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The herald., 1897-02-12
The Great Chinese Wall

The Chinese wall is the most extern
sive fortification in the world. According
to the surveys made within the past few
years this wall is 172S miles in length
reaching from the gulf OF Pe-che-lee to
some distance past Soo-Choo, on the
confines of Turkestan. This remarka BILE
structure passes up steep mountains,
down into gorges and ravnes. crosses
rivers, valleys and plains, seemingly re-
gardless Of obstacles. 1t is twenty five
feet thick at the bottom, and fifteen feet
at the top and from twenty five to
thirty-five feet in height, with flanking
turrets or towers thirty-five to forty feet
high every 200 or 800 yards during its
entire length. The exterior walls are of
well-cut granite blocks; the interior is
filled with earth and stone, and the pas
sageway is paved with bricks one foot
square. Its erection was begun 211 b.
c., and it was designed to protect the
northern frontier Of China against the
savage tribes of Siberia.
The herald., 1897-02-12
MRS. SrANFORD'S GIFT
The University win Oct Her House ana Its
Contents

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.-A deed
of gift was made today by Mrs Jane
Stanford to the university which bears
her sons name Of her residence and
grounds on the corner of California and
Powell streets, with all the valuable
and rare contents of that great man
sion. This princely donation will be
enjoyed by the university after the life
time of the grantor, and is made. as she
explained it to the board OF trustees
to carry out the intentions Of her be-
loved husband and do what he would
have done had she been first called
hence to the life eternal and he re-
mained behind.
The deed was presented to the trus-
tees Of the university at a meeting held
Y re afternoon ct the house, and was
The herald., 1897-02-12

formally accepted by them in a rese.u-
ton of thanks voted to the giver
In presenting the deed MIS-. stan
ford delivered an addiess setting forth
her purpose in making tie gift and ex-
pressing some of her wishes, which II
may be desirable for the trustees T.
carry out when they take upon them
selves the full responsibilities Of the
management of the Stanford university
The herald., 1897-02-12
The Duestrow Case

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. IL
The supreme court en- banc today over
ruled the motion filed Tuesday by Mil
lionaire Duestr0w's attorney for an
order on division two of the supreme
court to compel the transfer of the case
to court en- banc. Appliation will be
made by Duestrow's attorneys to Gov
ernor Stevens for respite for Dues
trow until they can apply to the su-
preme court of the United States for a
writ Of error. Unless Governor Stevens
grants respite, Duestrow must hang
next Tuesday,
The herald., 1897-02-12
The sousa Concerts

Messrs. Blanchard and Fitzgerald, who
are managing the Sousa concerts to be
given at Hazards pavilion on the 2Oth
and 22nd insts., have succeeded in per-
fectirlg arrangements for special trains
over the Southern Pacific and Southern
California railways for the accommodate
tion Of visitors from neighboring points.
The herald., 1897-02-12
The Civil Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-No further
extensions of the civil service bill will
be made during the remainder of the
present administration. This state
ment is made on the authority of Presi-
dent Proctor of the civil service commits
sion.
The herald., 1897-02-12
Tammany's Cand idate

NEW YORK. Feb. 11.-John C. Shee-
han, the acting leader of Tammany hall,
admitted today that If Richard Croker
would accept he would be named as the
Tammany candidate for mayor of
Greater New York
The herald., 1897-02-12

Mississippi papers are renarking upon
the unusual fatality of the grip epidemic
among the negroes of their state and at
tribute it to imprudence and exposure,
when the first attack of the disease is
The herald., 1897-02-12

Robert L. Lincoln has been chosen a.
the dictator in Chicago society. One
cannot help but wonder what decision
Robert would come to were his father an
applicant for social honors in Chicago
PittSburg Times
Mohave County miner., 1897-10-02
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE tory of Arizona, in and for the County of Mohave.
 JAMES UNCAPHER,
 THE GARDEN SPRINGS No. 24O MINING CORPORATION,
 Defendant.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, in and fo1 the County of Mohave, Territory of Ari- zona:
 The Territory of Ariz 'na sends greeting to The Garden Springs Mining Corpora tion:
 You are hereby summoned and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in She Dis trict Court of the Fourth Judiclal District in and for the County of Mohave, in the Territory of Arizona, and answer the com plaint filed with the clerk of this court at Kingman, in said county Ca copy of which complaint accompanies this summons), within ten days Exclusive of the day of service) after the service upon you of this summons, if served in this county, but if served out of the county and within the district then within twenty days; where personal service of copy of the summons and complaint is made out of the Terri tory, or service by publication is made as provided by law, within twenty days after the completion thereof; in all other cases thirty days.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the complaint as above required, the plaintiff will take judgment by default against you. This action is to foreclose miners and material mans lien, as appears of record in the office of the County Recorder of Mohave County, Arizona.
 And costs and disbursements ia this be- half expended.
 Given under my hand and the seal of
 said oourS at Kiugman, this 11th (sEAL) day of September, 1897.
 CHAS. E. BOWERS,
 Clerk. First insertion Sept. T1th, 1897.
Mohave County miner., 1897-10-02

The custom of wearing the engagement ring on the third finger of the lett hand IS traced to an old pagan superstition which claimed that veIn connected this finger directly with the heart. It has also become a matter of convenience a: that is the finger least used
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25

both the children and the parents of the
community in which they teach.
Let our teachers go out among some
Of the Indifferent parents ard strive to
show them what they can AMI will do
for their children.
when their children come, De sure
that something is done for them. Our
parents ought not to be such strangers
to our schools, and especially To- ouc
school teachers. Let our teachers have
some entertainment occasionally that
will improve and at the same time inter
est the children. Invite especially those
parents who are known to take little in
terest or concern in the school. We
have known cases of this kind where the
most Indifferent and even an opponent
of the school has been won over to be
its most ardent friend and supporter.
above all things, l would suggest
that our teachers use common sense,
tact, and judgment. Often great deal
of harm is done by some young Scion
who goes out into a community of good,
honest, but uneducated people He goes
out with some new tangled idea that he
has read about or with some fine spun
theory, and he speaks of Pedagogy and
Psychology, using Understanding phrases
of which the people and the children
have no conception as to their meaning.
Some one may say these last few lines
are a reflection upon our teachers. I de-
ny til have seen and heard just such
teachers
The cry was made during the late
campaign for local taxation tina. our
children do not attend what schools we
now have; why spend any more money,
when what we now have is not used
and appreciated by those who neeI ii
most.
II am in favor Of better schools. bet
ter teachers, more earnest, honest effort
to make them worthy to be attended ny
our children, and then if after we have
good schools, the people will not send
their children. I shallbe in favor of COM
pulsOry education".
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25

there, found Cornelia Grant and several
books and umbrellas scattered around.
Sprig Behon was at James
Shepherds, near Revis' store, that night,
and William Grant came there about 8
o'clock and slept with the witness.
Andrew Grant, Williams brother was
also at Shepherds that night. William
came, he said about o'clock and at
once went to bed
James Shepherd went to bed before 8
o'clock and did not know whether An
drew and William Grant and Sprig Bre-
hon stayed there or not.
William Grant went on the stand and
denied any knowledge of the white-cap-
ping.
This completed TIE testimony. After
argument by counsel, Messrs. Ryan and
Devereux representing the prosecution,
the magistrate decided to bind William
Grant over to court under bond of
$3.50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

PARK HOTEL.-Geo. ID. Grow, w
c. Crow Wilmington; G.. Fl. Warwick
Henderson,; 2. A. Carter, New York
lJno II. Pullen, City; w. r. Roane Rich
mond; Il. II. Sledman, Southern Rail
way; w. 7. Clements, City; c.. Il. My
rick, Dallas, Texas; w r. Moseley, Nor
folk; Chas. A. Weller Knoxville, Tenn;
Mrs. S. G. Stills, Rocky Mount; i. G.
Huffines, Miss Huffines, e. L. Huffines,
Southern Pines; G w. Guess, n. c.; H.
A. Williams, Durham; J. r. Franklin,
Virginia; II. r. Scott, neidsville; II. #.
.Creighberg, w. O. Riddick, n. c.; S. S.
Bachelor. City; r. G Boiling, Philadel-
phia; S. Metzger, Atlanta; Jos. S. Kene,
Louisville. Ky; Geo. d. Bennett, Colds
bOro; I. A. Hirshberg. Atlanta Ga; J.
e. Davis. Rockingham; Julius I. Dudley,
Bennettsville, S. 9; S. G. Flouney,
Reidsville
YARBOROUGH HOUSE,. G.. Lee,
Richmond; w. Chaltterton, Baltimore;
l.. +. Edwards, Clinton; w. r. Fore
man, n. c.; p. 3 Wilkes, Southern Elk
press Company; B. Munson, City; H.
C. McCool, Atlanta; 7. T. Hay, City;
Sig. G. Mayer, philadelphia; NJ. S. An
dersOn, Morehead; JnO. ID. Beck, Louis
vile; d. NJ. McCauley and daughter, Chapel
Hill; G. r. Myrick, Dallas, Texas; r. G.
Armspaugh, Richmond; w. L. Scott, H.
II. Garland and Ion, J. G. Fowler, Da-
vid White, L. V. Butler, B. e. Smith w.
l. Guthrie G Mclean, Guthrie; G. d.
Cunningham; Thos M. Pittman, Hen
derson; B. f. Sprinkle, Reidsville; J. Van
Lindley, Pomona; Miss Allen, Reidsville;
Chas. II. Mcknight, Greensboro; ]. A.
Thomas, Louisburg; Jno, A. Duncan,
City; Julius Leisel, New York; S. Laup-
heimer, Baltimore; B. S. Kaufman, Vir-
ginia; G. II. King, Wilmington; A. G.
Zollicoffer, Henderson; H. G. Kearney,
Franklin County; Jno. NJ. Wilhelm, Bal
timore; w. A. May, Rocky Mount; E. B.
Yields. Raleigh; G. B. Jones, Richmond;
] B. Foster, Greensboro.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
HABEAS CORPUS DISMISSED.
Cornelius Hodges Must Go to Georgia on
Charge of Swindling.

1HdTSe OF foWlnullnS.
n habeas corpus proceeding, sworn out
by Cornelius Hodges, Il white man Iiv-
ing IN Harnett county, was heard yes
terday afternoon at : o'clock at Cham
bers in the Supreme court room, by JUS
tice Walter Clark.
Hodges was arrested on Il warrant is
sued by the Governor of this State upon
a requisitiOn by the Governor of Georgia.
based upon an affidavit charging Hodges
with being a common cheat and swindler
and fugitive from justice.
The writ of habeas corpus was sued
out on the ground that the requisitiOn
papers are irregular and defective.
The petitioner, Hodges, was repre-
sented yesterday by Judge BOykih, of
this city, and Mr.. d. II. Mclean, OF
Harnett county. Mr.. Mclean made nc
argument. In his speech Judge BOykin
claimed that there were several fatal
defects in the requisitiOn papers, as
follows:
l. 1t does not appear upon the face
of the papers that the defendant has
committed any act that is a criminay Of
Tense in the State of Georgia. 1t may
be crime in Georgia to be "a common
cheat and swindler," but it doesn't sc
appear in the papers in the case.
All applications for extraditiOn pa
pers shall set forth that there is suff
cient evidence, if credible, to secure
| the conviction of the accused.
3. There is an evident desire to ge-
the accused back to Georgia for the pur
| pose Of collecting a debt and not fol
criminal prosecution. Here a letter from
| the prosecutors attorney was read, de
| chring that he was willing to dismiss
! the case if the money claimed was paid.
| The affidavit says that this action is no
| for the collection of a debt, but it does
not say that it will not be used for tina
purpose. .....,.., a4,1t ill.,. J.5s...5
4. The affidavit is made upon 'in
formation and belief" There must bI
specific, unequivOcal and positive asser
ton of the accused's guilt o.-rr .-s
D. There is no seal upon the Eeauisi
ton, showing that the paper is genuine
and valid
6. The sworn affidavit does not state
that the defendant is fugitive from JUS
tice. The solicitors affidavit says he is
| and so does the Governors requistiOn
but they are not made under OATH and
will not do. tits as necessary to prove the
| fight as to charge the crime.
Judge Clark took the case under ad
visement and last night at 10 O'Clock
rendered his decision, holding that the
papers were not materially defective ant
| that Hodges must return to Georgia anC
| make answer to the charges there
| against him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
FIELDS MINSTRELS FRIDAY
NIGHT.

The Al. c. Field MINISTRIES will open
the season at the Academy of Music
Friday night. There has been a large
sale of seats at Kings drug store, where
the box sheet is open. Mr.. Field and his
company is one of the most popular or
CARNATIONS that visits Raleigh. Pure
and refreshing comedy, delightful sing
ng, pretty costumes, gorgeous stage set
tings, nimble dancing, marching gladia-
tors, Eddie Fox and his soul-stirring
violin, and superb orchestra. Al. G.
Field, Billy Van and Tommy Donnelly,
disbursing a hot line of witticisms; Ollie
Young making Indian clubs do everything
but talk. o. Judd Miller and LATE Mill
er in laughable antics, the Devilliers
great French pantominists, and the
browning acrobatic performance of the
nineteenth century, the only Cornalla
Family are a few of the entertaining
novelties to be seen in the AL. G. Fields
Big White Minstrels.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
PUBLIC sCHHoL ATTENDANCE.
Some Suggestions as to How it May be
Increased.

The State Superintendent of Public
instruction yesterday issued the follow
ing address to the friends of popular ed
ucation in North Carolina, making some
suggestions as to the best methods for
improving the attendance of our public
schools. He says:
81 come to you with this important
question and ask you to give it your care
full consideration. This is a question that
should interest all the friends of popular
education.
"The first remedy l shall suggest, is,
to have better schools. How are we to
have better schools? Secure better
teachers.
"Our schools are largely what our
teachers make them. SO long as we
have teachers that have only just e.
nough interest in their work to secure
the money at the end of the school, just
so long we may expect to have a poor
attendance of the children.
of the teachers are not interested in
the schools we need not expect for the
children to be interested, and if the
teachers and the children are not inter-
ested, the parents will not likely take
much interest.
LET us then have teachers who are
interested in school work themselves, and
who will strive to create an interest in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
.HoaIrEISITORs SPENT THE DAY
9p VnStu III
,Dr. Ramsey's Collection of Plants View
ed by Hundreds

q
l19r. Ramsey's Collection of Plants View
ed by Hundreds.
The Capitol and the State Museum
were favOrite spots for the excursiOniSts
and visitors here yesterday.
OF course everybody had heard of the
Rev. DR.. John Brown Burns and his
NapoleOnic achievements since he has
| come into his kingdom. They were sur
prised therefore, to find him walking
about loose. Not few seemed to think
that he ought to be kept under glass and
on ice.
Then there was DIR. Joyful Laughter
Ramsey and his famous collection of
rare tropical plants. OF course every
| body wanted to see the Doctor and his
| herbarium. Not to have seen these two
curiOsities would have been to have ac-
knowledged ones visit to Raleigh worse
than a failure. 1t was therefore but
natural that there should be Il continual
stream of this visiting tide of humanity
DR. Ramsey-ward all the evening.
OF the Doctors rare plants, perhaps
next to his own home grown smile and
his soft vocal plant, the Ragweediana
was most admired. This. the readers
of this paper will remember. was sent to
the Doctor by king of India. Only two
others like it have ever been grown, one
in Java and one in the PARKWAY land of
Lilliput. But for delicacy of perfume as
well as rarity, the Doctor thinks his
Dogia Fennelia tops it over anything else
in his collection. The cutting from
which this plant is grown was sent the
Doctor by the King of Siam. The Dock
roOtia Ramseyensis and the Jimsonia
Weediana, were also much admired
The latter of these rare plants is highly
valued by the Chinese, and in their Ian
guage is termed the Jimson weed. Some
of the Jimsonia plants have attained an
altitude of eight feet. One of these will
be sent by DR.. Ramsey, at the request
of the Prince of Wales, to the royal
botanical garden at Kew.
No visitor to Raleigh should miss this
wonderful collection of rare plants. They
are just in the rear of the Agricultural
Building and DR.. Ramsey will take
pleasure in showing them to any one who
may desire to see them.
The growing of these plants is the
great and only notable achievement of
the present administration of the Agri-
cultural Department, and the Doctors
pride i'm his own handiwork is therefore
quite pardOnable.
Amid all these interesting things is it
surprising that the Rev. Hallelujah At
mosphere, Col Jay Yahoo Hamrick, DIR.
Common School Mebane Father Worth,
DR.. Cyphon Thomson, Rev. Righteous
Altogether Cobb and other notables
found themselves neglected. But there
is no reason for them to feel sighted.
The excursiOnists have promised them
selves another visit to Raleigh just to see
these curiosities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25

THEY WANT ANOTHER HOUR.

Saloon keepers in Raleigh are circulat-
ing petition asking the Board of Alder
men to allow them to keep the bar-roOms
open until u o'clock every night, in the
week. They contend that the early clos
ing ordinance is seriously Gripping their
business. They claim that inasmuch as
the saloons are allowed to remain open
until II o'clock Saturday nights the
same privilege should be granted every
other night. 1t is further stated in the pc
titiOn that if it should be granted bar
keepers will not ask any more favors of
the Board during this administration.
The wise thing for the Board to do is
to let the matter stand as it is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
DURHAM LEADS ALL THE REST.
Shows the Greatest Increase in Valua
alton of Property

follONc lht CIGditSI IuCIGdSC Ill ' ulud-
alton of Property.
The returns for Durham county were
yesterday received by the State Board of
Equalization, leaving only eleven coun-
ties now to hear from. The retun for
Durham shows nearly half a million dol
lars increase in valuation of property in
that county, as compared with the yalua-
ton last year. This places Durham first
of the counties in the matter. of in
crease in valuation Only one, item was
changed by the Equalization Board.
The valuation of mules and horses was
slightly increased.
The total increase of property valua-
ton in the State, made by the Board so
far is $1,104, 476.
According to the returns Wake county
is the richest county in the State, its
property being valued at $10,000,OOO.
Bunc0mbe comes second with $9,27S, 637:
Meclllenburg third with $9,273, Col; ard
Durham fourth with $8,303, 800.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
MRS. w. w. HOLT, GRAHAM, N. c..
SAYS:

If all nursing mothers could only know
the true worth of Mrs. Joe Persons Rem
edy, world of anxiety and trouble
would be saved. 1t is the greatest medi-
cine l ever tried in my life. 1 had a
large family of children, and do believe
am indebted to Mrs. Joe Persons REM
edy for having raised them all. When
anything is the matter with my children
give them the Remedy and there is
never any need to give them soothing syr-
ups, paregOric and things of that kind.
The Remedy keeps them well and
healthy, especially when teething. and
they never need anything else. One Of NV
babies had sore eyes so that the eyes had
to be kept shaded all the time, and the
Remedy cured her. 1 cannot say enough
for it. If everybody could know what
it would do and try it, world of suf-
fering would be saved.
MRS. w. W. HOLT.
Graham, N. c., July Is, 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
WINTER SEED OATS.
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED.

800 bushels Turf Oats for fall sowing.
The best and most reliable Oats ever in
troduced. 5 bushels in a sack. Price, so
cents per bushel.
so bushels choice, clean Crimson Glover
Seed. ~ cents per pound, or 1913 per
bushel of 60 pounds. Apply to
3. P. WILLIAMSON,
No. II West Hargett St., Raleigh, n. c..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
gerOuS

nervous trouble. The nerves are cry
ing out for assistance. The cry should
be needed in time. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was pre-
pared to meet the needs of woman's
system at this trying period of her life.
Mrs. DELLA WATSON, 524 West 5th
St., Cincinnati, Ohio, says:
81 have been using Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for some
time during the change of life and it
has been a saviour of life unto me.
/ can cheerfully recommend it to all wo-
men, and know it will give permanent
relief. would be glad to relate my ex-
perience to anysufferer."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25

MANAGER AND SALESMAN want
ed in every gas consuming city in the
United States and Canada for incandes-
cent gas lamps, mantels and glassware;
small outlay required for display and
samples; very profitable to energetic men.
American Gas Control Co., 653 Broad
way, New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
WANTED

Upright and faithful gentlemen or ladies
to travel for responsible, established
house in North Carolina. Monthly $65. 90
and expenses. Position steady. Refer
ence. Enclose self-addressed stamped
envelope. The Dominion Company,
Dept. H, Chicago.
Aug25-tf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
TO THE SEASIDE.

Ocean View, Carolina Beach-the
ocean breeze will do you good. Take
Il day off with the Seaside Excursion to
Wilmington Wednesday, August 25th,
8 n. m. Returning, leaves Wilmington
Thursday, p. m. Fare $3.50 round
trip. Weathers Il Bernard, Managers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
THE TURN OF LIFE.

Owing to modern methods of living,
not one woman in a thousand APP
proaches this perfectly natural change
without experiencing a train of very
annoying and sometimes painful symp-
toms.
Those dreadful hot flashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until it
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
A WE'LL ARMED MAN.

For life's battles is who hath about
him.
Kodak Headache Powders e doses 10
cents) to keep his head cool and free of
pain, and Vick's Little Liver Pills-(no
gripe) % cents, to keep his bowels and
liver in healthy state. Druggists sell
them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25

BASEBALL-The Nationals (col),
defeated the colored nine from Chapel
Hill at Athletic Park yesterday by a
score of 10 to 4. The game was a poorly
played one. Jack Winslow's left-handed
men didn't come up to his expectations
at all The Raleigh club goes down
to Wilmington to-day to play the club
there.