The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-13

March and November and one week in
April.
There is considerable sentiment-and
it is growing-in favor of legislation
to protect birds. There is less pronounced
sentiment for anti-dog legislation though
the following from the Tarboro Souther-
ner would indicate that it is the dogs
as well as the hunters that hunt and
destroy birds:
Judge Philips alluding to the state
ment in the Southerner that hunting of
birds in this county should be stopped
that the supply might increase, says
that the diminutioin of the cartridges
is not due to guns but to dogs.
There are so many dogs in the coun-
try, many of them crossed with the point
er breed which gives them the bird in
stinot, that they hunt birds and destroy
the young almost the time it is Matched,
if they do not destroy or break up the
nests.
While the Judge was stating this 9TH
ers came up and agreed thoroughly with
him. One remarked that he seldom trav-
cled few miles on the road that he did
not see one or more dogs hunting birds.
DR.. l.. L. Station said he could name two
dogs from town that were constant hunt
ers on their own account at his Shiloh
farm.
ITO remedy this is simple matter. Let
the Legislature require all dogs at large
TO be muzzlcd and the birds will have a
rest till the sportsmen get after them
in the time allowed between November
and March. Such a law, while replenish-
ing the bird supply, would do away with
all danger of hydrophobia. 1t would re-
lieve' neighbors of canine depredations."
There is a new spring door check on
the entrance to the Secretary of States
office. This is good news as the check
which has been there for years is prop
osition which was John l.. Sullivan one
1t was hard door to open, and the man
who got in had to hurl himself at the
door with all the strenuosty of Roosc-
Welt and all the ponderosity of Cleve-
land. There is a vote of gratitude due
somebody.
Representative l.. L. Smith, of Gates,
is happy once again. The loss of his
hat and overcoat, the announcement of
first Senatorial caucus, is but a memory.
The missing articles were found >next
in the Senate chamber. and now
Mr.. Smith is clothed and in his right
hat and overccat.
81 am rather tired today" said a prom
inent Eastern Senator Yesterday Il was
busy Sunday pushing and pulling the
doors to the Marlborough House as / made
exits and entrances. Those springs are
able bodied springs, / can tell you. l
think | will have to introduce a Joint
resolution for an outer and inner door
keeper for the Marlborough House DOORS"
The following is the full text OF a
speech which was not delivered at the
caucus last Friday night, but it is so
good it ought to have been delivered and
loudly at that. 1t was by Senator Beas-
ley, a good Democrat of Union county
and in order that it may not be lost al
together in the midst Of things that
ought to have been said the News and
Observer does the next best thing and
prints it this morning:
/ do not believe that the voice of the
people is the voice of God. but | do be-
lieve that the ultimate results of polti-
cal government shall be in unison with
a divine purpose. l believe that the
hand is working upon the
nations of the world for the advance
ment and gradual uplifting of mankind.
By what apparent circutous methods
that hand is working it is not for us
to be so sure. From the anarchy of
the French Revolution sprang a military
despot whose every thought was vile and
selfish, and whose last days were spent
like an animal in a cage, but his career
was rejuvenation to France and a
blessing to the world. Historys I'M
erring teaching is that through the ages
one increasing purpose runs and the
minds of men are broadened by the pro-
cess of the suns, and Mr.. Chairman, it
is OF supreme Importance to mankind
that each put himself within the scope
of this influence so far as the power
within him lies, else he is lost to the
grandeur of living The same is true
of nations. | believe, and America, aye,
the United States of America, is the hope
of the future. The mustard seed of lib
erty and equality which was planted
uron these shores 800 years ago has
grown into huge tree whose sheltering
branches are constant inspiration to
ether peoples of the world to go to higher
places The statue of Liberty standing
in New York harbor and shedding forth
the light of liberty and enlightenment
- IT, g Il.