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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-05-03

100000 HiIlsboro is free from
debt aud as Independent. as a wood,
sawyer.
Al New Orleans last week the
Confederate Veterans Reunion de.
'cided to NEE, IN Richmond next
year when the JEFF Davis monumen,
will DO unveiled, Among the new
things decided by The veterans was
10 hold memorial service each year
Tor the Confederate dead and to
urge the several Southern States TO
;pension faithful slaves who followed
their masters TO war. General S.
u, Lee was re" elected Com mander
IN Chief. z
Grand Secretary Woodell, Of the
Stale Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
headquarters at Raleigh, has com.
pleted his report, showing a mem.
be'ship Of 1890. with 1874 subo,di-
nate lodges, a gain Of 80 since the
'hrst OF January last year. The re-
port on subordinate lodges shows
net assets amounting TO 100000.
The increase along all lines breaks
al records. The O~rphanage at
Goldsboro hss IS inmates The
Home for Aged and Destitute Odd
Fellows and Widows Of Menu ers
OF the Order is at Goldsboro and is
nearly completed. The annual meet.
'nG Of the Grand Lodge will be
held st G%oldsboro beginning y, 3 o..
m, May g., Past Grand Sire Fink
erton, OF Massachusetts,, will deliver
the, address, This is a grea, and
order and is doing q vast
amount OF good ia this State.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-05-03

The bonded Indebtedness of New
York CITY rs aaid TO be about $3.50,
100000 Hiilsboro is free from
debt aud as Independent. as a wood,
sawyer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-05-03

+. s. o, J. & B. B. Forrest sell
our paint.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

70 Florence. How shall we go about
doing this jolly conglomeration OF
fairy taies. incorporated? ?"
We will begin there" said the
princess, pointing TO a -J1 p1goda
on the edge of the sea. 'snd we viii
take everything IN. ore ~ one
They caught the s O'CLOCK return
ing boat and sat. filled with plees"nt
fatigue against the rail in the bow,
lsteling 20 the Italians LlGle aLd
harp. Blinl er had thrown OF all
care. The North Woods seemed 70
him an uninhabitaoIe wilderness.
" nat a fuss he had made over sign
ing his name-pooh. he could sign
il a hundred times And her name
was as pretty as she was-"Flor-
ence." he said 1t to k:nse.i a great
many tines
AS the boat was nearing its pier
in the North r yer. a two-fun
neled drab. foreign-looki1s sea-go-
ing steamer was dropping down to-
ward the bay. The boat turned its
nose in toward its slip. Tae steam
er voered as II to see1 nidstreem.
and then yawed. seemed to increase
It's speed and struck the Coney beat
on the side near the stern. cutting
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hustled, and crowded him Basket
parties bumped him; sticky children
tumbled. howiing. under his leet,
eandyin6 his eIotae=, Insclent
youths strolling amcng the booths
with hard-won canes under one arm
and easily won girls on ;ne othe-
blew defiant smoke from cheap cigars
into his face. The publ city gentle
men with megaphones. each before
his own stupendpus attraction. roar
ed H. e Niagaras in his ears. Music
Of all kinds that could be tortured
from brass. reed. he. or string.
fought in tt-e air TO gain space fer
it's vibrations against Is competi-
tors. But what held BIinker in aw-
full fascination was the mob, the nul-
titude, the proletaria-. sartehing.
struggling. hurrying, pantng. hurting
itself in incOntinent frenzy. " tn un-
abashed abandon. into tie ridiculous
sham palaces of trumpery and tinsel
pleasures. The vulgarity of II. its
brutal overriding of all the tenets OF
repression and taste thay were held
by his caste repelled him strongly.
In the midst Of his disgust ne
turned and looked down at Flor
ence by BIS side. She was ready
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Some Not many They wont
take you out anywhere unless you
do"
She turned her head ard looked
searchIngly at Blinker. Her eyes
were as innocent as a chiId's There
was a pTzzled look il them. as
though she did Tot understand him.
What's wrong aboIt my meet ng
fei,ows7" she IS ed. wonieringly.
"Everythiag." be answered. almost
Ea~agely. why don't you entertain
yo-r company in the holse where
you live Is il necessary to PICK up
Tom. Dick. and Harry on the
strress ,"
She lept her absolutely ingcnu-
ous eyes upon his.
If yoI covId see TIE place whore
II e yol wouldn't esk that I lie
in Br chdust Row. Taey call il that
because there's red dust from the
oricl g cr-ln bling over everything.
I've lived there for more than four
years There's no place 70 receive
company. You can't have anybody
come to your room. What else is
there to co? A girl has got to meet
the men. hasn't she?"
Yes" he said. hoarsely. "A girl
has get 70 meet a-has got ID meet
the men"
The first time ore spoke TO me on
Lhe street" she continued, u ran
home and cried all night But you
get used 70 It meet a gooI many
nice fellows at church. 20 on
rainy days and stand in the vesti-
bnle until one comes up with an UNI
brclla- wish there was a parlor.
so could ask you TO call. Mr.. Blink
er-ere you really sure IL isn't
Smith now"
The beat land ed safely. Blinker
had a confused Impression of walk
Ing with the girl through quiet cross
town streets until she stopped at a
corner a1d held out her hand.
Il live just one more block over"
she sa d "Thaok you for a very
pleasant afternoon"
Blinker muttered something and
plunged northward till he found a
street where he could find a cab. A
big, gray church loomed slowly at
his right Blinker shook his fist ar
II through the window.
Il gave you thousand dollars last
week" he cried under his breath
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with her quick smile and upturned. |.
happy eyes, as bright and clear
as the water in trout pools The
eyes we're saying that they had
the right 70 be shining and happy.
for was their owner not with her
(for the presenD Man. her Gentle
man Friend. aud holder ot the
keys 10 the enchanted city Of fun?
BHnker did not read her look ac-
curately, but by some miracle he
suddenly saw Coney Alright
He no longer saw a mass Of
vu,garians seeking -rCss joys. He
now looked clearly upon a hundred
thousand true idoahste Their OF
fe0ses were wiped out Counterfeit
and false though the garish joys Of
these spangled temples were. ho
perceived that deep under the gilt
surface they offered saving and ap-
posite balm and satisfaction TO the
restless human heart Here. at
least. was the husk Of Romance.
'AV NlipAN bul SIllIlUk C6SQue OF
Ch!valry. the breath-catching though
safe-guarded dip and fight OF Ad-
venture, the magic carpet that
transports you to he realms of
magic. though its journey be
through but a few poor yards OF
space. He no longer saw a rab-
bic, but his brothers seeking the
ideal. There was no magic Of
poesy here or Of art; but the magic
of their imagination turned yellow
calico into cloth Of gold and the
megaphones into the silver trum
pets of joys heralds. Thus Coney
scred. anyhow, against the hand
organs of the city and the board
ing-house lady that tells of her
magnificence before her husband
lost his money
Almost hum bled, B1nter rolled UP
the shirt sleeves Of his mind and
10 ned the ideslists.
you are the lady Doctor" he said
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Don't say that again" said
Blinker in a tcae that made her
look at him in frank surprise.
Why shouldn't 1 cay it?" she
asked, calmly. They al do"
Who are 'they?'" he asked.
jealous for the first time in his
existence
Why, the fellows I know"
do you know so many?"
"Ch. well. I'm not wall flower.
she answered with modest complac-
eacy.
Where Go you see these-these
Hen? AT your homer
'Of course not. meet them Just
as l did you. Sometimes on the
boat, sometimes the park, some
times on the street. I'm a pretty
good judge Of man. can tell IN
a minute if a fellow is one who is
lilely to get fresh"
What do you mean b. fresh? p"
why, try 10 Kiss you-me, l
mean"
Do any Of them try THAR" asked
Blinker. clenching his teeth.
Sure. All men do. You know
that"
do you allow them?"
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of an unshadowed and untroubled
soul
How dare YOU raise your hat to
me? she asked. with a smilere-
deemed severity.
4 didn't" Blinker was about to
say. but he quickly covered the
mistake by extendingSit 10 Il didn't
know how TO keep from il after 1
saw you"
Il do not allow gentlemen to
sit by me TO whom ! have not
been introduced" she said, with a
sudden haughtiness that deceived
him. He rose reluctantly. but her
clear, teasing laugh brought him
down to his chair again.
Il guess you weren't going far" :"
she declared. with beauty's mag
nif1cent self-confidence.
Are YOU going 70 Coney Island?"
asked Blinker.
'Me?" She turned upon him wide
open eyes full of bantering sur
prise. Why, what a question!
Can't you see that I'm riding a
bicycle in the park" Her i'm
pertinence took the form of delight
full droIlery.
And l am laying brick on a tall
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factory chimney" said Blinker
''Maynt we see Coney together
In perfectly alone and I've never
been there before
IT depends" said the girl. "on
how nicely you behave. I'll con
slider your application until we get
there"
Blin}er took pains % pro- de
against the rejection o. mis- applica-
ton. He strove 70 please. To adopt
the metaphor Of his nonsensical
phrase. he laid brick upon brict on
the tall chimney of his devoirs until.
at length. the structure was stable
and complete. The nar-crs OF the
best society came around finally to
simplicity. end as the girls way was
that naturally, they were o. a mu-
t1al plane Ct communication from
the beginning.
He learned that she was twenty,
and her name was Florence: that she
trimmed hats in a millinery shop;
that she lived in a furnished room
with her best chum -. vdo was
cashier in shoe store and that a
glass Of milk from the bottle on
the window-sill and an egg thar bCi's
itself while YOU twist mp .our hair
makes a breakfast good enough for
anyone. + florence laughed when size
heard "Bhater'
Well" she said. at certainly
shows that you have ina gjra ion. It
gives the Smiths a czal,e for i
little rest. anyhow"
They landed at Coney. a"d we're
dashed on the crest of gre It h l.
an wave of mad pleasureseekers into
the wal and avenues of EI.ryIapo
gone into vaudeville.
With a curious ey-. a critical
mind and a fairly withheld juds-
ment BlinEer considered the tenn
Piles. pagcdas. and kiosiss Of popalar-
lied delights Hoi polio: trampled,
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into It with a terrifying shock AN
crash.
While the 500 passengers on the
boat were mostly tumbling about the
decks in shrieting panic the cap
tain was shouting at the steamer
that It should not back OF and leave
the rent exposed for the w1ter 70
enter. But the steamer tore it's vav
out lie savage savfsh and cleared
is heartIess Wv. f,:U -p~Nd ahead
The bont beT-7 20 sim AZ i's st~ra.
bUt moved slowly row7-1 RE sl5n-
Tho pas"e1-c-- -e-o a frantic mob.
u-~l~---r+ r. hp%-l1
RlinNcr held Flc--1c- t'rHtlv vn-
I'll the boat had ri-htrd it.elr She
made no roHnd CT siru of fe9r. He
r-ood on a carp stool. ripped c1
the slcts sbo~e his 1ea- a1d pulled
down pur ber Of the life pr-ser--
o-s. Fe begin TO b"ckle one around
Florence. The rotten cenvss split
fnd the fraudulent Traaulated corr
cane pouring ont in a stream. Flor
ence caught handful Of Il and
laTFhed g,eetully
TT Loo He bra fast food" she
said. ''Ta'e It OF. They're no good.
She unbuckled II snd threw IL en-
tie deck. She made Blinl er sit down
and sat by his eide and put her hand
in his "What1I you bet we don't
reach the pier all right?" she said.
ano began 70 hum a soEg.
And now the captain moved amcng
tie passengers and compelled order.
The boat would undoubtedly make
her slip. be ssid. and ordered the
woman and children to the bow.
where they could LANG first. The
boat. very low in the water at tn.
stern. tried gallant'y to male his
pron- iso good.
Florence" said Bnnker. as she
held him close by an arm and hand.
Il love you"
That's what they all say, she
replied, lightly.
Il am not one Of they ALL" he
persisted. Il never knew anyone
l could love before. I could pass
my life with you and be happy
every day I am rich. 1 can make
things all right for you"
That what they all say" said the
girl again. weaving her words into
her little. reckless song.
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and she meets them in your very
doors. There ~is seIething wrong;
there IS something wrcng."
At eleven the next day Bnnker
sicned h nane thirty times with
rev pen pro .ded D. Lawyer Old
port.
Now let re go TO the woods" he
said, sur.ily.
Iou are not leo ing well" said
Lawyer OldpCrL The trip viii do
you good But listen. ii you will.
10 tnat little matter OF business Of
which | spoke to you yesterday. and
also nte ears ago. There are some
ceilings. fifteen IN nun Der. OF which
there are new fve-y ear leases 10 be
signed. Your faIder cCntemp plated a
change n the lease provisions, but
never made IT. He intended that
tle parlors Of these houses should
not be sublet. but that the tenants
s4oIld be allowed 70 use them for
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

reception rooms. These houses are
in the shopping district, and ara
mainly tenanted by young working
sir.s- As il is they are forced to
seek companionship outside This
row of.red brick"
Blinker interrupted HIM with
loud, discordant laugh.
-Bric..dust how for an even hun
dred, he cried. And own it. Have
l guessed right?''
The tenants have some such name
for II, said Lawyer OIdport.
BlinSer arose and jamned his hat
Gown 10 his eyes.
DO what you please with IL" he
said harsnly. Remodel H.. burn It,
raZe il to the ground But man, it's
too late, l tell yea. It's too late.
It's too late It's too late"
Copyright. 1876. BY The Press Publishing
Conpany.j
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

(To Be Continued Next sundayl
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Pa ge Seven.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-16

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ard for amy case o. Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls CaJmrh
Cure
%. j. CHENEY Ok co. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
b.. b. Cheno, for the last 10 years,
and believe lim perfectly honorable
iu all business transactions and III
uautislly able to carry ont any ohli-
CATIONS made hy his firm.
WALDING. KfNNAN & MARVIN.
wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Hails Catarrh Cure is taken in-
formally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free.
Price o. cents per bottle Sold hy
900 Dugrisis
Taks Halls Family Pills for CON
.tIpHt.uu
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forms which indisidnaiigga also aa.
vocAfe Municipal ownership Of mo
nopolies. for instance. Is advocated
by taaividualists. because q IS prae,
tieaily Impossible 10 have more than
one water system in city. and BY
the latter on the general ground
ttfaS government should own FL he
Tsifafs III prod issf. sss Aaii=3fg sitl
NJ. Bryan remarks that he seuti-
rncnt fer municipal lighting plants
81 not yeg SO strong and the seaii-
iucHt IL favor of public telephones
ana street car tines Is still less pro-
nonucvd bui the Same geaeral priu-
elnlos apply to them and individual
lsgs without accepting the creed RI
socialism. can advocate The extension
OF municipal ownership to them
Ho further shows plainly the evils
10 the Individual citizen 81 Socialism
when he SAYS II the government
opetates ali the factories, All the
farms. and all the stores. there must
be suparinteadents as we'll as work
men there must be different kinds
of employ ment some more pleasant,
some less pleasant and he asks
Is likely that any set Of men can
distribute the work or fix the COM
pensation to the satisfaction of All,
or even 60 the satisfaction Of a ma
jority of the people,"
How great, therefore, is the gulf
between The Democracy and the So
cialists. who believe in concentrating
all power in the central government
whereas the Democrats stand for the
utmost freedom of the individual cit
izen without infringement upon the
rights OF others
The trend of Republicanlsm Is to
rush 10 Congress for s cure for po-
Gucal evils 10 overlook, and even
aid, executive usurpation for the rep
.rasentatives OF the people 70 favor
trusts and corporations who in re-
turn have furnished money to cor
ruptly keep their friends in power
The Democratic doctrine is exactly
opposite and is expressed by Equal
rights to AL and special privileges to
none Nithoutahe Democratic par
ty which alone offers all classes
equal rights, there would be Ger
tain huTying OF the minimizing to
the extreme OF approprating all the
means of production and distribution
by he national government, so that
there would be no .neen- /
tive for individual effort The con-
fiscatton Of the property Of those
who by saving or superior ability
had secured a competence would fol-
low he appropriation of the prop
erry ef those who had amassed mill
lions
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-16
BIRD DAY AT LIBRARY


7 he eh,l{Ir@n at WaXaA&cfla en-.
nyed f#te ffeaf an iasf Friday ri
the p0hlia library. The result 81 a
beautiful thought og Miss Galloway
tne ldbfarian
The chiidrans reading room was
appropriately decorated with ferns
palms and other plants. while The
walks were yerltabIe picture galleries
of ouf friends ~ the feathered tribe
Ia cages here aud there beside The
s33asiag @ca.!asae &era sl.e zeal 1--we
birds answering each other in icy
ous chirps
Miss Galloway kept opan house foF
the children ail day hut he feature
and sHecess Of The day was AZ hait
past ten o'clock, the hour set when
,be children, some with eyes as
brown as woodland streams sorDe
surprising the violets htue. folded
their hands and SAT and listened to
a talk an Birds and Their Habits, "
Ay orr young lownsman J NJ
Eskr!dse Having been reared in
thc country. passing the formative
period close TO the heart Of nature.
the speaker told story after story as
cheeTlnliy as waters glide. One
could smell the pine needles and
mint beds, see his Blue bird and
Cardinal as vividly as he secs Lam
iers Mocking bird soar aud balance
aud sing this is the bed whereon our
memory loves to lie and dream. ="
and the children OF today must miss
much that rightfully belongs 10
them II they fail TO cultivate the love
Of nature which Is inherent TO child
hood As stole silently through
the rooms. | heard only one regret
and that was, that even one child
should miss this great opportunity
On the tables lay many nature books
inviting the children TO handle and
read rs they wished The atmos-
phere seemed filled with innocent.
beautiful ideas as tho these vol
umes had given up their thoughts,
and hey tad taken forms and walk
ed among us I think ! voice the
sentiment OF many hearts when
lhank Miss Galloway and Mr. Esk-
ridge and others who helped in this
noble effort TO lift the youth of our
community TO q higher plane Of liy-
ug.-Onc who loves all childhood.
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gifted piih lhs iolg Spirit that ZEE
sf# keeH 'se easefplslsTs anG boil
eeeTila ont OF Gotten There "a q
aian in Louisiana preaching this 10
The pepie, saving this IA true. Please
answer me on Ibis sheet, as ! want
the tguih
tie also save thar u the people viii
rive atm IN tenth II al sta~iT In
ssnnze. be can Aaep 81 fals.ssts atit 81
sheif crops I aak Cor this inEogma
ton for the benefit 90 the people
Please give mu an answer
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Held al the Churches.
Services appropriate to the Eater
season were held at all The city
churches YESTERDAY The weather
was ideal and large audiences We're
al he churches. Last night special
musical programs were given al the
Methodist and Cumberland PreaJ
terian churches Az the Methodist
church the event was the formal ded-
icasion Of the new pipe organ By Mr.
Wrightson of Dallas
The performance given by MI.
Wrightson was artistic in every res
pect lie easily demonstrated that he
is a musician of splendid ability
One of the most interesting numbers
given was composition of his own
entitled, Morning Thought" Prof
W. w. Campbell and Mrs. W. A..
Crow added to The interest of the
program with vocal solos. DIT.
James Campbell made a short talk
on the appropriations of Easter mu-
sic. At the conclusion of the recital
Mr. Wrightsou declarded the organ
to be one Of the finest he had ever
handled
Mr.. Mcpherson S sermon last night
at lie Main street Christian church
on "What Does Life Mean ia You?
WAS heard by a large audience.
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MONTHLY CHAPEL TALKS.
address Given ny Hon. $ y. skinner
Was Wei Received.

The young men and young Wom-
ems Christian Associations are hold
ing mid-wcek devotional exercise.
The faculty have great confidence in
these meetings and have therefore
given up the chapel hour on Thurs
day TO the Associations The meet
ings are held simultaneously, but
separate Last Thursday services
We're very well attended. the larger
part Of the entire school taking part
in the exercises.
The monthly chapel talks have
been OF uniformly high order Tho
address given ON Tuesday by Hon. S.
p. Skinner was certainly no cXCep-
/ ton o the rule Every student gave
/ the closest attention 60 tine speaker
/ and his address will prove helpful,
we believe. to- each one. Trinity rec
/ ioices TO cali Senator skinner her
/ friend.
/ Due mention has already been
.nadc of the two bah games with our
! Farmer friends The school rec
ioices with our team chat # was
liable 20 shake to rhe foundation the
Iconndonee chat the visitors possessed
. | before the game ou Wednesday
Dr W. s. sutton. professor OF c3u
cation iu the State University. was .
livery pleasant visitor Friday
Trinity has been invited TO- Dee rep
resented ar .ho inaugural exercises o
d Dr ID g. Houston. pres iupnt of no,
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The Galveston Tribune says
Certain iconoclasts are going about
the land p1oclaimine from the house
tops that he Easter rabbit is a myth.
a delusion. and that 10 is wrong to
fin the minds of children with
stories that have foundation only in
fable These beings are twin rela-
tives 10 those individuals who de-
light in telling the child that Santa
Clause is merely ana imaginary per-
sonage and that William Tell never
existed What use thc world has
ever had for these image breakers
is difficult to imaeine. ANA one 4.
compelled FOB believe that they are
either cmsty. old bachelors. or soul
old maids who have never been chill
dren and consequently cam have u'
idea of De pleasure that lies "a
making one chld's life lIt1
brighter or placing in child Nom
ory % pretty picture t1 take che plac
OF harsh experience
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WHO is THE MAN?
Reported that an Ellis County Man
l. Gifted with Supernatural Power.

Public officials are constantly re-
CcivtnB all kinds OF queer commuui-
cations, but the most freakiah freak
OF letter which has SO far come to
light was found in County Clerk
Hendricks mail this morning The
letter came from a man in Louisiana,
whose name is withheld from publ
cation, and according to the tenor of
the epistle there is believed to be a
man somewhere in Ellis county gift
ed with supernatural power The
letter is as follows.
Hicks, La, March IA, 190G.-To
the Hon. Clerk of the Court of Ellis
County, TeXas.-Dear Sir: Is there
man in your county who is so
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-16

The real danger In the mob spirit
is fully exempIified in all its horri-
bleness in the reports from Spring
field, Mo. There are certain deeds
of violence that seem 10 Justify the
dealing out OF summary justice. but
when the real mob spirit breaks out
all laws OF reason are transgressed.
and crime and viciousuess control.
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taN ap Hiuofv st gamusseH nau
H4ass iHmheF Co snd Ees bis esti-
mafr Hn aHe toWae Hainffmm n