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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-26

Al, yvu.or yyoad,illo Taun.-pear Tun-
~. NV ian, ba,n 4 sil.nt ndmirer Of
tho drar old Constitution ana have often
rourare h1ve not done so. win take for
my, s,.bicct .''Timc IS Precious" Time is
So precious we should try 10 improve every
m.,nout. for n we fdle away our time Il is
lost forever and in ID day to come We will
look back over our past life and wish that
we had improved our time. Ne all should
strive to do an the good that "" can IN
this world thine IS precious do not waste
"a. SO dear cousins, let's each one OF us
try 20 improve every fyinE minute
Dear Aunt Susie; feel great interest
IN the crazy hoSpl'dL 70 ! 'v'" ~ o,.u'a
20 JON the crazy hosP'''l ,'un. ''.u I u''S
t"a pi'SS 'nlS E'"o worn ." my
Correspondence s"'t'"'
,riruio N,rlk IIass,lvondcr. Richmond.
Al ep, , utti. ri eight wears old I
Ii,.. with ma, grandfather. have. no father.
a.. ,..s .ot., cro,, me p-heu was only
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Eiui'.pn"E' we i"'6s1 " ~ l'N.ouS ',,'''
worried hecluse we lay our Dui"ehs on the
savior.
IL Is disposition or our morii nature 10
pray. COD has made US Tor the dutY OF
prayer. Inc cuectuiL ierVent prayer OF
the righteous aNailcth much. know OF
nothing beneath heavens blue vault that
IS so powerful as the sincere, simple
prayer. Young man would you be a pow
or for good? Would you. Ike Jacob be-
come n prevailing prince among men?
Prayer without desire Is dead; its soul
has ned. II IS hut the carcass OF PRAYER
When desire is burdening in the soul it
sends mn the flame of nravor We arc com
monded 70 nrav without ccasing
ON fotbors ana mothers ore vour homes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-04

7THE language of low price ex-
empliied in our Hat and
Shoe Department. This
week they will put their best foot
front.
Hats at CSC. that will surprise
you at their sterling worth.
An all-leather Satin Calf Shoe,
made especially for this celebra-
tion sale, Sl.4S. It's competi-
ton teascr. If YOU have never
shopped at The Globe do so now.
Send MS your mail orders.
Moneys worth or money back
covers every sale. Bicycle Suits,
Sweaters, and Caps.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-07

suading him to the holder course. It
was the money that settled it. He was
not rich, and would have been glad to
save the 1890 blackmail.
Having arranged that the sum in
question should await my orders at
Cooks bank in Algers, l left London
for Biskra on Nov. 2, and, taking the
most expedious route, that via Mar
settles and Philipville. reached the desert
town on the evening Of the third day.
Nov. 5. Allowing three clear days for
the return journey to Algiers, where, if
my inquiry failed, / must be on the eve
ming of Nov. %, had just 16 days be-
fore me.
Biskra owns several hotels, but /
chose that which had been named in the
letter from NM de Fivas and MirabeI,
believing should be safest in the heart
the enemy's country. As had my
guns with me. and proposed to call upon
both the French commandant and tho
kaid, or Arab governor. as an English
sportsman, eager to hunt all kinds Of
game. hoped to escape importunate
curiosity. In support Of this character
! rode out twice with the kaid's falcons
and spent a night In the desert under
the Aures mountains after.
AT the same time ] prosecuted my
inquiries with the utmost caution. IL 1t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-07

got wind that an agent from Prince
Casimir was in Biskra, my mission
might fail at the very outset, and the
worst would happen. was satisfied the
first day to walk through the Place de
la Sahara, where / did actually find the
brass plate of "La Ramie, Notary" at
the door of his office or etude. I asce1-
tanned, too, that a club called the Ger
Gle ell Salahin' existed, and that it was
not difficult to gain admission to it.
But as yet / could hear Of no "De
Fivas," no 'Mirabel." There were no
such persons residing at the hotel des
Z;baus, the very place from which they
wrote making the demands! OF course,
people might, and do, make use Of an
address that is borrowed or fictitious,
yet there was comfort in the thought
that these heightened gentlemen We're
not persons very well known.
Again, l could not find that any prince,
certainly no Prince Stanislas de Medea,
had recently sojourned in Biskra. This
was also satisfactory, so far as it went;
yet l could not set much store by 1t,
for princes of all categories have a
fondness for incognito, and there might
be good reasons why Prince Stanislas
should pass under a smaller and an as
sumed name. / had his photograph
with me,reputed a good likeness, and L
ALWAYS carried it about with me, hoping
that | might run up against the original
in some old corner. But not only did |
never meet him, but | could hear of no
one answering to his description at any
of the hotels.
My first substantial move was made
when / was admitted as a member of
the FL Salahin Club. l at once examined
the list, but looked in vain for the
names DE Fivas'' and "Mirabel." They
were not members of the club, that was
clear.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-07

TEN would certainly have told me. No
prince de Medea has been recorded
among the arrivals at Biskra, believe
me; | should have heard"
"But if he was incognito, for reasons
of his ownY'
"We will have the registers. Let us
see If there is any one like him on the
lists. But you tell me you have your
self inquired at the hotels. l fear this
will lead us no further"
The lists were brought, but, as the
baron prophes;ed, they told us nothing
No. he said, Il see only one spot of
firm ground anywhere, point from
which possibly we may travel in the
right direction"
1.-THE notary public?"
Exactly, M La Ramie is real, tangi-
BILE fact-the only notary public in Bisk-
ra. / know him personally n little, by
reputation still better, as an honorable,
straightforward functionary, who would
hardly lend himself to anything under
hand. French notaries, as rule, bean
a deservedly high character We had
better see M La Rame. He can, at
least, tell you the truth about the con-
fession. A record of the copy, made
and attested, will be kept in his office
if it ever was made, which doubt"
We walked down without delay to the
place de la Sahara, and were shown in
at once. All doors opened before the
commandant of the garrison.
NJ La Rame, an aged man, who was
in slippers and wore black skull cap,
was most courteous and oblging, pre-
pared to give us any information in his
power. But he knew nothing of con-
fession made by Prince Stanislas de
Medea. Nothing of the sort had been
brought to his etude he had never
heard of De Fivas or Mirabel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-07

one day in the bazaar, and had some
difficulty in shaking him off.
Out of this the whole plot had grown.
1t originated, no doubt, with Della
Croce, but it must have been aided and
developed by the notary's clerk.
But my task was not quite ended yet.
I had extreme difficulty in weaving
Prince Stanislas from his inamorata
He refused at first point-blank to leave
the van. 1t was not until | took these
good folk-true Bohemians, yet in their
way honorable, fair dealing Biscayans-
into my confidence that l succeeded in
getting him away.
The mother, with her strong, harsh
voice, clinched the matter at once.
HE could not marry her. That would
not be suitable. Anything else-merci,
Monsieur; trop d'banneurw
/ believe Yvette eventually married O
founier (pay sergeanD in the Zouaves,
and was handsomely lowered by Prince
Casimir.
AS for Prince Stanilas, he went down
like lamb to Algiers where | left him
to bear witness against the rogues who
had tried to ruin him, and l returned
home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-07

Childbirth relieved of
pain and danger ! Happy
mothers and perfect
childrenl Such are the
glorious achievements
of advanced medical
science. Intelligent re-
search has established
the fact that the pre-
paration of wonan's
organism for the ordeal
of childbirth cannot
be made by internal
medical treatment, but
must be accomplished,
if at all, by direct APP
p1ications to the deli
cate parts involved.
- Mothers friend,
the famous lininent
prepared by the Brad
field Regulator Com
pany, of Atlanta, Ga., is
declared by physicians
and druggists to be
the only scientific and
logical treatment for
agent which gives the
the strain of childbirth.
against " Rising Breasts
and agony Of labor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-07

Street car drivers and others who are
constantly exposed to all kinds of wealth
er, ard cannot find time to lay by, should
ever bear in mind this plain fact that
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup cures coughs
and colds.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Borc the Cuban Postage stamp.


NLw York, Jan. 1.-Two letters from
uba we're received al The junta Offices
IN this cit, today. One bore the post
mark OF Los Villas, and the other that Of
the camaguey post Office. Each had the
postage stamp Of the Cuban republic az
fixed on The envelope The port from
which these were sent here was. Of
course, not made public. The junta
representatives we're much pleased at
receiving the communications. and y
that Secretary olncy's contention tina,
they have no regular post Office system
IS refnted BY the arrival Of the letters
and their prompt delivery by Uucle
SANS carriers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
struck Down by His Cousin.

" I5
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. l2.-Ad-
vices from Marion state that A. L.
Bright, a wealthy and prominent
merchant Of Glenwood, in this
county, left Bethel church Sunday
with his cousin, Erastus Bright, a
httle before the cong CATION WIS
dismissed to attend tue marriage
Of a neighbor When the congle.
cation left, ten or fifteen minutes
later, Bright was found uncon-
scious on the roadside, his nose
broken and his face beaten to a
jelly, and shot through the sh, Ill
der. He said that his cousin,
Erastus, had struck him one blow
across the face, but that he re.
nembered nothing later. Erastus
las not been caught, though his
description has been telegraphed
broadcast. Bright will recover.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
The Pardoning Power.


Gov. Upham, of Wisconsin,
pardoned SO many noted life
prisoners in the closing days of
mis- administration that the leg
stature will propose a constitu.
lonal amendment taking the
pardoning pov er from the Gov
arnor and yesting il in a board.
Altgeld, of Illinois, has not yet
received any such rebukc as
that, although he doubtless de
serves il. But he is able to show
hat If so, many Of his predeces.
,ors deserved it more, His par.
ions amount to a little over 3
per cent of a year Of the number
I convicts in prison, where fol
ne previous twenty years the
average was 4 IL per cent.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
TeIeeranhie Brevities.

The American liner Par will
start from her pier at New York
in an attempt to cross the AT,
la,tie, using but one screw, the
other being disabled.
The stockholders Of tie Ma
tional Union BAN New York.
Tuesday elected Secretary of
War Daniel s. Lamont a dir.
ectcr, in place Of v H. Payne.
It's inferred from this that Mr..
Lamont means 70 take up his
residence in New York again
after M.rch
William Lisbold, a youth. Of
eighteen years, mas been arrest.
ed at Lancaster, Pa. charged
with forging the rune Of chas.
B. Grubb, prominent capital.
list, to checks which were cash>
ed at the First National Bank of
that city. The aggregate
,ssaount secured by Lirbpld is
said 20 be in excess Of $500.
( IS p 4 Is
The Bank Of MAYHEM, at
MAYHEM, Mo-. did not open its
doors for business Tuesda,
morning. The bank officials
say that depositors will be paid
il full. The bank did not do a
very large business.
E. N. Cunningham, who lies
in Jail at Cleveland, Ohio, charg
ed with forgery, will plead in
sanity. Experts will examine
him this week.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Popular Durhamites . Wed.

On the ATTN Of this month, next We'd
n sday week, there will be marriage
=, 81 Phil Ups church. in this city
which will be Of interest, more or less,
q ever, Dnrha,nitp
ne contracting parties viii be Rev.
Aired A mo Prudsn and Miss Minnie
tlgfiea italpsr the beautiful snd ac-
s.anpfsaes'5li agt :ot ais Marv lar.
shat Ha2par f'aris are on, Announc-
ins The hspP event, which will o.. e
= ace ~ 10 o'clock in the nornias Rev.
III Ptaienis the prominent ard popn-
.iar 4oupg reeivf ~ Id ST Phillips
church las many friends, not only
III Durham but throughout the entire
.State, who ai'!j9in ii wishing him a
org and happy life Misa Happier is no
les popular and Rev Mr. Pruden is to
be Congratulated.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Al Railroad Sold.

ROME. Ca, Jan. I3-The battanco.
"a Rome an Columbus Railroad was
sold here today by order Of the United
States ircuit Court. The road was
ought By Simon Borg & Co. Of New
Y1fs agent. aud attorneys for tie bond
10 tIrrs. The piice paid was $4,000.
lie road floats 81 100000 q bonds aud
is 10 he Immediately reofganized Upo'
Via piaBs hoEevsr, the officials refuse
10 st,,e. Eugene 4 Jones. receiver ioi
the road ios some tiiie, will probably be
retained as Superintendent. The road
extends from chattanooga to jarrollton
$50 mics In length.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Mrs. Cheshira,s Funeral.

The funera services Of the late Mrs.
Cheshire, wife of Bishop Cheshire OF
this Episcopal diocese was held at the
church Of the Good Shepherd this morn
ing. Despite the forbidding cha, acter
Of the weather large congregation as
sembied 10 pay the las, tribute Of respect
to this be'oyed lady whose kindness
and sentleness Of character has endear-
ed her to all our people The impress
sive ritual Of e burial service was said
by the rector Of the church Rev. nr.
Pittinger. Rev Mr.. Hunter and Rev. ].
E Inger Of Henderson.
Al The conclusion Of the services the
remains wefe conveyed TO the Union
Station to be taken to Tarboro for final
inter mt Raleigh Press Visitor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Free Pills.

Send your address to Fl. e.
Bucklen Il Co., Chicago, and
get a free sample box Of DR..
Kings New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their mer
lIs. These Pills are easy in ac-
ion and are particularly effec.
tive in the cure of constipation
and sick headache. For malaria
and liver troubles they have
been proven invaluable. They
are guaranteed to be perfectly
free from every deleterious sub.
stance and TO be purely veget
able. They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone
stomach and bowels greatly
.invigorate the system. Regu-
lar size 25c. per box. Sold by r.
Blacknall & Son, druggi st.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
aIanmolh cuban reti,ion.


NEW YORK, Jan I3--When the reso
luton, Cain for tie recognition Of the
Independence of Cuba. is before the
Senate, and is passage is being urged,
delegation Of men from New York,
headed y Fraz Mayor. President II the
American Friends OF Cuba, will present
a monster petition in favor of the reso
luton. Sixty thousand petitions were
sent ont, nearly ali Of which have been
returned. with more han Goo, 900 sigma
tures. Among the signatures may he
found those Of nearly all the members
81 The legislatures Of nearly every State
in the Union. The petition has also been
signed by the Board Of Aldermen ofthis
city
The petitions will be wound or .
roller or wheel, which has been mad,
Tor the purpose. so that il may be rea,li !,
drawn out and the names counted. tits
designed like the pilot wheel of ship.
Ii stands about four feel high, and i
snrmounted with gold.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Two state nents--Both in Jail.

iom lie, the negro ), who was ar
rested here one day last week upon d
warrant from Alamance county charg-
III with burglary, was committed to
Jail without baii 70 await the action Of
the grand Jury, SO il is learned from the
Alamance Cleaner. II seems that he
was arrested upon statement made by
another negro mined Cotton and when
Tate arrived back home he made State.
ment a 50 which caused oitans arrest.
The negro Walker. who was frss ar
rested, has been discharged and the
other two are in Jail.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
.I.lttle World" Coming.

The FIRST entertainment In Durkam's
new opera house will take place next
Tuesday evening when "Little's World"
will he given. The show is FIRST class as
every one knows who has heard Of the
reputation Mr Little has as an actor.
They carry handsome scenery Of their
own and scenes are said to be vet" b. au.
tiful and vivid. In another column will
ne found an advertisement Of the enter.
,alnment aud latera notice Of the show
wt5 appear which will give you sem.
idea Of what TO expect.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
womnn,s week Of. Prayer"

This Is a week Of PRAYER with the
members Of the Woman's Missionary
society Of the First Baptist church.
Prayermee,ings are held every afternoon
at ago O'Clock at the church. On &C
count of thd inclemency Of the
weather only small number have been
attending 4, meetings this wsrk. ssrv.
ices sgaih this afternoon and tomorrow
afternoon at the usuai hour, when Il Is
hoped larger crowd than for the past
few days or so will be In attendance. DO
not forget the hour-5:3o O'Clock at the
First Baptist church
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
A COLLEEN Opportunity.

Jacob Levy again calls the attention
Of the HERALD readers 10 the fact that
he is IN Durham to do business and rs
be ieves DC ca do mole business b,
utklne the fact known ~ a-ibefal "
81 printers ink Prizes ,a.A and In hi.
"a you will find hat so...e rare bargain.
are quoted. By reading their ad you
may save money therefore II is your du
/, to read II aud see what he pffers. 1
Is golden opportunity for bargains
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Girls Fight over q lower.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. H.
At Marti City, Fla, today, Marian
smith aud Bertha Lloyd, eigh-
teen-year-old girls, fought over
Edward Melton, with whom they
we're in love.
The smith girl attacked Bertha
Lloyd as the latter was walking
with Melton. The girls used their
lists for a while, but finally the
Floyd girl drew a knife and stab.
,ed the Smith girl near the heart,
lnilicting amort ] wound.
Il is not stated whether or not
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
nlllling Gold ore il q Car.

A new and novel car is soon to
be seen on the side.tracks about
Charlotte. II will be q equipped
with engines, furnaces and all the
necessary machinery for milling
gold ores, and it will be known as
the Bowman-Mrmsbee Railway
Gold Milling System. The draw
ings Of the car show a stamp mill
with anal amazing Ilates and
frue vanner concentrates, all set
up and ready for use.
This car is the property Of
miners, whose main Office is in
Chicago, and who will establish
southern headquarters in Char
lotte. Their first car will he
started out from Charlotte some
time during the present month.
The object ofthe promoters oft $
scheme is TO test the ores Of the
various mines Of this section, near
w all of which are located on or
convenient 10 a railroad. The car
will be sidetracked near a mine
and vii work such ore as may be
desired. The promoters claim
that when they find ores that will
pay 10 per cent. on the invest
ment for mine aud plant they will
purchase the mine and put up
stationary works. They claim to
have all the money necessary for
their purposes. They will work
three processes-the chlorination,
cyanide and smelling, and adopt
the one found most effective for
for the ores Of this section. Mr.. j..
c. Blake has drawings oftheir car.
He seems to have a good deal of
faith in the enterprise, and if it is
carried out as planned, # will
work wonders for the gold min.
ing interests of this section -
Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14

WAoHrxaTox, Jan. 1".-Secr :
tary olney was turned down by
lie senate executive session today
in his effort TO have the vote OH
the arbitration treaties between
this country and the Orange Free
State and the Argentine Republic
rrconsidered for the purpose oi
withdrawing the senate's amend.
nents. He was beaten at every
point. AT the conclusion Of a two
hours session the senate resolved
to stand by its original decision
not TO accept the treaties without
an amendment protecting Ameri
can citizens.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14

"THE course Of true love does
not always run smooth" but the
young lovers generally come out
at the "big end of the horn when
the old folks object to the match.
A father was SO mad in New
York a few days ago because his
daughter married against his wish
that he had her arrested charged
with larceny. The magistrate
thought the old man was too mad
to know what he was doing so the
case was dismissed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption.

sumption.
This Is the best medicine in
the world for all forms of
Coughs and Colds and for Con
sumption. Every bottle is guar.
anteed. It will cure and not
diseppoint. Il has no equal for
Whooping Cough, Asthma, Hay
Fever, Pneumonia, Bronchitis,
La Grippe, Cold in the Head and
for Consumption. It is safe for
all ages, pleasant to take. and,
above AL, a sure cure. II is al.
ways we'll to take Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills in connection
with Or Kins's New Discov.
cry, as they regulate and tons
| the stomach and bowels. We
guarantee perfect satisfaction
or return money. Free tria
bottles at r. Blacknall q Sons
drug store. Regular size 81
cents and Sl.00
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14

There we're two cases on docket AZ
Mayor Pesy's court yesterday morning.
One defendant was charged with assault
with deadly weapon and was bound over
10 court usder s7s bond. Another de.
PENDANT was charged with being drunk
and was 6nsd Eve dollars.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
We call attention to she adver

We call attention to the adver
tisement of j.. III. Gill, Raleigh,
N. g., manufactures of plows,
castings, engines, J oilers, etc
rhos vho have used the plows
made by Mr.. Gill say they are
the best on the market Ii you
need anything in his line he will
take j | assure in quoting prices
Merchants who handle anything
in his line should give him a trial
order.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Mrs DIR 4. A Hanks and daughter

Mrs. DR. L. A Hanks and daughters,
formerly Of pittsboro, nathan county,
are now citizens Of Durham. They ar.
rived here few days ego and are living
at the residence Of Mrs. Hanks father,
u. r. Mallory, on Green street. The
HERALD welcomes them to our city
Pittsboro's loss has been Durham's gain
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Shoes and clothing is something every

Shoes and clothing Is somethingeyery
,,oiy must have and il is your duty 10
get them as cheap as possible BY refer
ring toour advertisement In another col
umn you will find that NJ Glsdstein IL
selling out regardless Of cost to make
room for his spring stock. Better buy
now than to wait later and pay more.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14

Dandruff Is due to an enfeeb.
led state of the skin. Halls
Hair Remover quickens the nu-
tfitive functions of the skin,
healing and preventing the for
nation of dandruff.