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VOL. LII. NO. 63.
WONDERFUL WORKOF
THE STATE NORR/lftL
Brilliant Record Shown in
President’s Report.
THE GOVERNOR ENTHUSED
We Want One Thousand Such Young
Women Here.
YOU SHALL HAVE NEEDED FACILITIES
Thirly-Four Young Women in Graduating Class,
Class Poem bv h Jerome Stock
ard. Presentat >f Bibles and
Constitutions,
(Special to News and Observer.)
flreersboro, N. C., Ma» 2*.—ln Dr. Mc-
Ivci'i report, which was read today be
dwelt at some length on the very inter
esting history of the State Normal and
Industrial College, and he predicted
that it would become a Welles
ly, a Vassar, a Smith, a Brynn-Mawr.
Since its foundation, ten years ago, mor*
than 2,200 young women have matricu
lated here; fifteen hundred of these have
been heard from recently by President
Mclver, and about 1,000 of these fifteen
hundred are teaching or have taught in
other schools; five hundred of them are
comfortably ensconced in homes of their
own. More than 100 are at work at
good salaries in manufacturing entcr
prC-'s, commercial, financial and other
business institutions'. From the faculty
h;i\. been taken men and women to fill
most prominent positions in other fields.
Among these are President Alderman,
im« president of Tulane University;
prof. Joyner, the present able and popu
lar State Superintendent of Public In
mno tion; Prof. Claxton, now of Knox
\ 11. . T. nn., and others, while thirty per
« nt of the graded school teachers in
North Carolina are daughters of this
< .'ireful an l ever watchful educational
mother.
The report of the President was one
of the most entertaining and interesting
.hapters in our current educational life,
and should be printed in full to be read
by all for the great lessons it teaches,
in the history it reveals.
The class poem written and read by
Prof H. Jerome Stockard was a gem,
and the speeches by Governor Aycock,
Attorney General Gilmer and Rev. W. C.
Newton were beautiful tributes to wo
mans work and to great work, that
the Normal and 1 ..asirial College is
doing. This year's raduating class was
composed of thii -four young ladies,
representing twenty-four counties of the
State, and it \\v announced that their
average ages wa: 20 years, this announce
ment was perhaps made without their
Air.nng other announcements
Mere the very interesting facts that 41
per cent o! his graduating class had
wholly, o; in part, worked their own
way through college, earning their own
expenses; that 3S per cent of them were
daughters of widows.
A DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION.
The college is strictly a democratic in
stitution 1 don't mean democratic in
a pelitiv.il sense, but in every social and
economic feature, it is democratic.
This fact was demonstrated in the state
ment of Dr. Mdver, that a large num
l-i of the marshals of this and other
1i ’ • occasions and a number of others,
a ho were elected by the two socie.ies to
honorary and most responsible positions
were young women who were working
their way through the college by wash
ing dishes in the students’ dining room
: ad by doing othpr work in the institu
tion.
I don't blame Governor Aycock for de
claring that he would rather see any
other institution in the State closed than
this. He loves the University, but if
M should close the women of North Car
olina would see to it that it was rebuilt
and reopened again in less than a half
• ore of veais, while it had taken tlw?
men of the State 100 years to erect this
Suite aided womens college, and they
t flit wait another 100 years before re
-1 aiding it if by any way it should 'b#
destroyed. There was a mighty cheer
th.. .'a heard away out on the campus
uii ii Governor Aycock, turning to Dr.
Melver, said: “You speak of inadequate
fat lilies, and that nearly as many are
tinned away as are admitted because of
hi f ct. Go along sir,” the Gover
!"■ id, “and bring here one thousand
■ > young • women as. these, and I'll
pi- >u>- you sir. that you shall have fa
• i for their accommodation, and I
i. w that these young women before
ft- and all those who have gone out
• this institution heretofore, will
lie me redeem that pledge.”
Vii presentation of copies of the State
Uni 1 States Constitution to
• r of the graduating class by At- j
General Gilmer was a feature of j
. exercises, as was also the pre-j
nt tion of a Bible to each member of
••!. ss ■ by Rev. W. C. Newton, of ■
V: r Soro. The diplomas were deliv
■ ! io each by the President, Dr. Mclver.
THE GRADUATING CLASS,
i'li.. fallowing young ladies composed
;danting class. The graduates rep
! twenty-four counties: Sarah
1 > An on: Cora Asburv, Burke; Eliza
\ if. Edgecombe; Annie Beaman,
Sat. ; Susie Bowling, Durham; Vir
gins Luud Brown, Guilford; Daphne i
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King Carraway, Wilson; Frances Marion
Cole, Granville; Ida Cowan, Durham;
lone Henderson Dunn, Halifax; Minnie
Lavinia Fields, Guilford; Fannie Free
man, Wilson; Antoinette Mullen Gregory.
Guilford; Anne Hartfison, New Hanover;
Sadie E. Kluttz, Rowan: Margaret Vir
ginia Leggett, Halifax; Ella Louise Mal
lison, Beaufort; Florence Mayer Berg,
Wayne; Annette I. Morton, New Hanover;
Fannie Justine Moseley, Lenoir; Mary
Scott Munroe, Wayne; Virginia Scott
Newby, Perquimans; Annie Lula Noell.
Person: Catherine Easley race, Wilson;
Julia C. Pasmore, Wake; Alma Love
Pittman, Edgecombe; Carrie Louise
Sparger, Surry; Elizabeth Stamps, Wake;
Annie Stewart, Union; Cora Stockton,
Buncombe: Bettie Tripp, Pitt; Sallie T.
Tucker, Pitt; Neeta Watson, Vance;
Jessie Ingold Williams, Rockingham.
The marshals were: Nettie Leete
Parker, chief. Buncombe; Berta Albright.
Alamance; Mary Bridgers. Edgecombe;
Lucille Foust, Forsyth; Sadie Harding,
Pitt; Laura Kirby, Wayne; Daisy
Randle, Chatham; Ida Satterthwaite,
Beaufort; Christina Snyder, New York;
Will Warder Steele, Buncombe; Mary
Ward, Buncombe.
* * *
While I sat today and yes
terday taking - a full view of this wonder
fully successful institution. the
State Normal and Industrial College for
women. as I beheld the untir
ing and talented faculty, the visiting
alumnae, 100 strong, the student body
40C strong all robed in white, and when
I looked into the beaming faces of the
hundreds of enthusiastic visitors and as
I beheld the costly buildings and the
beautiful well kept campus, and as 1
listened to the words of wisdom and
good cheer that flowed from statesmen,
preachers and teachers, my mird revert
ed to different scenes that I had witness
ed a dozen years ago. 1 thought of the
; little unpretentous court houses and
held in small county court houses and
other unpretentious buildings in the
different sections of the State and I re
called the masterly appeals made in
those days by Chas. Melver and Ed. Al
-1 derrnan in the interest of the young wo
manhood of the State. I remember the
! pledges they made if the people would
.aid by State appropriation the building
of an institution to be dedicated to the
development of the mind and the train
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NEAL TO HE NAMED
His Nomination is Believed
to be Certain.
Also the Nomination of Robinson as Solicitor.
T he Eighth District Judicial Convention
Meets Today.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Rockingham, N. C., May 27.—The nomi
nation of Judge Neal and Solicitor Rob
inson here tomorrow is a foregone con
clusion. Mr. Robinson has no opposition.
Judge Neal has about 105 votes instruct
ed for him in Chatham, Moore, Scotland
and Anson. «This is' within about three
votes of the nomination and Robinson
j county is uninstructed with every Demo
crat in the county a delegate to the con
* vention. There has been quite a dispo
j sition 'here to resent the treatment of
Richmond’s candidate for Congress by
Judge Neal’s county, but Mr. Morrison
has been satisfied that the small vote
given him by Scotland county was not
due to Judge Neal’s influence, and it can
be stated with reasonable certainty that
he will receive about the proportion of
Richmond s votes that Scotland county
gave Mr. Morrison, which will, according
to reports of instructions in other coun
ties insure his nomination by a small
majority.
PUFFS OF SMOKE RISE FROM
THE SUMMIT OF WATCH KNOB
The Liquor Dealers Association to bo Revived.
Convention Called to Meet in Raleigh
in June-T
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., May 27 —Watch Knob
mountain, twelve miles west of Ashe
ville, is again show ing signs of a olcanic
life. Inhabitants of that region ray
smoke issues frequently. The mountain
first showed the signs of life ten or
j twelve years ago. It' is thought the
phenomenon is due to a natural gas.
Geologists say there: is r.o danger of vol
canic eruption.
Through efforts of directors of the
Asheville Summer School t lie New Eng
land Conservatory of Music will prob
ably hold a summer session lasting two
months here.
News confirms the sal a of city water
and school bonds.
President Frank O’Donnell, of the
North Carolina State Liquor Dealers and
Grape Growers’ Association, says that an
effort is to be at once made to revive
the Liquor Men’s Association in the
State. The association has been practi
cally dead for a number of years, but a
retains rather large membership. Mr.
O’Donnell says he has secured hundreds
of new members, and that every indica
tion points to a larger and more thor
ough organiation of liquor men in the
State than ever before. lie has called a
State contention to be held in Raleigh,
June 25, 26 and 27.
Scotland For Page.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Louisburg, N. C.,*May 27.—The Scot- i
land County Congressional delegation
will vote in the convention about as fol- j
lows:. Robt. N. Page 15, Cameron Mor-]
rison 5. Mr. Mclver 1.1
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 28, 1902.
THE HORNETS HIT
THE BALL HURD
Bunched Hits and Raleigh’s
Errors the Story.
AN EXCITING CONTEST
Greensboro and Durham Play a Very
Close Game.
\ ’
AND DURHAM WINS BY ONE RUN ONLY
The Solemn Sea Gulls Sadly Scamper to a
Lower Deep Under Swatting by the
Boys of New Bern’s
Team.
YESTERDAY’S RESIT LTS.
Raleigh 5, Charlotte S.
New Bern 9, W ilmington 0.
Durham 3, Greensboro 2.
STANDING O FT HE CLUBS. "
Won. Lost. P.C.
Charlotte 16 3 .842
Raleigh 13 7 .650
Durham 12 S .600
Greensboro 9 11 .450
New Bern 8 12 *4OO
Wilmington ...... 1 18 .053
i TO-DAYS’ SCHEDULE.
Charlotte at Raleigh.
Greensboro at Durham.
Wilmington at New Bern.
We thought it was “Greek meet Greek.”
i But it seemeth now that it is a
“Slaughter of the Innocents.”
Again the Pennant Winners on their
own ground went down before the Char
lotte Hornets, the score of 8 to 5 being
the fruits of the contest.
The cause of this is not far to seek.
It came because happily bunched hits by
the visitors and a few costly errors by
the locals made a conjunction.
Thdn, too, while the result might have
been closer, the umpire's decision on a
slide of Barley Kain’s to second that the
runner was out, pulled Raleigh's score
down a couple of runs, against the judg
ment of a great many who saw the play
and who do not agree with the umpire
that Kain was out.
Oh, don’t misunderstand, we are not
saying the umpire lost us the game. Not
at all. It would probably have gone
anyway, but this thing of getting the
cutting edge of the close decisions grows
a trifle monotonous, that is all.
Mr. Jack Sherman, one time of the Ral
eigh team, was the umpire yesterday and
he leaned back a trifle far in his
anxiety to avoid the appearance of
standing in with his former colleagues.
Besides this he needs to be a little
spriyer in chasing himself around the
bases and being on the spot when these
close decisions come along.
Our 900 people went out to see what
would happen with Eddie Person in the
box. He pitched a rattling good game
and struck out one dozen of the Raleigh
players, as against two who fanned when
Roy pitched.
There was some of the “hit and run”
playing indulged in yesterday. A single
I and two triples in the first, with three
1 runs, three singles, a double and a triple
in the sixth netting four runs, and a sin
gle, with a Jree ticket and an error in
the eighth producing one run is how
Charlotte had eight runs to its credit.
Raleigh’s first dawn of hope came in
the fourth, after Charlotte had began
the game with three runs. In that inning
two singles, a double and an error woa
three runs, while in the sixth the same
number of hits, without the error, cor
ralled two runs. In the fifth inning,
singular to say, with three hits one
after another, not a run was scored, and
Raleigh stayed in the 5 hole.
In Raleigh’s seventh Person was a
paralyzer. In swift succession Smith,
Farrell and Hook struck out, and Myers,
first up in the next inning did the same.
The first inning was really Raleigh’s
undoing, and Hook at third got his two
errors in this inning, Cooper reached
first by an error at third, but was put
out at second, Smith to Pastor. Weaver
landed a three bagger in right, Arm
strong went out to Smith on a foul.
O’Steen lifted a three bagger in left,
scoring Weaver, Ashenbaek reached first
on Hook’s error, while O’Steen scored.
Brouthers made a hit and Ashenbaek
scored, after which Hempleman failed
to land cn first.
There was some snappy playing then
for three innings and Raleigh's fourth
came. In this Smith singled in right,
Farrell batted to third and Smith was
thrown out at second. Hook and Far
rell were safe on first and second, be
cause Brouthers, at third, fumbled. I
Myers hit in left and filled the bags.
Traegar swatted the sphere for two bags
scoring Farrell and Hook. Roy flew out
in centre and Treagar scored on Per
sons’ error in handling the ball thrown
to home. Pastor died from third to
first.
Then on. went the tie until the sixth
came for Charlotte. Armstrong drove a
grass cutter in right. O'Steen hit in
centre for two bags, Ashenbaek lifted a
three bagger in centre and the two run
ners scored. Brouthers hit in left and
Ashenbaek scored. Hempleman made a ;
measly little hit in by first that should j
havAjteen handled. Lehman died, Roy j
Person reached first on
Farrell’s error and Brouthers scored.
Myers had the ball that had passed Far
rell and sent it home, 'Smith fired it
quick to second and caught Eddie there.
Cooper then flew to Kain.
In Raleigh’s half Myers singled, Trae
gar and Roy fanned and Pastor hit in
right. Soffle wafted an opportune two
bagger and the two runners scored, but
Kain ended the inning with a long fly
to deep left.
The last run was made by Charlotte in
the eighth. Ashenbaek had died, Pastor
to Farrell when Brouthers hit in left and
stole second. Hempleman walked, Leh
man put a fly in right that should have
been handled by Myers, but Soffle ran
for it and dropped it. Person batted to
Roy, who stuck out one hand and away
went the ball, while Brouthers scored.
Cooper flew out in centre.
It was three up and three down for
Raleigh in its half and the same for
Charlotte in the ninth. In its final
ninth Raleigh saw Soffle get a free ticket
to first after Pastor fanned, but a fly
in centre and one to third base ended
Kain and Smith and the game.
THE TABULATED SCORE
RALEIGH. A.T>. R. H. P O. A. E.
Pastor, s. s 5 11 6 2 0
Soffle. 2b>, 3 0 11 2 1
Kain, 1. f., f. 0 11 1 0
Smith, c 5 0 2 3 3 0
Farrell, lb., 4 113 0 1
He ok, 3b., 4 1 0 3 2 2
Myers, r. f 3 2 2 2 0 1
Treager, c. f 4 0 13 0 0
Roy, p 4 0 0 0 3 1
Total 37 5 9 27 13 6
CHARLOTTE. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E-
Cooper, 1. f., 5 0 0 1 0 0
.Weaver, 1. f. 5 11 2 0 0
Armstrong, lb 5 11 5 0 0
O Steen, s. s 4 2
I Ashenbaek, r. f.,.. 4 2 1* 0 0 f >
; Brouthers, 3b 3 2 3 2 2 0
Hempleman, 2b-, .. 2’ 0 1 2 2 1
Lehman, c G 0 0 13 1 0
l’ersoi s. p., 2 0 1 0 0 1
Total 32 8 10 27 6 2
Score by innings: R H E
Raleigh 0 0 030200 o—s 9 6
Charlotte 3 0004010 0-8 10 2
Batteries: Raleigh, Roy and Smith;
Charlotte, Persons and Lehman.
Summary: Twa base hits, Soffle,
Traeger, O’Steen; three base hits. Weav
er, Osteen, Ashenbaek; struck out by
Roy 2, Persons 12; hit by pitched ball
Roy 10; t ba**ea stolen Soffit,
Brouthers; bases on balls off Roy 1, off
Persons 3; double pby Hook to Pastor
to Farrell; earned runs Raleigh 3, Char
lotte 4; left on bases Raleigh 8, Charlotte
5; time of game 1:40; umpire, Mr. Sher
man; attendance 900.
DURHAM DEFEATS GREENSBOKO
The Cars Banning to the Park Draws a Large
Crowd to the Game.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., May 27. Durham de
feated the Greensboro team here this af
ternoon in a close game by the score of
S to 2- The largest crowd of the season
attended the game as the street cars ran
out to the park for the first time.
Score: R H E
Greensboro .. ..0 0 1 00 0 1 0 o—2 4 4
Durham 20 0 0010 0 x—3 5 5
Patteiies: Suggs and McTeer; Bruck
er and Curra.n.
Summaiy: Struck out by Suggs 7;
by Brueker S, Passed balls, McTeer 1.
Buses on balls, off Suggs ?; off Brueker
2. Left on bases, Greensboro 2; Dur
ham 6. Time of game 1:20. Umpire,
Proud. Attendance 650.
SAME OLD DRONE OF DEFEAT
Wilmington Signs Two New Players Released
by New Bern
(Special to News and Observer.)
New Bern, N. C., May 27.—New Bern
took the second game from the Sea
Culls today by a score of 9 to 0. Pop
Crawly, Devlin and Da am were in the
game from start, to finish. Fisher for
the visitors played great ball. Short
I and Holland have been released from the
home team aud g'gned with Wilming
ton. Some ginger was si rinkled on the
diamond today.
Score: R H E
,Wilmington .. ..0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o 3 2
New Bern 2000 02 0 5 x—9 12 0
Batteries: Dunn and Fisher: Warren
and Daum. Time 1:30. Attendance 400.
Umpire, Mace.
Asheville College Closes.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., May 27. —Asheville i
College closed tonight with eleven grad- |
uates.
National League Games.
At St. Louis— R. H. E.
St. Louis 2 1 20 0 2 4 0 *—ll 13
Chicago 0 0002000 0— 2 8 3
American League Games,
(By the Associated Press.)
At Baltimore— R. H. E.
Baltimore 1003 00 3 0 *—7 7 1*
Chicago 0100 00 0 0 o—l 4 2‘
At Washington— R. H. E. ■
Washington 0001 02 2 2 *—7 12 Oj
Cleveland 0001 00 0 0 o—l 4 4
Eastern League.
Toronto 1; Buffalo 2.
Other games postponed, rain.
Nothing rounds out the pleasures of life
like a circle of friends.
Sometimes a man’s bad luck is due to
his reputation. i
DU! FRAUGHT
WITHJiItREST
Addresses and Reunions at
Wake Forest College
PROF.SHAILtR MATTHEWS
Charming Talk to Literary Societies
Yesterday Morning.
THE CITIZEN AND LEGAL EDUCATION
Dr. Clarence D. Ashley’s Deep and Thought
ful Address to the Law Department
Last Night. Presentation «t
Protraits.
(Staff Correspondence.)
Wake Forest, N. C., May 27. —This has
■ been a great day at the college. It has
been fraught with very much interest, not
clone to the graduating seniors, but to
the “old boys” who are here in increased
numbers this year. For today, besides
j the two charming and learned addresses
j to the graduating class by Prof. Shailer
Matthews and Dr. Clarence D. Ashley,
and the presentation of medals, occurred
the reunions of the two famous literary
societies, the Fhilomathesian and Euze
lian.
These meetings, always of great inter-
I cst, were today of unusual moment, par
ticularly for the Phi men, for two por
traits were to be presented to the society,
one of Mr. S. G. Flournoy, of Reidstville,
, who was drowned one month after his
graduation last year, and the other of
Prof. F. P. Hobgood, of Oxford. On this
account the Phi- meeting was thrown
open to visitors, and the society room in
the library building was crowded. Prof.
Brewer made the presentation of Mr.
Flournoy's portrait. It had been expected
that Miss Flournoy, sister of the young
man, would be here to perform this func
tion in behalf of the family, but in her
absence Prof. Brewer very gracefully do
naled the portrait to the society in a few
appropriate and beautifully expressed
remarks. Prof. Carlyle accepted the gift
on behalf of the society, taking occasion
to recall in eloquent words the well
known beauty of the character and bril
liance of intellect of the departed brother.
The assignment of this office, said Prof.
Carlyle, was to him one of melancholy
pleasure.
The portrait of Prof. Hobgood was pre
sented by Mr. E. E. Hilliard, of Scotland
j Neck, with a few well-chosen words, in
i the course of which he took occasion to
I state that the portrait was made at Prof.
! Hobgood’s own institution, the Oxford
I Female Seminary. Prof. Middleton made
] the speech of acceptance, in which he said
I that Phi and all of the college had been
honored by Prof. Hobgood, as he had
I done more for the higher education of
women than any other man in North Car
olina.
After the presentations had been made
the reunion meeting began. In the chair
was Rev. A. I). Hunter, of the Baptist
Female University. Mr. Saunders B. In
gram, who entered the college in 1834, the
year of its founding, was present, and was
first called upon. He spoke most inter
estingly of his joining Phi in those early
days, and told several anecdotes of his
day, among them one of Matthew D.
Yates, the great missionary to China.
Others who were called upon and who re
sponded with anecdotes of other days
were the following:
Prof. J. T. Alderman. Henderson; Prof.
J. M. McDuffy, Orange Grove Academy;
! Rev. J. F. Love, Wadesboro; Rev. J. A.
Campbell, Buie’s Creek; Rev. C. W.
Blanchard, Cary; Air. It. B. White, Frank
lmton: Mr. D. T. Oates, Fayetteville; Dr.
, J. S. Parrott, Kinston; Prof. Lanneau, of
I the college: Rev. A. A. Pippin, Wake-
I field; Rev. S. F. Conrad, Charlotte; Mr.
1 Charles M. Stanley, and Rev. A. D. Hun-
I ter.
At the close Prof. Carlyle called the at
tention of those present to the fact that
this was the largest meeting of the kind
ever held. K
In the meantime across the hall the
Euzelian was holding a similar meeting,
with reminiscent talks. Those who spoke
there were Prof. J. C. Scarborough, Mur
freesboro; Prof. M. L. Kesler, Scotland
Neck' Rev. J. W. Lynch, Roanoke, Va.;
Mr. W. J. Ferrell, Union - Mr. J. D. Bou
shall, Raleigh, and Mr. J. A. Beam,
Bethel.
PROF. SHAILER MATTHEWS.
Dr. M. L Kesler, of Scotland Neck,
offered the opening prayer at the morn
ing exercises, after which Mr. C. M.
•Cook, of Louisburg, introduced the
speaker of the day, Prof. Shailer Mat
thews, of the Chicago University, in the
following words:
“Dr. Shailer Matthews is with us to
perform the duty of this hour. He is
from the city of Chicago, and he is an
important part of its great university.
He belongs to the great Republic of Let
ters. He is one with you, young men,
in aspiration often higher and greater
effort for ethical culture. We welcome
you with pleasure, we shall hear you
with profit.”
Prof. Matthews, after referring to the
liberty allowed a commencement orator,
stated that his subject would be. “The
Scholar in a Commercial Age,” and said
in part:
“Those who are not engaged in and
not connected with commercial life are
apt to look upou commercialism as one
of the greatest bam?s of this time. I do
not know that the merchant himself is
inclined to regard commercialism as
such a great curse, but the scholar is
inclined to look upon it thus. He is in
clined to make discriminations against
it. There is perhaps, as may appear
later, large ground for justification of
such application, and the problem be
setting the scholar is one that may be
properly called perplexing. The situation
today is one which we might say is
without parallel. We are very apt to say
that the age in which we live is by all
means an unparalleled age. We incline
to make each age a miracle, and this one
is as yet unclassified. But if one were to
stand upon the ruins of Athens, Rome or
elsewhere along the basin of the Medi
terranean, and recall what these re
mains should recall, he will be convinced
that all ages have had the same prob
lem; they have all been confronted with
the question of commercialism.”
Speaking of the dangers that beset
scholarship, he said: “Another danger
which besets scholarship is a develop
ment of what I may call the spirit of a
hustler, if you will excuse the use of
slang.
“There is today in the scholarly life
a constant danger of mistaking activity
for scholarship, to mistake the writing
of a book and the writing of a paper for
genuine learning. The spirit of the
hustler is inconsistent with the spirit
of the investigator, because the man
who is in a hurry is worthless as a man
of judgment.
“I mean to say that the life of a scholar
is not the life of a millionaire; his life
must be simple, in order that he may
see simply, that he may think simply,
that he may investigate simply. The
love of things which in themselves are
true nnfl beautiful and of good report,
whole-souled devotion to truth and
reality must be the great characteristic
of the scholar’s life. The scholar is not
the producer of material wealth, al
though he may be producing which is as
valuable to mankind as material wealth,
but unfortunately we have to have some
thing of the material wealth to keep the
immaterial wealth at work. So it is that
commercial wealth keeps scholarly
wealth up. Activity in one branch brings
activity in another. There is no age
at all comparable with ours. Commer
cially there is none, certainly no age, ex
cept that of Christ, which is comparable
intellectually.
“The idea that the scholar cannot be
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
AH ENGINE BURSTS
Two People Killed and Sever
al Injured,
The Explosion Occurs in Manchester While the
Locomotive is in Motion. Engine Blown
to Atoms.
(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., May 27. —The story of
the explosion of on Atlantic Coast Line
locomotive in Manchester, across ihe
river from Richmond, this morning is
this: Dead:
ROBERT GWATHMEY, engineer,
white.
JAMES WINGATE, trainman, colored.
Injured:
John Taylor, colored, fatally perhaps-
John Moody, conductor, white.
William Savage, trainman, colored.
Stephen Vasser, colored.
The locomotive was in motion at the
time of the, accident and was drawing
a train of freight cars, slowly south
through the suburbs of Manchester. The
force of the explosion Avas terrific and
the wreck of the engine was complete,
indeed, the latter was literally blown to
pieces and large fragments of it were
hurled great distances. Several freight
cars Avers also wrecked- The cause of
the accident was not been ascertained,
but the matter will be subjected to the
most rigid investigation. Engineer
Gwathmey was killed instantly, but
James Wingate lingered a few hours.
The injured who survive were cn the
first car behind the engine xvhen the
explosion came. They were thrown off
irto the air, and were unconscious when
picked up later. Taylor, the fireman,
Avas bloAvn a considerable distance, too,
and lay still, scalded arid otherwise in
jured, until the relief work began.
Fragments of the locomotive Avent
through nearby fences and the concus
sion demolished one end of a planing
mill, situated close to the track.
MANUFACTURE FERTILIZERS.
New Incorporations For Wilson andlarboro
and Clothing in Wadesboro-
The Farmers Cotton Oil Company of
Wilson Avas incorporated yesterday. The
company is to manufacture fertilier,
lard and soap. The capital stock is
SIOO.OOG. The incorporators are T. J.
Hadley, Thomas Felton, W. L. Felton
and others.
The Royster Guano Company, of Tar
boro, was also incorporated vith a capi
tal stock of $25,00. The incorporators arc
C. A. Johnson, of Tarboro and C. F. Bur
roughs, W. S. Royster and F. S. F.oyatcr,
of Norfolk.
The Wadesboro Clothing and Shoe
Company naA r e filed articles of agree
ment. The capital stock is SIO,OOO and
the business will be located in Wades
boro. Among the incorporators are H.
H. McLendon. G. W. Huntley, J. A.
Leak, J. C. McLauchin, G. B. Lockhart.
H. Hymie, J. T. Redfearn and L. J-
Htnly.
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jackpot is more dangerous. {
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WINSTON IS HARD
HIT BY BLACKBURN
Opposes Her Public Building
Appropriation.
ANO WINS ION LOSES IT
The Conference Committee Agree on
the Building Measure.
THE RiVER AND HARBOR BiLL AC t£D TO
The North Carolina Items in the House Bil
Stand. An Additional $50,000 is
Given to the Uppar Cape
Fear Project,
\
(Special to. Nows and Observer.)
Washington, D. C., May 27.—The con
ference committees of the two Houses on
the Omnibus Public Building Bill have
agreed on their report. The report gives
$61,560 for enlargement and repairs of
the building at Greensboro; $70,000 for
a building at Durham; $35,000 for a
building at Goldsboro; $20,000 additional
($120,000 in all) for a building at Eliza
beth city. The Treasury Department
may select another site in Elizabeth City
provided it can be secured in exchange
for the lot now owned by the Govern
ment. The Senate amendment appro
priating $135,000 to purchase the Forsyth
court house at Winston and $25,000 for
altercations was not agreed to and
Winston will have to wait for her pub
lic building.
Senator Simmons and Representative
Kitehin, especially have worked hard for
the \\ inston bill, and the conference re
port as to Winston is quite a disappoint
ment to them, although they are pleased
with the other North Carolina items.
4 Representative Blackburn, in whose*
district Winston is situated, opposed the
appropriation for that town. This is
probably the only case on record where
an American representative ever opposed
an appropriation for his own district.
His opposition gave the Republican mem
bers of the House Conference Committee
an excuse not to agree to the appropria
tion. Had he heartily supported it,
there is little reason to doubt that the
appropriation for Winston would have
been made. All in all, the State has
fared reasonably well.
The conferees on the River and Har
bor Bill have agreed upon their report.
The North Carolina items in the House
bill stand. In addition the report gives
$50,000 to the upper Cape Fear project to
purchase sites for locks and for borings—
I all that the engineer said could now be
used. This commits the Government to
scheme which contemplates the ulti
mate expenditure of more than $1,000,000.
Tim conference reports also appropriates
$5,000 for a survey of the inland water
way between the Chcasspeake Bay and
Beaufort inlet. The upper Cape Fear
and inland water way projects are the
most important ever commenced in North
Carolina. Senator Simmons, who has put
in such hard work' for these projects, is
delighted that a beginning i s to be made
upon them.
Dr. J. j. Mott, of Statesville, is here.
Business m the House.
(Ely the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 27.-The House today
passed the Shattuc Immigration Bill. The
feature of the day was a lively debate
upon the question of prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors at immigrant sta
tions. It was precipitated by an amend
ment ottered by Mr. Bowersoc (Kans.)
to prohibit such sale which was carried
S 3 to 18. Having won this victory for
temperance, Mr. Landis followed it up
with an amendment to prohibit the sale
of intoxicants in the capitol and it pre
vailed by a still larger majority, 108 to
1!). The bill brings together into one act
til the scattered legislation heretofore
enacted in regard to the immigration ol*
aliens into the United States, arranges it
in sequence, etc., eliminates what has
beeome obsolete by reason of subsequent
legislation, amends some of the admin
istrative features and also adds some
provisions to the general laws made nec
essary by the extension of the territorial
limits of the United States.
Among the more important change* are
those increasing the head tax on aliens
coming into the United States by land
transportation for $1 to $1.50; adding to
the excluded classes epileptics, persona
who advocate the overthrow of govern
ment by force, prostitutes and procurers
(whose importation is now a felony but
whose entry is not prohibited), broaden
ing th? word “contract” in the contract
labor law to include “offer, solicitation
or promise,” providing for the fine of
steamship companies which receive at the
port of departure aliens afflicted with
Icathsome or contagious disease instead
of providing as now for their deportation
upon arrival here, extending the time
within which an alien who becomes a
public charge may be deported from on«j,
tc two years and providing that coming
immigrants over fifteen years of age
should be able to read in some language.
Just before the session closed a special
rule was presented to make the bill for
coining subsidiary silver a continuing or
der until disposed of. A vote will be
taken upon the rule tomorrow.
N oother angler has ever been able to
beat Jonah's fish story.