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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
TO BE REGRETTED.
Capt. Ashe Writes of the Brave Career
of the Late General Longstreet.

To the Editor:-I am sure the
Confederate soldiers, generally, will
regret to see the publication ut
the news item that the Daughters
Of the Confederacy at Savannah had re
solved to send no flowers to the funeral
of Gen. Longstreet-for the alleged reason
that he had refused to obey Gen. Lee on
the field Of battle and because of that,
the inference is that he was an object
Of censure and as a Confederate was not
deserving of the appreciation of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Whatever took place at Gettysburg, It
will be remembered that Gen. Pickett in
his report made some structures. which
one infers from the statement Of Gen
Long, Lees military secretary, on his
Memoirs of General Lee" bore hard on
Gen. Longstreet, and Gen. Lee withdrew
the report of Gen. Pickett and asked him
to withdraw and suppress it. 1t was de-
Stroyed, at Gen. Lees request.
Gen. Lee never complained publicly
of Longstreet's conduct; it does not ap
pear that he ever complained in private
Cen Longstreet after that, AS befor".
had the highest trust of President Davis,
of Gen. Lee, OF the country and of the
army. ne Ut1NeE ldlleIeu Dis a oOlultlI
or as devoted Confederate, either before
or after thai.
If the Daughters at Savannah do DOT
admire Gen. Longstreet, or any other
particular Confederate officer-it is their
province. but as a Confederate. 7 would
plead with the rising generation not TO
be censorious towards any Confederate
in good standing.
Judging by his actions, every day from
1861, till he was paroled at Appcmattox,
Longstreet was daily offering his life
for the Southern cause, and giving is
country his best services.
No fault was found with him either in
public or in private so far as appears,
by his superior officers. AS soldier he
bore himself with great courage.
Admitting some delinquency of somn
kind at Gettysburg, he continued to hold
until the end the confidence Of his soldiers
and now that he has passed away, his
memory should be honored, even as his
patriotic and great services were esteemed
during the war.
S. A. ASHE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06

1t isn't always the best cook who pre-
pares the most fancy dishes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
Dave Raynor Captured.

Especial to News and Observer
Goldsboro, N. c., Jan. 5After a vigi-
liant search of several months Dave Ray
nor, negro who has changed his loca-
ton from place to place and has changed
his name as often as he had changed his
home, has at last been captured and been
placed in jail. Sheriff Stevens succeed
ed in locating the culprit in New Bern,
where he was arrested on Sunday. The
crime for which Raynor was wanted was
committed in this county near Mt. Olive
last May one year ago. Raynor and u
white man named Bill Miller, had some
trouble and the negro pulled his pistol
and shot Miller down in the road. Miller
was first thought to be mortally wounded.
but after several days he finally rallied
and recovered.
Messrs. j. T. McCraw ard T. ]. Foote,
of Wilson, two gentlemen of wide and
enviable reputation In the business world.
have come here to open up a wholesale
brokerage and provision business. The
Wilson News in speaking of the change
SAYS: eve recommend these gentlemen
in the highest degree to the Goldsboro
people, as they deserve the confidence and
esteem of the people OF their sister town
Truly, Wilson's loss is Goldsboro's gain
At the regular meeting of Neusc Lodge,
No. 6, 1. c. o. F., held this evening in
their lodge room, corner East Center and
Walnut streets, the officers who are 20
direct the affairs Of the lodge for tire
ensuing six months were installed with
appropriate ceremonies. After the bust
ness of the evening was over the lodge
repaired in BODY to the Bridgers' Hotel
where banquet was served.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06

$1,000 hospital to be built here by the
association. which is to be one of the best
equipped hospitals in the South. Work
will begin as soon as the material and
matters are ready.
There has been considerable discussion
here over the site to be given. or pur-
chased by private contributions, for the
$50 900 Carnegie Library building, which
will be built this year. One site in con-
temptation is on West Washington street
Another is on North Elm. north of the
CITY hall. Another is on Davie street,
while the most popular site is on the
county hitching lot, just between the
court house and the city hall This is
the most central and accessible spot.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
RAvAGES OF APPENDICITIS.
Discussion of Physicians. Theory That
it's a Germ Disease.
Especial to News and Observer


Greensboro, NJ c., Jan. 5.-The death Of
Dr.. Caldwell from an operation for ap-
pendicitis. has caused much discussion
here as to the frequency of fatalities of
this kind in Winston for the past twelve
months. That city, Greensboro and High
Point seem to form a triangle, in which
the disease has been peculiarly and dis
tressngly troublesome during that period,
with the storm center of malgnlty at
Winston Salem. The death rate from op-
erations is something terrible. At the
local hospital here, there has never been
death from appendicitis. three patients
having been discharged as cured last
week. Nearly all the deaths in the three
towns mentioned for the past year have
been from appendicitis. A physician here
says that as a rule when patients are sent
Off they are past help.
Discussing the cause of so much APP
pendicitis, another physician present ad-
vanced the opinion that it was a germ dis
ease, and said he would not fear to hazar
his professional reputation on the
prophecy that i'll less than five years the
profession would recognize the germ
theory He declared that it was contagi-
Gus, instancing one town where every
case, out of a great many, had been con-
fined to a particular community. A lay
man present gave roller mill flour as the
cause, while another said it was the re-
suit of too high living, especially in eat
ing quantities of meats and highly sea-
soned food. Whatever the cause, it seems
that it is fast becoming a scourge of no
mean propositions. 1t has often occurred
to this correspondent, that the physicians
in these three communities at least even
taking in Charlotte. would institute .
specific line of investigation into the cause
of its prevalence, and peculiar malgnty
in the communities named. The govern
ment, which sends experts to investigate
the cause for disease Of the vegetable and
animal world, might be induced to send
experts and aid in the Investigation. 1t
certainly is a serious matter when Il is
considered that within twelve months
nearly a hundred, otherwise healthy.
robust middle aged people have been
called from earth in radius of less than
thirty miles, from the same trouble. and
as many more perhaps have been at
deaths door. The ravages OF even a
small pox epidemic is nothing in com
parison If there is any loc.l cause sucb
as water, atmosphere, contagion par+i-
cular kind of food, or bread Of rerchap-
disc, used in these particular places. il
would be a great blessing to the neople
for it to be found out. besides the value
of such discovery to from a scientific
standpoint.
Mr.. William c. Kelley, superintendent
of Construction for the st. Vincent Hos
pital Association, arrived last nigbt from
Pittsburg. Pa He is here to receive bids
for supplies and materials for the new
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
And it Showed.

Last night shortly after ten o'clock
there was a slight snowfall here, which did
not last long.
This saved many Raleigh weather prop
bets who yesterday said it was bound to
snow last night. During the night and
in the early hours this morning there were
indications of more snow to come.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
THEATRICAL SUCCESS.
Mabel Paige Winning PIaudits at the
Academy of Music.

Pretty and winsome Mabel Paige scored
a splendid success last night at the Acade-
my Of Music when she and her excellent
supporting company presented the
Princess of Patches
Everybody in Raleigh likes Mabel Paige
and despite the intense cold last night
there was a large sized audience. In the
Academy of Music it was COSY and COM
Portable, for number of new stoyes had
been installed, and these being kept going
the Academy was kept warm and the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06
Week of Prayer.

The ladies of the First Baptist church
began yesterday the observance of this
weeks az a week of prayer for missions,
services being held in the Sunday school
room of that church every afternoon from
four to Ave. To these services Ill Baptist
women of the town and all OF other demon
nations interested in missions are invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-06

Kinston n. c.. Ian. 5.-The residence
of Mr.. Herbert Waller, at at Woodington,
was burned this morning, entailing loss
of about 81, 500 with no insurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20

ELsPHANTINE D. T.-Tody Hamilton
tells this story Of the late P. T. Bar
mum, with whom he was associated for
many years, says the New York Times.
The great Snowman in hi declining
years was advised by his physicians to
abstain from all spirituous liquors. He
became a crank upon the iubject. A
woman who heard him lecture after
ward met him one day at hs home in
Bridgeport.
why do you preach total abstinence
to humanity" she asked, when 1t is
well known that you allow your train
ers to feed Jumbo four gallois Of whis-
ky day and ten pounds OF tobacco?"
Never thought Of that" said Mr..
Barnum, and he almost ran 10 the tel
ephone, calling up the winter quarters
Of the show, and In his squsaky voice
gave the order, "Give Jumbo no more
tobacco or whisky"
Next day he got the following mes
sage from the trainer: PHASE build
a padded cell for Jumbo, and send
down at once 5000 grains Of bromide
He's got D. It's on account Of P. T.,
and has got the delusion nat he Is
performing in Kentucky" Jumbo got
his regular four gallons after that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
A Live Topic,

A member Of the faculty Of the Uni
yersity Of Chicago tells Of the sad case
of a young woman from Indiana who
was desirous Of attaining social promi-
nence in Chicago.
Soon after her arrival here she made
the acquaintance Of student at the
university to whom she took a great
fancy. Evidently 1t was ut this time
that she realized for the first time that
her early education had been neglect
ed, for she said to friend:
'I suppose that as he Is college
man I'll have to be awful careful what
say. What'll I say to him."
The friend suggested history as a
safe topic. To her friends astonish-
ment, she took the advice seriously,
and shortly commenced In earnest to
bone UP" in English history.
When the young man called the girl
listened for some time with ill-conceal-
ed impatience to his talk Of football,
outdoor meets, dances, etc. but finally
she decided to take the matter in her
own hands. She had not done all that
reading for nothing; so. PAUSE in the
conversation affording the desired op-
portunity, she suddenly exclaimed,
with considerable vivacity:
Wasn't it awful about Nary, Queen
Of Scots?'
why, what's the matter? stammer-
ed the student, confused.
my gracious!" almost yelled the girl
from Indiana, didn't you know? Why,
the poor thing had her head cut Off"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
TO EDITOR OF ENQUIRER.

II L. & M. Paint is not sold at York.
VILE, we will sell property owners d.
rect, also send half gallon for exami-
nation, give thirty days time for pay
ment, and free paint to paint first
house painted.
Wears and covers like gold.
Lead with zinc. Non-chalkable.
4 gallons L. & M. and 8 gallons oil
will paint moderate sized house.
We invite property owners to write
for particulars, and color cards.
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ.
Paint Makers for Fifty Years.
P. s. Merchants desiring agency
may obtain 1t II properly equipped fol
Dec 13 t st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20

To FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF THE
FoREsT.-It's strange thing, but
when a man gets lost In the woods
the first thing he usually does Is To
start out and run as fast as he can
In a sort Of a panicstricken way. This
is the very worst thing he can do
Nine times out Of ten he will 60
around in a circle and meet his own
tracks. He only exhausts his strength
to no purpose.
remember before ! went In the
Maine woods I had an idea that there
were great bald spots and you could
find your way from open to open as
easily as walking the streets Of a city
But my guide soon disabused me OF
that idea. He took me up on a high
hill and then told me to climb big
tree. He went ahead and followed
him. AS far as our eyes could see
there was nothing but woods, woods
There were tiny openings here and
there that looked like the mouths OF
UuSIlSl USiohClo, puN 6eANS sSAo NN'>
that they were only small ponds
These openings were sometimes five
miles and sometimes ten miles apart
as near as we could judge. I made
up my mind that there would be wood
enough to last after I was gone.
When you are lost in the woods
as hope you never will be. there Is
one sure way to get out, II you are
lucky. Travel until you come to 9
little stream and follow 1t down. Nine
times out Of ten 1t will bring you tc
a larger stream. which will show
you your way out, or it will lead you
out by it's own windings. have been
spared many a long, cold night ir
the woods without food or shelter by
this Vancouver r-Lewiston Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20

AMBIGUOUS CoURTEsY.-When John
Duke, Lord Coleridge, who is now
Lord Chief Justice Of England, was a
young boy, his father, Sir John Taylor
Coleridge, sent him off to boarding
school after the good old English fash
ion. Feeling little anxious over hav-
ing such little chap to travel alone,
his father instructed him to telegraph
the one word yes" upon his safe ar
rival. The telegram was duly dis
patched and received, but Sir John
was deeply immersed at that time in
affairs Of state, and had forgotten his
parting injunction. Therefore he was
puzzled to receive a telegram which
read simply:
Yes"
He promptly wired back the very
natural question::
Yes, what?"
1t was then that Lord Coleridge's
early training revealed itself, and his
courtesy which is now far-famed came
to the front. In answer to his query,
the mystified parent received the SIM
pie answer:
Yes, sir"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20

AS THE GUIDE UNDERSTOOD IT-A
party Of hunters who returned recent
ly from a sojourn in the wilds Of North
Carolina tell many stories Of their ma
tive guide.
The party wishing to cross the lake
upon the banks of which they were
camped made the necessary prepara-
tions. Then they asked the guide II
he could row.
"Ro'?" he queried in answer. "Ro'!
No, reck'n not. Reck'n I never tried
it."
Under these circumstances the party
made arrangements to do the rowing
and We're consequently as
tonished when the guide, stepping into
the boat, seated himself at the oars
and prepared to be the motive power.
why" exclaimed one Of the party,
II thought you said you couldn't row.
The guide was plainly puzzled, and
could be heard to repeat to himself
several times "Ro'! ro'!"
II reck'n'd you all meant ro' like q
lion. can't do that. But pull on an
O.. why, I've done that all my life. I
shorely can pull an O."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
TOO MUCH FOR HER.
How Lord Brampton Got the Truth
From a Woman Witness.

How Lord Brampton Got the Truth
From a Woman Witness.
In his capacity as Judge Lord
Brampton always insisted on the i'm
perative demand that every case
should be investigated in its minutest
details. Upon small points the great
issue of a case depends. AS exem-
plifying this, Lord Brampton cites a
curious case that came before him on
the Western circuit.
"A solicitor was charged with forg-
ing the will Of lady, which devised
to him a considerable amount Of her
property; but as the case proceeded
It became clear to me that the will
was signed after the lady's death, and
then with a dry pen held In the hand
Of the deceased by the accused him
self while he guided 1t over sigma
ture which he had craftily forged. A
woman was present when this was
done, and as she had attested the
execution of the will, she was neces-
sary witness for the prisoner, and In
examination in -chief she was very
clear indeed that 1t was by the hand
of the deceased that the will was
signed, and that she herself had seen
the deceased sign 1t. Suspicion only
existed as to what the real facts were
until this woman went into the box,
and then a scene, highly dramatic,
occurred in her cross examination
After getting an admission that the
will was signed in the bed, with the
prisoner nearby. the woman was
asked:
Did he put the pen into her hand?
YES"
And assist her while she signed
the will?"
Yes" "
How did he assist her."
by raising her in the bed and sup
porting her when he had raised her.
Did he guide her hand?"
mo-"
did he touch her hand at alp
"I think he did just touch her hand"
when he did touch her hand, was
she dead?"
At this last question the woman
turned terribly pale, was seen to fal-
ter and fell in a swoon on the ground
and so revealed the truth which she
had come to deny.-London Daily
Mail
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
Humura,ls Department.
An Eve Specialist.


]. X. Perry, representative Of Faulk-
ner & Co., a wooden firm Of Chicago,
wears a glass eye, and he doesn't care
who knows 1t, says the New York
Globe. Concerning this, he told the
following:
IF you are ever troubled with your
eyesight," said he, land wish to have
the defect remedied. see that you go
to a genuine specialist. I have only
one eve now, and am naturally care
full about looking after its welfare.
Not long ago my eye did not seem to
burn just as brightly as usual so
I went to a man in Chicago who claim
ed to be a specialist in diseases Of the
eye. He took me into his consulting
room and requested me to stand In
the light, so that he could get look
at my eye. AS he examined 1t from
time to time, he shook his head grave
ly.
"'How is itT asked, trying to sup
press smile. Anything serious?
"'You have gout In your family he
replied evasively.
"'No. there never has been. I said.
"'well, at any rate. you have it your
self; can see that from your eye.'
"T must be frank with you,' he con-
tinued; that eye Of yours requires i'm
mediate attention or You will lose the
sight of 1t in a short time. I think I
can give you something that will
quickly fix the trouble
"Well, thought that specialist had
carried his bluff too far. When I told
him he had been examining my glass
window all the time he began, Of
course, to blurt out all sorts Of excus-
es, but I fed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
TAX COLLECTIoNs-lsO4.

YoRKvuLE, 8. c.. Sept. 10, 1904.
TN accordance with the law, my books
lwill be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1904, for the collection OF
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES for the fiscal year commenc-
ing January 1st 1904, and will be kept
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEM-
BER, 1904, without penalty, after
which day ONE PER CENT penalty
will be added for all payments made In
the month Of JANUARY, 1906, TWO
PER CENT penalty on all payments
made in the month Of FEBRUARY,
and SEVEN PER CENT penalty on
all payments made from MARCH 1ST
until MARCH 18TH. 1905. after which
day all taxes not paid will go into
execution and be placed In the hands
Of the sheriff for collection.
At Yorkville, from Wednesday, the
7th day of December, until Saturday,
the 31st day Of December, after which
day, penalties attach, as before stated.
Also l will receive VOLUNTARY
PAYMENTS OF COMMUTATION
ROAD TAXES for the year 1905. at
TWO DOLLARS each.
II. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20

SHE REALLY WAS YoUNGEl.-"Soci-
ETY. these days is exactly like the Mis-
sissippi river" says an elderly man.
whose name appears in the congress
sional directory. "A pilot may think
he knows the river on the down trip
but when he comes up the next week
he has to learn shoals and snags and
set Of current all over again. 1 met a
man not long ago whom hadn't seen
for two years. I knew him slightly
and 1 had met his wife once or twice
He invited me to dine with him, and
went. Ny memory for faces is not
good, but I thought the wife looked
younger than I recalled her. After
dinner I said to the man:
Your wife positively looks ter
years younger than she did when
last saw her.
He smiled in an odd way.
She is he said.
Il took 1t for idle fattery, but Il
wasn't. 1t was fact. The man hat
been divorced and remarked since
had seen them last"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
NOTICE TO TREsPAssERs.

4 LII persons, without distinction OF
"A race or color, are hereby warned
against Hunting, Fishing, Driving,
Riding or otherwise Trespassing on
the lands owned or controlled by US,
all Of which lands are in York county.
Any disregard of this notice will be
punished to the full extent Of the law.
]. F. A. SMITH,
Mrs. SUE E. CAIN,
Mrs. ]. c. WHITESIDES,
DR.. THOS. B. WHITESIDES
c. F. GORDON.
Dec. 13 t At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-20
SIZE OF HER SHOES MARKED.
The Dealers Use Cipher System OF
Numbers For Many Reasons.


What number does she wear? 1t
should be surprise to a few men, at
least to know that she no longer
wears shoes Of numbered size. The
old. 1, 2, 8 way Of numbering women's
shoes has seen its day; now sizes are
no longer designated by numbers, at
least not in the places where she buys
shoes that cost as II they were made
Of gold and a precious stone or two
There are marks and numbers that
tell the story Of length and breadth OF
the clerk, but they mean nothing to
the customer. Who would guess that
K1736Sss means 4 3-4 D? Only the
shoe clerk and he tells no one.
Therein is the purpose Of the alb
sence of numbers on women's shoes.
81 always wear B." she would say,
and the clerk would see Number IL
D foot resting in the little fitting
stand. Without comment, he would
bring shoes to fit snugly ahS not with
too great discomfort.
That's very pretty, think I'll take
those" and he would begin to hope
sale had been made. Now, II he
could only get them into box with
out
81 want to look at them again. Just
a moment please. Why, you SAID
these were 3s and they are 5s! Why
I never in all my days wore anything
bigger than threes. No, indeed.
shan't be imposed upon, assure you
I care to see no other shoes; / shall
20 somewhere where I can be given
proper treatment" And a sale lost
because the clerk could not hide the
true facts about the proper size oi
shoes for her to wear.
So a few years ago the manufac-
turers and the merchants resorted to
cipher in designating shoes, and q
number" nowadays reads like a foot
ball signal. Some women have even
penetrated the cipher and, conse-
quently. some shops request that noth-
ing be said about numbers-the sales
man will measure the foot and bring
a shoe to correspond. That is, he'll
bring the first too large, in order to
let the fair buyer have the satisfaction
of asking for something smaller.
Meanwhile the mems shoes still
have sizes marked in plain numbers
and in plain sight.-Exchange.