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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

tilla of wise politics in such a course. II
Roosevelt never does anything worse
than securing this opportunity for the
United States against the wishes of cor.
porate greed and Colombian deviltry, he
will surely go to the political heaven
"I shall vote for no man in Congress
who opposes the treaty"
There are, of course, many who do not
feel so deeply as this gentleman, or the
gentleman quoted on Tuesday. We print
these two strong expressions from two of
the best and honestest men in the State
to show how wide apart two good men can
get upon the question at issue
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ThcGrcat WcStcrnGOld Mining Co
OF Shasta County, California
Advance Postponed for Few Days Foil Paid and NoAsssae
on Face Of Every Certificate.

Western pretty thoroughly. Another
letter received today, dated: December
%. w. P. Fife. Dear Sir and Bro:
have seen good deal said for and against
you and the Great Western ] have de-
cided TO invest $4,000. as l have absolute
confidence in your judgment"
| desire to thank all my friends for
their confidence and l promise by the
help of the Great Supreme Ruler of this
Universe, it shall never be misplaced.
All ask is for you to be patient and all
that buy this stock will soon begin to
realize the immense bargain you bought
at 10 cents per share.
1 repeat: Buy all the Great Western
you can possibly raise money to pay for.
Make sacrifices in order to buy. ] will
take orders from $40 up. The minimum
dividends the company expects to paw
when dividends start is $40 per year on
every $40 invested; $25 per year on every
s25 invested; $500 per year on every 500:
$500 on every $500; $1,000 on every $1,000;
s., 900 on every $1,000, and SO on. Know
ing the situation and the affairs OF the
company as l do, L declare to you l be-
lieve they can easily do this.
1ndnklI1S one anu ali IOL IHGlL LiShy
kind expressions contained in their let
tiers to me. and for their confidence in
my Judgment, and assuring them that I
am deeply grateful and will guard Shelr
interests, as I would my own, and urging
al those that desire to buy this stock at
10 cents per share to get their orders in
quick as possible as my next advertisements
may tell you that the stock has been
advanced to $1.00 per share, and that if
you buy it from the company you would
have 10 pay that price for same. If you
can do it, send check for $50. 500, $500,
81 ,000 $4,000. Lay the foundation for
maintenance in your old age. To all
railroad men would say that we have
two railroad men as directors Of this
company (P. H. Noel, district passenger
agent Great Northern Pacific Railroad,
St. Louis, Mo-, and Thomas H. Wash,
master mechanic L. G N. Railroad. How
ell, Ind 400 men under his supervision
and almost to a man they are stockhold-
ers in Great Western) Other directors:
NJ. e. Dittmar, first-cass mining expert.
Redding, CAL; c. H. Kellar, business man,
st. Louis; o. E. Adams, merchant, Brazil,
Ind; T. S. Henderson. st. Louis.
Take my advice. Buy the stock. Buy
It in as large blocks as possible. Buy it
quick. Address orders to me.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

ing stock on account of the little. mean,
retty criticisms of the company and my
self-I would say that no man or business
of any kind was ever a success but what
had its enemies; and 1 would say to you.
don't t2ke others advice; investigate.
And l make this proposition to any man
that is a man." Go out to the Great
Western mines; see those numerous tun-
nels, and go down those shafts. and see
those tremendous ore dumps. and come
back and say, Il have misrepresented.
will give you check to pay all your ex-
penses. l make this proposition to any
one man that is a man l will person
ally do this. The Great Western pays
none OF my bills-advertising or anything
else. l am bringing the Great Western
10 the notice of my friends because l be-
heve it the grandest, best proposition on
the American continent today. / desire
20 help my fclloWmen; and [ ask all the
people who read this advertisement t.
ask themselves who is it that is recon-
mending Great Western to me? Is il
man that has ever robbed me or my
friends? Is it q man that the peoria of
the South have ever caught III a lie? Is
it q man that is known over the South
rs a deceiver. a fake, a fool, or fraud?
Or is it man that is known throughout
his native State and the whole Southland
as an honorable upright man?
Have I become stencil in the nos
trils of the good people of North Carolina,
or the South? Have 1 become a thief
trying to rob my fellow-men Gas some OF
my critics would have you believel sim
ply because l recommend to my fellow
men what I positively believe to be the
best investment I know on the American
continent today? I challenge any man
n this Southland of ours to show even
in one instance where I have ever harm
ed any human being. But there are tens
of thousands that could rise up and say
/ have been a blessing to them. I am
willing to stand or fall on my past record
l am willing for the people in the South
ern States to be the jury. They are rend
ering their verdict, for the greater the
criticism the greater number Of orders I
receive.
Letter received today from a city Of
about 10000 inhabitants, dated: de
cember 20. w. p. Fife, Dear Sir: En-
closed find check for $3.50 to invest in
Great Western. desire to thank you for
bringing this matter to my notice.
This man has investigated the Great
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

The Macs have taken New York. herc
arc Its new rulers: Mcclellan, McAdoo.
McCarren, McCullagh, McAvoy, Mcmahon,
Mclaughlin and Mcbride. If they are
helf as good rs the North Carolina Macs.
New York is fortunate in its public Off
cials. There are no people in the world
who make better public officers than the
North Carolina Macs In private or ~
public life, in peace or war, the Tar Heel
Macs are the traest of the true. May
their tribe never grow less.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31
FINE YEAR FOR FARMERS.

The closing year has been marked by
floods, rains, boil weevil and other enc
mics of Industrious farmers. and in the
summer and early autumn there was a
fear that the year would be poor one for
the tillers of the soil. In spite, however,
of its enemies agriculture has enjoyed
good year. The yield of hay is The
largest since 1898. Corn brought 1852
S,S01, the largest sum in the history
Of the country except in 1902 when 1t
brought $1,O17, OH ,349. Spring wheat fell
OF, owing to the adverse weather, but
winter wheat, owing to a large acreage,
makes a larger yield than in 1857, 1898,
1899, 1900 or 1902. The total production
was 673.S21, S35 bushels. worth $443, O24 ,S26
The cotton crop is short but it puts
mere money in the pockets of the farmers,
owing to high price, than a large crop
would have done.
The tobacco crop is short and tire prices
shorter, because it is the one crop that
is controlled by a trust. But, now that
the time has come for planting for another
year. the price of tobacco has gone up
some.
The oats crop is a little below the
average of recent years, rye is up to ii G
average, the potato crop is the largest
ever known, and other crops are above
o. up to the average. Upon the whole
the farmers have had fine year. In add
ton to good crops and good prices for
the products of the land, the prices Tor
poultry. eggs, and everything to eat
raised upon a farm have been remunera-
tive. Prices have ruled high and the
farmers as a rule are in better condition
than in many years. In North Carolina
this is true particularly in the cotton
country. 1t is not true in the tobacco
section. If farmers will first raise their
own supplies in 1904, they will be in bet
ter shape than ever before if crops axe
good and prices fair in the fall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

I desire to say 1 have written several
letters and sent numerous kilograms to
the company, urging, for various reasons,
a postponement of the advance of the
stock in the Great Western Gold Com
pany. Am glad to say the stock will not
be advanced for a short time after Janu-
airy 1st Read the telegram; it speaks
for itself:
St. Louis, Mo, Dec. "a, 1903.
w. P. Fife.
New Bern, N c.:
Great Western board directors ad-
journed after two days session. De-
cided to postpone advance for few days.
Affairs in magnificent condition. Every
stockho!der should be congratulated.
T. S. HENDERSON, President.
I earnestly desire all my friends and
acquaintance to invest in this, the
grandest, safest proposition l know in
America. Remember I have not urged
you to buy this stock as speculation,
but put your money in Great Western as
an investment. Make up your mind to
let it alone for twelve months and you
will see the stock that cost you 10 cents
today will be paying dividends on S1.00,
and l positively believe in the course Of
two or more years you will see it paying
a good deal more than 100 per cent on
Investment, or 10 per cent on par value
of stock.
Now as you have time to examine
write Judge Henry Rickel, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; S. H. Watkins, Wood Lawn, H.;
c. S. Curtis, Higbee, Mo-. NJ. E, Dittmar
Redding, Cal. Miss Fannie A. Weeks,
1903 Eighth street n. w, washington,
d. c.; Hon. w. d. Pratt, Redding Cal;
Messrs. Bush & Perry. attorneys, Red
ding They have all visited the property.
Ask them what they think of the After
thought group of mines alone. This is
only one part of Great Western. She has
eleven other claims beside Afterthought.
write to international Mercantile Agency,
Barr &, Widens' Agency, Dun's Agency,
st. Louis, Mo, and Bank of Commerce,
st. Louis, Mo. and get report on T. S.
Henderson G. Co., sos Commercial build
ing, St. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Henderson Is
president of Great Western and rated
from $5O0.C0 to $1,000 Am glad
stock will not advance for few days so
ycu can investigate for yourself Some
who have been reading my advertisements
and have been hesitating about purchas-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31
EXTRAvAGANCE GAUGED.

"a ppr1o priations to Expositions by the
Federal government, a very doubtful use
of public money if it is legal at all, guage
the growing extravaganza of our govern
ment. The Philadelphia Centennial was
the first great exposition aided by Con-
gress. 1t got two and half million dol
time Chicago got twice as much as Phil
adelphia, and now st. Louis has been
given million more than Chicago. Every
dollar of this money is levied in taxes
upon the people. Here is a record of the
various amounts annronriated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

The Republicans have been playing N
mighty" good luck since 1894, but it he :,
recently received heavy lick just be-
tcre going abroad, Dowie, the. Second
Elijah IS quoted as saying:
Every man who votes the Democratic
ticket is jackass. and II there are any
persons in Zion City who believe in the
principles of that party, l wish they
would get ears like jackass anu wear
them, SO we can tell what they are"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

The New Bern Journal, referring to t7e
fact that the oysters of that section arc
SO fine that sixteen Allied a quart meas
ure, calls attention to the possibilities
of oyster culture in North Carolina. II
is already an industry OF no small I'M
portance, but, with proper development
and management, the revenue from cys-
tiers could be increased ten fold within
q few years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

If it was Mr.. McKinleys "last visa"
that Hanna should succeed him, why
didn't he put it in his will? No hearsay
will carry property and Mr.. Roosevelt
will not retire unless Perry Heath can
show McKinley's last wish" in black a2d
white
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

ator who can always be depended upon
to help pull a Republican President iut
OF hole. The full significance of TIE
phrase is rooted in the chronic inability
of the Democrats in the Senate TO show
a solid front on any very important ques-
ticn. The phrase fits beautifully.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

Wilson, n c., Dec. 30.--At the meeting
OF the Washington Light Infantry at the
armory on last evening, Second Lieuten-
ant Robert Il. Handy was elected cap
tain OF the company to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Capt. l.. G.
Madison. Mr.. o. B. Wynn was selected by
the company second lieutenant to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of Mr..
Handy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

A negro woman in Richmond, Va.
president of bank, was given a victoria
and a pair Of black horses, the whole
worth $500 by her associates as Christ
r:as present. A negro doctor in Richmond
that city. Nobody has ''assassnated''
him either.
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$1S.5O4,265.23

OF this eighteen and a half million dol
lars for Southern Expositions received
$2.230,O00. The jamestown Exposition
will shortly ask for an appropriation and
Oregon is getting ready to get its share
If this thing goes on, it will not be long
before the log-rolling for Exposition
money will be as general as log rolling for
postoffice buildings.
Query: What right has Congress to
appropriate the peoples money for Expo
s;tions?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31
A MORNING TONIC.

Grew DR.. Hume of India.)
No can can choose what coming hours
may bring
To him of need, of joy, of suffering;
But what his soul shall bring unto each
hour
TO meet its challenge-this is in his
power.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

THE CANAL SHOULD BE BUILT.
New York Times.
1t is for the commercial interests of this
nation that a canal should be built. But
we do not need a canal enough - make
it worth while for us to build it in wrong
and dishonor and in blood
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

Washington, N. c., Dec. 3O.-Through
the careless handling of an air rife little
Willie, the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. j..
Rhodes, had his right eye shot out by
Cardney Marsh
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31
OLNEY AND AYCOCK.

Newton Enterprise.
Clnoy and Aycock would not only be Il
combination of ability and character I'M
matchable in the party, but the ticket
would have most euphoneous and agree
able sound
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Raleigh Savings Bank will he held
at their Banking House on Monday, Jan
uafy 18th, 1904, at Il o'clock.
J. O. LITCHFORD, Cashier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31

The Gastonia Gazette completed It's
18th year. Editor Marshall writes good
and vigorous English and is one OF til
best equipped men on the State press.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-31
STATE NEWS.

The blind man, Prof. Massey, will give
an entertainment at Moncure tonight.
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WHITE HOUSE SENATORS"

Springfield Republican.
The phrase, white House Democrat,
has suddenly sprung into prominence the
past month, and it may have long life
Mr.. Bailey, OF Texas, used it II speech
to describe that type of Democratic Sem
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-03

crease over the combined underwriting Of
the previous year 090D by the legal re-
serve companies. of $2,785, 305
The total amount of insurance in force
at the close OF 1902 in this class of COM
pandes, including Industrial was $3.50, =
44O,97S. an Increase over the preceding
year of $14981, S46"
AS to employers liability insurance the
report shows that the various companies
tranSacting the business of employers
liability insurance received, on account of
premiums on the business written i'm the
state of Minnesota for the year 1902 the
sum OF 1897 .919, as against $249796 re-
ce1ved in 1901. Total losses incurred
$i87,76 as against $137769 during pre-
ViouS year.
The total amount of personal accident
insurance written during the year 1902
by JOINT stock casualty companies. in the
state or Minnesota. was $75, $50, $50, a net
gam over the previous year of $4.114.715.
Total premiums received were $293 1863
an increase over 1901 of $43.111 Losses
incurred were 1921, 1893. exceeding those of
the previous year (190D by $21,347. The
AZ per cent which indicates a very sub
stantial profit of this class of underwent
ing.
The total amount of fidelity insurance
bonds issued in Minnesota during 1902 was
Sal, 234 1916, an increase over that of the
the gain realized by the companies in
1901 over the year preceding, or 1900 by
nearly eight millions.
The premiums received on this class Of
business in the state during the year
1902 amounted to 1887 5S2. an increase
$30.082. while the losses sustained were
$32,596, an increase of only $3.175 over
the previous year. or a net increase in
premium receipts Of nearly $27, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-03
SCHOOL BOARD is :.
CALLED TO MEET
Questions of Salaries Will Be
Considered Once
More.

O. E. Holman, president, has called a
meeting of the board of school inspect
ors for tonight at s o'clock. Mr.. Hol-
man was unable to be present at the
regular meeting of Wednesday, and
for that reason several important mat
tiers were deferred and the board ad-
journed subject to the presidents call.
The chief matter to be dealt with at
this meeting is the question of salaries
Of principals and supervisors, which
has been pending for some time and
which it is desired to determine as
soon as possible for the reason that
some portions of the salary scale have
already been fixed
Another important matter in which
the board desired to defer action until
Mr.. Holman could be present is the re-
quested Introduction of the study of
German in the higher grades, and this
will probably be settled this evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-03
GOPHER STATE HAS
LIFE AND PROPERTY
HEAVILY INSURED
Commissioners Report Shows
That Business for 1902 Ex-
ceeded All Records of Former
Years-Figures Prove 1t.

Elmer H. Dearth. state insurance
commissioner, has now completed part
two of the thirty-second annual re-
port of his department, which division
deals with life, casualty and miscel-
laneous insurance. By way of intro
ductory announcement, Mr.. Dearth
says of this document:
This part of my report contains an ac-
count and review of the business of old
line or legal reserve life, fidelity and
surety bond. and general casualty insur-
ance companies, the last named trans
acting. miscellaneous class of insur-
ance, including personal accident, employ
ers' liability, plate glass, steam boiler,
burglary. health. sprinkler Leakage credit,
etc. Also this report includes assessment
life and accident associations and Socie-
ties operating upon both the ordinary and
fraternal plans, which data is compiled
from the sworn statements of the various
companies covering their business and
financial affairs as of Dec. 81 1902. filed
with this department
"All of these various classes of COM
panies, excepting assessment life aad ac-
cident operating upon the ordinary plan,
have enjoyed a most prosperous year, the
volume of new business written being
years records, the most notable increase
being in the business transactions of the
old line or legal reserve life companies. :"
Treating first of life companies of the
old line or legal reserve plan, Mr.. Dearth
says:
"The total admitted assets of all COM
panies Of this class combined, transacting
business in the state of Minnesota;
amount to $2.O72, SGT $50. of which more
than -half-to be exact, 81, 161 ,632,
217-has been accumulated within the past
eleven years.
"Chargeable against these assets are
total liabilities on policy holders account
of 1927, 275.316 of which $1,722. 781. 405
represents the reserve accumulation be-
longing exclusively to the holders of the
outstanding policy contracts.
1.-THE citizens of our state are paying to
old line insurance companies, under the
contracts now outstanding in this state
many millions of dollars per annum, the
total sum paid during the year 1902 being
S., 727, 955.11 representing ndemnities to
the amount of $160, 978.
1.-THE amount of new business written in
Minnesota during 1902, by the old line or
legal reserve life ompanies-exelusive of
industrial business-was $50, 1874, 331, an in
crease over that of the previous year of
$3.50. 163 The total amount of industrial
risks written during the year was So. 273 =
493, an increase. over that of 1901 of $780,
OIL
1.-The total amount of industrial insur-
ance outstanding in the state as of Dec.
81. 1902. was .215,721. an increase over
that of the previous pear of 1928, ISL.
THE total OF both regular and Industrial
risks combined was 1884, 824, an in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-03

tiers on the fourth floor in the rooms
formerly used by the temporary Jail.
Assemblyman Schurmeier thought the
board could hold it's meetings in the
council chamber and the change would
result in a considerable saving to the
city. Mr.. Van Slyke was the only
member to vote against the adoption
Of the resolution, it being contended by
him that the rooms available in the
city hall were not suitable for the use
of the school board.
A resolution by Assemblyman Schiff-
mann calling for an appropriation of
money for the installation of the
searchlights to be used in lighting the
public baths was opposed by Assem-
blyman Arnold. MIR. Arnold referred
to the proposition as ''bunco game"
When he voted for az appropriation of
some $4,000 for the searchlights he
thought that was the end of the mat
ter, but now the assembly was asked
to spend as much more to place them
in position
Other members suggested that the
searehlights would be of little use if
left in storage, but Mr.. Arnold held his
position and the matter was finally re-
ferred to the corporation attorney
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-03
City News.

Patriotism Gets Vlctim-Johnny Bly,
a young boy living at S14 Payne avenue,
blew the wad of a blank cartridge into
his left hand yesterday. The hand was
badly torn and DR.. Foster, who attended
the bow was obliged to resort to an oper-
alton in extracting the wad.
Second Charge Against Warish-Max
Warish, known to the police, pleaded
guilty to stealing two pen knives from
department store yesterday. He is I'M
der sentence to the state training school,
and sentence under his offense of yester-
day was suspended till Monday.
Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money-Thos'
Mcconnell, an employee of the Adams Ex-
press company, yesterday pleaded guilty
in police court to charge of larceny.
He admitted that he had taken $40 OF the
company's money. He will be sentenced
by Judge Finehout Monday. Pending
sentence he was removed to the county
Jail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-03
Get What You Ask For.

When you see an article well-adyertised
in the newspapers you may be sure it's
a good article, for advertising only pays
if the goods are honest and possess merit.
The people who make a speciality of one
advertised article like Cascarets, Candy
Cathartic, for example. stake their whole
business existence on it's doing what they
say it will. They must make good" as
the saying is. Readers of this paper are
urged to be sure that they get what they
ask for, when they ask for an advertised
article. for it's the good thing that is i'm
itated and counterfeited. Don't accept
substitutes Insist on getting the genuine!