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. .. i y 4y - . -g .c c - o Tl f C 1 II 1 - . , V 1 's 1 , 1 1 1 .4 ) v OFFICERS. JOS&B G, BROWN, President, ; :,P. D. -xvMtcy. nuMini. Albert Anderson, . - yj li'ttflTTmTTTTTTTTTT ITTTTrTrTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTtTtTttrr n IHH',f' f!l, fjsl' f3 -4tl' 25f' THE; FIKST PiCKPOCKKTS SOFT TOUCH FELT BY TAR HEELS Bryan's Train, on Hb First Visit to .' JNortn .varonna, juore jiian " "; Years Ago, Brought Them Smooth .' Men and Women With Deft Fingers . Find This State Rich and Ripe People Were Taken Unawares and ' Robbed like Innocents A Wound ed Crook Tells of Hla Experiences in the Old North State lie Had a Good Time "Down Home," Where the Lond Leaf Fines Grow. One cold winter morning, between vnlJnight ani.4ay, while waiting for a .belated train, in a prosperotis North Carolina city, I accompanied a young physician to the charity ward of a hospital to see a tramp, who - bad Int... I 1 ' 1 1 .1 n. 1. t had plenty of time, liked the doctor, who had been a college mate of mine, and relished the Idea of calling on he unfortunate- fellow. - ... On the way out the doctor said: "This Is a most interesting chap. He is ; well educated, has, more than" or dinary sense and ill use of English seems 'remarkable to me for a man of his position; if he is in flne mood to-night we .shall get him going and , hear what he has to say." 's The hobo, or ttamp, who travels from Canada to Mexico and from the At lantlo to the Pacific, is always Inter esting.' ' He is a person not general ly appreciated; he gets more out of life than one would Imagine. Having had Considerable experience with such people I was delighted at the pros pect at seeing the patient of my ' friend. r This' story could not have beenwrlt ten had things not turned out as they . idid. Th tramp, John caruso ; he ; called himself, recovered from " the wound but died soon after.-from pneu monia.! The courts of the land can not go beyond the Judgment f the !s not in any danger of being indict ed by a grand Jury. , HAD SEEN THE FACE BEFORE. "Where have 1 seen that face be- tnrmV '' maA ' I in -AivaAlf "thn nlVit u when I entered the room at the hospi tal. '4 i vi. , ,.. "- , ; v "John, where Mid I ever see you T" I asked. , -"I do not know .but ' your face seems familiar to ma. Where do you HveT'' " x ' - . "In Charlotte." "1 was In Charlotte once, but I do not oars to recall the Incidents of my visit"- ' ' "I do not like to rem'lnd you of ' It, but if my memory serves me well i you were In the mayor's court, charg ed with picking the pocket of va 20th of May. visitor." ' "Your memory Is all right. I set tled that little affair by putting up 1100 tashV '- " v v "Yes, and I saw it paid. That was one of the most' ludicrous? trials 1 ever witnessed." 1 "You were with the gang that came down from Baltimore and dij the South about that time." - "Yes, and the field was ripe, and r!oh. The pick pockets made tholr first excursion in North Carolina With William Jennlnffs Bryan. They were ' on his train fmt nobody knew ttiem. vv touenea -.nounano-t-oi. peopta .oo, This Amount is the Security for the Policy ,.. Holder in the JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE No: Question as to Strength No Question as to Security ;.77vv;7;7,v .v,.,r; 7;7y i::-'-)'; 1' ' 7 .'V,-' , - No Question as to Earnings AND s V: :: YOUR MONEY. STAYS. ; AT HOME J effffe.rsok Standard STRONGEST IN DIRECTORS: vjoe. G. Brown, Raleigh, N. C; C. B. Aycock, Goldsboro, N. C; Chas E. Johnson, RalelKh, N. C.j J. Elwood Cpif, Hljch point, N. C; W. E. Holt, Charlotte. N. C; 11. W. Jarfcaon, Ralelfth, N,- C; II. C. Me Queen, Wilmington, N C.j P. I. .Gold, Jr Raltlgli, :jf. C. C D. Benbow, Greensboro, N, C; J. C. Hales, Wflaon, H. C; C. VV. Gold,' RalelKh, N. C.j N. II. Carter, Wallace, S: C; F. . Janus, GrecnvUle, N. C; W. M. Sanders, Sniithltald, NwC; Walker Jay lor, WUinlnston, N. C.j A. B. Andrewa, RaleiRh, X, C; Jno. O. Ellington. IayetteviHc, X. C; AV. I. Everett, Rockingham, N. C; Geo. A. lloldcrncss, Tarttoro. N, C.j J. C. Brasweil. ltl,i , .at.-onerxwy unmaicer, .bu : that , trip. We , got anywhere from ,$5 to 11,000 a clip. . We had, rich picking that trip.' . "That is interesting," I declared. "Yes, and you must not give me away,, for the man-chasers might run me. In for some of ahose old tricks. I like the. doctor here anj-I take it that you are a friend or he would not have brought you, ;iere." "Yes. You may rest assured that I will tell nothing to-hurt you." "Gee, but that was a harvest time for the light-fingered gang. We had eleven in the crew that worked Char lotto, and two of them were women." 'Yes, and wou robbed many peo ple that week.' A month after you left town, seventy pocket books were found in, one pile in a wheat field near Latta Park " "That is where t3e races ' were held?" " , "Ye . . "We skinned the boys going and coming on the street cars.' We hit one great, fat duffer .for $200, Just as he was landing., from a car. It was Just like picking up gold in the atreets." "We paid North Carolina several visits. . We followed the Bryan train from Ashevllle to : Raleigh, touching the innocents at every station along the way. You will recall ttf Jambs everywhere. We were looking for Just such opportunities. , "We attended all of your, great days."" Fairs, ftlstoral and political celebrations were Una for us. " You people did not suspect us until we fead relieved them Of their hard earned ca&h." He had diamond specialists' in our party. i recall the "Jay at Charlotte. . One of our gang became so bold that he stood up In a crowd and tried to relieve a tall, long-legged guy of a $100 stud Pin and the fellow caught on, fastened the crook by the -wrist and held him for the police, officers. The next morning I was pinched," V ( This came back to me. ' If.'Jlm Cunningham, an Irish policeman, could return. to this -world and tell of that time the utory would make Interesting reading. , Two plk pock ets were arraigned1! before the mayor of the city. The1 court room . was packed for the trial The evidence, which was conclusive all In," the may or asked: "Have these men any mon ey, chief?" -" "No sir.: We searched them well." "Well, I will put them'under flOO bond each. , That will hold them un til court." ' , ' - Two seconds after the bonds were fixed a seedy looking stranger step ped 'up. pulled a roll of money as la-rgo as the butt end of a telegraph pole out of his side pocket, slipped off two 1100 bills, - While the mon ey was -being counted . a second stranger fished up a roll of the long green and offered to put up the bonds. Jim Cunningham saw this but the nerve of It disconcerted him. Thv court was helpless. . The fair - thaleves . passed on, A parly of eleven bought tickets for Baltimore and were on their way North an hour later. It was general ly estimated - that the light-fingered crowd got something like $ 10,000 here on that trip. - 1 . "We had a glorious time at the Winston Fair," continued John Car u so, warming to his subject. "We became - so bold there that tho, people.Cbasqd Jlijtke .the farmer ,7-7J7T77"77 v. THE DECLARATION THE SOUTH GOLD, JR., Vice President and General M. Medical Director; T. rttf.AA. HBford.-mck:irK X. tLi J.-P. ...7 ; Wtttttttttf ttttttl'tttttttl ff!f J'f fJ fjf, -J i'l 'fo goes after his ; neighbor's . cows when they get In the corn.- I shall never forget a little barroom stunt that my self and three other crooks did. A party of swells were standing in. the saloons drinking" cock talis.! Jimmie, the rube of our party, staggered in and started a row with the chaps in long tailed coats. We had placed ourselves about the room at conven ient points so that we could get Ire the game when Jimmie got It going. Jim-' mle was- an artist. He looked aa drunk as a dry-town bum" all tile' time and could be as mean as John L. That day he reeled right up agains't one of the stove-pipe hat brigade but did not create any Impression. But he was there to stay. Being there to start a row he turned around and ploughed right through the bunch, stepping on toes and hitting to "the right and left with hla hands : making everybody stand about One of the swells struck back Just what Jimmie want edand the fight was on Jimmie was hammering the daring, chap pretty, lively when three or", four of his companion piled in. When the fight became general, the three .re cruits, rushed in and took a hand. The sweHs and the barkeeps Joined forces and made it lively for Jimmie, Anally kicking him out of , the place. We retired 'gracefully and met a halt hour later and counted our cash; -out of the haul we got 625.. M .thin the aristocrats were too : proud to cheap but they did "hot -have enough monev left to pay for their drinks. While JMnmfe "fought we cleaned up fv "That ' was one of our games start a fight and then get the long green while the boys went at It like monkeys in a forest. ; v . "But the people got onto us. We left Winston- and went to Greensboro, touching inaocents as w ent c "On the t train, between Greensboro and. Burlington,, we came near putting our reot into it right . we decided to rob the train 'pick the pockets of the passengora and to get the op portunity we had to have a fight. Jim mie was to start it with the conductor.' We were distributed about the ca, ready for the mix-up. and Jimmie had the conductor going, but when tie rose from hla seat to give .the first lick some chap In the rear end yelled: 'There's that damned rascal that start ed that fight in the Winston saloon and robbed usl - . , , "Jimmie heard the cry and drop ped back in his seat leaned over on the bench and made out he was asleep. We were quiet, until the train stopped at Burlington and then all got oft Jimmie went to the hotel and re maineJ there . for hours. s We beal about the town taking a watch now and then to keep our hands In. We robbed a night watchman Just for meanness." There are soma who will recall the incidents referred to here.- Old S belonged to the earn. ' gang. ' He worked about Greensboro. Pickpock ets were plentiful in North Carolina that year. - - RED BUCK. : OUT OF1 glQHT.' . 1 t ' "Out of siht out of mind," b an old taylng whwh applies with irrll Torre to a tor, bum or-' wound thnt's be-n trcatd with Ducklen't Arnica 6alve. It'i out of iltfht out of mind nd out of x-isUmce.-" ftlw. too, tird chllbleln ill Bap. rar urider lu henlln tnfliteno. Gurin. toed by W. U Hand & Co., drustKixu. 2fiC. A JEEEEB50IJ STANDARD POLICY 3 '' 1 k CM Of INDEPENDENCE BY THOMAS JLTU, Life Insurance Manager. C. W. GOLD, Secretary B. WOMACK, General Counsel. DAVID fc'ACKLEH, Actuary. Sawver. AaUcvllle. N. C.j R. 1 . llanlun, :....t The Question Box E. P. H. What Stae has tho ereat eet railroad mileage? (2) Name in or der the three States tihaA produce the largest number of pounds of tobacco? (3) Name In their order the three Statea which produce Uh- largest crops df wool? (4) Name' In their order the' Ave largest cotton-producing States? T -k. Texas. ( 2 ) ' Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia. (t. Montana,. Wy oming, Idaho. (4) Texas, t Georgia, Alabama, Mlssleelppl, South Curollna. M. S.--Pleasa print a recipe for' oil tanning hides for the purpoe of making strings? . (2) What '.a tho horoscope of one born April 21? A. I am not informed us to oil tanning. " But here Is a good recipe for tanning deer and woodchuck hi dee for whips, strings, etc,t Reanove the use less part and soak tho skin soft, then remove the flesh ubstaincie and soak in warm water for en hour. Then rrtx an ounce of vttrtol, a pint of salt and three quarts of milk. Dip the skin In warm rain water having sufficient saleratu . In It to , make lit rather strong, and. work and squeeze It well a few minutes, then wring dry as con venient and put tt Into the vitriot mix ture ifior fifty minutes, sUu-rlng it all the time.. Then wring out und soak awhile and finally dry end work until soft (2) A good thinker ana koder, orderly and systematic. f- X. Y. Z. I rented part of my farm on a cash banus: a merchant softd the renter a quantity of fertiKaer on ered-j it and without skfng me to ;juna good for payment. v The renter raised Just enough crop to pay the rent The merchant now claims he can make me me pay for the fertilizer. Can he dd H? . Can ha take "any part of the crop before my rent Is paidl-r4v --A Aa you put It, you axe to no -ay bound to pay the renter's dbt. If the renterhas no attachable property oth er than the crop, the first to sue will have -the best chnce of getting his money, I suppose. You have oo claim on the 'crop unless the count grants It ;r:'";'' Vi' ; '-ifrJ :XVtsO.'K. What is the cause and what I the remedy for a bump on a horse's -face, midway between ; eye and-hose; K htas been enlarged snore Ih&nj 'year, and is running a little - A.-Can some reader suggest an an swer,? r,v f ( . . ' ' ol W," F, When and by wOuom was the poem of Helolse written? Al It was written by a OTtmin post HesHter, In. 1819. The romance of Abelard and-Heloise, howevwy i nearly a Chouwand years OM. - Abelard was a Pari) physician who Ivffd in tho eleventh cetitury. Hcloise wws his wife by a secret marriage, which she denied in ,or.ler that Abelard- might enter' tho priesthood. The legend of their love was rung by the old trouba dours. . - . , ' - . .' V" ' 3. J. L.---IS November e good time to visit Atlorwie City, end are tht-re in door, muementi there then? r- . (A.It u a pleanant place W vtalt at eny acuson of the year, though s a re tort it draws its great crowds In sum- JULY 4, 1776 Raleigh, North Carolina and Superintendent of Agcndca. CHA8. uastonia. IV. C.; W. T, OW, Ellzaoctli 1 mer. There are amsrmvenita of vari ous sorts during the winter months, concerts being given at the larger ho tels and on the piers, end there are theatres, skating rinks and bowling al leys. - A. D, What gives the flwur-de-lls Its eminence amonV flowers? A. It to not the flower, bniit the em blcmN of the kings of Frunce that gives the fleur-de-lls prominence. It was adopted as such about the year 1280. Many fanciful explanations are given for its adoption, but none are authoritative. It Is maintained by some that it represents a !?, while others maintain that It represents tho head of a lance. H. M. What is the surest method of getting a letter to the French gov ernment? : A. Perhaps the sura way would be to send It, unsealed, to the Ameri can ambassador at Purls, with- a re quest (that he deliver It to the proper olllclal. S. Cv A. Is 4he English language spoken most correctly In Dublin or Boston? . . A.iComparlson would not be fair, a .the standard differs. Engilshmon think the language as we speak it is Incorrect, , Among the educated peo ple of Dublin the language wpoken probably adheres more cthe1y to tho Kngllfth'ot England than docs that spoken In Boston. li. Is Joel Chandler Harris llvlnjr, and an edlvor of The Atlanta Consfal tutton? Will you please state any items of Interest in his life? ' A. Mr, Harris was born at Baton -ton, Ga,, Dec. 8, 1848, served an ap prenticeship to the printer's trade and for twenty-five years down ' to 1901, was on the edttorlal staff of The Con stitution. He is best known as tho author of books on negro folk lore. He la now editor of Uncle Remus' Maga Bine,, and reside at 212 Gordon ave nue, Atlanta. -E. 51.' Hv We do not retain. adiXress- Ues of questioners. ' . Mrs. L. . Ij. W. Please print some thing about Hall Calne, 'the author? , A. Thoanaa Henry Hall Cain was born may 14, 1 S 5 3, of Manx and Cum bertend parentage, lit was brought up as an archltoot .h!oh he never practiced, though he wrote for build ing papers. - Becoming a Journalist he was for six years a loader wrker on The Liverpool Mercury. He began his litem tare career In London In 182. writing for The Athenrum, Academy, etc i The 3!rne year he txumn wrtlng books, soime of which have been dram atised. H la a member of the Na tional, Whirtefrlars. Macvab(ns and Authors clubs In London, land resides at Greeba Castle, lale of Man. O. O. M. Your dime towwtb elev en .ceittt. j. ... " .. . v F. E. It. Is Brittanla meta.1 mined? A. It la nn alloy of tin, antimony and copper, varying in 1 composition, but generally containing from 80 to 90 per cint of tin. It 1s timid "for the manuflacrura f many iitioles for the table. - ' ' Itattlo. How . ar sweat . pickJcs made? - '.' ;a. The stindard for - all siveet pickles. T think, Is three end half The Agent ..can sell a Jefferson j Standard - Policy more easily than any other, for they are the" most at - tractive and liberal policies consistent with safety We Want an Agent in Every County in North Carolina to Represent the Great est Home Company Write To-Dayfor Our Income Agency Contract Company J. PAUKKlt, Treasurer. AUJllItT Ctty, . C.; . D. flievoii, ucniietisvuic, S. v,j rTt TTTttTTtTTTf ttttttttttT w tHH-?"J't4'?' t-"!"! Jff fHHt S3. pounds of sugar, one pint of vln'tg-ar and Bovon pounds of fruit. Spacing Is vailed to suit the tan to, and a tiny bit of alum Is added to keep the fruit firm. P. W, H. What Is the bMhstame and horoscope of one born June 8th? A. The blnth sto no for June la the moss egute. HcMlca, social, looking for change and excitement, but not ambitious. ' L. L. Pleaao print recipe for oyster cocktail? - . .c. A.1 A few dashes of lemon Juice in a tumbler, a daeh of tabasco sa.uce, a tewponnful of vlncigar, few Otohea to mato catsup, six 1-Jluo Point oysters with all thc-lr Hqiuior; Mason to taste with Rilt and pepper. Mix and servo with spoon in the glans. Drummer. Is thero a ttvx on com mercial travelers in the Province of Quebec?'- " A. Not now. It was abolltJhed last spring, r .. U. M. N. What is the eastern boun dary of Egypt now? A. The Bed Btia. ar.d 'the , Gulf of Abaka to the head of the latter arm of the s a, and hence a straight line almost parallel with iho Gulf of Sues to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. , Law. Under what conditions, can an officer arrest a man without a war rant? A. Generally the officer must, pee the man commit the offense for. which he "Is arrested or bo near enough tot time and space to be sura that the man is guilty of the offense, and fully persuaded that th-re will be danger of his getting away If he U not at once arrested. J. 8. Of what nationality wa the ancestry of President Buchanan?. . A. His father emigrated to this country from Donegal, Ireland, in 1788. . v . . ,. --f ' -: :;l - 11 ' '"' :': ,:'Vs J.-"'7-;'' t,. m For Information as to the automobile rule la. Yellowstone Na tional Park." write the Inter r , De partment. Washington, D. C. ..i?'vvvXfl; - - M. B. Wood alcohol may bo madfe from sawdust - JAPANESE TRADE TRICKS. People and Aothorltlra Vnltcd ' In Method All Join tn Development of Japan's Commercial Supremacy F.xi lnfdve 1'lnns For Hantlllng the " Silk KsiKWt Trade .'liewe Whk4i Oher Nations Will lUve to Meet Rochester Herald. ( For ways that are dark, and tricks that are vain are practiced to a largo extent by the merchants and produc ?r of Japan, as well as by their neighbors, the Chinese.' What they are., and what are the bet i methods of meeting and checkmating them, concerns those Amrrlcans who hope to secure any share of the forrlgn trade in the Far East. ,-It haa be come, plain that, Japan ., wtll every where be the leading .competitor of the United States in the Orient, while in" some regions or the east she will control the entire export, and import fade. ; This may be depended upon n wholly, truo of Korea, Manchur a and .Mongolia, Sho will. - moreover have no- small Influence over the rvg ulatlcn ar.fl the dliectlon Jf tha n- AXDKIUSO.V, ir.enji" tr&de already developed . in Clv'na ai.,1 rapidly growing to tmr u.mt p'i t rtlons. It nuv further be accepted a ctr teln that whatever devkcea. by com blnatls or othsrwlae, may be agreed upon by the leading mdrchania oni ilt'ulors of Japan in order to promote niv-n iiuuv, wju uuvo me substan tlai, though probably silent, support and cooporatloa of their government Japan us a nation has but one over whelming ainbltioa the pollti. Cul ami oommnrflul unnromut, . - - . v g nu control of Eastern Asia Including, so far as it muy be safely compassed. mo aujuui-ui iHiunus in me boutn ia- cltlc (Jcean. Ilenc.i It wilt h l.ll. n 1 appeal to tho government of Japan uguinsi any atiKTtnvinations or Otnen methods of her .cnamoers of com merce, boards of tradu, ot any th. combinations of bcr merchan by which they may endeavor to secure the lion share of the business la any particular lino. Such complaints will only be viewed by. the authorities of Japan as flattering proof ' of the shrewdness and success of their own traders. A striking example of what may be done In the direction indicated by the Japanese was recently given In tho news dispatches. The two lar gest articles of export from Japan are tea and raw silk, or as it might be called, silk thread or yarn. Tho product of thU raw silk is 109s amounted to eJxntt 175,000,000 la i value of which somewhat more than two-thirds is sold, and consumed In the United States. , So large a quanl ty of silk yarn is purchased here be cause it li free of Import duty, while silk fabrics, woven abroad, are labia to some to per . cent import tax. Until recently the ruled silk was pur chased for export -of factors or mid-, dlemen. Then the rulers ot silk an nounced that they would sell only to exporters direct. When no protest was made at this change, a - second step, for which the first was a neces sary preliminary, '' was - announced. The native "silk trust, as the com bination of rulers is' called, announc ed by circular that they would dls-i pose of their products " to ' four Japanese Arms only. It Is quite un necessary to point out to business men what this means to us or to call attention to the fact that it puts the entire export trade in one of the lar gest exports from Japan wholly with in th dictation of tour firms, all of whom are Japanese. ; ' Silk buyers upon this side of the Pacific and in Europe, as well as Americans in Japan interested in the trade, are in consultation as to what can beat be done to meet the situa tion, but have aa yet reached no solu tion. - ThU is but aj sample of tie schemes which our commercial load ers must expect to meet and to ov ercome in their business relation and competft.ion witi tho shrewd and Imitative Jipanese. The Grace Cotton r.lilW of Rillu-v has organized with Frank Itobtntw in president and treasurer. The com pany wss lately referred to aa incor porated 'with capital stock of $50. 000, and it .acquire and w ill eonttnu-t the mercerlxsd dama.'t milt :':' y Ml by Mr.'-Bobbins. It M understoo i that IS loom 4 iw In operation bo tlurHcatcd s Hin. '
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