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Milford chronicle., 1903-01-16
WHITESYILLE.

Misses Mollie and Gertrude
White were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, Alymur Tilghman near Sal
isbury on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. NJ, H. Brittinghau's crate
and basket factory is running, and
seems to be very busy at The pres
ent time.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H Locates
entertained on Sunday 4 few of
their friends: Thos. R. Vandyke
and wife, Eli N. White and wife,
B. S. White and wife, G.E. Hearn
and wife, c. c. Hearn, Mrs. Annie
Hastings, Miss Jennie Hastings,
Charles Hearn and wifeand Misses
Georgia and Betty Heam.
Mrs. c. c. Hearn ami daughter
Clema, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Cannon, of near New
Berne, N. c.
Mrs. Fred Hearn i very i'll at
this writing,
Mrs. Annie Hastings gave a
party in honor of her laughter, Miss
jamie, at Mr.. c. c. Hearn's Janu-
airy I3. Among those pressnt were:
B. S. White and vie, Lee Hearn
and wife, Ernest Hastings and
wife, Mrs. Coverdals White, Messrs
Vim. P. Parsons, ohm Hastings,
Harry Campbell, Frank White
Misses Mollie White, Gertrude
White, Mabelle Harm, Sadie Par
sons, Hattie and Flossie Hastings.
At 9.3o the diningroom doors were
thrown open and refreshments were
served abundantly.
]. G. West his bought a saw
mill of Mr.. R. D Grier, of Sails
bury, and it WILSON be running.
Fred M. Hearr has purchased a
very fine colt O S. N. Hearn of
Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Cordrey
entertained a few of their friends
Saturday. Thse present were
Harry Brittingiam and wife, Fred
White and wife w. T. White and
wife, Washington Cordrey and
wife, and Chahie White
Mrs. Sallie Wells is very i'll at
this writing.
G. E. Hear1 has moved his mill
from Snow Hill, near his home.
The young people of Whiteville
gave a surprise party to Miss Etha
Wells, on Wednesday. Those pres
ent were Kisses Mollie White,
Gertrude White, Jamie Hastings,
Ida White Stella White, Eva Wells
Messrs. Thmas Birmingham, Ira
Foskey, Willie Tingle, Arthur and
Thomas Workman, Harold Hearn,
Walter White, Jay Hall, Garley
Hudson, aud Smiley Haddock.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-16
Wedding at FrankfOrd.

The wedding of Miss Nellie Can
non, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Luther Cannon, of Frankford. and
DR.. R. Collins, of Bishopville, Nd,
will be solemnized in Frankford
Presbyterian Church on Wednes-
day, January 2I, at noon. Miss
Ida Gum, cousin of the bride of
Frankford, will be maid of honor,
and the bridesmaids will be Miss
Edith Gum, of Berlin, Miss Eliza
beth Long and Miss Maud Steel, of
Frankford, and Miss Tilly Walter,
of Ocean View.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
January Is, 1908.

January 10, l9U5.
The impression is daily gaining
ground that there will be antitrust
legislation at this session of Con-
gress. All idea of sweeping anti
trust bill has, however, been pract-
ically abandoned and the program
now contemplated consists of en-
acting several brief bills amending
the present statutes and maxim :
some slight additions to the present
laws. Attorney General Knox has
sent to the House, where they were
introduced by Representative Jen-
kins. chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, two measures along this
line and the Judiciary Committee
has already voted to favorably re-
port one bill which carries into ef-
feet one of Mr.. Knox S recommend
ations. 1t provides a method for
facilitating court procedure in anti
trust suits brought by the Federal
Government.
One of the Knox bills amends
the Sherman law by 6orbidding the
giving or receiving of rebates in
transportation, a fine of $4,000 be-
ing provided. 1t also provides that
any corporation receiving such re-
bate shall be debarred from having
its products transported and forbids
the transportation of such products
If the corporation discriminates in
prices to destroy competition.
The other bill provides for the
appointment of bipartisan COM
mission to carry out the provisions
Of the Sherman act when amended
as proposed. The commission is
to have powers similar but much
stronger than those now possessed
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
That the Knox bills will be en-
acted precisely as offered is not
Likely. But that their provisions
will be carried out in such measure
or measures as may be eventually
reported by the Judiciary Commit
tee is practically assured. There
is some soreness on the part of the
subcommittee appointed by the
Judiciary Committee to draft an
antitrust measure because the At
torney General ignored its chair
mau, Mr.. Littlefeld, and sent his
bills to Mr. Jenkins, chairman Of
the whole committee, after refusing
to furnish the subcommittee an
administration antitrust measure.
It is not believed, however, that
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-16
Atempted Murder.

Some Unknown person fired a
revolver at Capt. R. w. Dasey, of
Frankfold, this week, the bullet
barely Missing his head. The cap
tain was sitting in his home at the
time wien some one fred in front
of the buse. He hu1riedly turned
out thelight and ran to the front
part ofthe house, but was unable
to fndthe would-be assassin.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-16
LINCOLN CITY NOTES.

Miss Jennie Lacey has returned
to her home in Binghamton, N. Y.
She was accompanied by her sister
Mrs. George L. Stevens, who will
receive medical treatment from a
physician there.
Mrs. A. w. Small is visiting her
son, Geo. E. Small, in Chester, Pa.
Henry D. Cook and R. H. Der
rickson are spending a few days in
Philadelphia.
U. S. Representative Henry c.
Houston, of Millsboro, spent Mon
day with Fred Whitehead.
At the meeting of the Literary
Society, January %, there will be a
debate, the subject being: Re
solved; THAT Delaware should
abolish the whipping post. The
affirmative Robert E. Curtin,
Frank Clendaniel and John Le-
compt. Negative-Nellie Johnson,
Virginia Morrison and Maysie J.
Reed.
Mics Lillian Morrison has been
very sick with bad cold the past
week.
The week of cold weather has
made very fine skating at the old
She ckley pond,and our young peo
gle have spent much time in the
good exercise this week.
Miss Elsie Clendaniel was made
happy this week by the gift of a
new organ from her father, w. c.
Clendaniel.
Miss Clara Carpenter entertained
a number of friends at her home
OF Saturday evening. ibid.
Milford chronicle., 1903-01-16

The coldest and most disagreeable weather
oi OF lne year Is yet to come and II your system
- not strong and healthy you'd better be
building It up and strengthening il to with
3 q md the severe test it will be put TO during
sne next Two months. Ramon's onic Regu-
ia.Or IS what you need 25 cents.
7. F. Hammersley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18
WILL CONTINUE
TWO DAYS MORE
Yesterday Began Arguments
in Telephone Case.
BEFORE JUDGE ROGERS
Reading of StipuIations Took
Up Time Yesterday

1t will require the greater part OF two
days to complete the arguments of the
case of the Old Colony Trust company VS..
the city of Wichita, nov being heard by
Judge Rogers in the United States circuit
court When the case was first called il
was thought that the arguments would be
completed within two days and that the
case would go to the judge last night. To-
day will be required and the greater part
of tomorrow before the case is ready to
be submitted for decision.
Until half past three o'clock yesterday
the time IVES spent in reading stipulatons.
For several enonths the attorneys for the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone company
and the attorneys for the city have been
taking dispositions in this case After all
of the evidence was taken the attorneys
went TO work and cut out all superfluous
testimony and then filed the stipulations
with the court clerk
In court of equity no witnesses are eX-
amined directly but the evidence is all
prepared beforehand in the form of depo-
sitions. The United States court judges
have all they can take care Of without lis
tening to witnesses and witnesses take up
good deal of dime and the court requires
that all of the testimony 10 be offered
must be in the form Of dispositions.
Monday afternoon c. V. Ferguson began
work reading the stipulations TO the judge.
The testimony is very voluminous, cover
ing some four hundred pages of closely
and until half past three O'Clock yesterday
afternoon was taken up with reading this
evidence.
Immediately following this F. F. RoZelle,
general attorney for The telephone COM
pany, made the opening argument for the
compliments. He spoke until nearly five
o'clock and was followed by r. r. Yer
million for the telephone company. He
did not complete his argument when court
adjourned for the day.
The complainants gave notice that they
would complete their opening argument
by eleven o'clock this morning. 1t may
require until noon for this. City Attorney
Helm will follow with the opening argu-
ments for the city and the balance of the
day will be taken up with the citys argu-
ments and may possibly continue until
tomorrow. Mr.. Helm, Mr.. Ashbaugh and
Mr.. Smythe will each make an argument.
Sometime Thursday the attorneys for
the compliments will begin their closing
arguments and it is expected that they
will complete their work before tomorrow
evening.
Thirty days Will be given both complain
ant and defendant in which TO file briefs
of arguments and then the case will be
taken under Amusement by Judge Rogers
but it will be some time after the filing
of the briefs before a decision is rendered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

After five or six months Ben had 81 and
TO end Of popularity. He conceived the
idea of going into business for himself
at village nearby. He bought side of
leather from a tanner. paying $50 down
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

Nineteen years ago a boy came rolling
into Wichita on u Santa Fe train. On
his lap he had what was left oS box
of hard-bOiled eggs. supplied him for his
trip; in his pocket g of borrowed money.
All the way from New York people
laughed at him and joshed him; for every
now and then he would dig into his box
and eat boiled egg. The inner boy had
a wonderful appetite. He stood the jokes
of the passengers. He could afford TO
be laughed at for he was poor. and the
poor only can enjoy a joke al their own
expense. He did not care for the jokes
of the crowd so long as he had his 50.
Having his place to make in the world he
had yet no place to lose and hence he
was Indifferent TO criticism so long as his
eggs held out. He got the money from
a schoolmate named Hopkins and he got
the boiled eggs from Hopkins sister.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

The boy was the son of rural coun-
try schooifnaster in Canada-a stern old
Scotchman, who believed in drilling
knowledge into boys by physical force.
From standpoint of worldly goods he
was the poorest schoolmaster between
the equator and the north pole. lie was
so poor that he could not even afford
70 educate his own children. His boy,
Ben, the present mayor of Wichita, had
10 peddle kerosine oil at 9 to reinforce
the fathers effort TO supply the family
table. Frequently in winter time, when
the wolf was most exacting he had TO
walk barefooted nine miles 10 trade
Sleeps skin for something TO eat He
was very poor. but soon he became poorer
still. His mother died Of a fever, leaving
him and other small children to the care
of an honest and intelligent. but ex-
ceedingly improvident father one day he
was crawling under a fence to see a cir
Gus. that being the only way he could
see one. when some factotum dashed him
with whip. II stung him bitterly, but
it also kindled in him a little spark OF
ambition. lie decided to make something
of himself and hired out to a harness
maker at s. per month Although he
was then is years Of age he had no shoes.
one day he was cutting wood for the
harness maker. with snow on the ground
ankle deep. The exercise made him per-
spire in the body while his bare feet We're
freezing The saddlers wife took pity on
him. called him into the house and gave
him some warm drinks. He went % bed
with pneumonia and lowered between life
and death for several weeks. After a
desperate struggle for life he finally got
well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

Mr.. Mclean happened into Pallets lum
Continued on sixth Page
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18
WANT TO COUNT NOSES
Democrats and POpulists May Name
Separate Tickets.

The Populist congressional committee
ing the convention and it is doubtful if
it will be held at the same time and
place as the Democratic convention is
held One of the members of the com
mittee said that he thought it would be
held either a week earlier or a week later
than the Democratic convention. I'VE
have no chance of electing our candi-
date this time and ] believe this gives
us a good opportunity to stand up and
have our noses counted.
w. \. Ayers who is en- the committee.
said that he did not know when the con-
vention would be called and that he had
heard no talk OF candidates for the fu-
sion nomination.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

Arriving in Wichita in 1854. he went TO
the home OF J. c. Jones who was then
living across from Col. Murdock's home.
He remained there three weeks and was
unable 70 find q Job. Mr.. Jones was very
kind - him. but Ben felt that he was
an incu1brsuce and finally made des-
perate effort 10 get a job His had
already been spent and he didn't have a
son He ran acros cd man Proctor
snd the latter ribbed him UP 70 go out
among the farmers selling life insura nee
He told Proctor that he didn't have a
cent and Proctor went with him 10 God
dard. The farmers save Ben great vel
come until they found what his business
was and then they almost set the dogs
on him. X seems a lightning rod man
had been in that section some weeks be-
fore and had swindled half the residents
At the end of four days Ben was glad
10 settle with Proctor for just twenty-five
cents and he walked hack TO Wichita
He bought a meal for his two bits and
then his luck changed
Mr.. Mclean happened into Pallets lum-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18
TOOK FIRST PRIZE
Miss Florence Alexander Invited 10
Go TO Boston.

Miss Florence Alexander OF as North
Market street received a letter yester-
day from the Brown Book company OF
Boston awarding her the first prize for
was a letter inviting Miss Alexander to
so TO Boston 10 pass upon the stories
sent in. at s. a day and all expenses
paid. This is 4 great compliment to Miss
Alexander and the people of Wichita
appreciate il
Miss Hazel Foote left last night for an
extended visit to the south. From here
she goes to Bonham. Tex. and after Wis
iting relatives there for few weeks.
she will so on to Houston. where she
lived for several years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18
CQturrh
Invites Consumption

Invites Consumption
1t weakens the delicate lung tissues,
deranges the digestive organs, and
breaks down the general health.
1t often causes headache and dizzi-
ness, impairs the taste, smell and
hearing, and affects the voice.
Being constitutional disease it re-
quires constitutional remedy. :.
Hoods Jdrsdpdriii0
Radically and permanently cures ca
tarrh of the nose, throat, stomach,
bowels, and more delicate organs.
Read the testimonials.
No substitute for Hoods acts like
Hoods. Be sure to get Hoods.
II was troubled with catarrh 20 years.
Seeing statements Of cures by Hoods Sar-
saparilla resolved to try it. Four bottles
entirely cured me-" WILLIAM SHERMAN,
1920 9th ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Hoods SarsaparliIa promises 70
cure and keeps the promise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18
MORE STRANGE
THAN FICTION
Remarkable Story of the Life
of a Brave Lad.
HE SLEPT ON THE FLOOR
Of the Immense Business In
StitutiOn He Now Owns.
HIS HISTORY IN DETAIL
Fascinating Combination Of
an individuals Life.

What a world of dramatic history there
is in the human aggregate of Wichita.
How little people realize that there is a
story in the life of every individual and
that in the lives of many-maybe their
neighbor's-there is a story more fasci-
mating than novelist ever dreamed Of
One Of the most popular fictitious indi-
viduaIs of modern times was David
Harum. There are real David Harums
In Wichita. People do not know them
or care 20 know them. People cater TO
the unreal. They desert the substance
to pursue the shadow and are always
and forever clasping forms that are non
existant. He was a great genius who
said. The proper study of mankind is
man"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

Men see their neighbors going to work
In the morning, coming home to eat, GO
ing to work again and finally returning
10 rest. In appearance their drama is
one of three acts-eaung, working and
sleeping. This is all most people see in
a man, it is all they care about a man,
1t is practically all they know about a
man unless he is making money or losing
money, and then their instinct is keener
money always sharpens ones curiosity.
Very few men. when they see or think
OF another man, speculate or reflect on
the intricate combination of accidents
and designs that brought him to the place
they see him at or to the sphere he occu-
pies when they think of him. 1t is the
purpose at present TO follow the life of
one Wichita man through maze of pecu-
liar circumstances which cannot fail to
stimulate interest in the average person.
who has a heart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-18

Having gained some little knowledge OF
harness making. he decided 10 so 10 a big
town-a city Of 1900 inhabitants. He
was still harefooted and he never viii
forget the day he landed in Woodstock
and tackled the bew.ldering problem OF
finding something 10 eat without money.
He made a straight talk 10 a saddler
and secured a job at fifteen cents a day.
Being still harefooted. he was made fun
Of by one smart-aleck in the shop. Ben's
Scotch blood mounted hish and he bet his
first days pay with the srrart-alock that
he could make more collar rims than he
could IN a day. The contest was furious.
Ben's fingers bled from every pore where.
IN his hurry. ne proddei himself with
the awl. but ut nisht IL had three more
collar rims on his pile than the smart
alec and was winner fifteen cents He
did not learn for long time after that
the men who worked next 20 him throw
collar rims made by them on his pile.
20 he could beat the other fellow. II was
the first real act of friendship done him
IN his life and he has never forgotten il.
After five or six months Ben had 81 and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

to 1855. Today's rate was several
points below the export level, and ex-
perts declared that there was very slight
probability Of early engagements An
other large batch of railroad returns was
issued, showing for the most part. marked
increases in gross, but some of the net
returns We're regarded as unsatisfactory
Business in bonds increased slightly,
but it again lacked a definite tendency.
Total sales (par value) 1925, 600.
United States bonds were all unchanged
on the last call.
Sales of stocks were 409 800 shares, in
Guiding:
Atchison, 1900; Delaware and Hud~
sen, $500 Erie, 65 S00 Erie first prefer
red exdiv,, 1860; Metropolitan Street
10,100; Missouri Pacific, $500; Pennsyl-
vania, 43,1S0; Reading, 1900; St. Louis
and San Francisco, 20,700; st. Paul TO-
500; Union Pacific, % 1907 Preferred, g.
900; A. C. p, 23,4O0 Peoples Gas, 1900;
Rock Island II 200.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Jan. 30.-Ruling dull ana
somewhat irregular during the greater
part of the day. the stock market in the
later trading developed pronounced re
dictionary tendency There was no special
feature of interest in the early dealings
the Professional element tried to make
capital out of the reported setback on
the Venezuelan negotiations, but the
greater ease and abundance Of money
and some moderately sharp advances in
a few specialties tended to Offset the eff
feet of the traders selling. Liberal offer
ings by the banks carried the cash rate
to the lowest level in some time. Ac-
oording to trustworthy reports fully $40, =
600, GOO was loaned at 31A per cent, ana
perhaps half that sum at per cent. IL
was stated that the greater part of this
money was put out by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company which recently made
large and advantageous loan in this mar
ket This, however, was denied, and it
was elsewhere reported that money
which the trust companies had been lend
ing had been returned and bank money
leaned at the lower figure. The rate for
demand money fell to 2ih per cent later
in the day The noteworthy feature of
the forenoon was the sharp duNduCe III
st. Louis and San Francisco on reports
Of an alliance with the Southern Rail
way. Much OF the. buying of those issues
was said to be for Pittsburg account
Considerable weakness was shown by
the traction stocks, particularly Metro
D3,itan securities on talk that another
installment of the subscription was to
he called for. Metropolitan Street Rail
way suffered in sympathy, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, in which there will shortly be a
change of management, also was weak.
In the afternoon the entire list became
unsettled under the leadership of Union
Pacific and allied stocks, which were sold
on the news from Omaha of a serious
hitch in the negotiations between Union
Pacific officials and the labor representa-
tives. The closing was weak. Forecasts
CT the weeks money movement indicated
a gain of some S6,000000 by the local
banks This is less than was looked for
by students of the financial situation.
The rate for exchange advanced ten points
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
Barbee e. Co.'s
Cotton Letter

Especial TO News ana ODSefVeT.J
New York, Jan. 30-Receipts are large
as compared with last year and this
had considerable effect before noon. May
worked back to S.91 after selling at S.S7,
but on the movement for tomorrow OF
5000 bales at New Orleans the price
broke back to 8.87. A feature of the
day was the break in January to $40.
This is the end of the famous January
deal in cotton that carried that option
to a thirty point premium over May 1T
one time and now goes out at a twenty
point discount. A clear change of half
Il cent. This helped weaken the whole
market and during the afternoon the tone
OF the market was unsettled in the ex
tIeme. Next week we run against very
small figures last year and this may I'M
settle the tone considerably. Prices are
here at the high point of the season,
there is nothing but bull news, and yet
nc speculation. No speculation on az
advance makes it a hard matter to hold
prices without setback. We cannot
explain the absence of speculation. We
have given up trying to ex-
plain it. On such an advance
as we have had. its is the thing to
take profits and wait for break before
buying. We would like to see how the
market acts under next weeks move
ment. If prices hold, all right, but we
think it wiser to anticipate a reaction
on larger receipts.
Cotton futures ranged as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
Tarrant e. Kings
Cotton Letter.
lsnecial to News and Observe

(SDecldl 10 NEWS anu oDSclNci'J
New York. Jan. 30.-Outside specula-
ton today was not strong enough to alb
8orb the heavy realizing sales and the
market suffered a slight reaction from
yesterdays figures. Every trader who
has been on the long side for several
weeks has thought it his duty to take
profits on the rise of this week and as
consequence the market has had to alb
sorb hundreds of thousands of bales of
cotton at time when the public are not
buying. The only demand has been the
hedge business from spot houses. The
sentiment generally is to buy on reac-
lions and we know of enormous buying
orders at limits Just under present prices
which will prevent any decline of conse-
quence and probably advance the market
considerably regardless of the demand
from shorts which is now large and nerv
GUS We expect a marked falling off
in the movement next week which to-
gether with the generally bullish infiu-
ence at work will cause a good advance.
We advise purchases on every such reac
ton as we have had today.
TARRANT & KING,
68 Broad street.