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VOLUME XVI.
(JAM l>KN, S. KIUDA Y, Al'lUL 21, 1905.
NO. 15.
1H? SPIRIT
OF GABBER
BY HELEN KELLER.
H. give thanks unto the Lord, (or He Is good, and HU mercy enduteth
(orever.*^ Sing unto Him a new song. for He causeth the desert to
put forth blossoms, and the valley* He covereth with greenness. Out cM
the night He brlngeth day, and out of death life everUAlng. On this day a nefc
light Is upon (he mountains ; for life and the resurrection ?re proclaimed forever.
HE bands of winter are broken In sunder.'and the land is mad# s<jft with
showers. Easter day brlngeth the children of men near to the source
of all light (or on this day the lx>rd declanth the permanence of His world,
and maketh known the Immortality of the soul. He hath revealed the life
> jS* <-? ? ^ " 4
everlasting, and His goodness endureth forever.)
ASTER is the promise of the Lord that all the best and noblest in ma;
shall be renewed, even as growth and bloom and ripening shall not
cease The bars of winter a/e broken and the Iron bands of death are riven.
The bird is on the wing, and the flight of the soul shall know no weariness.
(The lilies lift their holy white grails, brimmed w'th the sunshine of Cod's love'
For has not the Lord manifested His love in flowers and in the tipspringfcig of
greenr thing-.? They are sweet interpreters of large certainties. Each year
the winter cuts them down, and e3ch spring they put forth agfcin Every
spring is a new page in the book of revelation, wherein we read that life is an
eternal genesis, and its end Is not . fpr^jt endupeth forever.
HE festival of the springtime Is as old as the hope of man.^ The Jews had
their feast of the Passover. The Romans*celebrated the Megalensla in
honor of mother earth. But not the Jews nor the Romans Interpreted the
whole message of spring. To the regeneration of earth Christ has added the
new birth and eternal youth of the soul. V/e know that our branch grows in
the physical life, but In the soul bears fruit that shall endure forever .'
EL1EF In eternal life compels us to believe H good deeds and honest
thoughts , The good man toils not for to-day. nor (or to-morrow alone
but because he knows thai his labor shall survive long after his hand has
fallen from the plow. The good man pours tjlmself into the world and makes
it new. He Is among the blessed who win sight out of blindness, order out of
chaos and life out of death. Since the first Easter morning the soul of man has
shone with unwastlng light ; for then he looked into the radiant face of the rfsefl
Christ, and knew that Cod's universe shapes Itself not to destruction, but to a
yet more glorious genesis; yea. It endureth from everlasting to everlasting
IHEr
SI<5NIM(AN(E
of~ EASTER,
PY REV. W. S. SAYRES.
I
I*' a man <lie shall ho 11 Vo
again.'' lias been the ques
tion of tlio ages. Men have
tiled In vain to answer it.
Philosophers have. reas
oned* poets have dreamed,
grout sot^s hnvc hoped, but nil with
out any rortainfy. Tbo analogies of
'lint u rr, I be requirements of justice,
the sense of artistic or scientific unity,
have shown the probability of I ni mor
tality, ami that only to tbo few. But
there was no convincing proof of any
thing beyoml tbo grave. Man was an
animal, and like an animal ho must
cease to exist. Tin* dramatist, Indeed,
bad visions of a dreary, shadowy exist
ence in i bo underworld, but it was
only the life of ghosts, and was not to
be compared even with the present life.
Most, touching, indeed, were the epi
taphs on heathen graves. "Farewell
Forever, O Brother." \Tho world was
full of those who longed "for the
touch of a vanished hand and the sound
of a voice that was still." Djffleiilt. in
deed, is it for lis to put ourselves in
the position of those who know of no
future life. The gloom of a limited ex
istence was unrelieved by any back
ground of llnht. Tills world was all.
There was no hope. Spine few, like
the Stoics, proudly made tbo best of
it anil when life became too hard ended
- "It by self-destruction. Some,- like the
Fpleurenns. adopted the inotto,"'I'Ot us
eat and drink, for to morrow we die."
A rare few, like Plato, hoped against
hope.
The effect of this on morals was ter
rible, and degrading. The animus of
Idolatry was either ,fvar. or lust, or
both conjoined. The unknown gods
wore to be placated, at tlrst by offer
ings. and at last by iniquity.
? But when at last, "in tlie fulness of;
time," when the world had bad time
to prove its helplessness and the futil
ity' of its systems, and was ready for
the truth, the light earne.
?
* * *
Beautiful as a vision, sweet as a
song, was the story of the resurrection.
!^Yhe glory of the, ri&ep Cbrfst be
?^Hfclarod tbr^ifwiowitb its unspeak
JJWs. Men bad not looked for
Wrtfc*j*be" golden light streamed all'
# At onco through the o|M gates of
-Heaven, and in that light tbe enigmas
-of life were clearly read. Human life
was not a tragedy, but a poem, a
drama, where tbe last aet was an end- .
less life of glory and activity. Tba|
old faiths were but the broken tomb,
tho empty grave clothes, that broken
band* tbat bad blinded and fettered
tmman life and freedom. What
wonder then that tbe dlaelples eagerly
Hi&Alnfo all. tbe laofU iHwoeblng fh?
? * carrying tbo good news
r over death Into tbo far
-
r^r,.jr,^au
the plains of Asia and the isles of Wie |
sea. What wonder that thy lunv re
lief inspired enthusiasm, extinguished
the of martyrdom, and converted
the empire Itself. The knowledge of a
future life brought a new forjoe into
the, world. Modern civilization is the
present, but not the final result. Mail's
horizon was enlarged until, it >VT<s
bounded only by infinity^ The expan
sive power of t lio rf*surrectU>n on hn^
man thought and UtfK-^tui hardly bo
sJUeasurejl. Human 'progress dates from
rhe resurrection. The burdens of life
nrtr4J#frfene<l. j? jjle perspective of
eternity, the world assumes its proper
size. Present sorrow may be endured
"for a night If Joy eometh in the morn
ing.'* Death becomes a mere incident,
a passing onward, a new birth, the
grave but the gateway of life. The ef
fect was also seen at oneo-ln morals.
Crime, injustice, wrong/ wmifd H*
judged. Responsibility would be de
maiuled. The new. life might be missed
through moral unfitness and nnrepent
ed vlleness. I
The resurrection of Christ was lack
ing in nothing to make it complete and
attractive. It was nut only a riving
of the spirit, hut of the body as well,
?ind the new body was not the natural
body, but that body splritmfy'/cd, en
dowed with new powers. Independent
of earthly forces and restrictions, and
yet real and tangible. It was not a
phantom, hut changed indeed in na
ture, still recognizable as the same in
appearance and font tire as^Oefore. with
the print of the ualls and the wounded
side. Without, this, Indeed, the resur
rection" would have been incomplete.
A ghostly existence had no attractive
ness for us. The perfect man consists
of body and spirit, and with the eilpat
ity to realize again the touch of the
vanished hand and to hear the sound
of the voicc that was still. Thus future
recognition becomes a certainty and
progress a necessity. '
It Is interesting to conjecture what
will be the nature of our future cttfcdU
tion and occupations. 'Wie can do tjils.
only partially. The child cannot com
prehend the man's thought, nor the
animal, the man's. But we may be
lieve that each houI wjll ffnd some
work flint is congenial and in the line
of present tastes. The universe is fio
inconceivably vast that there will be
an infinite scope for every man U> exe*
else his genius. Thflpo will be no itfle
-tfess, for activity Is necessary for hap
piness. Nor will men of a practical
turn be required to spend an eterntty
playing on harps. It is reasonable to
suppose that ?ien with talent for
leadership and' governing will have
nom? field in which to govern and lead.
"Y? shall Judge angels." The teacher
may teach in other worlds. Those who
love to minister in works of mercy, to
alleviate suffering, may And employ
ment In their special calling.
Mastc, poetfy? ?rt, sH^nce, philosophy
will not- be lost out of that life, and
the rnrfmW creator may be employed
In fashioning now -worlds. In line,
?pocvlation lad* da limit to the possi
ble tad probable ftekU of future ac
tivity. Fewer* and capacities that are
bar* (CH, but in Input for want of J
[ opportunity, will doubtless be satisfied.
"Sal infied ! Sati?lied! The spirit's yearning
Kor dttwt companionship with kindred
mi lids ;
The silent love that here iiu-cl * n<> return
inx.
The inspiration which no lan^ua^e limb."
? ? ?
Hut will till men luivo this happy
. Immortality, or will It l>e restricted l>>
conditions? This is a question for (lie
meoiogians. Holenco teaches that the j
lit test survive, ami the teachings of
the rlKt>n Lord make Him (lie only
? source of the resurrection. The only
mail who has yet arisen makes per
, sons I relationship , of some sort with
Himself to bo indispensable, but it may
be populated that the demand* oft /in
tnre and. of revelation will be found
identical, sinee both are from the same
author. It may also be suggested
that, to persons who are erimjnal, vil
lous, satanle, an Intinite prolongation
of life, with no change of character,
would mean an inllnite development of
unhnpplness.
(Jood work is never v.'hcjj !i?i.
is viewed as a preparation for eternity.
Nothing we learn is to be lost, but will
have its fruitage by and l?y. Iienvo
nuto Cellini, the famous artist, when
asked why bo bad spent so many
weeks making a certain miniature carv
ing on a gem. replied that lie expected
to live forever, and n few weeks was
well spent in preparing himself for the
future.
. And so the old problem has been
solved, and we rejoice at the Kaster
? sea son, which preserves the historienl
testimony of the fact of the resurrec
tion. Our bodies may indeed sleep in
the grave, but our souls shall rest in
consciousness until the perfect con
summation of the general resurrect ion
"There in no death;
What seems so is transition.
This life of mortal breath
Is hut the suburb of the dark clysian
Whose portal we c-^|l death."
^ Knitter Morning. ^
T gathered flowers to deck my tomh .nt
night
And strewed where hopes and drettm*
were locked in bleep;
I f"lt the veil of nhadows round me
?\\ eep
And wrap mc in its fold* ; ] heard the
flight "
Of fluttering t tings that upward soared to
light.
ur
_ .
1 r.tl (?< il< a walk or two
With tin1 hares ami rnhhlti,
Aiul K'.tsc i linn /.iuIi a talking to
About thesr% c.uvl*?t?$ habits.
Kht* r< oldt'd them for jinn so
Jnstead ol' walking proper,
Ami to!. I t lu'iti how their iiown go
When tiny tat their Ktipper.
Ami said, "Now you should never 1ft
Your ear* si irk up like that,
Itiii you should comb them neatly bark
Ami link them in your hat."
Ilonr to MitUe t It <* M )ntiirloun )'?KK Hhk.
Mil ke two bags, about twolvc inches
ioh}- b.v six with*, of some nark iniue
I'bil. and *cW tin* two together. SO that !
one may be Inside tin* other, ami it will j
appear tin* same if turned inside out.
Next make a number of little pockets,
with a cover to each, which may be
fastened down by a button ami loop.
I'lace these about two inebes apart,
between (be i w bags, sewing one side
of tin* pocket t<, one bag and tin* other
side tn the other. Now uiakc slits
through both bags about an inch in
length just above the pockets, so that
the opening is large enough for a hand
to go ihroiigh. Insert your thumb and j
linger through the slits and open the
pockets.
To perform the trick small articled
should be put ill the. pockets, one ill
etn h. and the pockets covered ?ver.
The bag may now be tutted inside out
any number of times a1 pleasure, and
il will appear 4.o be empty; indeed, it
will thus appear if examined closely
by any one of the spectators. You can
now cause to appear ami disappear
any number of articles, much to every
one's amusement, as well as amaze
ment. The celebrated egg-bag trick of
the magicians who perform in public
is done with this kind of a bag.
A Jnek Horner 1'ic I'"or Kmli-r,
A Jack Horner pie Is something new
for Master, and tire little boy or girl
who has one will have endless fun
with it. It is made In the form of a
large egg, iill in Unify tissue paper, a
tiny ladder leads up to the top of the
EasLer Morning.
This beautiful pluturo U reproduce 1 iVom the pniu'iiije by iho
wetl-Unowu artist, Alexander Kiuler. . . . .....
f only crouched down in the gloom to
weep.
The crescent moon swung up the slurry
steep.
Tears and repining Winded all my t .
The perfume of thv lilies soothed each
sense.
I slept and dreamed, the hours throbbed
on and on.
A song bird woke me caroling its lay.
The dew-gemmed flowers caught the frank
incense *
Of chime and song; it was the Faster dawn
And love had rolled the stone of grief
away.
? Km ma Playter Sea bury.
The Lfrion of ihn Sr??on.
? . ??'''? *
Apes pass, but each returning Enster
brings again Its lessons of sacrlticc^of
uuselflthucss ami of great Jove for Im
munity. Great snowy banks of
emblems of purity* :arc offered in ra
membrauce of the greatest self-abne
gation In- the history of the world. In
vast cathedral uiul modest chapel vi
brate* the majestic music of praise for
the most wonderful resurrect loir, upon
which Is based the faith of the might*
teat peoples of the earth.
ItfWMMllt*.
Customer ? "What arc the Raster
noveltlen this year?"
|>caler? "Ob, rabb'ts and eggs? same
it U?t y??r."
pjr;;, and on it aro porrlicd 1 i 1 1 yvllow
rii ii'k?'ns< TIhmv arc more Inside. And
lots of little f i k Hllcd with candy.
1'icccs of riltlxm arc attached to these,
and tho fun starts when each In turn
pulls their jji f t out of tlx* i>Kis.
"3 *>it> EoW."
1 hid my love ?n the heart
of a rose.
All day to vour happy
v throat 'twin pre*Td,
From dewy mora till iwi
liKhtv.ow
And you never ctte?*ed! ?
?Clifton llinghaiVi.
PALMETTO CHOP BULLETIN
Weather and Crop Conditions as View
ed by the Department.
Columbia, 8. C., Special. ? Tim week
ending hi ii- in. April 17th. averaged
t> 1 i K 1 1 1 1 y I'Dolt-i' than usual but the do
partures front normal wuro small until
tho ltith when the temperature f?*l 1
rapidly and to tho morning of the 17th
when it was below freezing over t h??
central ami western part a of tho
State, with killing frosts as far east ;
ward as Williamsburg comity and
heavy frosts along the coast. There !
arc as yet no roportH available as to
the extent ami severity of the damage j
caused by the frost except lit the vi
cinity of Columbia where practical
ly all garden truck, corn and other
young crops were killed. The damage
was likely more serious to tho west- J
ward where the temperature was low
er. There are no reports available
as to tho effects of the frost on fruit, 1
which tip to this time was in a very
promising condition, except in parts of
tho extreme northwestern counties
where so ill q, was killed by the frost of
tht? 7th. The precipitation was gener
al during thy week, ami was exces
sive in portions of tho central, western
and extreme northwestern counties.
f
Scattered localities had hail on the
9th and 13th. The rainfall ranged
from less than one to over four Inches,
greatly delaying operations in the
western half of the State and parts
of the eastern. A a rule tho rainfall
was needed and proved beneficial to
grain crops, garden and truck.
Corn planting was continued
over the western counties, but
made slow progress. In the eastern
counties replanting is under way, and
most of the early corn Is up to fair
to good stands, and some has received
its first cultivation. Cut worms did
much damage in places.
Preparation of lands for cotton Is
nearly finished over tho eastern coun
ties, and made some progress over
the western ones. Planting is Hear
ing completion in a few localities, but
generally is less than half finished and
was delayed by the wet soil in the
central and western comities. Some
cotton is up to stands. In the greater
portion of the State it is probable that
/practically all cotton and corn that Is
up will need be replanted owing to
the frost .
The wheat ' and oats ctops made
marked improvement In appearance
and growth during the week, especial
ly spring oats, that were greatly bene
fitted by the rains. Some tobacco has
been transplanted in Marlon county.
The acreage to be planted to tobacco
will be somewhat larger than last year.
Rice plfptlng is nearly finished in the
Collecton district, and the conditions
for planting arc favorable irt the
Georgetown district. Truck was doing
well, with heavy shipments of beans,
peas, radishes and strawberries under
way. It is believed that truck was ma
terially damagod in districts somewhat
reriiote from the coast, but the amount
of Injury cannot be stated in this
week's bulletin, and may prove to have
been slight. J. W. Bauer, Section Di
rector. '?
CORNERSTONE LAYING.
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Crittenton Home Exercises to Take
, Plate Easter Monday.
The exercises of isying the corner
stone of the Charlotte Crittenton Home,
which is located at the corner of Mc
Dowell^ and Ninth streets, will take
place Easter Monday, April 24th, at 5
o'clock. Mr. Charles N. Crittenton. will
be present and participate in the exer
cises. This will be an occasion of no
little Interest, and will furnish an at
tractive opportunity to the people of
tho city to see the beautiful jind com
modious building now ncarinz comple
tion. T
Peaches Killed in Georgia,
Gainesville, (Ja.. Special. ? Almost
the entire peach crop in northeast
Giorgio was killed by Sunday night 's
' freeze. Growers state that there will
not he enough peaches grown for a
single shipment. Vegetables jif all
hinds were hurt. The thermometer
registered 29 degrees and ice was half
an inch thick.
<,f Joseph Jefferson Very Low.
West Palm Beach. Kla.. Special. ? The
condition of Joseph Jefferson, the vete
ran actor, has undergone a change for
the worse, and the outook for his recov
ery is not s<> hopeful. Physicians have
been in constant attendance at his bed
side and report him as very weak Mon
day.
In response to an inquiry as to Mr.
Jffffei son's condition. Dr. Potter said:
"Mr. Jefferson i? very low." It is re
ported that the members of his family
who are oot already with him have
been tolegrapbed to come.
Telegraphic Briefs.
The corporation of HastJpjs, -Bag
land, decided the other day that It
couldn't affonfl,<o Invite the Prince oi
Wales to open Ita new waterworks this
summer. U would have coat $10,000,
and Haatlnga la a well-to-do seaside re \
sort of 60,000 population. The Prince
of walea it sot popular.
" Mr. J. Sumter Moore has bean ap
pointed general manager of the Olym
pta> Oran by. Rlchlaod and Capital City
urn#
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PROMINENT EDUCATORS
Programme of Great Mcetmy to Be
Held in Columbia.
Columbia, H. C , Special Prepara
tions havo been completed fur the
eighth session of t ho Conference for
Kducat i< >11 in the South. This body
meets in this city on the evening of
April 20, and continues its sessions
through the evening of April 28.
The Conference comes to Columbia
by invitation of th^ Governor of the
State, the Legislature of South Caro
lina, the Hi ate Department of Kduca
t Ion, the educational Institutions of
Columbia, the mayor, tho city council
and the Columbia Chamber of Com
merce. Attendants upon the confer
ence come from every quarter of the
country, representing men and women
interested in the general cause of edu
cation, people of affairs as well as
people professional ly associated with
the schools. The address of welcome
will be delivered by Governor Hey
w ?rd.
The program will be as follows:
lClghth Conference for Kducat Ion In
the South.
Columbia, S. C., April 20 28, 1905.
All Sessions of the Conference Will Ho
Held in the Columbia Theatre.
Wednesday, April 20.
8 p. in. ? Address of Welcome, by the
Hon. I). C. Heyward, Governor of
SoiiHi Carolina.
Annual address of the president, bv
."ftr. ltobiut C. Ogden, New York City.
"A Southern Interpretation <>f the
Conference for Kducntlon," by Dr.
George B. Denny, president of Wash
ington & l,eo University, Lexington,
Va.
Thursday, April 20.
10 n. in. ? Announcements,
Appointment of committees.
At this point the morning's session
will be assigned to the State Superin
tendents of Kducntlon from the south
ern States, the superintendents choos
ing their own chairman and discussing
subjects of interest in their respective
fields.
At the conclusion of the discussion
there will be an address on "The
Touch I uk of Agriculture in l ho Public
School* of (ho South," by Dr. A. C.
True, director of the United States D?
pari incut of Agriculture.
3. HO p. m. ? The social reception at the
capltol.
8 p. m. ? "The High School In the Pub
lic School System of the South." by
.1. H. Phillips. Superintendent of
Schools, Birmingham, Ala.
"Somo Arguments for Compulsory
Education," by W. II. Hand, superin
tendent of /iehooU, Chester, S. C.
"Some Phases of Educational HLs
tory in New York City," by the
Hon. Seth Low, ex-mayor of Creator
New York.
Friday, April 28.
10 a. lii. ? ?Business session.
Reports of committees.
Meet ion of officers.?
"Tho Question of School Suporvl
slon," by I John W\ Ahercrombio,
president of tho University of Ala
bama. ; x ?...
"Public Order and the Public
Schools," by Col. G. A. Cordon. Sa
vannah, Ge.#
' p. m. ? "The Local Taxation Movo
tnent in the Carollnas," by the Hou.
John W. Small, member of Congress
from North Caroline.
"Some Sectional Misapprehensions,"
Ernest Hamlin Abbott. New York
City.
An address, subject to be nnnounaed,
by tho Hon. Edward M. Shepard,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The officers of the Conference ar<^
Mr. Robert C. Ogden. of New York
Clly, president: Edward Gardner Mur
Phy, of Alubama, vice-president; Or.
B. J. Baldwin, of Montgomery, Ala.,
secretary; Mr. William A. Blair, Win
ston-Saleni, N. C., treausrer. The ex
ecutive committee in B. B. Valentino,
Richmond, Va.. chairman; Dr. Robert
B. Fulton, chancellor of the University
of Mississippi; the Hon. John B. Knox,
piesldent of the recent constitutional
convention of Alabama, Ala.; G. p.
Glenn, superintendent of schools, Jack
sonville. Fla. ; B. C. Caldwell, prcsl
dent Of the St Me Normal 'School, La.;
C. B. Gibson, superintendent of
schools. Columbus, Ga,; Dr. Richard
II. Jesse, president of the University
of Missouri; Hon. S. A. Mindors, State
Superintendent or Education, Tenn.;
Clarence H. Poo, editor of the Progres
sive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C.; Dr. D. B.
Johnson, president of Wlnthrop Col
lege, Rock Hill, S. C.; Dr. D. F. Hons
Ion. president**)! tty? Agricultural and
Mechanical College, Texas.
Mr. Robert Q. Ogden, president of
the conference, will bring a distin
guished party of visitors by special
train. The greater /fltyniber of those
In attendance will be frrtm the South
ern States, about one thousand being
expected from south of Mason and
Dixon's line.
The chairman of the local committee
of arrangements Is E. S. Dreher, su
perintendent of schools of the city of
Columbia. Those intending to attend
the Conference should give early no-,
tlce to Superintendent Dreher.
The railroad rates are one-half fare
plus twenty-live cents for territory in
the South Eastern Passenger Associa
tion.
"N tw? of the Day.
Dean Lefroy, speaking at Norwich.
England, thfi other day said ha yield
ed to no man In his loyalty to the
Book of Common Prayer, but It was
not always adapted to the people, it
was too stately.
?
V Asked In the course of an rtVni
Hon what "Parttameni** wa?, ? bright
Birmingham." BthlenUj ha "had Chant
II ?UI1 DECISION
Supreme Court of United States Says
light-Hour Law is Unconstitutional
Till: RIGHT OF COM R ACT SACRtD
United States Supreme Court, in What
Justice Harlan Calls the Most lOV
portant Decision in the Last Century
Holds Unconstitutional the . New
York 10-Hour Law For Bake>'ie3,
Four Out of Nine Justices Dissent
ing ? New York Court's Opinion,
Now Reversed, Written by Judge
Parker.
vv'floiiiMpioM, Sped:*.!. -!r. s". opinion
by Justice Peckham, the United State*
Supreme Court of the United States
hold to ho unconstitutional the New
day'H work and sixty hours
day's work and nlxty-slx hour# a
week's work In the bakeries of thai
State. Justices llarlau, White, Day
and Holmes dissented and Justice liar*
Inn declared that no more Important
decision has heen rendered In the last
century.
The opinion was handed down In tha^
case of Ijookne.r vs. State of New York
and was based on the ground that the
law interferes with the free exorcise
of the rights of contract between Indi
viduals. The Court of Appeals of the
State upheld the law and affirmed the
Judgment, of the trial court holding
I xjekner guilty. Judge Parker wrote
the opinion of the New York Court of
Appeals supporting the law, and the
court divided four to t lumjju..the ques
tion of validity. /
I/><#ncr is a hrtker who was found
guilty ftf permitting an employe to
work in his bakery more than sixty
hours in a week.
Four Die in Stampede.
Indianapolis. Special.? Kronzled by a
false alarm of. IH'C. several hundred
newsboys struggling to obtain free
tickets to a show by a patent medicine
advertising company, stampeded In a
narrow airway in the Masonic Tem
ple Monday night, crushing the life out
of four boys and probably Injuring sev?
oral other children.
Long before tho time appointed for
the distribution of free ticket*, the
stairs or MaSonic Temple, at the south
wftHt corner of Washington street and
Capitol avenue, were crowded with a
pushing, yplllng crowd of children,
mostly newsboys, each anxious to be
j^rst to riSfcfve a pass. When the dis
tributing began, the excitement bo
came more Intense, and the effort^ of
several policemen to maintain order
were unavailing.
It Is allege^ by a witness that one
of the boys, In an endeavor to hasten
the exit of those who had received
passes, shouted "Fire?" Immediately;
those at the top of the stairs faced
about and madly began to force a way
to the bottom of the steps. Shrieks
and physical encounters followed.
Those at this top became so closely
entangled that the mass of boys fell,
clinging to cach other, Into the strag
gling mass of yotrths at the bottom of
the stairs. A .. ?
Policemen from central station re
sponded to a riot call and began to.
extricate the smothering bi\ys *our
boys were dead when uncovered, l ne
boys fought dosperately to get free,
and dozens were Injured by the first
crush or were hurt by the subsequent
scramble aforesaid. ?
An immense crowd of people, ai-?
tracted by tho wild shouts Jostled
about tho mass of boys and hampered
the work of the ambulance corps.
The severely Injured were sent to a
hospital, while many, who suffered .
slight Injuries, were sent home.
Serious damage Near Goldsboro.
Goldsboro, Special. ? The cold wavo
has prevailed in this section
since since last^Svcdnesday evening
reached a climax Sunday night, when
it frosted heavily. Ice was also plen*
{'.fill in many places. Means, peas, Ir
ish potatoes and other garden plants
were hurt. Heann have been hurt to
an extent of half the crop. Straw
berries aro also hurt, but not to any
serious extent.
Great Anxiety Felt.
Wilmington, Spoclal. ? Ico formed
throughout the east Carolina trucking
belt Sunday night, but owing to high
winds thero was little, any, frost.
Temperatures falling from 33 to 36 de
grees are reported from various points
In the belt, and the damatffe to the
crop cannot yet be estimated. Irish
potatoes and beans suffered most.
Strawberry blooms were cut 'off ia
places, but the damage In that particu
lar la not regarded -as serious. Con*
tinued cold end frost agalu tonight
la prodlcted and the greatest anxiety
prevails among truckers. : ?
Fruit probably Doomed.
Roajioke. VtL, - 8p?ciat.? Reports -
fiora soolhwoat Virginia indicate fl?*?
If tke fruit crop was not killed last
fJchi It (a* Iii txjial
night. The mercury fell Mo.?
M In aone places, and at
there was an Inch of- '
?t tttproi* Monday.
heavy fall of snow ft
Tltfnlty Sunday tl
tow*. If do.
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