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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12
PERSONALS.

Dr. Knox was visitor to Youngsylie
yesterday.
Mr. James H. Pou has gone to Baltimore
on business.
Mr.. L. A. Carr, of Durham, was in
Raleigh yesterday.
Mr. sam Kramer. of Durham, spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr. Henry A Page, of Aberdeen, was
IN the city yesterday.
Mr. David Ballard returned to his home
in Louisburg yesterday.
Mr.. E. B. Barbee has returned to tine
city from Savannah, Ga.
Mr. P. J. Barringer, of Durham, was
here yesterday on business.
Mr.. w. C. Munroe, of Goldsboro, is in
the city ON legal business.
Mr.. w. R. Rose left yesterday on a
business trip to Burlington.
Mr. James Thomas returned yesterday
from a visit to Warrenton.
Mr. Wilson G. Lamb returned to his
home at Wilmington yesterday.
Mr. j. p. Durham, of Chapel Hill, was
at the Hotel Dorsett yesterday.
Mr.. n. W. Pyle, of Greensboro, was
here yesterday at the Hotel Dorsett.
Mr.. J. F. Stanbeck left yesterday on
a business trip to Richmond county.
Mr.. r. p. Taylor, Of Oxford, VINO has
been here on business left yesterday.
Capt. E. MePaee left yesterday for Pitt
county, to adjust some losses by hail there.
Mr. c. j. Parker left yesterday for
wrightsville. to attend the Teachers AS
sembly.
Prof. F. p Hobgood was here yesterday
on his way to the Teachers Assembly at
Wrightsville.
n
yesterday on his way home from Trinity
commencement.
Mr.. John Haywood, who has been here
with relatives, has returned to his home
IN Montgomery, Ala.
Rev. ]. N. Cole, of Wilmington, was
here yesterday returning from Trinity
commencement to his home.
Mr.. e. F. Aydlett, who was one of the
attorneys for James Wilcox, was in the
city yesterday on legal business.
Rev. H. H. Marshburn passed through
the city yesterday on his way from Dur
nam TO his home in Louisburg.
Mr.. Percy B. Fleming went to Rocky
Mdlnt yesterday afternoon, where he
viii attend the german there tonight.
Mr. James f. Royster, who has beer
in the city spending some time with hi.
parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. d Royter
leaves today for the University OF Chi
cage.
Mr.. G. II. Martin, private secretary t.
Congressman E. w. Pou,- passed thi0ugl
the city yesterday on his way to Isoui
burg to spend a few days with his pa
rents.
Collector e. c. Duncan left yestenfa.
with his little daughter. Elizabeth S. Dun
can, and his son. E. c. Duncan. Jr., nc
companying them as far as Goldsboro Oh
their way home to Beaufort.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12
Fine French Flowers

The most expensive flowers to go at half
price The fashionable and choicest va
rieties of the Floral Kingdom are here,
but in limited quantities. Such bargains
are offered to quicken your attention and
to bring you out for the first picking
s1.0O, $3.50 and $500 Flowers for 5Oc.,
Use and 500.
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Astonishing Prices in
Ready-tO-Wear DEPARTING

We have culled the surplus of Ladies
Nainsook, Cambria and fine Muslin Draw
ers, Lace and embroidery trimmed, that
are marked $125, $1.35 and $3.50, some
five or six dozen. and put them on the
Bargain Counter at one price your
choice ..,,..........,,......'.'.....' 4Se.
You get the pick of the sizes and
styles for much less than the cost of the
materials alone.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12
Short Sleeve UnderveSts

This morning at $3.50 we place on sale
s. dozen Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Vests, low
neck, short sleeves, silk tapped. These are
regular Ice. each, or for &c, special
sale price ....................... 1Oc.
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Special Sale EmbrOideries

Counters of beautiful new Embroideries,
fine Cambria, Nainsook and Swiss edges
and insertings. Crisp new styles and pat
terms AS a banner bargain for this Sec
ton we have Jumped all the 15c., 171Ac.,
zoe. and 25c. qualities on table at one
price, your choice for. 1-2c.
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THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

Local forecast for Raleigh and vicini-
ty to s p M Friday: Fair and cooler.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
imum temperature, 81; minimum tenn
perature, Sc; mean temperature, IS; to-
tai rainfall, .O2.
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Cheaper
a ]

We have bought cargo of Red Ash
Egg Coal, which is very scarce. This car
go was the last on the Philadelphia mar
ket at the time of shipment.
For immediate cash orders we offer
free burning White Ash Egg-stove and
Mutt at $3.50 per ton. Red Ash Egg and
Mutt and 1915. The prudent who are able
should secure coal early, as the stock is
short and vessels and cars are scarce and
strikes probable.
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Trains Leave Raleigh D ally
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w II: KING DRUG CO.-King- Kola.
ROYAL & BORDEN. Why Not be Com
Portable.
CROWELL, M'LARTY & CO.-NeveI
Too Hot.
SHERWOOD HIGGs & Co.-Great June
Sale Continued.
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Mems Sox Specials

See the North window display. Mems
fine Lisle Lace Stripe or Drop-stitch Half
Hose in Black and the fashionable shades
Of Red, Blue and Grey. Regular Csc.
values marked at half the price. .1219c
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The friends of Justice of the Peace Mar
com viii regret to learn that he is still
III.
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One OF the horses of Upehurch Holder
became frightened yesterday morning on
Fayetteville street and ran off. No dam
age was done except to the buggy which
was badly wrecked.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12

The friends of Justice of the Peace Mar
com viii regret to learn that he IS still
III.
Mr. e. A. Woodruff went to Henderson
yesterday on business in the interest OF
the Bell Telephone Company.
The Baptist and Reform Sunday Schools
Of Lexington are to run an excursion
to Raleigh on the twentieth OF this
month.
Mr. r. L. Potts, agent of the Southern
Railway, returned yesterday morning from
Atlanta, where he attended the meeting
OF the Southern Railway Agents Asso-
cation. g5 asEg
Messrs. William Wynne and W. B. Har-
us lett yesterday for Greensboro, where
they viii join the baseball team OF that
town and go to Winston-Salem to play
two games.
one OF the horses of Upchurch & Holder
became frightened yesterday morning on
Fayetteville street and ran off. No dam
age was done except to the buggy which
was badly wrecked.
aessrs. c. B. Edwards and C. T. Lums-
Gen returned to the city yesterday from
Goidsboro to attend a meeting of the
trustees of Odd Fellows Orphanage. They
report that the Orphanage is IN most
excellent condition.
Mr. E. NJ Martin, father of the late
Waiter Martin, who was killed by an
electric shock at the city railway power
house, on behalf of his family, extends
thanks to friends and acquaintance whose
sympathy was manifested IN their be-
Teavement.
s9af12fT
The Supreme Court has adjourned til
the 24th of August. Yesterday Justice
Conner left for his home at Wilson and
Justice Walker for his home in Charlotte
Justice Douglas viii leave today for
Greensboro, while Chief Justice Clark and
Justice Montgomery are at home in Raj
eish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12

Mr. e. A. Woodruff went to Henderson
yesterday on business in the interest OF
the Bell Telephone Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12

The Baptist and Reform Sunday Schools
Of Lexington are to run an excursion
to Raleigh on the twentieth OF this
month.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12

Messrs. William Wynne and w. B. Har-
rs lett yesterday for Greensboro, where
they viii Join the baseball team of that
town and go to Winston Salem to play
two games.
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Ladies' Skirts

59c-Ladies' Muslin Skirt with Elm broidery Flounce with tucks, full width and length; special priced, 5oc.
 75c-Ladies good quality Cambric Skirt. with deep. knee founce with hemstitched tucks, with dust ruffle; extra width; special priced, 75c.
 $f.oo--Ladies' good quality French Cambric Skirt, with deep fiounce, with hemstitching and cluster tucks; dust ruffle; extra width; special priced, $1.00.
 $1.35-Ladies' good quality Cambric Skirt, knee flounce of blind embroid- cry and hemstitchng, full dust ruffle; special priced, $1.35.
 $1I5-Ladles' good, extra quality Cambric Skirt, with knee feunce, made with 8 rows torchon insertion, with frill of lace on bottom to match, full dust rufle; special priced, $1.75.
 S2.50-Ladies' French Cambric Skirt. with knee f1ounce of elaborate patterns of blind embroidery and hemstitched tucks, with full dust rufe; special $250.
 Better ones, $500, sa.5o, $500 to $15.0o.
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foot tower, which forces the water into the house, supplying kitchen. bath room and laundry, and furnishing good fire protection on every floor.
 An excavation has been made near the house for coal cellar. The rock for the walls were collected from our own farm. The cellar will hold nearly two car loads of coal and is connected with the furnace room by a tunnel.
 The spring has been cleaned and walled, also with rocks dug out of the ground in various parts of the farm. The exca- vating fer water pipes, sewer coal cellar and walls was all done by our boys.
 The latest improvement is a furnace, which has just been completed, and gives every promise of making t-.e house much more comfortable with less labor than formally with numerous stoves located all over the house.
 INDUSTRIES.
 The printing department has been kept up all the year, and our little magazine issued, but not as promptly as we would
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Ladies' Gowns

75c-Ladies' good quality Cambrio Gown, yoke made of tucks and dainty embroidery insertion, neck and sleeves finished with hemstitched ruffle, 75c.
 s5c-Ladies' good quality Nainsook Gown, square neck yoke made of hem stitched tucks, neck and sleeves fin ished with hemstitched ruffle; full width and length; special priced, s5c.
 s1.25-Ladies' best quality French Nainsook Gowns, deep square yoke, back and front made of dainty valen. ciennes lace insertion and beading. neck and sleeves finished with frill of lace to match; special price, SIPS.
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A Peoples Mob.
Kansas City World.

From the Kansas City World.
 A mob" at Arcola, H.. composed of clergymen, merchants bankers and other well known people of the place seized sixteen carloads of coal that was in tram sit through that town.
 The mayor of Colfax, Ia., who, by the way, is General Weaver, once a candi- date for President on the greenback ticket confiscated several cars of coal, compell- ing the railroad to turn them over to the town.
 A woman in Michigan, denied an order for coal, forced the clerk at the point If revolver to make the delivery.
 All these were clearly illegal.
 No one has the right, under the law, to help himself to the property of an- other without the latter's consent
 But higher law intervened.
 Self preservation Is the first law of nature" Tho law of men would have per- mitted men, women and children to freeze to death. In self-preseryation the people appealed to a higher tribunal than the law courts which they themselves have constituted
 Thousands of communities are in straits similar to the towns mentioned. Con gressional committees and grand jures are probing the conspiracies which have made possible the coal famine-a famine clearly traceabe to the brutal greed of men. In the great cities thousands are i'll and thousands are dying for the want of fuel.
 Meantime the injustice and extortion of the coal famine educates the people.
 The pocket nerve-the most sensitive of all nerves-is being touched. All classes feel the pressure.
 Says a Chicago newspaper: There is danger lest the people become socialists"
 A gratuitous fear
 The people will take care of themselves.
 They care nothing for isms. They do care for extortions and expressions. They do believe in the doctrine of self prot ec- ton.
 And when they are aroused to real thinking the people seldom stop short of accomplishment.
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his illness two others were taken SICK and as we had no room, and not heip enough to care for them. we were per mitted to send them to the Hillman nos pital, where they received the very pest of care, and at the end or two "eehs returned to us convalescent.
 Quite a number of boys were sick Tor a number of days, and two more occupied our "sick room for four weeks. Three more were cared for at the hospital for two weeks. Dr. Killough, our faithful physician. came at our call night and day without any compensation, other than a consciousness of doing good where his services were greatly needed.
 It was thought that our spring from which we procure water for drinking and culinary purposes might be contam- mated so most of the summer we were obliged to boil the water for seventy people.
 Constant care and watchfulness saved us from other serious sickness, so that we came through the summer with only one death. and now the very best of health prevails
 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
 When I presepted my last report our water works consisted of a line of boys supplied with wooden pails. a very primi- tive affair. It took a great many trips daily to supply water for cooking, wash ing. scrubbing and bathing purposes for a family of seventy. We now have gasoline engine at the spring which forces the water to tank on a sixty
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tries that will teach the boys useful trades at the same time that they are getting the equivalent of a common school education, which will answer two-fold purpose--teach the boys trades that Will enable them to be eelf-supportipg ana help us to make something, that we can sell the surplus and buy other necessaries. We have the boys to support and could, therefore, have the labor. Machines tor knitting stockings, Lloyd or wood carv- ing; anything that will train the boy for future usefulness and at the same time furnish something that we need and something that some one else needs, if we can manufacture more than we can use ourselves.
 My desire is to make the school self supporting If possible, so that we can keep our boys comfortably without being a burden to the state. But like young couple just commencing to start new home, we need some help from our parent state until we are enabled to care for our selves
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meet to look at the work that has been accomplished and to talk over the degrees of success attained by different plans and schemes for the advancement or our cause and to plan for greater achieve ments in the future.
 It has been a much more trying year than either of the preceding years We have been called upon to chronicle our first death and have had quite number of sick boys to care for.
 Our boys had been wonderfully free from all cickness previous to last sum- mer, and we hardly know how to ac- count for the serious time we had dur ing the past summer, unless it was the over-crowded condition of our dormitory.
 The beds are so close together in our dormitory that boys can roll from one bed to another. and two boys are obliged to sleep on very narrow single beds.
 Boys have been sent to us with pitt full histories, and against our better judg- ment we have consented to take just one more" till it has been necessary to crowd the boys more than sanitary con- ditlons would permit. All will agree with us that such condition of affairs is very lamentable, and yet how could we turn any away, when the appeal was so urgent?
 Let me give one example. A sheriff from a northern county, came to the school one afternoon, escorting a good sized boy of 15 The boy was handcuffed, and the sheriff hardly dared to let him get few feet away from him. The boy had been sentenced to us by one of the county judges. The sheriff proceeded to give me the boys record. It was not an enviable one. I had told him that we were so crowded the board had decided to refuse to take any more. He proceed ed with the history. which Is similar to those you have all heard The boys father was dead and the mother was not able to control him. He had drifted into bad company, and kept going from bad to worse, till he had become the terror of the community, and having at last committed some petty crime by which the law could claim him. he was tried, convicted and sent to us. The sheriff said if we could not receive him he would be obliged to take the boy to the pen itentiary. Of course we must save the boy that fate If possible, so we consented to crowd two more boys into single bed and take the boy. The handcuffs were removed and as a parting remark the sheriff informed us that the boy would probably run away in few days.
 The boy was placed in the shoe shop and became very much interested In that trade, and improving every day In shop and in school room. I.
 We could give number of similar cases, but for lack of time. We receive letters weekly from differe..t parts Of the state asking if we can possibly "squeeze in' another boy. Of course these have to be answered in the nega- tive We need more room, more indus tries and more hep.
 HEALTH OF THE BOYS.
 To return to the sickness which l have already mentioned. Mason Harrison was taken with fever. At first it seemed to be malarial, but developed into typhoid. After several weeks of sickness, during which he was carefully nursed, he died and was buried at Woodlawn. During
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Perpetual motion endless chain of energy, thought and experience There isn't hour minute second when goods moving towards this store There hundred and fifty bright minds here always thinking and planning you-ookng months ahead for your wants Seek ing the best the smallest price providing the style right
 And there's where lies The is alive day with new goods Read of them below
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This is the Second Week
 of the White Sale

And if it continues another week as the previous one twill mark the two biggest weeks selling of White Goods in the history of the store.
 The power that runs this White Sale has many names. It is called Energy" and Foresight" and Experience' and Knowledge" and Service" etc., but they all mean the same thing.
 The machinery for this sale was started six months ago, otherwise we could never give you underclothes, etc. so good for the money Coal has gone up, cotton has gone up and so has the cost of labor. If we went to- day to the same manufacturers and or dered the same goods we could not get them for the same prices. Hence 'tis a big saving for you-our advance buy ing.
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arrange our programmes and be governed by circumstances to carry 1t out.
 SUNDAY SERVICES.
 During the past year different ministers have officiated Sunday afternoons, but we have not been able to have service every Sunday evening. We have Sunday school, however, and use David c. Cook s Comprehensive Quarterly"
 LIBRARY.
 Our library has had number of addi- tions during the year, so that it is be- coming quite feature of the school We have several hundred volumes and we have commenced to catalogue them Ad- ditions of books have been made by the Mothers club of Montgomery (sendlng us over 100 volumes for Christmas present., Professor Brownel of the State Unlver- sity, Mrs Howard lilies, MT. Bowron. Mrs Johnston, Mrs. Handsaker of Lin- coin. Neb., and others
 OUR NEEDS.
 We need machinery and tools for indus
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Madras, yard wide, white grounds, raised cords, colored stripes and fig ures, 19c.
 Silk Zephyrs, 27-inch, colored grounds, with small neat designs, 25c. Knickerbocker, 30-inch, colorings, 2Sc
 Plain Examine, 30-inch, plain, 2ec.
 Madras, yard wide, white ground, neat black or colored figures, 36-inch, 35c.
 Swiss Plumetis, new weaves, 2s- inch, 35c.
 French Organdie, new designs, 29c. French Organdie, new designs, 5oc
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Opening Display ofImported
 COttOnS

Monday morning we show our fine inn ported cotton Dress Goods.
 lis show of unusual merit-the cunning work of the weavers has worked wonders in the cotton dress goods world. The mercerized threads are so near the silk that an expert must distinguish for you. The designs and colorings are simply be- yond description. The most of the dress goods now on show are exclusive patterns -one of kind-all imported exclusively for us This show is for those who appre- ciate the most artistic. None of the styles shown now can be bought again. We ad- wise you to choose early.
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Canvas Cloth, 90-inch, plain colors, linen; open mesh, 49c.
 Silk Tissue, 30-inch, white ground. colored stripes, soc.
 Grenadine, 30-incK, white grounds with broad silk stripes, 6ec.
 Linen Etamine, shrunk, colored raised stripes, S9c.
 Lace stripe linen Canvas. 36-inch, osc' f,ns 1uI5 aa GH
 Linen Canvas, plain, with border, 36- inch, 89c.
 Embroidered Swiss, silk designs, raised, $1.50 to $2.50.
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The PrettieSt Yet

Was the universal opinion of our show of White Goods, Laces and Embroderies Every who the display highly pleased, and showed how pleased they were by buying in nearly every instance Our sales o these goods went beyond expectations. Here some special values this weeks sale
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ANNOUNCE MENTS.

FOR CHIEF OF POLICE. I announce myself a candidate for Chief of Police of Birmingham.
 W. F. WEIR.
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Our Dressmaker and Designer are preparing to go East to inspect the Spring Styles--the department will close about Feb. 10th. Place your orders now.
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METHODS OF REFORMING
 YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS
The Need of Generous Appropriation for Increased Facilities as Shown By Superintendent Griffin's
 Annual Report.
BY ANNIE kENDRIck WALKER.

T HERE Is boy choir of sixty (SD voices at the Alabama Industrial
 school.
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Table
 Linen Remnants at Half Price

Alter the big sale of the Ta- ble Linens oi last week we find we have about TWO hundred remnants and, of course, we close them out at about half price. For mere convenient selling we have divided them into three lots, at three prices like this:
 Lot One, at Sl.l9
 21a yard lengths of 70-inch bleached German Linen.
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FOR ALDERMEN.

FOR ALDEHMEN.
 I hereby announce myself as a can- didate for Alderman from the Second ward. subject to action democratic pri- mary. c. T. RAINBOW. I take this means of announcing myself as a candidate for Alderman in the Fifth ward in the coming democratic pri- maries. .. H. COOPER
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Lot Two, at Sl.69

2ih to yard lengths of bleached 12inch Irish Linen; pretty patterns.
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Lot Three at $2.I9

2ls to 9A lengths of 72-inch bleached Irish Linen, tight weave; pretty designs
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ValenCienneS
 LaceS Reduced

Roubaix, Val. Edge, A-inch, best quality; dozen, 7sc.
 Roubaix, Val. Edge and insertion, %- inch, best quality, dozen, soc.