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The news & observer., 1905-12-28
1T ALWAYS HELPS

An ailment like consump-
ton that has been months
and years getting a foothold
cannot be relieved in a week
or day. SCOTS Emulsion
will always afford relief and
often cure, but not over night.
The consistent use of SCOTS
Emulsion will positively help
the consumptive at any
stage of the disease. We
guarantee nothing beyond
this, but we know that right
living and SCOTS Emulsion
have done more to cure con-
sumption than anything else.
Scott & Bovine, 400 Pearl ST. New York.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
THERE ARE TWO OPINIONS.

Not many days ago, Rev. George c..
Richmond, of st. Johns Episcopal
church, Stamford, Conn, said that
the corporation officer who takes
more than $25, 900 a year salary is a
thief" There have been two comments
worth recording on Mr.. Richmond s
statement:
/. The Norfolk Landmark, after
quoting the preachers remark, says
1T is much fairer to say that the min
lister who makes such an assertion as
that is not fit for his profession,
whether his salary is $4,000 a year
or $2,500."
2. A prominent lawyer in Raleigh,
who is a man of property and intiu-
ence, said: II agree with that Conncc-
ticut preacher, and would like to see
the Legislature of North Carolina re-
fuse to permit any insurance company
to do business in North Carolina which
paid it's president over $4,000. No
man can earn in any corporation more
than that sum in one year and it is
robbing others when he gets more"
Who can prove that the officer
of trust company, bank or insur-
ance company can earn $4,000 a year
in legitimate efforts? Most of the men
drawing that amount from insurance
companies have been shown up as
looting the companies for more. Off
GERS OF financial institutions should be
paid we'll, but there is not a. man in
America drawing such salary today
who could prove, that he earns it.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
COULDN'T BE COLOR BLIND.

After the warm praise Mr. Roose-
welt has given to Governor Luke II.
Wright, who succeeded Taft in the
Philippines, the people have been sur
prised at the report that Mr.. Wright
would soon retire and return to Ten
nessee. The reason is now given:
Governor Wright and his wife declined
to dine with a company representing
all colors and conditions TAFT was
Rooseveltian and could dine with the
Sultan of Sulu. Booker Washington,
or any other colored individual with
out compunction. Mr. Wright and his
wife were born in Tennessee and could
not bring themselves to recognize
socially the black people who demand
ed social recognition. AS result q
certain antagonism has grown up and
Mr. and Mrs Wright will return to
Tennessee where they will continue
the social customs of life time. 1t
is said that Judge Smith, who will fol-
low the Taft and Roosevelt social
equality doctrine, will succeed Mr..
Wright.
Is it necessary to be color blind to
represent this country in the Philip
pines?
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
SEEING "SPOOKS."

Those Democrats who see grave
danger is giving the Interstate Com
merce Commission power to regulate
Or fix rates see no danger" in letting
the railroads charge what they please.
Besides, they ought to have seen that
grave danger" and given warning
before the National Democratic Con-
vention committed the party to such
legislation. The only grave danger
to the people is that the law will be
emasculated or the men charged with
its execution will fail to give needed
reduction in rates.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
LARGE CoNTRAC'r AWARDED.
Elliott, Of Hickory, Gets the Carpenter
Work on Big Fertilizer Factory
Near Wilmington.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, n. c., Dec. 27.-Burett
H Stephens, of Chicago, supervisory
architect and consulting engineer for
the quarter of a million dollar fertil-
izer factory which will be built on
Northeast River, two miles above Will
mington, today awarded the contract
for the carpenter work on the plant to
Contractor j. +. Elliott, of Hickory.
The contract is Approximately $4,000
and is one of the largest ever given
out in the Caroinas. 1t is generally
understood that Swift & Co, are be-
mind the factory proposition.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

We are glad that Speaker Cannon
is optimistic and thinks the world IS
growing better. He is right as to
that in most respects. But when he
tells us that ''the House of Repre-
sentatives is just as representative as
it was in years gone by he is asking
a little too much of our faith in him.
The House is representative if the
Speaker so DEGREES. and Uncle Joe"
thinks he is as representative as the
whole body formerly was.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

1t is said that Congress has de-
termincd to let the President have
his own way in the Panama Canal af
fairs, even though not approving what
is done. Congress should not abdicate.
So far the Presidents every act has
been open to proper criticism. Con-
gress should compel better methods
and not dodge its duty. Unless there
is close scrutiny by Congress and the
President, the French scandals will be
few in comparison with those that viii
attend the construction of the canal.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The Greensboro Telegram thinks
'the movement for a safer and saner
Christmas seems to be gathering mo-
mentum.' But please spare us those
words 'safer and saner." Anything is
more endurable than to be recalling
'safer and saner."
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

III his message to Congress the Pres
ident praised Morales and said: sta
bility and order and all the dement's
of peace are at last coming to Santo
Domingo" The flight of Morales de-
stroys the Presidents faith. Better let
the other countries settle their own at-
fairs, Mr.. Roosevelt, and attend to our
own affairs.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

In one ward in Philadelphia, the
new registration shows that the mum
Der of persons entitled to vote was
1888 whereas S,027 votes were
counted. Not in its palmy days could
any county in the black district ap-
proach that stuffing. And in Philadel-
phia the padding was done to defeat
honest white men.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
MORNING TONIC.
(Fronda.l

That which distinguishes a high
order of man from a lower, and
which constitutes human goodness and
nobleness, is self-forgetfulneSs, self
sacrifice, the disregard of personal
pleasure, personal indulgence, remote
or present, because some other line
of conduct is more right.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The Washington correspondent o.
the Columbia State has accurately
diagnosed the Republican factional
fight in North Carolina: There are
$4,000 Republican voters in North
Carolina. Each one of thcm wants
Federal Office
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The interview of Mr. Cannon, cor
rcctly interpreted, means THE country
is all right as long as L am permitted
to dictate legislation. In fact it is
getting better all the time. l am a
more representative Speaker than Ma
thaniel Macon, James G.. Blaine, John
G. Carlisle Thomas b. Reed or any of
the others. / am 1T and alls right IN
the world.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

worth should be willing for the cards
to read, "Mr. and Mrs. Alice Roose-
velt.' That does Miss Roosevelt an
injustice. She is not a disciple of
Kate Field. Asked why she never
married, she said: Il have never yet
found the man who desired to be
known as Mr. Kate Field. and 1 would
marry no other man.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The county commissioners of Bun
combe covered themselves with glory
in refusing to grant license to men
who had violated the law in conduct
ing their saloons. One of the worst of
the saloon evils is that it is the resort
Of gamS SIers and other criminals. The
authorities of other counties should
follow Buncombe's good example.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
Delig.Ilt-ed.
Atlanta Co

Atlanta Constitution.
What the Governor of North Caro-
lima said to the Governor of South Car
olina is not half as interesting as what
Nick said to Teddy and Teddy said to
Nick, but the American people may
never know, alas!
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Ccn money is bringing thirty-five
per cent in New York. When money
on call brings that rate it is time to
look out for squalls. Any man with
security that is gilt-edged can borrow
ali the money he needs in Raleigh and
elsewhere at six per cent. And that's
as much as legitimate business enter
prises can pay.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

THE policyholder is entitled to
grafter's insurance deal for the new
year" says the Washington Post. And
he is also entitled to have laws made
by and of and for the policy-buyer in
stead of by and for and of the policy
SpIlei.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

of course there was much drinking
on Christmas, for the custom is deeply
rooted, but there was less drinking
and drunkenness than was ever before
known We are making progress in
temperance, even at Christmas, when
for generations the Christmas toddy
has been regarded as an important
part of the celebration of the day.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

A negro in West Virginia, who had
a white wife. killed her with a hatchet.
When arrested, he committed suicide.
The world loses little in the death of
such trash of both races.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

If the row over City Attorney in
Greensboro should result in securing
a withdrawal of the resignation of
Mr.. Scales, it would be a good thing
a better city attorney, for they do
not make. any better men anywhere
than Alfred Moore Scales. He would
adOrn any position.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Is Hartman after the Seaboard and
is he associated with John Shelton Will
liams and Middledorf in purchasing
stock in the road? The Baltimore
Suns story, printed elsewhere, has
that look.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

There are plenty of heroes who never
get into books. The Portland Oregon
ian tells of an old man in that city, old
and paralyzed, who, instead of cursing
God and his fellows, and turning his
face to the wall, talks about "the
happy.oays ahead" There's sermon
in this for all who look on the dark
side of life
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Abe Hummel is out on bail Those
folks who believe a lawyer can safely
violate any law are betting that Abe
escapes a suit of stripes.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

1t will be easier to enforce the law
against blind tigers after the first of
January Under the Ward law the
possession of Federal license will be
prima facie evidence of illicit sale of
liquor Let the authorities prepare to
enforce the law, fortified by this act.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Winston-Salem has sold 1853 sos
pounds of tobacco since September
first 1t brought $S01, 1,264.71. an aver
age of $S.3S per hundred pounds. In
1903 the average price was $6.O4. In
1904 it was $500. The price this year
is little higher than last year, but
the crop is short and but for the trust
it would have easily brought an aver
age of twelve cents.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The next fool proposition will no
doubt be a bill to release all the
Longworth- Roosevelt wedding presents
from abroad of the tariff duties. The
true protection theory would be 10 COM
pei the Pope and others intending 10
send presents to buy them in America
in order ito protect American laborers
against the pauper labor of Europe
But that applies only during cam
DaignS.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Mark Twain thinks a man not fit for
Oslers theory is the opposite. The
truth probably is between the two the
lies
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The mother of DR.. Osler celebrated
her ninety-ninth birthday last week
That ought to jar the Oslcr theory.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
is 1T A NATION OF TOADIES OR
FOOLS?

Some boss toady has come to the
front with suggestion that upon the
marriage of Miss Alice Roosevelt to
Mr. Longworth, the American people
arrange by States to give her mag
nificent present to be purchased by
small contributions from all the peo-
pie, nobody giving more than ten
cents. The originator of this scheme
estimates that the present purchased
i'm that manner would aggregate in
cost SSOO,000 and that it would be
splendid token of national interest in
the event. This idea was doubtless
obtained from the old custom of tax
ing the people to provide a fortune
for the Kings daughter when she was
married and was a tax long recognized
as rightfully imposed. But we have
moved far from that day and spirit,
and the suggestion to the American
people in the twentieth century reads
like a page taken from the history of
feudalism when men were regard
ed as the chattels of royalty.
1t is to be regretted that the fools
and toadies cannot let Mr.. Roosevelts
daughter marry like the daughter of
Mr.. John Smith, of Rhamkatte. In
Rhamkatte the personal friends of the
bride and the neighbors take a natural
interest in her marriage, and will send
suitable presents, and all the folks
who can get in the little church will
be there to see the ceremony. Let
the friends and neighbors of Miss
Roosevelt do likewise and let the Dal-
ance of the American people wish her
much happiness. But that's enough.
The lucky man is worth sixteen mill
lion dollars, Miss RooseveltS father is
a rich man, and the notion of popu-
lar subscription for a national present
would be as distasteful to them as it
would be disgusting with folks of COM
mon sense.
This suggestion and the newer court
custom at Washington prompts the
question: Are we coming to be ma
ton of toadies and fools?
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Before turning over that new leaf
get some glue so as to hold it down.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

1t may seem odd but the investiga-
ton shows that the smaller the salary
of the life insurance president the bet
ter his affairs show up.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
High Salaries Breed Corruption.

in proportion. Now we understand
why Adam ate tnat apple.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
Spirit of the Press.
This is The Silly Season.
Durham Sun.

This is The SHY SeasOn.
Durham Sun.
The name of which county in this
State indicates one of the occupations
of Noah's wife at a certain period of
her life?
mington Messenger
You ought to Hyde after getting
that off. OF course she did not want
him to Wake UP.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
Tcxas Farmers Don't Buy Any Guano.

NUIUIIIUIot DNtItS.
Speaking about the price of cotton,
the Wilmington Star says: planters
in Texas can make more off one acre
of land at 10 cents a pound (for cot
ton) than planters in the Carolinas and
Georgia at ) cents per pound.
What does our contemporary mean?
We think it IS very much mistaken.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Early bird politics usually gel
killed by the cold weather.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

Gen. Joseph Wheeler has been a
citizen of New York since the Spanish
American war, and the news comes
that Mayor McClelland thinks of MAX
ing him Commissioner of Police. That
position calls for a man OF courage,
resourcefulr ess and youth. Gen. Whee-
Ter has all three. If named. it would
be a remarkable way of closing the
public career of the little Alabamian,
who has had one of the most remarka-
BILE experiences of any man this coun,
try has produced.
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
Perfectly Clear.

Montgomery Advertiser.
Missouri editor figures it out that
Eve was eleven feet high and large
The news & observer., 1905-12-28
DANGER SIGNALS.

No engineer would be mad enough to
run by the flag which signaled danger.
It is different with the average man
The news & observer., 1905-12-28

The Richmond Times-Dispatch
after the ceremony. Mr.. Longs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29
THE MALTA FACE SLASH.
Cut in the Cheek That Is Given TO
People Who Refuse to Pay
Blackmail.

The Malta cut" has been explained
TO County Detective Phillips, of Lacka-
wanna, by Joseph Collandro, who has
made a general confession of the work.
ings of the Carbonate Malta, says a
Wilkesbarre (Pa.) report. This cut Is
a means taken by the society to mark a
man who has aroused its ire by refusing
to submit to blackmail.
1t has been called the Malta mark, the
face slash, the chop, and the sign, and
Collandro says that every new member
of the Malta is instructed how to infiict
1t. The instructor was, he declares, Pas
quale Cherreti, who is now in jail await
ing trial with several of the members
of the society.
The cut is made with razor down the
cheek of man from a point above the
ear, over the cheek bone and down al
most to the corner of the mouth or nose.
It is too high on the face to be covered
by whiskers, and while 1t does not make
a dangerous wound ii leaves lurid
scar which can easily be distinguished.
1t is made by one slash of razor in
flicted by man walking at the side OF
the victim, and can be done just as he
overtakes and passes him. One quick.
clean slash with a sharp razor and the
man is marked for life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29
AN ANIMALS cREMAToRY.
Sanitary Method of Disposing of
Carcasses on a Model
Farm.

There was a crematory on the model
farm-a crematory of red brick, built
in secluded valley.
Here, said the overseer, I'VE cremate
every animal that dies on the estate q
natural death; every COW, every horse,
every pig, every chicken.
Most farmers bury such animals.
Then over the dead bodies they plant
their crops Of cereals. What is the re-
suit? The result, sir, is that If an ami
NAL has died of anthrax and you plant
grain over its body, the cow that eats
Of that grain is apt to contract anthrax
itself.
1T has been demonstrated by expert
ment that the disease germs in a corpse
enter into the vegetation fiourishing in
that corpse's neighborhood. 1t has been
demonstrated that corpses pollute the
soil as horribly as they would pollute
wells II they were thrown into them.
Hence our crematory. where fire
consumes our various victims of an
thrax, Of hog cholera, of tuberculosis, of
cowpox, of CHAMBERS, and so on. And
hence the marve1ously good health OF
the animals on our farm"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29
THE REToRT UNEXPECTED.
Rich Wife's Taunt Meets with q
Simple But Cutting Re-
Spouse.

Capt. fngersoll, of the naval war col
lege, was talking about the disaster that
came near destroying the battleship
Connecticut at her launching, relates
the Louisville Courier-Journal
What do you think about that busi-
ness, sir?" reporter said.
TT was unexpected" said Capt Inger-
soil. THAT is all can say--that it was
unexpected. AS unexpected, in fact
and Capt. Ingersoll smiled-"as the re-
tort that the poor man made to his rich
wife.
''The poor man, being handsome, chose
an elderly and plain heiress for his bride.
He was on the verge of ruin at the time,
living in a four-dollar boarding house.
and behindhand in his payments even
there. Nevertheless, the heiress mar
ried him, and soon he was driving four
finland and winning races with motor
boat.
But he was ungrateful. Husbands
like him nearly always are ungrateful.
And on account Of his ingratitude there
were a good many quarrels between his
rich wife and himself.
Zone day, enraged beyond measure,
she said, bitterly:
What would you be now IL 1t wasn't
for my money!?
'The man laughed.
ga bachelor he replied"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29
VA ESTEEM MARYLAND RAILROAD

Schedule I'm Effect February 27. 1905.
HAaERsrowN AND BALTIMORE.
Leave Hagentown at 10 a. m, 10 p. m an
a 10 p. m.
Arrive at Hagentowr att 30 a. m. II 6sp. m
EAST Mail, the only Sunday train
Connection at High6eld for Gettysburg, Haaove
Spring Grove, York. Eastern Extension and pc,ni
on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division.
HAGERsTowN AND CHERRY RUN.
Leave Hagerstown at o5 e. m. Ii 50 a. M, 81
p. m. daily.
Pr
HAGRRsrowN AND HANCOCK.
Eeave HaRentown for Hancock sos a. m, and
Il:s9 a. m. and S.2s p. m.
Leave Hancock for Hagerstown $40 q. m. and
$40 a. m; 5:i4p pm
HAaERsTowN AND cHAMBERsBuss.
Leave Hagsrtown ats 80 a.. M, il 90 q. m.
Arrive at Hasentown OF m. o5 p m and o.
HAGERsTowN AND sHIPPENsBURe.
Leave Hagerstown at IL a. m. and 20 p. N.
Arrive at Hagerstown at OF q. m. and 05p.
uAcuT-orF HAcERsTowE AND JOHANNESBURG.
Leave Hagsistswn at so p. m. Arrive At 900
n, making competition ~ith B. g. c. v. X. p.
Quinsonia 70 and from Baltimore.
Thess trains Will run daily except Sundays
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave Hagersiown for waynesboro and intermed
at Hagerxtown from waynesboro and intcrmediat
points ut IS q. m. and S o5 . m.
The Fast Mail from Baltimore arriving Mt Hagen
town At soa: m. and leaving for Baltimore at II
For Frederick leave Ragerssown Mt 10 q. m. an
2 10, 10p m. Immediate connection at Bruceville
+. N. HOWELL, Genr Pass. "A
B. II. GRISWoLD .Gen1. Trafhc Mgr.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29
HE WAS GOING ON CARS.
And the Terrible Infant Was Moved
to Tell Strangers All
About It.

The little boy made eyes at the women
In the seat behind and at last deserted
his mother for their society relates the
Boston Post.
"Yes'm," he said. We're going on
the train. Amt it fine. My uncle's dead
We're goin' to his fiunerell."
was your uncle your mothers bro
ther?" asked ont Of the women.
"Yes'm, an papa hates him. An
when my mother was little girl my
uncle was a little boy, an he licked my
papa. You see that lunch bastikf Well.
we've got some choking in 1t. cold
choking, an I'll give you some When
my mother was little girl she always
had to eat the neck, cause there was two,
four, eleyum children, an she was the
littlest, an she just hates the neck"
His new-found friends were properly
sympathetic.
See that satchel? Well, that amt
ours. We had to borry 1t from Mrs. Did
son, cause the mite ate ours all up--Oo!
look at them cowsl We had COW once.
but 1t died. Amt that a pretty dress
mammals got on? 1t amt hern; it's
Mrs. Didson's, only she's biggern't my
mother | guess you amt got any little
boys. have you? Is your uncle deadf
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29
STATEHOOD IS NOT EASY.
ADHESION TO THE uNHoE- SOW
VERY pHFFacuLT NATTER.
West Virginia Labored for Nearly Two
Years Before Securing Place I'm
sistcrhood OF states.

The difficulties which have been
thrown in the way of those Legislators
who have been working for she admis.
sion to statehood of some Of the terri.
tories in the western part Of this coun.
try have served to show how difficuls
a matter il is now to add another star
TO the flag of the United States. Such
an operation has not always been diff
cult Of achievement, however, and IL
is to this fact that we owe the exist.
ence of West Virginia. The severance
of West Virginia from the parent
state came as direct result of the
secession tendencies of the latter,
which were openly declared on April
II, is6l--4i years ago Monday.
At the time of the secession of the
southern states q majority OF the
people OF Virginia were strongly at.
taohed to the union. but they also
had great sympathy with the seceed-
ing states. The capture OF Fort
So mper and the proc lamation of the
president calling for troops made il
necessary for the people of the
state tc make no their minds one way
or the other-whether they should
stand by the union or follow the lead
of their southern brethren. After
much discussion all ordinance of seces.
sion was passed ON April II by the
state legislature, bv a vote of SO yeas
to 55 nays. So divided we're the
people of the state in their opinions.
however. that thew refused 10 abide
by the decision OF the legislature. and
on May 23 the question OF secession
was submitted to popular vote. This
resulted in q majority OF $4,000 10
favor of the secession ordinance. The
people OF eastern Virginia voted
almost unanimously for it, while the
western counties were as unanimous
against 1t.
A convention OF Western Virginia,
representing about 40 counties, met at
Wheeling, June IL. and passed dec
laration Of independence from. the
action of the stats convention. Later
the convention passed an ordinance
organizing tile western counties intd
state to be called Kanawha. This
action was sanctioned by the provis-
sional legislature OF the state of Vir-
ginia In October and the new state
fits name having been changed to West
virRinia) applied for admission to the
union. 1t was not until June. 1868.
however. that the new state was
finally admitted.