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land. Potatoes are raised which bring
higher price In the Havana markets
than those from the United States.
Tobacco grows even too luxurianty for
quality's sake Sugar cane H. culti-
waited at satisfactory profit and the
pineapple, which seems to be native to
the soil and once grew III such abund-
ance as to furnish name to the island,
is being produced in quantities for
American tables.
The chief industry Of the island, how
ever, is citrus fruit culture, and this Is
almost entirely in the hands of the
have been planted and they are now
beginning to yield abundantly Cuba
has a distinct advantage over the little
island In the cultivation of plneappIes
for the foreign market in the fact that
the fruit ripens cartier in the Cuban in
terror, and the transportation problem
Is less complicated. More recently the
American residents of the Isle of Pines
have turned their attention to vegetable
growing for the winter market Toma-
toes, elephants and cucumbers are ship
ped In immense quantities to the north
ern markets Of America.
The population Of the Isle OF Pines Is
distinct from that Of Cuba and seems
to be a mixture Of tho native Indian,
the invading Spaniard and the negro
slave. Among the American portion OF
the present population there are more
persons from Iowa than from any other
state Several colonies Of Iowans have
located on the island and many others
are prepared to go there as soon as the
matter Of ownership is settled. These
Iowa pioneers are from Spencer. Far
field. Ottumwn and Creston. and they
already number upward Of 200 some
time ago there was organized at Fair
field a company TO develop plantation
ana build a town in the island. and the
outcome IS the health resort of AL
mnciges Springs, which bids fair to
become exceedingly popular as a win
ter home for northern inyallds. Colum-
bla Is another American town which
has roseate prospects as a health center.
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following him. The father of these
seventeen young colonists was native
Of Northamptonshire who had come to
the new world with the expectation Of
working at his trade OF dyer, but there
was no opportunity I'm Boston then a
village of 10000 inhabitants, and he
adopted the business Of tallow chandler
and soap boiler
Franklin could not remember when
he had learned to read, but he never
forgot that he had attended the Boston
Grammar school two years and that
he had never gone to school elsewhere.
SO appreciativc was he Of those brief
two years OF school life that he willed
the sum Of $500 to provide silver medals
for distribution to deserving pupils OF
the Boston public schools Those
Franklin medals are still a feature Of
the Boston free schools, and It is re-
garded as a special stroke Of good for
tune to be given one.
How did this lad without a moment
OF tuition after he was ten years OF
age come to be the most famous Ameri-
can Of his day? II was by the most
marvellous combination of force, intel
lect, character self discipline Indus
try and mother wit ever assembled in
single individual His endowment of
common sense amounted to positive
genius. He had sound mind in "A
sound body. and he was apparently
tlreless, All this must have been the
lads equipment when, at the age of
ten, his father babe him put aside his
books and see what he could do at
mindng the soap kettle and cutting
candle wicks
This he did uncomplainingly for three
years and then revolted At the age of
thirteen he was apprenticed to his
brother who was a printer and pub
Usher OF the New England Courant, one
Of the earliest papers on the American
continent II was thus that the print
ing Office became his school and his
university. 1t probably did more for
him I'm those days than Harvard or even
oxford could have done. He had
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y graduate Of the Naval mood.
who has been in private lie for 10
years relates two instances Of this for
ciole adjustment OF class dlaicn,,,.
which happened during his cou,se s''
they may be taken as a fair sap,rl' '.
conditions AS they exist TO-DAY. ~, W
iirst occurred while The acador,, '
located temporarily at Newpor, u 'T'
during the civil war. ono of thr y"',, :,
class men, a powerfully buut .h
olaer ulah most vi his mates, an a,ro
CANT and irasciblc fellow, was nm ,.,s..
pad terms with the lower class r,l.
one day he was especially offenst.a
Il plueky little fellow Of the m,te
class, and be was invited TO gettlo nv
matter by resort TO the code 10 ~
FUSED tauntingly and Threatened :,
spank the presumptuous Junior nv
iattei. who is today flying his rear nay
mlraVs flag In command of one M r..
American fleets, laid the matter bosoro
his class, and Il was decided tbaf
man who was more nearly match s.'
the aggressive senior should be cbos.,.
10 maintain the juniors honor Tho h.
fell TO the youngster who is now r.
Admiral Lambctton. Although Ian
berton was whipped, he made a g,i
liant stand and the class honor MAJ,
maintained
The other battle was fought AZ An
napolis In 1866 between a cadet ofBoa.
and Il first class man who was A.,
strong man of the academy. II was tbo
result OF a feud of long standing tba
circumstances being similar to tboas
which led up to the recent fatal on
counter
The code Of honor as II exists in
both national academies must be 20.
garded as being entirely distinct from
hazing. In 1901 congress prohibited
hazins at West Point by making II
with instant expulsion. Tvs
years ago 1t was provided that naval
cadets should be punished with NM
conditional expulsion for any attempt n,
haGing. JAMES l., TREVATHAN
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Code of Honor In the Naval and Military Academies
How Uncle Sans Cadets Adjust Their Class Troubles

the "Snith code"---whlch settled many
quarrels without the principals appear
ing on the field. 1t provided for court
of arbitration made up Of three proni,
nent gentlemen who decided on the tn
suit and whether or not it necesstated
the calling OUT OF man. No one
ever thought OF dsputing the fiat Of
this court.
This Is the court OF honor which SIN
obtains at Annapolis aud AZ West Point.
There Is only one appeal from It's ver-
dict and that is to a class meeting, be-
fore whose ruling even the officers of
the academies are alleged 20 bow IN
submission. SO lofty are the standards
OF honor among Uncle SANS embryo
heroes that an upper class man who
has been convicted of lying is not per-
mitted to fight, but Is ostraczod with
out further opportunity, although a
"plebe' or lower class man Is allowed
TO retrieve his damaged reputation by
the ordeal OF combat. II Is fact well
known and acknowledged among United
States officers that this medieval code
cannot be disregarded by any man. be
poets to retain his connection with
these government institutions.
More details concerning the working
OF the code have become public through
West Point Investigations than from
those at Annapolis The recent lament
able disaster at the naval school is un-
doubtedly the most powerful argument
for the adjustment OF the codo that
has ever been found, Tho horrilled
public Is still gasplng over the knowl-
edge that such Il calamity was possible
in the light OF modern civilization. 1t
must not be too hastily concluded, how
ever, that the code of honor known to
the national academies will fall into
immediate desuetude, The practice is
too well grounded for that and too
strongly fortified by the tacit approval
of the academy authorities and those
who have had the opportunity Of wit
Messing its effect upon the cadet body
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The American residents own In fee
simple considerably over half OF the
island They have built houses--some
Of them quite pretentlous--set out
orchards apd prepared the soil Tor cul'
tlyatlon A company from New Jer'
sey has expended over 100000 on
plantation, and one tract of land re-
Gently purchased by an American
brought $4,000 Another company has
invested $4,000 in a hotel and fruit
farm, At present fourteen states OF the
Union are represented IN the American
colony
The southern part of the island is OF
coral formation and, strange as II may
appear, is covered by dense forests OF
such valuable timber as mahogany
ebony, cedar, redwood and many other
native hard woods These rare woods
have Icing been used with the most
shameful prodigality by the natives
who did not recognize their value. Tn9
Spanish prison In which political Of
tenders were confined IN the days when
the island was used as a penal colony
Is finished in mahogany and ebony over
which whltewash has been daubcd No.
orally.
Marble quarrles yielding Nll'e'
green and pink stone Of superior quall'y
are now being operated and company
has been organized to exploit the mag
nesla springs which abound IN the M
terror These thermal yaters hs''
long been known TO tho wealthy Gu,
bans, who have for years frequen'ea
the island In large numbers IN quest u
health The water of the springs u
shipped to Havana and sold IN tu'
streets and is reputed to be a speclhs
for the form OF muscular rheumatism
which is so prevalent during the rdi"'
season in the larger island.
Nucva Corona has been the sea- "
the island government such rs 70,
Here reside The governor, the muhl''IS'
judge and several assistants. Ine'o
also a barrack IN which are guar''lu'
about thirty rural guards, VINO ~
supposed to patrol the island IN 70. y"
terests Of peace. RAMON slL'"
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Two Fundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Franklin;
The Most Eminent Bostonian Known History

<wpv<F,-N~rM ,Nv ot,ios Il, A.,
fpIXiIlLL-ul3 AN c'.'es III 'he
M !: !: :: !: :: !: e: :: :: !: ::
VII IVY M 81 celebration. on Jan. 6,
t.is,A,a. s.aaiy dredth anniversary Of
the birth OF an Amer-
can who figured more prominently In
the building OF the republic than any
other man save Washlnglon--Dr Ben
Jamin Franklin, born In Boston, Jan. 8,
1906. The brlefest and most brilliant
biography ever written Of him contain
ed only FIVE Latin "Eripuit
coelo fulmen, sCeptrumque tyrannis."
He snatched the lightning from the
skies and the scepter from tyrants" Is
about the best that can be done for 1t
IN English No loftier or more COM
prehensive tribute has been accorded
any man and no one has ever risen 10
controyert its truthfulness.
Mankind has every reason to be
grateful to Or Franklin and to hold his
name in perpetual yeneratlon. lie en-
larged the scope Of human knowledge
by revealing mysteries Of nature never
before understood and by applying the
results 10 the service OF man. That
alone would entitle him to eternal fame.
But that was only one manifestation of
this many sided genius Besides all
this and infinitely more than this, he
stands second only to Washington in
that heroic list of those who stood for
those fundamental principles of liberty
which eliminated in the foundation OF
the American republic.
Franklin was born q British subject
IN the year made famous by the winning
OF the battle OF Families by the Duke
Of Marlborough, time when every
New EnglandCr was proud OF being
ruled by Queen Anne Even at that
tender and irresponsible age he must
have excited the admiration OF those
who, ike President Roosevelt. were not
converts to the Malthusian theory
he was the fifteenth child, two more
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such as now holds high jurisdiction
among Uncle Sans gentlemen pupils,
had adJudged that blood alone could
wipe out the insult.
This court of honor is another
medieval institution which is still in
force at the national academies Re-
fore the civil war the southern cadet
dominated social matters at the acad-
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land from his feet and landed In Phila-
dephia with a dollar In his pocket He
was used to impecuniosity and did not
worry over it. He soon found good en-
poynent and worked diligently until
the governor of the province sent him
to London on a matter OF business
which turned out to be an utter failure.
Work was easy to obtain In England,
and he kept at It eighteen months, then
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the cadet who offered an insult or told
a deliberate lie might expect to be chal-
lenged TO a ilstIc duel to the finish.
They admitted. furthermore, that no
cadet had ever been able to hold out
against the moral force Of the aca-
demy's condemnation Of man who
would refuse 10 send or to receive a
challenge when formal court of honor.
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falling desperately ILL., On his re-
covery he returned TO the Quaker City
and for twenty years followed the
printing business with diligence.
In few years he became a person Of
importance not only in Philadelphia,
but throughout the thirteen colonies.
Two literary ventures in which be had
engaged extended his reputation very
widely. He purchased the Pennsyl-
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emles as he did at Harvard. Yale and
Princeton. 1t was in the south that
the duolng code was perfected in It's
minutest details, and IL was introduced
into the national academies by the
southern cadets. According to the code
a challenge did not compel "A man to
fight. In South Carolina there was a
carefully formulated code--known as
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The Isle of Pines, West Indian NoMansLand;
The United States Senate Must Find an Owner

f3sS,G VNl HE recent Isle OF Pines
Eflsga4wA \ incident precipitated
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NJ rsgg by the American in
lea r WI tcrests which have de-
IAA n lM ycloped on the islet
kSN IA <%G and manifested by a
lcI1%Ssrk'cU vigorous protest
against the ratfica-
ton by The United States senate of the
treaty giving the island to Cuba, has
revived the public curiosity concerning
this fertile spot All the trouble seems
to have arisen from the various in
terprctations that have been made of
the second article of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain.
The article over which 80 much con-
tentIon has arisen declares that Spain
codes to the United States the island
Of Porto Rico and other islands now
under Spanish sovereignty in the West
Indies The status Of the United
States In reference to Cuba was clearly
that Of trustee In respect to Porto
Rico It was unmstakably that OF SOW
ereign, Thus far il was plain sailing.
But how about the phrase other is
lands now under Spanish sovereignty
IN the West Indies?' The ambiguity
OF this expression has been the cause
OF great confusion
American promoters In the Isle Of
Pines, who very greatly desire It's an
neSation To- the United states, did not
hesitate 10 discover meaning in the
words of the article which certainly
never entered the minds OF the peace
commissioners who formulated them.
The Isle Of Pines had always been re-
garded as part OF the province OF Ha-
Naha. MI the maps OF Cuba In which
The provinces are distinguished by col.
orS confirm this. The island lies so
near the mainland that the channel be.
Tween might almost be crossed by an
adventurous swimmer. To Insist unon
lis separation would be like exomnt-
ING Long Island from any convention
ID which the United States was a party
concerned.
The United States authorities have
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easily today to the lips Of a cadet as Il
did 10 the worthless created by Alex
andre Dumas. AS late as 1901, the year
in which the Booz investigation was
held, more than hundred young men
wearing the spruce gray Of the Mill
tary acaden< at West Point stood at
attention before the board Of inyes-
tigating generals and confessed that
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consuming and insatiate thirst for
knowledge which could have been pro-
pitiated in no other manner than by a
study Of men as well as books. He
read every book that he could obtain
and was willing to listen to any one
who had any information to impart. He
soon learned the art Of printing as it
was known In those days and began to
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fS$SJyygJJ0HE recent death Of
!. !. /. !. !. ]. !. /. !. !.
Sss~..,,r,% MldshIpman James
I'M M Ai Robinson Branch, Jr.,
Ell III w who was one Of the
W. r IA principals In a fatal
Hen r. M puglllstlc duel at the
NN-r;I6TI United states Naval
N---s--------sz/ academy. is a sad and
sufficient refutation
OF the assertion that the code Is extinct
Driven from north 20 south, from re-
publcs to monarchics from civil life
10 army camps. nom civilization to
somibarbarism, the so called code OF
honor which made It necessary for the
simon pure gentleman to wipe out an
insult with blood seems to have taken
refuge In the Military and Naval aca-
denies of the United States
II is true that Pari, * sill the scene
OF an occasional farcical duel IN when
no one is injured and mighty satisfae-
ton is obtained, and that the students
of German unlversitica still swathe
themselves In the leather armor that
robs their midnight encounters OF any
danger more thrilling than a scratch OF
the cotmtenance, bat at West Point and
at Annapolis, where the ambitious
young American is supposed to be In
training to become gentleman and an
officer the relic of barbarism seems to
have taken refuge and is nourished
tenderly
According 10 recent developments, 1t
appears that the cadet of today must
be prepared at any moment TO refer
a formal challenge to ceremonious Sec
onds and. obedient to their opinion as
to what honor demands, must face UNI
flnchngy fellow cadet I'm the time
honored pugilistic battle to finish.
The scratch OF a rapier Is not deemed
sufficient to satisfy the demands Of
outraged honor, Nothing will wipe out
tho indlgnlty save fight to the bitter
end, even though that end prove to be
very bitter indeed
"rhe honor Of the corps' comes as
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sixteen he was furnishing editorials for
the Courant, his brother being under
an interdict for criticisng the authori-
ties. His brother was an ungrateful
person, for as soon as he was free he
banished Benjamin from the editorial
sanctum and resumed his own bunder-
ing pen.
Young Franklin revolted again. This
time he shook the dust Of New Eng
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Cuba, the title thereto being left to IA.
ture adjustment by treaty"
Situated a little south Of the western
end of Cuba, and about the size OF the
state OF Rhode Island. the Isle Of Pines
would prove to be a valuable accession
TO any nation interested In South
American affairs. In the same longi-
tude as Tampa. Fla, and the same
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THE ONLY CHURCH ON THE ISLAND.

never seemed disposed to favor the
theory advanced by the American in
terests. Those interests, however. were
potent enough TO get hearing In con
sress, and the Plat amendment, which
was afterward adopted as a part of the
Cuban constitution provided that "the
Isle OF Pines shall be omitted from the
proposed constitutional boundaries Of
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part Of IT, The northern part facing
Cuba, is mountainous, with peaks more
Than 1000 feet above the sea.
In this northern part are gathered
almost all OF the 5000 Inhabitants,
among them about 400 Americans who
have been drawn thither by the Won
derful fertility Of the soil and the rich
ness OF the natural features Of tho Is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-02
MAY FOR IS YEARS.
Data Showing Warmest and Codes
Months, and the killing
ErOStS.

The following data. covering the
month of May tor Is years have been
compiled from the Weather Bureau
records at Raleigh, n. G. They are
issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed, during the month in
question, for the above period of
years, but must not be construed as
forecast of the weather conditions for
the coming month.
Temperature.
Normal temperature IS. The warm
est month was that of 1896, with an
average of IA. The coolest month
was that of 1891. with an average OF
ga. The highest temperature was
SO on 31st, 1895. The lowest temper
ature was 3S on 9th and 18th, 1891.
The earliest date on which first kill
ing frost occurred in autumn, Oct. 8.
Average date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn, Nov. 3
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring, April 3. The
latest date on which last killing frost
occurred in spring, May 6.
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Moody Mortified Summer school

The exact dates of the conferences
at the Mortified (Mass) Moody
Summer School are as follows: Stu
dent Conference, une 30th to July
9th; Young Women's Conference,
July 18th to goth; Summer School
for Sunday School Workers, July
22nd to 30th: Summer School for Wo-
mems Missionary Societies, July oath
to 31st; General Conference for
Christian Workers, August 4th to
10th; Post Conference Addresses, Au-
gust 22nd to September 18th.
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BUSINESS CHANCE-I WANT doc

persons in North Carolina that can
invest 10000 to 100000 in a safe
Independent Oil Refinery PROPOSE
ton with tremendous possibilities
and will pay from 100 to 800 per
cent on investment to write me for
prospectus. Address for 10 days, w.
P. Fife, President, Charlotte, n. c.
4-25-10t
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Governor Glenn has consented t.
deliver the commencement address al
the closing Of the High School a
Kernersville, June 2. 1t is being
planned to make that day an educa-
tional and Industrial rally in the in
tercst of Greater Kernersville.'
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

j. A. COffer-Grain Dealer.
Powell & Powell-Notice of Copart-
nership.
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LOCO. 900 FEET PINE LUMBEI.

wanted-all kinds-will pay spot
cash. Address today, Baker-Thomp-
son Lumber Co., Z. o. Box 407.
Raleigh, y. c. 4-26-1w
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There will be a meeting at noon
tomorrow in the State Auditors
, office for the incorporation of the
Soldiers Home Association, of which
Hon. H. A. London is president and
Dr. B. f. Dixon, is secretary.
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WANTED; NIGHT CLERK FOR THE

orion: must be a settled man of at
least 40 years of age. State salary
expected with room and board. Adj
dress j. II. Hinton, Manager, Will
mington, N G.. 4-2S-3t
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LADY ASSISTANT FOE BRANCH

office Established business. SIS
paid weekly No investment re-
CURED. Position permanent. Pre-
viouS experience not essential. Ad-
dress, American Union, Como
Block, Chicago.
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The Raleigh Electric Company is
repairing it's street railway tracks on
lower Fayetteville street. The track
force has been at work constantly for
several months, and the tracks on the
whole line will soon be in perfect con-
dition.
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Mr.. E. C. Bagwell. who is now a
civil enoineer with the Seaboard Air
Line at Tampa is in the city recuper-
ating from a recent illness.
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State Treasurer B. r. Lacy and
State Auditor B. F. Dixon, went to
Hamlet yesterday and last night adj
dressed an educational meeting. Con-
gresham II. n. Page was also a
speaker at the meeting.