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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
PERSONALS.

Mr.. l.. A. Carr, of Durham, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Hill is spending Christmas
here with relatives.
DR.. Charles d. Mangnm, OF Chapel
Hill, IS in the city.
Mr. Van Wyck Hoke is at home for
the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. Ell. j. Decker is in the city. His
friends are glad to see him.
Mr.. Hugh Long. of Cameron, principal
of Cameron High School. is in the city.
Miss Francis Leach. Of New York. Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
T.. Leach, of this city.
Cap. r. I'll. Brook, superintendent of
the Soldiers Home, has gone to Haw
River to visit his son.
Mr.. #. Ell. Brooks. young attorney
of Smthfeld, spent Sunday here, the
guest of Mr.. James EEL. Pou.
DIR. r.. A. Sexton has returned from
Harnett county, where he spant Christ
mas day with friends and relatives.
Miss Dixie Leach, the accomplished
principal of the art department of Mil
ler's school of Virginia, is spending the
holidays in the city.
Prof J. Rufus Hunter. of Richmond
College. is the guest of his brother. Mr..
Carey j. Hunter. corner Person street
and lakewood avenue.
Mr.. Clifford Carroll is spending his
holiday vacation with his parents. Mr.
Carroll is located in New York city in
the employ of the American Tobacco
Company.
Miss Matt Meredith Sinms and Miss
Daisy Young yesterday returned to Nor
canton to resume their duties as teach
ers in the School for the Deaf.
Mr.. George Snow is spending his holi-
days here with relatives. He arrived
Sunday from the Indian Territory,
where he has been travelling in the in
terest of the American Tobacco Com
pany.
DIR. Michael Hoke spent Christmas day
here with his parents and returned yes
terday to Atlanta. DR.. Hoke is meeting
with remarkable success in the Gate City
and his friends rejoice at his rapid rise
in his chosen profession.
n The many friends of Mr.. S. A. Camp
bell, Of the firm Of Thomas & Campbell,
will rejoice to hear that he has sufficient
ly recovered from his recent severe i'll
ness to spend an hour or two during
the day at his place of business.
Mr.. II. t. J.. Bunch and family, of
Washington, ID. G.. spent Christmas in
Raleigh Mr.. Bunch returns this morn
ing, but Mrs. Bunch and II. Il. J..
Bunch, Jr., will remain a week longer
visiting at Col. +. A. Odds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
CITY iTEMS.

The second of the Capital Clubs holt
day germans will be given Friday night,
from 8 to 1890 o'clock.
The regular annual meeting of the
CAPITAL Club will be held in the club
rooms tomorrow night at s o'clock.
There will be a meeting of the Rescue
Circle at Mrs. James McKimmon's ut
4 o'clock this afternoon. A full attend
ance is desired.
A number of sailors who had just been
discharged from Z. s. S. Potomac
passed here yesterday afternoon, over the
Seaboard road, on the way to their
homes.
1t is said that arrangements have been
made to have Rev. Jesse III. Page here
at the opening of the Legislature, and
that he will be invited to act as chaplain
for few days.
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Mr.. T.. A. Carr, president of the Inter
States Telephone Company, is i'll the
city. The News and Observer has ar
ranged TO put the telephones of this pop
ular exchange in its offices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
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No greater compliment could have been paid
us than our success of last week, which
showed the public appreciation of our efforts.
We closed a holiday business that has never
had its equal in this city,
ANNOUNCEMENT--TWO SALES.
First-Our January Sale.
This week will find us busy taking stock for our An
nual Inventory. Every department will be carefully over
hauled and all winter goods reduced preparatory open
ing up Spring Goods in all departments. The sale starts
Monday morning, January I'd, at nine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
EVENTS OF TO-DAY.

10 o'clock a. m.--Coroner's inquest Over
the body of Lucinda Allen, at court
house.
IL o'clock a. m.-Meeting of Wake
County Teachers Association, ut Cen.
tennial Graded School.
$50 p. m. Total eclipse of the moon
begins: Ends at 500.
T:30 o'clock p. m.-Public installation
of Masonic officers and reception ut
Masonic Hall.
7:30 p. m.--Annual meeting of the
county supervisors of public schools in
Senate chamber.
7:30 o'clock p. m.-Christmas enter
tainment at Presbyterian church.
s O'Clock p. m.Meeting Of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee in the
House of Representatives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
TIMES AMT
HARD Wild U.s.

Stan round dare Jim Slick Mister
John cussin case your ribs am shown
How he spec you TO sta fat wild me and
you haulin goods all de day and haf de
mite.
Bisness may be dull wild some of DIES
stoes, but if hit gifts any brasher wild
US Mister VIII hab to buy some more
bosses. Fore God he Will DE white
foxes say how we hab de best and |
spec OATS de reason you sprung in dat lef
leg, Jim.
The above was delivered by Mack
Mangnm. our commercial traveller on
the Northeastern route, to his horse.
We cant exactly agree with Mack
that Times aint hard with US" for the
low price Of cotton has effected rs along
with the balance, but we do make the
following assertion
Stronach & Sons do the largest Retail
business and keep the best stock of
groceries in the State.
We are agents for
Roller Champion Flour
| without an exception the best Flour in
the United States.
Chase and Sanhorn's Coffee
Needs no recommendation
If you will call at Higgs & Co.'S you
will be treated to cup of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
pOGUE'S PREMIUM.

When we chew we chew the best in
sight and Mr.. Joseph -. Pogue has put
about dozen of the News and Observer
crew to chewing Christmas donation
of Pogue's Premium, five years old and
as sound and sweet and mellow as can
be. With Mr.. Pogue's remembrance
TO the boys came the following kind and
duly appreciated note:
This is only a sample. more on de-
mand of 'Pogue's Premium Tobacco
Five years old. Has a record Of nine
gold medals as the best tobacco made i'll
North Carolina. Happy New Year.
JOSEPH r. POGUE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DoBBIN & FERRALL.--Great White
Fair.
THOMAS IL CAMPBLLr-Christmas
is Over.
SHERWOOD HIGGS & CO.-An-
commemorative Sales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

Forecast for North Carolina: Fair;
light westerly winds, becoming variable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
HALF A HUNDRED YEARS.
The Semi Centennial of Christ Church
Celebrated Sunday.

The Christ church Christmas services
OH Sunday morning were very largely
attended. late corners finding difficulty
in obtaining seats. The walls We're adorn-
cd with sacred emblems and appropriate
texts, bearing on the subjects of the Ma
tivity. The chancel presented beauti-
full appearance and besides the ever
green decorations many cut flowers We're
sent to the church to be used in the
adornment Of the altar. High above the
altar cleaned Il blazing star in gas jets.
The splendid musical program which has
already been published in these columns.
WAS most effectively rendered. The Sc
lections were pitched in n triumphant
key. and in their rendition the choir, I'M
der the leadership and training Of its
skilled and accomplished organist fully
sustained its admirable reputation.
The climax Of the devotional part of
the services was possibly reached in the
exceedingly beautiful Sanctus and in the
uplifting notes of the .'Gloria in Excel
Sis in the Communion office. the SER
vice being that of j. BatIste Calkin. At
the Offertory the solo for soprano, 1T
Came Upon the Midnight Clear" was
sun by Miss Tucker with her wonted
expression and fervor.
Rev DR. Marshall preached a short
but impressive sermon ON the lessons of
the day and in the course of his remarks
referred feelingly to the sorrow that
Swallowed Christian home in this city,
in the death of a beloved son, II promis-
ing young physician, cut down i'll the
midst of life that was full of promise
and usefulness.
DR.. Marshall also spoke of the pres
ent Christmas week as being one of his
torical interest to the members of his
parish, the corner stone of the present
handsome church edifice having been laid
just fifty years ago by the late Bishop
Ives. He briefly sketched the various
rectors of the parish and paid beauti-
full tribute to his venerated predecessor,
the late Rev. Richard Sharpe Mason
ID. d.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27

Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t is SO good children cry
for it. 1t cures Group, bronchitis. pneu-
monia, grippe and all throat and lung
diseases. J. Hal Bobbitt and Henry T..
Hickx
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27

Nature has arranged things so that
Il poor man is able to display rs mans
virtues as millionaire.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
HOSPITAL. AID ASSOCIATION.

HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION.
The monthly meeting of the Ladies
Hospital Aid Association will be held
this Tuesday afternoon in the Supreme
court building, at 80 o'clock.
MRS. w. A. MONTGOMERY.
President.
MRS. L. \. OLDS,
Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19
Home or Celiu Thuxtcr.

The home of Celia Thaxter at Apple.
dor., Isle of Shoals. Is still kept open
for the inspection Of visitors. II ranks.
indeed. as chief attraction Of the spot.
1t consists Of house and garden. and the
greatest Of these Is garden. Not that
Its actual area Ii 40 great. but never
did so many flowers OF so many dif.
ferent varieties and Of such prOdlglous
capacity for blooming thrive In so small
space. Celia Thnxter loved flowers
and the plot runs riot with them. For
the most part. they are Of the hOmely.
Old-time sOrt--swect pea. mignonette.
bachelors button, ragged robin. lark.
spur. candytuft--all the quaint com.
pany that one finds In the regulation
Old.fashlon garden, but never In such
prOfusion rs In this. The house II
small. the study. Its one room shown to
visitors. apparently taking up the whole
structure. With the exception of the
books, everything In this study II just
as Celia ThaXtcr left It three years ago
when she died. The books 1t was
found necessary to remove. 80 the silk.
on curtains yelling each of the many
cases hide empty shelves. Pictures,
brlc-a-brac, desk. tables ana all else are
as she left them. What most impress
the visitor are the great vases of fow'
ers--ilfty of them-thnt are kept over
flowing with blossoms from one sea
sons end to the other. "rhat's nothing
to what Mrs. ThaXter used to have
says the old woman who serves rs
clcerone. 'Shc always had $50 vases,
l50 filed fresh every day! But al
though we try to keep things just rs she
left them, that was too much. 80 had
TO drop the 100. and to tell the truth, It's
Just as much as can manage to tend
TO the tlfty."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19

Is simply n preparation to render her
brilliant In the society of the great
world. Her toilet Is a subject of con.
slant anxiety.
Hardly any greater disgrace can fall
TO the lot Of Greek woman than 10
remain m old maid. Girls are often
betrothed when they are still tiny Ia.
bies. Although most Greek girls are
naturally very pretty, they begin TO
paint and powder from very early
age-cheeks bright red. eyebrows aud
lashes deepest black. and veins deli.
cately blue. The result Is she Is a
wlthered old woman at 40. and no.
where are ugller women TO be found
than beneath the blue skies of lovely
Greece.
Next In Importance TO beauty come
languages. Every Greek family who
can afford II keeps a French nurse OF
maid. and French Is universally spoken
IN society. Painting and music are un
necessary. but girls are carefully train
ed In dancing, and drilled to enter q
room and sit down with elegance
Lastly. household duties are taught
how to make rose jam. Turkish coffee
and various delicate sweetmeats SINH
lar to what we call Turkish delight.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19
MOVES FOUR INCHES.
DOes the big Washington Monument
on Very Warm Days.


The scientists Of the Naval Observa.
tory at Georgetown, just outside Of
Washington. have recently been devot-
ing much care and study to calculating
the amount of variation of the Wash.
lngton monument, says the Washing.
ton correspondent tf the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. This gigantic shaft
OF stone. which, for over half a CEN
tury has been the most conspicuous
landmark of Washington to all travel
ers entering the city, Is not the SYM
Dol of stability and immutability that
II has all along been considered.
From readings of delicate instru-
ments. taken three times n day for the
past month. 1t Is evident that the cap
stone of the monument, 800 feet high,
gets over four inches out of the per-
pendicular on u hot day. In fact. 1t Is
| apparent from these readings that the
capstone must have been circling
around In space ever since the monu-
ment was completed, eight years ago.
Let no one imagine from this fact
| that the monument Is getting u. move
on itself. that there Is any danger of
the big shaft toppling over. 1t Is on too
firm u foundation for that, and 1t can
he stated with certainty that the varia.
ton of the monument Is not due to a
shifting foundation.
Scientists have not yet reached q
unanimous opinion as to the real rea'
son of the monuments variation, but II
Is generally believed that 1t Is due to
the expansion and contraction of the
sides of the monument under the suns
heat.
1t Is also possible that winds have
some effect upon II. while some the
orles advanced are that the tall shaft Is
disturbed by slight earthquake shock.
that have no effect upon buildings of Il
lower altitude. But whatever the cause
1t has been proved positively that II
| does move.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19
A CUTE SCHEME.
but He Didn't Figure on Whnt His
Wife Might DO.

Wnc might UOs
Murlcy had not been himself for sew
eral days. lie walked the floor, NUT
tered to himself ana ran his fingers
nervously through his hair. I'm Mur.
ley's partner. and after l heard him
hire man for =? to go out In the coun.
try ana cut IN elm club that must
weigh at least ten pounds, ! felt II my
duty to talk to my old friend.
"Don't worry" he said In response To
my Inquiries. II know just what I'm
doing. II You hear of my humping Il
man tO'slcep with that elm club, you
mustn't infer that I've gone crazy. I'll
give YOU the situation. About u week
ago ! happened to be at home when
one of these agents that enlargcs pic
lures for nothing called at the house.
! hunted up an old photograph ana told
him to give us the finest specimen of
his workmanship that he could pro-
dnce. ! was at home pretty much all
the time till he returned with the pic
ture. 1t was n good one, ana of course
1t was In gaudy frame, for which he
wanted four prices. ] went into anOth.
or room, took the picture from the
frame, returned the latter to him as
unsatisfactory and gloated over his
profanity as he took his leave. The
enlarged picture had cost me nothing
and l blandly offered to let him have
all the old family portraits ! could rake
up, on the same terms"
"What are YOU kicking about then
You beat the fellow at his own game
and served him right, too"
"Of course did, but married man
Is always liable to get the worst of II
unless he figures accurately on his
wife. That agent went back and in
duced her TO take three of those high
priced frames and got an order for tive
enlarged pictures from the hired girl
I'lA simply arranging to greet him will
that elm club when he puts in another
appearance"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19
FORGERY.
Leading Principles Of Experts as Ap.
piled to Its bet gctiOn.

Leading Principles OF Experts as Ap.
piled to Its bet tgction.
A very curious fact about the phil.
OsOphy of handwriting Is this--that a
man never writes his name twice In
exactly the same way .or.in other words.
one signature Is never a fac-simile of
the other. so that IL an expert finds
among some genuine signatures one
that corresponds In every detail with a
disputed signaturc--and such thing
has happened several tlmes-he Is alb.
sOlutely certain. first, that the latter
really Is bogus, and second. that he has
before him the very model used by the
forger. All detectives of the Ink pot
agree that the discovery that two sigma.
lures on being superimposcd and held
to the light are identical Is n conclusive
proof that there has been tracing.
Such are the leading principles Of the
experts profession. How are they ap.
piled? In some cases they IRE not mp.
piled at all. The paper itself. the stamp,
II there Is one. may proclaim a docu.
ment to be n forgery. Then the micro.
scope and other appliances will some.
times show whether q signature II
fraudulent. Swindlers commonly write
a name In pencil and then ink II over.
If the expert has reason to believe
that his method has been utloptcd-and
1t Is not difficult to detect, because, for
one thing. the signature looks duller
than the other wrlting-he has Oply to
put u drop of acid on the letters. and,
presto! the ink disappears, revealing
the glistening plumbago beneath. But
1t Is practically impossible to obtain by
any mode of tracing a slgn manual
that will successfully bear the closest
scrutiny. In following the model.
whether that be u fac-simile In pencil
or carbon or genuine signature held
10 the light. the pen hesitates, giving
the writing zlgzag appearance,
| which. although not visible to the
naked eye. can be clearly seen with the
aid Of the microscope. The most useful
ally of the expert. however. Is the cam
era. which has 10 equal for showing
signs Of erasure, correction ana pen
hesitancy.
In one way or another. then. docu
ment may be pronounced a forgery
without any comparison Of writing
Rarely Is this SO when the work Of d
really accomplished professional pen
man comes to hand. He generally prac
tIces a signature till lie can initiate Il
closely enough to deceive any banl
cashier. when he dashcs II or at tn,
foot of a check with greater fuenc,
than, perhaps. could Its owner. In thi'
art Jim the Penmnn was an adept-th,
greatest adept In the annals Of crime
No tracing or boggling for him, no rub
bIng out or touching M. He wrote a
once exactly what he wanted, Initiating
the most difficult hand with freedom
an ease. ana perfection that wer'
marvellous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19
TIIH CHICAGO DAdLE.

cy. which has been held back by the
Civil Service Commissions refusal to
approve pay rolls. Five hundred of
them. angry and determined. marched
from the office of the Commissioner of
Public Works to that of Mayor Harri-
son and blocked the entrance and cor
idors until much of the public busl-
rcss was under a temporary suspen-
sion. The Mayor sent Secretary Lahiff
to look into the matter. and rctreated
to his private office to await his re-.
turn. When he heard the cause of the
delay he shouted: "Sec that those men
get their money without further delay.
II is an outrage that they should be
kept waiting around here" Commits.
sioncr of Public Works McGann gave
the matter his personal attention and
promised to have the pay envelopes
ready for the men next day. The crowd
then reluctantly dispersed and filed
peaceably into the street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19
ihe Greek Girl.

There Is a general but mistaken he.
lief that France Is the only country
where marriages are arranged" by
parents with little or no regard for
children's feelings or wishes. AS a
matter of fact, this condition of affairs
obtains to Il much greater extent In
Greece where such thing as n love
match Is practically unknown. The
Greek father is particular that the In
tended husband must have an ample
provision to support wife and fam
lily. For the girl a dOwry Is not SO I'M
pOrtant as In France, but certain
amount OF linen and household furni.
ture is generally required. The whole
training aud education Of Greek girl
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19

Mrs. Bixby's feminine and therefore
feble perceptions. The enigma was tp
recte three words In which the letters
Of the name are found, and to wind up
with "My whole Is wcll.knOwn poet"
Clara" said Mr.. Bixby, suddenly
and explosively.
Mrs. Blxby started out Of her dreamy
state Of mind and almost dropped. her
sewing.
"What Is It, dcarY' she nsked.
Il have three letters" said Bixby.
distinctly md impressively. my first
Is In the pocket but not in 'box;'
my"
Josiah Bixby." said Mrs. Bixby.
sternly fixing him with her eye: "Of all
the thoughtless. careless. neglcctful. in.
cOnsiderate men ever saw you are
the worst. One of ems that letter TO
mamma gave you to mail last Friday
asking her to see Aunt Susan and get
that skirt pattern loaned her last
week and copy Of that receipt for
cough syrup that did Johnny SO much
good AMI to come up and stay wecl;
or two with us. as need her assistance
In selecting shades for the slttIngTooni.
as they are faded and not fit to be seen
even II YOU do snccr at her behind her
back and make remarks about her that
you never would do II you had any
love for your wife. and Ill be bound
one Of them Is that letter I wrote that
New York agency that offers so day
for work In your own home samples
free. though I'm sure you'd never give
me any credit for trying to earn money
and help YOU along, and the other one
Is the letter ! wrote to my old school.
mate Jennie Armstrong. who hlnted
she was going TO come ana see me. and
told her that We We're undecided
about moving. yet the sly. deceitfu
mink she thinks don't know YOU
were engaged to her once, pushing her
self right In on us, the braxcn creature
and the chances are she'll be here any
day and you carrying those letter.
around In your pockets for weeks aftei
l gave them to YOU to mail and you
sitting up here and telling me about 1,
rs II 1t were Of no Importance In tht
world. though goodness knows I'm OF
none In this house Shaving and scrapIns
and saving and trying to help"
B!xby Jumped out OF his chair. threw
his paper at the lamp. jammed his ha
| on his head. and shOuted:
"Mrs. Blxby, I'm going out and lool
at the alrship. When you recover youl
senses, madam. I will return"