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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

ing through the paper. Gee, but I
can't go that" and he threw it away,
and looked seasick.
Turks ALWAYS take cheese in their
cigarettes" said the Bad Boy "They
get a smoke and food at the same time.
But if you feel sic'- you can go out in
the back yard and 1 will wait for YOU"
mo. l will be all right said the
old man. as he got UP to wait on a Gus
toner. Here. try glass of my
cider" and he handed the boy a
dirty glass half-filled with cider which
the boy drank, and then looked queer
at the old man.
TASTES like it seems going through
the oil belt in Indiana" said the boy.
Whats in it?"
''Kerosense," said the old man. 1.-THE
Turks like Kerosene in their cider
They get drink and light, if they touch
a match to their breath. Say. that
makes us even. Now. tell me. what
country did your dad get robbed the
most in while you We're abroad ?"
''WelI. it was about a stand off. -
said the boy, as he made a slip moose
on the end of a piece of tWine and
was trying to make n hitch over the
bob tail of the groceryman's dog,
with the idea of fastening a tomato
can to the string a little later, and
turning the dog loose. do you know. -
said he to the Old man. that ! think
it is wrong to cut off a dogs tail
cause when you tie a tin can to it you
feel as though you were taking adj
vantage of a cripple.
well. all the countries we visited
robbed dad of all the money he had
one way or another, sooner or later;
even our own country. when we ar
rived in New York. took his roll foT
duty on some little things he SNUG
gled but / think the combination Of
robbers at Carlsbad stuck together and
got the goods off dad i'm the most
systematic manner. Some way they
got news when we arrived, of the eX-
act amount of money dad had got out
of the bank, and S>afore we had break
fast the fakirs and divided it up among
themselves, and each one knew just
what was going to be his share, and
it was Just like getting a check from
home for them. If we were going
there again we would give the money
TO some particular fakir to divide with
the rest. and then take a few swallows
of their rotten egg water. and get out
Say. did you ever eat a piece OF
custard pie made out of stale eggs
Well that is Just about the same as
| the Carlsbad water. only the water is
not baked with a raw crust on the
| bottom But the doctor dad consulted
| was a peach. Dad asked him how
much of the water he ought to drink
i and the doctor held a counsel with
himself, and said dad might drink
all he could hold. and when dad asked
him how much his charges We're. ne
said: oh. wait till you are cured.
So dad thought he was not going tC
charge for his advice. but after we haC
drank the water for ten DAYS. and da5
was so weak he couldn't brush the
flies off his bald SPOT we decided to &c
| to rest cure. and when we had oul
| tickets bought the doctor attached ou1
| baggage. and had a bill against daG
| for $3.50 for consultations. operations
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28
Costly Churches

We rejoice to know that so many
elegant new houses of Worship are
going up in North Carolina. and il is
especially agreeable that utility and
convenience are the controlling factors
in the building of these new houses
rather than theatrical geW-gaWs and
splendid appointments. 1t must be
confessed, however that there is IN
ever drifting away from the simple
worship of OR fathers in many quar-
ters, and in proportion to this rond-
aring to the pride Of our own hearts
we decline in the fervency of the
spirit. And right here is the Danger
No gain in any other direction can
compensate for the loss in spiritual
power. 1t is easy enough to under
stand why luxurious SURROUNDINGS do
not nourish the spiritual life. A rich
~ furnished church demands a stylish
ly dressed congregations Faded calico
does not took we'll on velvet cushioned
peWs. The very spirit that builds a
gorgeous temple will forbid the pres
ence of the "tacky'' and the uncouth.
Jesus did not say that it was necessary
to worship Him in a temple but in
spirit and in truth; and it is doubtful
il He would worship at all in some
houses erected in His namei We be-
lieve that countless thousands of doll
lars have been worse than wasted in
the useless and demoralizing ornamen-
tation of church houses in some of our
towns and cities. Besides, the best
taste would suggest a home for all
the members rather than for the
favored few. and the Spirit of Christ
would move His people to see that the
humble and obscure are first provided
for. With that spirit dominating It's
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28
"Gee. Whiz. Where Did You Get On?''

rats in the cellar, and to watch the
store nights. The dog was barking
down cellar, and the old man went
down the rickety stairs to see what
the trouble was, and while he was
down there helping the dog to tree a
rat under a sack of potatoes, the Bad
Boy slipped into the store, and finding
the old man absent, he crawled under
the counter, curled up on q cracker
box and began to snore as the old
man came up the stairs, followed by
the dog, with a rat in its mouth. The
old man heard the snore, and Won
dered if he had been entertaining q
tramp unawares, when the dog
dropped the rat and rushing behind
the counter. began to growl. and
grabbed the Bad Boy by the seat of
his trousers and gave him rood
shaking. The boy set up yell that
caused the plaster to fall, and the old
man almost to faint with excitement
and he went to the door to call a
policeman. The boy kicked the dog
off. and raised up from behind the
counter. causing the old cat to raise
her back and spit cotton, and as the
old man saw the Bad Boy he leaned
against the show case. and a large
smile came over his face. and he said:
Gee. whiz! where did you get on?"
1.-THE porter was not in. so l turned
In the first lower berth came to,
said the Bad Boy. as he jumped over
the counter and grabbed the old man
by the arm and shook his hand until
1t ached. Introduce me to your
friend. the dog. who seems to have
acquired an appetite for pants" and
the Bad Boy got behind the old man
and kicked at the dog. who was bark
ing as though he had a cat on the
fence
Get out Tire" said the old man,
as he pushed the dog away. you
have got to get used to this young
heathen." and he Rugged the bright
looking. well-dressed bow as though
he was proud of him.
What are good fat rats selling for
now?" asked the bow as his eye fell
on the rat the terrier had brought out
of the cellar 81 did not know you
had added a meat market to your
grocery. Now. in Paris. the rat bust
ness is very important industry. but
/ didn't know the people ate them
here. What do lou retail them at
30. get out. I don't sell rats" said
the old man. Indignantly. II cot this
dog for company. ~ your place and
he has proved himself more useful
than any boy 1 ever saw. Saw. come
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

and sit down by the stove. and tell me
all about your trip. as your letters TO
me were not very full of Information.
How is your fathers health?
Dad is the healthiest man IN
America" said the boy, as he handed
the old man a Turkish cigarette. with
a piece of cheese under the tobacco
about half an inch from where the ola
man lighted it with match. DAD IS
all right. except his back. He slept
four nights with q cork life preserVcr
strapped to his back, coming over ana
he has got curvature of the spine, but
the doctor has strapped board 10
dads back. and saws that when has
back warps back to fit the board ne
will be round again"
''Say. this is a genuine Turkish Gig
arctic. isn't it?" said the old man, as
he pulled away at it, and blew the
smoke through his nose. 81 have al
WAYS wanted to smoke a genuine. i'm
ported cigarette. Got a flavor some
thing like a Welsh rabbit amt it?"
and the old man looked at the cigar
cite where the frying cheese was soak
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Comments on Living Topics
(By Archibald Johnson.)

The News and Observer is not per-
feet. but it stands little closer TO
the common people and more truly
represents their real spirit than any
other daily in the State; and this ac-
counts for it's great circulation, not
withstanding the ridicule and abuse
heaped upon it by corporate power.
The Greensboro Telegram eXplodes
the flimsy argument that mo man of
honor cares to give away the liquor
vender who sells him booze" by adj
vising these gentlemen not to impair
their honor by purchasing anything
which causes the person who makes
the sale to violate the law.
DR. Macarthur, preaching in New
York said: John d. Rockefeller has
made his name immortal by his gifts.
Such acts go up like incense to the
throne of God" Such talk kills the
influence of preachers, except with
trust magnates and cophants.-NeWs
and Observer.
And the other day in Durham a
preacher eve forget now who he Was)
referred to the late Mr.. Washington
Duke as good and great man. That
Mr.. Duke was a good man we are
glad to believe, but in what sense he
was great nobody but a toady can see.
The board of trustees of Wake For
| est College are free men. and will per-
nit or forbid the fraternities just as
| they see fit; and the Baptist people of
North Carolina are also free. white
and tWenty-one, and will patroniZe the
| college or not. just as they see fit. And
right there you are.
We have noticed one thing: Some
of the fraternity boys who make the
| loudest noise about the natural dis
tinctions that the fraternity is sup
posed to nourish can lay about as
much claim to roval blood as a Chat
ham county rabbit This, however, is
no reflection on the boys.
The hog-pen nuisance will now be-
gin. 1t is a curious thing that other
wise good people for the sake of a
filthy pig. will pollute the air of a
whole neighborhood. and endanger the
health of everybod-- around them We
have a letter on our table from a resi-
dent of a school village complaining
| of the conduct of this class of people
who appear to set more value upon
swine than upon human life. 1t is a
poor town that will allow such people
to have their selfish way.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

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A husband is sometimes landed by
a maiden effort-and sometimes by
the effort Of the maiden's mother.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

life no church will build a house too
costly or too snlendid for the worship
Of God.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

octopus" which with its thousands of
tentacles is reaching out in every dl-
rection. 1t has Systematically and
brutality robbed the farmers of the
country. taking for itself half the price
Of the produce for the use Of its roll
ing cold storage What can be done
about ii is the question that is puz-
cling the minds of the statesmen, and
which rs yet has had no light shed
upon It. 70 say that SO tremendous
and overshadowin@ 4 monopoly is
dangerous to the peace and happiness
of the country is TO put it too mildly.
II is q species of wholesale robbery
that must be throttled or it viii
trampie under foot all the rights of
the people and coolly take everything
in sight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

It's folly to suffer from that horr bile
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

All the healing, balsamic virtues Of
the Norway pine are concentrated IN
DR. Woods Norway Pine Syruo. ma
lures own remedy for coughs and
colds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28

at was almost a miracle. BurdOcil
Blood Bitters cured mo of n terrible
breaking out all over the body. / am
very grateful" Mrs. Julia Filbrige.
West Cornwell. Conn.
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Monarch over pain Burns. cuts.
sprains, stings Instant relief. Or.
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-26

must move with care, lest the extra
weight cause it to sway outward, or,
worse still, to step back and fall off
the narrow footing. Straight over the
center Of its back he crept; on to its
shoulders; over to the hips of the one
in front. This one moved slightly, and
Billy braced himself for struggle.
The trail looked narrower than ever
as he glanced down at it.
: On to the next he cautiously crept.
holding himself ever ready to make the
attempt to swing in to the empty
trail If the mule went down. The show
ing and straining increased, and john
ny's voice called in querulous, appeal
ing tones:
Billy, Billy. old Betsy is Squeezing
me to death. Make her get up
Yes, yes, Johnny: hold ON lust a
minute. I'm coming" Billy shouted
confidently.
On over the next and the next he
made his way. When he reached
down from Tony's back and took hold
of Johnnys arm and tried to- drag
him from between the mules he
couldn't move the boy.
You hurt my arm whined
Johnny.
Il must il get you out" Billy ex-
claimed. desperately.
Get up. there, Betsy. Go on: move
an inch." he screamed, as he struck
her fiercely with his quirt. The blow
forced her forward and crowded the
next but one off the trail
The sudden ceasing of the strain
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above their packs. He watched the
creases roll up and disappear on old
Mikes hips. The old rascal kept fat
if he did carry the heaviest load of
the To-.
Old Gray was past the middle of the
danger ground and Billy was beginning
to breathe freer and to tell himself
that his last load was safe when with
a sudden jangle the bell ceased and
the whole train halted
Billy glanced ahead in wonder along
line of humpy bumpy packs. along
a line of nineteen or twenty patient
dropping mules to where Old Gray, al
most to the safety limit on the pines,
with three or four mules behind her.
stood with heads on high and ears
flung far forward snorting with fright.
Billy could see something black; he
could rot make out what 1t was for
the mules heads partly hid the object
in front of them.
Old Gray with the other three or four
turned on the instant and leaped and
plunged back on the animals behind
them and on each other.
!. A rearing, a pounding of fore feet on
of intense fear, through it all the
clang lang of the bell. The sudden fall
ing of four bodies, Old Gray in the
midst, the whirling, the tunbling,
packs up heels up, the sudden final
bang of the bell, the sickening splash
below. all stunned Billy.
He sat and chewed the end Of a
holly branch and thought how bitter
the bark was.
The open space made by the falling
mules disclosed to Billy and to several
more of the mules black bear stand
ing on the trail.
Two more mules went down. The
clinging prolonging agony of slipping,
slipping, clinging with their fore feet
to the trail tore Billy with pity. He
walked to sense the fact that, should
the bear come On, even 1t he remained
in his tracks, all the mules would go
down the precipice.
He whooped and shouted and popped
his quirt and swung his hat to frighten
the bear. He seized his horn and blew
a blast, the assembly. the reveilIe,
boots and saddles. He coaxed and ca
joled the mules.
Easy. now: easy, old girl, no fear
He's as much afaid of US as we are of
him.
The next two or three mules were
backing and turning with noses out
and ears back. They trampled and
surgedN on the quivering animals be-
hind them. A brown mass swung out
ward. paused an instant. down, down
it went like shot 1t was followed
by the next two or three that caught
sight of the bear.
Billy called and whistled and blew
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his horn in frantic horror.
The crowding line settled back like
the jolting together of a train of cars.
The hindmost mules could not see the
bear, but they might soon be showed
off by the ones that could see him.
Suddenly Billy thought of Johnny.
My God. where is the boy?"
He shouted. Johnny, Johnny. are
you there
Here, what are you stopping for?
Old Betsy. YOU are crowding me-"
came in Johnny's high voice.
For an instant Billy sat numb with
fear. II those in front kept plunging
out into space. those behind would see
the bear and whirl to certain death be-
low. Johnny was there between them
Nothing could save him. If he were
not thrown of he would be trampled to
death.
The cold sweat broke out on Billy's
face.
The trail would be blank without
Johnny Once he glanced down, think
ing the boy had surely gone; he could
see his red calico waist dashing down
the descent.
A strong sense of shame swept over
him as he thought of telling the boys
folks at home.
Then the instant's torpor left him. He
knew what to do-the only thing left
to do.
He sprang up in the saddle and
crawled carefully over to the back of
the mule in front. The beast already
carried its full burden in its pack. He
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-26

almost threw Billy off Tony's back.
but he seized the mules neck with.
one arm and dragged Johnny UP with
the other.
Would it be safe TO stay with
Tony?" Billy thought for moment
The boy was limp and fainting.
Billy glanced forward. The horrible
melee continued ever nearer and
nearer.
He took Johnny under one arm and
crawfed over the pack. reached out
and threw his arm over the next
mules neck, drew his burden on this
beasts shoulders. back over his pack.
on to his hips A jar from the back
ward struggling mules tipped him
toward the gulf below. He chung with
his heels to the mules fianks.
He c1utched at the roach OF the
next animal and saved himself. Two
more he must Chamber over before he
and Johnny were in safety at the end
of the line.
Over shoulders and packs and hips
in feverish haste yet ever slower
and slower he made his way.
His own mule backed step and
Billy stumbled as he slipped to the
trail safe at last.
He carried Johnry back into the
elbow and laid him down in the
shade.
When Billy ran back to the mules
but six were left on the trail and the
bear was nowhere in sight
Billy was stunned with his loss. He
stood and stared at the blank trail and
down at the swirling flood below him.'
1t had swallowed UP eighteen of his
twenty-four mules. y
How could he tell them up at Beas-
ley's? His fate was sealed now. His
shimmery castles were shattered by
one little tap from Luck's gnaFled,
scraggy stick sssfi.s
s Besides his anguish for the loss of
the girl-which he now felt was GER
tainty-stood his pity for his. boss.
This last would almost ruin the old
man. He stood and looked blankly
down at, the waters that covered lit
tie fortune
Then numb and heartsick he went
back and sat down beside the boy till
the lad revived.
Stolidly on behind the little remnant
of the train they trudged, not yet trust
ing themselves to Jacks back tin they
came to the. pines, then Billy took
Johnny up behind him ,a41
(Concluded ON Eo1lowi,c- pa~~N
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concluded on Following Pagso
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03
THE PENALTY is INEVITABLE

In none of the more highly civ
ilized countries is there less respect
for law than in this country. Law
can be defied or disregarded until
the attempt to enforce it comes to
be regarded as an attack on indi-
vidual rights. Chicago is having
a bitter experience as the result OF
the growth of disrespect for the
law. The Tribune, of that city,
says of it: Contempt for the law
arising from studious regard OF
the law and the decay of its pro-
cesses is not brought about in a
few hours or days or weeks, or
even years. 1t is a matter of slow
growth, as the law is itself. 1t
has been going on in this cOmmun-
ity for thirty years under many
city administrations. The com
munity is now paying the bill. 1t
should not grumble. The items
are many, the total is great, but
we cannot deny the justice of the
account. Until we are disposed &C
hold our authorities to a strictel
responsibility for violations of the
law and failures to punish them
we need expect no improvement il
their methods of administration il
Chicago"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03

York Central and the Canadian
Northern Pacific railroads. The
German Emperor has about 81,
900, 900 in the Illinois Central and
other American roads, the kaiserln
has $500, 900 and Prince Henry,
Prince Albert and Prince Leopold
have holdings amounting to about
81. 900, 900. King Edward OF Eng
land has very large investments IN
American lines. Queen Victoria
had an income of about 100000
from investments in American rail
roads. American Sugar Refining
stock. and American Steel < Wire
Company stock. She was also an
investor in the. bonds of the len
pessee Coal. Coke, Iron 4 Railway
Company. Queen Christina OF
Spain holds 100000 of United
States bonds. King Leopold OF
Belgium is largely interested in
American railroad stocks and also
in industrial and mining enter
prises. The Duke and Duchess Of
Connaught and Queen Victoria'S
granddaughter, Princess Victoria
of Hohenlohe, figured on the lis
of Northern Securities filed by
Sames j. Hill. American securi
| ties seem to be an attractive form
of investment to European SOY
ereigns. They are attractive tt
anybody who can acquire them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03
One of the severest arrangements

One of the severest arrangements
ever heard in a court room was
made by Col. Robert G. Ingersoll
in a case which aroused his indig-
nation. Requesting the jury to
study the defendants face, he said:
II mark out in him the meanest
man / knOw-a man so mean that
Nature wasted her time in making
him. and the dirt of which he is
composed would have been better
employed in filling the grave Of
some other such man, if such an
other ever lived"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03

~ ;he archipelago of Mergui. off the
coast Of lower Rnrma. Asia. live the
sea gypSies.' Instead of carts the.
own covered boats. in which. with Their
families. dogs cats, chickens and pets
they float about on the sea and wander
from island to island. BY day they fish
or harpOon turtles or dive for oysters
out every night they put back to the
shore. If the weather is bad at sea
they land with their dogs and ther
poach. catching porcupines, squirrels
armadilloes, hog deer and the like, OF
which they make savory stews, like oul
gypsieS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03

Secretary Morton announces that
he will leave the cabinet July l..
Recently it was stated that he
would retire Jan. /. He does not
fit in the Presidents cabinet as
well as it was thought he would.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03

Teddy the Second is going t.
hunt bears, catch trout and see the
big mountains this summer. He
has been invited to spend the sum
mer in the Sierras with Stewart
Edward White, author of "The
Blazed Trail
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-03

England Is feeling pretty well
over The japanese victory. Eng
land has long been apprehensive
of trouble with Russia in the East.
and it has never lost an opportu-
nifty to color the news against the
Russians.