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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
A GAME OF BLUFF.

Put no credence in the report that
seven hundred qualified voters have
signed the 'for saloons" petition.
There may be that many names, but
not more than half the required num-
Der of qualified voters has signed the
petition. 1t sounds big TO count
names and the saloon folks think 1t
will aid i'm getting more names If 1t
appears that there is a big number OF
simers. But if the petition ever
reaches the Board of Aldermen il Will
be seen that ii is padded with names
of men who cannot vote. One man
said yesterday: II have seen only one
petition and | saw on it only three
names of men l know. OF that three,
know that two have no right to sign
and / think the other failed to pay
his poll tax"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
SEES GOOD TIMES.
Banker j. o. Ellington Talks of Cot.
ton. Railroads and Prosperity.

Mr.. ]. o. Ellington formerly State
Bank Examiner, now vicepresident
and manager of the Bank of Fayette-
vile, was in the city and obtain
ed a charter for the Bank of Hope
Mills, Cumberland county, capitalized
at $4,000 with $4,000 paid in.
Mr.. Ellington says much cotton is
being sold at Fayetteville, the ad-
vanced prices bringing it out, and OF
the State he declares that North
Carolina is going to be a rich State
next fall. The farmers are going to
make more cotton than is expected,
and they are going TO get good prices.
The people in my section are very
prosperous and are save their money.
Speaking of his own town he said:
Fayetteville is on a boom. The Raj
eigh and Southport Railroad will be
completed TO Fayetteville about De-
cember 1st, and it is going to give us
our old-time prestige as a distributing
center With the low water rates ana
increased railroad facilities, We will
do the jobbing business for a large
section of the Cape Fear territory"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
WIFE BEATER TO THE ROADS.
Dan Teachey to be Taken TO kenans-
ville-Dan Powell Still in jail.

Especial to News and Observer
Goldsboro. n c., July 1S.-Isham
Barber, a young white man of this
city. who on Saturday night beat his
wife in a most brutal manner, was
seEt TO the county roads today by
Mayor Hood, for 80 days. Such &C
ton on the mayors part is highly
commended by our citizens in gen
eral
Dan TeaChey. the young white man.
of Duplin county, who about two
years ago, killed Bob Rivenbark, and
who has been confined in our county
Jail most of the time since the offense,
and who has had every thing done
for him that mortal man can do to
save his life, will be taken from our
Jail tomorrow evening or early next
morning. and carried TO Kenansville,
where on Thursday morning he Will
pay the penalty of the crime upon the
gallows.
The death of Mr.. George w. Lang
ston, a merchant of Greenleaf, this
county, and one of our county's most
popular and influential citizens, &C.
CURED at his home at that place this
morning at S O'Clock after an illness of
many months.
He was so years of age. and leaves
a devoted sister Mrs. Frank Howell
porous family. who have done much
in the past for the county's better
ment. He was a devoted Christian
gentleman ana numbered his friends
by the score. The funeral Will be
held from the home tomorrow and
the interment will be made IN the
old family burying ground on the
plantation.
The news reached this city this
morning of the death of Mr.. j. Fox
Rogers, who had made Goldsboro his
ONE for several years. up to the
time of his affliction, several months
ago, when he was taken to Rex Hos
pital in Raleigh. Afterwards he was
borne TO his old home in Oxford,
where he passed away last night
Fox as he was called here, was a
prime favorite, and his death will be
sincerely mourned by all our people.
Our city fathers are determined TO
break up the lewd houses of this town
at whatever cost, or at least to move
them out of the city proper. They
have already taken active steps in
that direction and we hope soon to
have our town clear of them.
Dan Powell is still in jail he be-
ing unable to give the $1,000 bond
which is required for his release. An
effort is being made nevertheless, for
his release.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
HYDE GOES OUT.

Chief Statistician Hyde has ten
dered his resignation and opened the
way to reform the bureau. Secretary
Wilson, in accepting his resignation,
pats Hyde on the back, and gives him
taffy.
Now let us have the resignation OF
hauling of the Crop Report Bureau
While personally honest. Mr.. Wilson
has shown that he is blind TO rascality
under him and there is no assurance
that he will get better men to succeed
Hyde and Holmes.
Secretary Wilson needs rest and re-
tirement. The country wishes it given
to him speedily
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF
A Stranger Who Refused to- Give His
Name, Claimed to Have Swallowed
CarbOlic Acid.
(Brownville Eaglel

For the past several days a man,
aged about so years, claiming to be
from Virginia, has been stopping with
Col. j. c. Byrd, of this place. He
claimed TO be a tobacco drummer and
said he was waiting for his line of
samples to arrive. Last Saturday he
made an effort to take his own life
and make his exit from this world
by the suicide route. He claimed
to have swallowed quantity of car
bolic acid. but this is questioned, as
the doctor who examined him could
find no evidence of the fact that he
had taken this poison. However, he
begged pitifully for morphine, laud-
anum, ETC., which was denied him,
and he was finally placed in jail Sat
urday afternoon to keep him from
killing himself. The man refused to
give his name and claimed that ne
was tired of life. The opinion of a
great many is that the fellow had no
intention of taking his own life. They
think he was addicted to the use of
morphine and opium, and having got
without. put up this scheme to Sc
cure opiates. This is probably the
correct solution. A subscription was
raised for him and he was taken TO
Green Mountain Monday morning
and placed on the train.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
Spirit of the Press.
Let Us Bark,

Golfers Weekly.
Money talks Sometimes its elo-
quence almost browns whatever still
voices may be pleading for the floor.
Honestly. between ourselves, We some
times weary of its conversation Money
is exciting, but it occasionally seems
almost to nave the star role, with 9TH
er interests nowhere. John D. nota.
BILE exploit with the great American
college fraternity was a relief, for 1t
enabled US TO laugh. SO said he,
you criticised the Congregauonallst
for accepting my 500, 600, did you
Well. I'll buy the whole OF you. Miss
Tarbell and Mark Hanna say I'm
money-mad? What do YOU think OF
S1O.O0O,OO0? I'll invest that in Col
legiate silence and Celestial dividends.
Hadley is the boy that suggested so
ciaI ostracism for such as me. spe-
cial million for Yale ought TO make
him about as tactful in the future as
President Harper, or any othe1t good,
wise educator that knows his busl-
ness" 7. Roosevelt, of Harvard, was
barking also, Just before those So
100000 appeared upon the scene.
Perhaps some conspicuous scion of
that noble university now clamors for
attention long enough to make y
speech on the habits and duties OF Ia
nous financiers. AS for us, We can
do nothing TO stem the tide, but you
will kindly let us sulk Moreover, We
believe that the universities would do
we'll to cavil a trifie longer, for rather
than not acquire a restful silence Mr..
Rockefeller would come out with Z
hundred million. So why not get as
large a graft out of his predicamenl
as We can?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
WILL HE CALL 1T?

Mr. Walter Wellman, a singuarly
able Washington correspondent. who
is close to President Roosevelt, tele-
graphs to the Chicago Record-Herald
from oyster Bay. that the President
has made final decision to call Con-
gress to meet in extraordinary session
on November 10th to take up the rail-
road question. The Springfield Re-
publican has doubt as to whether any
extra session will be called, and says
that until the call to Congress is dc-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
DON'T ABOLISH 1T.

The suggestion that the Government
abolish the crop report because of the
manipulation" or sale of informa-
ton has received no approval in the
South. The reports, when honest, are
of great value. If we have no honest
men in the country, the Government
should abolish the reports; if honest
men can be had the report should be
continued 1t would be a pitiable adj
mission for this country to make that
it could not honestly collect, honestly
tabulate, and honestly publish the re-
suit of crop Investigations.
Suppose the Government should
STOP what then? The work would be
taken up by great spectators who
would have money interest IN
manipulation, whose chief purpose
would be their own enrichment.
There would be great bull COM
panies issuing their reports; there
would be great bear" companies
issuing their reports. The world
would be divided between them and
nobody would know what to believe.
The best course TO pursue is TO
make a thorough investigation of the
Department of Agriculture; get new
and wide-awake Secretary; thoroughly
reorganize the Crop Reports Bureau,
and furnish accurate and honest re-
ports. Such a man as Harvie Jordan,
Richard Cheatham, or Thomas VI.
Robertson would make head OF the
Bureau that would make it free from
criticisms and give guarantee of the
relia bility of the reports.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
TAKE YOUR NAME OFF.

If your name is on the 'for saloons
petition take it off, for no reason has
yet been assigned by anybody why
such election should be held this year
The argument is all against an cleo.
ton.
The men who have not signed
should think twice before they put
their names on the for saloon" petit
ton 1t means a hot fight and un.
necessary fight The people of Raj
eigh will not vote back saloons. Why
agitate?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
Newspaper Men in Politics.
jpbmOnd NawS-T ga dpr

RICHMOND NeWS-LtdutI
Mr.. Estell, of the Savannah News.
has done more than any other man
in Georgia to maintain the tone of
the newspaper business in that State
and he would make safe and credit
able Governor and would give an ad-
ministration free from graft. Never
theless, we always dislike TO see a good
newspaper man turn politician or al
low himself to be tied up with any
special interests or faction. A news
paper man of all men on earth ought
to be independent. His business is to
inform and TO advise the public. He
should be as nearly free from per-
sonal prejudicies or preferences. in
dividuai interests and selfish motives
as human nature Will ADMIT. bis bust
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
Tampering Must Stop.

PROGRESSIVE Farmer.
This scheme of tampering with JUS
tice has gone far enough in more than
one county, and the Rogers-Sorrell i'm.
prisonment ought TO teach a salutars
lesson-much as ones sympathy may
go out to these old men who seem
not TO have understood the serious
ness of their offence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
Short Names And FaCme.
(New York WORLDLY

Although great majority of the
men in this country have three names.
an unusual proportion of those who
attain eminence in public life have
only two
Take the recent Cabinet changes a.
an illustration. Paul Morton resigned
John Hay died and Elihu Root is 70
return to me Cabinet. No middle
name in any of these cases. OF 25
men who have held the office of Presi
dent only seven have had more than
two names. OF the 26 Vice-Presidents
13 have have had two names and Is
have had three. The United States
Supreme Court has had eight CHIEF
Justices, four with two names. fou
with three. of SO Secretaries of State,
including Mr.. Root u have had but
two names
AS every American-born boy has :,
chance TO become President parents
would do we'll TO give names easily
said and easily remembered
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
Good for Hedell.
(StatesVille Landmark

In the special school tax elections
at Troutman and Mt. Mourne Satur-
day the tax was voted in both in
stances by good majorities. the Mt
Mourne election being almost unan-
imous. Barring the graded school
election at Mooresville, these are the
first special school tax elections in
Iredel and it is gratifying to note
the evidence of progress Mt. Mourne
and Troutman are to be congratula-
ted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
A Token OF Consideration
ROYSTER'S CANDY
Is an Appropriate Easter Offering
Notice.

At a meeting of the board of-direc-
tors of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad Company, held in New
Bern, n c., on July IL. 1905, a divi-
dend of / IL per cent. was declared
on the capital stock of said company,
payable at the office of the treasurer
of said company at Goldsboro. n. c.,
on August list 1905.
The stock books of said company
for the transfer of stock viii be closed
at IL o'clock on July Goth, 1905, and
re-opened on August End, 1905, at II
o'clock m.
ID. j. BROADHURST,
Sec. and Treas. =
A. & N. G. r. r. Co.
7-13-1W
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

Some people are afraid that the coat
of whitewash applied TO Loomis will
be blown off by the ocean breezes be-
fore he returns with the body of John
Paul Jones. But Mr.. Roosevelt war;
rants that it can stand wind and
waves. for he applied it pretty thick.
putting mucelage in the preparation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
One Standard for All.

The wickedly pat suggestion has
been made in a letter to the New
Haven Register that if the Yale oars
man who was put out of the Yale crew
and expelled from college just a few
days before the Harvard race, be-
cause he had cheated in an examina-
ton, fully deserved his punishment,
then with equal justice Chaunccy
Depew should be removed from his
seat in the Yale corporation
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
HONOR TO CHEATHANi.

Keep your eye on Richard Cheat
ham. While Secretary Wilson was
standing by Hyde. this sensible South
erner said: Hyde must go" Hyde has
gone. Mr.. Cheatham has done the
country great service and been in
strumental in putting thousands of
dollars into the pockets of Southern
farmers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

Mr. Willis L. Moore should be
hauled over the Goals. There is a big
leak i'm the Weather Bureau and we
have had too much rain for cotton.
But is leak from the clouds in
fiuenced by Wall street water?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

Money and passes" declares Hoke
Smith, 'are the weapons the railroads
use against the people" That's true
in North Carolina as we'll as in Geor-
gia, and the people here are going 10
put a stop to it in both States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
He Will Never Run.
Greensboro Record.

Judge Shaw is having a picnic in
Tyrrell county, where he is holding
court. Blind tiger keepers are shoot
ing at magistrates and lawyers and
Judge Shaw is doing business. If they
expect to get rid of him they will have
to kill him. He is not going TO run
besides he'll fight if nothing else viii
n
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

The Richmond News-Leader spoke
a parable i'm saying when an editor
is afraid to give offence his value to
the public is gone" 1t is the tempta-
ton to curry favor with politicians
that is grave objection TO an editor
having political ambition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

Tarboro, n. c., July 1.-TWO cases
of smallpox have been reported at
Mobiles Mill. One case when DR.. Har-
rell went out there was found con-
valescent. the other was well deveI-
-oped Dr. Harrel vaccinated all near
by, or nearly all, no compulsory vac
cination being ordered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
MORNING TONIC.
lSecretarv Shawl

Il am often asked what boy
should do, and my answer is to do
anything, but be sure and do that
thing better than it is now being done.
That is the one secret of success IN
this life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
STATE NEWS.

LAGRANGE. n. c., July 18.-Rev. B.
H. Melton, pastor of Marshall Street
Christian church, Richmond, Va, is
spending a part of his vacation here
with his farher-in-law, Mr. Joseph
KinSey
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

LAGRANGE, n. c., July 18.-The
Banner warehouse will be run this sea-
son by Creech & Wilkinson; the La
Grange warehouse by Jones Cobb.
The opening of the market will be
about August 1st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

Secretary Wilson is now mighty
busy locking the barn door. Is, he
sure the only baking horse is out?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

God is always likely TO take from
us that which keeps us from Him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

You will not feel any cooler by
"cussing the weather."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

The Bank of Hope Mills, for which
Mr. John O. Ellington obtained
charter on Saturday, was organized OF
Monday IT is a thriving factory vii
lage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19

The good work goes on. Troutman.
Iredell county has voted a special tax
for public schools. Every school dis
trict i'm the State should do likewise.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-23

Patronize home industries. Reeves
Meat Market, Fifth ward. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-23
RoekefelTer,s Rookkeeper.

This hot weather" said a Cleve.
land Baptist, reminds me of an ad.
dress 4 once heard John. D. Rookie.
feffer make.
Mr.. Rockefeller was speaking
about the value of little things-spare
minutes. spare pennies, and SO on.
He told us how one of the littlest
xaings, in the, human line, that he had
ssysr seen-a little new office boy
had caused him, at the beginning of
mis- caseer. to distrust bookkeeper
who afterwards turned out to be a
very unreliable man.
This boy had come to work in Mr..
Rocketeller's Office. He. was bright
little fellow. and the chief liked his
1onss
One hot August afternoon, as Mr..
Rockefeller was starting out to col.
Iect 3 blu. he said kindly to the lit
nc bus
! suppose the bookkeeper has
fold you what to do this. afternoon ?,
-syes, sir the boy answered. I'm
40 wake him up when see you. com,
ing hack .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-23
Ellen Terry's Childhood.

Among Ellen Terry's recollections
of srhe Greenroom,r which she sets
forth in the September Everybody's,
are the following:
Them the greenroom glass. What
4 world OF people have seen walk
1p to it and show their character as
hey walked; and look into It and
show more Of their character as they
tookeds As a child, at the Princess
fheater, used to sit like tailor on
one Of the benches watching the re.
SECTIONS in that wonderful glass-Co.
iumbines practicing steps and CUTS
and being what is called turned out.
! can see Carlotta Leclercq, who was
one Of the Columbines, arranging her
skirts. . can see actors old and young
studying their makeup, and the clown
asiH harlequin doing quaint little
dances. l can see handsome Miss
Heath afterwards Mrs. Wilson Bar.
retU dressed as ophelia, and hear
her trying her songs as she paced ur
and down.
In the Haymarket greenroom l re.
member in particular Charles Math
ews face which was very much
painted for the stage. AT a. distance
II had a wonderful effect; but neal
BY in the greenroom it looked like g
wilted apple. It was Charles Math
sws who told me that Madam vestris
zsed to have her black satin boots
xewd on to her feet every night This
sreenroom also associate with Mr.
Ghippendale and Mr.. Compton, charm
ngly hammered people. Mr.. Chippen
Gale used to instruct me in the green
room how to walk minuet,' and how
% use my arms in grander man
ners
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-23
MEN And WOMEN
Gossip and Stories About Persons
Prominent IN the Public Eye.
One on Governor Hoeh.

Ne take advantage Of the govern
mrs absence TO tell this story on him.
says the Marion tKan.) Record, the
Eovenor's own paper: Away bach
IN the grasshopper days the editor Of
The Record was many.sided being
Besides being editor. he was compost
tur, FRESHMAN and devil. Well. about
fhis time he was 'batchin',, in the
BACK Of the ONCE: had fiapiacks three
times a day and pancakes on Sunday.
he had hailed from Kentucky, and
they do use water back thar for bath
ing purposes, and E. WIS early train.
ing did not depart from him when he
landed 10 the Wild and woolly West
he said. To himself, Eddy, old boy,
eieanliness is next to godliness,-
lake Kansas limestone water, you
know II is so hard you can scarcely
break Il with sledge-hammer, and
when you put soap into 1t it curdles
worse chan bonnie clabber when you
heat u for Dutch cheese.
Well, the embryo Governor had q
can Of concentrated I've in the prin,
shnp He'had received 1t, we suppose
In payment for an ad. OF the concen
trztad article. Most people out here
in them days. had an ash barrel
and ieached wood ashes to procure
srffansr nor the hard water for clean
ing purposes. and SO knew nothing
d the strength within the innocent
little can. The editor was going tc
see his girl, so he put some in his
bath water. He thought If there was
Virtue In little that he would sure
y get cleaner by using more.
Now, you know the Governor II
fhick-skinned. so he didn't begin t.
feel uncomfortable right away; bu
who can wonder II he acted slight,
ahsent.minded that Sunday afternoon
BE had heard that there was no use
TO fight lle-that II you gave Il
time II would kin itself; but he con
sludsM that this I've instead of com
uniting suicide was committing muir
der, so rushed to his office to write
his own obituary. But he survived
and the obituary was never published
which fact may be deplorable, for II
was said to be the finest eulogy he
ever wrote. When we reflect what
the Governor went through in the
carly days we thing being Governor
would seem trivial
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-23
The IIIoaieaI saIlor.

a. =
Alton B. Parker at dinner in New
York characterized as Illogical The
position OF two prominent fnanciers
says the Buffalo Enquirer.
These gentlemen remind me-" he
said, "of two sailors who were found
one day, seated at table before a
cafe.
"one sailor had letter before him,
and was reading 1t aloud, while at
the same time the other sailor held
his hands over the readers ears.
1t made an odd picture-the two
sailors with their mild drink, one
reading. and the other holding his
ears while he did so.
The friendly waiter, impelled by
an irresistible curiosity, paused before
the table.
Why he asked, do you hold
your hands over your friends ears
while he reads that letter out loud
to you?
Because was the dignifed an.
swer, the letter is from my sweet.
heart. Jack is reading 1t to me be.
cause ] can't read myself. That is all
right. but don't want him to hear a
word Of what Is written"