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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
Africa TO the Front.

One of the amiabe characters claiming
North Carolina nativity, and one who
loves and respects the people of his State
to the fullest degree possible, is reported
as having declared his intention to desert
President Roosevelt for sufficient time to
come back to the North Carolina reunion
at Greensboro with Senator Pritchard
and the other prominent North Caro-
linians who will represent the Washington
Society of Tar Heels
This, Arthur Simmons is a venerable
darkey, who has among his personal az
quaintance, probably more men of a Ma
tional prominence, than any other living
North Carolinian. Simmons holds guard
at the private entrance to the Presidents
office and no man can pass him without
full credentials.
He took this position under Garfield,
and since that administration, has been
re-appointed by every President. Presj-
dent Cleveland removed him for one day,
but North Carolina Democrats visited
the Chief Executive and secured the re-
instatement of this old darkey who prob
ably will remain as the Presidents private
messenger for the remainder of his life.
Simmons is of that type of colored man,
receiving the support and praise of South
ern people He is intelligent, capable ard
withal, one of the most respectable mem-
bers of his race If he comes with the
Washington Society, it will be a picture
of old time Southern life that will be pre-
spnted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
Calling Them Back.

Nothing indicates North Cardinals for
ward movement better than the fact that
she is calling back to her service so many
of the successful teachers she has sent
out to other States. Within the past few
years DR.. G. T. Winston has come back
from Texas to develop our Agricultural
and Mechanical College; DR.. c. Alphonso
Smith, after serving the State of Louisi-
ana and becoming President of the Mod
ern Language Association of America.
returns to take the Professorship Of
English in the State University; Thomas
A. Sharpe comes back to us from South
Carolina. where he was the successful
superintendent of the Darlington public
schools, to become Superintendent of the
public schools of Guilford county, while
E. d. Broadhurst and C. R. McIver leave
good positions in Georgia to become Sup
erintendents of the schools of Greensboro
and Graham, respectively.
1t is pity that we cannot recall Alder
man from louisiana Barringer, Hodges
and Moore from Virginia; Branson from
Georgia; Dabney, Claxton and Coon from
Tennessee; Houston from Texas; Pell of
Converse; Simmons of Shorter College:
and host of others who are successful
educational leaders in other States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
Blue Thursday.

Recollections of Wall Street Panic
(From 1.-THE Autobiography of Bank
Cashier" in the October Everbody's
The day of intensest excitement in my
business career was Thursday, May 8,
1901 "Blue Thursday" was the culminat-
ing day of long season of daring specula-
ton The market had been going up
without check 1t was a frequent saying
that 'any fool could make money in this
market Consequently, about all the
lambs that ever gambolled around the
ticker were in. Even the office-boys
were playing the bucket-shops.
Then out of a clear sky came the thun-
derbolt As Northern Pacific began to
shoot up that morning pandemonium
broke loose The wires were crazy with
orders. No brain could keep track Of the
transactions. and the tape was forty
minutes behind the sales.
At twelve o'clock an elderly lady was
assisted from her carriage and up the
steps of the bank.
whats the price of u. S. Steel pre-
ferred?" she asked, with white strained
face. % a
"S7.''
She would have fallen if her servant
had not held her. She collected herself,
and turned to go without any appeal for
unavailing pity. But she said to her
servant, as he supported her to the door,
jackson, 1 am utterly and completely
ruined; I haven't dollar to my name"
The paying teller stood at his place
firmly. but with ashen face. At four
o'clock he said to me, quietly enough, II
am done up, sir. l went in with every
cent | had saved, and every dollar is
wiped out. I'm going home now to make
clean breast of it to my wife, and well
try to start all over again 1t took us
five years to save what I've lost in three
hours. / ought to have known better"
Yet. all that wild day he had not made
a single error in his counting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
NORTH CAROLINA'S GRAND
SONS.
Progressive Farmer.)

We were in the Olivia Raney Lii
brary a few nights ago and picked
up, quite at random, Ave biogra-
pixies of famous men. The first
was that of Thomas III. Benton,
the statesman, who was born near
Hillsboro. The second was that of
the great Union Admiral, David
Farragut, whose mother, it is not
generally known, was a native of
Lenoir county. The third was a
life Of the equally great Confeder
ate leader, General Nathaniel B.
Forrest, whose father was born in
Orange county. When the cele-
brated artist Whistler died a
month ago, we learned for the first
time that his mother was a Will
mington woman. And now Judge
Walter Montgomery tells us that
General Luke e. Wright who is to
succeed General Taft as Governor
General of the Philippines, is the
SON of a Halifax county man who
emigr ated to Tennessee before the
Civil War. Blood will tell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
Bryan's Team and Johnson's Auto,
Montana Press.

Montana Press.
With Tom Johnson making campaign
tour of Ohio in an automobile, and Col
Bryan driving a spanking team of car
riage horses that cost $500, the common
people will observe that their so-called
leaders are enjoying some c. lie lIxuries
supposed to be reserved for plutocrats.-
Fort Benton River Press.
It's really too bad about Bryan's team
and Tom JohDson's automobile in these
days of unbounded prosperity that we
hear so much about. Yet there are certain
things that the River Press should take
into consideration. With the common
people so prosperous that, according to
the Republican papers, they are straining
the bank vaults with their savings, it is
doubtful if they would listen to a cam
paigner who would go among them driv,
ing a blind mule.
Again Bryan and johnson must have
noticed that President Roosevelt was cor
daily received when he made his stumping
tour of the continent in special train
furnished free of cost by the Pennsylvania
Railroad; and since no railroad is furnish
ing special trains for Bryan and Johnson,
why shouldn't they travel in such style
as they can afford.
Moreover, of Bryan's team, whether it
cost $1,000 or $4,000, it must be said that
he paid for it by his own work. He has
no graft or special privilege by which he
can force others to pay for his fast horses
OF Johnson's automobile it must be adj
mitted that long enjoyment of special pri-
"a ba of 70
ing others, has enabled him to buy auto
mobiles. Johnson admits that, and even
while he enjoys his special privilege he is
in favor of abolishing all such inequali-
ties-his own as well as Senator Hanna's
power of making others contribute to his
bank account without rendering service in
return.
That is why Hanna regards Johnson as
a dangerous man. A poor man is danger
Gus enough when he demands the abolition
OF special privileges but rich man, who
says ne has grown rich by privilege and
asks the people who pay the taxes to
help him abolish all privilege, is a doubly
dangerous man hoc"rsc he knows and
tells just how tie graft is worked Then,
again, johnson is dangerous because he IS
in favor of making the railroads pay their
Just share of taxation. man who makes
such a demand is pretty near the border
line of anarchy isn't he?
The fact is Tom Johnson has been
dangerous man ever since as a member of
Congress he refused to vote Tor a tariff
on steel though he was getting a rake
off from the steel tariff; when he said in
Congress that while he would take ad-
vantage of all the bad laws made by the
Republicans he would not vote for such
a law. That utterance at once stamped
him as a bad citizen, dldn IL! "haI 5
the sense of being in politics unless one
can use his political position to prey
upon the public?
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THE FOURTH ESTATE.
Review of the Newspapers and
Newspaper Makers ofthe
Old North State.
BY r. w. Haywood, of the Press
Committee.

Those Tar Heels who have gone from
their native State to live in other States
lave left at home a busy band oil tollers
in the persons of the newspaper men of
the State Carolina has produced it's full
share of men who write lor their living
OIL conduct newspaper IN order to get
a livelihood Those who have left the
somewhat circumscribed field of this State
have done we'll and those who have done
the best abroad are far more widely
known than the workers whom they left
at home. All the same the Home Guard
of newspaper men are not altogether
without their need Of praise. Neither are
they without recompense, for while the
business is not as a rule of the money
making sort it affords a decent living
and it gives promise of being mere re
munerative as North Carolina continues
to develop its latent resources.
The North Carolina newspaper people
are conservative, just as are most North
Carolinians. The press of the State has
not been without its influence in keeping
the State out of strange paths. This
iIfiuSnce has been freely commented on,
exaggerated by some, undervalued by 9TH
ers. But with all discounts made. there
is no denying that the perpetual ham
mering away of the papers at this or that
object is obliged to have results and some
times very decisive and significant re-
suits.
So, of the rapid advance North Caro-
lima has made along all lines of progress,
the newspapers can claim a good share
of the credit. The North Carolinian who
CHANGED to wander to a State where the
conditions for newspaper growth were es-
pecially favorable, might wonder at times
why the paper of his home town did not
betray greater evidence of prosperity, but
he could never question its loyalty to
what ever interest it conceived to be
vital to its community. In it he could
feel that he had left a champion for his
native town that could not be easily
overcome. For good laws, good schools,
good roads and whatever else they
thought to be good the North Carolina
newspapers have honestly and persever-
ingly striven, and they believe that the
returning Tar Heels will note that prog
ress has been made no trifing or unim-
portant matter.
North Carolina newspaper endeavor is
in two directions-there is one sort of men
who are striving to make successful news
papers and there is another sort whose
ambition is to become clever newspaper
writers. The achievements of both OF
these classes of men should be of inter
est to those who have watched from afar
the march of events in the ''Old North
State"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
No Escape for Poor Man.

The old ground hulls of cocoanuts
Served to us as spices;
reckon crisp and frigid glass
Is dished out with the ices.
Boracic acid in the soup,
The milk--the kind the old COW gives
Way down at Cloverside-
It's one-third milk and water, and
And Observation-Disclosures.
The syrup's bleached by using tin,
And honey's just glucose,
And what the fancy butter is
The goodness gracious knows.
The olive oils of cotton seed
There's alum in the bread;
It's really surprise to me
The whole burned race amt dead.
Meantime all the germs and things
Are buzzing fit to kill;
IT the food you eat don't git you,
The goldarned microbes will
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
a Grave Peril to Our Homes.

The modern tendencies of women form
a large subject, and the end is not yet
Fifty years from now will be better
time to judge them than at present. But
there seems no doubt that woman, hav-
ing suddenly conquered a larger liberty
than ever before, is tempted to license
by her victories. OF old, for example, ci-
garettes and several kinds of wine at a
ladies' lunch were unheard of. Today, so
the Spectator is told, such accessories are
commonplace in some social circles whose
women are active in charities as we'll as
in ultrafashiopable life. The Spectator
could never quite forgive Jane Welsh
Carlyle her cigarettes, even as a woman
of genius. But they have come down, it
appears, from the sphere of genius to the
atmosphere of the average person. An
artistic friend living at a primitive sea-
side place told Mrs Spectator the other
day OF her woes with a girl acquaintance
who came down to visit her from the city
and must have cigarettes. The hair Of
the clerk in the one country store rose
visibly on end when the. visitor strove to
buy them there; and when, sent for
through the mail, package reached the
fair smoker, and she straightway sat
down on the beach and lit one with prac-
ticed hand, every man, woman and child
in the place stood at gaze, and stared
their fill ut was dreadful" walled Mrs.
Spectators friend, land Ethel only laugh
ed and thought the natives were great
fun But shall never, never meet with
quite the same respect from them again
for / can't explain it to them. They'd
never understand. I'm so much the same
way myself that l Never want that girl
to visit me again. The Spectator in the
Outlook
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

The present indications are that one Of
the largest gatherings ever held in North
Carolina is that to be held in Greensboro
on October 18th and 18th, inclusive, when
former North Carolinians from all sec
tions of the country will congregate to
meet old friends and see the wonderful
progress made in the industrial life of
North Carolina during the years of their
absence The governors of the various
States have been advised of this meeting
and invitations sent broadcast throughout
the entire country not only to former
North Carolinians. but to the many
friends and prospective investors who
fully realize the advantages offered in
the South for profitable investment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

North Carolina has awakened to a full
realization of the possibilities that lie in
the undeveloped natural resources within
her borders, and is exerting herself as
never before in the developing of these
advantages. Whether for textile manu-
facture. lumber products or mining opera
tons, the State offers to the capitalist
an almost unlimited field for investment
at good profit. And another very I'M
portant factor in his favor is the absence
of the labor agitator and the consequent
evils resulting from his presence. Labor
troubles are almost unknown, which
makes to the great advantage of any con
Germ employing large numbers of people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
ONE OF THE BOYSj
50 YEARS OLD
J. L. CIemmons, Who DisCov-
cred TeIegraphy Before
Morse. ComingHOme.
BY Rev. H. M. Blair, OF the Press
Committee.

Among many interesting letters recelv-
ed at the reunion headquarters in Green's
boro is one from Hon. ]. l.. Clemmons an
honored member of the Louisville Bar. II
the letter he states that he is 81 years
old and has not been in bed from sickness
in 20 years. That he left North Carolina
SO years ago before there was a railroad
in all that section or an acre of tobacco
planted for sale; that he has lived in
Louisville, Kentucky, many years and
has amassed a comfortable fortune. His
wife and children are all dead and he
hives with an only surviving sister. He
gives notice that he will attend the re-
union and be one of ''the boys The old
gentleman can rest assured of a royal
welcome from the sons and grandsons of
old comrades in Davidson and Forsyth
and may be prepared to see wonderful
changes in the Old North State in the
half century of his absence. Until a
short time ago it had been thought that
Mr. Clemmons was dead long years ago.
He was born in Clemmondsvills, now For
syth county, and reared in Lexington. It
has been always claimed by his friends
that Mr.. Clemmons was the discoverer
of telegraphy and communicated his dis
covery to Morse, who perfected the prin-
ciple and claimed it as his own.
Mr.. Clemmons will hardly be able to
recognize the old home place when he
sees it. The soil from which he gathered
the berry and the cherry-the peach, the
apple and the pomegranite. and over
which the bare feet of his boyhood chased
the coon, the 'possum and the rabbit has
been sadly devastated and transformed by
the ruthless implements of advancing. civ
ilization
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

Numerous as are our denominations, ana
large as some of them are, they foot up
less than one-third of our population,
though few of the denominations number
children of their members in counting add
herents Taking this into account, there
still remain large number of people i.
our State who exercise their liberty by
refusing to accept and profess any form of
religious belief.
There is, of course, an intimate connec-
ton between religion and morality. The
power of religion among Us to prevent i'm
morality is perhaps as great as 1T is any
where in the United States. Our mer-
chants formerly enjoyed an unusual re-
putat;on for honesty in the wholesale mar
kets of the North The rampant irrever-
ence which asserts itself in some other
portions of our country is more restrained
here. There is respect generally for reli-
gion and for its representatives, even
among those who hold themselves aloof
from all religious organizations. But
there is great work for the forces OF re-
hgious organizations. But there is a
great work for the forces OF religion to
do here in North Carolina. Churches OF
the North are recognizing us as subjects
OF missionary operation and are sending
workers to our darker corners. We wei
cone all who come to do us good, though
some OF our people object t being re
garded as heather and think that Moth
ern dollars are weakening Southern
muscles. But there is room here for
many more workers in the field Of reli-
gious training, and the seeds of error arc
being lndustriously sown as well as the
seeds OF truth. The Mormons are devoting
attention to US and gaining foothold in
our State among people that one would
expect better things Of Discarded errors
OF former times are being preached among
us with zeal worthy of a nobler cause.
But these are incidental results of our
religious liberty and liberation which can
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Company have
arranged with Messrs. Hurst & Blackett,
Limited, for the publication in England OF
Mr.. Michael Davitt's forthcoming book
on dominant racial and religious issues in
Russia, entitled within The Pale
which will be issued shortly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

From any point in Virginia and North
Carolina, account of the North Carolina
State Fair, Raleigh, N. c.. October 18th
oath. Round trip tickets will be sold to
Raleigh for one frst-class fare for the
round trip. Tickets to be sold October
18th to 23rd inclusive. and for trains
scheduled to arrive in Raleigh forenoon.
October oath. Final limit returning Oc-
tober 26th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
a Fish Supper.
Goldsboro krg1IsA

NUIubUUTU ATRUS.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Borden entertain.
ed a number of their friends at the coun-
try club last night with a fish supper.
Mr. Borden. who is an expert with a
reel, caught the fish from the fish pond
belonging to the club. He caught enough
for the whole party in an hour, which
shows that the pond is we'll stocked with
fish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
In Time of Separation

(E. A. Hallowell ii the October Century,
Parting is easy to the Dead, who say
"A thousand years shall be but as day.
But God We Living Qnes-What OF our
When single days seems like thousand
years?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27
Killed Forty Moccasins.
(Goldsboro Argus.)

The champion snake-killed of the State
has come to the front in Johnston county
in the person of one of her most reliable
citizens Mr.. Ed Woodall, who in one
raid last week killed forty moccasions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

For further information apply to
c. H. GATTIS. G. P. & T. A.
Raleigh, n. c.
Z. P. SMITH. T. P. A, Raleigh, N. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

Among the many pleasant features of
the big reunion at Greensboro will be the
reunion Of the Alumni of the University
and the various. colleges of the state
Each institution is to have headquarters
at some convenient and accessible point
in the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

Bring the babies to the reunion at
and let them see the State
where their father first saw the light. No
matter how old the children-there is pa
trotism in the proposition that will ap
peal to those of any age.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

Adair Gregg Adair carries car OF seen.
erv Tbav are at the Monumental next
week.
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SPECIAL RATES VIA SEABOARD AIR
LINE.

$6.55-Raleigh to Wilmington N. c., and
return, account of Meeting North
Carolina Presbyterian Synod, Will
mington, N. c., November 3rd.
Tickets on sale November End, Bird
and 4th, with final limit November
18th
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

None better made than Blue Ribbon
lemon and vanilla extracts.
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$7.75-Raleigh to Hickory and return, ac-
count State Convention W. C. z.
u. Hickory, N. c., October 1st to
4th. Tickets on sale October 1st-
End and Bird. with final limit De-
tober 10th.
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Delicious. economical. Blue Ribbon lem
on and vanilla extracts.
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SIS. 90 Raleigh to San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Cal, and return, account
of American Bankers Association.
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Cal, October GOTH 5th Tickets on
sale October 18th to 10th inclusive,
with final limit November 3Oth.
Stop-overs can be arranged On
these tickets going and returning.
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Sc S5-Raleigh to Statesville and return,
account of Annual Meeting State
Grand Lodge No. 2. Independent
Order Good Samaritans and Daugh-
ters Of Samaria, Statesville, N c.,
October 2Oth-22nd Tickets on sale
October 18th, 18th and goth, with
final limit October oath.
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s1.75-Raleigh to Oxford, N. c., and re-
turn, account Missionary Meeting,
Oxford, N. c., October 10th to 18th.
Tickets on sale October 9th-10th.
with final limit October 18th.
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$3.50 Plus so cents, Raleigh to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, COL
account Annual Convention Broth
erhood st. Andrew, October 7th TO
18th. Tickets on sale October 3rd
to 7th inclusive, with final limit
October 31st. Stop-overs can be
arranged.
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$4.75-Raleigh to Lumber Bridge and re-
turn. account Meeting Fayetteville
Presbytery, Lumber Bridge, N. c.
October 5th to 18th. Tickets on
sale October Attn and 5th. Final
limit October 18th
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-27

$480-Plus so cents admission fee Raleigh
to Richmond, Va and return, ae-
count of Third Annual Exhibition
Richmond Horse Show Association.
Richmond Va. October 13th-17th.
Tickets on sale October 18th to 18th
Final limit October 10Th.