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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

and at that he rallied and seemed to
be able to take a joke, for he said:
We dined out this time. We dined
out $43,' and then We joined the pro-
cession Of walkers around. and tried
IT, look prosperous, and after awhile
cad called bell boy, and asked him
if there wasn't q good dairy lunch
counter near the Waldorf where a
man could go and get a bowl of bread
and milk, and the bell boy gave him
the address of Il dairy lunch place.
aud | can see my finish. cause from
this out we will probably live on bread
and milk while we are here, and I
hate bread and milk.
1t got all around the MOTEL about
the expensive dinner dad ordered for
himself and the little heir to his es-
s4uainted with dad and try to get some
stock in his copper mine. / had told
dad about my telling the boys he was
q bonanza copper miner, and he never
batted an eye when they asked him
about his mine, and he looked the
part. One man wanted dad to cash
u check, cause the bank was closed
and he was q. rich-looking duke, and
dad was just gong to get his roll out
AID peel off some more onion. when
said; Not on your tintype, Mr..
Duke, and dad left his roll in his
pocket, and the duke gave me a look
as though ne wanted to choke me, and
went away, Saying: There is Mr..
Pierpont Morgan, and I can get him
10 cash it." l saved dad over q hun
bred dollars on that scheme, and SO
We are making money every minute.
We went to our room early, SO dad
could digest his $40 worth of glad
food.
Gee. but this house got ripped up
the back before morning. You le-
member | told you about a countess,
or a duchess, or some kind of u high
up female that had a room next to
our room. Well, she is a beaut, from
Butte. Mont. or Cuba, or somewhere.
for she acts like a queen that has just
stepped off her throne for a good
time. She has got a French maid
that is q peacharinc. You know that
horse chestnut, with the prickers on,
! that / put in dads pants at Washing
ton. Well, / have still got it, and as
| it gets dry the prickers are sharper
| than needles, sharper even than a
| servants tooth, as it says in the good
| book. l thought / would give dad a
| run for his money cause exercise and
! excitement are good for 81 man that
| dined heartily on $4S worth of rich
/ food, so when We went to our room
| told dad that l was satisfied from
| what bell boy told me that the
countess in the next room, who had
| gold cords over her shoulders for sus-
| i,enders, was stuck OH him, because
she was always inquiring who the
| lovely old gefitlemaa was with thf
sweet little boy. Dad he got SO in
! terested that he forgot to cusS FAC
| about ordering shat dinner. and he
said he had noticed her, and would
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
North Carolina Poetry.

We are obliged TO confess and we do
SO with sincere pleasure, that the last
few years have brought to us finer
quality of native poetry--the genuine
articlc-than we expected to see in
our generation. Up 10 five years ago
the real poets of North Carolina could
he counted on the fingers Of one hand,
and no one had attained very dis
tinguished place. in the realm of
poetry But of late we have seen the
budding as well as the bloom of
germs. OF these latter writer's John
Charles MCNEIL is easily and by lcnC
odds the foremost figure, though there
are others Of lesser note who have
wrought we'll and who promise To oc-
cupy no moan place in our Southern
literature. We have been led into this
train Of thought by reading q very
felcitous and fascinating address de-
liYcrcd on this subject by Rev. Hight
G. Moore some time ago in which he
discusses the advancement that has
been made along this; line of late years
by young North Carolina writers. The
fact remains. however. that we still
have thousands OF people in the State
who think they can write poetry De-
cause they can make their words jingle
at the end Of the line. 1T one time
Charity and Children WAS the dumping
ground of this class of literature.
Everybody with the notion that they
were born poetS-and as we have said,
their name is lcgion-seiccted this
paper as the medium Of Warbling to
the waiting world, and some specimens
that we received were rare indeed. We
had hard work to choke them OF. but
finally succeeded. though occasionally
we get fifteen or twenty verses yet.
written Of foolscap. which the writer
ina Sines will wake the echoes With its
melody. IT is pleasant TO own that the
prospect for real poetry i'm Eo,th Caro-
lima is brighter than ii has evcr been.
ana we hope 10 see a book issued by
enc of our own sons or daughters that
Wit take It's place among the bright
est md host.
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Waldorf Astoria, New York Dear
Uncle Ezra: We are still at this taV-
cln, but we don't do anything but
sleep here. and stay around in the
lobby evenings to let people look at
us. and dad wears that old swallow
tail coat he mad before the war, but
he has got new silk hat, since we
got here; one of these shiny ones that
is so slick it makes his clothes look
offul bum. We about went broke on
the first supper we had. OF dinner
they call it here You see, dad thought
this was about. thlee-dollar-a-d day
house. and that the meals were IN
cluded, like they do at Oshkosh, and
so when we went down to dinner dad
said we wouldn't do a Thing 10 ola
Aston He let me order the dinner,
but told me TO order everything on
the bill-of-sale because we wanted
To get the worth of our three dollars
a day. Well, honest, | couldn't order
all there was, cause you couldn't have
got it all on a billiard table. Say,
that list they gave me had everything
on it that was ever ct or drunk, but
] told dad they would fire us out ii
We ordered the whole prescription,
so all | ordered was terrapin. canvas
back duck, oysters. CLAIMS, crabs, lot
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Jumped out of bed, and was pulling
the lace curtains around her, but dad
thought she was crazy, and was going
to jump out of the window, and ne
made a grab for her, and he shouted
to her to "be cam, be cam, poor Wo-
man, and / will rescue you" L tried
to pacifv the maid the best ] knew
how, and dad was getting the countess
calmer. but she evidently thought he
was an assassin, for every little While
she would yell for help and then the
night Waterman came IN with a house
policemar, and one Of them choked
dad off. ana they asked the countess
what the trouble was, and she Sald
she had just retired when she was
stabbed about a hundred times in the
small Of her back with ponlari, ana
she knew conspirators were assasslnat-
ing her. and she screamed, ana TINS
old bandit, meaning dad came in, and
the little monkey meaning me, had
held his hand over her maids mouth,
so she could not make any outciy.
Wei, / got my horse chestnut all
right out OF the bed and the policeman
told the countess not to be alarmed,
and go back TO bed, and they took
dad and | to our room, and asked us
all about ii Gee, but dad put UP a
story about hearing woman scream
III the next room, ttllu, IlilllAIAAo c'iis
OF the duty of a gentleman under the
circumstances rushed to her rescue,
and all there was to it. was that she
must have had a nightmare, but he
said if he had it to do over again, he
would do the same. Anyway, the
policeman believed dad and they went
off and left us. ana we went to bed,
but dad said; "Hennery. you under
stand ! don't dant to make any more
female acquaintance, see. among the
crowned heads, and from this out we
ningic only with men. The idea or
me going into a woman's room and
finding a Floradora with fits and tan
truns, and me. a sick man. Now,
don't write to your ma about this,
cause she never did have much con
fidence in me, around women with
fits" So, Uncle Ezra. YOU must not
let this get into the papers, see?
/ Well, we have bought our tickets Tor
Liverpool. and shall sail tomorrow,
and while you are making up your
cash account Saturday night We shall
nc on the ocean. | spose | Will write
YOU on the boat, if they Will tie 1t up
somewhere SO it will stand level your
dear boy, HENNEkt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

Of new kinds of fish, and some peel
and mutton. and turkey, and wood
cock and partridge, and quail anc
English pheasant, and lobster ana
salads and ices, and pie and Things,
lust 10 STAY our stoHachS, anu Wneh
Il came to wine, dad weakened. be-
cause he didn't want tc set bad ex-
imple to me. so he ordered hard CIDER
or hisself. and asked me if | wanted
.nythinG to drink, and ordered
crown pop You'd a been tickled to
60 the waiter when he took that or
ser. 'canse / don't spose anybody
yer ordered cider and brown pop
acre since Aston skinned muskrats
or living, when he was q trapper
ap north. Gosh, but when tney
rought that dinner in, you ought to
ave seen the sensation it created.
lost Of the people in the great din
IL hall looked at dad as though he
AS a Crosses. or a Rockefeiler, ana
10 head water bowed low TO dad,
IA dad thought II was Astor, and
"a looked digniIied and hurt at be-
e sDoken To by common tavern
& .eper Well. We ct and ct. but we
,uldn't get away with hardly any of
+; and dad wanted to wrap some OF
le duck and Holsters and things IN
newspauer and take ii TO the room
= q lunch. but the waiter wouldnt
we it. But the cyclone struck the
ouse when dad and ] got up 10 go
i of the dining room, and the waiter
ought dad the check.
."What is this" said dad. as he put
his glasses and looked at the
leck. which WAS $45 and over.
Dinner check, sir said the waiter.
he Strengthened back and held out
hand
Why amt this house run or the
.nerican plan" said dad, as his chin
gan &c trenble.
NO, sir on the Irish plan said the
liter. You pays for What you hor-
RS" and dad began to dig up. He
aked at me as though ] was to
lme. when he told me to order all
ere was in sight Well. l have Wit
ssed heart-rending scenes, but /
yer saw anything that would draw
ars like dad digging down for that
, The doctors at home mad or
red excitement for dad, but this
emed to be an overdose, and / was
raid he would collapse, and
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like real we'll to get acquainted With
her, cause a man far away from
home, sick as a dog. with no loving
Wife to look after him. needed cheer
ful company. SO l told him | had it
al arranged for him to meet her. and
then | went out in the hall, sort Of
whistling around, and the French
maid came out and broke some Eng
fish for me, and we got real chummy.
cause she was anxious to learn
English. and | wanted to learn some
, French words; SO she invited me into
the room, ana We sat on the sofa ana
exchanged words quite awhile, until
she was called to the telephone in the
next room Say, you ought to have
seer me. / jumped up ana put my
hand inside the sheets of the bed, and
put that chestnut in there, right about
the middle of the bed. and then, after
learning French quite a spell, With the
maid, We heard the countess getting
off the elevator. and the maid said /
must skip cause it was ;he countess
bed Hme, and | went back and told
dad the whole thing was arranged for
him to meet the countess in a half
an hour or so, as she had TO write a
few letters to- some kings and dukes.
and when she gave a little sream, Us
though she was practicing her voice on
an opera, or something, dad was to
so and rap at the door. Gosh, but /
WAS sorry for dad, for he was so merry
Gus and anxious for the half hour
TO expire that he walked up and down
the room, and looked Vat himself in
The mirror, and acted like he had iu~
digestion. ! had told the maid that
She and the countess must feel per-
fcctly safe. If anything ever happen
ed. cause my dad was the bravesr
man in the world and he would rush
to the rescue of the countess ii
burglar got in at night, or the
water pipes busted, or anything, and
oil she had TO do was To screech twice
and dad would be on deck, and she
nd1st open the door quickcrn seat,
md she thanked me, and said she
un the dead, wasn't that d itlat fer
an amateur TO cook up2 Well sir. Eve
had to wait SO long Tor the coin tess
- get on the horse chestnut thac
cot nervous myself but after Gwaile
there came a scream that would raise
Your hair. and / told dad the countess
VAS singing the opera. Dad said:
"Hcnncrv. thai amt no opera that's
tragedy: but SHE gave two or three
more stanzas, and ! told dad he had
better hustle. and We went out IA the
nah and raped at the door of the
countess room and the maid opened
it, and told us to send for a doctor
and q policeman. cause the countess
was having a lit, Well say, thai WAS
the worst ever. The countess had
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

own. But after all. advice is good
thing and many a foolish blunder has
been avoided bv word Of caution
spoken. it may be- by one who is not
our equal in mental strength, but who
has a better viewpoint. a preacher
was one day out at the lot attempting
10 bore Il hole in square block with
an augur In spite of all he could do
the block would turn round with the
augur ard he could think Of no way
to hold il. Finally a half-Witted Eel
low passed along, and seeing the
preachers difficulty casually remark =
cd: 'Pa~son. If you viii take that
block to the pig trough YOU can bore
your hole without any trouble.
SANDY. the preacher promptly re-
piled Il thank YOU for your suggcs-
ton A man can learn something even
from fool" Yes, said sandy
that accounts for your crowds every
sunday" And the Legislature, il 1t
viii consider the advice that comes
pouring in upon it from every dircc~
ton, may find y suggestions now and
then that viii help them in the inn
port1nt task committed 10 tneir hands.
We alc not Of those who tnd pleasure
in making CHEAP Aings at The cupidity
3nd ignorance OF our lawmakers. We
believe that they are. rs q whole, fl
representatives, Of the people who sent
them TO Raleigh. and that they are
honestly irving 10 DO tho best and
wisest things for the state but they
are not iufalibc and need advice:
ana those OF us who remain at horlc
will see that they are ahtndant!y SUP
plicd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Gnc Man Wanted Dad to Cash
Check, Cause the Bank Mas
(ioSc--AHd lie Was Il
IsiCh- Looking Duke.

| offered him my glass of brown pop
10 stimulate him. but he told me ]
could go plumb, and il ! spoke 10 him
again he would maui me. He got his
ROD half out of his pistol pocket, and
then talked loud and said it was a
lamoutridSe. and he wanted to soc
Sstor himself before he would allow
himself 10 be held up by highwaSmen,
and then all the other diners stood
and looked at dad and lot of wait-
,rs and bouncers surrounded him, and
then he pulled cut the roll. and it was
r:tifui To sec him wet his trembling
thumb on his trembling aiy tongue
and begin to peel Off the bills like you
pecl the LAYERS of an onion. but he
got enough 70 pay fer the dinner, gave
The waiter la,f dollar. aud smiled
4 sickly smile at the head waiter
aid l led him out CT the dining
4 Droken-down man. as we got to
the lobby where the horse show of
d4ess-suit chappies Vas beginning the
evening procession, / said TO dad:
Next time We will dine out, ] guess,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Something We Al HaNc.

The Legislature fully appreciates tn,
freeness Of advice. We all have 4
plenty Of it on hand and We do not
spare it. That is a penalty the office
holder must pay fer his popularity.
he must listen very piousIy to those
who desire TO point out the way tc him
and look grateful for the light the adj
wiser sheds upon his pathway il is
a popularity of us all that we have
so much better insight into other peo-
PIES matters than we have into our
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL?

Brights Disease, Diabetis. Rheuma~
tism, Gout, Gravel, Dropsy, Inflam-
nation Of the Bladder. Bad Blood and
Nervous Troubles caused by Sick Kid
neys.
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 it don't
do the work.
Send by mail to any address. pre-
paid. on receipt Of so cents SIX
boxes S2.50 under a positive guaran-
tee.
General Debility,
Sick Headache,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Our
Store
Blossoms
Into
White.
Ladies, who look
Tor nicely and quail.
iGy with economy in
prices, will not miss
this great spring
showing Of thingSin
w hite.

Ii has been on. custom for sears
TO offer unapproachallc values. and
the very highest standard OF quality
Ia our several lines OF white goods, and
tails Spring we have exceeded our
sclvcs-At no time nor store can values
of such comncndabic character be So
cared at tie prices NOW quOted-The
Main Lines now being shown are
handkerchief and Wasting Linens,
GS in. Organizes, Is in Null Gibbons,
rs in. Crepe Lisse: rs in. Null Mus
Hns. rs In. French Nainsook. 58 in.
Paris MusIins. lS in. French lawns,
IS ill., French Batistcs, Mouselinc dc
SOU. Lace Fancies, Dotted and Figured
Swiss, Embroidered Linen Waisiings,
Linens. Nub VOLS. Mcrccrizcd Bro
cadcs, Warp Welts and PiGucs. &C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Comments Living Topics
(Archibald JohnSon.)

The prolonged applause the name of
the News and Observer evoked in the
temperance convention must nave
gratificd Ed tor Daniels, who has been
so true and faithful a champion of the
moral forces of the state. The News
and Observer deserves the confidence
of the people, which it has won.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

Coy. Glenn promptly offered his ser
vice to his pastor, Dr. Moment. in the
Sunday school, or wherever he might
be needed in the work of the church.
This was the wise and proper thing to
do, and we hope he will be blessed in
his work We are glad the Governor
has taken this decided staad and the
people whose esteem is worth haUn6,
will love him the more for it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Grand Showing New
Things in White. Embroideries

SHOWING THE NEWEST
effects produced We show splendid
Gallons embroidered Nainsook
desirable
uidt had in mod
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

The Legislature is the strongest
looking body of lawmakers that we
have ever seen in the Capitol. They
are earnest and intelligent men, who
appear To be honestly trying TO do the
very best they can for the good of the
state. They are not all fluent nor elo-
qucnt. but they appear To us to De
what is better, and that is earnest and
true.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
1 ca = g q q: .

More bountiful and beautiful than
eyer--as laccs promise to DC more in
demand this Spring than for many
years. The variety consists OF Point
Vcaise effects. Rose Point cnects.
Irish Lace effects. Point Gaze effects,
Pon,padour Laccs, RepcuVe Laees,
Lace AIlovers, Lace Waistings, &c.
The above styles are i'll Bands. In
sertions. Gallons, TIouncings, Edg-
ings and Allovcrs.
VIC likewise Offer spicndid col!cc-
ton of Washable Laces, including
Torchons. ValcncieInes, Point dc
Paris, Mechlin and Plat Vals-Iaser-
items and ali widths OF Edeinss
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified rs administrator
of the estate of Charles Hilrnan Hus-
keith, late Of Wake county. this is 70
notify ali persons having claims
against said estate TO present tho same
to me on or before the 10th dag OF
December 1905. OF this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
ELIAS II. HUSKTTH
Administrator,
Raleigh, n. c., Dec. 10. 104. q
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

1t is the day of the child. The Legs
lature is knitting its brows trying to
better the condition of the children of
the poor. The refoTmatory, the child
labor law. and the improving of the
public school system, are among the
biggest things in the budget; and tn"
churches are straining every nerve
to help, bless ana brighten the lives
of the unfortunate and the outcasl.
Happy the man who lends his aid III
Il work 30 worthy. Is he not rlSht
in line with the teaching and spirit
of Jesus. who loved the children so?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

a bill has been introduced in the
Legislature providing for the cstab-
lishment of ar immigration commits
sion the purpose of which is to adYer-
tisa North Carolina to the world and
induce worthy and intelligent citizens
TO settle in our State. Properly man
aged, this commission may be made
an agency Of great usefulness. j. all
depends of course, Oh, the character OF
the man in charge of the business
Ex-senator j. A. Brown, or somebody
like him, could be of fine service at
the head of such q DEPARTMENT.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-13
PENDLETON PEOPLE PLAN TO
VISIT JALIScO IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
Report Has It That Waiia WaIla PEG.
pie Are Also Interested In
Townsite Scheme.

At least 20 Pendleton people will
go to Jalisco, Mex, on the excursion
being organized by the Pan-American
Land & Colonization company. The
a great many shares in the townsite
scheme at Ja1isco will be purchased by
people who do not intend to make the
trip. says the East Oregonian.
At this time those who fully intend
to go to Jalisco are as follows: w. D.
Hansford, A. w. Nye, William Switz-
Ter. Jr., H. E. Bickers, T. B. Swearing
en-, William Folsom, J. F. Nowlin, Dean
Schulz, Arthur Gibson, Douglas Glenn,
c. F.. Colesworthy, wife and two sons,
Victor M. Houston and wife and
others who have not yet fully decided
to go are thinking seriously of the trip.
1t is the intention of many Of those
going from Pendleton to provide them
selves with tents, provisions and bed
ding, in order to escape the hotel and
lodging house extortion, should it be
practiced, and in order to be sure of ac-
commodations on reaching the city Of
Jalisco.
1t is expected that 10000 people will
join this excursion from different
points in the United States and as ia
lisco is but a small city, this number
of excursionists will over-crowd it
beyond any hope of securing accom-
modations.
1t is said that 500 people are going
from Walla Walla and Columbia coun-
ties, Washington, on this excursion.
The latest information in regard to
the price of the ticket is that trans
portation will be furnished at about
one third regular. fare, which will bring
the cost of the excursion ticket down
to $65 for the round trip.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-13
CALLS ON NEGRO TO GET HOME.
Booker T. Washington Adjures Colored
People to Get Start.

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, March -.
-"Eschew cheap jewels. Quit taking
IS buggy rides on Sc a week. Don't
get IS hat on a scent head" was the
salutation of Booker T. Washington to
the colored people who gathered to lis
ten to his lecture On 1.-THE Successful
Training Of the Negro He said:
Get a bank account. Get home Of
your own. Get some property. Get a
start in the world in some way. What
good is it to you northern negroes,
that you live in cities with paved
streets, if you don't own anything? Do
not be satisfied with the shadows Of
civilization, get some of the substance
for yourself. Just as soon as you do,
you will be recognized and encouraged,
whether you are in the north or south.
Now some people are bold enough to
say that there is not room enough in
this country for the negro, and that the
best thing that he can do is to return
to Africa. The negro race is not pre-
pairing to go to Africa, nor the Philip
pines, nor any other foreign country.