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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
A Kind and Daring Girl.

There comes to us In the Philadel-
phia Inquirer an interesting account
of a cat frightened by dog, which ran
up telegraph pole at the corner of
Germantown and Stanton avenues and
remained there for nearly an hour un-
til crowd of something like thou
sand persons gathered to look at her
1t ended when Miss Ethel Sibley, q
young girl, climbed the steps of the
pole and brought down the frightened
pussy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29

Then we scamper upstairs as fast ~ can
be,
For we know just what mamma means, you
see.
Our bed is the grand stand, the tickets oul
gowns,
And the actors all come from far-away
towns
The lamp is turned up until 1t is bright,
And mamma takes paper and crumples II
tight,
First twisting it this way, then bending IL
that,
Pulling it out or pressing 1t nat,
Till the shadows it makes upon the white
wall
Are funniest figures, both short and tall.
Here comes an old soldier. SO brave and %
true;
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
PROTECTING CHILD'S BED.
How the Little One May Be Given
Fresh Air Without Danger
Of Drafts.

The illustration shows device for
keeping the air from an open window
from blowing upon the heads Of Sleep
ing children, and also for keeping rest
less little sleepers from falling out Of
bed, says the Rural New Yorker. A
triangular piece OF cloth - tackled
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
Electricity in Far East.

Electricity never played so Important
a role as it does at present in the far
east. The japanese generals use both
telegraph and telephone in issuing their
commands. AS soon as firing is heard in
any direction bamboo poles are planted
and wires strung, and in a short time
the line Is ready for USE
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
Dreams. Idle Dreams.

The Boy-Oncet a Teller give me q
tub Nv pink ice cream an a whole
barrelful Nv lickerish-drops an a hat
fu, of jelJy-cake.
The G1rl-An' what'd yer do?
The Boy-I fell outer bed an
bumped me head somethin' orful.-
il dSe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
Bad News for Loving Girls.

It is a well-known fact that resting
the cheek in the warm palm of the hand
rapidly assists the fading of that cheek;
but q doctor declares that this injury
Is not so rapid as that suffered by re-
oeated kisses. Tic >:arm lips Of another,
it appears, create sad havoc on a fresh,
rosy cheek and red lips when pressed
there to often.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29

A strong reaction In Temperance
sentiment in Vermont has taken place.
It will manifest itself in the legislature,
Forty-four towns which last year voted
in favor of license this year W I'd 10
license
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
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A DAINTY XMAS CALENDAR.
Pretty Home-Made Present That VIII
Be Acceptable to Anyone
Receiving It.

The Christmas calendar here illus
trated may be done in pen and ink or
typography. It is also very pretty
done with holly in place Of the mistle-
toe and is one of the hundreds of &C.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29

And then-the old woman that lived In .
shoe!
A Chinaman next with a pack on his back,
And shoes with points as sharp as tack.
And there is a witch very plainly you see,
She surely is after the Chinaman's tea
And-well, declare!-there's Tabby. the
cat,
Looking as If she were seeing a rat.
"And the bird" mamma says, with its
wings outspread,
Is flying home to it's tree to bed:
IT'S time for brides to be in their nest,
And it's time for children to lie down and
rest
Charlotte Shields, in Youths Companion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29

ceptable little gifts that may be made
by either the children or grown-up in
the home during the early winter
evenings, and be quite as acceptable to
the recipient as a more expensive trife
purchased ready made.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29

the ground by the suction, and the
tics of nitroglycerin dropped and ex-
plcded all over the neighborhood.
They would certainly be carried to-
ward Fayette, and the tornado itself
would be a comparatively minor peril.
- Matthews stopped and tried to think
OF something to do. A hole In the
ground. cellar, would be the only
safe depository for the dangerous out
1T: but it struck him that the ravine
81 .Jackson's Greek, might furnish a
substitute.
The creek was small one, but It
flowed at the bottom of a deep. mar
row ravine which 1t had cut through
hard clay. If the wagon could be
placed in that gorge. he thought. It
would be pretty certain to stay there.
and do nothing worse than blow IN
the :reek-bed. But the creek was a
mile away, in the direction of the on
coming tornado:
Mat .hews did not stop, however. to
think Of his fate If he were caught
halfway, or of the impossibility OF
getting the wagon safely down the
precipitous sides Of the ravine should
he reach 1t. He was used to takine
big chances, and this seemed the only
one. big or little. He began to hitch
up the horses with haste.
The animals were growing more and
more uneasy, and 1t seemed to take Z
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

two boy hoboes came along and one of
the posse questioned them, but finding
they were mere boys and surrounded by
a lot of men with guns naturally they
were frightened. They were told to take
the railroad track and chit the grit
Reports have been received of the pick
ing up of strange people in that Sec
ton, but upon investigation they are not
found to be any of the parties desired
While talking to a party who is down
in this country looking after suspicious
characters of the shady type he told us
that these men are regularly organized
and work in gangs of four and eight, and
the reason why they are so hard to detect
is because the advance guard or spies
will GO to place, ascertain the informa
ton necessary to locate where the money
is placed, and the rest of the gang who
are the safe blowers coming in that night
secure the information while the others
decamp at once and of course are able
to prove they were somewhere else when
the robbery occurred, while the men who
aid the work are not usually seen by the
residents and are therefore not suspected
He says they are working small towns
without police protection and that have
no banks, and they are so smart it is
pie in small towns, or those who keep
money around their premises had better
put it in the banks
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pose to pay for its losses In giving 1rec
service or reduced prices in other towns TO
stifie competition.
The question of Blackburn's residence
in Greensboro. aud consequently IN the
Eighth instead of the Fifth District,
seems to be a burning issue among Re
publicans of both districts. Mr. Black
burn, it is understood. has always assur-
ed his friends in the Eighth District, that
his sojourn in Greensboro and in the Fifth
District, was at best but a temporary
arrangement, Greensboro being such a
central point. it was easier for him to
reach the people of the Eighth from
Greensboro than from Wilkesboro. 1t has
just leaked out, that solar plexus was mt
him last week by some wiley schemer
on the other side, getting delegation OF
Republicans from Stanly and other coun'
ties to come here. and make Mr.. Black
burn visit. It is said that the trip was
diabolically planned, Just after he had
moved into his handsome new house ON
Summit Avenue, opposite Mr.. Caesar
Cones pallatial residence on Summit
street The result was. the visitors did
not find Mr.. Blackburn at the hotel. but
were directed to his residence, where they
saw for themselves. and went back home
mad In addition to this. there is IN,
Greensboro today an emmisary from the
Eighth District who is getting up certi-
ficates from prominent Greensboro citizens
to the. effect that Mr.. Blackburn trui.
lives and moves and has his being and
his house and family in Greensboro. From
these desperate expedients, it can be safe
ly concluded that the congressman has
such a splendid chance for the nomina-
ton in the Eighth District for Congress,
his rivals and opponents are leaving moth
ing undone to compass his defeat.
The nomination convention which meets
in Wilkesboro March 31st promises to be
one of the Invest Republican contests ever
held in the State. for it is Blackburn
against The field. and the field includes
some of the most adroit Republican politi-
clans in the Fifth as well as the Eighth
District
The young men enlisted at the recruit
ing station here today for service in the
United States Infantry. They were Carl
Long, of Wilkes county; Lucian Taylor
and Israel Gregory, of Guilford county.
They will be sent to the barracks at
Columbus, Ohio
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
BLACKBURN AND "DE ATE"
Look at His Greensboro Home Sends
..De Ate Denizens Home Frothing.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro y. c., March 15.-The tele-
phone war, seems to be very much in
evidence. The local committee last night,
after meeting with representatives of
the company last week, agreed to call
meeting of the subscribers tonight,
against the protest of the Bell lawyers.
and it is said that a recommendation will
be made by the committee, that subscri-
bers persist in their determination to
take out their phones April first, rather
than pay the increased charges. The
Bell attorneys claim that they have had
no time in which to give the data re-
CURED by the committee. and that the
meeting of citizens is premature. 1t Is
also intimated by some, that the precl-
pitatc action of the committee may be
due to desire to prevent any compro-
mise by the Bell Company. so that an IN
dependent company may be formed, and
that that has been the purpose on the
part of some all along. This charge is
resented by The principal managers OF
the citizens movement who say that
there Is not the least excuse for the raise
IN prices at this time. and Investigations
made by the committee. show conclu-
siyely that at present prices there is a
big profit to the Bell Company on it's
Greensboro business, and they do not pro
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
MUST FORM NEW COMPANY.
Course of Securities People Under ST.
preme Courts Decision.
Especial to The Washington Post.)


New York. March 14.-Although the
Northern Securities merger is apparently
defeated. friend of James j. Hill makes
this important exclusive announcement:
"A way out of the predicamcnt has been
found, and there is no need for alarm
among the Security shareholders. / I'M
derstand Mcssrs Hill and Morgan intend
to organize corporation along much the
same line as the Standard Oil Company,
which has stood dozen years test. Note
how adroitly the new oil trust was or
ganized when the courts in 1892 ordered
the disarmament of the old Standard Oil
combination In the old concern there was
a plain union of several companies. Rocs;-
efellcr changed all this by making the new
one union OF Individual investors. He
began by distributing among the original
certificate shareholders Of the old trust
a proportionate share of stocks in the
dozen or more companies. so that each
man was a shareholder in all of the va
rious concerns, where originally he was
perhaps a holder of shares in only one or
several of them Then all of the individ-
ual shareholders were invited tG come To-
gether as investors and deposit their
shares in trust with a now corporation
called the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. This involved trusteeship pure
and simple, and there was no merger OF
separate companies. as in the case of the
Northern Securities Company.
This is the plan intended to be adopted
| by Hill and Morgan. but it will have to be
carefully worked out and probably there
will be some denals that way out of the
| difficulty has been found. At first the SUI
gar trust plan Of organization was sug-
gested. but the Standard Oil plan was
| thought BETTER
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
UPcHURcH COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
Seventy-five Million Dollar Mortgage
Filed. Union Depot Contract.
Especial to News and observer.)


Durham, n. c., March 15.-Delus Up
church. colored, charged with criminally
assaulting negro woman by the name
of Hattie Wood. was given prelimina-
nv hearing before the mayor this morn
ing After hearing the evidence he was
committed to iail without bail to await
the action of the grand jury. This crime
is said to have been committed a few
days ago The negro girl was on her way
home from West Durham after dark. Up
church offered to accompany her. On
the way they passed piece of woods and
it was here that the assault was COM
mitted, the negro prisoner telling her that
if cry was uttered he would kill her.
The negro has been in Jail since the morn
ing after the crime was committed.
This morning a mortgage for $4,000, 900
was filed in the office of the register OF
deeds The mortgage was given by the
Seaboard Air Line to the Continental
Trust Company of New York Willard v.
King trustee. IT is to secure the payment
of s75, 900, 900 in five per cent gold bonds
which mature March LIST, 1907. The mort
gage is a book containing SO pages be-
side several certificates. and is the larg-
est ever recorded in this county.
The State Sunday School tour party
reached here today and sessions arc be-
ing held in the Trinity Methodist church.
The first session was held this afternoon
at 2:2O with another session tonight
There will be three sessions tomorrow.
The convention is being largely attended
by delegations from the various city and
county Sunday Schools.
The Carolina Furniture Company, which
did business here several years. has sold
out TO Chase City concern and the ma
chinery is already in that town. The
stock of manufactured goods is being sold
to the trade very rapidly and in short
while the business affairs of the com
pany will be closed. 1t is understood that
in the old furniture factory building a
coffin factory will be started in the near
future The details of the new company
have not been learned as yet.
1t is learned that the contract for the
erection of the new union denot station
will be let on Saturday. Work will he
gin just as soon as the necessary material
can be secured. Several Durham builders
will put in bids. Under agreement with
the city work must begin prior to May I.
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KNOX. ON DECISION
Government Does Not In
tend to Run Amuck.
"lf Between Other Roads There Exist
Contracts by Which Interstate
Commerce is Restrained.
They Violate the Law.
(Wasllin gton poSt.)

Attorney General Knox haiEg asked i1st
evening concerning the merger decision,
said:
MY views of the decision cannot be
better expressed than in the language of
one of the best known railroad presidents
in the United States upon the occasion
of the decision in favor OF, the govern
ment in the court below. He said: The
decision is sound law, good sense, and,
for the advantage of all legitimate in
interests, and for the country's welfare.
and it voices the judgment of probably
nine tenths of the most conservative bust
ness men of the country
THE country is to be congratulated
that the government protest against
the first appearance of the holding COM
pany as device to control competing
interstate railroads has not been in vain.
One of the results OF the government S
action has been 70 accelerate the re-
turn TO more sober metho1s in CONNER
cial Affairs
Il think the danger of uncontrolled
personal power in railway management
has been avelted.
EFFECT ON THE ROADS.
AS 10 the bearing OF the ieHlSlOn upon
other railroads. l have only to say: The
government hns never claimed tina. fine
law is any BROADER than its language
PLAINLY indicates. If between other rail-
roads there exist contracts. combinations,
and conspiraoies by which Interstate com
mercc is restla ned then they violate the
law.
"Durug tho trial and argumcr: the
government paid no heel to defendants
contention that the makeup of substan
tally all the great American systems q:
railroads was on trial. Tire governments
position ther was that fhe question be-
fore the court was the validity of the
Northern Securities device. Its validity
IS vi az the court mas dec'ie,.. The gov
inracnt l. clalming no more now In re-
speet to this case than it did before the
bar OF the court.
Il say this much not because it is neces-
sary to give the country assurances that
the government does not mean to run
amuck, but because of the hysterical
character of that part of the defend
ants case and some utterances that fol-
lowed the decision OF the court below !
When President Roosevelt received the
news of the Supreme Courts decision in
the Northern Securities, he was engaged
in conference with some friends, but
put aside all else 20 express his salts
faction that the court had sustained the
contentious of the government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
More About the Kenny Robbery.
(Wiison Times.)

So far no further tidngs have been re-
ceived from the safe robbers. The good
people of that section have spent con
siderable time watching the railroad and
searching for the criminals, and the rail
road company has also done what they
could by allowing their through trains to
be stopped at kenly and other places in
the hope OF discovering the perpetrators.
The evening after the robbery some one
went to the keeper of the water tank
near Kcnly and told him two men would
want to get on the train at that point
during the night and not to give them
away to the conductor, or the train crew
He Informed the searchers and they staid
at the tank all night. About midnight
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
Edgecombe's Big Criminal Docket.
(Wilson News.)

The bold and aggressive c. c. Daniels,
the very efficient and jealous solicitor OF
this district, returned yesterday afternoon
from Tarboro. where he was engaged un-
til Saturday night upon large criminal
docket, the largest he has ever had in
that county He succeeded in getting one
in 'the pen" for thirty years, another for
twenty and another for fifteen, besides
quite number for short terms. The
State is undoubtedly most faithfully rep
resented by this admirable prosecuting
officer
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
Capture of CaIIicut.
Special to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Marion, N. c., March 15.-Elisha Gar
land who killed the colored boy Callient
here some two weeks ago was captured
by officers of Mitchell county and deliver
ed to the sheriff of this county today.
There was in all about 5000 reward offered
Tor him. One out of three saloons OF
this place closed few days ago owing
to the decision of the Supreme Court as
regards the Jug law
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
The Diary on the Cold Weather.

To the Editor: l have been amused for
several days In reading the controversy
about the exact date of the big snow.
purchased Il Diary in February, 1857, at
ter the snow was all gone, having the
dates fresh in my memory and com
menced my record Saturday the nth
January, 1857, as follows: Saturday,
18th, commenced showing at 8 o. c. p. IN.
Sunday, 18th, continued to snow all last
night and all day today. Monday, 18th,
snow continued all last night, and ceased
at 10 a. m. Doctor Brookss statement
agrees almost exactly with my record.
My record of the weather for several days
after is as follows: goth, very cold
21st, some warmer; 23rd, severe cold
weather, milk frozen in basement, ex-
tremely cold, below zero" No other
entry until 18th February, as follows:
Weather warm and fine; burnt and SOW
ed first tobacco bed; 18th, warm, nice
weather this entire week.
The extraordinary snow suggested the
idea of Diary and have been keeping
it up until the present time with the ex
ception of parts of two years., 1863 and
1864, with this short interval / have Il
record of every day Doctor Whitaker
was simply mistaken in the month.
W. w. WHITE.
Mansion, NJ c., March Is, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
Old Friends are the Best.

Sometime ago | took what
is known as a summer cold. !
tired several remedies, but
without much relief. Finally.
| resorted to my old standby,
Cheney's Expectorant, and
was cured by a few doses |
have great confidence in this
remedy. JOE HOWARD.
Macon, Miss,
For Sale by W. H. King Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

Coughs and colds, down to the very
borderland of consumption, yield TO the
soothing, healing influences of DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

Only one remedy in the world that will
at once stop itchiness of the skin in any
part of the body; Doan's Ointment. AT
any drug store. so cent?,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

A girl is always proud OF her new hat
until she meets another girl with one
that's more freakish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

Is it burn? Use DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil. A cut? Use DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil. At your druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

Dyspepsia-bane of human existence
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it. promptly.
permanently. Regulate and tones the
stomach.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

s'lIy little boy had touch OF bronchial
pneumonia and DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
saved him, after I had given him but few
doses. My other boy and my husband had
bad colds also, but thanks to the wonderful
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup they were cured
too" Mrs. Annie Wrinkle, rs Diamond ST.,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
''I have used DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup for
my cold and obtained great relief. | have
a cold every winter and always take DIR.
BULBS Cough Syrup, which helps me more
than anything else and always cures me-"
Miss BarbaraC. williamson, Andover, Mass.
"I have used Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup for
years in my family and find it Invaluable
when any Of my children are hoarse or
croupy." Mrs. c. 7. Wynkoop, 9th and
East ellison Streets, Portland, Oregon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16

,roducas better results in two minutes!
FEyerytbing in the package. Simply add hot
watay and Set to cool. It's perfection. A sur
,'r;se r. tbe housewife. No trouble, less ex-
pense. TRY it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla
Eors. Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp-
berry. At grocers. 1oc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
Among the Railroads.

The report was circulated on the street
that Mr.. Thos. d. Mcares, late OF the
eaboard Air Line. at Wilmington, was
to be made general manager OF the A..
and n. c. by the receiver, Mr.. Mearcs, is
n the city.-New Bern journal.
There was a little something going UP
at the A. and NC. quarters yesterday
The wreckership employed some negroes
who with wheelbarrows aud shovels, very
nicely cleaned out the fish pond in the
rear of the presidents office. 1t was
noticed that the work shops were ex-
ceedngly quiet. Nothing doing there
New Bern Journal.
-
Messrs z. a. Humphrey and !. r.
Dortch left yesterday for Norfolk to meet
"a business appointment today in that
CITY with capitalists interested in the con.
struction Of the proposed railroad from
this city to Seven Springs.-Goldsboro
Argus.
The Southern Railway Company has
placed an order for a good number OF
handsome coaches, and it is to he hoped
that some of them will be put in ser
vice between Winston.Salem and Greens
lboro. Winston Sentinel. And on the rail
road between Goldsboro and Greensboro,
where the old engines and poor equip
ment are not at all in keeping with the
large patronage given the road.