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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18
he SURPRISED HER.

Nebraska farmer recently bought a
new suit of clothes. That is not an
unusual thing for Nebraska farmer to
do. but it was unusual for this particular
farmer. In fact, he had worn one suit
so long that his good wife grew ashamed
TO see him leave home. Her hints to him
seemed to fall on deaf ears however, and
she became resigned.
But the husband went to town with a
load of produce and got a good price for
It. 1t occurred to him that he would
buy new suit and surprise his estim-
able partner. He did so and late in
the afternoon started home. The weather
was pretty cold and he jolted over the
roads at a lively gate. When in a few
miles of home he stopped at a bridge,
stripped off the old suit hurriedly, threw
it into the river and reached around for
the new suit which he had carefully
placed in the wagon. 1t was gone-had
jolted outl And when he arrived at
home with his teeth chattering it is said
that his wife was surprised beyond his
widest anticipations
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Events at Henderson.

Special to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Henderson, N. c., Feb. 17.-Our Feb
ruary term of court has begun in good
earnest with Judge Brown presiding.
Judge Brown arrived yesterday at 2
p. NJ, and after having charged the grand
jury in his clear mastery manner. be-
San work on the criminal docket. Our
docket is short and no very important
case for this term, and it nov appears,
that in spite of the efforts of our genial
solicitor, G. c. Daniels, to punish all
crimes against the peace and dignity
OF the State, we shall reach the civil
docket by Thursday.
News has just reached here of the
call of Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Blacknall, of
Kittrell, to the death bed of their oldest
sen, o. w. Blacknall, Jr., at Phoenix,
Arizona. o. w. Blacknall, Jr., has proven
himself to be young man of exceptional
ability and since his early youth has
filled the most important position among
the officers of the Continental Plant
Co. 1t is with much regret that his many
friends hear of his extreme illness.
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Especial 10 News and Observer
Beaufort, n. c., Feb. 17.-At a mass
meeting recently held in the aBptist
church here, and over which Rev. j. A.
Hornaday, president OF the Anti-Saloon
League of Beaufort, presided, resolutions
were unanimously passed by rising
vote, declaring that
Whereas. the papers bringing us the
news that the Joint Committee on Propo-
sitions and Grievances decided to make
a favorable report on what is known as
the Watts bills, and
Whereas, We deem this a greater COM
promise than the temperance sentiment
in the State warrants or will approve;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that we, the people of the
town of Beaufort in mass-m meeting as.
sembled. protest against this compromise
and insist upon the passage of the Ion
don bill without material change"
The resolutions were signed by S. n
Bagley. Richard FELTON, and B. j. Bell,
committee.
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Favors the London Bill.

Mr. Editor: I may be last in writing
congratulations on your very able edo
rials, but l disclaim being the last TO
appreciate them. If you have not shown
in The News and Observer very wise.
as we'll as very able leadership. then l
must confess that / am a most incompe-
tent judge Of the ability of a newspaper
man. You have left the whiskey men
no chance to justly accuse you of I'M
fairness in debate, and at the same time
you have made some very strong yes
the strongest, arguments against an open
bar. From what l hear as l go around
the Carteret Circuit as an itinerant
Methodist preacher, it will be a most
timely thing for the Legislature of North
Carolina to heed your wise counsel in
giving us the London bill without
amendment, Or something its equivalent
know whereof ! write too. l have
never seen so much concern for any
pending act before in this State The
prayers of all the good women, children,
and men, are ascending every day. and
l may say every hour, for the passage
of the London bill. The fight is Home
vs.. Bar-roms." God bless you in the
fight for the right.
j. H. GILES, P. C.
Newport, n. c., Feb. 10, 1903
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TWO IN ONE, WEEK.

Elsewhere is printed a special from
Sparta, Allegheny county, to the effect
that another Radical postmaster has
gone wrong. This makes two in one
week
In the case of the Sparta postmaster,
he was Democrat a few years. The
Radical bosses "struck him in the belly
with pone of bread to quote Governor
Vance's apt expression, and he became a
bowling Radical. He became the editor
of a Radical paper that was filled with
abuse of everything Democratic. At the
same time he was postmaster. Now he
is a defaulter to the tune of $500.
Here is his evolution:
!. A Democrat.
3 A Commercial Democrat.
g. Radical Postmaster.
4. A Defaulting Officer.
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Strong for Temperance

To the EDITORIAL q mass meeting in
our city the course of the News and
Observer in the liquor fight was heartily
endorsed by unanimous vote. The meet
ing expresses a strong sentiment for de-
cided action of this Legislature and pro-
tested against any shifting the rcspon-
si5ility. Immediate and decisive action
are the only things that will satisfy the
voting people in this section and be he
imam or devil who rows against the tide,
will go under to rise no more"
JOHN w. WILBORN,
Secretary.
High Point, NJ c., Feb. IT.
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The Saloon Must Go.

To the Editor: You have acquitted
yourself nobly in the cause of Temperance
legislation. You have the sympathy and
will have the continued support of the
good people of North Carolina. The
whole State is aroused as never before on
the subject of the determination of the
of the saloon. Occasionally some one
will pop ND and repeat the old OBJ
lection that have become obsolete, TO
closing the saloons. They are opposed
to "sumptuary laws" when the fact is
they do not know what a sumptuary law
is They tell US it will hurt the Demo
cratic party to legislate against liquor.
What a Islander on the Democratic party!
We are living in the day of democracy
in the best sense of the term BY de-
mocracy we mean the rule of the people.
The saloon is acknowledged to be can
Ger on the body polite. No one can
make an argument for its existence. The
efforts in that direction mean insult to
reason and a menace to decency. The
people are the sOvereigns and they are
alive to the fact that they have no right
to tolerate this evil any longer. The tide
is rising against the evil every day and
will never ebb until the last saloon is
forever closed.
All the pent up feelings of a long suf-
fering people are bursting forth, and woe
be to him who stands in the way. In
1881, when the battle was joined and the
victory seemed to rest with the forces of
evil, was the seed time. The mass of ig-
norance and viciousness that stood in the
way of closing the saloons then disap-
h. n
stitution was adopted and an intelligent
ballot put the regulation of this with
other evils in reach of the virtue and in
telligenCe of the State. l do not know
what the General Assembly will do. but
I am sure the doom of the saloon in
North Carolina is sealed. l believe a
large majority of the present Legislature
are honestly trying to do the best they
can to meet the demands of the people.
Whether they are able to do just what
ought to be done remains to be seen. j
is difficult problem to solve. / have
we'll defined plan in my own mind that
/ believe would be a better solution of
the problem than anything yet offered;
but I have favored the London bill as
the best thing in sight. The Smith bill
may be as good a solution Of the diff
Guilty. I pray the blessing of God on
our representatives. May He give them
wisdom to do the right thing. 1 have no
fear that the day of deliverance will
come.
1t is weary watching wave by wave,
And yet the tide heaves onward;
We climb like corals, grave by grave,
And pave pathway sunward
We are driven back for every fray,
A newer strength to borrow;
But where the vanguard camps today,
The rear shall rest tomorrow.
L. L. NASH.
Rocky Mount n. c., Feb 16 1903.
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SHERIFF OF EDGECGMBE ARRESTED.
Upon Warrant Charging That He Permitted
Two Escapes.
CTarboro Southerner.)

This morning. upon affidavit, Justice
Watson issued a warrant directed TO the
Coroner for. the arrest of Sheriff Harris,
charging him with permitting an escape,
or rather two escapes, ]. NJ. Taylor and
J. f. Leggett.
This is an aftermath Of the slot ma
chimes.
z Sheriff Harris, when seen, said that he
did not believe that he had done aught
to Justify any such proceedings; that 50
Ear as Mr. Leggett was concerned, that
he was arrested and gave bond before
even leaving his actual custody. That 81
few minutes after the warrants for J.
NJ. Taylor were placed in his hands he
met Justice Howard, H. A. Gillian and
Taylor in the court house corridor He
said to Taylor to hold On, that he had
some warrants for his arrest Mr.. Gill
liam replied that they knew of them
and it would be all right. Justice How
ard said yes, that he had just started
with Taylor to see H. T. Day, who would
go on his bond. That he let them 60
ahead Upon Mr. Towards return he
asked if the bond Mr.. Day had just stood
covered all the warrants? Mr.. Howard
said he did not know; that he had over
looked the one charging f. and a. He
at once began search for Taylor and
found him that evening, and under the
direction of the Justice took 500 In
money until the next morning, when M.
Day became responsible for his appear
ance at court. He then, under the al
rection of the Justice, turned the money
over to Mr.. Day.
s"Tbis - said the Sheriff "is all the
escape l have been guilty OFF,
At this writing the preliminary hear
ing is being held before Squire watson
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Spirit of the Press.
AFRAID 1T WILL HURT THE
PARTY"


PARTY"
Greenville Reflector.
Just now the phrase "afraid it will hurt
the party" is being worked overtime by
some of the over-zealous State legisla
tors at Raleigh drawing their per diem
These legislators We're sent there by the
people to do the will of the people. The
people have, through petitions innum
cradle, asked that legislation be enacted
that will check the evil of the saloons
and distilleries, yet these legislators in
question put on a wise look and declare
they are "afraid it will hurt the party"
The opportunity is now at hand with
the present legislature to make permanent
the control of the Democratic party and
again open a way that leads to its de-
feat Which will it do? The action
taken on the temperance question will
determine.
1t has been the history of the Demo
cratic party in this State every time it
came in power to do some fool thing to
cause its overthrow, and history will re-
peat itself if the influence of those con-
trolled by the whiskey interest prevails.
Just so sure as this Legislature fails to
enact temperance measure satisfactory
to the people, the measure will be made
an issue in the next campaign and a
prohibition party will be the result. The
outcome of such condition is not hard
to forotell
The Watts bill which has been ap-
proved by the House Committee, does
not meet the desires of the advocates of
temperance. 1t is good as far as it goes,
but the objection is that it does not go
far enough. The people want and de-
mand the principal features of the Lon
don bill, and any half way legislation
is not going to satisfy them. The afraid
it will hurt the party Legislators should
take warning.
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THE SIZE OF IT.
Greensboro Record.

Greensboro Record.
We wonder what Abraham Lincoln
would say if he could view the trust
busting performance of the Republican
rarty.-Washington Post.
Probably what he said when he once
inspected McClellan's army-"Fine on
dress parade, but not worth d--n when
it comes to fighting"
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Will NOT HUNT THE PARTY.

La Grange Sentinel.
All this talk about the Democratic par
ty being hurt if a strong temperance bill
is passed by the Legislature is sheer
nonsense. Right always win in the end,
and no individual or party can hurt itself
b. doing right. 1t is conceded by all,
even the whiskeyI men, that the liquor
business is wrong. Screens and painted
windows in bar-rooms are confession
that the business is evil. If evil it should
be stopped, and the political party that
stops or checks the evil will be the party
TO- the people, If the Democratic party
wants to stand for good government and
clean morals it should give heed to the
thousands of temperance petitions sent
il by the best people of the State
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One of the Youngest Captains
(Favetteville Observer

Our young countrymah Lieu ~
Williams, U. S. A, son OF captain anu
Mrs. w. L. Williams, OF Llt'le NV
Academy, now serving with Ile 0eoonu
Regulars in the Philippines, mas Ju9t
ceived his captains commission ne Is
only % years of age, and IS therefore
one of the youngest, if not the youngest
captains in the United States ARMY
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

On Saturday, February 14th, 1908, at
the courthouse door, in Raleigh, N. c.,
l will sell at public auction TO the high
est bidder a certain piece or tract of
land, lying and being in Wake county,
State Of North Carolina, in st. Matthews
township, and described and defined as
follows, to-wit: Beginning at white
oak, near branch, VIM. r. Pools cor
ner; thence running down said branch
108 poles to Neuse River; thence down
Neuse River so poles to a stake; thence
south SS12 degrees east Ais poles to Hin
tons creek; thence up said creek to
corner, parcel No. 2, in the portion OF
NJ. G. Hodges land; thence north S81a
degrees, west 252 poles to a stake; thence
north. IL degrees, east "a poles to a
stake; thence north SS1A degrees, west "a
poles to a stake; thence north IL de-
grees, east Z poles to the beginning, con-
tanning 1872 acres, and being lot No. in
the division of NJ. c. Hodges land. which
his father, William T. Hodge. Said sale
is made by the undersigned, as executor
of William M. Boylan, by virtue of powers
conferred upon said William M. Boylan
by the terms of a certain mortgage from
]. Rowan Rogers and his wife, Annie
S. Rogers, registered in Book No. 101,
at page rs, of the Register of Deeds
office of Wake county.
Terms of sale, cash. Hour of sale,
II N.
WILLIAM BOYLAN,
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Tho Tar-Heels abroad are all glad TO
come back and all North Carolinians Whc
remain at home are glad to welcome
them back. Rev. H. w. Battle, WHO
worthily wears an honored name, mas ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate OF the
Greensboro Baptist church. He Will De
,varmlv welcomed back home by men OF
all creeds and by men of no creed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

Let not temperance advocates be dis
couraged by delays, but let them con-
TRUE to pour in their petitions. This
Legislature will heed and grant them be-
fore il adjourns
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

Durham honors itself in doing honor
to it's popular young representative, the
author of the victorious Fuller bill. Dur
ham is an appreciative city. That's why
IL Is such great town-it appreciates its
own sons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

If section fifty is repealed, then rail-
read property must be assessed every
wear. back taxes collected, rates reduced.
n the railroads wish peace, they must
accept section fifty. without crossing
"t" or dotting an 81" The people will
accent il upon no other conditions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

In most townships in the State there
is no building where the people can as
ser~N'~ to hold public meetings, for cleo
items, ETC. A bill has been introduced in
the Legislature to authorize the township
trustees, after a vote by the people, to
levy such a tax, not exceeding $1,000 to
erect township house.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

When Sam Wick walks the plank, only
five of the 1000 negroes Pritchard Co.
put IN office will remain on the pay
rolls. They say that Pritchard does not
dare to touch a hair OF Jim Young po-
litical head.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

The saloon evil must go! The people
of North Carolina are aroused as never
before and they will not give over the
fight until they have won the victory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

be allowed $3.50 annually to defray the
necessary expenses incurred in the dis
charge of the duties of his office. and
the paymaster general shall receive $500
a year. But no additional appropriation
is made.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

The legislators will be asked to in
crease the appropriations s400 900. All
the objects are good ones. Where is the
money to come from? o, for the Midas
toucS!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

A long farewell to the State Examining
what was l begun for?"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

Mr.. Ernest Erwin's bill may be too
drastic, but there is need for regulation
of the evils he seeks to remedy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

CASTOR T. Powell has the pure "coun-
tIy-made" vinegar at So cents. Inter
state Phone 439, 206 S. Wilmington St.
2-17-6t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

A widow has nothing but words Of
praise for her late husband, but it's diff
erent with a sleepy wife.
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$337,37731 INCREASE
IN APPROPRIATE
Asked by States Educational
and Charitable Institutions.
AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED
BY the Legislature of 1901 and the Special
Amounts Asked From the General
Assembly New in
Session,

AS soon as the amendments to the
Revenue bill are ADOPTED, the General
Assembly will take up the matter Of ap-
propriations. Under the new and better
system of legislation every appropria-
ton bill must go before that commit
tee and it will consider them all together.
In order to furnish information to legs-
lators and others, this paper prints the
following statement, showing the appro-
pliations for the educational and cnari-
table institutions passed by the last Leg
islature and those asked for by the di-
rectOrs and trustees of these institu-
tions at the hands of this Legislature.
If granted, they would aggregate an in
G. case of 1887 ,3773S.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONS
1901 AND 1902.
School for Deaf and Dumb
Morganton, for support. s. 81 100000
Institution D. D. and B.,
Raleigh, for support. $11O,-
coo; for building and debts,
$40 ,OOOO; for books, 800 -. 1870. 100 90
University of N. c., for sup
port. =. p. 81. -. -. go. g 100000
State Normal and Industrial
College, Greensboro, for
support, $4,000; additional
$50 600. e.. E. =. =. 1000. 90
A. and NJ. College, Raleigh,
for support, $4,000; for
debts, $40, 52162 for Textile
Department, 100000 =. e.. 6O,521.62
A. and NJ. College (colored),
Greensboro, for support 100000
States Hospital, Raleigh, for
support, $4,000; for debts,
$4,000; for stairs, $1,000 .. 155,500OO
States Hospital, Morganton,
for support, 100000; for
debts, $4,000; for building,
$4,000. -. =. e. =. e. 81. =. =. $50, 600. 90
States Hospital, GOldsboro,
for support. $97 500; for
building, $4,000 =. =. o.. 3. 147,500.O0
Soldiers Home, for support,
$26, 900; for building, $4,000. 100000
Dangerous Insane, for sup
port $4,000; for improve
ments, $1,000. g.. g.. =. =. =. 100000
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A MORNING TONIC.
alexander Pope.)

1T is not so much the being exempt
rom faults as the having overcome
hem that is an advantage to us.
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VS..
S. c. Vann, j. T. Vann, L. L. Vann, NJ E.
Vann, ct al--Notice.
The above defendants. ]. T. Vann, L.
L. Vann and NJ. Z. Vann will take notice
that an action entitled as above has been
commenced in the Superior Court Of
Wake county to surcharge and falsify
the executors account and to foreclose
mortgage upon real estate, and the
said defendants will further take notice
that they are required to appear at the
next term of the Superior court of said
county to be held on the third Monday
in March. 1908, at the court house in
said county, in Raleigh, N. c., and answer
or demur to the complaint in said action
or the plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said complaint.
This January 18th, 1903.
w. M. RUSS, c. S. c.,
Wake County.
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Liquor Legislation and Negro Rule.

To the Editor: Will you please inform
Mr.. Morton, member of the House from
New Hanover, that his speech in oppo-
sition to the Watts bill has greatly
dumb-founded us Western" folks. We
were told by the Eastern campaign
speakers that the adoption of the Con-
stitutional amendment would forever
settle the race question, and that ques-
ton settled meant the destruction of the
Republican party in the Eastern coun
ties. Now Mr.. Morton declares that to
destroy the country distillery and give
the radical revenue officers incident
thereto an opportunity to engage in
some legitimate calling would make d
number of Eastern counties Republican.
Tell him we can't understand how that
would enfranehise the negro again.
Very truly yours,
A. ]. MARTIN,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

Jones Fuller's bill to amend the laws
governing the militia and State Guard
Introduced in the House on Monday;
proposes to change the name from State
Gu ard to North Carolina National Guard,
and creates the office of brigadier gen.
eral Each brigadier general commander
of a regiment or of naval brigade shall
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Total .$l,I54,ozl'oz
APPROPRIATIONS ASKED FOR BY
INSTITUTIONS FOR 1903-1904.
School for Deaf and Dumb,
Morganton, for support
$4,000; for building $4,000;
for debt, $500. =. .. IS 102, 100000
Institution D. D. and B., Raj
eigh, for support, $120,000;
for improvements, 300. 139, 10000
University of N. c., for sup
port, SIS, 900; for buildings,
etc, $4,000 :. o.. q. e.. 100000
State Normal and Industrial
College, Greensboro. for
support, $4,000; for i'm
provements, $4,000; for
debt, $32,947 -. =. =. e.. e.. 152,947.OO
A. and NJ. College, Raleigh,
for support, $4,000; for
buildings, $4,000; for debts,
$685. a.. =. >. =. e.. =. =. 1S3, 1860
A and NJ. College (colored)
Greensboro, for support .. 100000
States Hospital, Raleigh, for
support, LAG, 600; for inn
provements, $1O1,5OO; for
debt, $500 =. =. - .. e. 255,OOOOO
States Hospital, Morganton,
for support, $285,166; for
building, $4,000; for debt,
$4,000 =. =. =. .. .. =. =. 3S7 $500
States Hospital. Goldsboro,
for support, s120,000; for
building, 100000 for debt,
$4,000 :. =. e. :. =. =. .. 136, 100000
Soldiers Home, for support 100000
Dangerous Insane, for sup
port, $4,000; for improve
mcnts, So 5000. -. =. :. =. :. 100000
Total =. :. :. =. -. =. 81, All 1893. 90
Appropriations asked for
1903-1904 :. E. =. -. 81 All ,999. 90
Appropriation made for 1901
1"O2 l,l3lozI.oZ
Increase E. :. e. E. IS 337 ,3U.38
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Mr. Edgar Parmele, a former member
Of the House of Representatives, of New
Hanover, was visitor to- the House yes
terday. His friends werel glad to greet
him again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

Many a mans financial embarrassment
may be attributed to the fact that he
spent a lot of money in trying to get
something for nothing.