davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
THE DUCKING STOOL.
Ordinance Passed by the Aldermen OF
Wilmington in 1774.

To the Editor:-In looking over an an
cicnt' Town Book" OF Wilmington, which
was picked up IN fragments by citizen
after the great fire of 1S41, and IN the
possession of his family, | was surprised
and amused to find the following oEdin-
ancc under date of June IA, IVA. As Was
customary, the proceedings OF the meet
/ ing at which il was passed contain the
autograph signatures of the aldermen, the
first one being that Of Archibald Maclalne,
the celebrated lawyer, and the others DC
ing Jno Burgwyn, john Ancrum, antl
Richard Player The ordinance clearly
shows that the tongues OF sone OF the
lair sex were waggfng too freely, and
| that the town authorities with grim hui
NOR sought to put stop to it by hold
| ing out the threat implied in the ordi-
nance. 1t does not appear that it was
ever. carried into effect, and was undoubt
cdly only intended for a bluff.
Ordered that Ducking Stool be pro
vded for the use of the town, and that
the same be paid for cut Of the town
! tax"
Many readers of the present day do not
krow what Ducking Stool was. and
therefore it is proper to say that 1T was
~ InacDlnC Tor the punishment VI oohi
mon scolds,' and was in use in England
up TO the middle OF the eighteenth cen
try II was simple device, consisting
Iol an upright post with swinging Dai
across it at the end OF which was fixet
a steel or chair in which the victim was
seated. and being placed on the baDl
OF stream or pond the shorc-cnd or Tho
Der was raised and the other eed there
oy lowered into the water with its bur
den5 who was thus "ducked' as often al
the sentence required. The last recorded
foetisIon OF using the Ducking Stool il
England was in 1909. There is no recort
tfat can recall Of its u.s. in the Provinc,
oil North Carolina, but it would be a Sc
we're tax on credulity to believe that Their,
never was in the province one of The
class OF culprits for whose benefit i
was invented.
OF course there has never been sucl
N one since that rude period OF our civil
Izaton.
ALFRED MOORE WADDFI.r..
Wilmington, n. c., March 26, 1904
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
THE NJ BEE-F|NCH
MATTER
Mr.. Monroe, Attorney for
A. & N. c. Makes a
Statement.

To the Editor: | notice in your Sun
days editorial that you state that my
testimony will sustain that of the Gov
elnor, Attorney General and Mr.. Tillet,
as to there being no agreement to stop
the McBee and Finch prosecution.
believe that so far, nobody has intimated
that | knew of any such agreement.
However in order to exclude a conclusion,
take this opportunity of saying that |
know of no such agreement having been
made.
Pending the investigation of the charge
against Finch, l was called away from
Raleigh by AN urgent Telegram, and
when | returned the next morning |
learned that Finch's attorneys had agreed
to withdraw their bill and to turn over
the road to its officers. In the confer
encc with my associates, i drawing up
the decree. and in talks with the Gov
ernor at the time, | heard of no such
agreement. | do not hesitate to say,
however, that on the investigation of
MI MeBce before the chief justice, when
HIS case became perfectly desperate and
there was no longer any doubt of the
State getting possession of its road, that
became sorry for McBee. and when he,
through his counsel agreed that the re-
celvershlp should be annulled and the
road turned over to its officers, that /
felt that the ends of Justice had been
accomplished and that the best interests
Of the State would be subserved by allow.
ing the prosecution of McPce and Finch
TO drop Subsequent conduct of McRee
Finch and some of his counsel. has made
ne doubtful of the wisdom of such a
course.
1t is common in some quarters to criti-
else the Governor on account of his seem
ing disposition to be lenient towards Nc.
Bee and Finch since their surrender.
think, though. that such criticism is en-
trely without justification and without
regard to the real facts in the case.
On the morning of the 18th of Marcel
went to Raleigh in response to a phon,
message from the Governor and on m,
arrival there he informed me shat II.
had made up his mind to have McBce an,
Finch arrested for conspiracy, and tina
as | was general counsel for the Atlantis
and North Carolina Railroad that h
did not like to do so without having m,
consent thereto. At first the step SCENE,
to me little rash. but upon reflection
heartily agreed with him that it was In
proper thing to do. The attorney genera
drew up the papers made the affidavit an,
| the chief justice signed the warrant. an,
| took The same and carried il to New
Bern, having in the meantime 'phoned tn
sheriff to meet me at the depot. gave TIL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
The Remedy Did Ii
And Not che Right Good
Old Rye She Uses" as Some
of the Doctors go Beauii-
fully Express It.

Office of J. D. Sanford, Dealer in Hard
ware. stoves, ETC., Laurinburg, \. :.
MRS PERSON,
Dear Madam: -Abou four years ago
struck my right leg against box and
broke the skin | used the usual things
prescribed in such troubles. but nothing
did it any good until a friend sent me
some of Mrs. Joe Persons Wash. which
soon cured it, About twenty-five years
ago | had typhoid fever which settled in
my left leg which made 1T weak. and l:
was swollen more or less all the tire
Being in the hardware business | struck
it one day about two years ago against
an iron vessel, which broke the skin.
Feeling my danger | began to take Mrs.
Joe Persons Remedy and to wash the
sore with the Wash. which soon healed
the hurt place, but my whole leg broke
out and became almost a solid sore from
friends thought / was getting worse and
tried TO persuade me to stop the Remedy.
knew it was throwing the impurlty from
the blood to the surface, and so ! con-
tinued it, altho' | got 70 bad off | was
confined TO the house several weeks. Then
the leg began to heal and scabs a quarter
of an inch thick would form and shed
until my leg was entirely cured. 1t CAM
never be strong as the other leg, but it il
well and my general health is good.
all took 80 bottles. and there is no cal
culating the good it has done me.
J. D. SANFORD.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
Charlotte Observer

Mr.. Josiah William Bailey editor of
The Biblical Recorder has already OK
pressed in terms of enthusiastic approval
his opinion Of the Davidson College stud
cnts. and the verdict that he reached
after visiting Davidson and speaking there
is corroboratcd by all who have seen
anything Of the Davidson student life.
The boys live within twenty miles Of this
place, come here frequently; and, taken
as whole, they impress everybody as be-
ing clean healthy, wholesome products
physically. mentally and morally
But this story Is to deal merely with
the joy that came to Dr.. Henry Louis
Smith, the president of the college. when
MIR. Bailey reported to him that so far
as he could ascertain there was ignorance
of poker in and around the campus.
Bailey was the guest Of honor. but he
made himself perfectly at home at David
son. In the afternoon he stated that he
wanted TO take iunket on his own ac-
count and he went cut and roamed
through dorraitoI-ies. talking with all
manner of students. and getting quick.
but accurate impressions OF his temporary
environments. Finally he wound up on
the athletic field. Here, being unknown.
he asked what questions &c pleased and
was answered with franlness that dc.
lighted him. After enc brief convelsa-
ton he left the field and rushed back tc
find Dr. Smi,h
Mr.. Bailey, in prelude had much to say
in praise OF the students. But his climax
was not reached until he exclaimed:
And don't believe they know Il singl,
thing about poker.''
Dr. Smith was pleased.
I'll tell you how | happen TO know,
said Mr. Bailey Il struck nice younl
fellow out on the campus and after OK
changing few words, | said
do you boys play much poker ~
hele?'
"A little was the reply.
'.Do you feed the kitty? said care
lessly
The boy looked at me bhnkly an
made no reply
Il imagine you have buck and ca
straddle whenever you wish, venture
Mr.. Bailey. who is the president of tn
Anti-Saloon League OF this State.
No. said the young man, we don
have bucks UP here
. Now what ante and limit have you.
There was an embarrassed pause
Then the student said in a shame-facc
manner:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
Leaders
sw~
Richmond, Va.

warrant to the sheriff and instructed him
to arrest McBee, who was arrested and
carried TO Raleigh that night. The re-
cital of these facts seem very tame and
commonplace, but l assure you that the
statement Of them to.ncst Oh the law
yers and TO many Of the Iaymen at the
time, almost took their breath away.
Most people thought that it meort a con-
fict with the Federal authorities, Or
course it was not. nor was II so intended,
but the line between the Federal and
the State authorities is SO fine that in
dealing with questions between the State
and the Federal government nan al
ways feels that he is engaged in very
delicate work. and those who were in
terested in the execution of this plan fully
realized the delicacy OF the situation, and
risked what danger might accompany a
misinterpretation of the respective rights
of the State and OF the Federal govern
mcnt, on the part of the Federal authori-
lies ~ 49,
1t cannot, therefore, be attributed to
the want OF courage and OF nerve on the
part of the Governor and those who acted
with him it, after having accomplished
the main purpose for which the acton
was begun, to-wit. TO demonstrate that
the conduct Of Finch and McBee amount
ed to a crime and that the rights of the
State cannot be trampled upon with I'M
punity. if they showed some little dlspo-
sition towards leniency. 1t ought not to
be FORGOTTEN that these men, while dong
what they knew 10 be wrong, did not
know that i! was crime and that they
were assisted by two of the ablest attor-
Il. q
neys in the State, and that If they were
real sorry and reDcntant Tor the step
taken, that the ends OF Justice would
have been fully satisfied
So far from there beng any necessity
TO enter into an agreement with the
defendants to induce them to withdraw
their suit in the Federal court, the ex-
animation of the witnesses against Nc
Bee demonstrated that the plaintiff,
Finch. did not have a leg to stand on in
the Federal Court and that he and some
of his counsel were in great danger Of
being held for contempt OF court IN
fling the bill as it was currently report
ed that Judge Purnell was highly indig-
!, nant at the imposition that had bccn
practised uocn him.
What | have said with reference to
leniency being shown to McBee and Finch
has been largely abrogated by the inter
view with McBee, published the next day,
and the conduct of Finch and one of his
| counsel since then. W - MoNhOh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29

Why, the kind of poker we play VI
here has no ante or limit IN it.
In other words, said Mr.. Bailey en-
phatically, chat boy didn't know
thing about poker. You see, tripped
him first on the kitty
Or. Smith seemed charmed.
And he was guessing when | spoke OF
the buck?"
Or, Smith beamed.
And when / got down to the ante and
the limit he was completely lost, de-
clared Mr.. Bailey. Then he and DR.
Smith commended the youthful ignorance
and shook hands.
But nothing in any OF the conversations
held by Mr. Bailey while he was IN David
son Indicated WHY he. the editor of the
Biblical Recorder, had such intimate and
friendly knowledge of bucks and klttys
or antes and limits.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
MINISTER BRuTALLY ASSAULTED
BY Bud Bud saunderson- No Effort
Made TO Punish Him.
fsne.;aI IA News and ObscryerD

Hot Springs, N. G., Marcn lie
Mr.. jackson, Presbyterlan nli,lls' 'I
who is greatly beloved py our people nc.
while talking to Bud SANDERS ABOUT ms
sinful dongs and trying 70 pui iS1. lin
to live better life, was brutally assault S,
ed and struck twice in the face by 0 ana
ers. Sanders is the same party .i ,naI
killed Csumbly in cold blood mere lire, ul1ee
years ago and later attempted 70 lnuruei
our postmaster, Mr.. Dansi. ,,hr;.;o
to arrest est sanders "a %as and punish him for the
dlsgraceful affair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
SYDNOR q HUMBLE

No. 7 Governor Street.
POS. North Eighth Street.
21O North Eighth Street.
212 North Eighth Street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
RACE GARD FOR COMO
Capital City Club Plans Wash
ington's Birthday Meet.

In preparing for the Washineton's
birthday matinee the Capital City Driv-
ing club has arranged the big race card
of the ice racing season. Five events are
on the programme and the entries include
number of the fastest ice racing horses
of st. Paul and Minneapolis Owing to
the unusual length of the card the racing
Will start promptly at l o'clock, one hour
ahead Of the usual time.
The card includes match race between
Lottie c. All Aboard and Fauna Glen for
purse Of $3.50; a special pace with four
entries, free-for all pace with four en-
tries, free-rora all trot with five en-
tries, and a green pace with six entries
The card for the afternoon follows:
Match race, $3.50 purse-Lottie C, Fred
Schroeder; All Aboard Dolly Dow; Fauna
Glen, G. b. Brown.
Special pace-Ruby Moak, G. w. Som
mers; Romeo. Al Manning; Ida L, H. J.
Pothen; Comet Jr., james Mcdonnell
Free-for-all pace-Cap. Colbert John
Blackman; Billy Boggs. Peter Mccoy;
Taggs, Robert Salter; Goshen Jim, Al
Gluck
Free-for-alI trot-Austin, Mr. Hutchins;
Bessie Kaye, G. S. Kaye; Matte Clark.
A. p Miller; Chicco. A. B. McCaughy;
Avene. John Blackman.
Green pace-Col. Anderson, II. Barn
hart; Little Doctor. John Blackman;
Brown Dick. J. Carr: Hattie B, NJ
Schanno; Blue Wing, E. Eader; L d,
George d. Taylor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
TRACK MEET is WON
BY Stages MAROONS
Badger Athletes Score IS Points to the
AZ Made by Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-The track meet be-
tween the universities of Chicago and
Wisconsin here tonight was won by Chi
cago. The final score was Chicago. AZ;
Wisconsin, 35. All the events were closely
contested. Summaries:
Two mile run-Henry, Chicago, first;
McEachron, Wisconsin, second; time,
Fifty-yard dash--Rice, Chicago. first:
Blair. Chicago, second; time. :05 3-5
Eight hundred and eighty yard run
CahiH Chicago, first; Breitkrutz WILSON,
sin, second; time, 2:05 As.
Fifty yards, high hurdles-Catlin, Chi
cago, first; Saridakis. Wisconsin, second;
time, :07 1-5.
440 yard run-Poage, Wisconsin, first;
Blair, Chicago, second: time, 0:56 as
One mile run-Post, wisconsin first:
Lyon, Chicago, second; time, 4:52 Is.
High jump-Defaney and Fuhrer. Wis
consin, tied for first; height, feet 9
Inches
Shot put-Afiller, Wisconsin. first: AZ
feet 3A inches; Maxwell, Chicago, second
40 feet Az inches.
Pole vault-Miller, Chicago. first height
10 feet 4 inches; Adams, Wisconsin. sec
ond. height, 10 feet.
Relay race-Chicago. first: Wisconsin.
second; time, 3:23 as. Winning team.
Rice. Ferriss. Blair and CahfIl.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

SPORTING BOWLING RACING Baseball THE RING SPORTING

pitcher for the practice Of batting. This
has been long-felt want. and, if it
had no other virtue, the machine would
be valuable on that account.
But, better still, this machine can
throw a ball at higher rate of speed
than 1t is possible for pitcher to de-
liver it. What is the consequence?
When the ball player who has been
working for month against the high
velocity from the machine, then faces a
pitcher, he finds the ball delivered by
human agency much slower and easier
to hit. His eye is faster and his swing
of the bat sharper and more vicious.
ut is as though the batter of today
We're to go against minor Lacquer of
low grade.
mot only that, but what would you
say if could teach a batter to tell the
moment the pitcher swings his arm
what kind of a ball is coming to the
plate?
Il can do it. and can teach others to
do 1t. If was young again, and had
the physical endurance, / could show
In an actual game just what scientific
training will do for a player. I used
to be a good pitcher once You don't
have to take my word for it; you find
the records. I say that there are so
many things about baseball that ball
players don't know that 1t Is really a
wonder the scientific phase of the game
has not been taken up before.
Take the pitcher. Any lad with the
physique can become a pitcher of rare
quality, as big league pitchers are now.
He can be taught twentyfour methods
of curving and shooting the ball. AS
fas as it is possible to fool the batter
of today, he can be developed more
than 25 per cent.
''As a test, I am willing to stand or
fall on the batting proposition. If
do not show Mr. Hedges and his men
that they can be improved I will quit
I have studied the theoretical and
practical side of the game for years,
and I know what I am talking about
when | say that the ball player Of to-
day has a great deal to learn"
Kennedy Is busying himself with a
new score board, which he hopes to
have adopted. 1t will not merely re-
cord innings, balls, strikes, runs and
outs, as the American league board
does, but will give the official record
Of base hits, errors and all details Of
the game.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
INDIANAPOLIS TO HAVE
NEW BASEBALL PARK
Watkins No. Team Planning to Play In
Down Town District.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2O.-Indian-
apolis may have a new downtown base
ball park. The lease for Washington
Park. which has been used by the In
dianapolis Athletic association for the last
five years, will expire after this season.
Steps have been taken toward securing
more centrally located park and, al
though the rumor lacks confirmation, 1t
Is stated that the association has secured
an option on the show grounds on w.
Washington street. Engineers have been
engaged to survey the show grounds for a
new ball park as soon as spring opens.
Andrew Steffen, who owns washington
Park, stated that the lease held by the
Athletic association would expire after
the coming season and that nothing had
been said about its renewal since last fall
AT that time" said Mr.. Steffen "some-
TO secure park nearer the center of the
city. At the same time it was intimated
TO me that IL such a location was not Sc
cured the association would like to renew
the lease, and am ready to talk to them
When they come, and see no reason why
we cannot come to TERMS
Real estate men claim that Washington
park Is too valuable a piece of property
TO be used for athletic grounds and that
the snow grounds could be secured for
much less money.
On the other hand, Washington Park is
considered one of the best baseball parks
In the country and 1t would take a large
amount of money to build suitable park
at the show grounds. But the fact that
survey has been ordered shows that the
matter has been considered favorably.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

ure for a weeks conditioning at West
Baden.
Commenting on the situation Comis-
key said: There was never any idea
In my mind of making change in the
management of the team. Callahan
showed me enough last year, when he
was working under the worst possible
conditions, to warrant confidence in his
ability. He was not only new to the
work of manager, but was heavily
handicapped by the desertion of Davis
and the necessity of jumping in and
playing third base himself He is much
better fitted naturally to play second
base and has had experience in that po-
sition.'
Callahan played second base as q
utility player under Arson on the West
side, and was making rapid strides in
that position when the late Tom Burns
took Anson's place and insisted on CAL
Iahans returning to the pitchers slab.
In the spring of 1901 Callahan was
slated to play second base for Comis-
key, but broke his arm just before the
championship season opened He Is a
strong outfielder, but Comiskey needs
older heads on the infield than in the
outer garden. Callahan left for West
Baden last night in company with
Clark Griffith, and expects to remain
there for week, returning in time to
meet the players here when they re-
port for the spring trip.
President Comiskey will not be able
to accompany the team to Texas on
March 4, as the schedule meeting of
the American league is called for
March in New York, and he is a
member of the schedule committee.
which has troubles of it's own in reach
inc
committee on nonconf1icting sched-
ules.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
SALARIES SLASHED
Association Players Now Know
Cruel War Is Over.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. 20.-The
baseball war is over. This statement has
been made good many times within the
last few days. but the players under re-
serve to the Indianapolis club now know
that the statement is true. Manager
Phillips has relieved the anxiety of the
men by sending out the 1904 contracts
While the club has not had time to hear
from the players none of the men seems
to be in a hurry to take his pen in
hand" Orville Woodruff received his con-
tract day Or two ago, and he says it
looks as If 1t had been hit in the face
by sledge hammer. According to a
friend Of George Hogriever Hoggie's kick
ing to the umpire was tanse when COM
pared with the roar he let out when he
took a pike at the figure on his nice lit
tie piece of paper. Phillips will have to
come again If play ball at INDIANAPOLIS. ;"
was Hogriever's closing comment as he
scanned the document for the second time.
Returns from the other townships have
not been received.
Until the white dove of peace has laid
it's last straw In the baseball nest the
players will find it hard to realize that
they are UP against it. According to base
ball law and conditions the club owners
are in position to go ahead along bust
ness lines.
The men who have invested their money
in plants and have taken chances on los
ing large sums of money during war
times expect to reap little reward for
their laborS and nerve now that peace has
been declared. However, it may be said
that while there will be something of a
cut in salaries, none Of the players will
starve to death on the wages he viii re-
ceiye in the American association.
The Indianapolis club will be well for
titled with new blood when the season
opens. Bert Biery. OF Canton. Ohio ts
the fastest recruit taken into the Indians
fold. Biery is a first baseman of unusual
ability. He played with a semi-profes
record. He is husky looking chan ana
he will fill out Manager Phillips scheme
of the truck horse" player erect he ere
poets to adorn his diamond with this sea-