davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09

the affairs of this section since Colon
ial days.
The deceased was one of nine chill
dren-six boys and three girls, and
until he had passed middle life they
were people not used to the great lux
uries of life bought by wealth, but
had to struggle like all of the early
settlers of this State and section for
it's material things. 1t was un-
der conditions of this kind that Wash
ington Duke and his brothers and sis
ters came into this life. These early
surroundings taught that frugality
and developed the strong positive
character and self reliance that in
later life made him the great man
that he was. Beginning life with alb
,solutely nothing save strong charac-
ter and powerful will, his education
being that he learned from nature and
between the pillow handles on a poor
farm in Orange county (now Durham)
he returned from the struggles of the
Civil War to a poverty stricken sec
ton of the country his only assets be-
tion of the country, his only asset be-
ing character. In the forty years that
now intervene between the present and
that struggle he has builded a name
that is known around the world and
accumulated wealth that he has used
to bless others and to make the world
better and nobler.
American Tobacco Company born.
Washington Duke was the son of
Taylor Duke, was born near Bahama,
Orange county, now in Durham. He
resided there until he had attained his
majority and then moved to a small
farm about three miles from Durham,
which he afterwards owned, and there
began the tobacco manufacturing
business, the Eeuclus that formed the
great American Tobacco Company of
today. His five brothers We're: Messrs.
Robert Brodie, Kirkland, William j.,
and John Duke. His sisters were
Amelia HiggS, Mrs Rena Clinton, and
Miss Malinda Duke, who was never
married. From these have sprung a
large number of descendants, who live
in many parts of this and other States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
WE RE DOUBLED UP
Or Rather We Are Beat
en- in Doubles.
Virginia Showed Better Team Work
a Great Game is Expected Today
When Singles Will Be
Played.

Especial to News and Observer0
Chapel Hill, n. c.. May S.-Virginia
defeated Carolina here this afternoon
in doubles, three out of four sets, six
to four.
six to four. four to six, six to four.
The game was played on a wet
court, neither side could show up to
ADVANTAGE. Virginia showed better
team work, otherwise the teams were
evenly matched.
Packard and Page constituted Vir-
ginia's two while Fry and Orr oftic-
lated for Carolina.
The singles take place tomorrow,
Orr playing Packard and Fry Page.
A great game is expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09

ly All last night it was expected that
the next hour would be his last.
This morning he was weak and
sinking. When he passed away his
three sons. b. L., b. n. and j. B. Duke.
with other relatives, were gathered by
his bedside. He was part of the his
tory of Durham and his death has cast
gloom over the entire city.
The funeral services will be conduct
ed from Main Street Methodist
church. of which he was a member
at II O'Clock Wednesday morning and
the body will be laid to rest in the
Duke mausoleum at Maplewood GEM
etery. The funeral services will be
conducted by DIR. J. G.. Kilgo presi-
dent of Trinity College, and DIR. f.. A.
Yates and Rev. T. A. Smoot pastor of
the church. Full details and arrange
ments have not been made for the
funeral as yet.
Through Mr.. Duke and his influence
there has been given to Trinity College
million dollars. this coming from
members of his family, probably more
than that amount. His first great gift
was when the college was moved here
in 1901, when he gave $500 other
gifts followed until his personal gifts
amounted to more than a half million
dollars. His sons and other relatives
added to these gifts until the amount
is now more than million dollars
One gift of 100000 from the deceased
opened the doors of Trinity and other
State colleges to women.
Sometime ago he divided a large
part of his wealth among his relatives
Ii is learned that the greater part of
the wealth went to B. ~ and ]. p.
Duke. In addition to these gifts he
gave to each of his grandchildren,
some eight or ten in number 100000
each.
Practically all factories in this com
munity closed upon hearing of the
death of Mr.. Washington Duke Other
business houses will be closed tomor-
row and next day. when the funeral
takes place. 1t is supposed that the
city officials and business men in gem
eral will join to do honor To the man
who has done SO much for Durham
and the State
During yesterday and today quite a
number of relatives and personal
friends reached here from a distance.
Others will reach here during tonight
and tomorrow There is no doubt
that the funeral will be the most large
ly attended in the history of Durham
All Durham mourns and all Durham
will pay honor to his memory.
Sketch of Mr.. Dukes Life.
Born on December 20th. 1920,
Washington Duke would have been SO
years of age had he lived until De-
cember of this year. He was the last
of his immediate family. which was a
large one. and spent all his life in this
section of the State He came from
New England stock. but his father
spent most of his life in this State
the family having been identified with
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09

Twice Mr. Washington Duke was
married, his second wife dying num-
Der of years ago. OF these two unions
there are now living three sons, one
by his first wife and the other two by
his second wife. The first wife of Mr.
Duke was Miss Caroline Clinton,
daughter of Mr.. Jesse Clinton.
Prior to her marriage she lived some
five or six miles north of Durham. The
one living son of this union is Mr.. Brodie
l.. Duke, who makes his home in this
city. Several years after the death Of
his first wife Mr.. Duke was again mar
ried, the bride being Miss Artelia
ried, the bride being Miss Artelia Ron
ey. of Alamance county. There were
three children by this union, two sons
and a daughter. The sons Mr.. James
Buchanan Duke, of New York, presi-
dent of the American Tobacco Com
pany, and Mr.. Benjamin n. Duke, a
citizen of New York, but who spends
much of his time at his home in this
city, survive their father. The daugh-
ter, who after her marriage was Mrs
Robert F.. Lyon, died several years
ago. There are many grandchildren
OF the deceased, and several great
grand children. Many of these live in
this city.
Duke the Man.
Ii disposition he was quiet ana un-
assuming, gentle as woman, man as
nearly free from prejudice as one gets
to be in this life; of strong, firm charac-
ter and Will, man who thought of the
sufferings and happiness of others,
and did his part towards relieving suf-
fcring and want and making the world
happier. In religion he was a devout
member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, and as long as he was
able he was always found in his ac-.
customed pew at Main Street Metho.
dist church. He gave largely of his
wealth for all causes of religion edu-
cation and help for the poor, unfortu-
nate and suffering.
His Last Illness.
His last illness began several
months ago when he stumbled and
lell in his room and in the fall his
lett hip was broken Since then he
mas fingered, sometime close to death
and then he would be more cheerful,
yet always gradually growing weaker
when death came he approached the
END peacefully. gently-'like one who
wraps the draperies of his couch about
MN and lies down to pleasant
dreams IIe was given everv possible
attention that medical skill and train
ed nurses could do. For several days
II mas been known that he could not
long survive. In addition to his brok-
en- nmD there We're complications and
lhose hastened his DEATH Much of the
tlme Tor the past week or two weeks
he was unconscious. During his com
Se1ous moments he talked cheerfuIIvN
WITH those about his couch, and time
ana again he said that he would be
glad When the summons came for him
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
Quarter Of a Million Lost.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Whiteyille. n. c.. May S.-The loss
on strawberries in Columbus county
resulting from lack of cars in which
to ship during last week is given by
those i'm a position to know at not less
than quarter ofa million dollars. 1t
is expected, however, that a large
portion of this amount will be made
good to the shippers and growers by
the Armour Packing Company, who
failed to furnish the necessary cars
to move the crop.
J. e. DUPREE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
The Arson Cases.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro. N. c.. May S.-1udge
PeeLles opened the May term o. Su-
perior Court for the trial of criminal
cases here this morning.
Aside from the cases against Oze-
ment and the Farringtons, of sum
ner township. indicted for arson, al
most al of the cases are for misde-
meanors. One hundrd Of these are
for violations of the prohibition law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
MIR. w. A. LITTLE DROWNED.
A Well known Young Man Loses His
Life in The Surf.
lSnecial to News and Observer.O


Wilmington, n. c., May Son Sun
day afternoon, while in the surf al
Wrightsville, Mr.. William Augustus
Little aged "a, the secretary of the
Wilmington Cotton Mills here, was
caught by the undertow and drowned.
The body has not been recovered and
is thought to have been swept out to
sea.
Mr.. Little was born near Charlotte,
and was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w Little, of that place. He was a
member of a house party at Wrights-
Vile. and when after swimming out
too far he called for help several
tried to get to him. A Mr.. Armstrong,
working on building, seeing the
plight of the young man, threw off
his clothes and tried to rescue him.
but was exhausted nefore getting to
&he drowning man. He was brought
in and hadsto be revived with stimu-
Iants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
DEATH Of MR. DUKE
At A RIPE OLD AGE
A Remarkable Man and
His Career.
DEEP REGRET is FELT
Mr.. Dukes Struggle From Poverty to
AffIuence. PrinceIY Generosity
Shown BY the Millionaire and
PhiIanthropist. His Rich Gifts
For the Cause OF Education.
lSnecial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Durham. N. c.. May S.-Washing-
ton Duke, founder of the Duke branch
of the American Tobacco Company,
father of j. b. Duke, president of that
company, millionaire and philanthrop-
ist, who directly and indirectly gave
more than million dollars to Trinity
College, died at 2 O'Clock in the eighty
fifth year of his age. His death was
no surprise. For several weeks he
had been close to deaths door and yes
terday afternoon began to sink rapid
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
IN the Associated Press. )


Birmingham, Ala, May SACK
son, of the visitors, was very wild
Archer, Atlanta's catcher, was put out
of the game in the eighth inning for
kicking. Attendance, 1881.
Birmingham O2OOOO1*A3 0
Atlanta 100000 00O-O 2 2
Batteries Clarke and Matthews.
Jackson and Archer and Shea. Time
1880. Umpire, Black.
Nashville, Tenn, May S.-Stultz
kept the six hits he allowed the Nash
vile batsmen well scattered. Attend
ance, 1000. Score: r. H. E.
Nashville 000OO01-1 6 1
Montgomery 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 00-4 /
Batteries: Nickens and Swindells;
Stultz and Millerick Time, 1882. Um-
pires Burke and Bassett.
Shreveport, La, May S.-The locals
had no difficulty in punching hits on
Suggs in the fourth and fifth innings
Attendance, 974.
Score: r. H. e
Memphis ..O0O1 O0O-1 8
Shreveport 90 31O00%-4 6 2
Batteries: Suggs and Hurlburt;
Fisher and Fritz. Umpire, Pfennin-
ger. Time, 1885.
Little Rock, Ark, May S.-The Lit
tie Rock team was delayed by a wash
out between here and Shreveport and
did not reach this city until $3.50 this
afternoon. The game with New Or
leans post postponed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09

Capt. Hugh knight, a conductor
of a freight train on the Seaboard Air
Line, had his foot seriously injured
by a barrel of molasses falling on it
at Apex yesterday afternoon. He was
brought to Raleigh and is under med
ical treatment at his home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
DupIin Loses $toO,OOO.

Especial to News and Observer
Magnolia N c., May S.-The esti-
mate of loss to truckers in Duplin
county is $150,000.
j. f. HINSON, Mayor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
About $4,000 Loss.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Mount Olive. N. c.. May S.-None
of our berries have been a total loss
but owing to scarcity of cars we have
lost about rs cents a crate. We have
shipped 10000 crates, making $4,000
los. j. A. WESTBROOK.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
American League Games.
lBv the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press)
Boston, Mass, May 8.-Boston's err
rors were costly today, six of the visi-
tors runs resulting directly from their
misplays. Score: r. H. E.
New York .0010S02 1903 10 3
Boston. L 0 % O 0101 O-3?10 5
Batteries: Orth and Kleinow;
Young Gibson and Criger Time, 1859.
Umpire, Connolly. Attendance, 1888.
Washington, May -Washington's
ragged fielding and Patten's one bat
ting inning gave Philadelphia today
game. Score: R.fH. E.
Washington .1OOOOO0O1-2 a 8
Phila. % 100000 1-3 8 2
Batteries: Patten and Kittredge I.
Waddell and Schreck. Time. 1:40.
Umpire, OLoughlin. Attendance, T.
O46
Cleveland, O., May S.-Clbveland
lost to Chicago today The batting of
Donohue and fielding of Carr and Tur~
ner were features.
Score: R.H. e.
Cleveland .0O0O21Oo Ga 10 /
Chicago % 0 O. 0 0 2 0 0-6 IA 1
Batteries: Hess and Buelow. Smith
and Mcfarland Time, 2:1O I'm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
Pender Lose Over De. 600.

Rocky Mount, N. c., May 8.-Loss
to Pender county between $75,000
and 100000.
T. ]. ARMSTRONG.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
National League Games.
CBy the Associated Press)


Philadelphia. Pa, May S.--The visi
tors errors and the hits of the locals
happened opportunely and brooklyn
was again defeated.
Brooklyn .ooO1o0oo1-2 II 5
Phila "A 200 1F-7 13
Batteries: Jones and Bergen; Cald-
well and Doom. Time, 1:45. Umpire,
Johnstone. Attendancet 2,5S5.
Pittsburg Pa, May Sin the first
inning, when Clymer went down to
first base, Blankenship claimed that
the runner spiked him. AS Clymer
was retiring Blankenship followed and
hit the Pittsburger twice on the headE
Clymer did not strike back, but both
men were put out of the game.
Score: r. H. E.
Pittsburg .oOO11oOO*-2 10 s
Cincinnati .O001 0 900 OIL 5
Batteries: Philippe and Carisch,
overall and Schlei. Time, two hours.
Umpires, Emslie and Bauswine. At
tendance. $50.
New York, May S.-Poor fielding by
the Bostons and heavy batting by the
New Yorks gave the local team
another easy victory today.
Score r. H. E.
Boston. % 900 Dol OIL y
New York % 1 5 0 90 0 *-9 II II
Batteries: Willis, Wilhelm and
Needham; Taylor and Bowerman.
Time. 1:45. Umpire, O'Day. Attend
ance, 5000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News Circulation

pires, Mccarthy and Kelly. Attend
ance, 1926.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
LOSSES ABOUT CHADBoURN.
Details of the Immense Damage Caus-
ed by Lack of Cars.

Charlotte Observer.)
Chadbourn. May 6.-The strawber-
Continued on Page Two.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
Ang11sta. G.. Man s.

Score: R.HE.
Macon -. oo1OOoOOO- 8
Augusta 0O020O1 0-3 2
Batteris-Dwyer and Harnisch; Ci-
cote and Roth and Lauzon. Time,
1875. Umpire -Keefe. Attendance,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
south atlantic League Games.
At Charleston

At Charleston
Score: Il. ii. u.
Charleston 0OOOOO01-1 z 8
Savannah 100000 0-3 6 0
Batteries Murray and Munson;
Kane and Holmes. Time, 1875. Um-
pire, Latham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
At Jacksonville

At Jacksonville
Score: X. IL. E.
Columbia 100 2 0 0-N 0
Jacksonville ...1 5000 0-1 l
Batteries: Reynolds and Earle
Bracken and Leslie. Umpire, Keefe.
Time, So minutes. Attendance, 1000.
(Called on account of rain.)
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22
A Double Christmas.

A stranger visiting the German COL
onies of our great cities would think
his almanac needed resetting, for on
the evening of December 5th, thou
sands of little stockings are hung up
with the same careful clothes pinning
and heart of hope as on the authentic
Christmas eve. st. Nicholas eve it is
that the ''Fatherland" exiles are cele-
brating. Just as early as any chill
dren ever get up, those that are pay
ing honor to the gift-saint tumble out
of bed, and find their stockings we'll
weighed with fruit and candies and
apfelkuchen. The naughty child that
has been trial to its parents in pre-
vious weeks is rather likely to find
his stocking laden with coal. 1t is a
hint that a second gift-season is at
hand, and that it would be we'll to
fail into line with the good children.
And the good children are encouraged
to a renewed and severer virtue for
the days between their present reward
and the fuller holiday that is coming.
Country Life in America.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22
Christmas SUGGESTIONS,

There are many Christmas supersti-
tons, long held as articles of faith
that are to be recalled, says Country
Life in America. How that oxen
kneel in their stalls at midnight on
Christmas eve, in alteration of the
Nativity, and for one hour have the
power of speech-for that one hour,
too, the lost spirits have rest Judas
sleeps, Herod ceases to clank his
chains, the daughter of Herodias may
pause in the dance, in which she is
condemned to spin forever, and Pi.
late's ghost ceases its wanderings on
Mount Pilatus. 1t was believed, too,
that the sound of church bells could
be heard wherever church had stood,
though no trace remain, and that, on
that pregnant night, one sleeping in
a manager would see his future in a
vision.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22
The First Christmas.

s And there were in the same coun.
try shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by
night.
9 And, 10, the angel of the Lord
came upon them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round about them; and
they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold, bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all people.
II For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
IL And this shall be a sign unto
you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swadd!ing clothes, lying in a man.
ger.
10 And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God. and saying,
IA Glorv 70 God in the highest, and
on ea g, good will toward men.
st. Luh>, Chapter H.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22
Christmas Giving.

Where any uncertainty exists lei Us
give as a token of love, or friendship,
or human kindness, something that'
while expressing these things, Will al
least be harmless. Let it be some
thing that does not last-that brings
the meaning and Notwithstanding
that never will know the indignlty OF
the top shelf of the spare room closer!
A knock at a friends door on Chrlst
mas morning and the clasp OF a manu-
do this. A growing plant does II. ies'
the loaf of bread, the jug OF VINE
but, most Of all, thou beside me, sing
ing in the Wilderness-the PERSONA
revelation does it. Suppose letter
came on Christmas morning to say
not you are perfectly dear to nave
sent me a spool box" but i want you
to know that your patience, or coal'
age, or tenderness, during this las'
year, will help ne to live more brave
ly and courageously and lovingly 'nis
next year"
What Christmas present the fe
CENT of such a letter would be to any
one of us; how we would take heart
to live ourselves, What Christmas
present for any one of us to send 10
the human heart that has given Us
courage for the burden and heat OF 'HS
day!-Earper's Babar
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22
Hidden Christmas Bells

Near Raleigh, Nottinghamshire,
Eng, there is valley said to be
caused by an earthquake several hun
dred years ago, and it is now usual
for old people, on Christmas morning,
to tell the children to go to the valley,
stoop down, and hear the bells ringing
merrily in the ruins of the church hid.
den away in the ground.
At Kilgrimol, near Blackpool, there
is common belief that the bells of a
hidden church may be heard by any
one who bends his ear to the ground
at Christmas.
In Berwickshlre it was at one time
q popular belief that bells could be
heard ringing in the ground on Christ
mas eve, and in some parts of Eng
land miners have been heard to say
that bells could be heard merrily peal
ing in the most distant parts of the
mine during the festive season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-12-22
ALL HONOR THE DAY,

Christmas in the Philippines, or
rather in the Island of Luzon, is one
of the great days of the year. AS
state and church have been until re-
Gently inseparable there, all the re-
ligious festivals are matters of nation
al celebration. Church professions
are the pride and passion of the Fill
ipinos, and at Christmas they bring
together a great crowd, both as actors
and spectators. Most brilliant are
those which take place after sunset,
when some thousands of persons carry
lighted wax candles and the process
sion, composed of all the ecclesiastical
functionaries and many of the civil
officers, is sometimes more than a
mile long.
At Christmas gorgeOusly-dressed i'm
ages of the various objects of yenera-
ton form an important part of the
ceremony. In one Christmas process
sion the jewels worn by an image of
the Madonna exceeded $4,000 in
value.
Many bands Of music accompany
the procession, and number of little
girls prettily and fancifully dressed in
white follow the sacred images, or the
pallio of the Archbishop. Often the
entire length of the procession on
both sides is lined by bearers with
blazing wax taperS, and the spectacle
is like the procession in an Assyrian
bas-relief.
In Hawaii, Christmas is celebrated
with the usual solemn services in.the
churches, gifts and joyous celebra-
tons at home. Nowhere is there a
more cosmopolitan society than in
Honolulu, and each colony Of eau
casions vies with the other in its
Christmas display.
The Germans, far away from their
dear Fatherland, teaca nelr children
folklore stories of old Kris Kringle
and his reindeer, and deck their
Christmas trees with imitation snow
and ice, to the great delight Of the
children of perpetual spring.
The English exiles bring from the
Old Country their Yule logs and mis-
tletoe, and they only need the crackle
of the underbrush and the sound Of
the hunters gun in the preserves to
make them feel al home.
The Americans send for foxes from
San Francisco, decorate their houses
with the gorgeous foliage of the
island, and feel that the Christmas
spirit is there, no matter if they do
take their afternoon constitutional
among the tropical flowers and pluck
their fruit after dinner from the trees
in their own courtyards.
The Portuguese, the natives, even the
Chinese and Japanese, all stop in their
routine Of great or petty traffic to ac-
kr Wedge Peace on earth, good will
to men"