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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-27

and he called upon DIR. Alderman, who
made strong talk. He said it might
seem strange that such demonstration
was being made when we had been de-
feated, but not so, not more so rnaii
that true Americans should celebrate
rho battle of Bunker Hill. We APP
plauded not defeat but consistency,
mick and grit. He said on THE mimic
field OF play yesterday the Varsity OF
North Carolina displayed many OF the
same qualities that their fathers ana
thirty wears ago on Virginia fields. Dr.
Raskerville. Professor Butler, Capt.
Reldon. Mr.. MacRae, Mr.. Bennett ana
many of the team spoke. None OF the
men are hurt badly. Some are sllghuy
bruised.
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IS IS !

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when nothing else will. 1t purifies
and vitalizes the blood. It drives
out the poisonous elements. It stops
the accumulation of morbid deposits.
1t is purely vegetable, and is the
discovery of an eminent scientist.
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nd to the SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, aa.
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THE HAsTREITER CONCERT co
A Note of Warming and a Gentle Hint
to the Good Folks of Raleigh.

To fine Editor: The Hastreiter Con
cert Company has come and has gone.
hut alas and alack. we have been de
prived of the great pleasure of hearing
these truly great artists.
I Does any one wonder why? Simply
and solely because no audience would
have assembled to hear them. If we
put ourselves in the place of the gentle
folk comprising the company and could
think their Thought, do you imagine we
would feel flattered? The company
came to our city direct from Washing
ton, where they were greeted by large
enthusiastic and distinguished audience
(for they themselves are distinguished
but will some one kindly tell me what
has become of the music lovers and the
elite of Raleigh? The local manage
ment informs me that up to twelve
O'Clock yesterday one ticket had been
delivered. | know that the masquerade
ball was the chief factor in preventing
a larger advance sale, and / venture an
opinion that not over twenty-five people
would have graced the Academy when
the concert opened, consequently the
distinguished guests OF one day have
betaken themselves to more apprecia-
tice city.
Will the good people of Raleigh please
remember that very few repetitions
of this kind of thing will strongly in
f1uenee all companies of artists to shun
our benighted city.
/ will state that | have not the re-
hottest connection with the company or
it's management.
w. A. WHITE
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To Cure


1t ought to interest everybody to
know that the terrible affection
called Scrofula is the forerunner of q
still more terrible disease. Scrofula
Is the seed of consumption. 1t is SC
deep-seated and obstinate that not
one doctor in hundred can cure it.
To cure Scrofula, you must cure the
blood. You must 60 down to the
roots and reach deep. A CLOSING
ever with mineral poisons is not
only useless, but makes things q
great deal worse.
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THAT HALIFAX MOONSHlNE.
The News and Observers Report iru'
and led to Prompt Apprehension OF
Offenders.

and led to Prompt Apprehension OF
Offenders.
Ringwood. n. c.. Nov. 26.(-SpeciaD
Allow me to congratulate you upon
rhe correctness of reports from your
Weldon correspondent, who few weeks
since suggested that near the Halifax
and Warren lines illicit stills were beng
opcrated open and above board and I'M
molested by the incumbent officers. rms
news was appreciated by the officer in
charge of said territory, who at once, In
addition to the fee offered by the gov
eminent for such information. extended
a priyate reward for the location of this
illicit work. and soon received informa-
ton which warranted a raid by him and
posse on "Thanksgiving" which result
ed in the capture of three stills. caps
and worms of immense size, 5000 gal
Ions beer, II bushels meal, 30 gallons
wh.skey. 100 gallons singlings and ~
hogs The daily capacity OF said out
fl! was 40 to so gallons of spirits.
AS rule. it is hard to obtain informa
ton concerning illicit work of this char
acter as the better class of citizens
have fear Of destruction of personal
property or bodily injury should they be
apprehended as infOrmants and fire.
quently the officers are uniustly accused
for negligence of duty. The community
however. will be thankful to Deputy
J. J. Daniel for the efficient services
rendered; and it is to be hoped that the
offenders will receive their deserts in
the next Federal court as warrants for
their arrests have already been sworn
ont
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Price 2s cents per boz. For sale by all
irnggisrs
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calds may be avoided by using De
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emedy for plies q for all kinds a.
ores and skin troubles Carolina Dru.
umpany
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WILL DO ANYTHING.
Wilson Times.)

D (Wilson Times.)
. Since Senator Butler has been
B accused and condemned of using
D the vile language he did at Rocky
Mount, we are not surprised at his
, carrying free passes, and then by
B pocritically condemning it in 9th
, ers. The man who will encourage
B those who are inclined to commit
, nameless crimes on the women of
, the State, to think that part of the
people are in sympathy with them,
will do anything; will stoop to
anything.
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MANHOOD RESTORED

"Cupidene' cures lost manhood, nervous
debility, prematureness of discharge, vari
cocele, and all effects of early indiscretions
or excuses of after years. 1mpotency Ina.
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pidene" liz for sale by f. Hansen, Sioux City,
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Agent, JAS. |. JOHNSON. Raleigh. N. C.
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A VIRGINIA RAPIST.
The Negro Caught at Mt Airy.-Taken
to notwithstanding Feared.

to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Feared.
Winston, N. c., Nov. 2e.-(Special.)-
Jailer Davidson, of Wytheville, Va, yes.
terday arrested a negro named Bowen
at Mt. Airy, who stands charged with
criminally assaulting white girl al
Wytheville about four months ago. Not
being able to reach home that day the
jailer brought his prisoner to Winston to
spend the night.
He left here to-day for home, but
stated that he had fears that Bowen
would be taken from him and lynched
before he could reach Wytheville. He
has no doubt about the negro being
guilty. The citizens of the town are
still terribly wrought up over the helm
Gus crime.
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J. NJ. Thierswend, Of Grosbeck, Tex
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axes two Of DeWitt's Little Early Ris
ers ut night, and he Ia all right the aex,
morning. Many thousands Of others ds
the same thing. Do your 0arelina Drus
Company.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All Druggists refund she money If
1t fails to Cure. 25c.
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w. A. WHITE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
Passenger Train Plunges through
High TreStle,
And Only Two Persons Survive to Tell
the Tale-Many Unfortunate Vic
Tins Burned to Death.

BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 27.-One of
the most disastrous wrecks in the
history of Southern railroads hap
pened thirty-siX miles south Of here
this morning at 1850 o'clock, in
which twenty-eight persons were
killed outright and ten others in
iured, two of whom will die. The
Inflated train was a Louisville &
Nashville accommodation, which
runs from here to Brocton, n dis
lance of forty miles. The train left
here at $50, in charge of Engineer
Frank White and Conductor A. P.
Cornell.
Four miles north of Blocton the
entire train, made up of an engine,
baggage and two passenger coac hes,
crashed through bridge 700 feet
long and 100 feet high into the
Cahaba River.
A rail had been removed from the
track, and when the engine struck
this 800 feet of the bridge gave way
and went down with the train.
Immediately the wreck took fire,
the water being only about three
feet deep, and before sufficient help
could be secured the unfortunate
passengers and trainmen, who were
pinioned under the debris, burned
to death.
The exact number who persisted
will never be known, but it is
thought it will reach tbirty-five.
To cap the climax one of the re
lief trains which left here ran into
the rear end of the wrecking train,
which was stopped about $50 feet
from the bridge, and came near
knocking it in on top of the burn
ing train.
In this second accident two per-
sons were fatally injured, and three
others badly hurt.
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GENERAL VS..

The Columbus & Hooking Coal
and Iron Company, of Columbus,
o., has been placed in the hands of a
receiver.
The Security Mortgage & Trust
Company, of Dallas, Texas, has
made application for a receiver. The
liabilities are $2,000,000, and the as
sets are estimated at 81 100000. The
failure was caused by Improbable
real estate loans and investments.
Otta Wasmansdorff, of the bank
ing firm of Wasmansdortf IL Heine-
mann, which failed at Chicago last
week as a result of the collapse of
the National Bank of Illinois, COM
mitted suicide last Saturday morn
ing by shooting himself in the right
temple with revolver. The con-
slant worry and anxiety for the past
week, consequent upon the failure,
is believed to have been the cause
Six men lost their lives in a mine
explosion at Princeton, Ind, last
Saturday.
The Atlas National Bank, of Chi.
cage, has decided to retire from
business, and the associated banks
of the city will advance the amount
needed to pay its depositors in full
about 100000 will be required.
Bank Examiner Mcdonald has
taken charge of the Merchants anC
Planters Bank, at Bryan, Texas
which failed to open its doors OF
| Wednesday of last week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
The Christian Church.

The entertainment given by the
Sunday-school of the Christian
church was entirely different from
all the others, but was just the thing
to appease the longings of the young
folks-and the older ones, too, for
that matter. The vacant store-house
next to the post Office had been
kindly loaned to them by Mr.. John
w. Frierson, and Friday evening,
between the hours of 5 and 8, both
the lower and upper floors We're
thronged with happy, laughing chill
dren, and 1.-The mirth and fun grew
fast and furious;" older ones I'M
Bonded their dignity of ripper years,
and joined heartily with the young
ones in all their merry games. After
all had grown tired of playing, they
were ushered up to the second floor,
where long tables, grooming beneath
the weight of all sorts of fruits and
CONNECTIONS, awaited the onslaught
of the hungry brigade. Every one
ate to his hearts content, and, had
the number of persons present been
doubled, or even trebled, they doubt
less could have "taken up of frag-
ments that remained to them twelve
basket s''-provided the baskets were
not too large. The entertainment
was thoroughly enjoyed by all, and
will long be remembered by the lit
| tie ones.
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The Methodist Tree.

Thursday evening, at o'clock was
the time appointed for Old Kris an
nual visit to the Methodist Sunday
school. A very pretty little intro
ductory programme had been arran-
oed. i'm which several little carols
and recitations were introduced, and
i'm which Mrs. Santa Claus made her
anpearance. She explained that
Santa Claus had been unayoldably
detained by the lameness OF one oil
his reindeer, but would be there be-
fore long; presently he came, Gov
cred with snow, and made the chill.
dren quite a nice little talk, and
then distributed the presents:
There were three trees here instead
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
Main Street c. p. Church.

Thursday, at 1880 O'Clock in the
evening, the Sunday-school of the
Main Street Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church gave their Christmas
to the children of the
school. The program consisted of
songs, speeches, etc., and the dis
tribution of presents from large
Christmas tree, bending beneath the
weight of its many gifts. Each and
every scholar received a nice pres
ent, and some were awarded special
prizes. Miss Nettie wilson received
a handsome Bible for bringing the
largest number of regular new schol-
ars to school during the year; Miss
Clara Waynick won the prize offer
ed by Miss Bette Shaub, for being
the most regular attendant at school,
she having been present every Sun
day during the year; and the prize
offered by Mrs. Alexander to the
best scholar in her class went tC
Miss Maggie Waynick. Another
nice, substantial present, given by
the members of the church to the
pastor and his family, was two oil
three months supply of rations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01

their lives-eXecuted his or her part
in an admirable manner. Every part
of the entertainment was nice, but
the christmas pie" which looked
as if it had been baked in mon
strous dish pan, was the part which
opened the eyes of the children
and set each merry heart a-yearning.
"Old Santa"-whose shape and voice
resembled very much those of DR..
A. 0. Kennedy-came down through
the chimney, and, after some diff
Guilty, succeeded in tearing off the
top of the pie. Unlike all other
pies, this one was filled with candy,
oranges, toys, ETC., and it seemed as
if old Santa never would get through
taking good things from it's depths.
Every one was well pleased with the
entertainment and went home well
laden with the contents of the Christ
mas pie.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01

The Christmas tree given by the
ladies of the Industrial School was
not very large affair, but was pro
ductive of much enjoyment to the
little girls who are regular attend
ants of the school. Saturday after
noon last, at $3.50 o'clock, the chill
dren gathered at their room over the
Maury National Bank, where, after
several carols were sung and pleas
ant talk was made by Rev. d. c.
Kelley, old Santa Claus-who had
specially arranged to be on hand
gave out the presents to the chill
dren, and many little hearts were
made to beat with joy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
GODS THREE AGENCIES.
Through Conscience, the Holy Spirit
and the Scriptures He Brings Con-
ViCtiOn,

God employs three agencies in
bringing conviction to human
soul; conscience, the Holy Spirit
and the Scriptures. Their work is
usually so united that it is impossi-
BILE to say that one power has been
used to the exclusion of another.
The Holy Spirit is always present
when there is conviction, working
with mans conscience or through
Scripture, or with both.
The woman who was brought to
Christ for condemnation had few
accusers when He said: He that
is without sin among you, let him
first cast stone." The Gospel
writer relates that they, "being con-
victed by their own conscience, went
out, one by one, beginning at the
eldest, even unto the last"
1t is the special work of the Holy
Spirit to convict of sin. In Christ's
last address to His apostles before
His crucitiXion He explained how
the Comforter should come, and His
first work would be to "reprove the
world of SIM And when few
weeks later the Comforter came to
abide with that small body of dis
ciples, His power was manifested
in Peters sermon, which brought
conviction to three thousand of his
hearers.
The third agency for the convic
ton of sin Paul brings out most
clearly in his letter to the Romans
where he says: Therefore by the
deeds of the law, there shall nj
flesh be justified in His sight; for by
the law is the knowledge of sim
Through this agency the Holy Spiri
most frequently brings conviction
to us. Some one passage or even
few words of Scripture He usual.
employs in bringing conviction t
those who have a knowledge of it,
Dwight l.. Moody in January Ladies
Home Journal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
How Two Girls Made Money.

"a country girl who is determined
to go to Paris to study art is laying
aside, for this purpose, each dollar
she has earned" writes Ruth Ash
more in an article on 1.-The Girl in
the Country" in the January La
dies Home Journal. "She found
that there was no one else in the vii
lage who could make as good bread
and biscuit as she; that those who
had to buy complained of the bak-
er's bread. She made no effort at
sending her bread to Woman's EX-
change, as she knew that such places
were always overstocked, but she
went through her own town-a very
small One-and asked for orders.
She is making money because there
has never been a sad loaf of bread or
a heavy biscuit sent out from her
kitchen. She will supply a neigh
Dor with hot biscuit at tea time,
and she has learned to make dainty
rusk, especially for invalids, who
enjoy these light, sweet dainties'
Her prices are reasonable.
Another girl, ambitious to gain
something, got her father to let heI
have bit of ground, and to give
her the money that he would other
wise have bestowed upon her for a
wedding-dress. With this she was
able to buy plants and to hire a boy
to help her; and during the summer
while the boarding-houses around
demanded them, she served the
freshest of radishes, the crispest Of
lettuce, the earliest corn, and the
largest tomatoes; and she says nov
that she thinks she will double the
size of her garden next summer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
The Fleming Tree.

The private tree, given by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Fleming, was exposed to
the view of about twenty little BEAM
ing faces Christmas day at noon.
The large room was deliberately
trimmed with mistletoe and ivy,
and the sunlight was banished for
the time for the more decorative
artificial lights.
The tree was mass of brilliant
color, everything that art and money
could procure having been used to
beautiiy it. After cordial welcomes
had been extended to each little
guest, an impromptu programme OF
recitations and music by them was
much enjoyed. The distribution OF
handsome little presents was the
last and browning feature of this
happy occasion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01

On Thursday, at three o'clock, the
Presbyterian Sunday-school and
number of visitors assembled for
their Christmas services. The tree
was particularly pretty, and was
made unusually brilliant by electric
lights; these gave enhanced glow to
the tinsel and other decorations, and
many of the snowy presents were
suspended from the tree. The school
sang some appropriate songs, and
Mrs. Akin introduced quite a nov
city, which may be termed a kinder
garten lesson on the birth of Christ
This was quite interesting and in
structive to the little ones. Santa
Claus then made his appearance
shook hands with the children with
many promises for the coming night
and then distributed the presents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.


Little Daughter of Mr.. Henderson
Howell Burned to Death.
Last Sunday morning the little
4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henderson Howell, near Hurricane,
died from injuries received by being
burned Saturday morning.
While Mrs. Howell was out of the
room, the little child's clothing
caught fire, and, before her mother
could reach her, the flames had al
most enYeloped her body and her
flesh in places was burned to a crisp.
Mrs. Howell, in endeavoring to eX-
tinguish the flames, was also badly
burned about the hands and arms.
Loving hands and medical aid did
all they could to alleviate the in
tense suffering OF the child, until
Sunday morning, when death re-
leased it from its pain. Their
friends everywhere will sympathize
with the bereaved parents in this
sudden and sad calamity.
The burial took place Monday at
! Pleasant Mount.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01

The Christmas holidays, with all
their Joy and merriment, have come
and gone; and the world, which
seemed for while to throw aside
it's cares and labors and lapse into a
complete abandonment to mirth and
goodfellowship, has righted itself
again and is moving along in the
same old beaten paths of life.
1t was, indeed, a merry Christmas,
and such an one as we very seldom
see. 1t was not Christmas charac-
terized by any great display of fire.
works and noise, but one which was
noted rather for its quietude and Sc
renity; it was mostly a service Of
the heart'-a beautiful commemor-
alton of the birth of the Lord and
Savior of all man kind.
A prettier Christmas day never
dawned. The sun shone out in un-
wonted splendor the whole day long
and the air was chill and crisp.
Old Santa did come, and he left
myriads of happy, loving hearts in
his wake. There were stockings
galore, and stockings of every de-
description some, that would hardly
admit of stick of candy, and some
that made him heave sigh of fear,
lest he should have to return to his
home and replenish his bag, when
he gazed into their depths-and
breadths !; indeed, in many instances
the willy old gentleman had to re-
sort to the ancient and honorable
art of wook-packers' necromancy-
i. e., packing crosswise, so as to give
plenty of ventilation-or else tie
knot in the toe. Every blessed stock
ing was filled in some manner, how
ever, and, although the number was
unusually large this year, old Santa
has a good-sized "nest-egg' left TO
his next Christmas expedition.
Every church in town, save three
the Baptist, the South Columbia
; Methodist, and the Catholic-recog
nized the holy festival by givin}
some kind of an entertainment
The Baptist Sunday-school hat
5 planned to have a Christmas tree Of
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, but
owing to the sudden death of one o
/, their beloved teachers, they though
best to dispense with any public en-
tertainment and let the children re
ceive their presents from the teach
ers in quiet, simple manner.
Following will be found full az
count of the entertainments glVef
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-01
First G.. =. Church.

The Sunday-school of the First
Cumberland Presbyterian church
deserve great credit for the manner
In which they amused their schol-
airs on Christmas eve. 1t was some
thing aside from the usual form of
yuletide Entertainments, and was
very pretty and amusing. Verdant
decorations of cedar and magnolia
leaves, so arranged as to form the
"Temple of Time," were covered
here and there with fleecy bits of
cotton, making a beautiful represen-
tation of a winters scene. The pro-
gram consisted of dialogues, recita-
tions, carols, ETC., and each partici-
pant-though some had hardly seen
as many as four Christmases during