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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
The Origin of the Pleiddes
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were told that they would get moth
ing, and that If was not good for lit
tie Indians to sing and dance at night
anyway, to say nothing of eating
hearty meals so late.
But the little Indian boys met at the
mound as usual and, though they had
nothing with which to make a feast
they resolved TO have their song and
dance as usual. So the sweet singer
sat on the top of the mound and
warbled his songs, and his compan-
ions danced about him.
AS they danced their heads and
hearts grew lighter and lighter, be-
cause they had eaten nothing, and
finally. as they few around the mound,
they began TO rise in the air and the
sweet singer rose with them, for he
was also light from lack of food.
Higher and higher they went up.
sweeping in great circles and still
dancing.
Their parents came out and called
to them TO come down and they could
have all they wanted TO eat. But il
was too late, and the seven little In
dians went dancing up, until they be
came fixed in the sky where. as the
Pleiades, they are still dancing.
You can only see six of the little
Indians now, for the sweet singer so
longed to return TO earth and see his
parents that his brightness grew dim,
and he is only visible through a tele-
scope
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
COOKING up into the sky on a
starry night one of the constel-
- lations which will be apt to

IL lations which will be apt to
catch the eye is that known
sometimes as the Little Dipper, but
called by astronomers and many
others the Pleiades. There are six
stars visible to the naked eye, form
ing group shaped like round dip
per with a handle to it.
Singularly enough, among all ma
tons there exists tradition that once
there were seven stars visible in the
group. The American Indians tell
the following story of how the bright
and beautiful constellation came to be
fixed in the sky:
Once upon a time. long, long ago
seven little Indian boys used TO take
their corn and beans which had been
given them TO eat to a little mound
where they would have feast at
night. Then, after they had eaten
one of them, who was a sweet singer
would sit or the top of the mound and
sing beautiful songs, while the SIX
other little Indian boys danced around
him.
One night they resolved to have a
greater feast than usual, and each
agreed to contribute toward a savory
soup. But when they asked their par
ents for the needed supplies, they
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
Latest Dog Fashions

Paris has originated fashion for
dog-dress which has become the rage
on both sides of the English Channel.
No canine is now in the mode unless
his wardrobe contains full motor
suit with chauffeur caps and goggles
complete. They must be as nearly as
possible exact miniature editions of
the motor suits worn by their owners.
In the London parks fashionable
dogs may be seen wearing atrociously
ugly sunbonnets, which must be most
uncomfortable. The small wearers of
them usually wear an expression of
kcxtreme disgust along with the obnox-
ious headdress. One thing in favor
of the automobile goggles for dogs is
that they protect the animals eyes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
Thought BollO0nist Wos q Demon

pretty high before l decided to cut
loose. Just as | did cut loose, wind
struck me and drifted parachute and
me across the military square whence
| had made the ascension. didn't
notice it, but before | knew what had
happened, | was flying downward into
the Queens Palace, a great square in
closure with enormous walls all
around it.
Il wasn't aware of the fact that it
was equivalent to death to be caught
in the Queens Palace, so | calmly
swooped downward and landed on the
roof. Then | made my way down to
the Enclosure and looked around, for
the double purpose of seeing the place
and also of finding some native who
would gather up my parachute and
carry it home for me.
What | saw instead of natives was
a troop of great, armed women rush
ing at me- And all around | heard
the screams of other women who were
hidden behind the lattices and blinds
that fronted the courtyard on all
sides.
THE armed women were the Anna
zon bodyguard of the Queens of the
King of Siam, and they made for me
without ceremony. 1t didn't require
brains or thought to make me realize
that | was III tight place, although
ut that time | couldn't imagine the
reason why.
Luckily for me, just as | was SUR
rounded by the Amazons, a white
woman appeared, and | tell you
| was glad to see her. Best of all, she
turned out to be ali American. She was
a Miss Lloyd, who had a position of
great influence at the Siamese Court
"She had known about the balloon
ascension, and she saw at once what
had happened. So she got me off,
rious argument with the Captain oil
the Amazons, who was a most hand
some and bloodthirsty lady.
! Miss Lloyd had no sooner gotten
me out of their clutches than she
lcounselled me to escape to the Euro
lpean quarter of the town just as
quickly as / could This | did, so il
was not until the next day that |
learned that the Siamese Queens, who
had been quite unable to comprehend
what balloon was, had gathered the
dim idea from the explanations that
were given to them that something
was going to happen in the air. So
they had watched eagerly all day, and
when came swooping down from the
sky with my parachute. they went
crazy with fright, because they
thought that | was a demon coming
to carry them all away. | never have
hankered for any more ascensions in
| SIAM"
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- THINK that some day I'll have
u to write a book" said James
w Price The aeronant recent

10 Wrlte DOCK, SAID James
w. Price, the aeronaut, recent
ly. Il can call it Seeing the
World as No One Else Has Ever
Seen It. and | guess that would be a
pretty truthful title, since l have seen
pretty nearly all the world from bal
looms, and / imagine that descriptions
of Siberia, China, India, Burmah, Cey-
lon, Japan, Australia, Africa and most
of Europe, as seen by man dropping
downward in a hurry with para
chute, would give novel glimpses of
the world, wouldn't they?
Some of the places I've seen under
circumstances that weren't pleasant.
] have had some pretty narrow
squeaks and especially and wildly
observation-disclosures it occurred sew
eral years ago-a view of Wailuku on
the island of Maui in the Hawaiian
group, that gave me altogether too
panoramic an idea of the place.
81 went up there in balloon filled
with the usual simple method of light
ing big alcohol fire under its mouth
until the heated air sent IT upward.
And / was sitting a-straddle OF the
trapeze bar that was swinging from 1t,
with my parachute in condition, as L
thought, for immediate use.
But when | reached my estimated
- faa nd
parachute and started downward for
mother earth all right, but the ma
chine wouldn't open. / can tell you
that it was great swoop, and Wal
luku, with its palms and mangoes,
seemed to be darting upward to meet
me with about the speed of light
ming express train. Luckily, about
the same instant that l had acquired
the conviction that this drop would
be the very last drop OF James w.
Price, Esq, breeze came along and
Just moved me a little to one side, so
that / dropped into a mango tree.
"It was tough on the mangoes.
went splitting through them for quite
a distance before | could stop. But
at last was held up nicely with moth
ing much worse than a couple OF
broken ribs.
But though it happens to every
aeronaut ever and again that his para
chute fails to work at the critical mo-
ment, that kind of fall isn't the kind
that | record as my worst. My most
dangerous descent was in Siam when
the parachute worked beautifully.
THAT was in 1896. made an as
cension on December 3, and went up
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
A Great Mans Busy Boyhood.

Peter Cooper, whose posthumous
philanthropy has helped thousands of
boys on in the world, had invented
several things before he had left his
teens. Wien seventeen years old he
devised machine for mortising
wheel hubs that was the first of its
kind i'll the country, tide mill and
compressed air motor for ferryboats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
How to Joloe the puzxie3

"All things come to him who; waits. z
The cat will catch the rat and four
mice as they come out. Show the route
each of the rodents will have to take
to get to the opening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
CITY ELECTION.

BE it ordained by the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Raleigh:
Sec 1. That the election of municipal
officers of the city of Raleigh, to-wit:
Mayor, City Clerk, City Tax Collector
and two Aldermen from each voting pre-
cinct is hereby called to be held on
Tuesday, May 9Th.
Sew. 2. That the polling places for said
election shall be, respectively:
First Ward, First Division, Capital
Fire House.
First Ward. Second Division, Conn S
old store
Second Ward. First Division. Victor
Fire House.
Second Ward. Second Division, E. Hugh
Lees store.
Third Ward, First Division. Jones
warehouse.
Third Ward. Second Division, Full
cher's store.
Fourth Ward First Division, city lot
Fourth Ward. Second Division, 2. j.
Jeffrey's store
Sec. 9. That there shall be a new
vote in said election: and the following
registrars are elected for the respective
precincts:
First Ward, First Division, Richard
Koonce.
First Ward, SECOND Division, W. II.
Bragg
Second Ward. First Division. NJ. r.
Haynes.
Second Ward. Second Division. w. NJ
II. Smith.
Third Ward, First Division, A. A.
Barham.
Third Ward. Second Division, A. L.
Olmstead.
Fourth Ward. First Division. D. S.
Belts.
Fourth Ward, Second Division. W. r.
Warren.
And the registrars shall open the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
|XxIOnAAINS ::
! Y /: Society.

Deyoutly now she turns her soulful gaze
From worldly things; she ceases for
while
To dazzle at the play; a pious smile
Around her rosebud mouth demurely
She turns from cards and dances, and
arrays
Her graceful figure in a modest style:
No gems the whtcness of her neck
deile,
No jewels on her slender fingers blaze.
All, let the sweet Recording Angel write
A fair account of this fair one below,
Who, having for space withdrawn
from sight,
Sits not impatient with a mask of
BY day she reads love stories, and at
night
She talks them over with her latest
beau.
Saturday Evening Post.
=
Mr. and Mrs. b. r. Lacy returned
yesterday from Greensboro. where they
spent Sunday.
Rev and Mrs. e. c. Glenn passed
through the city yesterday on their way
to Youngsville.
Mrs. Robert Jones returned yester-
day from Durham, where she spent Sun
day with Mrs. Morehead.
Mrs. Cecil G. Stone left the city Sat
urday for Williamson, N. c., where she
will visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Quartermus.
Mrs E. C. Potter, of Norfolk Va, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hunter Law
renee, on North Halifax street.
Miss Mary Mcmahon, who has been
left for her home in Halifax. yesterday.
visiting Mrs. Lands on Edenton street.
Mrs. w. c. Eatman returned yester-
day from several points in Florida.
where she has been visiting friends and
relatives.
Miss Emma Johnson left yesterday
for Morganton, where she will be the
guests of Miss Kate Burr and will re-
main until after the 18th, to be present
at the marriage of Miss Burr to Mr..
Clarence Johnson, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Ohio Wilson re-
turned to their home in Clayton yester-
day.
Miss Bessie Hinton left yesterday for
Hillsboro, where she will visit Miss Mary
Mills.
-AMr. and Mrs. S. NJ Innman, of At
lanta, who have been visiting their par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. McPheeters,
left yesterday for New York and other
points.
Mrs. w. c. Norman, who has been
visiting Mrs. Joheph G. Brown left yes
terday for Durham.
Miss Short, who Us been visiting
friends in the city, returned to her home
in Chapel Hill yesterday.
Miss Annie Sturgeon, trained nurse,
accompanied her mother to her home in
Apex yesterday Mrs. Sturgeon has been
i'll at the hospital.
Miss Francis Burkhead, of Licking
ton, arrived in the city yesterday.
License was issued yesterday for the
marriage of Mr.. p. +. Todd and Miss
Rada Lilies, both of Wendell.
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WHITE sE1ZER.
a Pretty Marriage to Take Place at the Tsbsr-
nacle Church THIS Morning.

Mrs. Mary Lucas White, of this city,
and Rev. A. Wilson Setter, of Morehead
City. will be united in marriage this
morning at 10 O'Clock at the Baptist Tab
ernacle church.
The ceremony will be perform
ed by Rev. Hight c. Moore, pas
tor of the Baptist church at Chapel Hill
The marriage will be beautiful church
affair. The decorations are palms
The bride will enter the aisle leaning on
the arm of her cousin, Mr.. S. Webb Hollo-
way, who will give her away. She will be
attired in a going away gown of brown
nelage, London twine. lined with glazed
t&ffeta, beautifully trimmed with point
De-Vema lace and embellished with the
new drop ornaments.
Mr.. r. n. Simms, will be
best man and Miss Bertha Hicks, of
oxford will be maid of honor. The ushers
will be Messrs. J. w. Bailey, J. d. Tur-
ner, +. K. Ellington and Herbert Sink
The bride is one of Raleighs most
lovely women and is popular in all cir
cles of the capital city where she has
lived most of her life. The groom is
pastor of the Baptist church at Morehead
City and superintendent of the Atlantic
City school, of Morehead, and is one of
the leading young divines in the State.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride and groom will take the train for
Morehead City, which place will be their
future home. The best wishes of their
friends are extended in advance to the
happy couple.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
The Old Folks Were Surprised.

Romance and elopments are becoming
quite common of late. The CasweI
Democrat thus tells of the marriage of
a popular couple:
Postmaster 7. d. Mckinney and Miss
Mary Emma McCubbins We're married
i'm town Sunday night, Squire b. s.
Graves officiating. Mr. Mckinney left
Saturday evening for visit over in
Pittslvania county Va. returning by
private conveyance from Danville sun
day with his bride He secured his lady
by taking a drive in the neighborohood
unknown to the parents OF the bride that
they were going to marry Mrs McKin-
ney is a popular and pleasant lady of
the Vance section in Pittsylvania county
and Mr.. MeKinneys friends congrf u
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IUor TRV Nn,c Remedy Mullen
USE III LUh LaGrppe g

registration books in their respective
precincts, for twenty days, beginning
April End 1903, and closing said regis
tration books at sunset on April oath,
1903; that said registration books shall
be kept opened from 8 o'clock a. m. until
sunset of each day. Sundays excepted,
and on Saturdays the books shall be
kept opened at the polling place in each
respective precinct.
Sec A. That all electors qualified to
vote under the State election laws for
members of the General Assembly and
State officers, shall be entitled to regis
ter and vote in this election and the
provisions of said State election law
respecting the qualifications of electors
for registration and voting and the
provisions of said law regulating tho
conducting of said elections, shall govern
in this election.
Sec. 5. The following poll holders are
hereby elected for their respective pre-
cincts to serve in this election:
First Ward, First Division, j. J. Lewis
and w. II. Rogers.
First Ward, Second Division, w. j.
Saunders and H. M. Farnsworth.
Second Ward First Division, c. w
Beavers and X. w, Merritt
Second Ward Second Division, A. T.
Glenn and e. j. Best.
Third Ward, First Division, l.. A.
Emory and C. II. Beine.
Third Ward Second Division. j. NJ
Bishop and Geo. F. Ball
Fourth Ward, First Division, w. Fl.
n IJtrIf
Fourth Ward, Second Division, w. d.
Smith and j. r. O'Neal.
And the various registrars and judges
of election shall meet at their respective
precincts on May I'd, 1903, from 9 o'clock
"a m. until o'clock p. m. to hear and
determine all challenges of electors.
Sec. 6. There shall be four ballot
boxes at each election precinct, labelled
respectively as follows: For Mayor"
For City Clerk" For City Tax Col
lector," and For Aldermen" in which
the ballots cast for each respective can
didate shall be deposited. The polls at
each precinct, on the day of election,
shall be opened at sunrise and closed at
sunset At the close of said polls the
registrar and judges of election shall
count the DdliOtS cast IN SAID election
for the various candidates for office, and
shall record the vote received by each re-
spective candidate on blanks, and shall
sign same; they shall appoint one of
their number to attend the meeting OF
the board of canvassers and shall de-
liver to him the returns made out and
signed by them; the members so APP
1908, in the Mayors office, and shall
meet at IL o'clock M, on May 9Th,
1903, in the mayors office. and shall
the board of city canvassers'
they shall, after duly organizing accord
ing to law, open, canvass and judicially
the vote received by the Varl-
Gus candidates for each respective office,
and shall declare the candidate elected
to said election to each municipal Office
they shall record the vote canvassed and
by them, on duplicate blanks
one of which they shall deliver to the
city clerk and the other they shall cause
to be posted in front of the city hall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
Prof. Lords Lecture.

Professor S. T. Ford will give one of
his wonderful entertainments at Olivia
Raney Library Hall on Easter Monday
nigth He is wonderful in his imperson-
ations and dialect. 1T will pay anyone
to go and laugh. Sixty-seven nights in
Pittsburg an dvicinity in one season and
seventy-five nights in New York. Tickets
on sale at Kings Drug Store. Go at
once and reserve your seat Prices %,
35 and so cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
DUE NOTICE IS SERVED.

public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the mar
ket that is made from the pure, unadul-
terated witch hazel. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve has cured thousands of cases
of that would not yield to any othei
treatment, and this fact has brought out
many worthless eounterfeits. Those per-
sons who get the genuine DeWitts witch
Hazel Salve are never disappointed, be-
cause it cures.
For sale by w H. King Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
Will the Waters of the Healing Springs
Cure the Hurt?

A very prominent young lady between
here and Wilkesboro, says she Is not
going to talk any more to a young man
at Healing Springs. We sec where she
is right, for she can do better.-Crump-
Ter correspondent of Jefferson Reporter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
Duncan-cross

Rutherfordton. n. c., April 4.-Mr.
Lester Duncan, of the mercantile firm of
Arrowood e. Duncan, near Coxe's Cross
ing, and Miss Katie Gross were married
this afternoon at the home of her faith
er's, al Tanners Grove at three O'Clock,
Rev. ]. B. Carpenter performing the
ceremony
Immediately after the ceremony the
newly married couple left for EIlenboro'
where an elegant supper and reception
will be given them tonight at Mr.. c. 5.
Duncan's. father of the groom be,
They will return Friday to make their
home here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
coon nor CHILDREN.

The pleasant to take and harmless One
Minute Cough Cure gives immediate re-
lief in all cases of Cough, Group and La
Grippe, because it does not pass imme-
diately into the stomach, but takes effect
right at the seat of the trouble
For sale by w. H. King Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
Miss Blodgett Arrives.

Miss May Blodgett, arrived yesterday
and will this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
commence series of Bible studies at the
Sunday school room of the Edenton
Street Methodist church. These are very
interesting exercises, and it is desired the
ladies and every one who can may
attend. Miss Blodgett will be here sew
eral days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

The Savings of few cents on a bottle
of Vanilla Extract will not atone for the
annoyance of having dessert that is ''just
a little off, in flavor. Always buy Bur-
nett's.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07
U. D. C Meeting Postponed.

The meeting of the Johnston Pettigrew
Chapter, L. d. c.. will not be held on
Wednesday, April Sth. but has been post
poned until the 1th of April, when the
chapter will be the guest of Mrs. E. f.
Moffitt
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

The Lord would have mighty poor
opinion of Himself if He answered some
prayers that are sent up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

istrates would be men Of few words and
short sentences.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

All the use come folks arc is to tell
us how much better things were fifty
years ago.
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late him in securing for himself lady
OF so rare accomplishments and beauty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protruding
Piles Your druggist will refund your
money IL PAZO OINTMENT fails to
cure you. 80 cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-07

The vote for Queen of the May Carnival
stood as follows last night, at the first
opening of the ballot boxes:
Miss Mary Barbee ........-........,.... 10
Miss Blanche Blake. ...........'......' ~
Miss Mattye OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II
Miss Blanche art.........,........'.' ~
Miss Anna Gales. ....'..''''''.'''.' ~
Miss Mary Thompson. Observation-Disclosures >
Miss Marian en.........,.........''
Miss Maggie Harris. ............'..''.'
Miss Daisy Moring. .......''' '''''''.' u
Miss c. Jessamine Higgs. D
Miss Eliza Busbee. .............,..''.' .
Miss Julia Bailey Howell. ....,........' .
Miss Belle Hay. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS D
Miss Lena Latta. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &"
Miss Evelyn Aydlette. Observation-Disclosures. z
Miss Bessie Hinton. Z
Miss Anna Birdsong. Observation-Disclosures, /
The Queen will preside at the carnival
ball at which she will be crowned. There
has been provided for the Queen an
elaborate float or coach of State, drawn
by ten horses and escorted by the out
riders and knights in their fantastic
costumes that are now being arranged
for in New York. Upon this chariot the
Queen will ride in the Carnival and
Queens parade Thursday night. This
will be one of the most beautiful parades
of the week, brightly Illuminated with
thousands of colored lights and enlivened
by several bands of music. The Queen
will also be presented with an elegant
diamond ring, valued at 1925, which is
now on exhibition at Mahlcrs.
A fortunate girl indeed will be the re-
cipient of this tribute to the representa-
tive type of beauty grace and elegance
of North Carolina society. Ballot boxes
were placed in the drug stores Saturday
afternoon.