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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-02
The Evening Session.

At the evening session the Commit
tee on Resolutions reported through
Chairman Ragsdale that the assOcia-
ton was in cordial sympathy with and
fully appreciative of the work of the
Southern Educational Board in coop
Grafton with the State and county edu-
cational authorities in their work
throughout the State.
The committee reported unfav ora
bly, a resolution of uperintendent
Sentelle that the State provide mild
compulsory law and several members
expressed themselves to the effect that
the time for such a law was not yet
ripe and that the cause of education
could be better advanced by work
along the lines followed during the
past few years. The report of the
committee was unanimously sus-
tanned.
superintendent Massey for the COM
mittee, introduced the following rcso-
luton:
Whereas, North Carolina is in the
midst of a wide spread educational
revival, manifesting itself in increased
enrolment and attendance at school;
in increased salaries paid to teachers;
in the growing demand for the better
training of teachers; in the lengthen-
ing of the school term; in the building
of better school houses; in the rapid
spread of the principle of consolida-
ton and local taxation for school pur-
poses; and in the general enthusiasm
with which progress along all lines
of educational endeaVOr has been well
coined: and
Whereas this encouraging condi-
ton is in no small measure due to the
unself1Sh and patriotic work of the
Honorable Charles Brantley Aycock,
I-Governor of North Carolina, whose
voice like a trumpetS call sounding
in every section of the State has
aroused. her people TO a sense of her
danger has implanted in their souls
the determination to wage unceasing
war against ignorance apd illiteracy,
has upheld the hands and inspired
the hearts of the educational workers
of the State; and
Whereas, he is now about to retire
from the great office which he has
filed with so much honor to himself
and to his people,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the association of County Superin-
tendents of NORTH Carolina that we,
as educators, and as citizens, are pro-
foundry grateful to Governor Aycock
for his timely and wise leadership III
this great work; that the policy his ad-
miniStration has perSued or tfamplhg
out ignorance wherever it is found
and under whatever guise it is lurking
receives our most hearty endorsement;
that we pledge to him our most de-
termined and most earnest efforts to
continue the work which he has -
close at heart; and, finally, that the
president of this association be re-
| quest to present Governor Aycock
with a copy of these resolutions as a
| testimonial of our lasting apr eciation
| of his work and high regard for his
| character
tSgned.)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
THE HEART MUSCLES.
How They Do Their Work and Why
They Never Tire.


1t is generally supposed that the
heart is an organ which never takes
rest. But this is not so. The muscles
of the heart are not incessantly work
ing. The heart contains four cham
bers-two upper, called the auricles, and
two lower, the ventricles. In the beat
ing of the heart the auricles first con-
tract and force the blood into the ven
tricles; they then relax while the ven
tricles repeat the process. Then fol
lows a pause, during which the heart
is perfectly at rest
The contraction of the auricles takes
one-ffth of the time between one beat
and the next, the contraction of the
ventricles two-ffths and the pause two
fifths, 50 that the heart is really rest
ing two-ffths of its time. Sleep also
aids in relieving the muscles of the
heart as it considerably dlminishes
the rapidity of its action.
This alienation of rest and activity
endows the heart muscles with their
capacity for untiring work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Sacred Mountains In Japan.

Travellers in Japan are astonished to
find the grandest shrines throughout
the land situated on the topsSef high
precipitous mountains. This is because
every mountain in that country is dedi-
Gated to some deity who is believed to
be its guardian. These temple grounds
are covered with the oldest and largest
forest trees. and to the eyes Of the peo-
pie below the effect Of the clouds which
hover around the peak has originated
the belief that the gods hold the power
over the clouds to give or withhold
rain
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Serenity of Temper.

One sign of mental health is serenity
of temper and a self control that en-
ables us to bear with equanimity and
unrufIled temper the petty trials and
jars of life, especially those arising
from contact with scolding, irascible,
irritating folk. 1t is we'll to remember
at such times that these unfortunatcs
are their own worst enemies. and q
cultivation of the art Of not hearing
will help US very much. 1t is a very
useful art all through life and we'll
worth some trouble to acquire.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

A French statistician has compiled q
statement of the loss of life in the
wars of a century. The grand total is
14OOO,OOO, divided as follows: Napo'
leonic wars, 100000; Crimean wars,
100000; Italian wars, 100000; Ameri-
can civil war, 100000; Franco-German
war. SO.OO0; Russo-Turkish war, 4OO,'
600; civil wars in South America, oO0.-
600; various colonial expeditions in In.
dia, Mexico, Tonquin, South Africa
etc. 100000. If all the figures are
as near to the truth as those given fol
our civil war the statement must be
accepted as correct. Even this ex-
hibit will not account for all the NOR
tality caused by war, since it includes
only those who die in service. Mil
lions have died after discharge as a re-
suit of wounds or disease incurred in
service, and millions more have been
maimed or otherwise disabled for life
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
A GIRLS NATURE.
Little Signs That. 1t Is Said, Reveal
Phases Of Character.

Phases of Character.
Much Of u girls nature is betrayed
by the little act of brushing a speck
off n mans coat If she picks of the
thread or imaginary bit of lint very
carefully between the thumb and fore
finger it is an indisputable sign that
she is a woman of very practical and
executive character.
On the other hand. II q girl should
brush the coat lapel of her fiance very
softly and tenderly with the second
and third finger of her hand in her en-
deavor to remove an invisible speck 1t
Is a sure sign that she is more senti
mental than practical. The man who
marries her will live in a continual at
mosphere of romance and bad house
keeping.
There is still another type of girl
who will brush the speck off n mans
coat with a broad sweep Of the hand
in which all the fingers and thumb play
a part She is in all probability an
athletic girl who excels at tennis, golf
and the links and who will prove q
high spirited. strong minded woman
after marriage.
Then. again, the girl who puts q
flower in a mans coat with her hand
held jauntily upturned from the wrist
and the flower held in the tips of her
fingers Is sure to be something of n
coquette. while the maid who gives
you only the tips of her fingers when
she greets you in the drawing room or
public street is probably an ambitious
girl.-Chicago Journal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

japan is now floating in New York
and London a war loan of SG0,000,00O,
which, added to a previous issue CT
bonds to American and English invest
ors. makea S11O,OOO,000 raised abroad
for military purposes. Russia is in the
Berlin market for a war loan of $780,
OOO,OO0 by the end Of the present
year Japan and Russia together will
have shot away S50o,00O,0oo. Other
expenses in2idental to war will prob
ably bring the total expense Of the
years fighting close to a billion dol
lars
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Consumers of cigars made from
home grown filters will soon have to
take them without the Havana flavor
heretofore impaired TO some brands by
the use of Cuban wrappers, Cuba now
forbids the expectation of the ''yagua'
leaf, which has been extensively used
for wrappers in this country. 1t keeps
the cigar moist and gives Il fragrance
much appreciated by smokers. Last
year the importation of ''yaguas'
amounted to sixty-tiye tons.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Literary Fads of the Japanese.


Few of the contclnporaneous writer's
OF fiction In English are popular in
Japan. but scientific works are widely
read. Describing the literary taste OF
the Japs In the Booklovers' Magazine,
Harold Boyce says:
There is one American writer OF today
who has succeeded in impressing his
work upon the mind of commercial Japan.
Every clerk in the stores, banks. COM
mission houses. railway and steamship
Offices and godowhs of the mikados en-
pire is Familiarity acquainted with "Old
Gorgon Graham" oracle of the Chicago
etockyards Heads OF big houses all over
the empire bought the book wholesale and
distributed copies among their employer,
Published in paper covers and selling for
% sen, the book reached q circulation OF
over 100000, but with no profit to the au-
thor, as there was no International copy
right. In the Japanese appfaisement OF
the book it's humor was entirely overlook
ed. The production was accepted solely
as a serious gospel to oYerconf1dent young
manhood. 1t is when one glances at the
strangely assorted books that enjoy popu-
larity side by side in japan that wonder
is expressed at the unexpected prefer;
ences of these peculiar people. The same
merchant or manufacturer or transporta-
t1Cn magnate VINO TeaO Win great &c
-iousness Mr.. Lorimers book and dis
tributed it by the armful among his clerks
and agents will confess that when he
wants to experience n genuine JOY in
reading he proceeds to revel in the abb
sorbing delights of Darwin's "Origin OF
Species A leading publisher in Tokyo
sent thousan nds of blank votes to pro-
fessors students merchants. bankers and
others throughout Japan, asking them TO
name their favorite foreign author. Oar.
win was found TO be the peoples choice
by large plurality. Carlyle Is also wide
~ read in Japan. A work which has en-
tranoed the Japanese mind is the Ency-
clopRdia Britannica
The native japanese writers trans
form dry works of history and scientif'
ic treatises into works Of imagination.
preserving in these fanciful works the
name, but not the reality, of the orig
innl.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Japan's new loan of S60,000,000 is in
the nature of a second mortgage. Her
loan Of last April was a first lien upon
the japanese customs revenue and was
offered to the public at 9312. The new
loan is secured by 4 subordinate licr
on the same customs revenue and is
offered at 90Ia. This reduction, how
ever. does not show Il marked decline
in Japan's credit
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Removes the microbes which i'm
poverish the blood and circulation.
Stops all trouble that interferes with
nutrition. That's what HoI ister's
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 30 cents
Tea or tablet form.
City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Charles ]. Bonaparte having been
chosen a presidential elector from
Maryland, 1t is evident that the 'fdee
Napolienne" has not lost all its po-
tency.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

When you feel like snging--sing.
Signing will never pleasure bring,
Learn to laugh, you can laugh ana
laugh right
By taking Rocky Mountain lea at
night.
City Drug store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

The American boys who won Cecil
Rhodes scholarships at Oxford have
justified their appointments. In the
freshman sports at Oxford seven Of the
nine events were won by them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

If you haven't time TO prepare Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, it is now
made in tablet form also. Get pack
age already TO use. Makes you well
keeps you well. SO cents.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

The ship of state. which the political
orators have worked overtime for the
past three months, may now go into
dry dock for an overhauling.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. says that
riches do not bring happiness. The
rest of us, then. are not entirely with
out cause for thanksgiving.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
The Bed.

The bed is a bundle of paradoTes.
We go to it with reluctance. yet we
quit it with regret. we make up our
minds every night to leave it early,
but we make up our bodies every morn
ing to keep it late-Colton.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Far From IL.

Young Widow Ito partner at bal'(-
Mr.. Crogan. I've made q wager of n
pound of chocolate that you are sim
gle man. Mr.. Crogan-Ye've lost.
ma'am. I'm wan av thriplets.-Chicago
Tribune
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Education is needed not only to help
Us to do our work. 1t is also needed to
help US to enjoy our leisure.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Miss Antique-Why have you always
remained single? Oldbach = Simply
from force of habit. I suppose. You
know-you know was born that way
philadelphia Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Election excitement did not interfere
With the daily fall of Port Arthur.
rOrce OF Habit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
For YOnr Best Girl

A fancy box OF writing material would
be a useful gift. You might get some OF
il back, you know.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Don't let the grass grow under your
feet If you want goods in this line. The
price will move them
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

For Gentlemen
An endless variety OF smokers ar
ticles. You rarely miss q mau's soft
spot with something good to smoke
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
FOR THE TOTS

The best and only stock of moving toys in this
city, together with large lot of entirely new
tions in the toy world.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30

Something nice in the china ware line
would be useful. Nothing delights the
good housewife so much as pretty
dishes. Mine are both good and cheap
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09

ed with the greatest care. In the
first place, if you will take the pains
to look, the material is not cheap and
flimsy, and it ought not to be, for 1 paid
four dollars yard fo1 some of it. The
trimmings, too were nearly all made
by hand of heavy felt and appliqued
on, for l absolutely detest cheap imi-
tations. However, this was not what
/ intended to say. This" tossing a gay
buff toward heap of somber colors,
goes with that pile. Do you see any
difference?"
"One is brighter than the Others" 1
vouchsafed
That" with contented smile, ''is
just it, The important character in
each scene is dressed with the view of
making him stand out clearly defined
and more conspicuous than his fellow
men, while the chorus is garbed in neu-
tral tiuts, so it will not project itself
too prominently by reason Of its dress.
While it is in evidence during the
greater part of the play, it is, we'll
just the chorus"
big or little?" I asked. Evidently
big, judging from the looks of this
room"
Yes, big. Full one hundred and
fifty. And, by the way, that reminds
me. We are to have an Athenian au-
dience. You know that is one Of the
suppositioRs, but in this case the
original idea is to be carried out. The
amphitheater is divided into two sec
tions. The first one, in reality a part OF
the stage, is to be filled with students
in costume and their picturesque dress
will lend touch of realism that will
be most effective. OF course you know
the play she added, and ] haven't yet
decided in my own mind whether that
was just a subtle feeler or merely an
afterthought.
''Of course" I did, after a fashion,
but if the average person possesses as
limited a knowledge of the Ajax of
Sophocles" as l. il won't do any great
harm to dilate upon it for a minute or
so.
In the first place Ajax is modern in
one sense Of the word, because its
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09
MRS, CRUSOE'S WOES
By George Winthrop

because Of the fall of the tide from the
Bay Of Fundy, and he had supposed
that when he had drawn the canoe well
up on the shelving bank the long
rope in the bow could not possibly be
needed.
He threw himself down beside her.
Man, DEAR" he cried. Don't take it
so to heart II will come out all right
if 1 have to swim over to the main
land and steal boat"
She rose in all her five feet five of
injured dignity. Il do not see, Mr..
Tucker" she said coldly, that the
situation should permit the levity you
assume. 1t may be all right for you,
but a woman's fair name" Her
sobbing broke forth affesh at the
thought of what might be said.
whats the use of taking on so?"
he demanded "You told me last win
ter that at the end of the season you
thought"
DO you suppose thought then that
I'd think what / think now?" she cried
Historically. do you suppose that /
imagined that you would abduct me to
desert island to force me to marry
you? Never"
For want of better occupation he
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09

maker was the first master dramatist
to introduce more than two actors and
to make use of painted scenery. More
than this, he ignored the ancient ira
dition that death must be hidden from
the audience, and in a clear, concise
fashion shows the sudden madness, the
pathetic remorse and the calm suicide
of the great warrior.
Briefly then the story is this: When
Odysseus is carefully studying foot
prints in the sand, the voice of Athena
is heard telling him that Ajax, whom
he is evidently in search of, has slain
the cattle and their keepers in fit of
madness, which she herself had cast
upon him, that he might slay the cat
tie instead of the Greek chiefS-OdySs-
Gus, Agamemnon and Menelaus, as he
had hoped to do. To prove her state
ments true she calls Ajax from the tent
with a blood stained scourge in his
hands and boastful triumphs on his
lips.
When the followers of Ajax hear of
his frenzy they rush to his tent. calling
on him to come forth and clear his
good name, assuring him that they be-
lieve it all base slander and even going
so far as to say ." "Tis on the powerful
that envy creeps."
All this, however, has no effect upon
Ajax, for after the madness passes he
is cast into deepest melancholy and
prays his friends to mercifully slay
him, for in his eyes this shame has
blotted out all. his glorious deeds.
Tecmessa, his wife, does all that lies
in her power to rouse him, but his
sole reply is to bid her bring their boy.
in order that he may bid him farewell
This DONE he gives minute instruc-
tions as to his burial and silently seeks
his own counsel.
Just about this time a messenger
q fv-ns
how the Greeks have planned the death
of Ajax and his brother Teucer CAL
chas, the seer. has predicted to Teucer
that if Ajax can be kept in his tent this
day only the anger Of Athena would be
averted The followers, accompanied
by the messenger, seek Ajax and are
filed with sudden dismay to learn that
he has already left his tent, going no
one knows Whittier.
Tecmessa, fearing the worst, arouses
the men to action and in a twinkling
has sent them searching one way while
she goes an entirely different direction.
When they find him it is on the sea-
shore after he has commended his
spirit to the gods and fallen on his
sword
In the midst of the walls Menelaus
appears and roughly tells Teucer that
the body of Ajax must lie where it fell,
unburied; that Ajax was worse than
Trojan foe because he had plotted the
death of his fellow comrades. An angry
dispute follows and the two men go
their various ways, one to summon
Agamemnon and the other to find
a suitable burying place for his broth
er.
When the warriors meet again they
continue their quarrel until Odysseus
comes forth and champions the cause
of the mighty foe, saying: When a
brave man is dead 'tis not right to do
him scatheno, not even if thou hate
him. Still doing as he deems right,
be cfers to help Teucer in the last
rites. but his Kindly assistance is re-
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09

pause and reflection. He had just de-
cided that 1t was as well that Nan
Carroll would not marry him, when
that changeable young woman plump
ed herself down upon the moss beside
him.
''why don't you tslk?" she asked
cheerfully. IT'S awfully lonesoms
around here"
Tucker gasped. but for moment he
did not dare speak. When he found
words it was of casual affairs he
spoke, not of himself nor of their
predicament, and presently they were
chatting as merrily as though there
had been none OF the stormy scenes
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09

of the afternoon.
They were still talking when OF
sudden they heard footsteps behind
them and they sprang to their feet
Just behind them was a tall. cleri-
cal man in blue overalls and checked
calico jumper.
II hope I don't intrude," he said
quizzically.
Are you Man Friday?" demanded
Nan. You see we are Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson Crusoe, and our boat is
wrecked-or at least 1 hope it is,' she
amended viciously.
II am sorry, Mrs Crusoe." he said.
falling in with her humor 'T am the
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09


Rev. Philip Hardman OF Bos-
ton, summering on this island with
my family
Nan gasped. why didn't you think
of looking to see if there was any one
living there ?" she demanded OF Dave.
You told me it was deserted" he
said defensively. and L supposed you
knew. 1 only came last night" he
added in explanation to the clergy
man. Mrs. Crusoe forgot to tell me
about the tide and the boat ioated
away"
Come over and have tea" suggest
ed the clergyman Hospitality. "and L
have a boat that will take you over to
the hotel
He strobe off, leading the way. and
Nan and Dave followed. Once or
twice she hummed softly to herself,
and Dave could have sworn 1t was the
wedding music from 'Lohengrin." At
last. as he was helping her over rock
which barred her path. she held his
hand in hers as she lightly dropped
beside him.
Dave" she whispered, didn't he
saw he was a clergyman"
Dave nodded. THE Rev. Philip
Hardman," he affirmed
1--WE could fool that gossiping
crowd, pretending we did it on pur-
pose"
More than ever Dave marveled at
the ways of woman, but they were
married before supper. for Dave ex-
planned to the clergyman that he was
afraid she might change her mtrd
again.
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Z = MIGHT swim for it," suggested
Tucker with the accent Of one
who knows the impracticability
ID what he suggests.


Of what he suggests.
You might fly for it," retorted Nan
Carroll, for all the good it would do.
You should have tied the boat"
You forgot" he pleaded. that only
came last night and have not yet had
opportunity TO become familiar with
the tide here. How was I to know that
you had a regular Bay Of Fundy tide
here2"
If you knew as much about geogra-
ply as you do about some things" she
limited darkly, you would know that
this is fthe Bay of Fundy tide 1t
doesn't come in as a tidal wave, but it
rises as high"
lie glanced ruefully at the canoe fast
disappearing on the tide, and scanned
the shore to see If it offered any hope.
Apparently they were as thoroughly
lost as though they were on an island
IN the Pacific instead of three miles
from a summer resort. 1t was fuckers
first experience with a land where they
built steamship docks two stories high