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Evening journal., 1896-02-21
National I,llterauy.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The report Of the Commlssioner OF
Education presents some curious and
interesting facts with regard to illiteracy
In the United States This Information
Is derived mainly from the official record ;
and deserves careful attention. It ap
pears that the number Of persons over
ten years of age who cannot read and
write Is 6 324 7O2. or 13 3 per cent. OF the
total population. according TO the latest
statistics. In 1880 the rate Of nliteraoy
was II per cent, aud decrease
Of 81 per cent eincs that time
ls gratifying IN the sense that
It implies gradual improvement; but the
sltustlon Is still lamentRhle, and no good
citizen can contemplate It without feel
Ing a certain degree Of humiliation. Our
Government Is based upon the idea OF
popular intelligence as an assurance OF
popular safety acd prosperity. and vast
sums Of money are expended for educa.
tlonal purposs5 There Is really no
excuse for ignorance Ia country whsre
free schools abound and instruction Is
within easy reach of all classes Never
theless, over thirteen ont Of every 100 Of
our people are unable to read and write
This great army Of illiteracy Is a stand.
ing reproach, as well as q menace, and
there is no more important duty thsn
that OF reducing it as rapidly as possible.
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
Completely ParaIyzed.
PHYSICIANS ARE ASTOUNDED. BY
A PECULIAR CASE
A Young 1Inn Stricken Vvits Landry'a
Paralysis and yet Receivers.
Times, Phllddelphfa, Pa.l

(FTom Lle Times, Philadelphia, Pal
Stricken with Landry's Paralysis and vet
cured. That means but little to the average
layman but it means a miracle to a phvsi-
clan. Such is the experience of o. +. DALI
more now resident of Madison, N. j., and q
rare experience it is.
Yes, its true that had Landry's Paral-
ysis," said Mr.. baltimore to q reporter, 81 OF
else the most celebrated physicians Of Lon
don were mistaken.
at was on the 18th of March, this year. .
he continued, when ] was in New York
City, that 1 first felt the symptoms of my
trouble. l experienced difficulty in going
up stairs, my legs falling to support me.
consulted n physi clan who informed me
that l had every symptom of LocOmotor
Ataxia, but as the case developed he pro-
nouncedit case Of Landrys Paralysis and
knowing the nature of the disease advised
me to start for my home and friends.
gave up my work and on April 1st started
for London, Ont. A well-known physician
was consulted but grew rapidly worse and
on Saturday. April z, several eminent ply.
sicians held q consultation on my case and
informed me that / was at deaths door,
having but three to six days to live, still
fingered on, by this time completely paral-
yzed, my hands and feet being dead,
could hardly whisper my wants and could
only swallow liquids. Oh, the misery Of
those moments are beyond all description
and death would really have been welcome
visitor.
snow, comes the part that has astounded
the physicians Rev. Mr.. Gondy, clergy
man who visited me in my last hours, as he
supposed, told me Of the marvellous cures
of paralysis that had been performed by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. /
started to take the pills about April 2S and
week after that felt an improvement in
my condition. There was warm, ingling
sensation in the limbs that had been entire
ly dead and l soon began to move nv feet
and hands, the improvement continued
until May % when l was taken out of bed
for drive and drove the horse myself By
the beginning of July l was able to walk up
stairs alone and paid visit to Niagara.
Slowly but surely / gained my old health
and strength leaving Ontario for New York
on October IL and beginning my work again
on October 26, 1894 Cured of Landry's
Paralysis in eight months" To confirm his
story beyond all doubt Mr.. baltimore made
the following affidavit:
Sworn and subscribed before me Decem.
Der 3, 1894. AMOS c. RATHBUN,
seal. Notary Public.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves 8They are for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n Y, for
30 cents per box, or six boxes for $3.50.
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Schedule IN effect December /. 1896.
TRAINS LEAXE DELAWARE AVE-
~. NUE. DEPOT, EAST BOUND.
All trains Illuminated with PIntsch
new YORK, weekdays .sOs, .7.so.
80 81 s;99 y 80 .lqS a. m; 'l21, 'L5s, 'S.Oe.
NEW YORK, sundays, .sOs. $40.
g9 a nj f99 tS99, '5.s2 ,7s2 ~ p M
AND CHESTNUT STREETS.)
:. Weekdays, .30s, $50, $40, '73O. '7.45.'S.sO
1s.lS .Ss. .ss0 % .sos. l2 as. q As % .5s2' ss5 q.
Sundays. DAY ~ .s.os. p 7l5. III $50 .s4o Ills
g. M l2lO, go, 'S.O6. ass, '5.se. $50. '7.S2,
PHILADEEPHIA CTwELFrH AND
MARKET STREETS)
a Week.-days " e a. .S.oS. 'ISO. $780, 'lO.S5
:, sundays, 's.OS. 'lLs5 a. m; '7.ss,
CHESTER, weekdays, .sos, 5.55, $40,
'z.S0, 7.45. $50, s9.15, 1905, lilo a. m;
Es;5O' 'l59. go, S.25, 455, '5S2, $50. 1872,
CHESTER, sundays, .s.Os, 745, $50.
.ll;So a; m; y 10, 20, ass, '5.S2, $50,
ATLANTfc CRY. weekdays. '7sO a.
m, 'lIA, .L59, 'S'o6 p. m. Sundays, L45
CAPE MAY, weekdays, $40 a. m; '15G
p M Sundays "a 5;45 g; cTq;,, N;
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON,
.420, 702 's4s, '11.O5 a. M; sl2.55, '207, sos,
'4;gS, S,nSo2, 90, .slS .,56S $50 'S5s p. M .oz
BALTfNoRfShi AZ ASB Way Wa. STATIONS.
7.gs y a. ~ nj I, 2;oa g r m daily; =. =, 80
m; '1255, 303, '4Os, '525, 7s5, $50. 'S.5s,
LILO p. m. Sundays; 40, 7;o2 'e.4s a. M.
PITTsBURG, weekdays. 's.4S, a. m;
'6;lS p. m. Sundays, 'S.4S a. M; '5.25 p. m.
SHICAGO, -S.4S o. m; '5.2 p. m. daily.
80 CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS, 'l2.55 and
NEW o ORLEANS and MEMPHIS via
Bristol and Chattanooga, ,6.lS p. m, week
days; '5.3 p. m. Sundayg. Through
sleepers Washington to Memphis and
siNGERiY ACCOMMODATION. zo2
a. ~; So3 1885 D. m. daily, lilo .. 10. daily
ii IRNbENBERG '3S s'ENERG ACCOMMODATION
weekdays, 7.02, 1927 a. m; I.55, $50 D. In.
Sundays. 1000 a; M ~ p m.
TRAINS LEAVE l,., MARKET STREET
For New York. weekdays, '5.15 D. m.
Sundays '5.l5 y. m.
For Philadelphia. weekdays, "7.25 a. m;
1920, 2.O5, 900, '5.15, a45 D. m. Sum
days, 70 a. m; 200, Sis, 9.45 D. M.
Eor i1ttsburg and Chicago, daily,
For Baltimore. weekdays, 6.S0 a. m;
800, '5;l5 p; M. sundays. '5.l5 p. m.
For Landenberg ana way stations, week
days, 659 1920 a, m; 205, 5.1s p. m. Sum
days, $50 q. m; 6;l5 p. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA CTWENTY-
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT sTREETs)
FOR WILMINGTON.
11.30 a. m; 1920, 'I.1O, s1s6, 2 $3.50 1856
s415, '449, s5.15 '5.H, 6. $50. '7.4s. 'SSS
Sundays, $40 g. Sis, .. nso a. m.
1920. s1.S6. 2 'i.15, sl.d9, $50, s74S,
sS23 1910 and 1135 D. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA (TWELFTH
AND MARKET STREETS)
Weekdays $50. 'L55. 't0.16 am; s310,
'7.27 p. m. Sundays, '320. '7.55 a. M '7.I
y. m
Telephone, No. l93
Rates to Western points lover than via
any other line.
= c. .. SCuIL.. General Passenger Agent.
r. b CAMPBELL General Manager.
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DlsTlLLERY RAIDED.

Revenue Omcers Find an Illicit still In
FUN Operation ON Long Island.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 2i.-Deputy Royonue
Collector Alexander Mckinney Of Brook.
lyn and Revenue Agent Brooks of New
York, with three deputies made a raid on
an Illicit distillery on the north shore OF
Long Island. about four miles east OF
Huntington, and arrested man who gave
his name as Samuel Gieber, woman who
said she was Rebccoa Patcher and l3.
yoar.old boy whose name was not learned.
Giebor escaped from the officers almost
as soon as he had been arrested. The Still
was IN full operation at the moment Of the
raid and ~ barrels of proof spirits, IL
barrels of French spirits and large guam.
tity of corn and rye were captured.
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
Captain Jamison's Good Fortune

Captain JamisoH, OF ths III starred
ecsan greyhound 81. Paul, which
stranded on the New Jersey shore near
Long Branch, has been exonerated from
all blame for the mishap BY United
States Inspectors Samuel G. Fairchild
and Thcmss d Barrett They say that
they find that the captain was not IN
akillfnl In the navigation OF his ship or
negligent of his duty. and they are salts
ned that he was taking every precAntion
that his long experiences and successful
career as sbipmastsr suggested to be
necessary to guard sgainst accidents or
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
PopuIlsts and the TarIn BIN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The Populisi
senators have now decided that when the
motion IS renewed for the consideration Of
the tariff bill they will cast their votes in
the affirmative. If they adhere TO this de
cision, they win be able to turn the result
from the negative TO the affirmative side
of the scale and thus secure the oonsidera
tion Of the measure in the senate, proyid-
ing as large a number OF Republican sen
ators voto in the affirmative as did on the
first ocoasion. The Populist senators say
they have mover been opposed to the con-
sideration OF tho bill, but that they were
taken by surprise by the first motion.
They will not now initiate the move, but
it is expected that this will be done by
Senator Morrill,. 1t is understood that
Mr. Morrill, considers it in the interest Of
the bill to postpone for some time another
effort to secure action, SO that considers
bic delay IS possible
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
KILLED IN A RAID.
A sheriff loses His Life In Breaking Up a
Gambling Place.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-In q raid on a
snloon at Jackson City. a notorious gam
bling resort across the river from here, one
sheriff was killed and three others so bad.
~ shot that they had TO be brought to this
city for medical attendance. For long
time this locality has borne q bad reputa-
tlon. Sheriff Ed Dutcman deputized six
mon to aid him in an attempt to clear out
the place kept by John Nelson. With
Duteman wero Milton Johnson man Of
the name of Lewis. Ben Hines, colored
and several other colored mon, who joined
the sheriff for the raid.
The posse entered the barroom and had
Just begun TO take survey OF the place
when they wore fired upon by those in the
saloon. A general shooting match then
ensued, and in the fusillade Deputy Sheriff
Hines was killed. Dutoman was shot in
the face and johnson shot through the
neck. Charles O'Neill, a race horse man,
ran into the saloon to help tho deputies
and was shot in tho face and about the
body. The shooting was done SO quickly
that the sheriffs had hardly time TO draw
their weapons before they were helpless
and lying upon tho floor at the mercy OF
the gamblers. who fired from behind the
bar and doors until general rush was
made for the outside. Hines corpse was
left lying upon the floor Of the saloon and
the wounded deputies brought to the
Emergency hospital in this city.
1t Is claimed by the sheritfs that the
shooting was done by Nelson and Harry
Chandler, who escaped from the neighbor.
hood Immediately after the tragedy, and
are still at liberty. Nelson is spoken OF
as having been mixed up in a number OF
such affairs
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
Rcpublican Congressionai Caucus.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2l-The Republic
ans of the house and senate held n Joint
caucus in tho hall Of the house Of repre-
sentativcs for the purpose OF selecting a
congressional campaign committee. A
resolution was adopted for the organiza
tion OF tho campaign committee 60 consist
of one member from each state or territory
represented in either branch of congress,
the selections TO ho made within ten days
Representative GrosyenOr of Ohio was
chairman and Representative Hooker Of
New York secretary of the caucus, which
remained I'm session but 10 minutes The
rumors that an attempt would be made
70 arrange for concerted action on n leeis-
latiye programme for the remainder Of tho
session provod to bo utterly without foun-
dalton, The subject was not even mem
toned. The following selections for moin-
bership of the campaign committee were
announced:
Connecticut Representative Russell; H.
linois Representative Cannon; Iowa, Rep
rcsentatiye Hull Kentucky, Representa-
tive Colson Montana. representative Hart
man New York. Representative sherman
-o Representative Bromweil South
Dakota, Senator Pottigrew Utah. Repre-
sentative Allen, Arizona Delegate Muir
ply. oklahoma, Delegate Flynn; Idaho
Representative Wilson; Indiana, Repre-
sentative Overstreet; Kansas, Representa-
tive Long; Massachusetts, Representative
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

Boston has been singularly exempt
from the ii Fiction Of capital punishment
by legal process. It is almost Incredible
that, In city OF It's size, there has not
been. until to-day, an execution for
murder duriHg the past twenty years,
and it speaks well for the orderly char
acter OF that center Of intellectually.
This morning the proud record was
broken. the victim being Angus d.
Gilbert, who paid the extreme penalty
for rsping and afterwards numbering s.
year-old Alice Sterling The home Of
brains and beans never put the gallows
to better use
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
..wOOlen nIIlIa to Resume shortly.

BRIrGEToN. Feb. 21.-The mortgage
holders Of the East Lake Woolen Mills
yesterday purchased the property from
Surrogate Fithian, who bought 1t at
Masters sale last Monday, and win
reorganize the company and resume
operations, It is thought. in q short time
Mr.. Fltnian bought the mills for $50
above the membranes and sold to the
mortgage holders for $3.50 above incum-
branceg
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

The time is slowly but surely ap.
preaching when the typewriter in
Corruption Hall and the machine
in the rooms Of the Union Re-
publican Club will be running
race in the work of turning out
Higgins and anti Higgins manifestos for
the edifcation Of the Republican masses
and asses who do not know which way to
jump for fear of landing In the wrong
field
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
These Books Are neautIes.

We have few copies Of beautiful
work, handsomely bound, containing sew
eral hunCred pictures of high artistic
merit, which will be sold at 81. 20 a copy,
which Is about one-fourth the publica
tion price. Also some copies of Rand and
@cNally's CYclopediR at so %, worth
four times the price asked. Can BE- seen
at IL EVENING JOURNAL Office
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

o. w. o. Hartman, sheriff of Tyler Co.,
VIVA appreciates good thing and does
not hesitate to say so He was almost
prostrated with q cold when he procured
bottle of Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy.
he says: 1t gave me prompt relief
find 1t to be an invaluable remedy for
coughs and colds. For sale by o. James
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

When Czar Reed attempts to count a
quorum out at ST, Louis he will find that
hats won't 60. Reed rules will rot
govern the convention If Mckinley and
others know their delegRtes.
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

Ansley; Now Hampshire SENATOR Gallin-
ger; North Dakota Representative John.
son; Pennsylvania. Representative Rey-
burn; Tennessee, Representative Gibson;
West Virginia, Representative Miller.
New Mexico, Delegate Catron.
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

Reed seems to have private wires con-
Meeting the speakers chair aud several
Of thesouthern congressional districts
He doubtless has one hand on the gavel
and the other on the wires
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
,ReIIef In BE- Honr..1

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases 70
licved IN six hours by the "New Great South
American Kidney Cure" This rev remedy
Is a great surprise Cn Sccount Of its exceeding
pro-nptness In relieving pain In the bladder,
kiddoys, back and overy part Of the urinary
passages IN male or female. IL relieves reten-
ton OF water ana pain IN passing Il almost
immediately. lfyou want quick relief and cure
a James belt. druggists. Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1896-02-21
Paper patferne, Ten Cenfe.

Ladies', read the fashion srtiels on the
third page Of this paper and send ten
cents to the EVENING JOURNAL offics for
an up-to-date paper pattern.
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

Washington is more dlssIpsted than
ever this Winter.
Evening journal., 1896-02-21

Southern Railway-s1 aa,1,,
sleepers to st. Augustine and Tampa: z 4
pi m, daily, sleepers to New Orleans
Mem PMS, Asheyille and Hot Springs.
FLORIDA Speciaf for Jacksonville and
ST. Augustine; 12.49 D. m. daily, sleepers
@ fort Iampa, Atlanta and Jacksonvine
and Port Tampa o44 hie
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LADIES WON rue PRIZES

qhe old Rlue- hack Spetler' was out
an fun force Thursday night in spite
~ j hitter cold whit, About thirty
stood un IA SpeM Mr. II Ballard aud
Esv Nj. nauh chose sldes and Pref
Il ii. Mefritt III 1glnltA oNllege, tnak
the place og SIS ancient schuulmaAten
The contest Mas long aud shNWea ah
shs3itV Ia 4pelltng eg which pafham
al any other estN M4aht feei nfoad.,
aA,,atAeNnt. nstAEtan, Ncondieh anu
a,en ,,lAtn cad "peWter" Rot ia their
deadly woyk and the ranks We're de-
esmatea again and again.
AZ last Miss Julia Conrad, Of the
GRADED school, Miss lsla Tyler, of
Trinity College. and Mrs. rs n, Duke,
repre~enting the matrons OF Durham,
awaited the decision Of Paris
List after list or the hardest words
in the ~Rhte black" were rapidly pro
nounoed and as rapidly spelled cor
rcctly, until the gods and goddesses
too wcarily withdrew their AID from
the eontending mortals.
10 Mrs. Il. NJ Duke was awarded
the first prize, fifty cent piece, To
Miss Isla Tyler the second prize, a
bright new quarter To Miss julia
w. Conrad the third prize, the spelling
book from which the honors were
won.
Or. A. G. Carr, the crack speller
among the men was called away ny an
accident at the Erwin cotton mills.
Had this not happened the score might
have been different.
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ACCIDENT AT ERWIN MILLS.

Thursday night, about s o'clock,
several men were moving a steam 1adia-
tor into the new building 1T Erwin
cotton mills. They had IL on q truck,
which they were showing through a
window, on some pieces Of scantling,
The truck ran off, causing the radiator
to fall. Ia the fall it caught Luther
Jones. the night Waterman, and sew
eral others. Jones was right badly
mashed about the stomach and bowels,
his lower limbs partially paralyzed, and
he also sustained an obscure injury Of
the back. Whether his wounds viii
prove serious canot yet be determined,
but ii IS not thought that they will
prove fatal. Tony Anderson, one Of
the men assisting in moving the radia-
tor. had his hand mashed Several
others were slightly hurt, just to what
extent we could not learn. Drs. Carr,
Manning and Holloway rendered medi-
cal assistance.
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BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Yesterday was generally observed
here as a legal holiday. The banks of
the city closed, in honor OF the daddy
of our country" and the postotfice
observed Sunday hours
"The Little Rebel" drama, was
presented by the University Dramatic
Club, at Chapel Hill, last night. John
Carr, of this city, a University stu
dent, took prominent part.
Mr.. Sam Lehman, who died at
Buena Vista, Va, last Wednesday and
was buried at Richmond Thursday, was
well known here. Mr.. Lehman was n
citizen of Durham for many years and
conducted successful business here.
He was man universally esteemed
and his friends hear of his death with
sad regret.
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DIOCESE OF NORTH CARLINA--
BISHOPS vIsITATlONs-1s96.

Mar. 8. Sunday moring. Raleigh. St.
Augustine's church.
IT, Sunday-Henderson
- N. Tuesday-Goshen.
10. Thursday-Sto
20. Friday-W WILLIAMSBURG.
81. Saturday. iddleburg.
p. Sunday morn'g, Ridgeway.
evening, Warrenton.
%. Monday-Littleton
rs. nesday--Gaston.
rs. hursday--Jackson
81 Friday Weldon.
20. sunday ingwood.
81. Tuesday-Enfeld.
Arr. j. dnesday-Halifax.
8. MISUNDERSTANDING Neck.
S. Sunday-Tarboroug
r. Sunday-Wilson
10. Sunday morning Raleigh,
Christ Church
10. Sunday evening, Raleigh,
Good Shepherd.
20. Wednesday-pi ttsboro.
"a. Thursday-Sanford
"a. Friday-Southern Pines
26. Sunday Morgan's Factory.
81 Monday Rockingham.
%. Tuesday--Ansonville
%. Wednesday--Wa desboro.
30 ursday--Monroe.
May 3. neutrality-suspicious.
age.
The Holy Communion at all morn
ing services. Offerings at all services
for Diocesan Missions.
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THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE STATE

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pencil tablets. note books, mucilHRe inks
ink stands mucilHge stands, sc,
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New York, Feb. 2t-Total bank
clearings Of the WeeI UG states.
$1,000, 244, 548; per cent increase, Big.
Exclusive Of New York, 1923, 1900
per cent increase 9.8. Canada, $751;
500. AL; per cent increase, 1917.
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RESULTS TELL TIE STORY.

A vast mass Of. direct, unimpeaeha-
BILE testimony proves beyond any pos
sibility of doubt that Hoods Sarsapar-
lila actually does perfectly and perna-
nentIy cure diseases caused by impure
blood. It's record Of cures is unequal
ed and these cures have often been ac-
complished after all other preparations
had failed.
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