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ommendation.
"God bless you, my dea.s! ! am moi
afraid to recommend either of you, and J
have no misgivings that you will moi
always be happy" She held hand Of
each and smiled at them through the
tears which slowly gathered and fell.
"But we have favor to ask you, Miss
Dale, stupendous favor-you tell her,
Lee, and I'll do the coaxing."
"Well, you see," he began, Il am 60.
ing to do as father has wished, resign
from the army and 60 out to run his
ranch in Colorado for awhile. I ought
to fight the remains Of this beastly fever
alone and get strong enough to be good
for something first; but I'm too selfish,
want to take Ethel with me"
"You mean. sir. that insist on going
to look after yon," put in the girl.
"And-well," he went on, 1--WE want
you to come, too. dear Miss Dale, to
keep us both in order"
"Forever and alwaysp' finished Ethel.
"If you don't you will break my heart.
break it past even Lees mending
you wouldn't do that, now, would you?''
"You are like a mother to me, you
know, "pursued Lee, in a broken voice;
II have no other"
Miss Dale gave queer little laugh.
"You want to provide mother-in-law
for Ethel?' she asked. Then she burst
into tears. "My children" she sobbed,
as Ethel wound her arms about her and
Lee clumsily stroked her hand, "my
children, you give me what have so
longed fora real home, at last!'
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Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 35 a. nj. and
5.rO D. M week days. Returning, leave Berlin
856 q m and 1885 y. m. week days.
Leave Porter for Delaware City 900 a m II 45
33I s. and 81 p m weekdays. Returning,
leave Delaware City IS, ld, and 10 % a m.
and 8 is and IS p m week days.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way sta
tions 959 a. m. and 5.l3 p. m. week days
Returning leave Chestertown 7.l8 O. m. and
2.35 p. m, weekdays.
QUEEN ANNE 4 KENT z. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreyille and way stations 80 a. M. aud
444 D M week days Returning. leave Centre
Vile T. AS q. M. and LBS p. M. weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.4S, q. M. and
4 IS D. M. week days Returning. leave Oxford
s. 10 q. m, and AZ y. M, week-days
CAMBRIDGE q SEAsoRD r. h.-Leave Scafurd
for Cambridge and intermediate stations II 90 3.
M and "a D. m. weekdays, Returning, leave
Cambridge 100 am. and 2.S2 p. m. weekdays.
CoSrEorroN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend. with
Queen Anne's Il Kent Railroad. At Massey,
for stations on Baltimore Delaware bay
Railroad At Clayton, with Delaware a Chesa-
neake Railroad. At Has rington, with Delaware,
MARYLAND & Virginia Railroad. At Seaford. with
cambridge Il Seaford Railroad. At Relmar,
with New York. Philadelphia Norfolk.
w. w. ATTERBURY. General Manage
]. R. WOOD, Passenger Traffic Aren't.
GEO. w. BOYp.Gen Passenger Agent
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"n" Connections to and from Baltimore al
Washington made via Porter.
Daily SDaily except 2unday

"n" Connections to and from Baltimore and
Washington made via Porter.
iDaily Daily except cunday.
I'D" stops TO discharg passengers.
"e' Stops on signal to receive passengers for
Maryland Division via Porter or for Whining
ton and beyond.
s'f' Stops only on notice to conductor or sgeI t
or on signal.
"h" Stops to let OFF passengers from points
north OF Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter.
'.jn Stops to take on passengers for CAPE
Charles and beyond.
.p'' Stops to leave passengers from Midt le-
town and points south.
s.r" Stops to leave passengers from New
York Division.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND.tk VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for franklin City and way
stations 1896 m $50 p m week days. Return
Ing train leaves Franklin City 600 a. NJ. and
1901 p. m. week days.
Leave Franklin City for ChiLcoteague (via
steamer) La and 833 p m. week days Return-
ing leave Chincoteaaue l045 q. M, and $50 D.
M. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown andLewes
1885 as M, $50 p. M, week days Returning
leave Leww 8.46 nj and l.36 m week days
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth TO s5 m
nd $50 p m. Returning. leave Reh0both asa
m. and "A p N weekdays.
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And he did come again and often for
the gentle old lady, SO intelligent and
sympathetic, was charming companion.
Also, it must be confessed, he was never
without the hope Of coming npnn Miss
Vernon at this pleasant rendezvous, and
sometimes his perseverance was awarded.
Not that he had not other opportunities
Of seeing her, for he was welcome at her
home but there seemed to be special
charm in these impromptu meetings. II
Miss Dale herself was not Indifferent to
the romance growing up under her eyes !;
she fostered it in her innocent fashion
till she saw it ready to bud and blossom
as her own might have done-ah! 80
long ago. The young people confded in
her by turns and beguiled her each to
talk Of the other, until she had hard
work to preserve an unconscious de-
meanor. If she had realized how little
she deceived them, how transparent a
medium of communication they found
her, and how they loved her for it, she
would have been honestly surprisdd.
One day they called upon her together,
which was in itself unusual, as they had
hitherto maintained the appearance at
least Of meeting by accident. They
solemnIy led her to tire sofa, aud like two
Hulprits, knelt before her. 1--WE are 20
Ing to be married, please ma'am, and we
want your blessing" said Lee.
"Yes," added Ethel, sitting in heap
on the floor with her head III the old
ladY's lap; tits all your doings, Miss
Dale, for took him only on yonr rec.
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HOW MISS DALE FOUND A HOME.
BY JAY PALMER

ERHAPS there was no one
away from the actual scene
of hostilities, who followed
the operations Of the war
with Spain with more ~
terest than frail Miss Ellen
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
A Plain Business Proposition.
Charlotte News.)

(CharIotte NeWs)
1t is believed that the question of
lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad will be settled tbis
week. The News will always be clad
that it was not numbered among thu
papers that have been CRYING down
the value of the States property and
bowling for a lease on any terms. no
matter what interests had to be sac
rifced. There are three things to be
considered in the matter of leasing
the road, namely. the amount of rev.
enue to be derived directly that is
the price to be paid to the stockhold-
ers for the privileges of the lease:
second, the security to be offered the
State against loss from the deprecia-
ton of the property under inconDe-
tent management with the prospect
that the deprecated property would
be thrown back upon the stockholders
again; and third, the advantage to
the State itself which holds the larg-
er interest The private stockholders,
| VINO have an equal voice with the
State in the matter of the lease, may
| be trusted to look after the first two
points. But the State should see to it
| that the real interests Of a large an
rapidly developing section of the State
should not be sacrificed, as they may
! be in many ways, for the sake merely
! of the revenue to be derived from
| the lease.
! Fortunately, the State has a Chief
Magistrate who is not to be moved
! from the line of his duty to the State
! by the senseless clamor which more
FOR less interested persons and papers
| have raised and may be expected to
raise about the leasing of the A. and
N. c.. The State has splendid piece
of property That has been made
clear. 1t is best under the present
conditions of competition that the
property should be leased. But that
is not saying that it must be leased
now on any terms. The clamor can be
disregarded. The grasshoppers on the
hedgerows make a good deal of clat-
ter but are without influence.
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ing the road. I think if it is goSod
for a syndicate it is good for the
State ST
j. 6. Miller, Furniture Dealer: u
think the State should conIoI til0
road. We like the present Arrange
ment." a,,+.
w. 3. Smith. Hardware Merchant
81 favor a lease because I believe it
would pay dividends managed oN ,a
private corporation. l thlilh IL tli
Governor should use his dlscfetiot,
.bout when the lease should be Hlaue.
VIM. T. Hin. Merchant: am ~
posed 10 leasing the road. 1 tnIn n
the road is getting along Eg T trinl[ fhe
y. w Bildle. Sheriff: thllh tlae
road should be taken out OF poIllICS'
therefore l favor q lease. l thlhK Ihe
S+oclIho1ders should be consulted De
fore the lease should be maze.
Iohn Dunn, eX-PFesiticnt North car
oIina Retail Merchants Associations
IT ar, heartily in favor OF lease, pc
80, an tbis vvor!d eliminate politics
froyo it's management. l think an
i - lease should be made by
he Governor nv
Nm Dunn, Foreman: II have
thought for a long time that il would
serve the State and stockholders TO
the best advantages TO lease the ROAD
as the road can not prosper under
political management The Governor
has the power, and a. precedent to
govern him and / am satisfied that he
could mako better terms than the
Legislature could"
j. A. Jones, Deale" in Buggies: Il
am not informed on these questions"
James Redmond. Retired Merchant:
"I do not think that q lease would be
beneficial to this community. We
have never had as good service as
now"
w. d. Black: 1T do not care to say
anything for publication
II. A. Green. President Citizens
Bank: II am n favor Of lease as l
think the State will be more finan-
cialIy benefited. 7 would say under
the circumstances that it would be the
wisest thing for the Governor to lease
the road next week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
NORTH CAROLINA HONORED.

North Carolina has been honored j.
the selection of Jurors for the Uni
versal Exposition at st. Louis. Thes
positions are sought by professors
educators, and specialists all over tn
Union and the State will rejoice tina
three worthy and capable North Caro-
linians have been chosen. Mr.. Samue
L. Patterson, Commissioner of Agricul
ture, has been selected as Juror il
Fertilizers; Mr.. A. T. McCallum, mem
Der of the Board of Agriculture, anc
Mr.. Hugh Chatham. president of th'
North Carolina railroad. as Jurors Q
Inedible Agricultural products.
Three better or more capable NOR
could not have been selected. Tn,
high honor has been we'll bestowed il
each instance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
TO SPEAK OR NOT TO SPEAK.

Some folks think Judge Parker
ought to go on the stump; some thinl
the stump ought to go to Judge Park
err. That is a matter that every MAJ
must settle for himself Blaine an,
Bryan made many votes by Their
speeches. 1t is all mistake to sa!
that their speaking defeated them
Every great orator is helped by com
ing close to the people. 1t is, perhaps
truer to say that if Blaine and Bryan
had remained at home they would
have been defeated by much bigge,
majorities.
1t never helps a candidate to speal
unless he is an orator and delights hi
hearers. Judge Parker is not an ora
tor His life has been passed, in judi
cial labors. In a hall, seating a small
audience he would interest and in
struct his hearers by wise and judicia
utterances. These same people-an(
thousands more-are reached by hi
calm letters and brief speeches printe,
in the papers.
Judge Parker is the best judge o
the course he ought to pursue. If (.
candidate for President thinks that he
ought not to go out and make speech
es he should live up to his belief. l
he thinks he should 70 and presen
the issues to the voters. he should no
be disobedient to the conviction.
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THERE is BALM IN GILEAD.

The successful candidate is never
allowed to get lonesome. There ar,
songs enough for the victor But tn
man who fights and loses-as a rule
he is soon forgotten and no poet i'm
mortalizes him in song.
This is a campaign year and there
are many candidates for political hon
ors. Inasmuch as most of the coun
ties in North Carolina are certain tt
elect the Democratic nominees, the
contests within that party for the
nominations are far more interesting
election About half of the counties
have already named their candidates
ana there are many good men VIII
are sorely disappointed and are cry
| ing out: us there balm in politica
Gilead?" To all such we commend tht
following from the pen of Rev. P. r
Law in the Lumberton Robesonian:
1--WE met a young Scotchman a few
days ago who had been unintentiOnal-
y defeated for denomination for al
office he had filled most acceptablS
IlIISc leIIIlS. ne was Happy. / he ue
feat had occurred several days before
Into the matter he had brought souni
philosophy. He had been in a state
Of discomfort. The independence h,
had enjoyed before had been marred
His lips had been sealed about many
L thing. His fees had not been hi!
own. All the varied needs of the
country had been tax upon him.
That painful roll of borrowers o.
money who never expect to pay bacl
lad been made. The slavery faint
the thing a Scotchman hates most, hao
been suffered. Six years had come
md gone and he had nothing to SHOW
for it but wife and a bouncing baby
The defeat was felt to be a blessing il
very fact Nobody should seek suci
places he says except the class Wht
are fit to do nothing else"
It will be observed, in ac'
counting for the philosophical spirit o
his defeated candidate, that he has
nothing to show for it but wife ant
l bouncing baby''-as if that were ne
enough to give happiness without any
official honor or public pap! Moth
ing but a wife and a bouncing baby
indeed! 1t is to be hoped that tn
candidate didn't use the words moth
ing but for that would indicate tina
he does not place high enough estl
mate upon the greatest blessing
which are vouchsafed to any man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
II. b. Winborne For Speaker.
IurfreeshorO Index

1urfreeSDOrO 1nQeX.
The nomination of Judge 3. B. Win
)orne to represent Hartford county in
he House of Representatives. of the
ext session of the Genral Assembly,
means his election. and means THAI
Iertford county will be ably repre-
ented and the county Democracy
therefore, may congratulate itself We
re glad to state that Judge Winborne
nnounces the fact that he will be a
andidate for Speaker of the House,
or he is we'll qualified for the posi-
ION and deserves the honor he coVetS.
IS one of the minority members OF
he session of the Legislature of 1893
le made a record that entities nm TO
he utmost respect of all Democrats
throughout the State. For the pax
nirty years he has been an active,
arrest and effective party worker al e
5 we'll disciplined in the school of eX-
erience. Judge Winborne is a safe
nd able lawyer. a wise legislator ana
good parliamentarian, and possesses
ne qualities that go to make sue
assful Speaker. Success to his candi-
acy!
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Spirit of the Press.
The Woodpecker's Nest and Port
Arthur.
Iastonia Gazette.

Iastonia Gazette.
Down in the low-grounds corn field
On Little river long ago stood tall,
oarkless and almost Hmbless tree
several of them in fact. To little
10Y standing in the corn rows, this
particular tree looked like big spear
marking itself against the sky; 1t was
all, oh, so tall! The old tree was
hollow and in the hollow was a wood
)recker's nest. And the wood
becker went in and out OF
he port-hole and had a great moth
,rly time of it jollying her little ones
md fitting about on the outside.
AWAY beyond in a pretty sky Whlte
squadrons with fieecy sails fioated
~ on invisible seas. But the do
ngs of the birds SO far out of reach
lad more charm for the boy. How
many were there? How big? what
'olor? When would they fly? Would
, black snake get them? Look at
he old bird, coming out now. The
quadrons have dropped anchor and
he tree is leaning leaning, falling,
'alling, falling-but it didn't fall that
lay or that year. How much longer
will the Japs have to watch the wood
)ecker's nest at Port Arthur?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28

Eight years ago, thanks to Herbert
r. Norris and BoSwortn G. BeckWith,
for a rental of " per cent. was de-
feated Experience has shown that
men with capital think it worth over
twice that the first year, with an in
creased rental steadily increasing. If
the State owned and controlled the
road from Asheville to Morehead it
would-but the milk's split! Well not
cry over it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
LEASE OF THE A. & N. c. r. r.

On Thursday we printed the thought
full letter of Mr.. c. E. Foy, one of the
leading business men in New Bern
i'm opposition to the lease of the A. q
n. c. K. II. Friday we printed editorials
on the same subject from the Kin
ston Free Press and the Goldsboro
Argus, having already printed edi-
toriaIs from the New Bern Journal.
Today we print interviews from scores
of business men living along the line
of the road.
The wishes of the people who live
along that road should be respected.
They mainly furnished the money that
built the road, the counties of Craven
and Lenoir having, it is said, put IL
more cash money than the State:
However that may be, the State I'M
dertook the work to help that section,
just as it undertook to build the
Western North Carolina Railroad to
help the mountain people. In an evil
day, the Western people in a haste
born of fear not we'll founded, clam
adventures called Best &, Co. who
turned out to be the agents or dupes
or forerunners of the old Richmond
and Danville crowd. The State, upon
the request of the West, gave away
that road for $500, 000-a mere song
which was worth millions. Later on
the State leased the North Caro-
lima road for ninety-nine years al
a song. 1t sounded well-seven pei
cent on the $4,000 900 stock. AS q
matter of fact the road is earning a
good dividend on $12,000,000, and the
real rental paid upon that valuation
is less than three per cent. Prior
thereto the State foolishly gave away
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley and
all other railroad property in which
it had an interest. Today it has lost
the ownership or control of every mile
of it's railroad property except the
A. and N. c. r. R., from Goldsboro
to Morehead, and for six months a
lively war has been waging, first, to
put it into the hands of a crowd OF
foiled, and. second, to secure lease
by private individuals or corporations
composed of solid and worthy men
What ought the State to do with
the road? Hold on to it and oper-
ate it, as advocated by Mr.. Foy
Lease it to Mr.. Rowland who is un-
derstood to be wealthy himself
and is backed by large CAPT
talists who will develop the country
Lease it to the Finlayson syndicate
said to have ample capital to protect
the stockholders? Lease it to the
Chadwick-Kennedy syndicate
composed of leading and responsible
business men living along the line Of
the road? Or remit the whole question
to the General Assembly, which will
be chosen in November? Which shall
it be?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
That Railroad.
(Charity and Children0

1t is to be hoped that Governor
Aycock may see his way clear TO tease
the Atlantic and North Carolina FalI-
road and not turn it over to ms sue
cessor to brighten him in his dreams.
We have no idea in the Worlo II Is
in the horrible financial condltloh ue-
scrihed in some of our newspapers,
but that it has been poorly managed
there is not the least doubt. 1t is a
political debt-payer and promptly
discharges that kind of Obligation
though it has not been so prompt IN
it's payment of dividends. Col. Bryan,
who is so enthusiastic now, should
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
WAS Perfectly Bald When He Started
to Use NewbrO's Rerpiclde

Frederick MANUEL. Maryland block,
Butte, Montana, bought bottle of New
bros Herpicide. April 6, 49, and began to
use it for entire badness. The hair fol-
licles in his scalp were not dead and in
20 days he had hair all over his head.
On July 2 he writes, "and today my hair
is as thick and luxuriant as any one
could wish" Newbro's Herpicide works
on an old principle and with a new d.s-
covery-destroy the cause and you re-
move the effect. Herpicide destroys the
germ that causes dandruff. falling hair,
and finally badness, so that with the
cause gone the effect cannot remain.
Stops falling hair at once and a new
growth starts. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sample
to The Herpicide Co.. Detroit. Mich
Henry T. Hicks a. Co.. Special Agents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
Children's Many Misfortunes..

In the ages of children up to twelve
ears. their misfortunes, from baby S
rickly heat to the boys open sore,
re many Few parents realize the
therapeutic value of sulphur for skin
fseases and impure blood.
Hancock's Liquid Sulphur. Nature
ireatest Germicide. is indispensable
n a home where are children-it may
e taken internally or applied direct
the affected parts.
Here is the opinion of Mr.. II. j.
.an1ar. Vineville, Macon, Ga: We
sed your Liquid Sulphur on our one
ear-old baby, who suffered intensely
rom prickly heat over her entire
1ody. A half dozen applications IN
wo days entirely relieved her and she
lept sounGly. You should recon-
mend Liquid Sulphur strongly 70
nothers. It will prove blessing TO
very family with small children.
The Hancock Liquid sulphur Co,
Baltimore, Md, sends free it's booker
IN sulphur.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28

John T. Patrick is q live wire. He
is now engaged in taking new settlerl
to Texas on the Southern Pacific Rail
way, and has issued invitations for {
Southern Reception at New Hamp
shire State Fair, Concord, N. H., Sep.
TENDER 14-16th." He will carry a cal
load of settlers to- Texas, too and oul
only regret is that we cannot STOP
them in North Carolina.
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have taken a less gloomy view of the
situation when he made his report
some time ago. Some people find it
hard to reconcile his nunc pro tune
as we'll as Judge Purnell's. Everybody
is tired hearing about the old road
anyhow and there would be great re-
Joicing if the news should come that
the White elephant was lifted from
the shoulders of the State and trans
ierfed to others more able to bear
IT. North Carolina is a poor railroad
manager, and hotel-keeper and liquor
Seller' and the sooner she washes her
hands of the whole business the bet
ter for us all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28

If the railroads try to defeat Mr..
Kern as Governor of Indiana because
he favors a Railroad Commission, the
people ought to see that the State is
not dominated by railroads. Govern
ment ownership of railroads is not
desirable or practicable. but railroad
ownership of government is getting to
be unbearable and it is in full swing
in not few States, as we'll as in Con
gress.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
University College of Medicine,
Richmond. Va,

announces that hereafter, in compli-
ance with resolution adopted by the
National Association OF Dental rae
nItias at a recent special meeting, the
course in Dentistry will be given in
THREE sessions instead of four. The
course of instruction in this College
has been greatly strengthened for the
coming session, and there will be used,
70 rthe first time in any College of
Dentistry, a manakin of unique prac-
ticaI and educational value in the
training of dentists.
Full information and the 140-page
catalogue may be obtained by writing
to
THE PROCTOR, U. NJ. c.,
Richmond, Va.
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"The Only Camp Suitable"

oil E. r. Mcclellan.
We have seen them all. and the last
ncampment at Morehead City was,
ne best that we have participated IN.
s a military camp site for brigade
ncampment the site was not one OF
omparison, it was simply the only one
uited for it.
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will benefit this section. The Legis-
Iature should decide this question"
w. l.. Arendell, Merchant: Il favorI
y lease under certain conditions but
do not think that this property should
be leased just to get rid of it,