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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-15
Linevitch at KunechuIian.

Lieutenant General Linevitch is be-
lieved to be at Kungchulian, eight
Mes west of Fakoman, with his main
force, his advanced guard occupying
Fengswa and Itsungchu line.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-15
Send Prisoners Home.

1t is stated on good authority that
all the Russian naval prisoners in
japan will be sent home to st. Peters
burg.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-15
Shea's Explanation.

"The employers blocked a settlement
last night" said President Shea today.
Their objection to the men wearing
union buttons and a refusal to agree
not to discriminate against the strikers
was all that prevented the calling off
of the strike. We feel that our posi-
ton is as strong as it was a month
ago, and we are not going to give in
now that we believe the struggle prac-
tically Won"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-15

A political party that would give
banquets at 10 cents a plate would
fill long felt want
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
HIS POSITION KNOWN.

Referring to the statement by MN
Norman H. Johnson that Senator SIM
mons had made no public expression
of his position on the rate regulation
uestion until his letter to the labor
union at Spencer. it is but proper to
state that some weeks ago The News
and Observer printed the letter of Sen
ator Simmons to the Greensboro
chamber OF Commerce and twice sta
ted editorially. by authority. that both
Senators and all the Representatives
in Congress from North Carolina Ia
vored legislation giving the Interstate
Commerce Commission power to regu-
late or fix Interstate rates. Mr.
Johnson, of course had failed to see
these references. but they were made
by authority.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19


we take the liberty of suggest
ing that the part of wisdom for
all voters will be to decline TO
pledge themselves to candidates
who are already in the held In
the belief that 1.-The earlY bird
catches the worm. II the man
who now asks vour support is the
right man he vii! be Just as right
after the primaries are called. III
he has special interests to sub
serve. and is not in sympathy with
the reform legislation that the
people desire, it will be better not
to have committed yourself be-
fore the candidates have been
publicly announced
Electioneering for votes is practice
that every community with profit t
itself could dispense with. The Office
should seek the man not the man th'
office.
TO ask 2, man to vote for one or TO
Ones friend is TO selfishly deny him TIT
of using his ballot as may
best please him. And it is also an in
sinuation that he cannot, unaided, Sc
lect the most worthy of TWO or more
1t is all right to tell {
man why one thinks he should sup
port a certain candidate but to insis
on his pledging himself in advance il
unjust and insulting in reality if not il
intent.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
MORNING TONIC.
(EInn City Mirror.l


Do not keep the alabaster boxes
of your love and tenderness sealed
up until your friends are dead. Fill
their lives with sweetness. Speak APP
proving, cheering words while their
ears can hear them, and while their
hearts can be thrilled and made hap
pier by them. The kind things you
intend To say when they are gone. say
before they go. The flowers you in
tend to send for their coffins--Send to
bI tighten ana sweeten their homes be-
fore they leave them. If our friends
have alabaSter boxes laid away, OF
fragrant cerfumes of sympathy and
affection which they intend to break
over our dead body. we would rather
they would bring them out in our
wcary troubled hours and open them
that we may be refreshed and cheered
by them while we need them. In the
crave we will know nothing of thei:
fragrance or beauty. We would rather
nave a plain coffin without flower
a funeral without eulogy than life
without love and sympathy. Let us
learn to anoint our friends before their
burial. Post -mortem kindnesses come
too late-they cheer not the troubled
sDirit Flowers on the coffin. flowers
On the grave. cast no fragrance back
ward over life'S weary way.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
ALONG THE RIGHT LINE.

The organization of the Atlantic Fire
Insurance Company in Raleigh yes
terday, by nearly two hundred promi-
nent business men in twenty or more
counties, with a cash capital OF $125, 600
is an event of significance. 1t starts
out with ample cash capital. it has
chosen officers of proved business
ability, directors of high character and
business standing. and will do busi-
ness upon sound business principles
There is room for that company. In
deed there is abundant need for half
a dozen more strong fire insurance
companies in the State. There is every
reason why the bulk of the fire in
surance in North Carolina should be
carried by home companies.
The success of the companies in ex-
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Mr. Fleming WrieS of Planting Tele-
phone Poles i'll Road.

To the Editor: The telephone anC
telegraph companies are planting their
poles in the public roads. l saw a
squad of men digging holes and plant
ing poles i'm the public road recently.
When asked why they did this, the
reply was, that the land owner would
not let them plant the poles in MS
field, and the county commissioners
haa given them the right to plant
them in the road. They were planted
and i'm the road they stand today.
do not believe. the commissioners
gave such permission and ii they did
they had no authority to do so.
The poles in or near the highway
are exceedingly dangerous. on Two
occasions in the last few weeks / have
been compelled to drive out of the
road into the fields to get around poles
and wires that were in the road. Had
| not met a gentleman who told me
the telegraph wires were across the
road it is probable that | would have
driven in them as it was nearly dark
This week a gentleman's mule got
tangled in fallen telephone wires out
on my road and was found to be lame
when he got from among the wires.
One afternoon last summer as many
as twenty-five telephone poles were
blown down while l was on the road
between the city and my place.
Recently a widow told me that a
telephone company had cut her trees
that she valued highly and run their
wires across her front yard and about
five feet from the front porch and
claimed the right to do so because of
some instrument of writing she had
signed at the telephone company's re-
quest.
An elderly gentleman told me that
the telephone company had run across
his field for a mile and assumed the
right to plant their poles and drive
over his crops to replace poles and
repair the line because he had been
induced to sign some paper prepared
for him by the telephone company
A telegraph or telephone cooperation
has no more right to plant poles on
ones land, whether in the road or
field. without his consent or paying
damage that it has to plant ones field
in corn or cotton without his consent.
People should be slow to sign papers
giving a right to use their land for
All time. whether the land be field or
road.
T. II. FLEMING.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
GROWING UP

There's something the mat
ter with the child that fails
to grow up. A child that
grows up too much, however,
without proper filling out of
flesh, is almost as badly off.
Nothing will help these pale,
thin weedy" children like
SCOTS Emulsion. 1t supplies
the rounding out of flesh and
the rich inward nourlshment
of blood and vital organs
which insures rapid growth a
healthy and uniform develop.
ment.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
nee has demonstrated

istence has demonstrated that
there is brains enough in
North Carolina to manage insur-
ance businesses as we'll as to grow
and spin cotton. The development of
manufacturing, the success of trust
and banking companies, the demand
for North Carolina men at the head
of important enterprises, and the IN
crease of insurance business in the
State all attest that the time has come
when North Carolina men can do sue
cessfully what men of capacity can do
anywhere. For years steady tide OF
money has flowed out of North Caro-
centres of life and fire insurance. The
rule has been that North Carolina has
received back about one dollar for
every three sent out for insurance.
Think of the drain that has been upon
the State during all the years of the
past. If that money, the bulk of it,
(for nobody supposes that in North
Carolina home companies can do all
the business in this decade) had
been kept at home, the State
would have millions of dollars in
vested in factories, improved farms,
and handsome buildings which have
gone to~b build such factories, improve
farms and erect handsome buildings
in Hartford and other insurance CEN
tres The year 1905 closes with long
to1y ~
this money at home, and IL the peo-
pie are wise the home companies in
1906 will be given all the business
they can do.
The Atlantic Life Insurance Com
nanv starts out we'll and its success
is assured. The character of the men
composing the company, the cash cap
ital stock and the business methods
that will be applied will bring 1t
large volume of business from the
start. At the large meeting held yes
terday afternoon to effect an organlza- =
ton, it was unanimously resolved that
under no circumstances should any
director or officer be permitted 10
borrow any money from the company
or should the company lend money 10
anv corporation in which any director
of the insurance company was direc-
tor Recent developments have SHOWN
that the chief evils grew out OF the
lending of money to other companies
in which directors of the insurance
companies were directors. That was
the way that Chauncey Depew got sew
eral hundred thousand dollars for his
land company. Many directors IN
these big insurance companies lend
money to themselves as directors OF
some outside or subsidiary corpor-
alton. No trustee can safely lena
money to himself or borrow for him.
self. The resolution of the Atlantic
Life is along the right line and VIII
give confidence to the company among
careful and thoughtful business men.
TO be sure the officers chosen could
he trusted without any such action,
but the wise course TO pursue is 10
make such regulations as leave no
room for transactions that permit a
director to borrow money from the
company, either for himself or COM
nanv in which he is interested.
The Atlantic Fire Insurance COM
pany starts off right,
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
WON BY THE WINSTON CONCERN
Wells Whitehear Cigarette Company
Asked to Shell Out S7,2il-N0-
tice of Appeal.

Winston Salem, n. c.. Dec. IS
The $4,000 suit of the Winston Gig
arctic Machine Company VS.. the Wells
Whitehead Cigarette Manufacturing
Germany of Wilson, has resulted IN q
victory for the plaintiff company. the
iury allowing it $211 for the building
of q cigarette machine for exhibition
and operation by defendants at the St.
T,ouis Fxnosition, and $1,000 for fail
ure of defendants 70 mako the exhibit
according to contract. Motion for a
new trial was overruled and counsel
for the Wells-W Whitehead company
gave notice of an appeal TO the Su-
preme Court.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Executors Notice

Having qualified as executor of the
estate of James Bland, late of Chat
ham County, and r. C. Bland, late of
Wake County, I hereby give notice to
those having claims against said es-
tate to present them to me on or be-
fore November 7th, 1906, or this
notice will be plead in bar Of their
recovery. Those indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
payment. JOSIAH T.. BLAND,
Executor.
Raleigh. n. c.. Nov. 9Th, 1905.
t1-7-1aW-6W
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
AN OLD GAG, LADS
Bones: Why's Greensboro
Like IreIand's S Capital?
Tambo: Because She's Always Doab'
lin. lnterIocutor: Well Now Have
New Song by Prof. Yawpem-
out Entitled "Chestnuts."
Special 70 News and Observer.)

Especial 20 News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., Dec. 1S.-1n the
past three years Greensboro's bank de-
posits haze over doubled. the increase
i'm five years being three to one, aA
follows: 1902. $1,53S,725.58; 1905,
S3,SS7,15Ss00.
In the matter of marriage licenses,
GuiIford county keeps up the proper
tion of nearly three to one in increase
all along the line in the past five years.
MARRIAGE licenses issued in 1900. 215;
Marriage licenses issued in 1905, $50,
and increase of 100 over last year.
The following increase of taxable
property of al sorts in the five largest
tax X-paying counties in North Carolina
makes a good showing for all. but es-
pecially good for Guilford county:
Increase over
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
AN HoNORED GANTALIEL.

At two o'clock today the people
of Elizabeth City will honor them
selves by giving a banquet to COM
memorate the ninety-second birthday
of Col r. b. Creecy. the Gamaliel
of North Carolina journalism. He is
not only the father of journalism in
North Carolina. but is as we'll the
oldest living editor in active harness
i'm The United States. For many years
he has edited the Elizabeth City Econ
omist Ii has always rung true and
never sounded a false note under his
leadership. In the days of Recon-
struction it was the press of liberty
and led the way to the redemption of
Northeastern North Carolina. 1t has
beeif the steadfast advocate of every
measure Looking to good government
and the glory and honor of North
carolina Its venerable editor loves
his State with undivided affection, is
proud of its history. and has borne
a large part in making that glorious
history for fifty years and more In
addition to his journalistic work, Col.
Creecy has, written one of the most
charming books that has appeared in
a generation, giving stories of histori-
cal and traditional incidents in North
eastern North Carolina. Those Grand
father Tales ought to be put in the
hands of every child in the State.
Col. Creecy is not an old man,
though some may so regard. In fact
he is ninety-two years young. His
heart is as young as when he hazed
the Fresh at Chapel Hill; his cour-
age as undaunted as when he took
his life in his hands to destroy the
political agencies of evil during Re-
construction; his patriotism as robust
as when he took up arms in defense
of his State; his faith as undimmed
as when he said Nov l Jay me down
to Sleep at his mothers knee four
score and more years ago; and his love
for his friends and brethren glows
as ardently as his love for his first
sweetheart in the days of his youth.
He is not able to walk so far or en-
dure the tramps of ye olden time,
but his heart and brain are rs young
as ever May he live long to enjoy
the affection of his State and to see
the younger men reap the harvests I
his sowing!
More than twenty-five years ago,
this writer, then an amateur editor,
first received encouragement and
friendly counsel from Col. Creecy
During all these years there has SUD-
sisted a warm friendship for which
we stand debtor. Much that was help
full has been learned from reading
his paper, more, from reading his
warm heart and feeling the friendly
interest he has ever manifested in the
Younger brother of the craft. Your
husband and l were boys together and
amateur editors" he wrote to the
bride uponsthe occasion of this writer's
marriage and his interest in The News
and Observer family has been so ten
der as to make the world seem bet
ter and a sweeter place. and fuller OF
the graces and virtues. AS his neigh
bors gather today to do him honor,
genuine good wishes will go by the
wireless telegraphy of affection and
good will from The News and Obser-
VcT4 sanctuIn
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Able Judge and Solicitor.
CWilliamston Enterprise.0

Judge Cook is an able lawyer in
fact regarded as one OF lile ablest
on the bench and the peo'le ot thls
h;,,, He is tho iudge elected for this
dietrict it with Solicitor Daniels. This
is the first court he has held in our
county. therefore our first OPPORTUNITY
to get acquainted with nm
Solicitor Daniels was at his post
ready for the transaction oL business,
pushing the guilty to the Just penalty
of the law. The solicitor Is an able
and experienced prosecutor, and few
who deserve punishment pe nm.
!, h,,t severe where 4 crime With in.
tent has been committees.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19

Mr.. Hartman wanted assurances
that Mr.. Ryan's motives were pure,
and then believed they were not pure
when Mr.. Ryan wouldn't "divyy." If
he had let Hartman in ON the ground
floor so that together they could. as
philanthropists 'avert a panic MI.
Hartman would never have doubted
the purity of Ryan's motives.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19

There never was more Just and
popular measure before Congress than
government regulation of rates IL
Mr. Roosevelt permits the slick rail-
road lawyers to emasculate the bill he
will lose more in one month than he
has gained in four years.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Spirit of. the Press.
The Early-Bi Candidate.

Telegram.
The Raleigh News and Observer
gives the mollowing sensible advice
with regard to the early-bird can
didates and how to handle them:
sit is six months before any
convention will be held and near
ly nine months before the elec-
ton. Many things will tranSpire
and new issues may be evolved
before the primary Therefore
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Always Found on the Right Side.

WdyneSVllle Courier.
The News and Observer. of Raleigh,
reported last week. in q most admir-
able manner, the daily proceedings of
the Baptist State Convention which
held it's annual session in that city.
And on the Sth inst. that great daily
gave a pictorial edition of Wake For
est College with a complete write-up
of the inaugural of President Poteat,
including a reproduction of the va
riouS addresses delivered on that oc-
casion. 1t is worthy Of note that The
News and Observer, IN addition to be-
ing one of the most enterpriSing jour
nails of the State. is ever impartial
to the denominational institutions OF
the State, recognizing and encouraging
each one in it's great mission for good.
And above all. whenever any great
moral movement is inaugurated in
the State The News and Observer is
always found on the right side
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Rev. j. II. Vines Accepts Gail.

Elizabeth City. n. c.. Dec. 18.-Re".
Vines, OF the Central Baptist church
Of Chattanooga. Tenn. has accepted
the call extended TO him by the Firs,
Baptist church of this city sometime
ago, and following his resignation
from his present charge, vii! assume
the duties of the new field on Janu~
airy /. preaching his first sermon here
on the first SUNDAY in january.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
i'roGieacy of Salisbury Labor Unions
| The Harbinger.

We can but wonder at the pfohi2acy
of our Salisbury Central in spending
its money in paying the expenses of a
missionary to go among the labor un-
ions of the State to convert them into
disciples of Parry. When we consider
the awful leanness of the average un-
ion treasury we can but wonder the
more what must be the size of the
necessary assessment upon the Sails
bury membership to provide for such
a luxury as travelling, evangelist"
The news & observer., 1905-12-19

Some people ere forced to such
strenuous iabors to get ready for
Christmas that they reach that glad
day too broken down to enjoy it. And
vet. suppose those mothers did not
lead a strenuous life before Christmas.
how much the men and children would
miss?
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. L.. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Greenville Sets the Pace for Raleigh
Greenvilla Reflector.

enumerating the towns in North Car
olina that own thir systems of water
works, does not include GreenVille.
This is to inform our esteemed con
temporary that Greenyille owns both
water and light systems.
The news & observer., 1905-12-19

a tota! taxable increase in only five
Of the mir ty-six counties in the State
Of over fi"e million of dollars.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-24

Business men throughout Canada
are disturbed at the preponderance OF
American coins in trade circles. Ways
and means are being sought" to ex-
clude American silver coins as far as
rossible from business channels. The
Canadian Bankers association has
proposed to the Canadian government
that it reimburse the banks for the
charges of shipping American silver
back to the United States, the banks
at the same time to take an equiva-
lent amount of Canadian silver. There
has been no disposition to refuse
American bills, for the balance of
trade is heavily in favor of the Unit
ed States and the bills are accepted
at par by the banks for shipment to
correspondents throughout the United
States.
Chinese minis are literally "coining
money! on a scheme recently hit up
on by which copper coins are minted
at comparatively small cost anu
made exchangeable at the rate OF
ninety for Mexican dollar. At Hang
chau 10000 900 of these copper coins
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-24
Descent Into Pelee Graf r

At present there is tremendous cork
of andesite Gan eruptive rock which
is called the dome, and which must
have a diameter of 800 meters (2,6OO
feet) and height of 400 meters G,30O
feeD. On all sides of the dome there
are fumaroles (snoke holes), some OF
which throw out a reddish smoke,
others discharge whitish vapors and
still others are surrounded with car
pet Of sulphur. 1t is extremely danger
GUS to remain there on account or the
avalanches, which are now very fire.
quent. Probably not two minutes pass
without ones occurring.
I'VE were just quitting the vicinity
of the fumerole when a rather thick
cloud invaded the crater and pre-
vented our seeing. We could no
longer perceive the courses OF the ava
lanches- 1t was very disquieting, for
each moment we thought that they
were coming upon us. 1t was very
necessary to leave the spot where we
WERE The immense blocks which
descended from the summit sometimes
struck and broke off other blocks.
There were on all sides discharges Of
stones like the explosions of shells, ac-
cmpanied with troublesome clouds
of hot DUST A perilous climb from
the crater and then a diZzying crawl
along narrow lip Of rock between the
crater on one side and the abyss Of
Precheur on the other led the cXp]or"
erS back to safety.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-24

the seeds, when dense growth OF
seedlings follow.
BY far the greater part of the mer-
charitable lodgepole area is within
existing or proposed federal forest
reserves, where the numbering regula-
tons which the government put into
effect some time ago will protect and
benefit the forests.
Other objects of the Bureau of For
estry in this study are to ascertain the
rates of growth of the tree, and how
it may be increased; to better exist
ing numbering regulations; to devise
system of fire protection, and to ex-
tend the commercial uses of the wood.
A controlling consideration is the need
of maintaining the forests on all the
mountains they now cover, and OF
causing them to spread more widely,
if possible, since the most important
function they can perform is to safe.
guard the water sheds they include.
This study will enable the bureau to
carry out more effectively the work OF
forest reserve management lately in
trusted to it by Congress. The results
of the study should also prove of large
value to railroad and private owners
who hold great many old sections
of land through the lodgepole pine
| region.