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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-20
6reensboro's tOvIier Side.
Csoecial to News and Observer

Special to News and Observer)
Greensboro, N c., March 19.--The Fri
day Evening Book Club were delightfully."-
entertained at the hospitable home of
Mrs w. C. A. Hammell. on Spring Gar
den street last night. There was an I'M
usually large attendance, and the social
side of the meeting was greatly enjoyed,
for the hostess had made special cxer-
tons towards the rcfreshment of the
bodies of her guests. Their minds were
equally as we'll retoiced by an exceed
ingly bright and instructive paper from
Mrs. Richard Clarence Brown on "Spain
Today" Miss Annire Petty. will enter.
tain the club at it's next meeting.
1.-THE Splinter Girls one of the most
prominent CLUBS here, composed of twenty
Of the fairest and brightest of those yet
in their teens are having a delightful
session this afternoon at the home OF
Miss Francis Lyon. Miss Mary Kenneth
gave a delightful Japanese entertainment
to the Sans souei Club at her home on
North Forbis street. last night.
The Covenanters of Westminster Pres
byterian church last night gave very
enjoyable reception in celebration Of the
opening of their rooms at the church.
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SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of authority conferred upon
me as commissioner by order of the SUI
perior Court, in special proceedings No.
1925, entitled w. H. Burt, executor of
Penina Stinson, deceased VS.. James Low
ell Wood ct ais, will on the 21su day of
March, 1904, at II o'clock m, offer for
sale at public auction, for cash on the
premises in Holly Springs Township,
Wake County, State of North Carolina,
that piece or parcel of land adjoining
the lands of James Norris (colored), de-
ceased, on the West, D. T. Adams on
the North, and others, bounded as fol
lows, to-wit: Beginning at stake and
pointers, Norris corner, and runs as his
line N. degrees, East $3.50 chains to
pine stump, D. T. Adams corner; thence
as his line South IS degrees, East Is
chains to a stake in said Adams line
thence South degrees, west 27.25 chains
to stake; thence North 81 degrees, West
Is chains to the beginning, containing
Al 81 acres more or less.
This 10th day of February, 1904.
w. Fl. BURT.
Commissioner.
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Fire in Williamson.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
WILLIAMSON, N c.. March 19.-At three
o'clock this morning the fire alarm was
given, and in a few minutes the flames
were raging. The fire originated in the
old repair shop Of II. G. Cook. large
two story wooden building. which il was
impossible to save once the flames had got
a start. other buildings destroyed were
the blacksmith shop of Mr.. Cook to the
rear of the former building; an office.
wood house and smoke house belonging
to Mr. Wheeler Martin. but now rented
by j. r. Ward.
A large crowd soon gathered at the
scene Of the fire and many worked nobly
to save the neighboring buildings. The
mayors office was miraculously saved, it
caught several times but was extinguish-
ed by the constant pouring on of water.
The exact amount of loss cannot at this
time be ascertained. 1t is probably be-
tween two and three thousand dollars. T.
c. Cook had six hundred dollars insurance
on his buildings and tools.
The origin Of the fire is not known, but
it is supposed to be the work of an in
cendlary.
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lopening. Highest. Closing. Lowest
i,ash nnoiallons were as iollows:


straights s4.5,ia 10 spring patents 400 so
straights 2o6ait0, bakers $3.50 S.sO;wheat, NJ
2 spring ....... NO ., sos7 No. o, leo
s sl% oats No os5la z.No2whlte,: NoSwhite
O648. rye, No: 2. 7oO!l, gOna feeding bar
ley $500. fair to chniee mating 1922 tlaA
prime timothy seeu, o.l21S, mess PORK per Dol.
i5256 l3.37I,z, la,d per lU0tb 6.s0a6S;1a; short
ribs sides (loose), G2Ha6. s.: dry saited shoul
(bose d) : s@7.s7iI, whiskey. basis of high
grade wines, .; clover, contract grade. l0.7(
Vs''''''' NEW YORK PROVISIONS
NEW YORK, Mar l9-Flour-nom, winter
patents SIS 1905 ID: Minnesota patents IS l59
$50. do bakers .20615.l0:
Rye flour steady. fair to good SI.5C@4.5
choice o fancy e4:6 Ag4.S5
Buckwheat tour nom; 10000 %.
Corn-meal quiet yellow western sl.l2H
kiln dried3 1904 81.
Rye-quiet No. 2 western So
Barley dull feeding so: mailing 55@65.
Wheat easy, No. red, 100; May, 96A; July
92L; September, S3N.
| 81. Aug. 5734Go5s, Sept, IS.
Oats-weak, No. 2, Az.
| Beef teady; family sll.50Gl2.5t mess 9O}@
$50; city extra India ~ l6aoo o mes packet
Cut meats-steady. ;pickled bellies, 1905
nickled shoulders614; picked hams. l0@il
Lard-steady, western steamed 1900; refined
Pork STEADY; family l6.U @l65O; short clear
| iE.001l6.7o, mess l5.5e@l6.o0.
Tallow-dull city(s5A per package), country
KosinEquiet; strained com. to good 2.75t9 50
| Turpen in , elsy t2H@63.
| Rice-steady: domestic, fair to extra, S%@51a,
Molasses-nrm New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 3l@37.
Conee-spot Rio ,ead!; No invoice o.
Surar-raw firm fair refin g. cen
trifugal IS test 800. molassessugar, "a
refined firm. confec. A4oO, mould 4
500 cut loaf SIS, crushed 5.35, powdered I.7o,
granulated4.65, cubes 4.90,
Potatoes-steady; Long lsland3OO93.S7,J Jerseys
2.750na.13, Jersey sweets 15O@4,OO, state and
western sacks 265o2.75.
Peanuts~steady: fancy bapd-picked, @524
other domestic 314@6h.
Ca5bsge-nrm; domestic per ton 3.OO@ $500.
Fla bbl 25o(0 go.
] re ,ht To Liverpool 12c
Blu. r. quiet extra fresh creamery "a, stale
dairy ll6blt factory l21aC9i5
Cheese--firm state, lull cream fancy sina, I
c.,ored Sept II, late made IVA; 40 Whlte Il,
late made, i0A.
average finest 1879 western firsts 80,
crude f. o. b. mills 30 @Sl, prime summer yel'
low 37h. off sum. yellow nom prime white
il@; prime winter yellow il1a@,
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Mar I9-Flour quiet winter
patents o.io(Go.5U, spring patents, So.%oVooV
Wheat-nrm and -. spot contract
III y, March 1927, do 2red western l02aA.
Corn easy. spol 5.5s Southern white 4l@ol%.
March 5l1o@ss
Oats steady No2 white 1904.
Rye-firIn, NO. z, S2a 50, uptown, no. Z, SIG 50
65970.
Butter-steady fancy imitation 60, fancy
creamery 25626, fancy ladle l5Gl5.
Eggs-weak I7@
l,6eese- steady, small l20L for Sept and
early Oct. l01aGu Nov, Small l29H for Jept.
Sugar-strong; fine and coarse sranulaled
i2D
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New Yark, March 19.-Today's stock
market disclosed lively revival of spec.
ulation and closed animated and buoyant
at the top level of the day. Not only
was Yesterdays reaction caused by the
Sully failure, more than wiped out but
net gains were established for the prin-
oipal active stocks running from over a
psint to two points. st. Paul, Reading
and Sugar were the largest gamers, but
there was a very large absorption OF
Pennsylvania and the Paclfics on a rising
scale. The rise started in the face of the
announcement OF an additional failure on
the Cotton Exchange and gained cumula-
tive force, after brief periods OF hesitation
which induced no important reaction.
cars that the failed cotton bull had ex-
tended his speculations INTO the STOCK
market we've relieved and no anxiety
seemed to be felt that the speculative
losses in cotton would induce any reallzlng
In the stock market. The events IN RE
cotton market were viewer, in fact. with
some complacency in the stock market as
promising a return to a price level fairly
representative on conditions of that staple
and likely to renew demand from foreign
and domestic spinners. The decrease In
cash reserves of the banks and the de
cline in the surplus, which ordinarily
cause chill to speculative enthusiasm,
were also taken in good part. The con-
tinued ease in the money market leaves
lnopposed the advance in the foreign ex-
change rates, which continued today and
approached near to the point at which
gold would go out to Paris. Total sales
of bonds (par value) $1,1O5, OOO.
The bond market has improved with
t3cks, and advancing bids have been re
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Ware e. LeIand's
Cotton Letter

Raleigh, n c., March 10. 904-Nothing
that has ever happened in the cotton
market was ever more of surprose than
the failure of yesterday. 1t was bolt
out of a clear sky as far as the local
exchange was concerned, and we very
much doubt if there is any satisfactory
explanation of the failure A break of
cent and half should not result in
failure when the former decline of five
cents did not cause a single suspension.
1t must be that the firm has over
extended its operations and lost money
III other directions. 1t is stated that
the firm had interests in stocks. coffee
and grain. 1t is now question what
is to be done. We cannot believe thai
cotton is not worth what it is SELLING
for today. Because one operator fails
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corded for some of the high grade invest
ment bonds.
United States new As coupon have ad
vanced Is do registered the s ana olu
As IA and the rs u per cent. on call
since last week.
Total sales were 343,S0 shares, including
Atchison, $4,000; Baltimore and Ohio, IL,
400 Chesapeake and Ohio, 800; st. Paul,
$500: Erie, $500; Louisville and Nash
vile. 300; Metropolitan Street Rail
way, $500; Missouri Pacific, 5000; Nor
folk and Western. 500; Pennsylvania, 45,-
300; Reading, "a, 500; Southern Pacific. 12,'
600 Southern Railway 1900; do preferred
1,100; Union Pacific. 21.000; Copper, 49,
300 Sugar. $500; Brooklyn, 1900; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, 100: e. S. Steel.
1Q, 800; do preferred, 1920
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WEEKLY BANK CLEARINCs.

New York, March 19.-The statement
OF averages Of the clearing house banks
of this city for the week shows:
Loans, 1858 1856 increase, S1,519 800;
deposits, $1,037 ,O13, 700; decrease, $685.
200; circulation, $3G,913, 500: decrease
$t04S,S00; legal tenders, 500, 1924 400; de-
crease, $794sO0; specie, S217, 23a, coo; de-
crease $l,S95,500; reserve, 1886, S64 900;
decrease, $2.6903OO reserve required
$3.50 ,252, 425 decrease, $6@ 800: surplus
$27.310,575 decrease. 81, 1926, 800; United
States deposit $57,43275O; decrease, ST.
383.975
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EFFORT To BID
THE MARKET UP
This Seemed Apparent
Toward the Close.
SULLY HOPES TO GO ON
A Lively Revival of Trading in Stocks
and the Market Closes With a
Buoyant Burst at the Top
Figures Of the
Day.
sULLY HOPES TO GO ON
(By Associated Prass.)

New York, March 19.-The dry goods
market was quiet today.
Beth buyers and sellers are awaiting
the results of Sully's failure and until
the action of the raw material is seen
next week little is expected in the way
of development. Inquiries were received
today for lower prices on piece goods,
but sellers were not willing to express
any opinion as to future prices.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, March 19.--At the opening
OF the Cotton Exchange today the sus-
pension of ]. H. Garris and Company,
was announced but this suspension is
comparatively unimportant, the ccm-
pany's outstanding interest not being sup
pcsed to be material A statement from
Daniel j. Sully was read, in which he
SAID that he hoped his embarrassment was
only temporary and he hoped to resume
in tha near future.
The market opened irregular, from
points lower TO "a points higher. March
sold at 13.40, May at 1850 to 1895, July
at 1850 TO 1870 and August at 1900 to
1912.
Towards the close there was evidently
feeling o. greater confidence and it
seemed as though a concerted effort was
being made to bid the market up TO make
the settling figures as favorable to the
Suily people as possible. May sold at
1887 and July at 1906 with the market
closing very steady at net advance OF
frola 40 to 20 points on the more active
months while the new crop was to IL
points net higher. Sales were estimated
at 900 bales. Leading Philadelphia
srot interests were heavy buyers on the
aGvanca and private advices from tho
South stated that spot offerings were be-
ing Withdrawn.
Receipts at the ports today 1911 bales
against 10,700 bales last week and 1928
bales last year. For the week $4,000 bales
against 64,645 last week and $3.50 last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans
were 2,153 bales, against 6,442 last year
and at Houston 500 bales, against 3,S4s
last year.
New York, Mrrch 19-Cotton spot closed
easv so points lower; middling uplands, 15.5O
gulf i4.6', sales 1880 bales.
Eutures odened irIefiular and closed steady
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, March 19-Expectation that
the atmosphere Of speculative markets
generally would be cleaned in conse-
qucnce of the Sully incident caused a
feeling of strength today in the wheat
oil and other influences that aided We're
an excellent cash demand and bullish
crop advlces. At the close May wheat
was up 1c. and July ss@Ac. Corn is
1Rc. higher, oats are up l 1901 Pro
visions are unchanged to 15c. higher.
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NAVAL STORES.


WILMINGTON, Mar 10 -Turpentine ....
-; receipts q casks.
Rosin--.... at $50 receipts 296 bbls
Tar--frm, LOO; receipts 3l bbls.
Crude-hrm, 2.25@4C0G4. 10; receipts 81 bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Mar. 19-Turpentine nom.
49,, receipts . sales ...e Exports.
Roslnz-nOm.
SAVANNAH, Mar l9-Turpentine firm
81; receipts 81. sales TO, exports 2ib
Rosin firm, receipts 1872, sales l2l, exports,
1898.
Quote a, B,C, d, 245@; e, 900 F,285; g.
200; b, 255; I, Q 95; K, $3.50; M, 3.35; n $40. VIC
$50; WV. 03.S0.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

Jew York, Mar. 10, p. m.-Money on call
nom O., closing %. offerei time
nos $}l@I; prime mercantile paper 4%@o,
sterling exch. firm with actual bus. in bank
ers' bills at 4S7E'oa.23, for dem. and at 4SI3O
~ 40 for TO day bills. posted rates 4.S5as
Mexican dollars Az, Gov. bonds Railroad
bonds ......
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Mrs. Battle Improves.

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N c., March 19.-Mrs. Hen
ry W. Battle. who was stricken with pa
ralyss two weeks ago is slowly recover
ing at the Greensboro City Hospital The
improvement is slight each day. but it is
enough to be noticeable. Her sister, Miss
Mary Stewart, of Clinton, has arrived in
the city.
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this is no reason the market should go
to pieces. OF course it is a blow to the
speculative end. There is no prospect
OF big rise at the moment, but the
best people look for Improvement. New
York spots so points lower. Middling up
lands 1880
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A $4,000 Office Building.
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Wilmington, n. c.. March 19.-Matt j.
Heyer, a leading business man, announced
today that he will build at once a modern
Ave story office building to cost $50, 900
on the lot recently purchased from the
McRee estate on the corner opposite the
nostoffce
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. T. STOCKS AND RoNDs.

BALTIMORE, Mar. I9-Seaboard Air Line
common, 9ka@l0I preferred lr1a 9l71s.
| Bonds-4s -. "a
erred ........
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LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool, March 10, p: m.-Cotton spot
American middling fair, 90, good middlng,
7.S., middling ia, low middling 7.64, good
ordinary, 7.5I, ordinary 7.3I. The sales of the
day were 5000, of which 500 were for specu-
lation and export and included 400 Aneri-
can. Receipts 5000 bales including no
American.
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1876 and finally recovered to 14.O1 and
July advanced 40 points to 14.19, declined
to 1880 and finally advanced to 1443
The market closed steady with net
gains on March of 50 points, April G6,
May So, June AZ, July Ga, August SO,
September 49, October 16 and Novem-
Der L.
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Futures opened easy and closed unsettled
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.

Receipts Yesterday ... bales
Prices estimated :. :. :. ......121A@13
Receipts same date last year :. 101 bales
Prices same date last year ;. 96s@9B
Receipts this week :. :. :. ;. 81 bales
Receipts same week last year :. 205 bales
Receipts to date ;. ;. :. :. ..vbgkqI
Receipts to date :. :. :. ..13,724 bales
Receipts last year to date 1882 bales
Futures advanced sharply after the de-
cline of the day before New York, where
the spot market stood at Is cents before
Sully's failure was announced only drop
ped so points yesterday and is now 1415
cents a pound. The local men are hard
ly in the market at all. as they are only
offering 13 cents pound for the best cot
ton. No one is selling at that price.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans. May 19-Spot cotton was
in good inquiry from Bremen, Havre aid
Liverpool but factors as a rule did not
nuncover their samples and only hedged
cotton was offered for sale. Compared
with the board figures of the nth the
Cotton Exchange committee reduced quo
tations Is of cent per pound on all
grades.
While the future market was nervous
this morning, it developed some steadi-
ness and in spite of violent fluctuations
prices showed a decided upward tenden-
cy during the greater part OF the short
SATURDAY. session. So far as the fail
ure of Sully was concerned there were no
Few Developments LOYALTY. 1t was the
general idea that the firm would pay
dollars for dollar and that would short
ly resume busi1 :. The market opened
steady and fri at points lower to
20 points higher. Liverpool cables were
unexpected favorable and did not half
meet the expectations of bears. This
brought out the statements contained in
pr;vat, cables to the effect that Sully's
enga gements in Liverpool were light and
that an optimistic tone was held in that
market. Locally from the opening prices
made strong advance aud little nervous
ness was displayed until New York show
ed decided weakness and wide declines
This caused a prompt easing off of valuss
Until ay was we'll below the close of yes
terday. From then TO the close oil the
market fluctuations were wide and fire.
Guent. always going a few points higher
at each recovery. In the trading May first
advanced 81 points to 1880. declined to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
Foul Blow in Japan.

The newly introduced knowledge Of
the jiujitsu exercise Of the Japanese
brings to mind curious distinction
between the Germanic races and those
that have accepted their standards and
Asiatic races and some European ma
tons. These Japenese exercises. used
to develop the ability to defend ones
self. are based on practices which
throughout the north of Europe are
regarded rs foul play" and are. there.
tore. ruled out Of sports and the man
~ art OF defense. lie is a low-down
fighter who In England strikes a foul
blow or takes an unfair advantage Of
I'm opponent. But the japanese have
elevated the foul Low and the unfair
advantage to Il science. The art OF
oifense and defense IL to take ones
opponent Unexpectedly Mt a disadvaI.
tage to fracture his leg, to dislocate
his arm or break his neck. French
men have made science Of the art ~
kicking. and can practice It with an
agility and skill which would knock
out the champion boycr of the world
before he had adjusted himself to the
situation. The boxers chin would he
broken and his nose battered In before
he knew what had happened. Just
what these national practices indicate
In the national character we are not
wise enough to tell.
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ciful, but he was thoroughly versed ID
every part Of the sword play. lie was
surely getting the advantage. and in a
few moments more would have felled
his adversary had not some new men
come upon the scene. Two of the cor
vette's men. as they saw their shipmnte
likely to get the worst OF II. leaped upon
the briggs quarter rail. and thence to the
deck. landing close upon the sworismen
with their cutlasses drawn. Paul saw
tie movement, and with n quick motion
he started back against the taflrail. but
he must quickly nave been dispatched
beneath the combined efforts of three
stout men had not q new actor appeared
upon the field. The youth was in the
act of warling off n blow when some
thing flashed above his head. and on the
next moment one Of the men before him
fell with his skull cleft in twain. and
before n movement could he made to-
ward the newcomer second had fallen
Then IL was that Paul looked up. and
found Bufo Huntington by his side.
Lay him down." said the stout
strange man. pointing to the remaining
Russian as he spoke. "He Is the one
who first gave you battle"
The youth dropped the point Of ais
cutlass from exhaustion. for he had per
formed almost a llerculean task In keep
ing the old gunner below as long MS hi
did: but no sooner did the point Of hi'
weapon fall than his enemy sprang upor
him. but he had been watched. and Just
as he raised his sword arm the cutlas'
of burlington passed through his body
"Now. Mr.. Laroon." spoke the man
"I'll help you carry Ben Marion down
aud hope you'll stay there with him.
Call me nything but that" quickl,
uttered the youth, as he turned towar,
the spot where Ben had fallen.
"And what else shall call your
"Cnll me Paul"
every well--we'll think Of that an
other time; but now let's get old Bel
down. for you'll soon have your hand
full. The battle has turned. and mus
soon come TO an end"
Without speaking further they liftet
Ben up and carried him below. and jus
as Buffo returned to the deck the enem.
were crying for quarter. The battle hn,
been n quick one: for after the coufic
came hand to hand the Russians ha,
not much the advantage Of numbers, +,
as II afterwards appeared. fifty mel
were either killed or disabled by the els
charge Of musketry. and nearly lift!
NOR, by the pistols.
Go he continucd.l
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
AMERICANS A NOMAO RACE.
Congressman and Senators Not Native,
Of States They Represent.

Congressman and Senators Not Natives
Of States They Represent.
How readily Americans move" Ia
shown by the fact that hardly two.
thirds Of the representatives and only
about half the senators In Congress
were born In the States which they
now serve. No member Of either
house from Colorado. Idaho, Montana,
the DakOtas. Washington or Wyoming
is n native Of the State he represents.
Both senators Of old Indiana were
born In Ohio. So were the West Vlr.
ginia senators. Speaker Cannon, of
Illinois, was born In North Carolina
and Mr.. Williams. of Mississippi, the
Democratic leader, In Tennessee.
Pennsylvania Is represented chiefly
by native Pennsylvanians. but New
York. among the old States, shows IN
opposite tendency.
In the early history Of the country
men often became prominent In the
politics Of several States In turn
James Shields. whose figure stands In
statuary hall as the gift Of Illinois
served three States In the United States
Senate. sunset" Cox represented
Ohio In Congress and afterward New
York. George w. Jones held import
ant offices In Missouri. Wisconsin
Iowa and the Northwest Territory
Senator Elkins, Of West Virginia. was
ut one time the territorial delegate
from New Mexico.
The rivalry Of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts In claiming DAME
Webster gave rise to q waggish re
mark by Senator Hoar., Somebody
asked II the statue Of Webster which
New Hampshire has erected In Wash
lngton looked like him. to which the
Massachusetts senator replied that /,
did "when Webster was New Hamp
shire man."