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Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
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Flowers are now made of feathers.
In bodices the bolero effect is para
mount.
Toques are small and narrow and
rather pointed.
The newest ribbons are sprinkled
with embroidered flowers.
Cordings and gaugings have replaced
tuckings at the top of skirts.
Burnt straw hats, trimmed in black
are worn to an almost firing degree.
Petticoats are more elaborate than
ever, and green seems to be the favor.
ite color.
Pale blue. mauve and rose tints are
leading favorites in linen, batiste and
other wash fabrics
Lace used on underskirts is nearly
always in the form of insertion, as il
can be sewed on to foundation more
easily.
OF fancy embroidered and quantity.
shaped lawn and cambric stocks there
is no end, but these trifies are by nc
meduS cheap.
A fetching hat is Of white straw
trimmed with tulle, the touch of color
being given by spray of magenta
banksia roses.
Plaid straws of all kinds are very
fashionable, both for creating the hal
and for garniture. Plaid facings for q
plain upper are especially liked.
Floral painted tussores make up into
the prettiest of summer frocks OF
blOuses, with soft chou and ceinture
of liberty silk for the requisite note OF
color.
A valuable adjunct to the finish of 8
dress is the sash. When long ends are
not used the back of a belt is finished
with a butterfly bow, crochet cords OF
a cluster of silk bobbles.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Yankee ENTERPRISE in Honolulu.

No more opposite Illustration of Yam
kee energy can be afforded than the
telephone system Of the city Of Homo
lulu The wires run everywhere, even
far out into the suburbs They do not
Gisfigure the view as in American cit
les, but seem a part of the vines and
creepers which leap from wall to tree.
from tree to tree, and tree to house.
Nearly every house and store is con-
nected, and the rates are SO low. that
they would make an American stock
holder weep with sorrow and disgust.
Most notable of all, the company
owns small submarine cables. and for
mere pittance will connect q man-of-
war or merchant ship anchored far
out in the harbor with the city. Naval
and maritime folk are socially impor-
tant, and this ingenious innovation
proved an invaluable boon to the sa-
Ions ashore and the ships afloat.
In the stores you can hear the cap
tains, stewards, pursers and paymast-
ers ordering goods over the wires,
growing at dilatory messengers, Or
making inquiries regarding hundred
subjects. On one occasion friend ar
ranged a dinner party Of twelve per-
sons, including the invitation to two
| naval officers on their ship, invitations
| TO the other guests, ordering supplies
| and engaging waiters in half an hour,
| without leaving the hall in which her
telephone was situated. - Washington
Post
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Her Rag Store Bargain.

The bargain counter lover has founo
q new place for the exercise of her
economies in the stores scattered about
the country that make a specially OF
mill ends, and are popularity called
rag stores" The factories dispose OF
these mill ends even of the finest fab.
RIGS at a low figure. One woman is
displaying one of the new-fashioned.
loose fitting broadcloth coats truly
beautiful i'll quality and workmanship
and intrinsically worth all Of $50
Il bought the broadc1oth at the rag
store said she, ''and made it with
nv own hands and it cost me but S.
New York Times.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06

Steadily for the last ten years the
number of certified pauper lunatics i'll
the British isles has been rising. Sim
ilarly suicide is increasing all over the
country. Turn to the physical form
and the tale is the same. Army re-
cruits show worse teeth to the examin-
ing medical officers every year. 1t
has just been found necessary to lower
the standard of height, weight and
chest measurement to a degree which
is quite indefinite With all modern
athleticism there is still definite ten.
dency to increased insanity and to
physical degeneration in Great Britain
at the present day.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06

II You study the words carefully. :,
began, when she interrupted me with
solemn expression.
Besides she cried. ..even if the
condition could be fulfilled
1t COULD" I answered.
Even then,' she continued, shaven't
any OF it's owners either lost Or
Ihey have never lost the Tails
man.
Ah.' said Theodore, cit must be a
very wonderful thing if it always
keeps away tears
you mustn't judge by it's present eff
feet urged, and she became sud
denly indignant
What do you mean?" she de-
manded.
Il fancied there were tears in your
eyes,
''Why should there be?''
"Why?" I whispered, drawing closer.
IF only the Talisman might do as
you say she murmured.
My father gave it to my mother, -
explained.
'"Then he didn't keep itv'
"The whole includes the part, you
understand. He gave her the ring;
she gave him back herself
''And-and yet he lost her." MUIR
INJURED Theodore.
Eyes, he lost her.
''And I suppose. for all their love,
there were tears now and then," she
suggested.
"Ah, we'll"
$50 that your Talisman was Of very
little effect said Theodore.
'Perhaps,' 1 urged, ''the translation
was not literal: but anyhow, you need
not be afraid to accept it,
''It isn't that 1 am afraid" she ex-
claimed; but still she held out her right
hand once more, and the ring was
in her fingers.
"You are not going to give it back
to me-" expostulated.
''Why, yes" she returned, and /
felt compelled to AXE it in my hand.
For few moments I stood gazing at
it, little foolishly perhaps, then !
looked into her face
1.-THE tears should be as few as I
could make them, Theo,' I said
80, know, 1 know she faitered.
Don't you think you can change
your mind?" I urged, and she met my
eyes with an expression half perplexed
half indignant. In her own there were
still traces Of tears; some sensitive
chord had, perhaps, been touched, of
which had no DerceDtiOn
Change my mind!' she cried.
"Let me give and keep"
81 thought you would like to put 1t
on said Theodore, and as I took her
left hand and pushed the ring over her
third finger, it seemed that the Tails
man began to take effect at once. fol-
her tears dried like April rain. and no
sunshine was ever brighter than her
smile. But Theodore insists that hel
Talisman is something different alto
gether.-Philadelph Telegraph.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Wa ssted EloGCence.

"Gentlemen Of the jury" said the
eloquent X. c., II leave the rest to
you. You are Englishmen. You are of
q yalorous race. AS men you would
scorn to insult a woman-scorn to i'll
treat one-scorn to say aught that is
unnanly OF unbecoming to member
of the weaker sex" "And only this
morning" interrupted a shrill voice
from the gallery, that man callM me
. meddling old cat.'' It was the *. C.'s
wife. He lost his case.-Tit-Bits.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Cultivate the Sleep Habit.

OF all capacities in which we can
train ourselves, that of being able to
sleep readily is the most valuable. 1t
is habit that can be acquired, and
,nce acquired will add years to the
life Of man or woman. The latter, in
particular, should covet it, for while
women can work hard, they are apt to
give way beneath the strain Of long
hours. The best plan when the ener-
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06

aggressive KNOWLEDGE.

vas T. man an3d s. 9ae Rsssi1s %silGMeod Siss ove,
sd lT|I |rIassi:y and analyze
-Iahnu I'd talk about it by the hour.
r. 1ucv what muscles must contract
ha r. hI make the smile that cheers the eye.
- ~ oo,l,ld describe in phrase exact
NJ 1rs; how your breath will form sigh.
r. twilight colors rich and fair
u pppfraction's part he would explain,
, 1enhyr was bit of air y
q Wb;ch 1s; might or might not promise rain
! r. "nerisb with the early frost
And roam the fields and love the sky
Than to be wise at<such cost.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Size of a Cuckoo Egg.

The common cuckoo lays the rela-
lively smallest egg. For instance, the
iackdaw and the cuckoo are about
equal in. size, yet the jackdaw's egg
is some five or six times larger than
the cuckoo's. The Fact that the cuckoo
is wont to deposit it's eggs in the nests
of birds very much smaller than itself
doubtless in measure explains this.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Hypocrisy.

Hypocrisy IS contemplate in any walk Of
Rev. George Adams, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06

The dentist doesn't deal in perfum-
cry. but he is an authority on extracts.
Orange County observer., 1903-08-06
Ihe 7 Tolisrnan.
BY THOMAS COBB.

90
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
RALEIGH AND ITS WATER.

Some weeks ago, when the Raleigh
water company was asking to have its
contract renewed this paper stated that
case was pending in the Supreme Court
involving the question whether city alder
men could legally make a contract with
a private water company for a longer
time than during their term of office.
In view of the doubt as to the right of
the board to make such contract, this
paper suggested the propriety sf waiting
until the Supreme Court passed upon the
question. The company withdrew their
offer, but the Supreme Court has decided
that if the aldermen had granted the
extension asked for the Raleigh water
company could get no legal contract be
yond the official life of the present board.
And so it turns out well for all parties
that the company did not press it's APP
plication for the extension.
There is every argument for city owner
ship of water and lights. This paper
will print every fact that will throw light
upon the municipal ownership question
before the time comes to act in Raleigh
1t will be two years, and after another
city election, before the matter will he
passed upon.
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he would kill hogs tofgend them enough
meat to last them the whole year Dur
ing their whole lives nothing occurred to
mar the friendship between them Col.
Wooten's first wife died in 1877 and in
1880 he married again, Miss Mary Pugh,
of Clinton, Sampson county, who sur
wives him. She made him a model wife.
is woman of culture and refinement.
Col. Wootcn was never robust but he was
six feet high, cultured in his manners,
active, graceful and reminded me IN his
movements OF Jefferson Davis. He
was abstenious in his habits never using
tobacco. nor indulging in eating or drink
ing to excess. While he took his toddy,
yet 1 never knew him to be under its
influence, hence his living to a good old
age. What an example to the youth of
this generation. He was industrious,
an indomitabIe worker. faithful in all his
relations with his fellowman, and had
the confidence of his clients, and had It
lucrative practice. l frequently heard
him at the bar He was a fluent, forclble
speaker, never at a loss for word, strong
in argument, powerful in presenting facts
and eloquent in his appeals to jurors
have seen offenders cringe and Wrthe
under his scathing blows.
GAS with a giants might
He heaves the ponderous thought,
Now pours the storm of eloquence
With scathing lightning fraught."
He had.a great many of the qualities
of the orator vivid imagination fine
taste, a splendid vocabulary, an action
which Demonstenes said was the greatest
Of
could present case so plausibly to jury
that they could not resist him. 1 have
seen him at such times. with glow
upon his face, a smile upon his lips and
a sparkling tear in his eye, and he looked
Ike a lover wooing his sweetheart, so
gentle, so polite was his pleading. He
reminded me on such occasions of the
qualities that the poet ascribes. to the
orator when he says he must have
"An eve that tears can on 4 sudden fill,
And lips that smile before the tears are
gone
A few years before the war lie bought
a plantation a few miles from hlhston
and devoted his attention to farming
and moved his family to the plantatloh'
coming into town every day 10 look
AFTER MS law practice. re was
full as q farmer ard if the war nae not
come on he would have amassed for-
tune in that business. He was eminent
ly a practical man and had Wonderrui
common sense. He was close STUDENT,
prepared his cases with great care ana
left no labor undone that was necessary
to protect the interest of his clients. III
discharging his duties towards MS clents
he was thoroughly Conscientious taxing
as the word attorney meanss the piace
of another, so he took the place OF ms
client, and gave him his best eHorts.
never knew lawyer who would WORK
harder in behalf of his clients than ne dld.
He threw his whole heart into the s'fug-
gle. The people had full confidence IN
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his honesty and integrity and they gave
him their business and he did large
and lucrative practice. His character
as an honest man fully illustrates
Shakespeare description of such per
son.
His words are bonds. his oaths are
oracles,
His love sincere, his thoughts immacu-
late.
His tears pure messengers sent from his
heart.
His heart as far from fraud as heaven
from earth"
Pore in his essay on man says:
"a wits feather and a chiefs a rod
An honest mans the noblest work of
Cod
He was man of dashing chivalric, ro-
mantle spirit and a refined, cultivated
taste, and enjoyed lovely landscapes and
grand. sublime mountain scenery. | re-
member being with him in Virginia anG
we assembled Il lofty mountain peak near
the Warm Springs, and he was perfectly
enamored with the grand panorama that
W
lower mountains. hills and valleys be-
meath US. that locked like the gentle
swelling waves of a tranquil sea- As he
stood there, with his whole soul charm
ed. thrilled and electrified by the grand
eur of the scene, he turned to me and said
what delightful spot for poet. See
ing that be had the poetic sentiment
and that he was completely under its
influence, l said, let me quote you a
verse from Byron as applicable to noun
tains.
tAbove me are the Alps,
The palaces of nature, whose vast walls
Have pinnacles IN clouds their snowy
scalps.
And throned eternity in icy halls,
OF cold sublimity where forms and falls
The ayalanche-the thunder bolt of snow,
All that expands the spirit, yet appals.
Gather around these SUBMITS. as to show
How earth may pierce to heaven, yet
leave vain man below"
He was kind father and devoted
husband and was man of a sympathetic
nature and q tender heart. and his feel
ings were easily moved by scenes of dis
tress. and l have seen his eyes fill with
tears when witnessing human suffering
In his intercourse with his fellowman he
was courteous and polite and was respect
full to the poor and rich alike. While he
was man Of brave spirit, of heroic
mould and of an iron nerve that shrank
from no danger, yet
In peace was never gentle lamb more
mild
T9IJo horo himself
So gently that the lilly on its stalk
Bends not so easily lis dewey head"
C. S. WoOTEN.
La Grange. N. c., Nov 81, 1903
The Best Ever Made, Blue Ribbon
vanilla extract.
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A MORNING TONIC.
(Oliver Wendell Holmes.)

If anyone should give me a dish of
sand, and say there were particles of
iron in it, might look with my eyes for
them, and search for them with my
clumsy fingers, and be unable to find
them; but let me take a magnet and
sweep through it and how it would draw
to itself the most invisible particles by
the mere power of attraction! The I'M
thankful heart, like my inscr in the
sand, discovers no nercies; but let the
thankful heart sweep 'h"ough the day,
and, as the magnet finds the iron, SO it
will find in every hour some heavenly
blessings; only the iron in Gods sand is
gold.
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perpetrators among the student body of
the lynching in effigy of the editor Of
the News and Observer, thus showing
by their silence that they have given
consent to this disgraceful and outrageous
action Of the students.-Chatham Record
And this is one reason why the editor
of the Times favored a stronger resolution
than was passed by the editors at Wash
ington.
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spiracy to take half dozen South Ameri-
can countries under our wing? So far as
Panama is concerned, it is in everything
except name an American colony II the
treaty is ratified Are we prepared to
approve or condone the usurpation in
Panama?
1t is net to be denied that the action OF
the president puts the Democratic Sena-
tors in a position of some embarrassment.
If they vote for the treaty. then they
will be estopped from effective opposition
to any and all executive usurpation. If
they vote against the treaty and defeat
it, they give the Republicans tho excuse
for another campaign cry against South
in the campaign: 1--WE would now be at
work on the canal if the Southern Sena-
tors had not permitted sentimentalism
to stand in the way of progress. The
South is governed by nothing but sentimen-
talism. 1t has impeded its own growth by
voting against the canal" Upon first
blush, that argument will rather tell
against the Democrats if they defeat the
treaty. But it will be only on first blush
If they present resolutions, reciting that
the President was instnutEed to con-
struct the Panama canal if possible, and
If not possible to construct the Nicaragua
canal, and further instruct him to carry
out the act of Congress-then they will
show that they are for the speedy con-
struction of the canal. If there is any
delay then, such delay will be because
the President refuses to obey the man
date of Congress. The responsibility can
not be placed at the door of tho Demo
cratic Senators.
The Democratic minority ought % do
the right thing. No consideration ex-
cept: us It right?' should weigh with
them in their attitude upon the treaty.
1t it is right, they should vote for it. If
it is not right to condone or make prece-
dent of executive usurpation, they should
vote against the treaty. And they should
vote as unit. Too long have Democrats
separated and scattered. In union there
is strength
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TALKING RUBBISH.
Durham Herald.

When Mr.. Russell says that for a
negro to rise above his surroundings is to
invite assassination he is talking rub
bsh There are few towns in the
State but have number of negroes
who are WELT do and good citizens md
as a rule they ma Ie their money catering
to the patronage of the whites.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
ENTITLED TO HIS THINK.

WdueSDOTU MtSStHStI.
So DR.. Massee, of the Tabernacle Bar
fist church, Raleigh, thinks the strong
arm of the National Government ought
to be placed upon the secular press. par
ticularly certain dailies. Well just let
him think This is not the first time he
has exploded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
FREAK INCENDIARIST.
Nashville Graphic.

NaShV1IIe Graphic.
Another freak incendiarist has been un-
earthed in Charlotte in the person of Rev.
j C. Massee, who wishes to muzzle the
daily press and thereby not allow it the
privilege of exposing and making public
the incendiary and disgraceful uttcrances
of such men as himself and Bassett.
Massee will have passed into a different
atmosphere before his muzzle has been
fitted.
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NO REFLECTION UPON THE CHURCH
Wilmington Messenger

If the congregation Of the Baptist Tab
ernacle in Raleigh wish to keep AR Mas
see as their pastor that is their affair,
not ours or anybody else's. We cannot
see, though, how criticising Mr.. Massee
is a reflection upon the church which
retains him as it's pastor or on the board
of trustees of which he is a member.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

The Henderson Gold Leaf is twenty
two wears old. It's editor is one of the
most popular editors in the State and
his paper is an honor to North Carolina
Journalism.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

1t may be that the editor of the News
and Observer is waiting, before replying
to editor Bailey's edict, to ascertain
whether that article was inspired" II
it was inspired there will probably
be no reply If it is an uninspired pro-
duction, reply may be expected when
the libel suit is over -Rhamkattc
Rooster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

Some students of Trinity College, drunk
with the new soft drink called the "Illim-
liable Freedom of the Human Mind hung
the editor of the News and Observer in ef-
ligy few days ago. The editor IS now IN
Greensboro defending a suit brought
against the News and Observer for libel.
While engaged in that duty, Editor 10.
siah William Bailey, who evidently be-
lieves Though publicly refusing the
CROWN the statement of the preacher vino
declared that cit is as important to read
the Biblical Recorder as the Acts OF the
Apostles because Editor Bailey is IN
spired," hurls bull Of accommodation
against the aforesaid Joscphus Daniels.
Out in Rhamkatte the people are saying
they love the News and Observer for the
enemies it has made-Rhamkatte Rooster
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OUT OF HIS Ell .EMENT.

Lumberton Robersonian.
Mr.. Massee is evidently out Of his ele-
ment in North Carolina, and is out ct
sympathy with his people, at least on
these two questions.
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WOULD HAVE FIRST PLACE.

In looking around for presidential tim
Der next year, if DR.. Bassett and his
followers among the students at Trinity
could have their way, Booker Washing
ton would undoubtedly have the first
place.
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Spirit of the Press.
A JUST RIGHT TO CONDEMN.

A JUST RIGHT TO CONDEMN.
Asheville Citizen.
Of course the people are not concerned
in Mr.. Massee, personally, or what tx
may think, but they are concerned with
the public utterance of all men. and when
such utterances like those or Mr. Mas.ee
or Bassett, take issue with established
sentiment, Tue and PROP r occasion fol
a review of that sentiment Is at hand
ard its remuneration or re-affirmation, Ill
order.
If in those public utterances, doctrines
dangerous to the peace of society ~:
enunciated or lneendary suggestions
thrown out. then indeed have the people
and those who speak in their behalf, a
lust right to condemn as we'll as critcise
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RUNG LOUD AND CLEAR.

Wilmington Star.
Judging from the tntinabulations of the
editorial bells, we can say that the press
of North Carolina has rung loud and
clear on the right of free speech.
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LCuISDuTg IIWEs.
| All the churches should pray 70 be de-
| lvered from sensational preachers. AS a
rule they stir up more site among the
classes of people whom they ought to be
| tying to save, than they Go good.
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GIVEN CONSENT BY SILENCE

Louisburg Times.
Thus far we have seen no effort on
the part of the faculty or trustees of
Trinity College to detect or punish the
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Lcuisburg Times.

FROM SUCH, GOOD LORD DELIVER
US
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The Best Ever Made, Blue Ribbon
vanilla extract.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

So gently that the lilly on its stalk
Bends not so easily lis dewey head"
C. S. WoOTEN.
La Grange. n c., Nov. 81, 1903