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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18
WAS IT ACCIDENT Or SUICIDE?
Mr., T. A. Brown, Much Esteemed, Dies Of
Pistol Wound.
(special TO News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Tarboro. N. c., Oct. 17.-Mr f. A.
Brown. an expert painter in the employ
ment of M. T. Hussey, died here today
from a pistol shot.
1t is not known whether he committed
suicide or shot himself accidentally. He
was alone n the second story of Mr.
Hussey's factory when pistol shot was
heard. One of the employees went at
once to Mr.. Brown, who was then dying.
The pistol was found on the floor near
him. He did not live long enough to tell
the story of his death. He leaves a wife.
Mr.. Brown was thought well of by every
body in town. He is an Odd Fellow and
for years has been one of the most en-
thusiastic and useful members of this
lodge. The funeral will take place to-
morrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18
End of Carniva!-.-The Queen Crowned
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and UDseIFeT.J
New Bern. n. c., Oct. 1.-THE Layton
Carnival closed its week engagement to-
night with the Knights OF Pythlas and
fire department of this city, i was a
grand success in every particular, espc
cially financially The shows are clean and
interesting. Five thousand people throng-
ed the midway last night. The spectacu-
lar feature of the carnival was the crown
ing of aueen during the eruption Of Mt
Pelee at $50 Friday night, during which
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18
Other Games.
(By the Associated Press.)

AT Blacksburg-A. and NJ. College of
North Carolina 0; Virginia Polytechnic
Institute 21
Harvard s: West Point 0.
Yale 81; Pennsylvania State College 0.
University of Pennsylvania 80; Brown 0.
Princeton II; Carlisle o.
Cornell s: Bucknell 0.
Columbia IL: Amherst 0.
Annapolis Naval Cadets 5; Dickinson 0.
Dartmouth II: Williams 0.
University Of Chicago 0; Northwestern 0.
At Atlanta-Clemson College 70; Georgia
School of Technology o.
At Washington-Geor %; Balti-
more Medical College o..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18
Mrs. Davis Leaves for Home.
(By the Associated Prcss.)

Buffalo. N. Y, Oct 17.-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, who has been i'll at Castle Inn for
several weeks. left today for her home in
New York City. She was accompanied
by her daughter. Mrs Hayes, her grand
daughter and nurse.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18

garded as a right step toward this direc-
ton. After the business session of the day
banquet, at which Senator Hanna, Pres
ident Gompers, members of the Fedora
ton, leading business men and labor lead
ers were present, has held.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18
THE ALASKAN LINE
AS WE TRACED IT
All but One of the American Contentious
Has Been Sustained by the Arbitration
Commission.

a gorgeous display of fire works was wit
messed The three leading candidates for
the queen and the 500 diamond ring We're
Miss Bradford Hyman, 14,904; Miss Mag
gle McSorley 1929; Miss Lille Tolson,
SPA
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18
Death of Major Ross.

(By the Associated Press.)
Mobile, Ala, Oct 17.-Maj. William
Rooss, one of the oldest and best known
cotton men in the South, died here today
aged so years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-18

In the list Of exhibits at the State
Fair, printed on another page, the Mel
rose Knitting Mill is omitted.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
WHAT BIG FOLK DON'T TELL
(Honorable Mention.l

(I1onorable Mention.)
One afternoon last September I playing
the lawn when heard some one in the kitchen.
dering who it was I stole to the window was
sister wearing large white On the table
several dishes and full of something hot It did
not take me long to tafy in the pan There
She stood pulling that tay and the funny part
did not stick to her hands at all Suddenly the
bell sounded. Off came her apron touch
hair and away she went wearing that look big folks
always have when they open the door. There my
chance slipped into the kitchen, washed my hands,
put sisters apron, then put my hands in the tafy.
How it did burn! tried to take my hands out but
tay stuck to them tried to wipe it into sisters
and how it did stick. I ate what left my
and then tried again. This time my hair down,
and the candy stuck to it than it did to the apron
And it did hurt when took my hands out. Then
heard mother coming with the ladies. I did not
them to see so tried to but apron caught
in the pan and down the whole the floor.
How they did laugh while they washed the candy
of hair Sister said, Poor thing, she did not put
any butter her hands, How could T. when I did
not know must do that? wish big folk would tell
little girls more. Agnes Kolshorn,
Fifth Grade, Red Wing, Mimi.
East School,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
A BRAND NEW RECIPE.
(Honorable Mention.)

(Honorab1e Mention.)
One summer visiting at Rochester. The
tomatoes would not pen and spoiled because there
so much rain. thought ought to preserve some of
them. I did not know where kept her recipe
books she always hid them that the small chill
dren could not reach them, but sliced of the
xnatoes, mixed spices onions with them
and set them on the stove to cook. let it cook a
while and then took off and put it in fruit and
set it to cool. tasted and found it delicious.
When mama home showed her what I had
made. She tasted 1t and said it could not be better.
told her what had used. She took down her recipe
books but found nothing like it. Many times the next
winter enjoyed preserved tomatoes.
Jessie Kaiserlik,
S;xtk Grade <s~z- Stewartvi1e, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE FLOOD IN HENvILLE.

We live farm and have great chickens
and turkeys It is duty that there is plenty
of water In the drinking Last summer thought
would try to find some to fix that would not
have to be filled only about week. I took a
and bn* ed hole in the bottom of it. Then found
piece Of rubber hose and put it into the hole then
filled the keg with water But the water found its way
out around the hose instead of thru it. stopped
holes the best could set the keg the
dug long hole in the ground for the hose to lie
When had that finished put the end of the hose
that the water would into the pan. Then turned
the water but the hose out of the bottom of
the ka and let the water out BY this time very
much discouraged and said that would try it
again. Mildred Streeter,
Seventh Grade. Devils Lake. N. d.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10

some IDEA as to the quantity
of the things I used. read
recipe after recipe until I
became SO bewildered T
hardly knew what I was
about. But I was deter
mined not to give up my
plan. I used a quart of milk
for the foundation, and
stirred in cup each of
chopped beefsteak, stewed
tomatoes, and canned oys-
ters, seasoning plentifully
with pepepr, salt and mus
tard. At supper time the
family made all sorts of
jokes about my experiment,
as they called it, but I told
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday. Oct. "a:
~. "A PRESIDENTS DIARY"

This, you see, is "a president. So you may
create your own republic imagine yourself the
president of any existing republic. A diary, re-
member, is supposed to chronicle the personal
opinions Of the writer, instead of telling all the
things that happen in this republic Of yours, you
should give the presidents point Of view of
things Of which he is the center, the prime mover
or the victim. The papers must be mailed so as
to reach the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Friday Morning, October is.
They must be strictly original written in ink
on one side only of the paper, not more than 800
words in length, less than 100, marked with
the number of words and each signed with the
grade, school, name and address of the writer.
The papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
For Saturday, Oct. 81:

YOUR MOST DIsTAsTEFUL TASK. WHY"
We all have work to do, and among the tasks
there is always at least which we like less
than the others. What is yours? Is it something
about the house? Or the barn? Or the school?
What is it that makes it especially distasteful
to you? Perhaps the thinking it over and the
talking of it out will be relief to your feelings
even if it does not in every result in
smoothing away of the difficulties The papers
must be mailed as to reach the office of The
Journal Junior
Not Later Than Friday Morning, October %.
They must be strictly original, written in ink
words in length nor less than 1O0 marked with
the number of words and each signed with the
grade, school, name and address of the writer.
The papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
OCTOBER

Now half the birds forget to sing,
And half of them have taken wing,
Before thir pathway shall be lost
Beneath the gossamer of the frost:
Now one by one the gay leaves fly
zigzag across the yellow sky;
They rustic here and f1utter there,
Until the boughs hang chill and bare.
Frank Dempster Sherman.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER TO- 1903

pretty good, but about one-fourth of my hair was
singed off, Thinking nice, presented myself in
the kitchen. was greeted with Of laughter
from all the girls, but aunt did not laugh. She
went at for the scissors and began cutting my
curs off one by one cried for my curls, there
was no help for it, and when looked the glass
behed a little boy instead a girl. z@
-Signe Beck,
E1ghth Grade Two Harbors MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10

them to wait until they some it and they
would be surprised to how good it happened
to be the one that surprised, however, it was
really the queerest and tasting mixture have
ever eaten or expect to eat in my life. That expert
ment proved such utter failure have not attempted
any since. Mae Clark
Eighth Grade, Anoka MINI.
Irving School, ..-s
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE PRICE OF VANITY.

(Honorable Mention.) -
Mama had been very sick for a long time and
finally had to be taken to hospital four
old then, but it perfectly well.
cried and cried, for she had gone away while
upstairs. Then I taken to aunts
stayed for many months. My aunt had children
was made much of. Almost every evening she would
braid hair into a number of braids make it
wavy the next day, for my hair straight as a
stick thought her plan good enough at
ing seen her curl her hair with iron thought
must try it, too. One day when aunty down
kitchen quietly stole up into her lit
lamp, put the iron down chimney screwed
the wick far possible. After while pulled
the iron out and began my front part
of my hair first. The iron hot it burned
almost all my hair off in front Then tried the back
with the Here and there the curls were
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE INCOMPATIBLE SOUP.
(Honorable Mention,)

(HOnOrabIe MentiOn.)
~ one sunny afternoon last summer mother
out calling and left alone at home to get supper
was reading an interesting story and I fin
ished began to think what should cook for
supper. At last / decided that would make a soup
one that would be entirely different
ever made and that would make my name famous in
tn. annals of housekeeperdom First all, T needed
a tire so donned big apron many unsuc-
cess!u1 attempts started fairly cook
linen began to look around for the ingredients
that were to compose my wonderful
1 hunted all the old could find
and studied them over carefully that could form
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
A FISH WITH A PULL

1 was pulling fish out as fast
as I could bait my hook
and throw it out into the
water. After a while a big
fish came along and caught
on my hook. In my excite
ment while trying to pull
him in, the board broke.
There was a great splash,
and I found myself, fish
pole, line and board, all in
the water. I did not try to
wade to the shore, but be-
gan to shout for help, be-
cause I thought 1 was
drowning.
A man nearby helped me
ont and was soon cittipo
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10

During summer vacation the thought struck
to have circus churn and I gathered up all
the little express wagons in the village of North Man
kato these formed the line of wild cages.
Then had large heavy horse fixed to represent
elephant nd he looked much like elephant
frightened all the horses that in sight.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
A DOUBLE SURPRISE.
Sixth Grade.

One Saturday evening my father cut the branches
down from tree, and early Sunday morning thought
would try to surprise him by cleaning the
away When my father got up he looked out and
that the branches thrown in wrong
In little while came in and asked him if had sur
prlsed him. He said had surprised him in the wrong
way, and that must take them again and throw
them in the right place. When had this
should not try to surprise him again. It
to carry the branches back. Robert Nelson
Fifth Grade, White Bear MINI.
Washington School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE SHAKERS SHAKEN.

couple of days after Fourth July, four OF
US boys thought we would try to make mkshake. We
had drunk quite Quantity of it it
looked so easy to make that doubted that
could One boy got two quarts of milk and the
OF us furnished the favOring. Instead getting
right kind of favoring bought extracts then
hlled glass half full of the extracts did
enough vanilla lemon favorng. Then we
hlled IL almost full of milk and next sampled it
somehow or other it did not taste good, put in
little aVorng. Again tasted, seemed
to be no Improvement. Just then boy with
milk shake that his mother had made. It very
good; We asked him how it said
used milk, favorng, sugar and ice Then to
work again, putting ice sugar into
mixture. Still it did not taste good despair we
gave it up for that day. When counted up
had wasted, it amounted to two quarts milk one
half of sugar, cake of ice and lot extracts.
Cecil Ellis,
Seventh Grade. Chatfied, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10

on the river bank with my fish lying around
one told me had caught a twopound sucker. I think
shall never try this way Of fishing again.
willie Markham,
Slxth Grade. SteWartvle, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10

chariot with little girl with long white robe in it.
drawn by four little boys There eight girls
horseback ard two clowns in wagon drawn by dogs.
The leader was boy who worked for my father He
wore of those high black silk hats The "band boys
OF Mankao let us have their small drum music.
When eight o'clock came our circus commenced and
it lasted till about half-past After it
CT the business of village said he thought there
were about two hundred people present. My gate
money amounted to two dollars and sixty cents To
great surprise the next evening when reading
the Mankato paper there appeared in large letters,
Elephant Scares Horses" and there half column
about my great circus Among other things it said that
certain circus well known. in the northwest
better when it started out. Glen Page,
Seventh Grade. $40 Belgrade Av, North Mankato.
=
A FISH WITH A PULL.
One day papa told me I might go fishing. When
reached the river saw that someone had left long
board on the bank It about a wide.
So thought would try new way of fishing placed
the board across the river from bank
linen walked out upon it and sat I baited my
nook and threw line out into the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE EGG DID IT'S FULL DUTY.

Once as was making mortar at house,
the lime began to boil in the box thought + would
see If could cook something in it. put egg in.
After that went away and meant to back in a
little while. But was having that for
got about the When came back the lime
boiling hard that afraid to get the egg out
But then the put some water in the box, so
it did not boil so hard Then took stick poked
the out. just going to crack the egg when
boy knocked it out of my hand, it few into hole
the ground, but got it out. The egg had cooked.
Nellie Sandberg,
Fifth Grade. Deano, Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS,

all over the table and
floor to the other side Of room, and then
me- was powerless to stop it. hastily into
other room and only when the of stirring
ceased did return to the of again.
a sight met eyes! Not bit of batter the
bowl, than enough of it on the walls
and floor threw the patent out doors proceeded
to wipe the batter Ruth Eckman
Sixth Grade Granite Falls MINI.
HOW PUMP DRAWS WATER
(High School Credit)
When I about six years old, used to wonder
how pump water from the well and what would
happen if the water prevented from coming
securely to the and then proceeded to pump
hard as could watching the spout intenty meanwhile
Suddenly stream Of water spurted into my
the shock sent me sprawling into the mud. picked
myself and stared around to where the water
had from, but the spout. Very
much puzzled went to my mother and told
about it. She laughed heartily at NV plight and then
she explained to that the water come
the opening where the pump handle attached She
ask questions than to experiment.
Ethel Woods
Twelfth Grade. Grafton N. D.
WHEN THE AK WAS Clicked"
(High School Credit)
An experiment which I have to remember is
one tried in my early childhood listen
ing to father tell tried to lick the
frost off and how his tongue had it.
listened attentively, but could see why his
tongue should stick I thought long time about it
that his tongue should not have stuck to that I
decided to see about it. So went to the
dnu Ine flrSt tnlng tnat met my eyes was hatchet
with thick coat of sticking piece wood.
How white and inviting it looked picked it up
put my tongue to it and then tried to pull it again,
when 10, and behold my tongue that hatchet
and hat hatchet stuck to my tongue harder
pulled the harder they both stuck. I suppose should
not have been surprised but I It only after
great deal of pain and effort that finally pulled the
hatchet off. don't remember whether got any
not but know the hatchet kept good deal of my
tongue. ~--
1t time before the sitting
again. and when did, crept around behind the
stove so they would not notice me- After while
mother looked up and seeing looking rather sor-
rowful she said:
What Is the matter? Been licking the ax?"
"Nom," replied, blinking back tears which
would when tried to my tongue. 1--WE been
licking the hatchet." -Julette Shortridge,
Ninth Grade. Devils Lake, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
Seventh Grade.
A LOST DESIRE.

1T will make your hair curly and lovely if you
will only let do it, pleaded my brother.
things the one longed for most curly hair,
in order to get it willing to try experiment
armed with the muciage bottle marched
p1ayroom, where thought would inter-
rupted My brother at began to pour the
OF the bottle my head. We both interested
in the proceedings that did notice
of third until startled by
ton from mother, who at asked rea-
son Of actions My brother said that he wanted
to see what it would do and II had nothing say
stuck BY the time my mother sue
ceeded in partly removing the 1nucage had Wis
ited the barber longer had curly hair.
Susie Small
Ninth Grade. Devils Lake, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-10
THE stPUT1ING TOGETHER AGAIN. sNAt

Once when small / tried experiments
In the mechanical line.- First wanted to a
sewing machine was made took driver,
loosened all the and took all the pieces apart
When found that could not put it together again
was very much surprised. thought Surely, if
take 1t apart get it together again. The results
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
I. i. i. + I. f. + 1. i. !. i + + + +
+ MUCH IN LITTLE. i
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De yeu eat meat, now9
Look for Santa in the= windows 5his
week.
Tenn ana Ierey arr popular visitors
in the city.
Another new hetel story is several
days overdue.
T-ere is meeh cotton on the streets
waste cotton.
It seems to be about time to revive
that "unon depot story
No more large fortunes have been
made in cott-n the past week,
The ferry across the river is still
working The new bridge is not yet
finished
Is il possible that Kemp Toney is
the only candidate for an Office in JEFF
ferson county?
The candidates are slow in coming
cut, but some II them will not be so
slow going back.
1t does seem like the license for a
saloon in Pine Bluuff ought to be as
high as it is at Redfeld.
1t seems now that the city primaries
will be no more than formal endorse
ment of the present incumbents.
Too many "cocns" are giving the
names o. white persons as aliases
wherhauled up before the city eeust.
When You have a counter petition 70
present 10 the city council, be sure
your wife did not sign the frs one.
If there is n union depot in Pine
Dlaf -in tho Cotton Relt and Iron
Mountain ruH of Third and Fourth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
MR.. PINDALL,S EXPLANATION

In this issue of the Graphic Mr. x.
0. Pindall has a lengthy communca-
ton, addressed TO the Graphic in which
he sets himself right in matter in
which he says the Graphic placed him
in a false attitude. The Graphic prints
Mr.. Pindall's letter in full, as il does
not wish any person to feel that 1t
would place him in a false light and
then deny him the space TO right him
self. but the Graphic is of the opinion
that Mr.. Pindall is entirely too YER
bose in his explanation. II seems that
he might have been able 10 correct
any error in the Graphic's news item
without going into an elaborate argu-
ment of his clients case in the ca!
umns OF newspaper. The Graphic is
also CT the opinion that Mr.. PindaIl
exhibits bad taste in his criticisms 0f
Judge Grace, before whom the Town
send case was tried, and who rendered
decision with which Mr.. Pindall does
not agree, for Judge Grace was not
responsible for the error made by the
: Grspsic in what it sail about the Town
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13

Our regular army consisted October
15 OF 3.6S1 officers and $500 men In
addition to these there We're in the ser
vice about 5000 men enlisted in The
hospital corps. the P-rto Rico regiment
and the Philippine scouts. There was
a net decrease during the yea. OF 1855
Mea. our military establishment cost
a Gtt1e over seventy millions LAST yea
1t will =cast close % sevanjy=seEea mi.
lions this year France and Germany
SPEND one hundred and forty millions
5ollars a year apiece Oh their armies.
and Russia about enc hundred and
sixts-fVe millions. Tie English b.
get fr the current year allows IN
army one hundred aad seventy million
dollars.