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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
The News Leader.

The case of Jimmie Kelley, an ele-
ven-year-old boy, son of Charles KEEL
icy, a painter, living at 1911 Paramount
Avenue, is, in all it's phases, one Of the
that has ever developed in
this city, and to find a parallel in any
place would be extremely difficult.
Jimmie Kelly, when he was four
wears Old, in the absence ofhis mother,
found a can of concentrated I've and ate
it. That, until yesterday, was the last
thing he ate. Instead. he has been
hept alive by food administered through
an incision that, through his right side,
reaches into his stomach.
Food administered in this manner
gives little n~ourishment, and as a re-
suit, Jimmie Kelly is terribly dwarfed
in stature. His face is small, his fingers
are not as large as a lead pencil and his
arms are no larger than those of a two
year old baby. Today he weighs thlr-
ty-two pounds; Thursday he weighed
twenty. The lack of development in
his body, has, as far as the lack of ply
steal health can be balanced, been COM
pensated for in the development OF his
mind. Jimmie Kelly, not the size of a
boy half his years, is brighter than
many people whose years are double
his.
His atfiiction is what doctors have
termed a structure of the throat"
meaning, probably, that the nerves
and muscles of the throat are contract
ed or Observation-Disclosures it is, that
the muscles are incapable Of perform
ing their natural function, and as a
consequence, the little fellows throat
has been, as far as swallowing is con-
cerne1. closed. Sometimes he was
able to swallow a little water; at other
times he was not. Medical treatment
has failed to give him any relief and
his case was pronounced, he says, hope
less.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
A Mob Without Mask
Do the Deadly Deed.
A Negro Farm Hand Taken Into
the Woods and Shot. Others
OF His Family Whipped
and Driven Away
Forth With Or
ders Not to
Return.
Especial to the ARGUs.)

Augusta, Ca, May I, 1907.-Charlie
Harris, a negro farm hand, who yes
terday afternoon shot and fatally
wounded Harden Pearson. a prominent
farmer, neal bearing, Ga, 25 miles
west of Augusta, was taken into the
heart Of deep swamp about 9 o'clock
last night and swung up to a
lent tree. His body was then ridd1ed
with bullets and left suspended.
The mob, consisting Of forty unmask-
ed men, then proceeded from the scene
of the lynching to the home of Harris
on Pearson's farm, where all grown
members of his family were severely
whipped and ordered to leave McDuffie
county, never to return, on pain Of
death, and they proceeded to leave,
not standing OF the order of their go
ing.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
HUNGRY BOY TO VISIT
(Richmond Times-Dispatch.)

"IRICnIlIOAu
Manager Charles I. McGee, of he
Bijou Theatre, will entertain to-mor-
row Jimmy Kelley, the eleven year
old midget, who has been restored to
perfect health by Melville E. Daniels.
For seven long years the little lad
had to eat through a tube lin his side.
He had drank a can of concentrated
lye when only four syears old and the
glands of his throat completely closed.
He could breathe, but could not swal-
low a morsel.
Mr.. MCGEE heard of the case and
asked Mr.. Daniels to bring the lad
around to the ma tinee tomorrow.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
Epstein's Great Sale
THIS is THE REASON:

There is no use of going into details
about the backward season as that has
gone into history, the truth is Over
stocked; we must unload, and you
reap the benefit.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
RELIEVED BY MASSAGE.

Last Thursday he was brought to Mr.:
Melville Daniels, professor Of physical
culture, for treatment Mr.. Daniels
examined the boy and the next day be-
gan to treat him according to the meth
cd he has devised. 1t consists of what
Mr.. Daniels calls natural treatment.
placing the organs in the condition that
nature intended them to be in by ma
lures treatment. 1t seems to follow,
to some extent, the methods of osteo-
.pathy; Mr.. Daniels, however, a y it is
simply massage. Whatever it is, or
whatever it may be called, it is GER
tainly efficacious in this case.
Little Kelly told a Journal reporter
this morning that previous to sester-
day he had always been fed through
the incission that has been mentioned.
He said that his administration of
food ave no apparent n~ourishment,
OF technically, satisfaction, to the up
per portion of his body. Its effects
seemed to be simply localized to the
stomach.
HIS HROA ALWA1 %
st was always hungry in my throat"
said the boy, and while he did not
mean it in a tribulative sense, it was
as touching a remark as the reporter
ever heard. Continuing, the little fell
low said that he could. not say how
many physicians had treated him-"al-
most all of Richmond" he said.
"Dr. Lewis Wheat" he said, took
me to a doctors convention in New
port News, where about go doctors
looked at me and said it was hope
less.
81 had inward spasms'" he went on,
''but 1 could not feel them. They had
no outside effect"
These inward spasms are probably
spasmodic contractions of the inner
muscles or nerves.
The boy said that he tried every day
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
Big BURNING OF HAMS.
Fifteen Thousand dollars worth OF
Famous Smithfield Variety
CPemated

(By Special Wire to the ARGUs.)
Suffolk, Va, May This morning
in the town of S~mithfield, Va, fifteen
thousand dollars worth of the world
famed Smithfeld hams went up in
smoke, with not a dollar of insurance.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09

Boys knee pants suits in latest styl-
es, newest designs of double b easted
and Norfolk coats, wo tn 81 AZ
$3.50 and up............ Pos To-
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09

Boys knee pants suits, serviceable
wool cheviots and cassimers in nobby
5 5ts! ! v stae- made" s.is ps %affh :S2.45
$3.50 and ~
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09

Mems Suits of imported domestic ia
brics, pure worsteds velours and serges
Exclusive weaves hand "a q g.
ore worth $500 and .
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
WIRE IN MANS HEART.
A REMARKABLE OPERATION OF
PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIANS.
Nearo Afflicted with Aneurism Of the
Aorta-SiIver Thread Is Coiled
Inside Organ and Then
Taken Out Again.

delphia.-Nature and a silver
wire 20 feet long saved the life of
Fred Williams at the end OF one OF
the most remarkable operations on
record.
It was for aneurism of the aorta
and was performed on Williams in
the Medico Chirurgical hospital by DR.
James p. Mann.
Williams, who is 80 years old, ne
gro barber and man of wonderful
vitality, noticed a swelling on his
breast some time ago, and went TO the
Medico-C Chirurgical hospital. There he
was placed upon the operating table
without having been etherized. A hol-
low needle was plunged into the aorta
and through this the silver wire was
fed from a spool The thickness of
the wire was about that of a No. 60
cotton thread. As the wire was fed
into the great blood vessel it coiled
itself closely in the form of a cylinder.
which fitted exactly the inner surface
of the affected part,
Then the needle was withdrawn and
the little wound made by 1t was
dressed.
The process that was then set up in
the weakened part was this:
The blood clotted over the wire and
organized" a new wall, strengthening
that which had been weakened by the
aneuritic growth,
The operation was performed two
months ago. Last week he came into
the hospital with blood trickling
steadily from pin hole in his chest
The inferno and the nurses who saw
the trickle were alarmed and sent for
the surgeons.
Again Williams was placed upon the
operating table. The blood was found
10 be coming from wound from
which protruded the tip of the silver
wire that had been coiled inside his
aorta. With infinite care the whole
strand was taken out, and then, to the
.amazement OF everybody, the bleeding
stopped.
There is every Indication that the
barber is now absolutely we'll and
that the new inner coating of the
aorta is sufficiently strong to reinforce
the weakened tissue that lies outside
! It,
81 feel as well as ! ever did in my
life and work every day without ia
tigue," said Williams.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
LUCK, SAYS A CRITIC,
ONLY GOOD GENERALSHlP
Ball Teams That Win Are Ones That
Take Chances and Get Away
with Them.

Never allow a fan to say winning
team has the luck. There was never
championship club that did not have
90 per cent. the best of It when II
came to breaks, and that is why they
go along and make such great rec
ord, says big league exchange.
Many will argue as to why the lead
ing teams have all the luck. II is not
luck; II is the chances they take.
A winning team, that is, team
that has n chance to win the pennant,
will take all kinds of liberties, and get
away with them. They are not afraid
of losing out. Generally the team Is
ahead. or II the score is tie,' the
champion teams will argue thus?
We'll, / may as well chance II. II
am to get beat may as well go down
in an attempt to win on the chance"
And nine times out of ten the team
that takes the chance is the one that
wins out. Luck, nothing of the sort;
good generalship.
On the other hand, take team that
is in the second division Let them
are on and nip them. That takes all
the life out of them, and they are
afraid TO move off the base, once they
get on. They are careful and this gen.
orally costs them the game.
Many who go to the games at the
present time remember Mike Kelly,
and later Big Bill Lange. There was
not game played in which one or the
other of these generals did not pull
off play that made the crowd jump
up and yell Luck, nothing; good ball
playing. Let some player on a tail
end team try It. Down they would go
nine times out of ten, simply because
they are saying to themselves: II
wonder il this thing will turn out all
right"
Timidity was the cause OF the fail
ure, and so 1t goes all through the
games. The winners will try a play
and it goes along all right, for they
are not afraid of letting game get
away, but the poor losers cannot af-
ford to try, for game means much to
them. They are near the last rung
and It is like taking poison to player
to be with the tailender.
At present the squeeze is one OF the
tricks, but how often does tail-end
team make it go? They simply fall
down or are so clumsy in the signals
that the opposing team gets next and
the twirler simply pitches It wide and
the catcher is waiting for the poor
runner and he is out That is the way
il goes all season, the winners win
make attempts and win out. while the
poor teams cannot afford to take the
chances, and consequently never make
the play, or II so, very seldom.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
.a...i...sa.i.a.s...l...s.s.s4s.+ss.s..s4.
INTANGIBLE PROPERTY.

First, consider the intangible value
which inheres in an Industrious car.
penters outfit of tools. Would anyone
say that the hard-working carpenters
tools should be taxed according to
their value for the uses to which they
are being put"-because the indus.
trious carpenter uses them TO better
advantage than exactly similar tools
are used by an indolent carpenter?
The answer to this question is obvious.
Again, would anyone say that a mer.
chant, or manufactures, or farmer,
who, by earnest cndeayor, makes his
tangible property yield more in re.
turns than similar property in the
hands of the idle and unthrifty, should
be made TO pay excessive taxes? It IL
plausible, on the ground of humani.
tarianism, TO defend the proposition 10
tax success rather than unsucces5."
But that the state may, and should,
condscate the profits OF honest sue.
cess, amounts to placing a penalty
upon proper ambition and endeaVor.
for success is merely the result of CT,
fort There seems to me to be but
little difference between an individual
or firm and corporation, as far
as intangible value is concerned. Bat
by the construction of elastic portions
Of the constitution it has came to he
law to tax the intangible value of cor.
pOrations and allow the intangible
value Of a firm to be untaxed If it
appear that a railroad Is earning diyi-
dendG which are so great that they
give to its stock a value In excess OF
the true necessary investment in
plant, then the fault is with the state
authorities, which have undertaken to
regulate railroad charges and make
them reasonable, The state OF Michl-
gan, for example is in the position Of
regulating railroad rates for the pur.
pose OF making them reasonable; but
at the same time, it proceeds upon a
theory of taxation predicted upon the
idea that the railroad rates are gross.
ly unreasonable And, worse yet, It
proposes TO continue along this line,
actually allowing the railroads of the
state to eXtort money from shippers
and passengers. so that the state can
tax II away from the railroads, using
It for revenues, thereby relieving tax
payers who may pay but little, II
any, transportation charges. s.--Weber's
Weekly,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
AToMlzER RouTs BURGLAR.
Latter Jumps from Window When
Girl Turns on Spray.

Chicago -Congratulations are still
being received by Margaret Hobbs.
the 17-year.old daughter of Roy Hobbs,
because she had routed a burglar.
Miss Hobbs and her parents had
been seated on their front steps for
some time when Miss Hobbs went in
to the house for letter she wanted
to mail
Suddenly there was crash within.
Mr.. Hobbs rushed into the house His
daughter was standing near window
holding an atomizer in her hand An
odor of lilac filled the room. The win
dow was open.
"Oh, you ought to have seen him
rum" laughed the girl. Il guess this
gun OF mine scared him more than he
did me-"
Miss Hobbs then told her father
that on entering the room she had dis.
covered the burglar She took the
atomizer from bureau and turned
the stream of perfume o. the intruder
He jumped through the window.
The same burglar is believed to
have robbed several houses in the
same neighborhood of small sums.
Miss Hobbs said: 81 surprised him
as much as he startled me. But, oh,
it was funny. When he got a Whit
of that perfume | guess he thought
all the evil spirits were after him.
WAS | frightened? Yes, | was
after it was all over"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
cunld Asks Trading Stamps.

Vineland, n. J.--Mahlon Mutt and
Miss Ada Butcher completely fooled
their friends by quietly appearing at
the Baptist parsonage and having Rev.
Frank B. Lane perform the wedding
ceremony.
Mr. Mutt is the son of former Coun-
Gilman Philip Mutt. The bride is a
stenographer, and often joked Mr..
Lane on giving trading stamps to in
duce matrimony among the young
folks, The man Of sermons jolSingly
promised TO do so, and, TO Mr.. Lanes
surprise she held him to his promise
when the ceremony was performed.
It is believed this is the first in
stance in New Jersey where the min
lister gave rading stamps.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
ALL BUTTER; EXIT suTTERMlLk.
Inventor Claims New Churn Extracts
Every Bit of Fat From Cream.

Fond du Lac, Wis.-The extraction
of every bit of butter fat and casein
from cream and milk is the possibility
claimed for a new process for manu-
featuring butter, n churn for which
has been invented by J. NJ. O'Neil, Of
Dallas, Tex, and company for the
manufacture of which has just been
Incorporated in this city.
The new process consists in con
stantly forcing air through the cream
as it is churned This Is done by
means of an air pump in the dasher
handle, with minute holes all over the
dasher. The oxygen in the air pro.
duces a chemical change in the cream,
combining the butter fat with the
casein and leaving only whey as the
waste product.
There is no buttermili at all, II is
claimed, every particle of solid mat
ter being made into butter. It is
claimed that in some cases over 100
per cent. more butter can be produced
from the same quantity Of milk. The
churn can also be used for bleaching
lard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS

Vic Willis is pitching the best ball
Of his career.
Honus Wagner is hitting like a fiend
for Barney Dreyfuss' boys.
Pitcher Charley Hall of Cincinnati ia
also an expert tennis player.
Catcher Orendorff has been shipped
by Boston TO the Providence club.
The New York club has purchased
Pitcher Tom Mccarthy from the New.
ark club.
The Cardinals infield is now pret.
ty slick one, being particularly fast on
double plays.
Pat Donovan will make a big effort
to get a better start next sprlng with
his Brooklyn club.
Billy Maloney has picked up in his
hitting and once on the base he is a
dangerous man on account of his
speed.
Pitcher Karger, of St Louis. is said
to be the only southpaw pitcher who
can use the spit ball' delivery effect,
lively.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
eHaAeyeaeAeHeAeHeHsTeneHel
2 VALUATION
2 AND TAXATION. l

It is probable. that one OF the worst
practices, in connection with the as
sessed valuation of real estate. Is the
preference which is frequently given
10 unimproved property, held for
speculative purposes, by land com
panies and individuals for the benefits
Arising from neighborhood improve
ments and growth In many com.
nuuitics this class of property is held
for years. and has not Only been as.
sessed at nominal figures, but owners
have frequently defaulted in their
taxes and assessments, with the hope,
perhaps. that future buyers would pay
these public charges in the purchase
of the tracts so held.
II has been the experience in some
Of our growing cities, that large tracts
of unimproved, residential land, map
ped out in lots at good prices, are
owned by land companies and are as
sCsscd as farm lands, at nominal rates.
Sometimes, large tracts Of land in the
outskirts of our cities, are held by
speculative owners, waiting to secure
the unearncd increment from the en-
tCrprise Of others, while in the mean
time the public received but small
revenue from these properties. But,
when a lot is sold to a private pur-
chaser and a house is built upon It,
Immediately The assessed valuation is
placed at higher figure than a whole
acre Of the remaining part of the
tract Is assessed This is a penalty
Nm improvements which should be
abolished
The principal cause OF low valuation
IN suburban places is found in the
idea Of local property owners that they
attract buyers and residents. With n
certain amount to be collected the
lover the valuation, the higher tho
tax rate For local purposes. therefore,
it doesn't make any difference whcth.
err the tax is paid at a high rate on a
low valuation. or at low rate on a
high valuation; the amount Of tax is
the same in either case. Another con
sideration which is also held is the
municipalities share of the county eX-
pCnses. The lower the assessed valua-
tion. the less the municipality has to
pay each year 10 the county That
has practically been the principal
course I'm the counties, with regard to
percentage valuations, as taxes on real
estate are not paid to the state. The
opportunity which Is afforded local as.
scssors to discriminate, as between
property owners, is evidently great,
and possibly II is sometimes grossly
abused
Tho defeat Of the abolition Of dis
ordinations and especially on unim-
proved property must be to reduce tax
bills, since a large amount OF property
which ig not now assessed at a figure
near its real worth will be added to
the valuations Then. too, fair and
! just rate of valuation and taxation
will do much to break up speculative
holdings of unimproved lands, intend.
ed for sale in residential lots, and the
unearncd increment will advert TO
those who improve and not to those
who stand IN the way or progress and
public improyements.-The Gazette,
York, Pa.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
MINOR LEAGUE HAVEN OF
PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS
Smaller Organizations Have Many
Veterans Who Formerly Starred
In the Majors.

Some major league baseball play
ers go to the minor leagues because
they have passed the period when
they are up TO major league speed; ;
some go to the minors because they
need more development and are not
yet up to major league speed; some
return to the minors because they are
not made of major league capacity.
The minor leagues are filled with
players who once played in the Ma.
tional or American league, and no
doubt some of those could hold their
own in fashionable company were
they to return to It. At the same
time they are quite busy holding their
own where they are, for the principal
minor leagues are speedy on their
own account and call for ball playing
of quality.
A former National league player of
notc-indeed he was famous in his
day--whO has found a sanctuary in
the minors is Theodore Breitenstein,
the once crack pitcher of the St.
Louis and Cincinnati teams. Brit
has been with the New Orleans club
of the Southern league for several
years and has played much good ball
there. He is not played out yet by
any means, and in that climate has
shown as good form as he ever did in
the parent organiza ion
Another old timer still on the base.
ball earth is George Van Haltren, who
is earning his daily bread with the
Oakland club of the California league.
Bill Phillips, the former Red pitcher,
Is with the New Orleans team, as is
Lave Cross, the veteran third base
man, recently released by Washing
ton. Billy Gilbert, who played second
base for McGraw's worlds champion
New Yorks, is filling the same posi-
tion for the Trenton club of the Trl.
State league, and Joe Kelley, star on
the old Orioles and later manager of
the Cincinnati Reds, is managing and
playing on the Toronto Eastern
league team and doing well.
Jake Beckley, who spent years in
National league service, is playing
first base for the Kansas City team
of the American association, and
Mike Grady, a veteran of both the Ma
tional and American leagues, is doing
backstop duty for the Wilmingtons of
the TH-State league. Frank Lachance,
who played first base for Brooklyn in
the National league and Boston in the
American league, now has the same
place on the Waterbury team Of the
Connecticut league.
On the Hayerhll club Of the New
England league is Billy Hamilton,
late of Boston and Philadelphia and
one OF the best fclders, batters and
base runners the National league ever
had Cupid Childs, noted second
baseman about a dozen years ago and
an associate of Patsy Tebeau on the
Clevelands, is playing second base
for the A. J and G.. team of the New
York State league Sam Mertes, who
worked on various big league teams,
is with the Minneapolis club of the
American association. So is Buck
! Freeman, who was famous as a home
run slugger in the big league. Both
are playing a fine game
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
Claims New Virtue for Golf.

London.-To the endless virtues
claimed for golf Mrs, Madge Kendall,
the actress has added another. In
presenting cup won in competition
she admitted that personally she knew
nothing OF golf, but understood 1t was
a game highly commended by excel
lent mothers, who found 1t made their
daughters so tired when they got
home they went straight 10 bed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
PAIR REWED AFTER 20 YEARS.
Children Bring About Reconciliation
Between Divorced Couple.

Ithaca, n. Y.-Remarried after a
separation of 2S years is the record
just made by Col. Henry e. S. Kel-
logg and Mrs, Elizabeth Roshing Kel.
logg Henry,
Col, Kellogg married Elizabeth
Roshing of Johannesburg more than 80
years ago, but after few years the
couple were divorced Both were
again married, but in recent years
the partner of each has died.
Col. Kellogg who went west after
the divorce and eventually went to
New York 10 live, recently visited his
old home. The children of his first
marriage brought about a meeting and
a reconciliation has now resulted.