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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
! OUR THANKSGIVING.

We started with the intention of
making this "Womans Paper. ask
ing no help from Tyrant Man. Alas.
We had to go to men at the very start
for our paper. our printing, and our
advertisements and now we ara ash
ing. Dear Tyrant Man to buy them.
We wish to thank the merchants,
banks and others, whose generous naJ-
ropage made this enterprise success.
our advertising columns tell their
own tale. Refer to these columns and
You will see who are the busy, active
men of North Carolina. We also thank
all those who have made our ltt,e
effort an actually. the contributor. the
printer. the subscriber. and the well
wisher. This is day of Thanksgiv
ing and it is very meet and proper
that we should feel and speak our
thanks. i'm little things as well as in
great things.
We greet you one and all on this
national and glorious Notwithstanding
our shortcomings to your clcmency
and generosity, cherishing the hope
that if our efforts have failed of ac-
complishing any good, any possible
evil may end with our brief existence
and so with our lowest courtesy we
saw from our hearts in the language
of Tiny Tim-"God bless us every
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
HAPPY HOMES.

For example take our home liler IN
North Carolina. Are we wide OF the
mark when we say that our North
Carolina homes are happy and bright
above the average? We may not count
our wealth by five figures we may
not drink wine until friendly hands
support us to a tipsy bed; we may not
invite the festive monkey TO crawl
over our heads while the table roars
with auplauding laughter. No. but
we can point to the simple joys OF
love unsullied, of homes happy with
sunshine, and of hearts uncorroded by
the touch of Midas. How homes are
made happy may be found treated in
this issue by women who have had
much to do with creating them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
LOST OPPORTUNITY.

While i'm many things, as we nave
sought to. show in these pages, woman
has kept abreast with man, yet there
is one movement in which she has
Jagged far behind. We were told by
a man of this State (who has SO much
enterprisc. by the way, he may be
called a genius in his line) that he
had attempted to get out volume en-
titled women of Beauty In North
Carolina" He had been to 1000 Wo-
men by actual count, and invited them
cordially to occupy a seat in THIS GAL
Iery of beauty. Not one has accepted
the invitation. His idea was great
There would be ten volumes all hand
someIy bound in red leather and an
ornament to any library. There would
be a large steel engraving of each
woman and short write up of her
points of beauty. But one woman.
he confided to us. declined on account
of her eyes being slightly crossed;
another one. because her head was too
small, and still another one. because
she had a hair-lip. This genius, with
his acrobatic conscience. told them
that this made no difference whatever.
that they should go in, all the same,
hair-iip and all, and it would only
cost $3.50 to get out the steel engrav-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
WOMAN IN LITERATURE.

Ignorant prejudice has set such linn
itations about women and hedgcd
them in with SO much that is false in
theory and in fact that there are many
fields which she has been slow to en-
ter Literature we are glad to say is
not one of these. Without permission
from the lords of creation, woman en-
tered this field many years ago, and
today we think it is not too much TO.
say, she works side by side with him.
Tomorrow she will be waving him not
a boastful. but sad goodbye as she
passes him into rich fields of ungath-
cd grain. We say this despite the fact
we were present when a prominent
speaker in this State declared in one
of his public addresses, that the ''av-
erage North Carolina woman was not
capable of appreciating anything lit
crazy, deeper than that found in the
Dclineator."
We make no comment upon this
ungallant speech, but point our read
ers to that ably edited department,
Woman in Literature" Judge for
yourselves whether this orators YER
dict was just. We are giving you only
a sample of what we nas IA our shop.
The poems were written specially for
this edition.
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ing. But the bump for overcoming
obstacles is not sufficiently developed
in woman. This great opportunity
is gone and the Women Of Beauty
of North Carolina are buried in obli-
Won.
On the other hand a similar volume
for men has been gotten out with no
trouble whatever. This genius with
fatty degeneration of conscience went
to the men in his business way, and
pointed out to them the advantage
and distinction of going down to pos
terity in this volume of Handsome
Men of North Carolina" He showed
them some of the Apollos he already
had on the list and when they found
that for the small sum of $3.50
handsome steel engraving could be
gotten out, 400 of them at once &C
cepted the invitation and the move
ment is a bowling success. A small
thing like a hair-lip, bald head, or
a club foot makes no difference to a
man when he is to be hung in the
Hall of Beauty.
Your husband and mine are there
while you and 1 will die unknown
A Lost Opportunity.
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frankness of his speech. never seems
to realize his brutality in telling a ner-
vous man how i'll he is looking. The
nervous man,-who, by the way,
is sure to be imaginative,--at once re-
CARDS himself as an incurable case.
The sweet girl who looks straight
at ones struggling locks on a rainy
day, and asks if her hair is out of
curl? And the worst case of all, that
acid old lady who tells you that your
baby is quite the smallest she has ever
seen at his age, and asks is he really
quite healthy? AS the result of such
a speech, l have known an magma
tive young mother to sned many tears,
regarding her baby as doomed.
What is to be done with such peo-
pie? Surely more harm is wrought
by lack of thought, than lack of
hearth"
Use your power of imagination,
friends,-have some consideration for
the other mans feelings, by mentally
putting yourself in his place. Use this
test for every speech or action about
which you are in doubt, then you'll ii
be sure you're right, and can go
ahead.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24

other natural avocations. Every good
woman may not be a good cook, but
every refined woman does know to a
nicely what good cooking is. Why not
drive the male out of catering? Why
not monopolize the florist business I?
No sane woman lives who is not fond
of flowers and her intuition alone
makes her competent to grow them
to perfection, while her skilful fin.
gers can fashion them into forms and
shapes impossible to the clumsy hands
of masculinity. Women live in houses
more than men. Why not plan them !?
Why not architecture as a feminine
profession? No sane husband ever
plans his wife's home. She has more
judgment and taste and sense in a
minute about house than he has in
a month. Why not farm? Not cotton,
or corn, or tobacco, but chickens, tur-
keys, ducks, squads, ducks, eggs, veg
etables, fruits, etc. It has been amply
to cope with any business she may en-
ter; in fact like some good generals in
war, she don't know when she is whip
ped. Men want self-supporting, self-re.
speeding women to succeed and will
generally give them every assistance.
There are scores of appropriate avo-
cations naturally open to women and
naturally success in such, surely awaits
them
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
WOMAN IN CHARITIES.

The problem of assisting the poor
distinct phases of development in the
worlds history 1t used to be. Each
one for himself and the devil take
the hindmost'' From the time of
Christ and up to the last few years ii
has been help others" Now it is,
HELP others to help themselves
Do not imagine you have helped
any oneS when you have only thrown
them piece of cold-hard money?You
may have bought your conscience or
eased your sympathetic nature. but
you have rendered small real service.
The word Charity" includes the ele-
ments of interested service. true help
fulness, kindness and love. Do not
debase it by making it a synonym of
mere giving, which may mean the
tossing of a dollar for display.
Recognizing the great truth shat the
is to help him to help himsalf. ana
that the neglected classes need not so
much your money as they do you-
YOUR friendship-your advice--yodr
sympathy in their trials, there are
now throughout the State organized
Charities. When a case of need comes
to the notice of the different societies,
some one is sent to investigate as Z
friend to find what circumstances
have brought about these conditions
and every effort is made to put them
on their feet again. that seif-respect
may be regained that hope may enter
in. What woman has done in this di-
rcction may be found on another page.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
WHOM GOD HATH JOINED TO.
GETHER LET NO MAN PUT
ASUNDER

The true women of this State have
no uncertain voice on the subject of
divorce. They are against divorce.
The heart of North Carolina is as true
and pure touching the marriage vow
as it was in 1850. Time has wrought
no change here. Our Legislature does
not express the best sentiment when
they make divorce easy.
We think we can demonstrate the
correctness of the above statements:
First, we will omit any reference to
the negroes. What the negro does.
thinks or says is not chargeable to oar
white people. While we have no
within the mark when we say that
two thirds of the divorces in this state
are 'byt negroes. But even this leaves
too large a number of divorces. But,
again, if we deduct from the number
of white divorces these obtained by
white couples of low and vulgar tastes,
diSsolute and bad--the list will be
greatly reduced. Let us put it this
way. How many of those who visit
at YOUR home are divorced people?
How many acquaintances have you
who have secured a divorce? Not
more than three or four. Now we do
not mean or intend to reflect upon
this very, very small per cent of good
people who have gotten the consent of
their minds to invoke the aid CT di-
vorce courts. What we assert and
boldly III this: Nlnety-nine of the
good people Of North Carolina ould
net apply for n divorce, though the
Heavens fat.
Whether they regard marriage as Il
sacrament, Or whether an institution
divinely appointed or whether as gen
tlemen and ladies, men and women
of the South, they hold sacred and pre-
serve this noble heritage, an honord-
bic home, whether for one or all these
reasons, or that other controlling rea-
sons, tender love for their little ones.
the fruit of such marriage, the fact
remains that the Rule, the almost uni
versal Rule, among us is and ever Will
be, No Divorces for any auses. Men
and women mad better suffer out the
little span of life for the good of So
ciety, rather than make their individ-
ual lots happier bye severing the
family ties at the shock of society.
When it is known that there are no
divorces, men and women will cease
to marry hastily and unadvisedly. We
will read no more of the runaway
match Or tie marriage by wire, or on
the Ferris wheel, or at seventy miles
an hour. Out upon all such customs;
let them be honored-in the breach.
When man and a woman have to
each other plighted their troth, Meth
er powers nor IA inequalities ought TO
separate them. This is the unwritten
law among your friends and my
friends. This is the law of God as
well. And soon will be the law of
North Carolina, we trust ard pray
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
ExECUTIyE COMMITTEE.

Mrs. John NJ. Manning, chairman;
Mrs. VIM. n. Graham, secretary; Mrs.
Edward h. Powe. treasurer.
EDITORIAL STAFF.
Mrs. Robert W. Winston. editOr-in-
chief: Mrs. Robert L.. Thompson
Mrs. Peter Arlington, Mrs. Clifford
Carroll.
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT.
Mrs. c. NJ. HerndOn, chairman; Mrs.
w. l.. Wall, treasurer.
CIRCULATION MANAGER.
Mrs. S. +. New.
WOMAN IN EDUCATION.
Mrs. j. n. Robinson. editor.
WOMAN IN LITERATURE.
Mrs. Robert l.. Thompson. editor.
WOMAN AS A COOK.
Mrs. Mary Happier. editor.
WOMAN IN THE CHURCH.
Mrs. John NJ. Manning. editor.
WOMAN AND THE CONFEDERACY.
Mrs. Peter Arlington, editor.
WOMAN IN THE PROFESSIONS.
AND WOMAN IN BUSINESS.
Mrs. VIM. A. Graham, editor.
WOMAN IN THE HOME.
Mrs. j. b. Hunter, editor.
WOMAN IN CHARITIES.
Mrs. Edward X. Powe, editor.
QUAINT SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF
CHILDREN.
Mrs. Paul C. Graham. editor.
WOMAN IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Mrs. l.. A. Carr, editor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
THE CHURCHES.

Woman's work finds it's chiefest ex-
preston, however. through the
church. From the days of Mary and
Martha to this good hour the task
of keeping the fires alive upon the
sacred altar has largely been woman's
part. We go about this task most
contented, if the world Is
made some better and if we too may
break an alabaster box on the Mas
ter's feet. Charity is faith translated
into acts and deeds
No magazine OF womans work
would be complete without treating Of
these two phases of her devotional ma
ture. They are. therefore. given
large place elsewhere.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
RECIPES.
and wonnel

While woman is showing herself an
eouaI of man i'm business. in literal
ture. in the professions and line arts,
this is one department in which she
has shown her superiority. Turn to
the recipes for Thanksgiving and you
will find some given by the men. Try
them if YOU will and see if the men
can cook like women. Whlle expert
menting let us advise that you have
your family physician in easy reach.
Try those given by the women anG
you will accept the first proposition
laid down.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
NINE-TENTHS OF EVIL RESULTS
FROM LACK OF IMAGINATION.

A gifted clergyman said to lady
done in this world is the result of
lack of imagination,
The man who rides rough-shod over
his friends feelings, albeit with kindly
intention, may as well be knave as
a fool, so far as his friend is con-
cerned.
Certainly much social harm is
wrought through lack of imagination
in failing to put ones self in another's
place, and some instances of this arc
scarcely pardonable.
At beautiful marriage on per-
feet day, recently. it was a noticeable
fact that very few of the guests pres
cnt had paid the bride the necessary
compliment of donning 1.-The wedding
garment" The church decorations
were elaborate. and the gowns of the
bride and her maid were exquisite. yet
the beauty of the scene was married
to a certain extent by the motley APP
pearance of the guests, some in rags,
and some in tags, and very few lin
velvet gowns Surely it was due the
bride and her family who had re
quested the honor Of ones presence, =
to show by ones appearance that it was
a festive occasion, and had BEEN an
ticipated with pleasure. instead OF
looking as if one had entirely forgot
ten it until the wedding bens were
ringing" Lack Of imagination, to be
sure.
Again, that delightful person who
prides himself on tn airectness and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.

OF course ii would be all very nice
il woman had not to earn her bread
by the use of her wits. But such is
not the case. The necessity for work
on her part has made her d factor in
the business world. and this depart
ment of modern womans work is
worthy of careful reading.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
MORNING TONIC.
(Philip Brooks.l

And so let us give thanks to God on
Thanksgiving day. Nature is beautl-
full and fellow-men are dear, and duty
is close beside us, and He is over US
and in u.s.. What more do we want,
except 70 be more thankful and more
faithful. less complaining of our trials
and our times, and more worthy the
tasks and privileges He has given us?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
GREAT AMERICAN
CLYPT LOGIST DIES
SUDDENLY in EUROPE.


50 connected with the publication Of
the American reprint Of the "Eneyco-
pcdia Britannica"
Professor sommerville was true
cousin OF the Misses Chaplin, Of West
Main street. this city. fIeir mother,
Sira. Nancy Sommerville Chaplin, was
sister OF mis- father who was DR.. Jos
eph .Sommerville.
The Misses Chaplin have an oil paint
ing Of DIR. Joseph sommerville which
they value very highly and which they
received only recently from Prof. Max
wen before he sailed for Europe, it be-
ing returned to them. The painting i.
a. likeness of DIR. Joseph sonImerville
and the young lady he was engaged to.
The picture was taken when he was .
young man. 1t is considerably over one
hundred years old.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
rRANss RS OF REAL ESTATE.

Clarksburg Development CO. 10 NJ. A.
and viii Unsbaum, lots, Alta Vista,
A. A. Stout to f. NJ. and Zelphia
Stout, lot. Wallace.
Isaac y. Ross to Howard w. Mcdonald
and Others, l3l acges. Elk district.
Harry =. Devaughn to NJ. F. Bartlett
lot, Adamston.
Angeline Smith to Minnie Jones. !
lot, Lumberport.
Lynn S. Hornor TO henry F. CofFman
a. acres, Coal district.
NJ. J. Francis and Arthur Fl. Stemple
to Virginia Kerns, lot. Wolf Summit
Sarah a. Carder to Quillen NJ Car
ter. one-half or lot, Shinnston.
Sarah F. Roberts to R. v. Thompson
and 4. NJ. Ashcraft, G2 acres, Sardi,
district.
solon-I.owery Company to Thomas j
,oGara. p acres, Coal district.
Transfers of real estate have been
madeas follows:
Clarksburg Industrial Company ia
Cora Edgleton. lots, city
T. j. Parish to Elias E. Smith, lots
Wallace.
R. f. L, Stout to Jacob $. Powell
oR acres, Simpson district.
Joseph Arbogast to D. D. Powell, /
lot. At Glare.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
SOME OIL NOTES.

I, Ia the Salem district, in this county,
the South Penn Oil Co. has completed
the following wells: t. j. Ehret, No. 2,
20 barrels; No. /, G. G. Gabbard, 5 bar
rels, No, j. Rachel Carpenter, 10 barrels ;
Isaac H. Griffith. 5 barrels. and No. l,
w. I. Hutson. 10 barrele day..
In Calhoun county, on Yellow creek.
the South PENIS No. 8. on the cam-
den sommers farm is producing $50 bar
rels a day. When drilled into the sand
this well started at the rate Of 400
barrels day. The fact that It fell
off rapidly is attributed to other pro-
ducing wells having drained the ad-
jaeent territory.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
HoFF EDWARDS BACK
IN NEWSPAPER BUSINESS

Weston. w. vas Ofny PIT was an
error that Hon. Andrew Eduiston had
purchased and wound control the Weston
Democrat. Mr.. j. H. Edwards, former
editor Of the Democrat IS its new man
ager and viii be its editor. Mr.. Edmin-
ston was only connected in the deal act
ing As an attorney for aFr. Edwards.
Mr.. Edwards has taken the helm and
win get ont this weeks edition.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
I HORNE
WINS over
HARMER

The Republican primaries were held
in Harrison county Thursday for nom.
mating candidates for county offices,
delegate, to the legislature, district Of.
ticefs, ana Tor the selection of delegates
70 the state, Judicial and senatorial con
MENTIONS
The votes were all polled shortly be-
fore the time tor closing, which was at
O'Clock IN the evening. but the re,
turns were late in coming in and rather
hard to get on account or annoying tele
phone connections, but long before mid
night il was conceded that Thorne had
beaten Harmer for the state senate b.
a big majority. and Mr.. Harmer himself
stated early in the evening the belief
that he was beaten by at least 500.
At midnight the returns Indicated
that Maxwell and Jarrett were nominal
I'd for the legislature over carpenter ana
Kyle by big majoritics and Davis over
Rider, Hughes and Law tor assessor il
the upper district. with Piggott having
no opposition in the lower district for
the same place.
The man fight was on Thorn aud
Hamcr and Thorn proved the favorite
Both were running on their own merits
and not on amy particular different or
opposing issue. The same was true OF
the other candidates.
The vote was cnnvassed Friday after
noon by the old executive committee
which met here for the purpose, and tc
name delegates to the various conven-
lions, and the nominations were official.
~ declared
The day passed off quietly and no bit
ter feeling was shown. nor were there
any personalities and contentious in
duiged in. The weather WAS ideal and
! the vote was much larger than was ex
pected on account of the fact that spring
was backward and as a result it was
expected the people would be so busy
that they would not take the time 10 go
to Inc polls. But they turned out we'll
, aud showed niuch interest in The matter
OF selecting candidates. With few cx
ceptions the results are satisfactory ans
most Of the defeated candidates are tax
ing their dcfcat With good grace, real
iziug that all could not be nominated
From Tie standpoint of the tax is
-ue. the ticket is one that believes in
revision Of tie tax system Of the stair
and they have all 80 declared them
seivcs.
The official count shows the following
totals and maioriticS: Swishrr, Tor
secretary Of state. 3.712; seherr. for
sheriff. 3,774; Morris. for prosecuting
attorney, 3,,34; Thorn, for state sena-
tor, 1920; aIarmer, for state senator,
l.450; rhorn's majority $50; Lynch, for
judge: 1857; Maxwell, 1908: Kyle, 7s7;
Carpenter, 80; Jarretr. 2.50G. all for
House Of delegates; Randall, for county
commissi 3.Isl; Pigott, for as
SCISSOR. lower district. 2,22l; Davis. 1896;
Rider, 335; Law, l24; Hughes, 1913. all
for assessor in the upper district; Fit
tro, for county surveyor, 1916.
As will be seen the nominees for conn.
ty office are as follow5;
John NJ Flanagan. for sheriff; VIII
Z. Morris, for prosecuting attorney; NJ
G. Jarrett for House of Delegates; G.
f. Randall. for county commissioner;
trancis NJ. Davis. for assessor in the
upper district; Ernest l. Piggott, for
assessor in the lower district; CHARLES
G. Fittrc. for county surveyor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
ACCEPTS FoREMANsH1P
OF CONTRACT WORK

Richard Hurley, Of Oil City, Pa, aas
arrived here and accepted the foreman
ship for X r. Morrison, contractor fer
the Clerlssbnrg Cooperative window
glass factory, at Adamston. and the
Crescent window glass factory at ives.
ton. where Col. Morrison has 10000
and $4,000 Improvements to mmaEc.
AIr. Hurley Is brother-in- law Of Geo
rye 4. Murray, Of this city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
STRIKE AvERTED.

The strike among the coal miners of
IunneIton. which has been brewing for
song time past hds finally been avert
ed, te trouble having been amicahly adj.
iusted through the efforts Of Thomas +.
Lewis, of Bridgeport, o.. national vice
president of the United Mine Workers of
America. The miners agreed to accept
a reduction Of five per cent on the ton.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
CHIEF HOWE SUMMONED
TO SIsTS7Ss BEDsIDl

Chief Of Police John Howe left Mon
day evening for Athens, Ohio. He was
called there on account OF the serions
illness Of his sister, Mrs. Mary white,
and expects to be gone three or four
days. The mayor win have charge OF
the police department during his ab
sence.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13

LoST-one bay mare, high-hcuded, a
little hit thick,windcd, cup of the lett
hind hip tnockcd domn and shod new
all around with plain No. 5 SHOES. Any
curc finding or can give information as
to her whereabouts will be rewarded by
addressing Chap Dye, Center Point,
Doddridge Co., NJ. Va. m6.Hw'
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
MURDERERs az pENALTY.

M3rehesser. Tenn. May 5Henry
.lndae. Joe nelp and John Evans were
hanged here today for the murder Of
siren Bntshtr aud his wife isst Aug;
pFt Ike e&eeatiop ~ private