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THE Enterpriseo thy" n 0 1 VOL. I. RALEIC..I, N. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1905. NO. 46 LETTER FROM BILK1NS. Mrs. BUklns Always Interupts Him with Questions When He is at Peace He Wants a Female Legislature and Tells How it will Probably Start Business. Correspondence of the Enterprise. Wimin folks air nice ter hev eround, an' they air worth a gude deal ter the country. But they air a powerful lot ov truble, too. I wuz sittin' readin' the other nite erbout the legislater an' whut hit iz doin' ter releeve sufferin' humanity an' perteck lish an' things an' wuz at peece with the wurld till Betsy dis turbed me erbout nothin'. She re marked thet she had hearn hit sed that if March cums in like a lamb hit will be sure ter go out like a lion. "Zeke, whut do you think er bout that sayin' ? she axed. "Yes, yes," said I, "hit will go out like a lion or a billy goat, or sump thin' ov thet sort, if hit cums in like a lamb. Please don't disterb me She 'lowed, "there you go now ! You can't anser a sivil question with out raisin' a rookus. I wish the leg islator would pass a law ter make husbands sivil ter their wives. I waiiter live ter see the day when we Hev nothin' but wimin in the legisla ter. " We will never git our rites till that day cums." ,. "I, hope .ter goodness hit wilLcum myself' sez I. "Anything fer. a change." The' men pollytishins hev erbout gone ter seed. The present gineral assembly aint much more than a meetin' ov grandmothers who think that the State hed gone ter the dickins before they met an' that they hev saved hits life with urb tea an' bred poltyses. They hev put in sixty days assin' laws that they won't abide by an that they would n't he v passed if they thought eny- body would enforse one-half qv ; 'em. , Yes, let us hev a wimin legislater, cumpozed ov married wimin, ole mades an gigglm girls. Hit will beat a sircus. Every blasted one ov them will be Speaker of the House an' they will, awl talk at once, but. of course, the one that iz eleckted Speaker ov the House will talk er bout fourteen times az much az the other members an' Senators. They will eleck several new cummittees They will be a cummittee on millin ery, a cummittee on matchin' goods. an a cummittee on fashions. hope my wife will git erleckted. If . she does I'll be boss at home fer sixty days enyhow. Oh ! hit will be rich. Hit will take twenty new ho tels at Raleigh ter hold the folks whut will go ter see the show. Ov Course Frankie D. Winston will preside over the Senate az the constertushion purvides. .But a female Speaker will be eleckted When that seremony iz over she will deliver a speech ov thanks erbout like this: "Feller members an' tax burdened feller-sitizens, I take gratej pleazure in nsin ter thank you fer the grate honor you hev thrust upon me. We hev had ter wate four thou sand years ter git our rites. For the first time in history a woman hez bin eleckted ter the highest offis in the conduckt ,py a grate legislative : body. . I must confess that this waz very suddent. But I prepared fer hit before-J Jeft home an bought a, new silk dress an' gloves an' hat ter match. Feller members, we air responsible ter the peeple ov this grate State an' must not only do our duty, but we must set a gude ex ample. I hope no member of the legislature will f ergit ter wear at least three different dresses each day an' that the costumes will fit your cumpleckshuns.Tn order that we may get the full benefit ov our evenm dresses, we will begin ter hev nite seshions rite f rum the start. The sargent-at-arms will see that none ov our members attend more than two bargain sales per week an' brake a quorum. "Feller members, we must not let the grate banner ov demockrasy trail in the dust. I see that sum ov you hev brought your wurk baskets an' fancy wurk erlong. Az Speaker ov this House, I will rule that needle wurk an' crowshayin' can only be done while bills air bein' discussed. "Again thankin' you, we will now begin business. The first short seshion will close with a solo by the beautiful an' brilliant member frum Durham County, Miss Margerite Dimple, the song being', "Let the Ladies Do the Work.' " Yes, hit will be a sircus. Truly, ZEKE BILKINS. 40 BLOCKS SWEPT BY FIRE. - . i ' ' '.-.'",' t First Reports of Losses In Hot Springs Not Exaggerated. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 26. The first estimates of the damage done by the great conflagration were not exaggerated. More than forty city blocks have been eaten away by the flames, and the most conservative estimates place the loss at $1,500, 000, while several insurance men say the figures will reach $2,000,000. The three unknown bodies recov ered are the only known fatilities. The citizens' relief association has the situation well in hand. The amount subscribed for relief work totals $12,000 tonight, and the sum is being steadily increased. Mayor Belding ordered all saloons closed and it was a "tight Sunday" in the town. According to a statement issued to-night by the mayor, the fire-swept, area lies principally in the residence portion of the city. While the loss is enormous, the principal business portion of Hot Springs, including the hotels and bath houses, are not affected. The city, the statement continues, has ample accommoda tions for all who may desire to visit it for health or pleasure, and no advance in rates will be tolerated. . The relief committee has systema tized its work to such an extent that no deserving person rendered desti tute by the conflagration has suffer ed for the ordinary comforts of life. Nearly every residence in the city has been thrown open to such per sons, and the management of the Oakland race track has tendered the use of its grand stand and cottages. ' The devasted district' will be speedily rebuilt. Property owners are . already planning with archi tects,' and in three instances carpen ters began work to-day on temporary structures, .' RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK. Japanese Gain Another Victory It is Said that Kuropatkin Had to Retreat on Account of Flanking Operation. Washington, Feb. 28. The follow ing cable message was received at the Japanese legation to-day: "Our detachment attacked the ene my at Chinghocheng, thirty miles east of Pensi Ho. Strong snow storm, steep nature of ground and melting ice of Tatgu Ho greatly hin dered our movements, but by noon our first line managed to press close ly the enemy's position and deliver ed fierce attack. Enemy, consisting of sixteen battalions with twenty guns and holding strong positions with several rows of defensive works, offered stout resistance. At day break we renewed attack, followed by grenade fighting, and at evening Chinghocheng fell into our hands. Enemy routed northward, burning Chinhocheng and leaving on field 150 dead. We captured three ma chine, guns and a number of rifles and ammunition. Enemy's loss believed considerable. No case of frost bites in our army." Mukden, Feb. 28. The Russians report that the Japanese are in pos session of Ta pass, which is about fifty miles southeast of Mukden, and also of the pass situated between the Ta' and Kaotu passes. v sTok jp, Feb. 28. The Asahi's corre spondent at the Iront telegraphs that a portion of General Kuroki's army, February 23rd, attacked the Russian positions in the vicinity of Tsin- hocheng and Siatientse, about thirty miles north of Saimatse. After a sharp fight the Japanese about noon occupied the positions the Russians held, the Russians retreating to the northward. About 17,000 men were engaged on each side Russians lost 2,000 in killed and wounded. The Japanese losses were trifling. Paris, Feb. 28. A dispatch to the Petit Parisien from St. Petersburg says that the Japanese have captured the Yangti and Xantia passes at the point of the bayonet. The Petit Journal gets news from St. Peters burg that 40,000 Japanese are threat ening the rear of General Kuropat- kin's army between Mukden and Tie- ling. Rome, Feb. 28. The Japanese le gation here has received a dispatch from Tokio denying the violation of neutrality charged by Russia in a semi-official note to the Powers, to the effect that the Japanese traversed Mongolian territory to gain the rear of the Russian right wing on the Chinese eastern railway. The Tokio authorities assert that General Kuro patkin has been informed that what he calls a Jananese movement against the Ru ssi an right wing was one car ried out by Chinese, but he refuses to believe this. , A Great Battle Raging. London, March 1. A dispatch to the Telegraph from Yokohoma, dated February 27th, says that a great bat tle is raging on the Sha River. The Japanese forward movement has be gun and they are pressing General Kuropatkin s left flank. It is report ed that Chunchuses have cut the line north, of Mukden, tearing up miles of track and destroying a bridge. Thawing1 weather prevails. " Under date oi February 28th, the corre spondent says that the Japanese ad vance is proceeding. The Russian right has been strengthened. Japanese Fighting: Qualities Shown. London, Feb. 28. The sequel to the Japanese victory at Tsinkheich en is obscure. If the ? reports from Mukden telling of the Japanese oc cupation of Ta pass and an unnamed pass is accurate the Japanese right wing seems to have since overcome the main obstacle on its route to Furhun and the upper Hun River valley. Nothing of this has been re ceived from either side of the re ported great attack on the Russian right, A correspondent with Gen eral Kuroki's army states that the Russians at Tsinkheichen were com-r manded by General Kennenkampf. His force consisted of a division and a half of calvary, a division of in fantry, a detachment of sharp shoot- ters and a full complement of artil lery. It is estimated that the total force numbered 17,000. It is stated that the Russian casualties were 2,000. The Japanese again displayed splendid attacking ability. They were not daunted by the heavy snow and the drenching they received in their passage of the water-covered ice in the Taitse River. Their hill fight ing capacities also outmatched those of the Russian cavalry. There was much fighting at close quarters, both sides using hand grenades. The Rus sian position was .very strong. Their trenches were protected by barbed wire and other obstructions. The Russians made a brave defense, but the J apanese flank march to the northeastward made it impossible for them to prolong their stand. At the end of the battle the con querors held strong lines to the southwest and northeast, menacing the main position of the Russian left. It is expected that the next fort night will see big operations in an ticipation of a general thaw. Each day is like a furrow lying be fore us; our thoughts, desires, and actions are the seed that each min ute we drop into it, without seeming to perceive it. The furrow finished, we commence upon another, then another, and again another ; each dav presents a fresh one, and so on to the end of life. . . . . . sowing, ever sowing. And all we have sown springs up, grows and bears fruit, almost un known to us; even if by chance we cast a backward glance we fail to recognize pur work. Selected. The gossiping habit is bad enough in women ; it is vastly worse in men. What shall we say of it in a Chris tian minister? He, of all others, is bound by every consideration to avoid it. A thousand things come to hi3 knowledge that he ought never to re peat. Many people talk to him with a sort of thoughtless freedom about their neighbors, trusting to his dis cretion to keep silent. It may not be right for him to listen to their tales; it certainly is not right, after he has listened, to become a repeater of all this small title-tattle. Exchange. Cherish ideals as the traveler cher ishes the north star, and keep the guiding light pure and bright and high ' above the horizon, Kewell Dwight Hillis,
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