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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-03
ROCKS THAT WERE READ

In the February number OF the Cr;tr-
MIaS Monroe shows that twenty-eignr
pouKs published in this country in th>
.ast five years have each had a circuls
ton exceeding 100000 copies. ''DaviG
Aaram." leads off with sales aggregatin4
727, 900 copies, and next came RED
Rock" Richard Caryel,' "The Crisis
when Knighthood Was in Flower" anr
Eben Holden each of which scored sales
OF 400 900 copies We need noS follow oil.
the list.
The Knoxville Sentinel has cnalyzeC
Miss Monroes list. and Il finds that thr
scleG of books written by Southern au
thors foot up 2273 900. while the books
written by Northern and Eastern writer
sold to the extent of 1902 600 cop:os. arc
those of the Western writer's ! 230.0ef
comics. And the Sentinel does net cyc:>
Try claim to winston Churchill. who =
mere Southern than Northern o. Weatera
Joel Chandler Harris. whose rame il
familiar to countless thousands as tn"
author of the Uncle Remus and othel
Southern folk tales. has written Il nove'
IN a rather new vein for him. "a LittL
Union Scout" which is in preparation b.
the McClure-Phillips Company. is tn.
story OF a young girl of Northern sympa
thies who acts as a spy sometimes ap-
pearing as man and sometimes a a VIC
man. Through the plot runs the stor"
of the love ct the girl for q Southern off.
"er. Forrest. the Southern cavalry lea>-
~. il . prominent character in the book
A few months ago some officers from
Chilean warship dropped anchor off the
island of Juan Fernandez, carefully ex-
plored Robinson Crusoes world-famous
kingdom, and took a number of photo
graphs The April St. Nicholas will use
several of these pictures-their first pub
lieation in the United States and Europe
to Illustrate Francis Arnold Collins
Robinson Crusoc's Island" AS the
island is just as it was when Alexander
Sclkirk landed upon it two centuries ago,
these pictures will be delightfully."- famil-
lar TO young and old.
Nest people believe that it will remain
for Thomas A Edison to give the world
a flying machine that will really fly.
What he has to say on the subject in
April Outing will therefore be of special
interest to every reader. In no uncertain
terms Mr.. Edison says what he thinks of
tie machines of Santos DumCnt and the
rest He draws some significant conciu
sions as to just what principle will pro-
duce the perfect airship. A new photo
graph OF Nj. Edison accompanies the ar
ticlG.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-03
TO THE WATCH.


(By Arnold Townsend in the outiooN''
o Sentinel at the loose-swung dooi VI my
impetuous lips,
Guard close to-day! Make sure ~ "0'o
unjust or cruel slips
In anger forth, by folly spurreo u q ''''u
with envy's whips;
Keep clear the way To-Day
And Watchmen on the cliff-scafisdd ~
that lead from heart to MINUS ILL,
When wolf-thoughts clothed ~ h1ind,
soft fleece creep up, DC nv NJ haar
But may they pass whose loren oren,1
the glowing sea1-word 'klnu'
Bid them Godspeed,s ] pi"''
And Warden of my souls s'ala
where love and hate are
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
Another A. & IN. c. Receivership Appli-
cation.

cation.
Another attempt has been made to
have q receiver appointed for the At
lautic & North Carolina Railroad.
This time the applicant for a receiv-
ership is John P. Cuyler, of New
York, who claims that the road is in
solvent and unable to pay it's debts.
Cuyler owns thirty-seven shares of
stock left him by his father, who was
one of the original stockholders.
Judge Purnell fixed May 21st as the
date for hearing Cuyler's complaint,
as by this time the report of the com
mittee investigating the affairs of the
road will be forthcoming. Col. F. A.
Odds, of Raleigh, writes his papers
the following about the complaint:
"Cuyler's complaint was prepared
in New York and covers twenty-five
closely typewriter pages. Most of
it is practically the same rs Finch's
complaint, even to a mistake in
Latin. One difference is that where
as Finch in his complaint says he is
a stockholder,' Cuyler says he is and
has been for many years a stockhold-
err The complaint alleges that
about $4,000 is due various persons
for material and other things, and
thaf thnro ORC NO o11rranf oonofnrol
March 4th upon which money could
be borrowed to settle these accounts
due; also that the railway owed $685.
600 to the National Bank of New
Bern, and the Citizens Bank of New
Bern for loans which it is alleged
we're made without the required au-
thority of the directors of the road.
The complaint sets out that the rail-
way is insolvent, it's property is be-
ing wasted and that unless this court
prevents, the road will be at the
mercy of connecting lines; that w.
III. Bagley, who does not appear on
the presidents report as a stock
holder, was appointed a director,
though a director is required to own
five shares; that directors have had
no regular meetings or supervision
of the affairs of the road"
MI. Cuyler's lawyer is Mr.. Flem-
ing, of New York, who is also Mr..
Finch's lawyer. 1t is a very unseen
ingly proceeding to file this complaint
at a time when an investigation of
the affairs of the road is in progress.
It is strange that Mr.. Cuyler could
not wait until the rue conditions
were known. Judge Purnell, however,
is acting wisely in postponing a hear
ing of the case until after he gets
hold of the investigating commit
tees report. He evidently does not
intend to be caught mapping again,
as he was in the Finch-McBee re-
ownership, when he became highly
indignant over the way he was i'm
posed upon.-Asheville Gazette
News. Nav 4th.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
School Commencement.

We are in receipt of invitations to
attend the following commandments:
Cary High School, Cary, N. c.,
May II, IS, 10. Address by Prof. w.
l.. Poteat, 10Th.
University College of Medicine,
Richmond, Va, May -. Orator, Dr..
Henry Louis Smith, N. @.
Whitsett Institute, Whitsett, N.
c., May 14-17. Address by Governor
Aycock, May II.
Buie's Greek Academy, Buie's
Greek, N. c., May Is, 10, 20. Liter
airy Address, Doth, by r. B. Glenn, of
Winston, N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
STATE NEWS
FROM cURRITUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Among to-day's arrivals was L. Banks
Holt, of Graham, so widely known
as a cotton mill owner. He says that
months ago three-fourths of the mills
in this State shut down part of their
machinery, and that now he does not
think more than half of the machiu-
cry which is in operation is being
run on full time. In his opinion not
more than one-fourth of the full a
pacity of the mills is at this date in
operation.
Raleigh Christian Advocate: 1t
is to be regretted that the two enter
prises which mean so much to North
Carolina and the whole South seem
to be foredoomed to failure. We re-
fer to the Appalachian Park and the
Inland Waterway. The bill to estab-
lish the former passed the Senate,
but there is hardly a ghost of a
chance for it to pass the House. The
Inland Waterway has received but
scant support. Sectional feeling is
in the way of these great enterprises.
Yet there are some who speak glow
ingly of the effected obliteration of
all sectional rancor.
State Botanist Gerald Mccarthy
has letters from the Great Chemical
Manufacturing Company desiring
the bark of the cotton plant. Prices
have been raised, and it is now 90
cents per pound. Mr.. Mccarthy says
that farmers are simply throwing
away money by their failure to utilize
the bark. By pulling up. the cotton
plants and getting off the bark they
can dispose of the latter at a high
figure, and then, by burning the plant
in heaps, they get rid of a great many
insects which do damage to the crops,
so that in every way the operation is
very profitable.
Superintendent Joyner sends out a
circular containing some important
information. Among other things the
circular tells us that there are now
1913 local tax districts in the State,
149 of which have been added since
the Inauguration of the campaign
two years ago. Within this same Pc
riod 1900 unnecessary small districts
have consolidated into larger dis
tricts and 8S4 new school houses
have been built. Most of these have
been built on modern plans and are
far better than those heretofore con-
structed. A great educational cam
paign is to be waged this year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10

Are men and hrms of known reliability ans will d. as they promise When writ
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
TENNIS TOURNEY SOON
Contest Is to Be Arranged Be-
tween Experts From Diff
ferent Clubs.

The tennis season in the city will
open full blast next week. Arrange
meuts are being made for a tournament
between the members of the b street
court and the officers of the Twenty
ninth infantry at Fort Douglas. The
Miller court has been put into fine con-
dition and I'm all probability the ex-
perts from both clubs viii get busy and
arrange a schedule Of games.
With the return of Carl and Harry
Roberts and Orange j. Salisbury. ir..
and his younger brother, Blaine Sails
bury, from the east into the tennis field
some. interesting games are expected
during the next two months. In addi-
ton, the officers at the post are show
ing great interest i'm the sport, and as
their play Isl of q high standard the
games should be close.
The Salisbury brothers returned from
Cornell with the doubles championship
Of the school to their credit
A surprise occurred last Sunday
when Carl Roberts was beaten bv j.
Macpherson Boyd two games out Of
three. The first game went to Roberts
20, and the last two We're won by BOYD
81 and 6-3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
FAIR FANS OF BOISE
INSIST ON PAYING WAY
Boise capital News.)

There are five ladies' in the city who
have demonstrated their loyalty TO the
Boise baseball team i'm a manner which
Is encouraging. This token of encourage
meuL came near causing Business Agent
Cody TO suffer palpitaJiou of the heart
but he recovered on being assured by the
ladies' that they were perfectly sane and
knew what they were doing.
Yesterday was ladies' day at the
grounds. Five of the fair sex marched
up to the ticket office and with their
counteuauce wreathed i'm smiles. and
with an expression that We-knOW-
B0lse-Will -wiu-tOday, said:
Ticket, please
This is ladies' day and YOU don't
have 20 pay replied Mr.. Cody in his
most pleasing manner but with eyes
on the $3.50 and mentally calculating
what a hole that would ill in the de-
pleted eEchegueT.
1--WE know it is" they responded i'm
chorus "buL we propose go pay once
in a while We enjoy the game and
it isn't fair for us Co come and not pay.
Please take our money and give us
ticket the same as You do the men.
Guess we are as good as they are
Cody took ID. and as me watched the
ladies make for the grand stand he
heayed "a sigh of relief and muJtered
that perhaps better days were COM
ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
AGED BlCYCLIST HAS
RIDDEN 100000 MILES

During the past ten years Thomas W
Davis, "a resident of Peoria, H., has rid
den 10000 miles on bicycle which is
claimed to make him the champion OF
the world for his age. He is IS years of
age, and started his bicycle riding when
ne was TO- he rounded up his even lUJ,-
coo miles with a century run.
Although an Englishmau by birth. THIS
remarkable CyClist has been resident OF
Illinois for fifty years. Three years ago
he covered $500 miles through his native
country
He took his first trip in 1883 on an old
style ordinary Though 81 years Old
he covered tWenty-thTee miles on that
trip, and then decided that ne would
keep a record of all his future riding.
His best showing was in 1895 when ne
covered u. f45 miles. In 1894 his mileage
included eight century runs. His 1lrst
century was in 1891, when he Joined one
of the biz events in Chicago. That was
more like a race than a century run.
There were 800 starters, and although Mr..
Davis was one of the last TO get away
he finished No. So.
In 1891 he went TO Chicago TO Join the
century ride over the Wauke-
gan course to see, after a lapse OF ten
years if ne could still hold his own with
the youngsters. He was then % years
of age, and Whlie many OF me mo- S4
youthful starters failed 10 unlsh, Nj
Davis was well up toward the front Win
those who made the round trip
SIR Davis has bound volume III when
he keeps his mileage certificates: ana
also proudly exhibits a long string OF
century bars He has used the same sad
die for @.000 miles
So infatuated is the old man with his
wheel that the granite monument WhlcI
now marks the resting place or MS WIRE
and which viii also mark the grave OF
Mr. Davis has carved upon II the OUT
line of 4 bicycle. He has left nstruc-
lions I'm his viii that in addition TO the
date of his death his mileage record De
also shown
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
TOOSLOAN' DOWNFALL
Once Famous Jockey Accepts
OSitiOn as Exercise Boy
at Sheepshead.

The presence Of Tod Sloan, once the
premier American jockey, is no longer ap-
parently a matter OF any consequence at
the big race tracks of the country. The
lad, who a few years ago was the most
discussed person on the American turf is
now as much of nOnentity as has
been actor.
A few years ago Sloan was reputed TO
be worth $4,000. The other day he APP
peared at the SheeDshead Bay track and
offered his services as an exercise boy 10
several of his trainer friends. His offer
TO assist them in their work was accept
ed. If any doubt remained I'm the minds
OF those present CT the track that Sloan
is. still the competent rider he once was
it was quickly dispelled. His seat is Just
as sure and his hands just as steady, but
above all his Judgment as TO pace Is as
unerring as in the days when he was the
idol of the turf world.
Whether Sloan wii resume riding is not
known. 1t IS said that several followers
of the turf would like to see him rem
stated. Tt is believed that his reversal II
fortune has not been without beneIlclal
effect on the oue-tIme very bumpuous
and arrogant little man, whose manner IS
now quiet, earnest and uuObtrCsiTe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
READY FOR The RACE
Great Uncertainty as to the
Outcome Of the Big Row.
ing Contest.

Poughkeepsie, n. T., June z-Uncer-
talnty as 20 the result is the feeling here
on the eve of the contest for the rowing
= supremacy betWeeen the college crews OF
She I University Of Pennsylvania. Columbia.
georgetown, Cornell. Wisconsin and
Syracuse. Changes En- the variols b6ars
HsEe been so frequent that it has been
uAiIlcult 10 lnteligeDtly compare the
LespscuNe varsity crews. Coach Courtney
~ -oi1eu mas mad the most trying eN-
peflence IN this particular but despite
the Iact that two of his men are to row
IN IN Two races, ne expresses an ever-abid-
~ 1a- IN ~ the marcy men he has pre-
h1-l ~ LOT the struggle.
mere IS every indication Of fine weather
ana good water for the races tomorrow
f, lne coaches seem Wen satisfied with
the condition of every man VINO viii aD-
pear at the starting line
=, Notwithstanding the fact that two of
courtney men, Captain Coffin, al No. .
in the varsity boat and Forbes AL 40 3
in the four-oared are out owing To in
ness, there Is no lack of Cornell money
tonight 70 back her crews for first place
IN az three events, the freshman, four
Dared and varsity races.
Foot on Each Side.
a condition such as never before pre-
NalleQ at POugnkeepsie since college rae
ING began here viii obtain tomorrow. r.
T. foOte ana George FOOte, cousins, are
70 row Tor Cornell In two races j.. IT.
toQte viii stroke the fOur-Oared crew and
VIII take Coffn's place in the varsity
boat while George Foote who rows No. 4
on the varsity eight VIII take Forbes
pace 10 NO. 8 IN the varsity four.
Wisconsin stands next to Cornell I'm the
betting tonight.
The experts tonight weigh Cornell and
Wisconsin in either hand. Curi0usiy
enough Pennsylvania does not seem TO
figure much in the calculations. but
Coach Ward expresses great confidence
in his men. It is thought that Cornell
may win the fOuT-Oared race handiIy, but
viii have to fight it out i'm the varsity
race with Wisconsin and Georgetown.
Columbia is a rather unknown quantity
East and West Rivals.
The fight between Cornell and Wis
cOnsIn in the varsity race shrOuld be
very interesting, for with the removal of
Coffin from COrneIs boat the crews are
of equal weight, averaging 1855 pounds
per man The Cornell men are, however,
taller and more wiry and have a longer
reach. The average in height is 81 lis
lnchesr as compared with Wisconsin s
5.l0i2 inches.
So far as positions i'm the varsity con-
test are concerned there is no advant-
age, Cornell holding number five from
the shore with Wisconsin on the outside.
There is little betting tonight unless it is
in private. At the public betting ring
Cornell sold at so as against S. and So Tor
the field for the varsity race while in
the freshman race Cornell sold at SO as
against S. and ST for the field. No bets
are being made on the four-oared race,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
BUCK WEAVER ACTS
LIKE OLD S0RREL HORSE

They had evidently come iu from the
bench TO see the game and were old
enough 60 Dee at the head OF at least
three generations, but they enjoyed Jhe
game from the time the first man
swung the willow into the air. and
their interest never lasged. Iu the
eighth inning rs Buck Weaver was do
ing stunt from second To third she
looked Up ar her Lgge lord and said.
"Do y6u know. paw. that man they
cau Buck Weaver reminds me of that
old soTreI horse my paw used 20 have
back Iu Vermont
How is that. mawof asked the man
who has 50urueyed TO nearly LIES end
with her.
place lie would work double or single
and any place. They would work him
hard AN day and when night would
come we y0Uug'us would hitch him up
10 the old buggy and he would 60 down
the road faster than any of them thor
oughbreds. That's just the way it is
gith this Buck-see him run now
Ee works any place and never holiers. ID
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
SALARY CUT PROPOSED
Directors Of Baseball Team Be-
Iieye Team Is Costing Too
Much Money.
Boise CaUitaI-News)

The rules of the association limit the
clubs To q salary list of SLs00 Ger month.
At the present time there are sixteen men
carried on the payroll of the Boise club
whose salaries aggregate about 50 100 per
month, OF almost twice the amount al
lowed Those who put up their money to
secure the team are beginning 10 enter a
vigorous protest ana want the expense
reduced. The Boise -luD IS not alone ia
this condition. All OF the clubs nave ElO-
lated the agreement in their eagerness 10
secure winning team'a with the result
that the stockholders in all OF the clubs
are kicking. The cities comprising the
league teams cannot stand such a salary
list According 10 population Boise IS
patrOniZlug the games better cnau any
other city i'm the league. But with a sal
AIRY list of over 5000 per month, besides
the other expenses, both ends cannot De
made TO meet.
Owing to this extravaganza on the part
Of the management the directors have
called a halt and have demanded that an
account be made and expenses cut 10
figure commensurate with the receipts.
sixteen men IN the team, when only nine
are required. they figure Is altogether too
many Some of the men are ewing
as high as $500 per MONTH and tCn OF
this is spent in nightly carousa!s which
unfit the men for work the next day
and the game is lost
A meeting Of the directors of the Boise
club is called for Friday evening, July J.
when the reorganization viii take place
and the new stock be issued. President Sc
bree has announced that he was going
To resign. but pressure is being brought
to bear TO get him to reconsider the mat
ter and continue at the head OF the or
gauiZatiOn. The present directors have
siguified their desire to De relieved OF
their positions. but it is hoped that they
Will also continue. 1t is mUre than likely,
however. that when the reOrgaE IZatiOn
takes place the management will be vest
ed In an executive committee of three
with a chairman at the head who will
have absolute authority to control mat
ters- AT least this is the plan as outlined
TO the Capital News this morning by
gentleman prominent in the reOrganiZa-
lion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-28
CHAMPION JEFFRIES HAS
CHAMBER MAIDS KNEE
Butte InLar-Nountainl

Van thiL-s he has discovered. the trOu-
BILE with Jim Jeffries' knee, AMI says it
is nothing further than the result of Jim's
penchant for assisting Mrs. Jeffries with
the Homework.
Even champions when they marry must
surrender and since JeffTies signed ar
ucles CediuE 0ue-haif of his title to Mrs.
Champion Jim, he also has waived GER
tain rights and agreed upon certain per-
fOrmauces which are the common heri-
Ua-e of the beuedicts
"ChambeTmaid s. knee is Jim's malady.
Just plain bruisiuE of the member against
the side rail of a bedstead. Had Van not
discovered that Jeffries performed part
Of the household duties. possibly the pub
lie would have remained in ignorance Of
The fact forever.
That the champion would tackle his
duties so assiduously as TO rub the bark
from his PRAYER props was hardly to be
expected. but since he has chosen bed
making and chamber work for his h8E
of the household duties. it is no surprise
that he has met the fate of his less prom
iueut associates I'm the domestic field
This new malady is strictly JeffTics dis
coVery as applied to the pugilistic game,
and Jim COrbetrs floating rib, Kid Nc
Coy COrksCTeW blow and other kindred
discoveries pale into insignificanCe COM
pared TO it.