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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Kaiser Wilhelm and Russia.
london st. James Gazette.

From the London st. James Gazette.
The German emperor, whose neutrality in
the existing crisis Is, Of course. a sine qua
non, will surprise those who know him I'M
less he delivers himself of some notable die
tum upon the situation. The wooing Of Rus
STA by the kaiser has been one Of the fea-
lures of international relations which have
amused statesmen-more especially as Rus
slams assert that Bismarck, under the pre-
text that he feared an attack on Germany,
added enormously to the German military
forces, so necessitating a corresponding in
crease Of Russian arms Speeches obviously
framed to win the approval of the car
have been delivered by the kaiser. and once
the car was constrained to say at Peter
hof banquet that the tone of one in particu-
lar found joyful echo in his own heart"
Need 1t be added that the speech in ques-
ton was one swearing eternal peace for
the whole world? The most frisid reception
he ever experienced, however, was that
which the German emperor got In response
to his memorable signal from his yacht to
the car aboard his: 1.-THE ruler of the west
ern seas sends his greeting to the ruler of
the Pacific ocean" So the fiamboyant sig
nal ran. "a pleasant voyage" was all tho
answer vouchsafed. And then orders were
Instantly given by the Russian censor that
no report of the German emperor's depar.
ture from Russia was to be published
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Polluted Wells.
From American Medicine.


1.-THE Pollution of Deep Wells" was the
subject of a paper before scientific
society. in which was described an inter-
esting experiment conducted by the United
States geological survey and the geological
survey of Georgia, acting in cooperation,
to determine the liability of contamination
of the deep wells and springs in the vicinity
of Quitman. Ga. by the proposed action of
that city in turning the public sewage into
an underground stream through a bore
hole. To test the matter the surveys men
toned inserted two tons of salt into the
well into which 1t was proposed to turn
the sewage Samples of water were taken
before the experiment to determine the nor
NAL chlorin of the waters, and at short in
tervals during and for some time after he
experiment. The report concludes that ION
analy ling the samples 1t was shown that
the salt had entered all of the deep wells In
town, thereby demonstrating that the .n-
sertfon of sewage would have contaminated
all OF the wells, and possibly led to dam
gerous epidemic Undoubtedly the water
of wells is often polluted by drainage and
the experiment verifies the danger which
should help health officers IN their work
One wonders. however. il thare is not
slight falIacy in the conclusion introduced
by the doubt IL heterogeneous might not
be prevented from passing by the earth FL
tration. while a solution of suit would be
able to permeate the medium. Why not
use pathogeaic bacilli themselves for a
more convincing test?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Our Bad College Spelling,
From LesHe's Weekly.

Much is said In the papers about college
English. The people within and without
college walls declare that students write
badly. But there is thing more funda-
mental than their poor English style; it is
the matter of their spelling. Many college
men. as proved by their essays, cannot
spell They frequently make the mistake
Of Transforming writing into writing, and
OF dining into dinning-an echo probably
of the noise of college dining room.
But poor spelling is not confined to COL
iege students. College professors are not
Tree from the blame. A letter lies be-
fore the writer in which the distinguished
head OF most important department in an
American college declares that certain
candidate, whom he has recommended, is
'competant." A New England college pro-
fessor has recently said that in making
applications for place in English several
candidates wrote of the salery. OF course,
also. man may lack culture and spell cor
rectly. Spelling is more or less a matter
of an arbitrary bit Of knowledge. But
whatever may be the psychological rela-
lions OF the art. the schools should teach
boys and girls to spell. By incorrect SPELL
ing the higher ranges of learning are rem
dered less impressive.
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Indians as Customers.
From the Emporia Gazette.

Mrs. ]. I. White is from Porter, l. T.,
where her husband runs a store. Porter
Is brand new town and is now In the
boom state. There are great many In
dams about Porter and they are the store .
best customers.
When Mr.. White went to the territory,
he supposed the Indians would demand as
low priced goods as 1t Is possible to sell,
but found out that the redskins were not
just as he sized them up The Indians
want the sportiest things on the market.
They turn up their noses at cheap clothes,
and want loud colors and costly garbs
When Christmas came 1t was natural to
suppose that the Indians would also want
costly sweets as well as costly clothes, and
Mr.. White was surprised to find that the
Indians passed up the high priced candies
and bought the cheapest kind possible The
most they could get for the money was the
kind they wanted The Indians argued that
they ate the candy and no one saw it, but
with the clothing 1t was different, as every
one saw the clothes they wore. The red
man Is much more particular about what
he puts on his back than what he puts In
his stomach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
CLEAN HOUSE TOO SOON.
A Common Mistake That is Made by
American Housewives.

From the Housekeeper.
Most housewives commence to clean house
too soon When it is too early to dump the
furnace or put away the stoves, for fear of
"colds'' for the family, 1t is too soon to
think of housecleaning. Housecleaning be-
fore the furnace is out, means house that
must be cleaned again before the summer
Is half over. Then. too, IL 1t Is too cold
to be without fire, it is too cold to have
the house open. and the things out of doors
airing So try, first of all. postponing the
date of cleaning house until much later
than usual. Wait until it Is sufficiently
warm to have the stoves taken down. or
the furnace dumped, until all the windows
can be thrown wide to let in the air and
sunlight that are worth more than all the
scrubbing to make the home a healthful
place in which to live.
What would we think of dressmaker
who could not tell what she had done with
our goods, our trimmings or our liningsZ
What would we think of the lawyer who
said, "Oh, yes. remember seeing such
paper somewhere, but / can't just remem-
Der where: I'll hunt ii up In a few daysr
This In reply to- cur request for a certain
paper we had intrusted to his keeping. We
wouid at once say that 1t was very poor
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The Gloved Burglar.
From the London News

From the London News II.
The plain and simple means of get
ting round the ffinger-mark experts of
Scotland Yard has atiength commended
itself to the burglarVmind. In evidence
given in case at Windsor on Saturday
It was made plain that the cracksmen
who made q hanl OF jewelry at Lady
Mary Curries some time ago had worn
gloves all through the operation. The
panels and panes of glass examined by
the official microscope showed no tell
tale traces of the presence of any we'll
known practitiosau,l<at merely a number
of blurred marks. So another detail Is
added to the already large outfit of the
modern burglar,i who will now carry his
gloves along with hiss hist slippers. his
keys. his drillssrhis saws, his centerbit,
his gIasscutterahis wFsnch. his dynamite.
his lantern his revolver and so forth. 1t
is business that calls for some capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

sort of a lawyer and a worse kind of dress-
maker who didn't keep track of their
clients belongings in more business-Iike
way! And yet-remember the things you
put away last year when you cleaned
house that you have not been able to find
since. Think of the numbers of things YOU
find every time you clean house; articles
you had forgotten that you possessed! This
speaks for itself, and no home can be run
without friction until business methods are
applied to the machinery of that home.
Then will there be no more white slaves"
no more "Americanitis" among housewives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Largest Bank in the World.
From the Bankers Monthly.

From the Bankers Monthly.
In London a banking combination is now
in progress that will put the two largest
New York banks far In the background.
This Is the combination of the biggest of
the London banks and one that ranks
thirteenth on. the list, or the Lloyds Bank.
Limited. and the Manchester and Liverpool
District Banking Company. Limited. The
new combined London bank will be the
largest banking institution in the world,
and win overshadow even the big govern
ment banks like the Bank of England and
those of the French. German and Russian
nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

II seems that among the lower classes Of
colored residents OF the District there is
not cultivated that exactitude for family
genealogy that IL felt to be necessary part
of the education of others. Many of these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

Diggs-'Lamberton has a scheme that
will make him Millionaire If he can per-
feet it,"
Bfggs-'So? What is it?''
Diggs-"A plan that will enable outsid-
ers to make money In Wall street"-Chf-
cago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
No Room for Doubt.

From the Chicago Reeord-Herhld 81
ooh, my. yes, he's away UP in Shakes
peare.'' sef-.
rs he? / shouldn't have guessed that
he had ever read line of Shakespeare
That's strange Haven't You noticed that
every little while he says In soothr .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Sized Up.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Mrs. Baeon-.I see by this paper that the
average family in the United States has
four and seyen-tenths persons"
Mr. Bacon--'I suppose I'm the seven
tenths In this family.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
Special Rates by S. A. l.. Tsy.

On account of the meeting of the
Southern Educational Association,
Jacksonville Fla, December 1881,
the Seaboard will sell round trip tick
cts from all points at rate of one fare
for the round trip, plus 25 cents.
Tickets will be sold December q, final
limit Janaury 4th.
On account of the special person
ally conducted excursion to Havana,
Cuba, January As, the Seaboard will
sell round trip tickets for one first.
class fare for the round trip from all
points, plus $500. Tickets will be sold
January 4th good returning on
steamer, leaving Havana January 18th
or earlier with final limit January 22d.
AS this excursion will be limited to
$50 passengers immediate notice
should be given for reservation.
On account of the Pan-American
Medical Congress, Panama City, Pan
anna, January 3rd the Seaboard will
sell round trip tickets at rate Of one
first class fare up to New Orleans,
plus $51.00, which rate includes meals
and state-room on steamer via the
United States Fruit Company's Line.
Tickets limited thirty days from date
of sale.
For further information reserva-
tions, literature rates and schedules,
apply to
c. H. GATTIS, T. p. A..
Raleigh, n. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

SCHEME OF EXPLOITATION

There is much praise of Senator
Spooner for detecting that the bill that
assed the House to build railroads in
the Philippines left open the door
through which exploitation, frenzied
finance. robbery of the Filipino gov
eminent and stock jobbing railway
construction were almost sure to enter.
Senator Spooner shut that door. but
dollars TO doughnuts there is a weak
place in the bill that will give us an
other story in "frenzied finance"
wherein American capitalists with a
pull will exploit the F'ilpinos.
We hold up our hands in horror if
anybody suggests government owner
ship of railroads in this country. but
Congress issues millions of dollars OF
bonds for Filipinos to pay to build
railroads in the Philippine islands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
No Change of Policy.

Washington Cor. y. Y. Tribune.)
president Roosevelt told Repre-
sentative Samuel W. Smith of Michi-
ban, to-day that his policy toward the
South had undergone no change with
in the last few weeks. He said he
would continue to treat all classes OF
the people, irrespective of color, with
fairness and according to their merits,
and did not at present see any neces-
sity for a reorganization of the Re
publican party in the Southern states.
MIR. Smith called to- ascertain the
Presidents Southern policy, in re-
Spouse to q request from several bust
ness men who had gone from Michi-
gan to Mississippi and Alabama.
These men believe, Mr.. Smith said,
that if the President will make certain
changes in the management of Fed
eral patronage in the South several
States can eventually be won by the
Republicans. While Mr.. Smith was
not very clear in his explanation of
the sort of reorganization wanted by
his friends, it is believed that they
are not aVerse tC the elimination of
the colored man from politics III the
South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
How Modern Battles are Fought.

(Thomas F. Willard, in the January
Scribner's)
To-day circumstances place COM
mander completely out Of sight or MS
army. He is usually located at least
| ten or fifteen miles from the firing
lline, and in many instances is even
| farther away. He sits in a room.
whence radiate telephone and tele-
graph lines to the remotest portions
of the field, placing him in 1nstanta-
neouS communication with his prin-
cipal subordinates. The famous paint
/ ing of Napoleon at Austerlitz repre-
SentS in the popular eye, a command
! ing general directing a great battle.
| But it belongs to the warfare of the
| past. The artist who aspires to depict
the direction of a modern battle must
| show man seated at table on when
| is spread huge map dotted with little
| flags indicating the location of the OPP
nosng forces, with an ordinary desk
| telephone at his elbow. In an adjoin>
ing room is switchboard. where sit
| alert operators ready to connect the
| commander with any of the field head
| quarters. From this room. also comes
the steady clicking of score of tele-
graph Instruments. busily receiving
/ and sending messages. But for the
/ military uniforms OF the messengers
I and the going ana coming of staff
| officers the man at the table might be
| a stock operator directing, through his
| brokers, a deal in steel or railroad Sc
curities. Even the stenographer at his
elbow is not lacking, but sits quietly
/ taking messages under dictation to be
| transmitted presently by telegraph.
| Other officers COPY these messages ana
/ file them away, after putting them un-
| der q ume-recording stamp, TO snow
| the hour they were sent, SO that after
ward delinquencieS may be located and
| responsibilities fixed. Thus apart from
the excitement and horrors of the bat
| tlefield, a general sits at a desk and
calmly directs the battle. He hears
| that this attack has been repulsed. that
| reinforcements are needed here that
ammunition is running low there. that
| this division has been cut into pieces,
that those troops have been two DAYS
| without food. and so on. along his
| forty miles of front. and takes his
measures accordingly. This picture is
| not fanciful. With due allowance for
the fallibility of all human devices
when subjected to the strain of 40
normal conditions, it is substantially
correct.
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Spirit of the Press
Fantastic Government Guessing.

Atlanta Constitution.
The present situation is no argu-
ment that the farmers of the South
planted too much cotton this season
for, let the final statistics be what
they WILL the worlds demand for the
staple has not been over-supplied.
With full knowledge that the largest
cotton crop ever grown in the South
was being harvested under unusually
favorable conditions, the staple was
being rapidly marketed at around 10
cents. The bears were not able to
greatly depresS the market, notWith-
standing the cry of a bumper crop.
Then came the unfortunate guessing
announcement of the Federal depart
ment of agriculture, with its fantas-
tcally colossal figures. That an
nouncement was a Signal veritable
st. Bartholomew sisnal- for a bear
massacre. Down on the South with
the fury Of a Russian cyclone the
panic swept. but, happily, not before
something like one-half of the cotton
crop was ready for market at some
where near its logical value.
1t is a fair Supposition that had
there been no government forecast to
AFFORD massacre signals, the cotton
grower would have continued to get
approximately 10 cents at the food
tide of the season, with an upward
tendency in the market later.
cotton bear panic is like a run
on a bank, and in this instance the
governments redundant guess had
only to be flashed over the wire to
precipitate Il wild and reckless raid
upon the producer. The banker
meets an unwarranted run by stack
ing up the coin on the paying teller'S
counter; the farmers met this raid by
stacking uD their cotton in the ware
rr,i1 . l,ai,
bankbooks. And this is the situation
up to date, with little real spot cot
ton figuring in the crazy Specula ton.
The farmer proposes to let the bear
rage and range till the market gets
sane.
Meanwhile it is we'll to be planning
to circumvent the animal next year
and production cUrtaiiment is the
surest and most direct remedy. But
the way to do it is for every planter
to make proportionate reductions ir
the acreage planted.
At the same time pressure must
be brought to bear upon Congress
and elsewhere to modify the plan of
making department forecasts of the
cotton crop, eliminating the guess
work and conflnirg the bulletins ID
frequent publication of actual Statis-
tics and actual conditions. Such bull
letns must be issued weekly, instead
OF monthly. perhaps Ii this were
done. The cotton market would lind
its own normal adjustment, with real
values. It is the wild bulletins that
have played the mischief this year,
and it must be seen to that there is no
recurrence of this sort of business.
One thing is certain, all interests
affected-and they are practically all
Southern nterests-must form a great
get-together association and be pre-
pared to play the game in future
with the skill and financial resources
that the situation imperativeiy de-
mands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
For the Speakership.
(Oxford Public Ledger. }

We have before alluded to the cam
didacy of Judge A. w. Graham for
Speaker of the next house of Repre-
sentatives, and of his eminent quail
ficationS for this important position.
We are glad to say to our readers
among whom are many of his numer-
Gus friends, that his chances for the
election to this position are very
bright, as he has q large following III
the different sections of the State.
From many sections come words of
APPROVAL of his candidacy and assur-
ances of support.
Judge Graham has, as we have be-
fore pointed out, several qualifications
which peculiarly fit MIN for this posi-
ton He has mad long experience in
the Legislature, knows most of the
members Of that body, knows legisla-
ton and how TO deal with the many
perplexing and intricate problems
with which it has to deal. Besides he
is an able and eperienced parliament
tartan. He is also just, fair and capa-
BILE and is in all respects we'll fitted
for the position, having that calm, pa
tent and judicial manner and nature
which is especially required i'll this
position. He knows the people He
is acquainted with legislation. He is
fitted for the position and besides all
this. his party services, we believe,
the next Legislature He has served
the party long and well, and has
sought and held few. offices, His
friends feel that this time he should
be honored He has on several occa-
sions given his services to the party
at personal sacrifice, but srill makes
no demands for that, yet his friends
| feel he should not be forgotten.
Is public office public trust? Then
| no man has more fully been faithful
! to that trust than Judge Graham. Is
! public office reward for faithful
public service? Then surely no man
! is more entitled to be honored than
! ne. Is public office for those who have
| proved themselves worthy and Compe-
tent? Then no man can present a
more worthy record than he. Know
! ing him we'll and having seen him
| tried in all the relations of life-per-
| sonal and political--We can say that
no man more deserves to be honored.
Let him be elected Speaker
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
EXCURSION TO HAVANA, CUBA
JANUARY 4th.

a
D. Havana Cuba and
point outho of Jack
be
Spanish
For further napply Q c. P. A.
IL \. MORSON, {. u. & A Raleigh, n c.
". C.
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ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL?

Bright's Disease Dialects, Rheuma>
tism, Govt, Gravel, Dropsy, Int1am-
nation of the Bladder. Bad Blood and
Nervous Troubles caused by Sick Kid
neyS.
w. II. King Drug Co., the well
known Druggist of Raleigh, knows by
experience that HINDIPO will cure
all forms of Kidney and Nervous
Troubles, and will guarantee it in all
cases.
Can't you afford to try it at their
risk? 1t costs you nothing If 1t don't
do the work.
Send by mail to any address, pre-
paid, on receipt of SO cents. Six
boxes $3.50 under positive guaran-
tee.
General Debility,
Sick Headache,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

Between points North, East, SCUM
and Southwest.
Schedule in effect November q. 1904.
Trains leave Raleigh
NORTHBoUND
No. "a at 100 a. m. daily for Nor
folk, Richmond, Washington, New
York and points north and northwest.
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars
to Portsmouth, Washington and Jersey
City.
No. SO at HOO a. m. daily for
Portsmouth, Norfolk. where connec-
tons are made with steamers for
Washington, Baltimore, New York,
Boston, Providence and Nypan for
New York Pullman to Portsmouth
No. sc at 11.50 a. m. daily for Rich
mond, Washington and New York.
Connects at Richmond with c. & @.
for points West. Has day coaches to
Washington, Pullman Sleeping Car TO
Jersey City and Dining car.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 81 at 1856 a. m. daily for all
! points South and Southwest, connects
at Hamlet for Wilmington. at Monroe
! for Charlotte. Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars to Charlotte, Atlanta ann
! Jacksonville Dining cars Hamlet 20
Jacksonville also for Atlanta.
| No. Al 400 D. IN. daily for all local
points, connects at Hamlet for Viii
mington and Charlotte. Pullman sleep
| ing car for Atlanta where connections
| are made for all points Southwest.
| No. 43 at 700 D. NJ. daily for Jacfi-
sonville, Tampa and all Florida points
connects at Hamlet for Atlanta. Pull
man sleeping cars to Jacksonville and
dining car TO Hamlet.
For further information relative &C
| rates and time tables address
/ c.. II. GATTIS, II. P. A,
Raleigh, n. G.
II. A. AIORSON. c. P. & T. A.,
Raleigh. n. G.
c. B. RYAN. G. p. A..
Portsmouth, Va
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MORNING TONIC.
lRishon Snalding.l

The first word to be spoken to the
victims of worry is: get we'll; control
your appetite, cease thinking OF
yourselves, learn to bear bravely the
ills which no mortal can escape. live
to God and be busy becoming and
doing good. Nothing is so sure TO give
help as devout religious faith. Phil
osophers can show us the folly ana
harmfuiness of worry. but we shall
loo to them in vain for words like
these-"Learn of me that | am meek
and humble of heart. and We shall find
peace to your souls" They who look
steadfastly beyond the cares and disap-
pointments of life. striving to do the
thing that is right, come to dwell In
regins where naught can destroy their
repose and serenity.