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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
PLAYING WITH FIRE.

The four negro and three white saloons
get two years more lease of life in wei
don, because the election authorities per.
mitted large number of negroes to vote
in the election yesterday. And that hap
pened in Halifax county, the county that
was cursed with negro rule until in 1876
the State had to rise to save it and had to
go through revolution in 1898 to save it
again, There are, of course, some
negro preachers and teachers and
few other - negroes who arc
entitled to vote, and nobody can OBJ
ject to their voting, but whenever the
bars are let down in any local election
for a special purpose, the people who 90
it are playing with fire. 1t cost the State
heavily to eliminate full negro suffrage.
If it was necessary to eliminate the Wei
don negroes from the vote last November
it was necessary to eliminate them yes
terday.
No cause ought to win in North Caro-
lima that appeals to the negro vote. No
cause that wins by that vote can long
enjoy victory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
HALL OF OCRACOKE LODGE,
No. 1874, l. o. . f.
cracoke, North Carolina,


ctober II, 1908
At a regular meeting of Ocracoke Lodge,
No. 1874, l. o. o. F., held at their hall on
this the 18th day of October, 1903, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted, to-wit:
''Whereas, the sad intelligence has
reached this lodge of the death of d..
A. T. Morgan, for sometime past a resi-
dent of Ocracoke, who, by his numerous
acts of kindness in rnnistering TO our
people in their hours of sickness, both
day and night, giving freely of his pro-
fessional services and counsel with lib
crafty born of noble man with kind
and tender heart, therefore, be it
Resolved, that IN the death of DR.
Morgan, Ocracoke Lodge, No. 1884, /. o.
O. F.. has lost a well wlsner and the
people of the entire island of Ocracoke
kind and sympa thetic friend whose
death has brought pang of deepest sor
row to the hearts of all, and be il
further
Resolved, that as a mark OF our re-
spect and esteem these resolutions bt
spread upon the minutes OF our lodge and
COPY of the same transmitted to tn.
father of our beloved friend and pub
lished in the Raleigh News and Observe.
and Washington Progress.
"Attest:-W. E. HOWARD,
Secretary
&c P. HASSELL,
IN. L. PILAND,
ST. f. SMITH,
Committee"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

North Carolinians have habit of going
to the front wherever they go. Raleigh
was glad to welcome as visitor to his
mother and sister, Hon. l.. d. Tyson,
Speaker of the House of Tennessee. He
is a native of Pitt county was educated
at West Point, and after graduation went
into business at Knoxville where he hos
prospered. When war was declared with
Spain Col Tyson volunteered and served
with distinction. Future honors await
him in his adopted State-honors in which
his mother State will rejoice.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Three elections were held yesterday on the
saloon question. BY an overwhelming ma
jority Henderson voted out the saloons
and will establish a dispensary If none
but white men had voted in Weldon, the
saloons would have been voted out there.
In that town the saloons are saved by the
negro vote. 1t is milestone about their
to continue prohibition, and against sa-
looms, dispensary or distilleries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
A Receiver Appointed.
OBv the Associated Prcss.l

(By the Associated PrcSs.)
Dover, Del, Oct. 20.-ChancellOr Mich
olson today granted an application for 4
receiver for the International Bank aud
Trust Company of America. james II.
Hughes. of Delaware, was appointed re-
ceiver and subordinate receivers will later
be appointed in all other States where
the corporation has assets.
Efforts will also be made to have subor-
dinate receivers named in Mexico Her
bert Compton, a stakeholder, made the
application for a receiver and LAWYER
William L. Gooding made answer for the
company.
When an effort was made to reach the
chancellor last night he was on a pilot
boat off Delaware Breakwater, but a
party of officers and stockholders located
him and by megaphoning the boat the
chancellor was brought ashore and after
some explanations by counsel the aDpli-
cation was granted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
NO TEARS; NO FLOWERS.

Richmond News Leader.
No man is so big that he cannot some
times take on contract too large for
BIN. Mr.. j. z. Morgan is a mournful il
lustration OF this great truth A few
months ago his name could float an iron
wedge. Now it will not hold up steel
stock and disagreeable things continue to
be said of him. He was supposed to have
arranged TO punish the president for be
ing too kind to the labor unions and too
harsh to the trusts. Now the trusts are
i'll trouble. Mark Hanna is out in Ohio
making love to the working man and
preaching the Golden Rule, and Mr. Nor
gan is busy trying to take care of him
self and fend punishment from his own
head. So passeth the glory and so doth
man, vain man. fall over himself trying to
knock off high apple with short stick
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
Federal Court at Betsy.

Especial to News and Discovery
Elizabeth City, N. c., Oct. 20.-Federal
court convened this morning, Judge T. r.
Purnell presiding. G. w. Taylor, colored,
was convicted of violation Of pension law
and sentenced to two years Imprisonment
at hard labor and fine of $500.
Mr.. j. b. Blades, who has just return
ed fro ma circuit of the blobe, delivered
in the First Methodist Church, South, a
very interesting lecture on missions in the
foreign fields.
The annual conference of the Methodist
Church convenes here tomorrow, Bishop
Joyce will occupy the chair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

One day last week, in an interview in
New York, Senator German criticized
President Roosevelt because he was man
aging the Maryland campaign for the Re-
publicans. A day or two thereafter,
Senator Germans brother lost his posi-
ton as special and confidential agent of
the Treasury Department Of course it is
denied that there was any connection be.
tween these two acts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
Suits Against Bridge Company.
(By the Associated Press.)

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct 2O.--hs~a- result OF
the special meeting of the Structural Iron
Workers Union held last night, damage
suits aggregating 100000 may be brought
against the American Bridge Company
charging negligence in the construction
of the Wabash Railroad bridge, where the
disastrous accident happened yesterday
The officers of the union are reticent on
the subject, but one of them said the un-
ion may take charge of all the cases and
bring suits.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
WHY THEY DIDN'T DO 1T.

Why did not Greensboro give President
Spencer and the directors of the Southern
a big blowout while there? She let At
lanta get head of her. And Charlotte
should have had "a keener eye to securing
early completion of her much talked-of
union depot Wilmington Messenger.
Charlotte probably didn't do it because
it is demanding union depot and the
Southern is insisting upon putting an adj
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
STATE NEWS.

Elizabeth City, N. c., Oct. 2O-The tug
Rescue, of the Merritt and Chapman
Wrecking Company, has gone back to Nor
folk after a fruitless attempt to pull the
schooner j. B. Holden off the beach, about
twenty-four miles south of Currituck
The Rescue left Norfolk Saturday night
to assist the Holden, but has reported
that nothing can be done, and the vessel
will, in all probability. become total
wreck. The Holden was laden with lum-
Der from Norfolk to New York, and went
ashore during the recent severe gale, the
captain signalling at the time that he did
not require any assistance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Sensible people ought to have nothing
whatevAr to do with peripetetic so-called
hypnotists and other like fakes. A girl
student in the Nebraska University COM
mitted suicide and her act is attributed
to mental depression habitual with her as
a result of having been travelling hyp-
notist's subject
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

dition to the cramped little quarters that
now go as an excuse for depot.
The people in Greensboro are too busy
dodging wrecks on the Southern, and TAX
ing care of people injured by wrecks on
that road to arrange banquets for its
president.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

The greatest burden George b. McClel-
Ian has to bear is his unqualified endorse
mcnt of the city administration two years
ago. He wishes now no doubt that he had
been silent then.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

At one time the trust promoters seem
ed to be monopolizing all the prosperity.
Now they seem to be monopolizing the
rad effects of the smashing of stocks. He
that lives by the sword shall die by the
sword.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
A MORNING TONIC.

G.. G. Whittier.)
Happy must be the state
Whose ruler heedeth more
The murmurs of the poor
Than batteries of the great.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

In New York they spell the name of the
Chicago Zion leader Doughty" They know
get it, for there are all sorts OF folks
in big city-fakes and simpletons as well
as captains of industry and financial
NanOleons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
Talking about Cotton.

We are holding our cotton for ten
cents. said a prominent Rowan county
farmer today. Continuing he said: IAN
are confident the price will be higher and
we arc willing TO take nothing less than
ten cents. salisbury Sun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

1t is the opinion of many that the chief
reason why cotton does not sell at above
ten cents is because of the conditions in
the money market. When money gets
easier, if they are right, cotton will go
up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
WOULD SERVE NO GOOD PURPOSE.


The Northern people seem content to
let the South alone i'll its work of self
preservation, and that should content the
South. An agitation for the repeal of the
Fifteenth Amendment at this time might,
and probably would. arouse the fanatics
in the North, who have always hated the
Southern people, and supply them with a
battle cry which might work infinite
harm, even if it did no more than deprive
the South of its proportionate electoral
vote and representation in Congress. 1t
would surely rekindle the dying embers
of sectional hate, and serve no good pur.
pose.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

The Chicago Inter-Occan says the graf
tologoccus bacillus infests the Colorado
militia. Does anybody know what "a
"graftologoccus is? Ought the militia
to fire upon it, OF to run?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

La Grange, N. c., October 90
Mr.. Joseph Waters small child died
yesterday evening of whooping cough.
The burial took place today
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Statesville N. c., Oct. 2o.--Poston and
Brothers, dry goods firm of this place,
have failed. The assets are estimated az
$4,000, with liabilities of $4,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
ENGINES AND BOILERS.

We have several good secondhand en-
gines and boilers for sale, ranging from
five to seventy-fiye horsepower. Quick
delivery. -
RALEIGH IRON WORKS co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
Spirit of the Press

ARE BOB-TAILED SALARIES RE-
SPONSIBLE?
Greenville Reflector.
Maybe if those Presbyterian preach
ers were no. paid bobtailed salaries they
would not have to wear Dob-tailed coats
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Elizabeth City, N. c., Oct, 20.-As Jno
Armstrong, negro, was on his way home
he walked into crowd of his own race
congregated on a corner, and, whether by
design or not, a collision and fight follow
ed. Armstrong proved himself more than
a match for those opposed to him, and Al
bert Benbury coming up at this juncture
drew his gun and shot Armstrong twice
Armstrong was carried home unconscious
Benbury escaped. ,i-. .a-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Biscoe, n. c., Oct pa fire here &c
stroyed the storage room of the Biscoc
Lumber Company, entailing a loss of
about 10000. Several loaded ;ars of the
Asheboro and Aberdeen Railroad were
burned, the company losing $4,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Fayetteville, N, c.. Oct. 20.- Henry Dix,
on, a negro, after a hard tight with off
GERS at Raeford. was arrested and brought
to this city. He was charged with sell
ing whiskey. Dixon started to run when
the officers attempted to capture him and
was shot three times, afterward fighting
like tiger. None of his wounds is con
sidered dangerous.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

Tarboro, N. c., Oct. 2O.-The James
Desk Factory has been moved from Bethel
to this place.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

The Southern was on good behavior dur
ing last week while President Spencer and
his directors were going through the
South. Not a single serious wreck for a
week was the. extraordinary record-Sal-
isbury Sun. Can't we conscript President
Spencer and keep him riding on his road ?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

AS the result of injuries sustained
Thursday night from Seaboard AIR LIKE
train, near the station, Mr.. Thomas (.
Pendleton died at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning at his home in Ashland. Mr..
Pendleton was going around the plank
guard to take the southbound train for
engine. His injuries were very serious,
and for the past few days Mr.. Pendleton
had suffered agonies. Constant attention
from several skilled physicians. including
his uncle, DR.. Eugene Pendleton, was
unavailing, and he gradually sank.-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
II,lIIE7IIII;}IIIIIl
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONS.

NOIlCE OF TRATION.
Having qualified as administrator of the
estate of William 4. Reaves, deceased,
late of Wake county this is to notify all
persons having claims against said estate
to present the same to the undersigned
on or before the 14th day of October,
1904. or this notice will be plead in bar
OF their recovery, and all persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
JOHN A. REAVES.
Administrator.
10-14-1W-4w
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21
Among the Railroads.


Referring to the failure Of the two big
Baltimore trust companies, Mr.. John
Shelton Williams, president of the Sea-
board. said
Neither the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, the firms of ]. l.. Williams & Sons
nor Middendorf & Company are in any
way interested in either of the two trust
companies of Baltimore which failed today.
nor were either of those companies hold
ers of securities of any kind in the Sea-
board, as far as we know. 1t is under
stood that the troubles of the Maryland
Trust Company were brought on by in.
vestments in Mexican railroads, and the
troubles of the Union Trust Company
were brought on by its being loaded up
with bonds of a large hotel company
which is now under construction in Bal
timore''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

The negro who was run over by South
ern train at Siler City was named Wat
son. His leg had to be amputated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-21

16--tf.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-14
JAPANESE PROVERBS.
Some Really Fine Sayings Worthy
of Universal Acceptance.

Some Really Fine Sayings worthy
of Universal Acceptance.
The Japanese do not expect to gather
grapes from thorns or figs of thistles,
but they phrase our thoughts somewhat
differently. They say, 1.-THE spawn of
frogs will become nothing but frogs"
We have q saying, "Desplse not the
day of small things" Their Famous
swords are made of iron scraplngs" is
much more picturesque.
The idea of our "All lay the load on
the willing horse" they express by
Those who know the ropes do most of
the hauling" While our commonplace
"Out of evil good may come" finds with
them fine poetical expression in THE
lotus springs from the mud" and in
point of poignancy our adding insult
to injury" is vastly inferior TO their
Rubbing salt ON Il sore"
The japanese have some really fine
sayings worthy of universal acceptance,
such as thine own heart makes the
world" or The poet at home sees the
entire universe" or THE throne of the
god Is ON the brow of a righteous man"
Their nice observance of manners is
evidenced by sayings such as Excess
OF politeness becomes impoliteness, .
their national suspiciousness In the like
Of Don't trust pigeon to carry grain"
and the handy mans adherence of a
bungler finds expression in numerous
quips such as Learning to swim In Il
field" or Scratching the foot with the
shoe on"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-14

Adams Hfrthdny.

Formerly Oct. % was regarded as
Adams birthday. Theologians of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
wasted much scholarship in efforts to
settle both the manner and the date of
creation. DR.. John Lightfoot, vice chan
cellor Of Cambridge, a Hebrew scholar
OF European reputation, published a
statement to the effect that, after years
OF research, he had succeeded in dis
covering the precise moment when the
earth rose out of chaos" and man
made his appearance upon It. This
learned divine declared that heaven
and earth, center and circumference,
were created all together In the same
instant and clouds full of water" and
that this work took place and man
was created by the Trinity on Oct. %,
<00A B. c.. at 8 o'clock In the morning."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-14
A DESERT CARAVAN.
It's start Across the Dreary Sand
Wastes of Sahara.


Wastes of Sahara.
There were the last words, instrue
tons, cautions, adieus, and then Abdul
lah held up his hand Ali gave the cry
Of the camel driver, and the uncouth
beasts, twisting and snarling under
their loads, struggled to their feet.
Another cry, and they began their
voyage. They traversed the square,
passed the mosque, turned down a mar
row street and in five minutes crossed
the line that bounded the oasis and en-
tered upon the desert.
Immediately the dun leader took his
place at the left and slightly in advance.
The fourth ON the right of the dun was
the black racer. He carried two We
ter skins and Abdullah's saddle. Then
came in ranks fifteen camels, Ali riding
In the center On the right flank rode
the two women, with enormous red and
white cotton sunshades stretched be-
hind them; then at an interval of six
rods came fifteen camels unattended.
They simply followed the squad In
front. The dun leader and the black
racer had lanyards about their necks.
The other camels had no harness save
the surcingles that held their loads.
In a panic, n sandstone, Il fusillade
from Bedouins, a mirage and race
for water, If Abdullah and Ali could
grasp these lanyards the caravan was
saved since tho other camels followed
the dun leader and the black racer as
sheep follow the bellwether.
Abdullah walked at the left, abreast
Of the dun At intervals he rode the
black racer.
The pace of caravan Is two miles
an hour, but Abdullahs, the two Grip
pies included, could make two miles
and a quarter. The black racer could
make sixty miles day for five days
without drinking, but at the end of
such a journey his hump would be no
larger than pincushion, and his tenn
per
For centuries 1t has been the custom
OF Sahara caravans to travel not more
than FIVE miles the first day.-"The Des-
ert," by Arthur Cosslett Smith, in Scrib-
nar,a
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-14

At period when most men who sue
coed are just beginning to mount the
first stepping stone Of success Alexan-
der the Great was at the summit OF HIS
power. With trained force Of less
than 10000 men he had over run all of
what was then considered the civilized
part Of Asia and also Egypt. He over
throw army after army UNNECESSARILY
his superior In numbers 80 swiftly that
the world was daxxled by the rapidly,
scope and magnitude Of his achieve
ments. He was looked upon as a sort
OF demigod. And yet even he was sigh
ing because there were-no more worlds
to conquer. He persisted miserably aft
er prolonged debauch. His mighty
empire melted like mist under the in
fiuence OF the rising sun and his life
work went apparently for nothing.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-14
III LAMBERTVILLE RECORD
FIRST OF ALL EMOTIONS.

Magyar Version of the ExpuiSion
From the Garden of Rasn.
Among the folklore OF thu pea.santry
of Roumania and Sofia OF tbs Ads0hmr
ing Magyar statea Of ea@tnrn AuR0Da
Is found the story Of the snVuhsioA VI
our first parents from thA eArSm u
Eden. 1t runs thus:
When Adam and Eve feii, osa scaA
Gabriel, the Magyar AnsA, 70 tarn
them out OF Eden as q punishnasa esr
their sin Gabriel was received sssse
courtcously, food and dgink % the
best being act before him. NOw, Ga
briel had a kind heart ard took Hfty
upon the poor folk and would not &c
cept their hospitality remembering HIS
erTand. 80 he returned and begyea
that some one else be sert to evict the
sinners, as he really could not DO It.
The Raphael, the Roumanian angca,
was sent and was received as Gabrta
had been. He, however, was very fond
OF good dinner, and 80 he sat Gown
and thoroughly enjoyed ffrncetf. The
feast over. he told the errina pair hts
errand. They at once bcann te weap
most piteously and beg fur mercy.
Their bitter sorrow 80 touched his att
or dinner heart that no, too, returned
and nsked that some one eiss be sent,
as he could not possibly turn out the
poor folk after accepting their hospital
fly Then It was that Michael. the
German angel, was sent. ELa was re-
cefved as tho others by the trernbitnG
pair and treated even moro sumptu-
ouely. He sat down and en3cyef him
self till the last norsei Of food had
vanished aud there wasn't drop Of
liquor left Then no arose, and. turn-
ing to hls host and hostess, said. Now,
then, out you CO. and be quick about
IT," Most pitsously dd Adam rnd Bvu
beg at least for time. even reminding
him that he had perakcu of t1,oir
bread. All In vain. Thus It WAS that
our first parents were driven one Of
Eden.