Danville, Va, indicate that
the accident was due to the breaking of
a fiange on one of the wheels of the engine
as it took the sharp curve on a high tres
tie while running at about thirty-five
miles an hour. The entire train was de-
molished and nine persons were killed
outright, seven being injured. Had the
train been a passenger express the loss of
life would have been appalling, for every
person on board was either killed or wound
ed. What happened to a mail-freighter run
ming at thirty-five miles an hour, might
more easily have happened to passenger
train running at forty-five or fifty miles.
The question arises, Why should a high
trestle be permitted to remain in use I'M
der such conditions? There were no re-
tanning over head works to check the
plunge of a train leaving the rails. The
thrust on the rails of the trestle, when a
train strikes it on the curve, must be a
very severe one, and it is not at all re-
markable that fiange broke or the wheels
rode" the rails. This accident should
lead to readjustment of the line at this
and all similar points, eliminating curves
on places of such evident danger. 1t is
true that if the train had left the rails on a
level stretch of country or in a cut, the
accident would still have been serious. But
the dangers are greatly multiplied by rea-
son OF the combination of curve and high.
unprotected wooden trestle. The day for
wooden construction has passed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

maker, not possessed of much of thi:
worlds goods. The poets song is good
none the less, and is as follows:
Have you got the new disorder?
If you haven't It's in order
To succumb to it at once without de
lay
1t is called appendicitis,
Very different from gastritis
Or the common trash diseases of the
day.
1t creates a happy frohc
Something like winter collie,
That has, often Jared our inner organs
some.
Only wrestles with the wealthy
And the otherwise most healthy.
Having got it then you're nigh to king.
dom come.
Midway down in your intestines
Its interstices infectur
Is little alley blind and dark as
night
Leading off to simply nowhere
Catching all stray things that go there
AS a pocket it is clearly out of sight
1t is prone to stop and grapple
With seed Of grape or apple
Or soldiers button swallowed with
your pie;
Having levied on these chattels
Then begin eternal battles
That are apt to end in mansions in the
sky
Once located never doubt it
This disease cannot be routed.
It's fad among society that's gay.
Old heart failure and paresls
Have decamped and gone to pieces
And dyspepsia has fallen by the way
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
Killed Thirty Eight Snakes.
elizabeth City Tar-Heel)

Messrs G. w. Bateman, G. w. OVertor
and w. D. Bateman, of Creswell, were
here Yesterday. Mr.. G. w. Bateman tells
a snake story that is about equal 70 tht
Dare county snake story IN our last IS
sue. He says that about two weeks ago
while at work on the Magnolia farm
near Creswell. he, with three otner men
killed thirty-eight snakes. whlch were
found in hollow cypress tree. Mr. Bate
man says that the tribe consisted OF the
two old snakes and thirty-IVe young
one. snake known as the cotton
head was among the number killed. Hf
says that snakes are more huinoiou' Vri'
year than lie has ever seen 'helh'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
CHARACTERISTIC THOROUGHNESS
Greensb oro Telegram.

The News and Observer with it's char,
acteristic thoroughness, made an excellent
hit or its Reunion Edition. The paper
ought to go far towards bringing large
crowd to Greensboro for the coming great
event The News and Observer does well,
too, in calling attention to the faithful
work for the Reunion done by Mr.. An
drew Joyner. Greensboro's press CORE
spondent is devoted to the city's inter
est and he meyer misses an opportunity
TO put in a word for Greensboro when a
word will do good. We doubt if his SER
vices are fully realized
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

Beginning October 4th local passenger
train No. 8, which arrives here now at
1850 a. M, will reach here at 7:2O. The
schedule of train No. 80 known as the
Atlantic Express will also be changed
to arrive about forty minutes earlier than
at the present time The change of sched-
ule for No. S is made in order to insure
connection at Goldsboro with the Atlantic
Coast Line. The train going east Is re-
quired to wait on No. and under the
present schedule the A. c. l.. connection
at Goldsboro is often missed.
Record
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
GAMBLING HOUSES CAN BE
BROKEN UP.

There has been pretty general impress
sion abroad in the State that person
to testify because of the protection af-
forded by Article /, Sec. IL of the Consti-
tuition, which says: 'In all criminal pros
ecutions every man has the right
not to be compelled to give evidence
against himself"
This clause of the fundamental law Of
the land has been the breastworks behind
which many of the gambling houses that
have disgraced different town in the State,
have stood.
At the last term of the Wilson Superior
court the question was put to the test.
A bill of Indictment was sent to the grand
jury by Solicitor C. c. Daniels against
George T. Morgan for running a gambling
house. and number of men who had
played in the house (some of them men of
prominence and influence) were sent be-
fore the grand jury as witnesses for the
State They refused to testify on the
ground that to do so would incriminate
the witnesses, and that the Constitution
protected them against discriminating
themselves.
The grand jury reported to the court
the fact of the refusal of the witnesses to
answer the questions. Judge Ferguson was
requiring the witnesses to appear before
him and show cause why they should not
be attached for contempt of court. The
witnesses appeared before the court and
answered that they meant no contempt
of court. but that as they understood the
law they were protected by the Constitu-
ton. Solicitor Daniels contended that
they were compelled to testify, even
though the witnesses themselves had par
ticipated in the game, and he cited Code
Sec. 1915, which says:
mo person shall be excused, on any
prosecution, from testifying touching any
unlawful gambling done by himself or
others; but no discovery made by the wit
ness upon such examination shall be used
against him, in any penal or criminal pros
ecution, and he shall be altogether par
doned of the offense so done, or partici-
pated in by him."
Judge Ferguson held that this section of
the code was not in conflict with the Con-
stitution, and that the witnesses must
testify or be punished for contempt. The
witnesses yielded to the persuasive re-
marks of the judge and testified. The de-.
PENDANT was convicted and Judge Fergu-
son sentenced him to pay a fine of 81 900
and work four months on the public roads
of Wilson county.
That the gambling houses can be de-
stroyed under the law the result in this
Wilson case demonstrates What we need
is an application of the law Judges So
hcitors and other public officers, who have
the courage to perform their sworn duty,
can with this law break ur the houses.
The people of the State will applaud
Judge Ferguson and Solicitor Daniels.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
IMPROVES WITH AGE.
Sanford Express.

Sanford Express.
On Tuesday the Raleigh News and OBJ
server celebrated its fifty-fourth birthday.
This is long life for newspaper. The
Observer, like wine, improves with age.
Our esteemed contemporary now has a
larger circulation than ever before in its
history. Mr.. Daniels knows how to make
a good newspaper. The Observer has
been read at this office with pleasure and
profit ever since the Express was estab-
lished seventeen Years ago. May it con-
tinue to live, prosper and work for the
best interests of North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE. /,

Having qualified as executor of the es-
tate of James s. Patrick, deceased, notice
is hereby given to all parties to whom the
estate is indebted to come forward and
present their bills. and to all parties hold
ing claims against the estate to present
them for payment on or before the 2Sth
day of July, 1904, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
MARY r. PATRICK, Executor.
1aWk6t.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

1t having been suggested that Congress
would "qu;z' the President about accept
ing free trains ETC., from railroads, the
Chicago Public asks N"who will do
the ouizzing?" Its clear intimation is
that all the members of Congress, in viola
ton of law, have been doing the same
thing and therefore cannot quiz the
President. Are they all tarred with the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
Among the Railroads.

The Great Am. Here's Indiana again,
the home of the fugitive slave, the land
that made and operated the underground
railroad away back yonder, raising Skinny
with the negro. A lot of engineers on
the Big Four have refused to take out
an engine manned by colored firemen.
Down this way all the firemen with few
exceptions are colored.- Rec
ord
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
A SUPERB EDITION.
Greensboro Record.

GreenSD OrO Record.
That was a superb edition of the News
and Observer yesterday-a reunion edition,
eight or more pages being devoted exclu-
sively to the big event to be pulled off in
Greensboro October 18th. Much of the
reading matter was furnished by various
contributors in Greensboro, but others
from different parts of the State aided
in making the edition a great one. And
there were cuts of large number of
prominent gentlemen from Governor Ay-
cock down. Probably 10000 were issued
and sent broadcast.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
THEY DON'T GIVE a DARN.
According to This Report Yadkin County
Liquor Men Just Laugh at the Law.
Especial to News and Observer }

Especial to News and Observer
Yadkinville, N. c., Sept. 29.-Some three
or four whisl1ey distilleries are still op-
Grating in this county in defiance of the
law, The Anti-Saloon League has caused
warrants to be issued for the proprietors
Of the concerns, but as yet no arrests
have been made, and but faint efforts
have been made to arrest the fellows
The storekeepers are made witnesses, but
understand that they are advised by
some of their ''superiors'' in office, that
they, the storekeepers, are not allowed
under the Federal law, to leave their
distilleres.
1t is further reported that these brave
fellows say they will have their business
run on even though they are arrested and
put in Jail. There ought to be some way
provided by which TO get after the fellows
who are actually operating these dstil
leries and using some other mans name
to shield themselves
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
Spirit of the Press.

RUSH OF OIL TO THE POCKET.
Washington Post.
President Harper, of the University of
Chicago, predicts the early dawning of an
era of universal international peace. The
president has evidently had another rush
of Standard Oil to the head
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

The school board of Princeton, Indiana,
refused to admit Filipino to the public
schools, because he was not white. The
"color line" seems to flourish in Crum-
packers State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

Returning to Washington. after thirteen
weeks spent at his summer home, Mr.
Roosevelt said Il had bully time
And no doubt he did. So did the trusts.
He didn't do a thing to them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

Wilmington knows how to do the honors
for the State. It's entertainment of the
officers of the German warship Panther
was an honor to the State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
The Estate of King O'Keefe'
% - Associated Press

(By the Assoclateu I =
San Francisco, Calf, Sept. p " iii i:,l
c. Hartridge. who went TO the oaro pin,
Islands last May in the Interests Of MRS,
Catherine o'Keefe, the widsy Of David
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
A MORNING TONIC.
(Fuller.

Leave not off praying to God; for
either praying will make thee leave off
SHINING, or continuing in sin will make
thee leave off praying.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

Just try one teaspoonful of Blue Rib
bon Vanilla to each half gallon of ice
cream.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30

Even when a girl gets to be a grand
mother it is next to impossible for her to
convince herself that men aren't trying
to firt with her.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
FOR Asthma use CHE
NEY'C EXPECTORANT
FOR SALE.

Shaffer's Township Maps of North
Carolina E. =. :. :. =. :. $500
Shaffer's Map of Raleigh, large size 81 .0C
Shaffer's Map of Raleigh, small size 50 .0C
shafrers Map of Wake County -. 81 .OC
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Com. and Farmers Bank Building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27
BURNING PAPER TRICK.

hold match to the end a few seconds
and your friend will drop the strip as if
somebody had knocked it out of his
hand, because the strip has burned his
hand badly. The strip of paper is pre-
pared in the following way:
Take a strip of paper II inches long
and bend it in the middle, curl both
sides by pulling them through your
thumb and knife held in the hand in
such way that they stand out like two
clock springs. Lay the strips together,
holding the two ends between the
thumb and index finger, and to try it
on yourself light the other end. AS
soon as the paper is burned through the
two parts of the strip will spring back
over your hand and you will drop them
in hurry.-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27
BODY Acts rs Mnpnet

Prof. Murani, distinguished Italian
scientist, says that certain persons DOS
sess a strange magnetic or electric in
fiuence, which produces curious resIAs
A few days ago while at work on some
electrical experiment, one of his friends
suddenly entered the room, and at the
same moment theneedle of his galyanom-
eter moved to and fro very rapidlv
He was sure that his friend had in ono
of his pockets either a magnet or Soma
other electrical instrument, and in or
der to convince him that he was mis-
taken his friend removed all his clothes
To the professors surprise the galvanom-
eter continued to act just as if a DOW
erful magnet was near it, and the
closer his friend approached the more
marked its action became. Moreover
the front of the body acted on it in the
same manner as the positive pole of a
magnet and the back as a negative pole
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27
TRICK WITH MATCHES.
An Amusing Experiment and One
That Never Fails to Create
Lot of Surprise.

In a plate or basin filled with water
place eight matches in the form of a.
star, as shown in the accompanying
picture, taking care that only the lower
part of each match shall become wet,
and next prepare a magician's wand in
such a manner that it will resemble a
short ebony staff with two ivory tips.
A suitable ebony staff can be made by
putting coat of black varnish on a
small tin tube, and as substitutes for
the ivory tips small cylindrical piece
of soap and another of sugar must be
used. Seeing these white objects at the
two ends of the staff, the audience can
readily be made to believe that they
are ivory tips.
If you want the matches to come to-
gether, all that is necessary is to dip
the sugar tipped end of the wand in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27

tunity is offered for the dissemination
of this disease through the agency %
flies, particularly the house fly.
In view of these facts. the impor
lance of keeping flies out of tho
kitchen and away from all food sup
plies cannot possibly be overesti-
mated. To this end careful protection
should be made to eliminate all places
that are favorable for the propagation
of flies. Manure pits should be thor
oughly screened, ana where it is not
practicable to adopt this measure
chloride of lime, if used in liberia;
quantities and well sprinkled through
the manure, will prevent the develop
ment of any eggs which may be de-
posted in this material. The out,
house also should be thoroughly
screened, or better yet, where practi-
cable, should be done away with alto
gether. In no way can the wastes of
the human body be more easily and
safely disposed of than through the
medium of water. Running water is
now so generally available that there
would seem to be little excuse for not
utilizing it in this connection am
thus doing away with the many OBJ.
jectionable features of the primitive sys-
TEN still so largely in use in the coun-
try. The water-carriage system of dis
posal, to be sure. raises other sanitary
questions, but none that cannot be sat.
isfactorily answered even in country
places The cesspool, once so much
dreaded, has az last under proper
management won for itself scientific
recognition and approval, and coun.
try places in which it is not available
are rare.-Country Life in America.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27
RAIN AS A PURIFIER.
Theory Long Held by American
Scientists Proved by Recent
Health Tests in London.

The health department has often
called the attention of the public to
the fact that rain is a great purifier,
and there is some highly interesting
testimony to the same effect in re-
cent number of the London Lancet,
which is fortified by references to a
recent examination and analysis.
Beginning with June 10 London had
a continuous rainfall for five days, the
total precipitation being estimated at
3.S inches. On the third day of the
period a supply of raindrops was Sc
cured for an investigation, and it was
! found that the solid matters contained
therein amounted to 81 grains per
gallon. Among the constituents noted
were common salt, ammonium sui
phate, organic ammonia, SCOT and sus-
pended matters and nitrates. The
Lancet assures us that the quantity of
ammonia sulphate, $50 grains, was re-
markable, and that it's chief origin is
the combustion of coal Salt con-
trobuted 8 grains and SCOT and sus-
pended matter grains. With this
analysis and an estimate of 6.437 ,229,-
$50 gallons for the total rainfall over
the London country area as the basis
of the calculation, it is figured that the
enormous downpour represents the
washing ont of no less than 3,738 tons
of solid impurities, of which $50 tons
consisted of common salt, 267 tons of
sulphate of ammonia and 1000 tons
of SCOT and suspended matters" An
other interesting computation is given
as follows: Regarding the combus-
ton of one ton of coal to produce 20
pounds of ammonium sulphate Ga very
fair average) the quantity of coal rep
resented by the storm would be 29,9O4
tons"
The Lancet adds that besides the
publication which is shown by the
analysis there is psychological puri-
fication also, which of course is a very
important factor in the beneficent
work of the rain.-Chicago Record
Herald