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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
Spirit of the Press.
WHO IS THE MOST LEARNED MAN
in NORTH CAROLINA?
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
The attitude of many of our modern
scholars discredits their learning. 1t
has always been true of the highly edu-
Gated that they are considerate and char
table in their judgments of others. In
fact we have been told (or we make no
pretension to broad scholarship art alb
that the higher a man rises in the scale
OF learning the lower Be falls in his own
estimation, which is the same thing as
to say the dogmatist is not the scholar
The most learned man we know today in
North Carolina is the simplest man. He
listens with the utmost respect to the
opinions OF the unlettered, and he is will
ing to increase his store of knowledge
from any and all sources. That is why
he IS SO full a man: he has never felt
that he knew it ALL When man reaches
that point, he docs know ii aIl-that IS,
all he will ever know. Now this train OF
reflection comes to us by reason of the
pity with which some of our college pro
lessons appear to regard the average citl-
zen of North Carolina. We are assured
by these. gentlemen of the upper realm
that our people are the dulEest ana
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
THE LEASE NOT AN ISSUE.

The attempt to befog the issue be-
fore Judge Simonton' by talking about
a lease is manifestly unfair
The question of a lease to proper
parties on proper terms and in a proper
way has nothing to do with the matter
pending before Judges Simonton and Pur-
NELL The most bitter opponents of the
receivership are the most earnest ad-
vocates of a lease. But they do not
propose to approve a receivership and
its costs and burdens. This paper be-
lieyes-and has long believed-that the
best thing the State could do would
be to lease the road when it can be
done wisely and safely to conserve the in
terests of the State, the private stock
holders and the section through which
thr eoad runs. The interests of all three
should be safeguarded.
But the only question to be consid-
cred before Judge Simonton on the tenth
is this Will the owners of property
be allowed to control it, or may a stranger
buy few shares of stock and throw
the road into the hands of receiver?
That is the only real question involved.
II is a question which was before Judge
Simonton in the Worth Manufacturing
Company and the Blackwell Durham To-
bacco Company cases. In the first, Judge
Simonton restored the property to it's
owner and taxed the applicant for re-
ond, he denied all the petitions of the
minority stockholders and permitted the
holders of the majority stock to do what
they wished to do. In the South Caro-
lima case, heretofore quoted, Judge Simon
ton refused a prayer for a receiver
slip to a man who owned 80 out of
the president was not wisely managing
the property. In effect, he said, the ma
jority interests had the right to control
the property unless there was fraud.
Tie States application to set aside the
receivership is stronger than either of
these cases cited. In the Blackwell COM
pany case grave charges were made of the
conduct of the owners who were VIC
lating the antitrust law to the impover-
isbment of farmers. In the A. and n. c.
r r. case there is not even a charge
OF the violation of any law, OF corrup
ton, fraud, dissatisfaction by bona fide
stockholders, refusal of directors to cor
rect any mistakes-nothing at all that
would warrant the taking of the prop
city out of the control of its owners
ana putting it in the hands OF a man
wLo sought a receivership only when the
state refused to be hurried into lease
with him.
The clear cut issue, unencumbercd by
rubbish and extraneous matter, is: Can
TIE owners of the a. and n. c. R. r.
acting in a regular and legal way, con
.trol their own property as they see fit?
In the answer to that issue every sol
vent corporation is deeply interested.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.
Charlotte News.

Charlotte News.
That Y. NJ. C. a. secretary in Whining
ton evidently believes in muscular Chris
tianity. The other fellow went at him
with q knife, and he was acting as peace
maker, too But the secretary knew
enough of the noble act of self-defence to
put the bully out of business for a while.
The story is told of a Paris priest who
was struck on the cheek by ruffian who
asked him, What does your religion
teach you to do?" The priest turned the
other check and said, quietly, 1T teach
es me to turn the other cheek" There
upon the priest received a terrific blow
upon the other cheek, followed by the
question, What does your religion teach
YOU to do now?'' 1.-THE authorities are
disagreed" said the priest, "but my in
depreciation of the passage is that you
are due the worst thrashing you ever
got in your life" which the priest i'm
nediately and joyfully proceeded to in
f1ict. 1t does not do to go too far with
peaceable man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
FOR JUSTICE. ALL SEASONS SUM-
MER AND EVERY PLACE A Tenn
PLE".

I'VE do not expect to defeat Clark,
but we do expect to raise up a sentiment
in North Carolina that will materially
reduce the verdicts juries give for acct
dents" said a railroad lawyer in 1902.
There is systematic, subsidized prop
uganda being conducted in North Caro-
Ina to raise up public sentiment which
finds its expression in the saying that
corporation lawyers and corporation
newspapers iterate and reiterate, rail
roads cannot get justice in the courts"
Most of the men who keep up this sys-
tematic propaganda know that they are
circulating unfounded statements, but
there are others who repeat and print
such statements without knowing that
mcst of them are inspired and paid TOR.
As matter of fact, the railroads do
get justice in the courts OF North Caro-
lima. Here is an article in the Marion
News in proof of that statement:
"The Southern Railway won z, suit in
understanding the fact that the railroads
are always crying that they could not
set Justice 1t is sometimes true that
they do not get\justice but it is not al
ways So A similar case to the one tried
Lere was tried at Salisbury last week
and the verdict was in favor of the rail
road. The people are accused of being
pre1udiced against railroads and they may
l. h,,4 he
not lie with the people and the result
of this trial shows that the prejudice
does not exist to such an extent as to
cause our jurors to do a fragrant act OF
Injustice to the railroads"
OF course there are miscarriages of
Justice and sometimes railroads, like in
dividuals, suffer from them. If any un-
biased man will run over the cases in
any county in the State-we know it is
true in Wake-he will find that the
railroads win as often when they ought
lot to win as they lose when they ought
to have won. Juries are human and
they err, but in a pretty close observa
ton for twenty years, we believe that
more judges have erred in favor of the
railroads than juries have erred against
them. AS to the Federal Courts in trials
between a great railroad and a private
citixen-let us see what will happen tc
Mrs. James and Mrs. Howard before
stating an opinion.
The judges and juries ought to do jus
tica and this applies alike to the richest
corporation and the humblest individual
The press should stand for justice-''fol
justice, all seasons summer, and every
place a temple The people should
frown down upon this inspired and paiC
for propaganda to prevent fair verdict;
against railroads just as they should
frown down upon every demand for exces
sive damages by trying to inspire ant
arouse prejudice against great corpora
tions.
Nc Propaganda, no Prejudice, but Jus
tice!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
A VERY DANGEROUS PROCEEDING

Wadesboro Observation-Disclosures
The Messenger Intelligencer has not
sufficient knowledge of all the facts to
express a we'll considered opinion as to
the advisability, in the broad sense, of
appointing a receiver for the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad. as was done by
Judge Purnell few days ago. But this
much does seem plain, that it is very
dangerous proceeding for a Federal Judge
to throw a great property into the hands
OF receiver. at the behest of a straw
man, without giving the real owners OF
said property notice that such step is
in contemplation. If such proceedings as
this are to become the practice of the
Federal Judges it would be an easy mat
ter to destroy, or at least greatly embar
rass, any corporation at any time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

The Baltimore News prints six cartoons
of Col. John NJ. Carter going to Lake
Champlain and the North Pole, trying to
get white paper for the Baltimore news
papers. 1t would be funny-if it were not
serious. The News and Observer, for
three days last week, was printed on pa
per shipped by express from Philadelphia
and Columbia. 1t has two car loads en-
route, one was found in Il snow bank,
but has not yet been thawed. With trusts
and delays the lot of newspaper man is
mot a happy one"
P. S.-The car load found il a snow
drift has thawcd out and at last ar
rived.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
CRITICIZED AND JUSTLY so.
Warren Record.

Warren Record.
The action of Judge Purnell in appoint
ing a received for the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad has been generally cri-
ticised by the press of the State, and we
think justly so; for although some of
the criticisms may have been unnecessa-
rily harsh, a judge who places a corpora
ton in the hands of a receiver on the APP
plication of one man, and without giving
other members of the corporation hear
ing, lays himself liable to criticism, and
will likely be condemned by the majority
Of the people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

Does the light begin to break? The
Times Mercury Republican organ at Hick-
DRY, joins the Winston Republican and
political capital out of the unwarranted
A. and N. C. Railroad receivcrship. IT
says; But they are about as good at
running the railroad as the other interests
of the State. It will all go into the hands
of a receiver if they are allowed to con
tinue to run it." That's what all the
Radicals are saying!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
HOW TO REACH THEM.

How can the ministers reach mem"
That was the question that the Brook
Ign Eagle asked of ministers and, other
leaders of the people, 1t thus summar-
ICES the answers received:
by personal contact. By being liv-
ing example of their preaching. BY
being men themselves. By wise force
full and attractive presentation of the old
gospel
1t left out one OF the greatest things,
to-wit: By sympathizing with men III
their troubles and disappointments, and
love for them. Love conquers
all things"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
IT HAPPENED IN WILKES.
Wilkesboro Chronicle.

Wilkesboro Chronicle.
The Lenoir Topic and other papers,
which have denied the inspiration OF
]. w. Bailey, editor of the Biblical Ike
corder. in some of his wild attacks on
honest people, announce that he has cut
his "inspired'' editorials from their eX-
charge list. That's not strange Nc
many wears ago, ira fit of inspiration
bo attacked the good people of Wilkes
indiscriminately We demonstrated mia
iv4 We don't get The Recorder in ex-
change.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
THE SURE ROAD.

This paper, referring a few days ago
to the fiasco of Col VIM. j. Best, who
leased the A. and y. c. Railroad, said
that the people had been divided in
opinion as to whether Best was "a tool or
a fool Thereupon the Southern Rail
ways Morning Post comes to the defense
of the aforesaid Best. OF course. No
fakir. whose gyrations helped the South
ern Railway, fails of praise from that
railroad organ. The truth probably is
that Best was more knave than fool, and
was tool of the II. and ID. Railroad At
any rate, by reason of Best's operations,
the Southern got the Western n. c.
r. r. for a song, and therefore the Post
praises him even now. The sure road to
commcndation from the Post is to help
out the Southern Railway-past, present
or future Even a fakir like Best can
get boost for his bizarre performances.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
STOPPED OVER AT WRONG PLACE,

The best thing for any man to do is to
"sit steady in the boat" President E.
Benjamin Andrews was driven out of
Brown University because Rockefeller re-
fused to contribute to an institution that
had a bi-metahst for president. Now he
is in danger of losing his Nebraska job
because he stopped over in praise OF
Rockefeller and the Standard Oil trust in
advising the acceptance of Rocketeller's
offer to give $66 ,666 2-3 if other friends of
the University of Nebraska would raise
$33 1873 49, 1t is a mistake of geography.
If DR.. Andrews was going to praise
Rockefeller at all he should have done
so in the "effete and money-loving East"
and turned the cold shoulder to him on
the Nebraska plains. One G.. A. r. camp III
the latter State passed resolutions that he
ought to be ''bodily fred from the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

Insurance companies are in danger of
insuring men at more than their value.
Rodman Wanamaker, son of John Wanna
maker, carries 100000 on his life, while
the father is insured for $780, 900. Our
own George w. Vanderbilt, of Buncombe
county, is insured for $1,0O0,OOO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

North Carolina has many different in
dustries. Why snot somebody make a
business of raising foxes for the North
erners who come to this State to hunt?
Mr.. H. H. Powell, Of Aberdeen, is adj
vertising for fifty live foxes and says
he will pay fancy cash price"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
John Wesley Ought to Have Been Arch
bishop of Canterbury.
(Christian Work and Evangelist

IONTIsLIdH WOIK anu I1VdHStIToI'I
At Methodist gathering held il Lon
don the other day, Bishop IngAam, who
for thirty-twO years was Bishop of Sierra
Leone, said amidc great applause: I'VE
are suffering from the mistakes of our
ancestors of the eighteenth century-if
John Wesley had been made Archbishop
of Canterbury, as he ought to have been,
instead of being virtually evicted from
the Church of England, the King would
have today been ruler over more united
empire" Probably. But it was predestin-
ed not to be.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
sTOCK. JOBBERY. PURE AND
SIMPLE.
Whitev:lle News.

Whtev:lle News
If it is to the interest Of the private
stockholders that the road should be
placed in the hands of a receiver, how s
it that none of the resident stockhold-
ers were made aware OF the fact that such
were about to be instituted?
1t is a case of stock jobbery, pure and
simple.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

One of the ablest and honestest men
III North Carolina is Hon. B. F. Grady,
of Sampson county. Elsewhere in this
raper appears an article from his pen
on the South Dakota bond case. 1t is
illuminating and is specially commended
to those who wish to repudiate The set
Element of 1879 and pay three quarters of
million dollars to bond spectators who
bought South Dakota's supposed right
to sue No man in North Carolina is
hchester than BENJAMIN Fraklin Grady
and he knows one-hundred fold more
about the matter than those who stand
against the State in it's just contention.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

The papers are still talking about Noah
Rabys attaining the advanced age of 1872
age of six and to drink at the age of ten.
They neglect to say that for nearly fifty
years he was an inmate of the poor
house. His father was an Indian.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

Those who raise hogs may not expect
as much benefit from the war as they
have ANTICIPATED. THE Japanese eat no
pork, and the Russians have pofk 10
SELL lis The concise reVie" OF
the war and pork situation by "a Chicago
dealer
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
A MORNING TONIC.
N(Dr. Parkhurst.)

The bigger and grander the man the
lower he can stoop. The stronger he
is the more weakness appeals to him:
the purer he is the less afraid he is of
being tainted with impurity; the more
complete he is the more he is touched
b. the cry of human incompleteness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

The first bid to lease the A. and n.
C. r. r. made to the Governor was ~
per cent. The last was 40. Suppose
the Governor had needed the inspired
clamor when the first bid was made?
The answer shows that he ought to
give no heed now to what they say.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

If Capt. McBee would ask for deed
for the capitol, the ME Too papers
would advocate giving it to him If rail-
road bosses wanted him to have it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

Yates Webb always did have genius
for being at the right place at the right
time and doing the timely thing. That
is the true definition of genius.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

Perry Heath says he has nothing to
say" If he had his deserts, he would
now be on trial for the postal scandals.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

The New Bern Journal calls it "the
A. and N. c.. wreckship."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06

Too many young men mix lot of rye
with the wild oats they SOW.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

Our Sourdrop says: Before
marriage a woman expects man;
after marriage she suspects him;
after he dies she respects him.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

THE lower branch of congress
spent another highly interesting
session last Tuesday debating the
sensational question of whether
ssSSroyer Cleveland ever dined with
"a negro, and discussing the pro-
xriety of the act if he really did so.
Mr.. Cleveland having pied not
guilty. further effort was made
TO establish a distinguished demo-
-cratic precedent, to justify Pres
Edent Roosevelt's action in dining
xyith Booker Washington, by the
charge that President Thomas JEFF
Nerson had at one time invited a
zzegro to dine at his table. Since
jefferson is no more, there cap be
1x11o letter of denial or explanation
.ram that source, and so the sub
sect may have to rest at that. 1t
sought to be allowed to rest, at any
ate. There have been actions on
Mr.. Roosevelt's part which are of
much more serious import to the
xzation than his course in the Wash
sngton incident. That was merely
=. matter of taste on his part. Why
not consign the unhappy question
10 oblivion? Congress might bet
Ser concern itself with issues of
Gar greater Importance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16
TEXAS NOTES.

The Pecos Valley railroad ha:
announced a reduction of $40 a Cal
on cattle from Pecos City to Kan
sas. A rate war may result among
North Texas lines.
The state school fund apportion-
ment for the month of April is only
SIS, 900, which is IS cents per cap
tia.
The Texas weather bureau says
that warm weather is badly needed
for the cotton crop, which was in
jured by the cold snap.
The State Good Roads associa-
ton at Waco adopted resolutions
demanding State and government
aid for better highways.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Latest Events Of Interest Told by the City
Newspapers.

Deposits in the banks of the
state of Kansas have gone above
one hundred million dollars, for
the first time in the history of the
state.
The U. S. gunboat Nashville
and the torpedo boat destroyer had
a trial of speed up the Mississippi
river this week from New Orleans
to St. Louis.
The title to the Panama canal
will pass to Uncle Sam April IS.
A member of the Japanese army
staff says the war has already cost
Japan over $500, 900, 900.
Capt. Richmond P. Hobson was
defeated for the nomination for
congress in his district in Alabama
by 500 or 900 votes.
An attempt was made by nine
teen-year old anarchist at BARGE
Iona to assassinate Premier Maura
of Spain. The premier was wonnd-
ed with a dagger but not seriously.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

of the town is considered.
Don't call your best citizens
frauds and imposters.
Support your local institutions
that support your town.
Help your public officers do the
most good for the most people.
Don't forget that you live of the
people here and should help others
as they help you.
Don't forget you local paper is
always building up the town and
earns your subscription.
Respect every good citizen of
your town.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16
ROOSEVELT AND DAUGHTER
Burlesqued in a Roaring Farce a
Berlin.

Berling,. April 12.- Stage re-
presentations of President Roose-
Welt and Miss Alice Roosevelt were
introduced to a Berlin audience
last night in a roaring farce emit
tied A Mad Year." at the Me
tropol Theater. The President
was reproduced in Rough Rider
costume, and Miss Alice, with a
decided twang, excited much amuse
ment, but the police interfered and
prevented the use of the name of
Roosevelt The management there
fore substituted the names of Mr..
and Miss Washington.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

rTRxAS is behind other states IL
manufactures as yet, but she Is
gradually growing in that respect,
and may hope before very long to
..4come to the front as the leading
manufacturing state OF the South.
With her world of raw products
utilized by mills within her OWL
borders, the Lone Star would soon
rank first in wealth as we'll as in
size.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

THAT ayas not bad suggestion
eDf JsiIn H. Reagan S when he said
FEently that the national demo-
cratic platform would cover all
s..zsati5 necessary, if it reaffirm the
doctrines of the Declaration of In
dependence and federal constitu
ton. A line or two about turn
E1g ,sthe zascals OUT might be
added. however, to stir up little
Enune enthusiasm on the part of the
voters. That would present what
->4sonae folks might regard as a real
= I'VE issue.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

CARPENTER AND BUILDER Con-
tracts taken for both frame and
brick buildings, and all other work
in my lire. Also painting and re-
pairing. Cypress cisterns made to
order. Address, w. S. CORKILL,
Brownsville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16
The Way to Improve a Town.

The Victoria Advocate gives the
Eollowing good advice as to ways to
Improve town:
Praise it.
Improve it.
Talk about it.
Trade at home.
ANrite about it.
E8e public spirited.
Take a home pride in II.
Remember it is your home.
Tell of all its business men.
I'ell of its natural advantages.
Tell of its own business resources.
Try and induce all others to
Grade here.
When strangers come to town
treat them right.
Look ahead of self when behalf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16

In after years the girl with au-
burn tresses becomes red-headed
wife.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-16
observation-disclosures appear to enjo

observation-disclosures appear to ENJOY
a theatrical burlesque on President
Roosevelt and his daughter Miss
Alice. Teddy is used to that kind
~of thing, living as he does in a
democratic country. He is not so
thin skinned as the kaiser, who was
so incensed at the Hoch der Kais-
S.@r" toast made on a certain occasion
4a,1uring the Spanish American war
aby Captain Coghlan of Uncle Sam 5
-serunce