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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

The New York World says that Bryan
is not politically honest because certain
eminent rascals supported him. If that is
the test. Washington, Jefferson and every
other patriot in America was dishonest
because all their supporters were not
saints. Such insane and silly attacks on
Bryan injure only those who make them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

The decision in the New York tax
franchise case affrms the declaration of
Mr.. Roosevelt, then Governor of New
York, who declared THAT a corporation
which derives is powers from the State
should pay to the State just percent
age of its earnings as a return for the
privileges it enjoys" Mr.. Roosevelt new
er did better public service that when
he pressed the passage of that law which
is now sustained by the highest courts
Of New York. I>Ss
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01
STATE NEWS.

The Star says that Miss Meryvn Jones,
daughter of Hilary Jones, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Sparta to succeed
d. NJ. Beck.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

Educational progress is seen on every
hand. One of the most important steps
of the past week was the action of the
trustees of Pee Dee Institute, Wades-
boro, determining to erect a new and
commodious dormitory for that excellent
institution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01
Industrial News.

Mr. Haywood II. Thompson. the we'll
known contractor, is making brick to
build a weave mill and dye house al the
Emo Cotton Mill. About 400 looms viii
be operated in the weave mill, giving or
pIoyment to IS or 100 more hands.-HIus-
boro Observer.
The Recorder learns with pleasure that
all the heirs of the late Mr.. Policy Ballou
have signed an agreement to lease the
ores on the Ballou Home Place to Mr.
Richard Wood of Philadelphia. 1t is re-
ported that MIR. Wood has the support
of all the iron furnaces along the lines
of the Norfolk snd Western Railroad in
the matter of organizing the New River
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01
KEEP NEGROES OFF THE BOOKS.

The Asheville Gazette which is now
supporting a Citizens municipal tick
ct. grows red in the face because some
negroes have been registered for the
municipal election who were not allowed
to register last November WHEN THE
GAZETTE WAS CUSSIN' BECAUSE
THE DEMOCRATS WOULD NOT REG
lister THEM.
Though late, we arc glad to see the
Gazette on a platform for the elimina-
tion of negro votes. If any Democrat is
letting down the bars in Asheville to
negro voters he is an enemy of the
Democratic party, and IS not supported
or approved by any Democrat in au-
thority anywhere. The Democratic posi-
ton is that just as few negroes should
the law-to stick TO the law and require
that they demonstrate their fitness.
The Atlanta News which fayors Hearst
for the presidency says his marriage was
'the proper initial step toward that
laudable ambition" 1t attributes Til
denis failure and Hills poor success to
the fact of bachelor state, and says
no bachelor can be elected President.
How about Grover Cleveland? Wasn't
he q bachelor when he was elected in
1854? 1t is true he gloriously reformed
by marrying one of the loveliest women
in the world, but he was first elected as
d bachelor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

Morganton. N. c., April 30,-Mrs.
Sarah Mcdowell, an aunt of Mrs. w A.
Erwin and Col. J. Harper Erwin, OF
Durham. died here one day this week.
She was noble woman
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

The people are nominating good men
for mayors in most of the towns. Kin
ston has named one of its first men in
Mr.. n. J. Rouse.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

NOIICI Ut AIJNI1tF y - = =
Having qualified as administrator C.
t. a.. Of the estate Of Ambrose II. Pcarce,
deceased, late Of Wake county. n. G.,
this is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate to present the same
to the undersigned on or before the 18th
day of March. 1904, or this notice will be
plead in bar Of their recovery
i. b. YOUNG.
Administrator, c. t. a.
March 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

Glasses made to fit all sights by one who
is well known and reliable; one who under
stands the eyes their defects and their rela-
ton to human ills. Office rs w Main ST.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
VOICE or HIS CHILDHOOD.
He Got It by Monograph in the Calm, Still Hours of the Time
 to Sleep.

It is good story, and Mrs. Brown had until Mir. Brown himself heard of it's true inwardness. and since then he has found no fault with his crying baby, re- lates the New York Herald.
 Charlie Chats MT. Brown) was aw- fully annoyed by the crying of our dear little Tommy" said Mrs. Brown, "and the fact is that his complaining was harder to endure than the baby's howls. Finally had an Inspiration.
 "One morning, at the agonizing hour of four o'clock, Charlie was awakened by most unearthly baby yelling and screaming. and sat up in bed with a start.
 Cant you stop that baby?' he de- manded. Did you ever in your life be- fore hear such a racket from pair of lungs? I don't think that there ever was mortal, or an immortal, who made such an ear-splitting, ep-destroying noise since babies were invented until this blessed moment
 "'Yes there was, Charlie answered, quite calmly, and you were that very baby. have prepared lesson for you. You are now listening to your own voice. -.
 "'You are crazy!' he exclaimed.
 "'Not a bit, I replied. When you were the age of Tommy you were just such a bowling terror as he is, and for future use your mother set up phono- graph to preserve your voice. She sent me the cylinder yesterday, and you will find it in our graphophone.
 "He made no audible reply, but he did apparently mutter something under his breath, and then turned over and went to sleep He hasn't complained of Tommy's voice since, and 1t has not occurred to him that there was no such thing as a photograph until long after he was 9 baby"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27

The bureau of forestry has contin- ued this year on far larger scale the experiments in timber seasoning and preservation for the railroads which it began last year under Dr Hermann von Schrenk. This summer the work will be carried on in many states east, south and west-and will be ihroadened in scope and made more thorough even than before. This work will be done for the New York Central, the Erie, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Pennsylvania railroads in the east; and for the Illinois Gen. tral, the Santa Fe, the St Louis and San Francisco, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas; the Northern Pacific, and the Burlington in the south and west, The scarcity of valuable timbers is felt by no class of consumers more keenly than by the railroads, which use every year 11o.0oO,0oO ties merely to renew those worn out and decayed. The price of timbers has risen in some instances to figure which makes their use prohibitive; in other cases the SUD- ply is so nearly exhausted that the roads have been compelled to look about for new timbers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
, A VEGETABLE LAMB.
Wonderful Species of Fevn i'm China
 Which Is Believed tn Destroy Other Plants.

There is a wonderful species of fern that grows in China, called the Tar tartan lamb Under this name 1t was frat described by Sir Hans Sloane, who not unjustly claimed that 1t much re- sembled that four-footed bit of gentle ness. In fact, the plant does illustrate most peculiar form of vegetable growth, says the Brooklyn Eagle. The underground root is thick and decum- bent while the great stem is pushed horizontally out of the ground by four inferior branches of this root, which an- swer, of course. to the lambs four legs. Besides holding the same position as the body of the lamb, the stem is covered densely with a soft and pale, yellowish wool. Toward the end which would an- swer to the neck of the lamb, this stem is declined as though the creature were browsing.
 ln China there is rather an uncanny sentiment associated with the Tartarian lamb, as it is believed to destroy all other plants within it's vicir1ty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
BAD MANS TRAGIC END.
IRe of Those "ESiilers" Gets Ills. Quietus from Little Man
 with a Hard Head.

"Whoop la,' cried Dangerous Dick, as he jumped from his broncho at the, railroad station. I'm a bad man from hades, and I'm looking for trouble. Say, stranger he yelled, at a quiet little man who sat silently munching a straw, "why in blue thunder don't you salute when l come into town, hey? I'm bad, am. l eat raw meat and drink blood. Fer two frijoles I'd blow your measly top off"
 The little man-who was none other than Humpty Dumpty, the famous cir- GUS acrobat--did not reply to the bad mans remarks, and the dozen or so loungers who were killing time while awaiting the arrival of the overland with the daily mail shifted their posi- tions so as to get better view of the proceedings, says the Los Angeles Her ald
 Dangerous Dick had the reputation of being a killer, and seldom came to town that a tenGerfoot didn't have to dance for his amusement. He had the esteem of every puncher in Jimson county, and was feared by the greasers for miles in every direction. His dislike for Mexicans being something he couldn't and didn't try to conceal. nothing affording him greater pleasure than to shoot holes through greaser's ears. But sometimes it happened after drinking freely of mescal, that Dicks aim had been a little on one side or the other. with the inevitable result that his target took no further interest in this worlds proceedings.
 Having tied his mount securely Dick moved toward his intended victim. He seemed amused as he stopped before what he considered his prey, and with a wicked grin on his coarse features said: Stranger, I reckon you'll have to be my little dickey bird this after noon, so hurry ur, and we'll go right over to the Golden Eagle saloon, where you're goin to sing fer me-
 As the little man made no effort to move Dick lost his temper, and jumped forward, intending to grasp one of the fellows ears. Then something happened that to-day is reckoned in Preston as part of that towns history Humpty Dumpty bent his knees, tucked his head and gave the bad man a sort of perpendicular butt in the stomach that had enough force back of it to cause the bully to rise in the air and turn two complete fips before reaching terra firma As soon as the dust had
 cleared sufficiently to make out the minute details, the little man was seen seated upon the bad mans back, busily engaged in cutting off his long locks of black hair Never before was there a more completely dumfounded audience than that which beheld these proceed ings. It was full ten minutes before anyone ventured near the prostrate puncher, and he had scarcely been car ried into nearby saloon when the Overland, roaring and hissing, came into view. The committee that under h took to ascertain the extent of Dicks injuries found nothing more serious than broken arm and badly sprained neck, and as one man they moved out of the building just as the Overland with the little man on the rear plat | form. grinning broadly, pulled out to- ward the golden west. l.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
What prOofDO You Want

That Standard Remedy has eurea hundreds and is curing right alon complaints that the best skill obtain able has failed to cure:
 DO you object to being cured unless by skill that you can ill afford to pay for? The working classes should not fail to use it at once. The proof Is right in your city that it does the work quickly and thoroughly. Ask MT sickmund. shoemaker, Phoenix avenue, what it did for him after all else failed.
 A specialist that could make the cures Standard Remedy has in this city could take hundreds of dollars ev. cry day and be lauded to the skies by all Will you throw your prejudice aside as MT sickmund did and be cured? Rich and poor can all afford to use Standard Remedy. The poor should be cured as cheaply as possi- ble. Begin it's use. You run no risk. Money refunded If dissatisfied
 Sold at Cones. DeNter's, Ebbs, Pick ett's, A. H. Co and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27

The president has suddenly jamnad into the labor unions of the country, and somebody is going to come out second best in a fight that will be on in furious fashion pretty soon, says a Washington critic. It seems that a man named Miller, an assistant fore man in the bookbinding department of the government printing office, was expelled from his union for good and sufficient cause. AS the unions have been intrenched in the government printing office in recent times, they have insisted that only members of the union in good standing shall be employed there, and the consequence was that Miller was dismissed from his position. He immediately began a fight. He appealed to the civil ser vice commission and to the president, He has been sustained by both. The president practically says to the labor unions that they may expel any man they please, but they must work un- der him whether he is in good standing in the union or not, The man has been reinstated, and it has just been given out that the union men will not make any trouble at present.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27

Aside from the boodling and rotten ness that is coming out of the depart ments in this city, writes a Wishing ton correspondent. the government of the District of Columbia is being shown up just now, and it is about the most ranashaekle and fiimsy affair, to be called the government of great city, that any man ever heard of. A young clerk. whose salary was $1,40O a year. was allowed to steal about S75,0OO in the past i've years for the reason that his, books were never checked. His employers saw this young man plunging at the races, buy ing an interest in all sorts of business, riding around in ''red devip' auto1no' bile, and playing the Thigh roller" gen. erally. and yet they never checked his books. There is hardly day goes by that something crooked, something rotten, or something loose does not turn up in the District of Columbia building: There seems to be lust of loot, riot of rapacity and a f1duciary fandango in the capital of the nation
 Long lease of power hath made the re
 pubhcans money mad, and they arc simply taking what they want and asking no odds. When the people tire of it they know how they can stop 1t
 It Is up to them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
CROPS OF TEE STATES.
How the General Result fs Affected
 ny Western Floods or East~ ern DrOughts.

The comment is familiar that damage done to crops by abnormal weather con- diticns in one section of the country cannot ruin whole crop. This may be shown by some interesting comparisons, says the New York Post. Taking 1902 as a fairly normal year, the wheat crop footed up 670, 1000, ,000 bushels. Of this, > sS2,ooo,ooo was wipter-sown wheat and 307,00o the spring crop. The lower Missouri valley produced about 1S4,0oo,- 900 of the total, or near one-third. The upper Mississippi and Red River valley produced some 1S7,0o0,0 1000 - another third. Something over 61 .0o0 000 bush- els were harvested on the Pacific coast. The New England states, and the Middle Atlantic group, comprising New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Nary land, yielded 42.00o, ,0o0 The Ohio yal- ley and the lake states accounted for 132,- 100000.
 This is pretty wide geographical dis tribution, and the weather of 1881 would be required to make general havoc. It will be seen, therefore. that even the six weeks of western rain and astern drought, followed by three weeks of eastern rain and western drought, did not touch everything.
 The corn crop makes some equally in- teresting comparisons. Of the total 2,523 ,000, 900 bushels yielded in 1902, LIDO ,000 900 grew in the Missouri basin, and nearly 750 100000 in the Ohio and lake region. Only about 100000, ,000 bushels came from the eastern states, properly so-called But the south pro- luced nearly 300 ,on00 00o Those were the lucky farmers who got high prices for very fair crop in the disastrous corn year 1901
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
l PROF HoLLTY

Teaches every ps.plI 10 write a mo fapid, business hand, in courso of la private lesSpns and ao failures. All kinds of pen work executed in the Ejghess degree of art
 1e7 BANK SIT
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27

banks but from the vaults of the. United States treasury, where 1t is now nselessly locked up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27

The monetary situation Is certainly
 improving, says Banker Clews in his weekly write-up. more than indicated
 by either the weekly bank statement or by the current high rates for money.
 Liquidation. such as lately experienced,
 has certainly put the banks in much
 better control of their funds, besides enabling them to loan under more sat isfactory conditions. Good rates for time money promise to prevail, and
 there will be plenty of funds for legitl- mate uses, but little for speculation in unsound properties. Crop demands will soon assert themselves, still the in- dications are that there will be less suf. fering from stringency this fall than a year ago. Our credit abroad Is ex- cellent, and we shall have little trouble in borrowing there if necessary. Flu rope already recognizes that many of our good stocks are selling below in trinsic value, and that regardless of further declines they will eventually yield handsome profits on present prices. What with foreign purchases of our securities and high rates of in terest here, there is no further induce. n1ent for gold exports; in fact, if pres. ent conditions continue we shall soon begin importations Of gold. which would add to the relief here. No con, cern need be felt about payment for the Panama canal, as when due that sum
 will probably be taken, not from ths
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
WARM WEATHER COOKERY.
Light Foods That Cool and Refresh More Beneficial Than
 Heavier Fare.

Fresh fruits, vegetables and greens are easily procured during the summer months. Let these take the place of some of the hardier foods used during \ the winter and spring, The system is not in need of so much fatty or heat producinS foods during the warm sea- son. Light, cooling, refreshing foods are needed. During the warm weather the digestive organs are not able to df- gest the hardy winter meals. says Good Health.
 Nature understands well the needs Of her children in providing them SO liber- ally with fruits Fresh fruits are es- pecially suited to form 8 large part of the diet in summer Cherries, peaches, apricots, bananas, tomatoes, etc. are perfectly wholesome, and if well ripened may be used freely. Fresh peas, French beans and greens are within the reach of all, and may be prepared in variety of wholesome ways. It is not advisable to exhaust strength, or overheat the blood by bending over hot kitchen fires during warm weather. Keep cool, and help to keep your family cool
 Cool drinks are better than hot or warm drinks. Refreshing drinks may be made from the small fruits, the grapes, berries, etc Orange drinks. or lemon drinks, with the addition of some nat ural homeAade fruit juice, is also re- freshing. ea
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-27
1t Was All Right.

"And now, dear" said the delighted youth, when may I speak to your father?'
 You don't have to, George" replied the sweet young thing. who had just accepted him. He told me to-day that if you didn't speak to me tonight he'd speak tc you to-morrow "---P Phila- deIphia Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-03
Columbia Theater

Dolly Warden. bit more effervescent and
hilarious perhaps than the precocious little
country maid seen here more than year
ago. has returned to the Columbia for a
weeks sojourn prior to her first trip
through the southland. To her intimate
friends Dolly confided last night that she
is really bound for London town. The trip
to Dixie is merely to fill out the remaining
weeks of the present season and keep the
framework of the company intact Next
year Mr.. Whitney, who is the real life
financial guardian of Dolly Warden, will
gather up his clans. take possession of an
ocean greyhound and sail away across the
billowy to the home of the Shilling "Trip
pence or the two bob ha'pence" Mr.
Whitney was conspicuous in the lobby talk
last night and spoke gleefully of his plans
to invade the English metropolis He be-
lieves Dolly Warden will eclipse the success
full records of her predecessors from New
York at the London court Mr.. Whitney
realizes the value of good work and it
Will be quite while before daintier or
more appropriate little opera can be Sc
cured for his favored star
Miss Chaser is surrounded this year by
many old friends and number of new
ones, who quickly demonstrated their right
70 abide In the company of one clever.
She is somewhat more confident as a result
of her striking success in the role and the
many times she has played it, and takes
rollicking liberties with lines and situations
audience, however, and increased the output
of isn't she cuten' EXPLANATIONS There
has been no change in Dolly Warden" dur
Ing the year. with the exception of the per-
sonnet, and the company has suffered but
little, II any, In this respect. Miss CHASER
has her name printed in type a trife blac ok
er than usual, but she sings of the Jay
bur-r-d' in the same attractive manner
that first brought the story of the silly
songster into SO much prominence. Mark
Smith is seen again Gayspark while
Tom Daniels resonant voice still rolls the
lines written for Dolly's "Guardy, dear"
Among the newcomers In the organiza ton
are Harry Girard as Captain BeIleville
and Harold Blake as Harcourt Both of
these young men have particularly pleasing
voices. Mary Conwell, a Washington girl
sings the role of Letitia, which was oddly
enough, In the hands of another Washing
tonian, Estelle Wentworth, when Dolly was
first played here. Miss Conwelrs voice is
of rare sweetness in quality. The preten-
tious music of Julian Edwards and the sat
isfactory book of Stanislaus STANCE are
both well known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-03
Chase's Theater.

Ef1e Fay is the headlined feature of an
exceptionally good bill Of polite vaudeville
at Chase's this week. Fife has an unlim-
tied supply of faces. marvelously and won
derfully made, which she uses alternately
as laugh producers with much success.
Agnes Mahr leads of the program with an
exhibition Of remarkably clever dancing
She is a wonderfully clever and versatile
exponent of this accomplishments verita-
BILE Kiralfy show in, miniature. She Is fol-
lowed by John T. Thorne and Grace Carie-
ton in THE Lady in the Cab" Ada Arnold
son. characterized as the Swedish night
ingale, met with an enthusiastic reception
In number Of songs. She has powerful
voice and uses it effectively Probably no
acrobatic performance that has been seen
in Washington has been greeted with more
hearty expression Of approval than That OF
the four Lukens last evening. They intro
exciting variety, in addition to other feats
Of strength and agility. 1t Is the most
graceful and picturesque exhibition OF Its
kind ever seen here. The musical turn
Of Klein, OFT Brothers and Nickerson was
one Of the most enjoyable features of the
BILL Wilfred Clarke assisted by Miss Theo
Carew, Mr.. D. Vernon and Miss Lucille
spinney, kept the audience in an uproar In
the funny farce, 'In the Biograph." This
little sketch is rather more meritorious than
the usual skits, and it was presented in the
most effective style. Motion pictures, "A
Tour Of Venice" closed the performance.
The weeks rest from polite vaudeville at
picious manner with an offering much above
the average, and the large audience of last
night will no doubt set the pace for the
weeks attendance.