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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-04-01
FINCH BOUND OVER
Results Of the Conspiracy Trial At
Raleigh.

GG1VerSnlp OF the AtlanIlc q ASsAUA wv
DIina Railway took new and SURPRISE
ing turn Saturday before much larger
audience than that OF Friday at the
opening. The star witness at the NC
Zee hearing was Attorney John W.
Hinsdale and today the star witness
was w. H. d. introduced by the
State. 1t became very warm at tlmes'
particularly towards the Governor and
quite SO towards his associate, ex-
Judge w. S. OBJ. Robinson. At the con-
e,usion of the hearing Finch was bound
over to Wake Superior Court, III Doho
OF $4,000, which he gave.
The first gun of the day was fired by
ATTORNEY Hinsdale, who asked leave to
make statement as witness, saying
that when asked Friday about letter
from Greenyille, S. c., from bank
president to Capt. w. H. Day, he did
mot say anything, but that now ms
wished to say that it contained $2,4Vo'
OF which s2,25O was to be paid to ia
chambers Smith on account OF the note
which X. S. Finch had given Smith for
+aa 1atter's shares Of stock in the At
Isntic & North Carolina Railway, the
other $3.50 being paid for V. e. NC
Bee.
The first regular witness was Az
xorney Day. who told about the prlhs-
ing Of the suit in the receivershlp mat
ter nv Finch and McBee. Speaking OF
the check which meant to pay Smith
he said that he would have said yes
terday that the money came from
Finch and did not know how, but had
heard otherwise. He referred TO what
he termed an agreement which had
been made by his associate counsel, W.
s. OBJ. Robinson, with Governor Ay-
rock. by which the suit in the Federal
Court for permanent receiver OF tine
atlantic g. North Carolina Hallway
was to be dismissed upon the conal'
xion that McBee and Finch were not u
he nunished. Day said that II he mac
been present at this conference WIZ
The Governor he would have objected
fo the dismissal of the bill, as ne De
gieyed that the latter would hold. n
yesrned Of an agreement from Robin
SCH w. w. Clark and Solicitor ARM
stead Jones. He stated that Roblnso'
had said the Governor had sent for hlr
apd then asked if this foolishness coul
mot be stopped.
A number Of other witnesses wef
examined. Finch preferred not to g
ON the stand.
Attorney General Gilmer made yer
able argument, saying 1t was not 1e
rim to determine what was in Mcbee
and Finch's hearts when they bega
fh5s proceeding. The only question
whether there was probable cause
hind Finch over to the Superior Couf
Maxwell. in his argument, dlscuss'
the status of the Atlantic & NOT
Carolina Railway, saying 1t was Dan
ruut. The Attorney General, replyl'
To this, said there was nothing IN T.
bill of complaint to sustain THIS
legation and challenged the statemel
Vie traced Finch's connection with I
transaction, saying the least degree
consent makes him equally guilty WI
MeBee. He declared Finch never I, n
any standing in the Federal Court !
state Justly complained Of the una
precipitation with which Finch and Y
Hee acted In this lies the very gel
of the charge. Why the haste, no III
could give any reason; why the
recruitment of a receiver affected
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-04-01

Warehouses Spinola. who was MISS
Lily Page, daughter of Capt. Page Oh
Richmond. Va, died in Rome.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
COST OF RARE ELEMENTS.
Radium and Polonium Have PURELY
Speculative Value, But 9th
ers Have a Set Price.

Boron in powder made by the Mois-
san process in Germany is worth
$l42.S0 per kilogram (2.2 pounds):
germanium, fused by electrolysis sells
at $3.50 per gram; lanthanum in
bales, 1904 per gram; tenurium,
sl06.10 and $107.10 a kilogram; ura-
mum, $190.40 per kilogram, and zir-
conium, $500 per kilogram. Most of
the rare metals are used in the labor
atory for experimental purposes, but a
few, like iridium, quoted at 1852 and
$l0.71 per ten grams in Germany; os-
MUM, $17.14 per ten grams; magne.
SUM, 1881 and S7.62 per kilogram;
manganese, commercial (94 and 81 per
cent?, $2.75 per pound in New York;
molybdenum, commercial, S405 and
$685. per kilogram in Germany, and
tungsten powder, So cents per pound
in New York, find employment as an
individual metal or as alloys for spe-
cial manufactures There is an increas-
ing market, however, for the nitrates,
especially cerium, $40 per pound, and
thorium, $3.50 per pound, which are
utilized in the manufacture of mean
descent gaslight nantes. Radium and
polonium, recent discoveries, have a
purely speculative value.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
s2TURDAY,. OCTOBER l. 1904
XhE CALLoUsED HANDS.

!. 7ecsAfsoever thy hand fndeth to do, do
q VIII thy might "-Ecclesiastes go
+SstoT. some write books~of empty words,
Ano some weave fancies into song
49, Sse Who tolls among the sherds
SsSseS2nGed, brown of face and strong
mo clears the place where shall arise
/. The structure that shall long endure
NsotUSh he be counted far from wise
II &ziF PORTION Of reward is sure
SSso1ns with the brush and many hues.
81 sSSlla pictures that men rush to see
&se1 mere are no more worthy views
"a 11sn those where many workmen be,
sSssnsTs chisel rings against the stone
~ Aoo hammer clangs upon the steel
~ - ESasants hut or monarch's throne
1oe 5ngermarks Of toll reveal
vs7Ir1s writ In ink grow dim and fade.
Sfs canvas turns to dust in time
-4SssUT structures which bare hands have
s; made
q lsaSi through the centuries sublime;
y -oe bridge, the temple ard the street,
The castle well and city gate
Vel of men Drawing cold and heat,
q hands that builded high and great.
oS11saT in the harmony of life
81 There is one chord that rinss alone
.Fs-n5 which with surging strength is rife
\ The hum of toll is in its tore.
ssSoe sounds of tools that bend and blur
IN harmony from all the lands,
tsssos hymn of the artificer.
The world owes much to calloused hands
49,. ID. N, in Chicago Daily Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

~. angrily. "She has worked so hard
- help him pay for the farm, and
-Neither you or Martha need it"
q feel that l owe it to my children
SO take all that's comm to me-" said
-flartha Adams
Il amt rich enough to give up my
sights said Ezra, stubbornly.
Lucy's mild brown eyes flashed.
YOu've neither of you the least
SHADOW of a right to Abner's property. Is
lKhe cried. AT any rate she won't be
1yobbed of the part that could claim,
-sor | shall sign it over to her"
I'D think you'd want suthin' to fall
~Sack on, when you git old, so as not
10 be burden on your folks" observed
her waspish little sister-in-law.
Lucy, the meek, gave her scorching
Niance, "If you think I'don't earn my
BOARD doing the work for your whole
family, can easily get another place"
.khe declared with some spirit.
You know me an Ezra don't be-
-&rudge you home. Lucy" replied her
zHister-in-law, hastily. you've no call
80 snap me up"
Thus the family conclave ended, and
-NIiO meat OdNs Lucy TGlGCIndnIlX In
formed her brother Abner's widow that
Ezra and Martha intended claiming a
@thare in Abner's estate
81 dunno's as they've any right to
~" said the limp little widow. az
7sorked jest as hard as Abner did
Jaint as If he had it when I married
-1sim. I wish now we had children
faint right It's like pickin' my
-9ocket"
81 know it isn't right" said Lucy
but you shall have the part that ]
ucould claim"
I'm much obleeged," said the wild
~Sw, tearfully, but Abner meant that
should have it all"
81 know he did" replied poor Lucy
but It's all I can do It's better than
1othing at all"
Yes" said her sis. er-in-Iaw. meek
T, 81 suppose 3. is"
The news tha the two weII-to-dc
members Of the Wnletts family meant
e claim a share in their brothers es.
~HAte. while Lucy-an unpaid unappre
"a g8sANsa ~ -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
HER SENSE
OF JUSTICE
By ARTHUR RENwIcx o'HARA
Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Co

DROTHER ABNER was buried
4 ID jest month ago to-day" re-
sssoarked Ezra Willetts, helping himself
1Io q huge slice of ham, AN court sets
IN November, so l reckon we'd as we'll
-sSJe our claim 20 his estate"
AIRS. Martha Adams. his eldest sis
Stser, a grim, harsh-featured woman,
zEDoded, 81 reckon we might as well, -
aEbs assented.
Lucy Willetts, the youngest and only
unmarried member of the family,
hooked up from the bread she was but
Iesring for her small nephew, in indig-
-1aart surprise.
\ but you know Brother Abner meant
~oE mis- wife to have everything" she
-zsrotes'ed. "You've both heard him say
ssgz hundred ,rsues, anS
intended making Will. leav,..,
S5sroperty to her,
I ~GS'd ort TO done Il, thon." 50 ID
5zzaa Anyway she'll get her third
Sye can't touch that"
'She ought TO have it ALL" cried Luz
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
An Unfair Advan Sage.

Mrs. Potts-Just to think of you talk
ing to me in such style. You, who used
to swear was an angel.
Mr.. Potts-Look here, my dear. that
isn't fair; you know it isn't What is
the use of twitting a man about the
lies he told Is years ago?-Tit-Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
Scholastic.

Eyes, our son is to go away to school
soon. His father will go next week to
take the entrance examinations"
His father?"
Yes; the school is a very select
school, you know, and no boy is admit
ted unless his father is worth at least
10 millions Puck
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

ciated slave in her brother Ezra,s
household. refused her share. formed
for time the sole topic OF converse
ton in the village.
call 1t mighty self-denyin' In a
girl that's a wearin' an old brown cash
mere that's been turned three times
fur her Sunday best" said Mrs. Kel-
shaw, when she told the young minis
ter the story at the tea table, ''but she
says she amt got no right TO Abner's
property and she won't touch a cent of
it She's the only poor one in the Will
let's family. too
She certainly has a most commend
able sense of Justice" remarked the
Rev. David Spencer, although she is
only doing what she believes to be
right. And the next Sunday he for
the first time gave her more than a
passing glance
What brave, upright little crea-
ture she must be-" he thought. and
then, In the very midst of his discourse
he noticed that her bright brown hair
waved prettily over her smooth fore
head. that her eyes were big and brown
and that her cheeks were family pink :;
then he even admired the neat fit of
the thrice-turned brown cashmere.
She deserves word of encourage
ment," he told himself. during the sing
ing of the last hymn, and then-he
walked home with her after church.
Thus, at the age of %, Lucy's ''sense of
justice" won for her, her first sweet
heart.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
The Reason Why.

The Statistic Man-We live much
longer now than our ancestors did, don't
you know?
The Joker-Ah! but you must remem-
Der that nowadays we don't hang for
stealing Sloper.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
Real Sufferer

Mrs. Caller-I understand your hus-
band is troubled with rheumatism.
Mrs. Growell-Yes; but his rheu-
matism doesn't trouble him half as
much as it does me- - Chicago Daily
News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
A wall Street Characte,

Jack-Going to the fancy ball?
George-Can't afford a costume.
Got a threadbare coat?"
"Of course"
"And an old pair of baggy trousers?"
Certainly"
''Well, put them on and go as a mil
lionaire. IN. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
A Fad Follower.

Burglar Bill-W'at's become o. Slick
fingers sister?
Sneeky Sam-Servin' time for follow
in a fashionable fad.
"Wot fad ,"
'Kleptomanier." IN. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

DO you know what first led me RI
admire your said the Rev. David
Spencer. during their first breakfast to-
sether. 1T was the stand you took
about your brother Abner's propertv
Your strong sense Of justice first at
tracted me, then-afterward-"
well, then-afterward-" repeated
Lucy. smiling across the table at him,
"what then?"
"Afterward I learned to love Won
for your own sweet self" replied the
Rev David.
And five years later. when Ahner
Willetts' widow died. after willing her
entire estate to Lucy, the reverend
gentleman experienced delightful
thrills of satisfaction as ne reflected
upon the wisdom of his choice.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
Time to Wake I'm

Girls. since first the world began.
Have often dreamed OF an ideal;
But when at last they get a man,
Dreams, they find, are seldom real.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

Brown (engaging parlor maid during
his wife's abSeuce)-And why did you
leave your last place?
Comely Applicant-Please, sir, ii was
for kissing master. But don't mention
the matter to Mrs, Brown.-Hour Glass.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01
Old Story.

"Jeemes bet Silas he could stay under
water three minutes Silas bet he could
stay under five minutes"
"Who won?"
"The undertaker."- Chicago Daily
News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

an Sish. sur we 4 ught Ju-
Tia mD-lt to ighi our claims, we're out
more'n nUnGred dollars apiece. Mar
Thy an me, sputtered Ezra.
"Abner meant il all fur your good
he said it would be a lesson TO you. -
remarked the widow.
Lucy kissed her sister-in-law. affec-
ionately I'm so glad for you, Julia. .
she whispered.
Il knowed you'd be-" answered Ju-
Tia. fur you're no ways covetous."
THAT same evening the disgruntled
household of Ezra Willetts received an
other crushing blow. Lucy announced
her engagement to the Rev. David
spencer They were TO be married al
most Immediately. Mrs Ezra Willetts
save way to tears. I'D think you'd
have little feelin' fur your own blood
Kim" she sobbed. your pore brother
Ezrall have to pay ont SO a month to
some Girl an then she won't do tho
milkln'."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

1t is thoroughly equipped
to do all kinds of printing ON
short notice. We make a
speciality of Society printing
and work for Insurance Com
panies, such as Financial
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-01

few days before the fall court con-
vened. the WiIetts received written
notices from Lawyer Coburn to appear
at his Office in the afternoon of the fol-
lowing day Greatly mystifed by the
summons, they repaired to his office to
find their brothers widow. old Squire
Howells and Israel Sparks there before
them.
Wed like to know why you sent fur
uS?' said Mrs. Adams, eyeing the as
sembled company with much disfavor.
We've no thought of compromising.
1t was necessary for you to be pres
ent at the reading of this document"
replied Lawyer Coburn CURLY, and he
read the following:
81. Abner Willetts. bequeath to my
wife. Julia Page Willetts. my entire
property. real and personal, to be hers
Internationally, and furthermore APP
point said Julia Page Willetts executor
OF said property without bond"
Witnessed by Simeon Howells and
Israel Sparks.
81 have omitted the legal verbiage.' -
said Lawyer Coburn, breaking the ST.
lence, 'but such is the substance of
your brothers will. II leaves his widow
in undisturbed possession"
why in tarnation did you keep still
till now fur?" demanded Ezra Willetts.
wrathfully
AT Abner's request" replied Lawyer
Coburn. "A request made in the pres
ence of his wife and these gentlemen Is
and to this the aforesaid gentlemen
chuckled gleeful assent. Neither Alb
ner or Martha were beloved In the
community.
"Ab was suthin' of a joker In his
way remarked Israel Sparks.
"pnt r,i.h s.i..., 49,. :, ~, - -,
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Circulars, Check-books, PAM
phlets.
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OUR AIM

IS to please our patrons and to
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the lowest prices, consistent
with satisfactory work.
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DROTHER ABNER was buried
ID jest a month ago to-day" re-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-20
The Marketable Hog.

Hogs to be marketable at the high
est prices must be largely of uniform
type or at least the types must APP
proach in uniformity. The buyers in
the great markets Of the country carry
In their minds eye the style OF the
hog they think will make the most sal
able pork. The tendency to gravitate
toward one type Is. therefore, marked.
The buyer is inclined to be arbitrary.
He cannot tell why he prefers a GER
tain type. but sticks to it that that
type is the kind he wants. This varies
also in different markets. both at home
and abroad The English buyer who
has been buying bacon hogs for many
years has in his mind a very different
type from the type Of the man that in
the Chicago market has been buying
lard hogs all his life. This variable
type the raiser of hogs has to consider
and it both binders and helps him in
improving his herd. 1t helps him in
improving his herd. 1t helps him while
his animals are far below that type,
but 1t hinders him as soon as he has
reached the type Of hog in the mind
of the buyer for he cannot progress
beyond it except at loss to himself.
This fact has been the greatest obsta-
Gle In the improving of the bone and
stamina Of hogs raised in the corn belt.
st. Louis Republic.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-20
Potatoes as Hog Feed.

Potatoes are quite largely fed to
hogs, but it is found advisable to boil
them. In the New England States
they are fed extensively. being boiled
in milk and mixed with meal in a bar
rel. Frequently several bushels are
boiled at a time, and when mixed with
cornmeal make an appetiZing mess.
The only fault to be found with this
combination is that 1t is badly out Of
balance. The potatoes are rich in
starch and so is the corn. To such Of
our readers as are still following the
old practice we would advise the sub
stitution of bran or of ground oats for
the cornmeal. This would make a
fairly well-balanced ration. The Ca
nadians say that potatoes have good
effect on the quality of bacon pro-
duced There is probably no better
use to which small potatoes may be
put than this.-Exchange.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-20
An I'm proved Lawn Mower.

An exchange reports machine
which is cOmbinat ton of the bicycle
and the moving machine for moving
lawns. They cut much wider swath
than the ordinary lawn mower and do
the work much easier. We would like
to see one of them in operation. 1t is
now more work to take care of a few
square rods of lawn and keep it neat
and clean as 1t should be. than to care
for an acre of grass grown for hay or
an acre in some cultivated crops. And
yet many people wonder why the far
mer does not have an acre or two Of
lawn around his hOuse.--American
cultiVatOr
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-20
WASHINGTON WHEAT.
Increase Of About 100000 Bush
els Over 1908.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE latest
official estimate gives the state of
Washington wheat crop of little
more than $4,000, 900 ushels. This is
an increase of little more than g.
900, 900 bushels, or about Is per cent
over the crop of 1908. The gain is
Significant in view of the fact that the
is shortage for the United States as
a whole, amounting to something like
SO 900, 900 bushels. All present figures
are subject to revision by the crop ex-
perts of the department of agriculture
in Decemb Der, but they are probably
not far from the truth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-20
MORE LAND FRAUD
ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS ARE Ex-
pcCTED.
Grand Jury in Portland Expected to
Bring in Another Batch Soon
After EleCtiOn-SOme of Them
Will Be Against Prominent Or
egOn Men.

Prtland, Oct IA special to the
Uregonian from Washington says:
1t is whispered around the interior
department that soon after election
federal grand juries in Portland and
Washington will bring in new lot of
land fraud indictments, invlving men
far more prominent than any who have
yet figured in these cases. Secretary
Hitchcock has been comforting with
Assistant Attorney Pugh, who was in
strumental in working up the McKin-
ley WARE uter cases and the cases
against the Benson Hyde ring, and has
been assured by him that the govern
nent has an abundance of evidence ON
which to ask for the indictment of
men who have been Swallowed for many
months, and whose records have been
ssanned more closely. Special Agent
Greene, while here, also assured Score.
tary Hitchcock that there is ample ev-
idence to secure the indictment of these
same men. In fact, it was the open
boast of Greene that several we'll
known men in Oregon would soon be
under indictment, and it was his opin-
ion they would be convicted when
brought to trial.
The men suspected are said to have
played a very prominent part not only
in furthering the operations of the Nc
kinley- Ware Puter crowd, and others
in Oregon, but also to have played into
the hands of the big San FRANCISCO
ring as we'll.
Names of the persons whose indict-
ments are expected are most carefully
concealed. 1t is not known how many
reside in Oregon and how many are in
Washington. Olny the slightest knowl-
edge has been obtained of the proceed
ings that have been going on, for Sec
rotary Hitchcock is determined nothing
shall leak out and spoil his campaign.
Six months ago similar rumors were
current about the interior department,
and it was declared there would be
further indictments following the in
dictment of Benson and Hyde, but
nothing developed. 1t is understood
the persons then suspected are the ones
now under surveillance. The only eX-
cuse for delay is that the grand juries
adjourned before the ,ernment S
case was prepared, or the ddelay was
arranged for political considerations.