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VOLUME 1.
^WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATUROAY
MO. 112
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THftT HE HBLDH
GREAT SECRET
> ' -r- ??
Worth Half Million
Non-interruption Problem That
Batflcs Bypfrta Solved by 19
~Ytrar Old Brooklyn, Boy ? Has
Plant in His Home.
SF.CRIiT.KEPT UNDER KEY
.Brooklyn, B$c. 10. ? Testa 'lie has
made -In selectivity, the problem
. ? wireless telegraph experts have work
ed on without success, have c.on vTTi^
cod Oscar C. RoeseAra nlneteen-year
old-Orooklytv bojs that- he lias solved
the secret. ^.It Is how to cend and
? receive messages wfihout inter rup
~ tlon.
S. S. p9gaft." vice president o.f ihe
United Wireless Company, who was
formerly general ruanaser of the
Western Union, said tonight, that
such an Invention would "be".- of tre- .
mentions value. Another official Of
the Company declared it. would be
worth half a million dollars to its in
ventor for the mere Invention out
-> right.
I'lOfT" Reginald A., Fe3senden is
. ? JLCtvv_jii lira r,i Iiuj K, Mutb., eiperl?- ?
mentlng along this line by communi
cating with the erulser Salem, which
the government despatched to sea
for this purpose.
While her wireless was raking the
atmosphere off Capfc Cod young Roe
bou sat beside an elaborate apparat
us be has Installed In bis home at No. 1
IJ58 l>ecatur -street and ,told about
his discovery.
Keeps Secret Lockcd tp>
It was leaked in a mahogan.v^^jyr^e
about 18 Inches long, calling the tun- 1
nine trtx of the appih-alu?. He would j
not explain Its contents and only af- '
? . tor niuob persuasion, would h^Jem-j
-Jr
. lie la a ittodcst.j-duth, tall for his
? Tflfrg. and bocii inclined to j
talk about- himself- The neighbors'
hav ? "*loujfc-Wondcred at a- tall pole'
wilt* wires strung from 1t looming ur
ever the brownstone "front of .the '
Rocsen home. Those, nearest haV^I
Lficn...di>jtu5bed hi times by a crack- /
lng noise .inside the house./ Theyj
simply knew Oscar, who Is a sopho
more In Stevens ln?tl?-*K^; was work-:
' i: J vumtr lu i dm hi .[u.r
?his slualed over some sort of wire
less , arrangement, and approving of
hi* industry the*^~let him alone. ^ * I
,li is seven years since h* l>egan :
? ,li!h qrpgrhtwhtfc ? I lu led th?-**i.y i-j_
the" cellar- of the hottre. There h?* J
has a set df Eiiteon batteries 'ar
ranged, on shelves It} a huge closet lir j
hullf hlmrelf. Ha starte.1 in a Wmall |
- * .way, tnr* r.s he per, evered his father.-'
~WTio~lB" corrected with II. Hoe ?c C*>. , f
J_he print n:; firsts W!ITIH rniTll! . il.v- j
"cou raged and helped him uftMl hr^j
now hss a most modorn equipment;
-which represents an outlay of about
52,000. He installed everything
himself and made his own transfor
mer, condensers and In fact moBt of
^iis instruments.
Thfese' are in his bedroom on the
? second ilffof. ' The wlfes ftrn tip* ori
Mie outside frpm the cellar and then
continue on tip to tho roof, where rte
? --Ttgri ef^r ? Tk?* pOlc-for these ifi 30
feeetVhiKh.. . , .
down at the keyboard and turned on.
the current- Suddenly he handed a
receiver to the reporter ntfA Instruct,
ed how It should bo placed over the
car. . There was a distinct click of
?dots and dashes.
'STbftl'a iha-fJill- of the Wfrlflort'
Aatnrla station," he gald. And ho
r opened' a code book and showed that
the Qltcks -corresponded to those af
. ter tho name Waldorf.^ *
-."The Bellevue-Stratford, Tn Phlla^"
delphla. is calling," lie said. "They
usually have several messages to send
, late In the afternoon. Listen LThere's |
the Waldorf aniwerlng. Pickerel,
the operator at the Waldorf, will re
ceive tn ?t m|Out?; f frequently have'
a chat wjth 'him and when Hanco was
fft the ^station we used to talk In
* streaks* ' t ???_.' I
Caught. Signal from frelnnd.
"You remember Hance yas at
I . Tampa when Col. Viator's yacht wasj
pherlc conditions prevented his get-|
ting tbq. operator at am Juan, Puitu
Uiuo. Uov ? tfgftt rhn pan
AUBOTt MytjilM wl'h
. "One clear, cold night a year ago,
before the d)ac? Bay station burned
down, I caught tbe station at Cllf
den, Ireland, calling. -I haven't said
muck about tint because many be
lieve trana-atlantlc message* cannot
- be
THE EXPLORER
M* SAFE
i Ofl^ Q j ^
The Records ofDr. Cook Arrive
? at-Cnpeniiaprri hy Steamship ? '
Two Officers Carefully Watch
Them With Secretary.
ARE PUT IN STRONG ROOM
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 10. ? ,
Dr. Frederick A. Cook'3 rccords and
reports arrived here' today on the,
steamship United States. As soon as
the. shiiLJ.led up at the pier an iron,
box was brought ashore, closely fol
lowed by Walter Loasdale, Dr.
Cook's secretary. Lonsdale and two
detectives put the box Into an uuto
mobile and were driven rapidly ^\o
thB" University, followed by a second
automobile.
At the. University the papers were
pfaced in a strong room, where they
will' be guarded closely until the com
mittee H?>nf?:i\?rii -iwrcady to examine
them.
,\"ohody but the rommisafoii repre
senting the Unixersltv oT Copenhagen
will-be Vermlt^ed to be at the exami",
to 'attend the committee u^eetinK?.
but delay. In the arrival of the rec
ords forbids It. Me will leave tomor
row fcr the United iijates...
The Politlken asserts this morning
that friends o? Commander Peary are
trying* to get the hel,? of Greenland
pxplorers in- an anti-Cook press cam
paign.
Church Directory
FIRST BAPTI8T CHURCH.
Market Street.
Rev. J. A. Sullivan, pastor.
8on*^Tjj?e^^afiT8 Lasi'XY'brds."
11 A. M. ? Morning worship. Ser
mon subject.' "A venues upci^ ?
' 7:3n p. M." ? Evening worship. Ser
mon' subject. "The Last Night of 80
Jom." * ?
Monday, December' 1.3*. I p. m.,
Snnbe^rn meeting.- ; ?
Tuesday. December" 1 1. . :: jr; nr.
i.adies'. M4?.;ionarv Society.
--?Wednesday. December 7* 30
iitr. i'rnv- m>c t. ? What
Is Uaptisiu.'
S.lu P. M.-? Choir prfK'i.ie.
ST. PETER'S EP1SCOPA !. Cill'llCil.
liiinner Sti
Rev. NaUiarlei Harding. rector. I
3:00 P. if.? -Sunday tsc'.jcol. <\ if
I larding, superintendent.'
11 A. ?!. ? Morning P/ayer w!Uv!
sermon. , ?
TToO 1\ Mr-? Sc*?r::ng-7?r3y^r. >**?;???? 1
tmA" s ???-Jtrnn?^ _ ~ |
i
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHPRCH
Gladden Street.
Rev. II JJ. Searight. pastor. .
Preaching morning and 'evening
at usual hour by pastor. At night;
the pastor will preach a special ser
mon- to the order Qf Odd Fellows.
-.Sunday .*i-.hool. S p.m.. J* B. JMTrJ
row, superintend!' nc.
Prayer meeting .WednesdasNfiven- j
Ing. AH receive a cord'al welcthny.
FIRST METHODIST CHUIlctjf j
West Second Street.
Rev. M. T- Plylei', pastor. ^
Preacfijng at 1 1 a. m. and "7:30;
p m;7~fiy the pastor. |
3:00 p. M. ? Sunday fchopl, E. R. 1
Mlxon, superintendent; H;~C." Carter, j
Jr., assistant superintendent. All wel- ;
comoT T> - -
CHRISTIAN CHITRCH.
Hast Second Street.
- Preaching, by the pastor at I la.
m." and tTSOT". m. After the night
sermon the. ordinance of baptism will
be administered.
8:00 Pr M. ? Sunday school. T. W.
Phillips, superintendent.
Prayer meeting .W-Qilpeaday eren
W. ~*1I Invited." ? -c;- ?
jion-Interference device. I found that
I could then receive local and long
distance messages of different com
panies. The trouble has been that
fcrory Instrument Is tuned to a certain
wave jfngth which varies from a tew
mgtree to a thousand A land station
hears a steamer calling pnd'betora
" ? unlcatlon is estabJjshad other
to wa|t until the others stop and then
*et his Instrument tuned In the same
ware length as the one he wanta to
reach. The Nary Yard, for Instance.
has to wait until nth??r itaHnn ? itAn
lEOTTONJESEHES
M CEffi * -
ru in hew yot
Ileealls Days 'of Sully!
?May and 'July Options Touc'ied '
J5.80. a Gai,icf42 Points Ovtrl
Previous Day's . Cicr,e? Rpnnrt ;
' Stirs tlip Entire World.
GREAT RISE TV PRICES |
New Vorl;, Dec. 1 l.?N'ot since the j
SsuHy Loom of 1904 has the New j
I ^ oi'k Cotton Exchange witnessed a
mor<j sensational scene- or A more
spectacular rlBe In prices tha# -t>c
curred yesterday the anouncemem of
tha government ?rop report. With
the galleries crowded with visitors
from the South, augmented by friends
and relatives of operators and other
Interested spectators, the market
soared to a new high record for the
season with gains of ny*r?* ilwn 52 a >
bale over yesterdaf. Doth the tfay
and July operations torched tho high
mr.rk of 15.30. botii Raining approxi
mately pountf? over yesterday's
dolt!
lent advancc. as th?>- distributed
heavy celling orders every five points
jip from 13.55 for May p and July.. |
They sold enormously, supplying the j i
demand of shorts and also the inftlsh
of buying orders from Wall street.!.
Chicago and Southern operators andi
the I oral and Xcw England dry goods L
Interests. The market continued in ' ;
an excited state, up to the ?close, with!
estimates that 500.000 bales had!;
changed hand? <11 the lagt hour. Mayji
closed jft-43.67- and July at 13. Tt.
It was 2 o'clock when the news L
f ame from Washington that the gov- 1 j
ernoaent estimate was only 10,088.- ji
t"')n bjlPf. i .c ; : :5TtFKT rrop
1903. Immediately lht?re was n Cre- 1
mendous rush of buying. Order}]
rmired 1 ?! fiuiu tho world over and
prices jumped from 20 to .10 pouts'
xin the flr-t ,!ransa? funs, Last trades. 1
made just before tin- report ua> an
t'ouneeti. were on the basis
fot May delivery; tho next .a);, . ere!
made at ]".70. an advinro $1 ^ f
bale. This was folio - od by trey op- 1
dons trading ?o:'. woys and by rapid"
fji- tuat.'ejx. ..\ break to 1 ".tlx fol- j
iowH?i. tiioti f ?:ne lite rtv? 1<i -...Ml. P
fuly cotton fl>:-*;:r.ied the]
acme line's. ~'hile -Uardt reailted-i
15.C0 as high polar and rloo d r.t i
IS. 10.
i:o KiT,r?rr^.?<p' I r.in !< .? !? ; j-.i
200.(100 halei befcny the pr-nllc'lons j
of the mo>t xajigalne of the V ?: Jl - ?nj ,
Jhe action of the market naiuiv.ffyi
fallowed. S-itccn cent roiton sW
much toJLed ahcLii^.was not v^n^i :
but the market came ne^r it.
? It now remains to he determined
whether x lie redernl cstimaters hive
under-estimated tlicf yJeb^. as has'
1 been the ease for the pas* ten years. 1
During that time the crop has been'
under estimated each year at from ;
!i 00.000 lo 600.000 bales
Gem to Give
Extra Prizes
give a beautiful and useful prize;
awn v narlr night, the drawing for]
thorn to take place at H:30- sharp,!
The list as Been In the big*~ad in thisi
paper In one calculated to plea.se and |
appeal to everyone. and"tlie winners I
will indeed be lucky. At the drawing i
last "night Mtss Mabel WiHte won the
beautiful vase, and Mr. W. B. Qqr- 1
ganus the elegant silver hat brusTTl
The Gem is a prime- favorite with tW|
pecpTITor th!s town "unil they^gffirtiE-l
ly make their place, most attractive'
In every way possible.
Last night's pictures at the Gem
were hard to beat. The pictures of
the costumes of different centuries
pleased the men -well a*M4i? ladies
and were beautiful indeed. The BIo
graph .picture was a magnificent bit
of melodramk, and the comedies
were fine. The reel run sUth the cir
cu,8 scenes was a wonderful achieve
ment, and tb? tragic end where the
Hob sprang upon the mananckknork
ed him out the cage aad apparently
nty-ht'a nrftgraill ?ometbltiK flue and
' yyi should go. There will be six fine
! pictures and one Is a magullfaent Bto
graph comedy. The music laat night
was exceptionally gooA.
SERMON TO ODD miX>WH.
By request Rev. H. B. Beartght will
preach a special sermon to the i?emi
il Mi HURT
FOB SLAYER .
[ Of SHERIFF
Chase Araied Maniac
, ; ? ?
A Lunatic Escaping From- 'Asy
lum, Attends -grayer Meeting
_ With Gun? Eludes .Party and
Disa ppears Into Woods. |
FARMERS BAR THEIR DOORS
Shrove. Ohio, Doc. II. ? bate fo
ul 5 ht a potse of armed Htliens, after
a day's search, t/as -still beating the
w.iodsS* in the vicinity gf Holmesville
iu search of Oscar J3. Doley, a ma
niac.' wlio,- while resisting arre^.,
murdered -Sheriff Jacob -Bell. ? of
llon^es county; tMVinuinlng Rig]
rrairie, south of this. town.
Word has been 3ent to farmer^
throughout the countryside to pro
tect themselves againsttoosdibjil mur
derous Assault by the m%i. ana many
have barricaded their dn^Vs and win
dows. * % ~ *
Dole? has a shotgun and '24 -shells,
and further violence Is feared. He
was lasl seen entering the wood.- near
Kolmesville. ? ??
Doley escaped from the MRvslllon'
.Sirue Hospital yesterday. - Lay night
ho attendjed prayer meeting at the
Methodist Church, sitting in the con
gregation with a .shotgun standing
be(.wpen his Itnc^s.
After church he want to tl*e boitoe
of Roy Lee. Early today Sheriff Dell
was sept for. He -was' met at the
:ioor by Holey, who ^red. ? Bell died
pn hour later.
After several hours' nnnftit. the
posse caught sight of Holey hi Paint
valley. S miles* out from BigaPralrle.
\n a<tempt was made tO""wirround
and capture him. but he elXylird. the
members of the posse, and tie chase
i? still in progies.-*- tonight. j
_ . ' -i!
The Worsted Man
a Musical Play
? By Jtihit i\t'liur!i I, Hangs, i I
THE- CAST.
:r. Woolly Mr. .Hon Taylor!
lie*. Pftttarc* WHlnusbby
?Mrc, l> M. 'Qflrierl
Is'in# Mar ai.i.,1 j'on^i 1
>fr- HnvUin*. ? \fc ]
\ Jtt lillUlltJi. [
!it?? iJarrln<;?i:i I
, Mi.-s ."S.ur;. .1o;;i?y J
_ , I'.-'fhie Coiioly
Sambo Front. Esq Mr. Phelps
A< i'omj>anlst. . .Miss !V>s?1o Buckman
Chorus .including many of the best
voices of the city.
This play to bo given In ijie school
pudftorium Friday evening. Decem
ber 17. 'by local talent, promises toj
be 'a most Interesting event. The|
4?vo?Km"?k>i7s' orroTi^nm\ SJTTVT?
are always (wih ami captivating
%ho music is from the best 'known
"?Tiir operas Mi'-.^K'titlbrrt and
Hulihan. The scene ix a summer
th? sentiment gathers about the fern-.
Uilne heart in iis eternal "Search. Th6
plot thickens about. the worsted man
beset. by the forlorn maidens. The
things of the heart are to the frcr.*^_
A XAItHOW i:Sl'4l?K."
1 1 p 'There 1 caine neir Bfctftg , a* serionsj
pwcltlont at the home of Mr. M> Cher-i
Fou rtli street,- Iksi night.
Mrs. Cherry hjid Occasion ti^come]
4pwn town and left her husband and
sen, Richard. hom<?. yWhen she re-1
tiirhed lptfer in the night she found
the , entire house full of smoke, so
danaa that a pcrsou could, not have
been told n foot^away. Mr, Cherry
... | L.J ^ J L.J *W,i.
n ii \i j*uii nan- jrTirpn ? una trh inwir
bedroom door elosetfc? Mrs. Cherry
with difficulty succeeded In reaching
their room and endeavofod to ffrouao
her husband. This she accomplished
hi a short while. Her son was not
'awaKgnM M dUigitl f. H WBUIWi'
little time before he regained oon
sclonsn? s. -
There was no fire in the house and
smoke was from the lamp burning in
|rhe room. It was a Harrow escape.
NOTICK TO ODD FKfAOWS.
? ? ?
The members of Phalanx Lodge
<o. it; I. O. O. F.. are requested to
I i*K at Heir hail Buatay events!
(AMMUNITION
1 - IS NO GOOfi
TO ESTRftDA
lie Hak Plenty of Guns
JKe Will Avoid a Battle as Long
I As i'oisiblc for it Will Br Some
I time Before He Can Obtajn
| Ammunition.
BATTLE NOW LOOKED FOR
II ] ictU'kls, Nicaragua, Tjoc. ! 11 ?
Tho steamship' Utstein, loaded wltlj '
armgTeBtr ammunition for tho royolu- ,
tionists has arrived,, presumably from .
Puerto Barrios. November 29. Gen. |
.Matuty engaged the Zeln^a forces I
at a point near the topaz mines.;
called I.aSajlna. and after five hours]
fighting von a decisive vRTBry, The |
government troops lost eighty men j
killcd-and wounded and the rcvolu-J
tionists lost about twenty men. (ion. i
\1;>rnrv I's'lii'ntr-d tho erPT'.v.'s {"<>.< rs j
at about 1,000 but says they are in :?
much weaker condition from want of'
food and hard marches- A ling was I
also captured. ?
Y!:e Zeiayans finally retreated but [
it is expected that they will attack]
some timo next week. Matuty. Is a
Peruvian and . relieved (ion. Tornos I
Diaz- when the latter gave out from'
fatigue. (Jen. Dlazswlll return to the I
front" soon.
. ..?flm. Estrada is In a tuupcrat^l
srmlt for -ammunition. He has plen?r
ty of guns but tlie ammunition ?a*i- ( '
not be used because It does not
Gen. Ksirada will avoid a buttle an j
long as possible for it will be snmoj
time before he can obtain ammunl-l
tion. r
The armies of General Kstgiua ami I
General - Vasqfrez. in command of-,
President Zelaya's forces, have be on I
lined up pear Hama-for some days J
and a battle Is no nearer in sight ;
than hEiorc-iha <umic?- arrived thor*v
"<3cn7 Kstrada cannot* flght without *
ammunition and President Zela.va ?
v.- Ill Instruct Gen. Vanquez to pro-!
ceed for he ii? afraid to trust his own j
! generals or troops.
Usual Services
by Y. M. C. L.
-*u I
"Tlie Youn,: Chrisfi::r l/Ti^ae ?
' "| ^ TT.r!1 I'l'Vi?'.' .!?M ! -?
! noon ^service at tho Chamber of ("oni- :
;.merc ?? rooms nt *4 o'clock, to whlrh'l
everybody is cordlaily lnvt:i?d. The I
j_f < 1 1 i)w inn is the program:
| ; n iT" h> inn . No. 1 s:?.
i Prayer. ^
j Hymn No.
Si-. rip n?re reading. ?
I ? Prayer. ? ?
? Hymn No. 1 v
l CallecUiiih il
j A ddru^.,. ilv. (_ I!- 1 1 ;? ? ! i r _L'
! Prayer.
*' Hymn No. 201.
Benediction.
i I
Former Resident
| DiesJkddenljr
TIjo remains of r. Mar< eltua j
jliraflcly iiirtvca rtTT~TTtP"^\fl^nr'r ri4iiS"t J
I Line last evening from Columbia. S. j
re.; ^TTh r I \voro taT<'ii^ '?
| his mother/*. Mm> Caroline Hraddv.j
West Second *tr?et, uncil ihi* i;io: 1
i?
^.[r. Braddy was a former resident j
?e some years ago being associated [
h Mr. E- YV. Ayers in the mercan- ,
(lie T>K?WTfCT8-hnd TfftCTOTi' cringed -!n f
tho lumber bufdhe??. At one time* he J
wa6 a member of the llrm of Braddy J
& Gay ford, Wilmington.
haUIx dted ? very Kuddc;;^ ? i
He was stan.'lnpg on the street io Co-]
lumbsa, his present home, talking toj
friend when without warning hej
Ibreathed.^'* last. " He was itbout r.rt j
^ears <>. age and had accumulated j
some property. ' ^ y
The body. was taken to his oTfl
1 l;omf> l*elo\y fljon Churrh today for I
Interment.
OFFERS BEAUTIFUL DOLL.
Beginning wkh today and ending
Ichrlstmfte eve night, Mr. H. O. Spar>
?k hiintnmn- t.rnrtfcng.
At _h|# store numbered coupons. One
coupon is given with etch 10 cehr
purchase. A' 16V6iy floll can flow twr
clbbons at the St. Louis Exposrtion.
Chrlstmas eve night this doll will be
presented to the Customer holding
4u>. lucky number. The doll la a
beauty and Ms been much jtdmlred.
4.<- r , ; ? * '
poftmox. ^
%
Ill ei he- -
IN THE WflRTfi
Reverse Toddy Policy r
i
I President Taft Has a New Plan
j For the Recognition of the
Colored M .in h l'!v.'ir Appoint ?
ment to Officc.
WHITE MEN FOR SOUTH
.
Wathlngtmi n#.-* 14' - j
Tafi's nen 'i Ian fMrTnri5?njtion of ue
Ipro llepuldicMts contemplate* the ap
Ipolutment of eolored men to offlcea ist
the Nortlfrii. States where tliore are .
.large negro populations. It Ik under
ytood thaf ) <? will ;tppoiv.T white men
to nil the the South- now
held by negroes as soon as the terms
of tlv*> in<*t;'ml>fMiiK expire: The ap
pointment of Northern negroes to of
fues in their own sort ion ia the- I'res
hlemV idea or i ho proper compensa
tion to-the r:i?e 'fur ili<; loss of o Rices
South.
One of the first opportunities th.?
President rfin have will lie in fill'nK
the office of iteci^tev of the Treasury.
imff held hy \\\ T. Vernou. J. C.
Napier, of Nashville, is a candidate
for the ojf. -e. wifi? Hi" Indorsement
o> r.woKof i x\ asM :uT- |T^ :v.nL other
ncgrA leaders. The I'Ve-tdcnt is said
to prefer to fill the -position with a
Northern while niait.
Help Those That Strive
nil IV. I g'. -f
"The < otfiprlfsa I"? r; 11 so be paid to'
'.?numerators ? by the census,
aoT. ami an allowance of not lej??\ : hat: '
two nor m ore than- four cents for"
each inhabitant. anil ton touts Tor;
each barn and Inclosure containing L
live stock not on farms, I* pyov;rl"d ;
fur ail subdivisions where the lxl:*e. - .
u>r of the Con^us shall ilwm surh ]
nv.ui o ?? a i'i on stif!i cT rni In olTi'i-f'suls- ?
divisions the director may fix i mixed
rnte of not 1 \-s th.".n one mnre |
than two dollars per da.vv.j)uuL in.ail-I
."?J lPl>,.an allowance of u^ot loss than i
one. nor more t h a" 11 three "iTl'J ~ro f*
ea.h Inhabitant enumerated, and not I
!? -w Hi an flf'een 'ior more than twerr*
ty cents far each farm reported, while j
in subdivisible -where per diem rates)
?ri M'fi'fpary. because of th** ditfieul- -
ty of the enumeration. th? enumera
tor may l7e allowed, i:i the discretion!
of the director, a compensation ,of[
not l< f? Mian thrm nor more than six ;
dollnrs per day of clcht hours actual i
fieldvor'-: each TSxcepi In o*tremt*|
?cn*ef<'. nr. claim for m l cope or travel-]
in rr expenses will ho allowed to eny
numerator. and. then only wjten an- J
thorlty has been previously pranied
by the Director of (he Census.'"
Boy Shot in Hamt.
Master JosTiua I flVlflCj lhi' son?wf+l
Dr- David T. Tayloe. came near
meeting with a serious accident this
1 morning by being Rhot In theliand
| by a pistol in the hands of 'his friend .
Master Murray Short, here vlBitlng
reTSTTVei" wTffl Wfr nidllitfT, Mia. Piwwh
H. Shorty from F.lqtira, N. Y. The
L#h?otlug ioolt-.4Jlaiia_A.L iJr. JEayloe's
home, corner of Main and Washing
ton street*. They wer? pleylag W t*e
yard and young Tfcyloe Wat tbld Jj>,
Short to "Hand* Up."" Thte order was
obeyed and the ptatol fired. The tell
tered the right hand, hitting one of
? knuckles coming out at the wrist.
H little sufferer la doing very well
* and hfta fnUer antid
eerio?a frra it. The
DUTIES m
WWAJik
/ OP TAKERS
About Qualifications
The Census Director Has Issued
a Statement About Work, Pay,
Etc., of tin- tiwrncrato. j lor
Next Year's Census.
FITNF.SS ALONF. TO COUNT
? Wnnhli.jit. r. 1). lv<-. J I I s |
Census p! rector 1 mi ratal today i.ss.n il j
a .statement defining I !',t' quali(l*a-j
ditties ant! iot:i,icn*ai-;oii ul
census cniiuicruiorR. "lie atutvs 1 r.:i ?
c?i t> of tiw ilutk'.; imposed upon l !:<?
rvijiorK by tlye .tenyys act fs the
designation of xuUnbmt persons lo be
employed, with the *i?scnt ot the di-[
rtf^tor of the census. ;-.s emimeratorh j
Wititi'.i Ihi'Sf vt"j?|??"tlv<1 districts. 11 I
is 'tin her fiftvided ihr.* audi persous-j
xo fitness, and without reference to
their political party affiliations.
"The census act provides thai i li- ? ,
Piyjtnefatioji of populat'o'*. and ujjri-1
luJf'.i-- e snail begin on April ljt
e.nd that CKVh. entity ?raior shall com-,
pifie iln' work ro'quired in his dis
it-ii i within t bin v d a y s i;i th" case I
of ryral districts nnd small towns, i
and within two weeks in the case of.
any ln?'or.*:s a.'*d rity. town. vlJIJfp.e.]
or. borough whit h had s.oOo inhahi-j
tants or more* tinder -the census < f i
: ?oo.
"Beach- person seeking appoint.- 1
ip?-nt as census enumerator inast :
make a written application to?.thej
i visor for ' li?- distrb t < which
i ii 'i'l-i^i and g*ii t p- 'i^umi must ?,
i_je made thronirhoai In the hand writ ? \ 1
ins of the appficawl, and must be in- 1
ciorsed by 'f.vo ^epreseiuat in* bu.-li: "-^s1 1
men of the ciifhir. ualvy in whi'-h the
applicant resides.
* AW f?r 'ii.|vii'ln.'vl :??'
en met a tors will br rc^u'rc-d ? to take*.
:n*. examination. to be prescribed by,
:he |i'>e'-ior <?f iit?- iviibua. to uetej?
:r.'u^ their fitnesr fnv i be~wori.. This'
examination nMI- t>e of a practical
>r, cm..-.>tiny > hici'y or wind-!
uj the ililiir, on: Qi' sample > ? 1
? of population iron data fur-*,
hed. and. !n tVe rase of onnmerr.
?? v ii O:- "? w.v/\? v. Ill he- i;i rural d'**-'
.???=. t'.ve lilil::? out of . a sample i
:rd;sle of acrieulf.u'e
1 ? r Li ? - ' i ;:!?!?)?. : v f t : |- 1 1 !-!.??? i wit i;
* ? 'i.s ? 1^1 ? .cl in- r;?tT.-'
n?T of nilwc Hi* population K-hedulc
tad. In i he country districts. with_a
f']i> o? ; lie a^r'r rl't; 5 schedule !??
census enu'itfrrro.rs is c-iufli.cd. ,
The,e forms of n "aedules are famish-!
cant and should studied r.t;d pre-!
t?d f >r !?.??- In < i ? . ; i ?,-t inn v . jtf; j|;. .
.1'"!, . .?!V:-re-! to : n : ":i?* pre" . "
December 7. l !>'?!>.
Editor of The New*.
Dear Sir: Yesterday I "was railed
Tpon Ijy rti'1 .-m <-!,.".:i,iy yn" i^y to
'haihbor of Commerce- m which I
tin a member, rutitribuiing for the
letteYmont i'f diir town. \t first I
levitated f rorit# ; V: ? ? fa?-i flint" I own an
ndr.stry thW' i?? ?om'?whtU neglected
a portion of TTTTr ? ...-/mis; that ls~
i ho bakery. ? ft i:? quite expensive to
run. same. rem -in I- 1 1 ! : mo a ad
TTTwrTmrr.M:.o motrcy,
Xnw :<> th" point, w hy shouldtour
cood ritiz'-r.s t>:it imported I. road
I.uv!' l.i'tvul In ii' b.?
m expert, served at the? doors fresh
?a<h day. * Let's protect our indus
* I?.:I: r?.;' ;Kr. wM :?u::'?J:er.
TUat'^+Iso only " iy;
?? ?? ct;v>.t\ .
; rirlvlng.
' 1 ' i
-pes t ;?Tll V.
w. i- i: hooks
Prop. liaku
?rtvxa a tended 111?
To91r5h 'he .rtrnw
i ]i y?}v iv.?;aenl exhibited
Knight S'me <'onipnu> '* window
? ?.t;ic* off. " The program for tonight
promise* lo bo a";i 'fti'i resTfrriT' one ?
?'*?1 ... KllLcicialflly
please rreryone who chances to-see
Alphonse the f^nil Sl^nt is a wood
comedy and i!:m Broken Violin li a
pathetic story. Both <?f these pic
tures will reward any and all who
vvfinem them One Leered Pete and
Pat. How the cojw oimsed.two one
legged cripples at.d wouldn't catch
tl.ern. H yon do*fre to laugh some
,WT-'nil 'tT-TrTtrtr'ttnV
yotl will he given the- opportunity. *
Hememher th,e prize given away to
Ulciit-- .Conic, vow nilght ho tho~Tiw4rT*
ciiiiili indisposed. '
Tin* many friends of Itov. X A.
Sullivan w',11 rep re I to learn of the
wish her a speedy recovery.
1^ I.K<. ITM>\ I IIOM IIKAI'FOltT.
A delegation of twenty of the
prominent business and professional
men of Beaufort, .passed through the
city tliis morning, headed by Messrs.
Daniel (J- Fowle and M. Leslie Davis,
bound for VQishiatjlon City, where
they will appear hefore the U. 8. En
gineers relative to the Inland Water
way and will be followed -In a few
days by Mr. A."F. Doane, Jr., tn
.charge, of the Southern Bowers
dredging CompanjjjR~ hufilRCBB, Who
will be accompanied by ten- men.
? NewAdvertiscments ^ ?
? miodays ixeWS"* '
? Jas. E Clark Co. ? Christmas ?
? Goods. ?
J. It. Hoyt ? Comtorta. ?
;? Bouthem Ftuiiitim Ca-^Ofrtf. t "
? Baker's Electric Metal Polish. '?
? Spencer Broe. ? Sweatees. ?
? Oeta theater. ?
Gaiety Theater. ?
Fraak Miller? Pare Whiskies. ?
Go wan 's Pre?ar?Uoa. ?
Do..'. KldBW PUta. ?
*?krmt Ll.lbWt ?
AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 11, 1909.