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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05

fondness for the tobacco industry He
loves q warehouse sale. He delights
in going through his vast prize house
and watching the leaf as natural sea-
sons re-dIy and recorder it. He loves
to study the peculiar and delicate
characteristics of the bright golden
weed. He is happiest when every
warehouse floor is covered from end to
end with great heaps of the weed, and
when hogshead after hogshead Is go
ing out to re-tell the story Of the par
excellence of LouisbuTg's superior
leaf
Mr.. Green is a leading spirit in every
thing that pertains to the advance
ment of the tobacco industry in Louis
burg, and a friend and helper to its
general industrial and social develop
ment. He is popular among his tor
bacco associates and among the citi-
gems of every class in his town and
community. He buys tobacco on order
for some of the largest manufacturers
and dealers on two continents, and en-
joys their confidence to marked de-
gree
Mr.. f. S. Green is one of Louisburg's
leading merchants, member of the
well known firm of Green e. Yarbo-
rough. He, too, has fondness for the
tobacco business, and in addition to
the duties that come to him as a mer-
chant, he often steals a moment to att
tend the tobacco sales or TO watch the
process of handling and shipping that
is constantly going on in their large
Tarize house
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in education, a smaller area will give
the college as handsome a support as
thirty counties gave it thirty years
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his energies to the business, he soon
acquired such knowledge of it as to
place him among the foremost OF the
Younger leaf operators. His dominant
characteristics are vim, energy, deter
mination, industry. He has natural
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well, made money, has large and in
teresting family, and all are very popu-
lar. He is president of the Bank of
Louisburg.
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK.
This is one of Louisburg's brag i'm
situations and its owners and officers
are among the towns most highly es-
teemed and appreciated citizens. The
Farmers and Nerchants' Bank was es-
tablishcd about a year ago and was
in its incipiency planted on firm and
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THOMAS q oRLANCE.

lively Young team of Louisburg
leaf tobacco buyers is the young firm
of Thomas e. Orlance, who are plant
inc leaf business on solid and broad
foundations. This firm is composed OF
Mr.. E. III. Thomas, a native OF Louis
burg, and Mr.. Nathan Orlance, VINO
some years ago was attracted to LOUIS
burg by its bright prospects and su-
nerior advantages as a tobacco market,
They are young in years and yet
awhile young as a business firm, but
they have good facilities, good Judg-
ment, good character, energy and in
dustry. They personally superintend
every department of their business
from buying the leaf to packing it for
shipment, carefully watching the buy
ing. asserting, grading, re-ordering
and packing the leaf.
The firm of Thomas Il Orlanee began
business only a year ago, and IS grow
ing as Louisburg's tobacco industry
grows. They are safe, reliable and
Trustworthy men, and are watchful OF
the interests of their patrons.
MR.. C. B. CHEATHAM.
Mr.. C. b. Cheatham is a young son Of
old Granville, and one of the brightest
and most energetic of the many lead
ers in the tobacco industry that the
grand cid tobacco county has given to
the tobacco industry.
Mr.. Cheatham is one of the largest
and liveliest buyers on the Louisburg
market, and one of the most deserving
young business men in this or any
other State. He is trained in business,
honorable in his dealings, amiable in
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MIR. S. J. PARHAM.

Mr.. Parham is the popular manager
and buyer for the American Tobacco
Company on the Louisburg market.
He is about q years ola, was raised in
Henderson, n. c., and learned the to-
bacco business under the veteran ware
houseman, Mr.. d. \. Cooper, and he
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05

payers in the county, and does one of
the largest businesses in the county.
In addition to his present business,
in 1889 he and Mr.. g. w. Ford did a
large supply business, which continued
until 1891, when they dissolved that
business, and he took his younger
brother, Mr.. r. Z. Egerton, in with him
n his present store, and to-day there
is not home in Franklin county where
the advertisement of +. n. Egerton q
r. u. Egerton's Emporium of Fashion
| has not reached. After the failure
of the cotton crop and low prices in
| 1889, he saw that the only hope of
! Louisburg was the establishment of a
tobacco market, and he, in company
with Mr. b. p. Clifton and w. III. Pleas
ants, built the first warehouse and
gave it rent free for five years. And
seeing the necessity for more tobacco
warehouses, he and Mr.. Ford built the
Riverside Warehouse, now run by Mr..
Gillian Hart, a tremendous brick
| building, and one of the best ware
houses in the State. In addition to his
| other business he has made good deal
| Of money specializing in real estate.
! Although he has been a great sufferer
the most of the time with inhamma-
| tory rheumatism, he has been closely
| identified with all the improvements
and progress of Louisburg, and is a
| stakeholder and director in the Far
mers and Merchants Bank He is a
leading member of the Methodist
church, liberal giyer to all good
causes, and public-spirited to a high
degree.
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JONES AND COOPER.

Col. j. Il. Jones, of Laurel, m. c., and
Mr.. G. i'll. Cooper, a former clerk of
Col j. I. Jones, at Laurel, compose the
firm. The business in Louisburg is
under the charge of Mr.. Cooper, who is
energetic, sober, and industrious.
Colonel Jim Jones owns the
Hughes Warehouse. Mr.. Cooper owns
a large, fine house near the depot. He
is always found on the right side when
anything is to be done for the benefit
Of Louisburg,
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MR.. G. W. FORD.

Mr.. g. w Ford is a native Of Penn
sylyania He came to North Carolina
in 1878, and bought plantation near
Louisburg. He was taken in at first
and paid great deal too much for his
place, and lost good deal, but he
struggled on with vim and energy
seldom met with, and to-day he is the
largest taxpayer in town, and one Of
the largest in the county. He has been
closely identified with the tobacco in
terest, and everything else pertaining
to the improvement and advancement
of the town, and has done more build
ing than any other man in town, and
owns great deal of real estate in
Louisburg. He has fifteen or twenty
dwellings, half Of the Riverside Ware
house, and half interest in eight or ten
stores, besides owning several himself.
lie does a large mercantile business,
owns some large and valuable planta-
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HAYES AND FULLER.

These gentlemen succeeded Messrs.
Hayes and PinneH in the livery BUSH
ness, Mr.. Fuller having bought out the
interest of Mr.. r. ID. Pinnell. They
keep one of the best equipped livery,
feed and sale stables kept in the State,
They both own good real estate here,
and are also interested as stockholders
in the new hotel.
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many years one of the head statesmen
of w. H. &R. S. Tucker q Co, is as
ISOLATED with him, and is as popular jim
Louisburg as he was in Raleigh.
The Thomas boys went to Louis
burg from Raleigh several years ago,
and are among the most active and
popular citizens of the town, and their
business increases as the town grows.
HAYES AND FTTTJFR
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-16
DAYS GROWING LONGER.

Do you know that the day, which
is now only "A hours long, is slowly
increasing in length, and that it
will eventually be Is or 26 or even
100 hours in length? This state
ment, strange as it may sound to
one who has never read the results
of observations made on that score,
is believed to be true in every les
pect, says the st. Louis Republic.
Not only will the earth's motion
slow up until the day will be one,
two or three times as long as it is
at present, but this ace-slackening
process will increase with time, I'M
til the day will eventually be
week or even month in length.
The "retarding medium" which
the astronomers speak of as being
the cause of this phenomena is not
fully understood at present. Pro-
fessor Ball says that it is the fric-
ton OF the tides which is respon-
sible for the most of it. He urges
that the time will come when the
day viii be full year in length!
Others among the investigators
along this line declare that it will
be absolutely impossible for the
day-lengthening process to increase
beyond the lunar month.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-16

amounting to 100000 cubic yards,
was got out by hand labor, as to
have used heavy blasting would
have shaken the rock. The work
took six years to carry out, being
opened in 1886, and Messrs. Brun-
Ices and Fox were the engineers,
and the total cost, including APP
proaches, was G1, 100000.
A word may be here given to the
now neglected and abandon ed pro-
iected channel tunnel to connect
England and Franco proposal
which had its rise at the beginning
of this century, but in hich moth
ing was done until 1881, though
behring's have since been carried on
for a distance of 1000 yards beneath
the sea from the Folkestone side,
the usual rate of progress being tif-
teen lineal pards a day. Beneath
the Hudson river at New York a
partially constructed subaqueous
tunnel now lies drowned, an at
tempt having been made to drive
double tunnel through the mud and
silt forming the river bed, but in
1880, when about 100 yards had
been completed, the water burst in,
and twenty men were drowned, and
though the works were afterward
resumed, considerations of finan-
cial character compelled their aban-
donment. Had it been finished the
tunnel would have been a mile in
length Another abandoned tunnel
is that commenced in 1872 by Ches
borough, when he began tunneling
beneath the Detroit river, between
Canada and Michigan, but which
had to be abandoned owing to the
continued eruptions of water after
some 600 yards Of headings had
been driven. Other famous tunnels
are the new Croton auueduct tun-
mel, which is 13 feet Z inches in
width and height, from the Croton
dam to the reservoir in New York,
which is 334 miles in length, and
was carried out at the rate of one
and a quarter miles per month, all
through rock; the Hoosac, 25,080
feet in length; the Nochistongo, 81
$50 feet in length the Sutro, 81
120 feet long; the Riquivel, 1868
feet in extent; the BIaizy, 1886
feet long, and the Thames and Med
way, which runs for length of l.
$50 feet. The carrying out of the
above tunnels has been among the
grandest engineering triumphs of
the world, of which those Of the
nineteenth century have more than
passing reason to be proud.-Lon-
don Standard.
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SOME FAMOUS TUNNELS.

outside of the United Kingdom is
that of the Mont de Gents or Col de
Frejus, which has a length of seven
and a half miles actually 39,84O
feet) through Mount Gents, and
which connects the provinces OF
Savoy and Piedmont This won
derful undertaking was proposed
by NJ. Medal and plans for its con
struction were drawn in 1913; but
it was not until far into the fifties
that the plans were approved and
the undertaking decided on. The
late King Victor Emmanuel of Italy
initiated the work of excavation by
setting the boring machinery in
motion on August 81, 1857.
At first the ordinary method of
piercing by manual labor was
adopted, steam being adopted in
1860 and compressed air afterward
to the finish, the boring being COM
pleted in December 1870 The en-
gineers engaged on this gigantic
operation were NJ. NJ. Grattoni,
Grandis and Sonnyeillier, and the
total cost of the work was 81, 800,
600 The first experimental trial
trip was made on September band
occupied forty minutes, and the
tunnel was formally inaugurated
by the passage through of a train
of twenty-five carriages in twenty
minutes on September Il, 1871, the
regular service commencing on Oc
tober II, 1871. In the Arlberg
tunnel the work was commenced in
1880 and completed in a little over
three years, the distance being 6 ID
miles and the cost G1OS per yard,
Another famous tunnel is that
which passes through the Mont st.
Gothard, which is the longest in
the world, being 1880 feet in
length. 1t traYerses the center of
Switzerland at a height of from
5000 to 10000 feet above the sea.
1t was commenced in 1872, and was
opened in 1892, ten years having
been occupied in its construction.
1t has had a very important effect
upon the commerce between Italy,
Switzerland and Germany. This
tunnel was bored out by means of
mechanical drills, the progress
made being thirteen feet per day.
One of the most famous instances
of subaqueous tunneling in the
United Kingdom was that of the
Severn tunnel which runs for a
length of tour and one-third miles,
was commenced in 1878 and com,
pleted in 1886, Messr1. Hawkshaw,
Son, Hayter and Richardson being
the engineers. The bed of the Sew
ern is formed principally of marls,
sandstones and conglomerates, over
lying highly inclined coal measures,
states and sandstones, which are
also exposed to the bed of the river.
The tunnel is made almost wholly
in the las and coal measure for
nations, except at its eastern end,
where it passes through gravel
Much water was met with through
out, and in 1879 the workings were
flooded for some months through a
large land spring on the Welsh
side, and which water had to be
diverted. At another time the
workings were flooded by water
which burst through hole in The
river bed, and this hole 16 feet by
10 feet, had to be filled up will
clay. and the works completed be
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-16

Castoria $50 well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to amy prescription
known to me H. A ARCHER Il. D.,
III so. Oxford It, Eroo-ya, n. Y.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
MR.. OTTO II. EBERT.

on my neck, my throat was filed with
sores, and horrible ulcer broke out on
my jaw. After being treated again with
no success, l became disguised and
changed doctors. / was again given
the usual treatment of mercury, and
took enough to kill an ordinary man.
OF course, was pronounced cured half
q dozen times, the disease returning
each time, until my physician finally
admitted that he could do me no good.
I am sure that DO one was ever
in a worse fix than my hair had
fallen by the handful, my feet were so
swollen that could scarcely work, and
was in a sad plight.
81 had seen S. S. S. advertised as
cure for this disease, and determined to
try it, and before had taken one bottle
] felt much better. | continued to take
the remedy, and dozen bottles cured
me completely, SO that for five years I
have had no sign of the terrible disease.
S. S. S. is the greatest blood remedy OF
the age, and is truly God-send to those
afflicted with contagious blood poison"
For fifty years S. S. S. has been curing
this terrible disease, even after all other
treatment failed. Ii is guaranteed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
Anecdotes of General Lord Roberts.

lScOLLlsu AfuellCdi-J
Lord Roberts is a most genial companion
when off duty. During the hard fighting
| around Kabul he would sometimes come
round our way and find time to tell some
yarns to us. Here are three Of his best,
and are well worth recording:
When commanding a battery Of artillery
IN Malta he had an irish servant called
Mike. Mike was very fond Of his beer but
Roberts was very much attached 10 him
ne was such a fine soldier. A cleaner gun
ner / never met in the royal regiment OF
artillery. Mike sometimes at mess would
get the worst Of liquor, and at such times
forgot himself. on one Of these occasions
he sold his tunic ana boots 70 get his ia
yOrite drink. and being absent from duty
was afterwards found lying in Il calico
wrapper in a civilians house. The garri-
son police brought him to Major Roberts
In this condition, and, thinking 10 shame
him, had him brought out on parade.
When the column was told TO stand
easy" they burst out into roars of laugh
ter at their comrade. Then Major RO-
berts, turning sharply round on the guilty
culprit, exclaimed And what DO you
think Of yourself now, sir?" why, sir"
cried Mike, quite unconcerned, Il think
these the finest body Of men / ever in
spected."
In the same place Roberts had favor
lite monkey he called JACKIE. one day
Nike commenced 20 tease the animal.
monkey caught II and ran up a tree. This
gave Mike a good excuse for obtaining the
wherewithal TO buy liquor. Going up TO
the Major, he said: IF ye plalse. sur
Jacko has stolen a half-crown OF my
own. and shwallered it," Major Roberts.
after a little thought, refunded the
amount TO Mike. Shortly after he called
JACKIE to him, and opening the monkey
mouth, found the coin 70 be only a half
penny. Angrily summonlng his servant
from the canteen, he exclaimed: Il
thought you said il was a half-crown the
monkey took from you; here Is the coin.
sir" well, sir, replied Mike, sure an
ialth u was a nan I, crown, Dut Ihe DaSte
APPEARANCE"
One day In Kabul Roberts met a few
Highlanders who were guarding an Old
mud building near that city. Coming TO
the sergeant first he asked: Are you
troubled with any insects when you have
a chance to sleep| Very much indeed.
sir" said The sergeant, Tor the whole
place Is swarmlng with rats and mice"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
The Curse
Of Mankind.

The most horrible disease to which
the human family is subject is conta-
gious blood poison. 1t has always
bafled the doctors, for notwithstanding
the progress made in some branches Of
medicine, they have failed absolutely to
discover q cure for it. Whether in the
form of powder, pill or liquid, the doc
tors prescription is always the same
potash or mercury.
Mr.. Otto II. Ebert, who resides at the
corner of 27d Street, and Avenue N,
Galveston, Texas, had a severe expert
ence with this dreadful disease, and
under date Of April Sth, 1896, writes:
Several years ago was so unfortu-
nate as to contract contagious blood
poison, and was under treatment of the
best physicians continuously for four
years. As soon as | discovered that I had
the disease, fastened to place myself
under the care OF enc Of the foremost
doctors in my State, and took his
treatment faithfully for several mon hs.
It was a very short time after he pro-
nounced me well, that the disease broke
out airesh, and l was in far worse con-
dition that at first. Large Jumps formed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
TERROR IN SALEM.
Many Burglaries-FataII scaIded-
General Notes.


SALEM, VA, November H.-(Special.)-
The burglar scare stil continues and two
or three times a week now houses are
entered and thoroughly searched by un-
known intruders. SO far the thieves have
not secured any booty of much value, but
the terror-stricken condition of many
nervous ladies has made the men feel
very angry, and, should the burglar be
caught, a lynching may follow. The
Mayor of Salem has offered a reward of
$50 for the arrest and conviction Of the
thief, and it is believed that the Town
Council is taken steps quietly to appre-
bend the fellow. Whilst Salem has suf-
fered in this respect greatly, the neigh
boring village of Cave Spring is also
suffering in 4 lesser degree from the same
annoyance. A few nights ago a gentle
man on Main street, hearing a noise in
Lis cOal-hOuse, went out and had Sc
we're struggle with a negro, who struck
him on the head with walking-cane.
chewed several of his fingers. and bit a
small piece out Of his nose. The negro
escaped, but next day was arrested. and
turned out to be an old negro who had
served two terms in the penitentiary for
chicken stealing, and will now probably
30 thefe lor ne. II Is not thought that
ne had anything to do with the burglaries
here, which still continue. and are be-
lieved to be the work of white men.
Arthur Glover, the 5-year-old son of Mr..
]. c. Glover, who lives near Salem, was
few days ago scalded by kettle of hot
water turning over on him from the stove.
The burn was a fearful one, extending
the length of his entire body. Death end
ed the little fellows suffering yesterday
evening.
Dr. j. b. Taylor. Rev G.. j.. HOLIDAY.
Judge Moffett, and Messrs. w. r. Whites
carver, Frank Whtoscarver. and J. p.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
BRAVE RIDERS.
A Tournament in Caroline County
The Queen and Her Maids.


BOWLING GREEN. VA. November
N.-(SpeciaLJ-A large crowd assemble,
Wednesday afternoon to witness a tourna
ment near the home of Mr.. Oliver Beas
ley. I'm this county. There were abou
twenty knights participating In the con
test. and, with their flying colors. wavInt
plumes, and glittering iances, an,
prancing horses, they presented a pic.
turesque appearance. The knights, ir
charge OF Mr. T. b. Gill. OF Milford
sheriff OF Caroline who acted as chic
marshal OF the occasion, arranged them
selves in front Of the speakers stand
where Mr.. John w. Chandler of th
town. delivered the charge to them. Al
ter a spirited contest, in which tnero wa
was some exceedingly skiful riding, IN,
following knights were declared to have
carried of the honors of the day. in tn
order named: Messrs. Henry Blackloy
Eddie Beasley Linwood Flippo. Eddie
Campbell. At night the knights and thel
friends assembled at the home OF Nj
Oliver Beasley. whore a delightful recep
ton was rendered them. and Wacre tn,
coronation exercises took place The c0ro
nation address was delivered by Captain
c. T. Smith. Mr.. Henry Blackley crownc'
Miss Mamie Beasley queen Of love an
beauty; Mr.. Eddie Beasley crowned Mis-
Sophie Waller first maid Of honor; Aii
Linwood Flippo crowned Miss Mary De,
second maid. and Mr.. Eddie Campbe
crowned Miss Isla Flippo third maid
After these exercises the merry part
continued the festivities to the wee small
hours Of the morning by tripping the
light fantastic"
Mrs. NJ a. Dorsey and her son, M
George r. Dorsey Of this county. ar,
making preparations for opening here {
large store Of general merchandise In the
store-house on Main street, recently va
cated by Mr.. Joel Haines.
Messrs. W. n. Covington e Son hav,
recently made extensive Improvements In
their carriage and wagon factory here
by the erection Of new shops. They con-
template making other improvements IN
the near future.