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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-04
And Christ Amt a-going to be too hard
On a man that died for men.
WAKES NEW SUPERINTENDENT

The Wake county board of educa-~
ition yesterday elected Mr.. Zebulon
Vance Judd, son of Mr.. j. T. Judd, a
leading citizen of New Hill township,
as county superintendent of schools.
Mr. Judd will at once enter upon the
duties of his important position, the
most important in Wake county.
Mr.. Judd graduated with honors at
the University of North Carolina in
1903, and has since been instructor
and assistant professor of English in
the University of Florida. Prior to
graduation he had taught in the pub
tic schools four years. While at the
university he was chairman of the
building committee and took lead
ing part in raising the money for the
new Y. M. c. A. building nearly COM
pleted at Chapel Hill. He devoted a
portion of the summer of 1903 to can
wasting the State for subscriptions for
the Y. NJ. c. A. building and after
wards visited New York Baltimore
and Washington for the same purpose.
He was quite successful and showed
tact and judgment of a high order.
Mr.. Judd was highly recommended
as scholar and gentleman. He is
a native of Wake county, the son of a
popular farmer and popular citizen;
is young and enthusiastic, and will en-
ter upon his work with the zeal and
ambition that will warrant success.
With the cooperation of the parents
and all good citizens in the county,
under the leadership of Mr.. Judd,
there will be continued and marked
improvement in the public schools of
Wake county.
Rev. w. G.. Clements, the retiring
superintendent, is a man of high char
acter and has made a faithful official,
and will continue a private citiben to
give the benefit of his ripe experience
and knowledge of the work to the adj
vancement of the public schools of
Wake county
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LITTLE BREECHES."

John Hay, Secretary of State, ex-
Ambassador to the Court of ST.
James. foremost diplomat of his day,
is dead and buried. His accomplish
ments, his personality, the impress he
has made son the world will constitute
a "nine-days' woRder.''
But, as we indicated on Sunday, his
great services to the nation, his wis
dom as a statesman and his victories
as diplomat are not to be compared
to the heart-free expression of him.
self in Muse in younger years. The
world can generally find some one to
take the place of even it's greatest of
political men. A poet leaves void in
the world as he leaves something be-
hind when he goes an inevitable APP
peal to the heart of humanity, almost
to a work-a-day world the actual
clasp Of a vanished hand"
Wherefore we reproduce Little
Brooches and Jim Bludsoe.'' Few
indeed might know John Hay, the Di-
plomat. All will realize the heart of
the man that Denned those words,
wonderful in their simplicity, eternal
in their pathos and invincible in their
faith:
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WARMING UP THE "COP."

The hot weather has had the effect
in more than one city of making citi-
zens even hotter over municipal con-
ditions than the weather.
In New Orleans disclosures as to a
disgraceful traffic in girls pointed to
the complacence of the police and
caused a general investigation with the
result that several of the most prom
inent members of the force have been
fired"
In Louisville the City Club is
making things warm for all classes of
protected vice. Just how pessimistic
are conditions in that city may be
gathered from the following para
graphs from the Post:
THE only person overlooked by the
Watkinsville. Ga, mob in their raid
on the Jail was a convicted gambler
indicating that a number of Louisville
policemen must have been in the
lynching party"
louisville is luckier than Pittsburg
at any rate. In the latter city the
hold-up men are ~oing around in au-
tomObileS. .a
In Louisville they still wait for their
victims to walk into their arms around
the corner.
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THE DREAM OF KANK YU WEI.

The following is going the rounds:
"Kank Yu Wei, a noted Chinaman
who is described as a statesman and
'reformer,' is travelling in this coun-
try and is attracting considerable at
tention. He is now in New York pick
ing up information of one kind and
another that he expects will be of great
benefit to him when he gets back to
his own country and resumes the
business of reforming something. A
New York reporter asked Mr.. Wei the
other day if China expects help from
Japan in her development that is ex-
pected soon to come.
China needs no help, he answer
ed. China is a great country with
vast resources, but undeveloped. In
China Europe broke the ground for
modern civilization. America weeded
the ground and planted the rice; ia
pan cooked the rice; it remains for
China to eat 1T.
Mr.. Wei will have to do a good deal
of reforming before he can whip the
Celestials into shape to steal the cake
from Japan.
Perhaps the Saxon for Kank Yu Wei
is wink your eye
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the right of the citizen to his castle
in which he says the storms and rains
may enter, but the king of England
with all his power dare not enter IL
without due process of law, however
frail or insignificant it may be.
If it had not become so common
it would be surprising that ultra pro-
hibitionistS seem to think that there
is a higher law" above personal and
individual notions, and that any one
who dares to appeal to the laws of the
country if not consistent with their
ideas has no rights which are entitled
to respect.
l have never denounced any Liquor
law on our statutes book, but l have
always heretofore and expect hereafter
to denounce any unconstitutional law
especially if rights of person or prop
erty are attempted to be invaded.
Upon reading the communication of
youH Greensboro correspondent You
will really see that your headlines is
misleading and to correct this l write
this letter published.
JAMES. r. MOREHEAD.
Greensboro, n. c., July l.
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KNEW WHEN TO QUIT.

The Shelby Daily News. which has
been in existence for a month, makes
the following good-natured announce
ment:
The publishers of the News regret
to announce that the paper will be
discontinued after today. The enter
prise was started as an experiment.,
which fact we made plain in our first
issue, and after a months trial we
have come to the conclusion that the
business cannot reach a very profita-
BILE basis.
LAS a whole the people have taken
much interest in the paper. for which
we return thanks to each and every
one,
1.-The work has been very pleasant
for the publishers. and we feel much
better for having tested the practical
bility of the enterprise.
There are a few unexpired sub
scriptions on our books. ranging from
one to three weeks which amounts
will be refunded.
I'VE also have some subscribers on
the books who owe us for the month.
These are respectfully asked to remit
10 us atsofice.'
At any rate the publishers of The
News seem to have had the rarest
quality OF judgnlent-the ability to
quit before they had to.
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LET JUSTICE BE DE-LOCALIZED.

The disclosures in the special letter
lotte on Sunday. show that there is
need in the Eastern district of North
Carolina for the infusion of the Boyd
and Holton spirit
Barring the Caspar ease, where the
defendant was let off with a line OF
$4,000, by advice of the ever-present
Yerkes, violators of revenue laws nave
been suffering the proper penalties
of their crimes in the western dlS-
trict. Many of them are in jail. Oth-
ers are out of pocket large sums OF
money estimated to be the amount Oh
their stealings. There has been the
greatest energy displayed by Dlstrlcl
Attornev Holton and Assistant Attor-
ney Price to show up violators of the
law and the sternest determination
to punish them on the part of Judge
Boyd.
Recent events have cast doubt on
the same character of awakening IN
the Eastern district. The privilege OF
appeal there with such force.
In way of contrast:
Arey, a rich distiller was found
guilty and sentenced by Judge Boyd
to pay fine of $4,000, the estimated
amount of his stealings and a term
of imprisonment of three months.
In the Eastern district the. Hamlet
Company was seized with $4,000 gal
Ions of whiskey. the plant being
worth $25, 1000 and it was estimated
that $4,000 had been stolen from the
government.
In this case the defendants were al
lowed to compromise for $4,000 with
no imprisonment.
In the Eastern district, also, the Hoff-
man Company was seized. In this
case the amount of stealing was put
at $4,000. compromise was eff
fected at the price of $4,000 and again
no one was imprisoned
1t used to be popular, habit, not
to enforce the revenue laws. Judges
were expected to look on them as
things to be practically annulled. That
day has passed. The procedure is no
longer popular; in fact, it cannot be
disassociated from scandal
Like the West, let us be in the East.
Public officials are made to enforce
the law. Let everybody understand
this clearly and the constant need for
criticism, the embarrassing duty of
praising people who do their duty, by
reason of the contrast to custom that
they afford, will have passed.
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COL. MOREHEAD DENOUNCED
"The law Passed at the Last LeSisla-
Attempted to Give) the Right to
Break Open and Search Citizens
Homes and Seize Their Property.

To the Editor:-In your headlines
to the communication from your
Greensboro correspondent of last
evening state that "Col. Morehead
denounces liquor law.
Upon reading the communication
/ find nothing to justify the assertion.
ON the contrary your correspondent
specifically wrote that | denounced
the law passed at the last legislature
giving Che should have said attempt
ing to give) the right to break open
and to search citizens homes and
to seize their property.
| certainly did denounce such law
amendment to city charter) and ex,
pect to continue to denounce it until
repealed, and | did cite an opinion of
1.-THE shupreme court of the United
States and emphasize the opinion
wherin it says 1T is abhorent to the
instincts of an Englishman: 1T is alb
horent to the instincts of an Ameri.
can. 1t may suit the purposes of des-
potic power; but it cannot abide the
pure atmosphere of political liberty
and personal freedom.
l also quoted. Ritts great speech Oh
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LITTLE BREECHES.

/ don't go much on religion,
| never amt had no show;
But I've got a middlin' tight grip, sir,
On the handful O. things l know.
l don't pan out on the prophets
And free-will. and that sort of
thing
But 1 blieve in God and the angels,
Ever since one night last spring.
l come into town with some turnips,
And my little Gabe come along
No four-year-old in the county
Could beat him for pretty and
strong.
Peart and clipper and sassy.
Always ready to swear and fight
And I'd larnt him to chaw terbacker
Jest to keep his milk-teeth white.
The snow come down like blanket
AS l passed by Taggarts store;
l went for a jug of molasseS
And left the team at the door.
They scared at something and
/ heard one little squall,
And hell-to-sDit over the prairie
Went team, Little Brooches, and ali.
Hell-to-split over the prairie,
! was almost froZe with skeer;
But we routed IN some torches,
And Sarched for 'em far and near.
At last we struck bosses and wagon,
Showed under a soft, white mound,
Upset., dead beat-but of little Gabe
No hide nor hair was found.
And here all hope soured on me,
Ofsmy ow-critters' aid
L jest Hoped down on my marrow
bones,
Crotch deep in the snow and prayed.
BY this the torches was played out
And me and Isrul PHrr
Went off for some wood to a sheep
fold
That he said was somewhat thar.
Where they shut up the lambs at
night.
We looked in and seen them huddled
thar,
So warm and sleepy and white;
chirped,
AS peart a. ever you see.
II want a chaw of terbacker,
And that's what's the matter of
me-"
How did he git thar? Angels.
He could never have walked i'm that
storm.
They jest Scooped down and toted him
To whar it was safe and warm.
And l think that saving a little child.
And fotching him to his own,
Is a derned sight better business
Than loafing around the Throne.
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AN OUTRAGE ON THE TAILORs

There is excitement in London.
When the Honorable Frederick Ed
ward Guest, the son of Lord and Lady
Wimborne and a member of the first
life guards, lead to the altar Miss
Amy Phipps, the daughter of The first
steel baron of America, he was attired
i'm a gray morning suit
This is dreadful. The London tail
crs are up in arms. Their livelihood
is threatened The marriage of a son
of an earl to the daughter of an iron
founder is an old tale. The arts
tocracy and the tailors are used to it.
But never before had the son-of- "a :
gun-beg pardon-the son of a lord,
veitured to do the deed except IN
conventional garb. Think of it, a
''gray morning suit" And he figure
at which royalty figured. Tear
down the banners from the walls,
PROSTATE the Tower into the Thames
put The Prince of Wales behind the
bar and remove the fog "Lunnon"
is me- more. Put the silk hat in the
British museum and the tailors into
bankruptcy. The expc cteG has hap
pened America is the land of revo-
luton!
We can we'll appreciate the con-
Germ of the London tailors. They built
their business with a tactic under
standing that things should stay as
they had been before. Plush is re-
munerative Gold braid has price.
Flummery is profitable at either pole,
or at either extreme. The nobility don
it. the tailors make it! Out upon
the man who would inculcate new
idea and get married in a suit that
he might wear the day after next
There is no telling where this bad
example may stop. vt was inaugur-
ated at dangerous time. We are in
formed that royalty was present at
the dinner (they usually arc in at
the prandiaD among the guests be-
ing Prince and Princess Christian and
their daughter Princess Louise of
Schleswig- Holstein, and Princess Ere
derica of Hanover, while at the cotil-
lon Nhich followed were Prince Henry
of f3attenburg with Princess Edna of
Battenburg and Princess Beatrice of
Saxe-Coberg. Many Americans were
among the guests
This makes the case serious for the
tsilors. For royalty is initiative as
soon as one of its set gets the fash
ion. NAnd, without knowing the diff
ference. we apprehend that ''morn>
ing suits of gray are much less ex-
pensive than frock coats and silk hats.
The tailors should have had notice.
And it i'll became the groom of Frick
to start an economical custom.
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MORNING TONIC.
THE sTIRRUP CUP.
July 1, 1905.


Ny short and happy day is done;
The long and lonely night comes on.
And at my door the pale horse stands
TO carry me to unknown landss -
His whinny shrill, his paving hoof,
Sound dreadful as a gathering storm !;
And must leave this sheltering roof
And joys of life so soft and warm.
Tender and warm the joys of life
Good friends, the faithful and the
true;
My rosy children and my wife.
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view.
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view;
The night comes on, the lights burn
blue;
And at my door the pale horse stands
To bear me forth to unknown lands.
JOHN HAY.
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JIM BIlUDSO,
OF The Prairie Belle.

Wall, no. / can't tell wha' he lives,
Because he don't live, you see;
Leastways he's got out of the habit
OF livin' like you and me.
Whar' have you been for the last three
year
That you haven't heard folks tell
How Jimmy Bludso passed in his
checks
The night of the Prairie Belle?
He waren't no saint-them engineers
Is pretty much alike
One wife in Natchez-under-the hill
Another one here in Pike.
a keerless man in his talk was Jim,
An awkward hand in a row,
But he never funked. and he never
lied
1 reckon he never knowed how.
And this was all the religion he had,
To treat his engine well,
Never be passed on the river,
To mind the pilots bell;
And if ever the Prairie Belle took
A thousand times he swore
He'd hold her nozzle agin TIE bank
Till the last soul got ashore.
All boats has their day on the
Mississip,
And her day come at last;
The Movastar was a better boat,
But the Belle, she wouldn't be
passed.
And so she come tarin' along that
night
The oldest craft on the line
With a Niger squat on her safety
valve,
And her furnace crammed, rosin
and pine.
The fire bust out as she cleared the
And burnt hole in the night;
And quick as a fash, she turned and
made
For that willer bank on the right.
There was runnin and cursin'. but
Jim yelled out
Over all the Internal roar:
"I'lI hold her nozzle agin the bank
Till the last. galoot's ashore.
Through the hot, black breath of the
burnin' boat
Jim Bludso's voice was heard.
And they all had trust in his cussed-
ness,
And knowed he would keep his
+. word; :,
And, sure's you're born, they all got
Off
Afore the smok estacks fell
And Bludsos ghost went up alone
In the smoke of the Prairie Belle.
He weren't no saint-but at judgment
I'd run my chance with Jim
'Longside of some pious gentlemen
That wouldn't shook hands with
him
He seen his duty, dead sure thing
And went for it thar and then;
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Spirit of the Press.
\ Wise Little Girl.

Wilmington, (DeL) News.
There comes from North Carolina a
remarkable story of the wisdom of a
child. There was danger of a railroad
train being wrecked, when a girl of
eleven years of age signalled the engi-
neer and prevented disaster. When II
came to rewarding her for her pres
ence of mind her only wish was found
to be a desire to secure a college edu-
cation. She did not want a mere
money reward. She wanted an edu-
cation, and the railroad company has
agreed to grant her wish. She is to be
sent through the several preparatory
schools at the expense of the railroad
company, and the chances are tFat a
child whose hope and ambition is to
secure a proper education viii make
the most of her opportunity.
Certainly into the mind of this little
girl of North Carolina there has not
crept the microbe of mere money pos
session. She is very young, yet old
enough to realize that education is the
basis of success and happiness, and
thus she chose education. The ex-
pense of her training Will be mere
bagatelle to the railroad company
perhaps not as much as the wreck of
the train saved by the girl woulC
have cost Yet the managers of the
company who have offered to educate
this child are to be congratulated upon
their exhibition of the right sort of
appreciation. The child is to be made
happy, and the railroad company is
to do a generous bit of work.
There was no semblance of selfish
ness upon the part of either the child
or the railroad officers. The reward
to be provided for bravery and pres
ence of mind is fitting, and the Incl
dent is a pleasing diversion from the
many stories of greed and money-lov-
ing being told every day. Heroism is
to be rewarded in a practical way,
and it is well.
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DECADENCE OF CHEWING.
n Tobacco Dealer Attributes the Fall
ing OFF to War on Spitters.
New York SUM-


"The crusade against eXpectorating
i'm public places has cut into the to-
bacco business said a dealer to GUS
toner. Some years ago | kept to-
bacco cutter on my counter and boy
was so engaged in cutting plugs for
customers that he had little time for
anything else.
Now we cut up few plugs in the
regulation size and put them in a
canister. Twenty-Five cuts will last
several days where we used to sell
that many in a half day. However,
what we have lost in that way is more
than offset by sales of cigars and
cigarettes and smoking tobacco.
Ten years ago l had regular trade
in chewing tobacco thta paid half OF
my rent. l would have to quit bust
ness if l relied upon such trade
now.
Several smaller dealers whom
know do not keep plug in stock. And
yet there was a time when the old
tobacco chcwer was more welded to
his quid than the old topper was to his
dram. He chewed wherever he went,
in church. in society and at places of
amusement.
1.-The war on spitters has stopped
all that"
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SHUT UP FOR THE BALL GAME.

Let nobody in Raleigh weep over the
decline of baseball. The fever is in the
blood Any day the boil may appear.
Washington, Greenville and TarbOro
have it bad and the papers are using
ink by the pot in roofing. This from
the Washington Gazette Messenger is
Ia wise solution in view of the fact
that there would be nobody on the
streets to trade anyway:
Let every merchant close his store
next Tuesday afternoon and go out to
see the ~ame between Washington and
Greenville. The merchants of that
place closed their stores when the
local team played at Greenville last
Friday, and it had quite a good bit TO
do with Greenville winning. Close the
stores and let your sales-people off for
an afternoon, and be sure you see the
game yourself
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CANCER CURED.

We want every man and woman II
the United States to know what We
are doing. We are curing cancers
tumors, and chronic sores without the
use of knife. and are Endorsed by tnf
Senate and Legislature Of Virginia. Il
you are seeking a cure, come mere ano
you will get 1t.
We Guarantee Our Cures.
THE KFLLAM CANCER HOSPITAL
kichmond. Va.
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No Rural Route or Water Works.
Durham Sun.
Did Claude Bernard leaYe a for
warding address?
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/ know fellow who boasts that he
is as honest as the day is long. Per-
haps he is. I've only met him at night.
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Depends on What Was Proven.

Durham Sun.
AS the result of the deplorable oc-
currence just a week ago the Raleigh
editors are suffering Biblical quota
tions to each other. Well, that is
something good accomplished at any
rate.
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Six years ago had severe attack OF
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Paris dispatches revive the old story
of gullotined man who batted his
eyes at the doctor who picked up the
head and asked him questions. The
condemned man was named Languille.
Partisan papers are remarking that his
testimony is incompetent as he had
completely lost his head. Paris is hard
up both for news and puns.