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The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07

We understand that all Dewey needs
In his new house is coal We haven't
any coal. but we have shipped him two
carloads Of Georgia light wood knots,
with our compliments.
Brumby day was even more than we
expected. All of our relatives swooped
down on us. and we had to hire a
fright train to take 'em to It,
Billville is not represented in the leg
islature this year. Our late representa-
tive got government pension for hav
ing his leg cut off while reading war
news, and he has gone to Ty-Ty to
spend 1t.
We have no advice to give the Geor-
gia legislature. The members got in
there, and they know what for.-At.
lanta Constitution.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07

EAST NoRTHFIELD, Mass, Dec. c.
The family physician of D. L. Moody.
after consultation, has issued bulle.
tin to the effect that Mr.. Moody is suf.
fering from a weakened heart and that
the condition is due to overwork. He
suffers at times from difficult breathing.
Mr.. Moody eventually will recover. He
receives very many letters of sympathy
from friends in all parts of the country
and often expresses gratitude for the
thoughtful remembrances which they
Indicate
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
CENSORSHIP is STRICT.
But Little News From Front Allowed to
Trickle Through.

But Little News From Front Allowed to
Trickle Through.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-The censorship con-
tinues to be Of the strictest character.
Virtually no news is allowed to pass, eX-
cept diaries of events with the be-
leaguered garrisons According to the
latest accounts of the battle of Modder
River, the Boer fire was the hottest on
record and will revolutionize existing
theories. 1t was effective up to 1,600
yards, but the casualties among the
Boer troops were trihing. 1t was found
impossible to bring the British ammu-
milton reserves to the firing line. Many
Beers wearing Red Cross badges were
actually employed in serving out am
munition. 1t is reported that the moblli.
zation of a seventh division will be or
dered at Aldershot as preparation for
emergencies.
The Daily Mail has a dispatch from
Mafeking, dated Nov. 2S, which says:
"All Well"
The Morning Post complains that
there are plenty of cavalrymen at home,
but that parsimony prevents their be-
ing sent to South Africa, where they
are urgently needed.
A Modder river special, dated Nov.
80, says: "The Beers occupy strong
ridge about six miles north of this point
Today the Lancers came into contact
with them"
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
A MODERN FABLE.
The story of the Elephant who was
Very Ignorant.

once there was nm elephant that
tired of life in the jungle, 80 he decid-
cd to join circus at the first opportu-
nifty. Shortly after making up his mind
on this point he was strolling through
the forest, cursing the flies high and
low, when he came upon the agent of
a great American circus who was en-
gaging African talent for the following
season. Although the agent saw him
coming, he paid no attention to the dis
contentcd elephant, who naturally felt
sighted.
Hello he trumpctcd Wouldn't
you like to have me grace your cir
cus2"
"Oh, l don't knoww carelcssly re-
piled the agent. What stunts can you
doT
What can l doT asked the surpris.
cd elephant.
well, you're a bright one, you are"
sarcastically replied the agent. Can
you balance yourself on the tip of your
trunk, or turn Il back somcrsault, or
play the intermezZo from 'Cavalleria
Rusticana' on n slide trombone. or do
high dive into three feet of water, or
conduct an orchestral?
The poor, bcwildcred elephant meek
ly acknowledged his inability to per-
form any of the feats mentioned.
IL thought so," remarked the circus
man. Now, if you'll attend dramat-
ic school for five or six years and study
hard about 16 hours day I'll make
you an offer that'll''- But with a loud
roar Of despair the stagestruck animal
took to the woods.
Moral.-The professions are over.
crOwded.-Brooklyn Life.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.

The fight between Erne and O'Bricn
at New York Monday was declared u
a draw at the end of the 25th round.
The German reichstag Monday dis
Cussed the governments currency bill,
providing for an increase of silver coins
until the amount reached the propor-
ton of IA marks per head of the popula-
ton.
The state department. has received n
cable message from United States Min
lister Loomas at Caracas, Vcn., confirm
ing the press report of the capture of
Maracaibo by the insurgent general,
Hernandez.
Captain Blocklinger, commander of
the naval recruiting station in Chicago,
has been instructed to enlist 30 lands.
men for the cruiser Hartford, which
will leave S; i Francisco Dec. 20 for d
years trip around the world.
There was terrific battle in the "de-
mons" cage at the Ohio penitentiary
Monday, in which Frank O'Neill, the
Cleveland prisoner who killed Guard
Lauderback year ago, was nearly
stabbed to death by Otis Hurley of Day
ton. Both of the men have been con-
fined in the cage because of their mur.
derous disposition.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
MILES AHEAD OF RECORD.

Six-Day Bikers at New York Establishing
Many New Marks.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-The plodders at
Madison Square Garden are riding far
ahead of the record, as was anticipated.
There has been some change in the rela-
tive position of the riders and several of
them have left the track in the past "a
hours.
Two o'clock score Miller Waller,
1,0O1.6; Maya-McEachern, 1,001.2;
Gimm-Pierce, l,OOl.S; Fischer Cheva
lier, 1,00O.S; Stevens-Turville, 1,O0O.6;
Babcock- -Stinson, 1,0O0.5; Schinneer-
Forster, 997.5; Thoma- Dickerson, GAG. g.;
The.P .Pastaire, 1884; Walthour, 515.7;
Aronson, 474.7.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Major Armstrong Dead.

KANSAS CITY, Dec, 6.-Major f. O.
Armstrong, surgeon of the Thirty-sec-
ond regiment, died at Manila yesterday
of lymphatic leukaemia, according to a
cablegram received in this city by the
father of Mrs. Armstrong. Major
Armstrong was about 40 years old and
was we'll known physician and sur.
geon of Eldorado, Kan.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The funeral of
the late John l Blair occurred at Blairs-
town. N. j., yesterday. Many promi-
nent persons were present at the serv-
ices, which were also attended by dele
cations from several colleges. One
delegation representing Princeton col
lege and Blair Hall club at Princeton
was headed by President Patton. The
pallbearers We're the five grandsons of
Mr.. Blair. The interment was in the
family plot in Blairstown.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
New Western League.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Dec. 6.-From n
crcditablo source it is learned that Min
neapolis and st. Paul will probably be
represented in the new western league
of professional baseball clubs. Tho
promoters of the new league have as.
surances from the magnates of the
National and American leagues that
Louisville will be dropped by the Ma.
tional league and will be included in
the American circuit in place of st.
Paul. Minneapolis, it is said, will also
be dropped by the American league.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Total Losses at Ladysmith.

New YORK, Dec. Ga dispatch to
The Herald from Pietermaritzburg says:
News from Ladysmith is beginning to
come in more freely. The latest dis
patches state that from the beginning of
the investment up to last Saturday
(Nov. 25) there were 1923 killed and
wounded, including both military and
civilians. The Beers shell the town
from all sides, their favorite time for
opening being at midnight.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
CATTLEMEN ARE DIRECTING
Opposed to Change In Live stock Rates
Made by Railroads.

opposcd 10 thangc IN Live stock Rates
Made by Railroads.
OMAHA, Dee. G.-CattlCmcn through.
out the west are aroused to consider.
able extent i'll opposition to the recent
change inauguratcd by the railroads
west of the Missouri river, whereby tho
transportation of cattle is charged for
by weight instead of by the car, as here.
toforc. They assert that this change
will result in an increase of the charges
of the railroad companies. Especial op-
position to the new method of comput-
ing freight tariffs on the movement OF
live stock is manifested in Kansas and
it is asserted that suits will bo insti-
tutcd in the courts of that state to do
termine whether or not the railroads
have the right to make such change
in their tariffs.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
A Good Practice.

NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., Nov. 20, lS99S
Mrs. w. E. Goodwin, box 374, this
place, says she always has the very best
of health, but she attributes it largely
to the fact that they make practice of
keeping the blood pure with Hood 8
Sarsaparilla. 1t has been used in the
family for years and is believed to have
no equal. 1t is the best medicine money
can buy.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Sheriffs to Discuss Convict Iabor

DEs MONIES, Dec. 6.-The sheriffs OF
Iowa meet in annual convention here
today. The feature of the meeting will
be u discussion on convict labor. l.. G..
Kinne of the state board of control will
read Il paper Oh convict labor.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Massacred by Kurds.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 6.-Private ad-
vices received here report that the
Kurds have avenged the recent incur
sion of Prussian Armenians into the
Alashgerd district, in Turkish Arme-
mia, by pillaging the Armenian village
of Kostur and massacring 300 of it's in
babitants
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Novel Means of Suicide.

CEDiR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. 5.-Mrs.
Lizzie Severa, an aged woman, an in
mate of the county home, committed
suicide yesterday by hanging. She tied
a piece of string around a door knob,
the other end around her neck and,
lying down on the floor, strangled her.
self to death.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
MORE TROUBLE is IN SIGHT.
Deputies Go to Diamondvilic and Strik-
er- Want to Fight.


er- Want to Fight.
CHEYENNE, Dec. 6.-The citizens of
Diamondville fenr that n crisis is APP
preaching and many of them are loav.
ing tho coal camp. Sixty deputies ar
rived ut Diamondvillc today from
Evanston, Fort Bridger, Cokeville,
kemmerer and Big Pincy, to-.
gether with several cases of arms
and ammunition from Evanston. This
gives Sheriff John Ward force of about
100 well.armed and experienced men.
The strikers are not idle and are getting
everything ready for battle The com
pany is determined to operate its mines
and the strikers are equally determined
that it shall not Ii is believed that an
attempt will be made on Thursday
morning to resume.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
The Wise Man.

The wise man will not expect too
nuch from those about him. He will
'ear and forbear. Even the best have
'oibles and weaknesses which have to
,e endured, sympathized with and per-
laps pltied. Who Is perfect? Who
toes not need forbearance and forgive
Less s?-Samuel Smiles.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The announcement
of the repeal of the Prussian law for
bidding the affiliation and coalition of
political clubs and societies caused a
great sensation throughout Germany.
Emperor Williams objections. it ap.
pears, were due to his fear that repeal
would increase socialist agitation and
the political power of the Socialist
Darty
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
XIII Meat Inspection Bill.

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-The meat inspection
bill which the reichstag commission,
hostile to the United States, was to have
taken up yesterday, has been postponed
indefinitely at the instigation of the for
eign Office
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Motor Cars Collide at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 5.-Two motor
cars collided on Wilson avenue near
Woodland avenue yesterday owing to
an open switch. The passengers were
badly shaken up, but only three persons
We're severely hurt, They We're John
Vinsel, Bruno Young and Nicholas
TannhS
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Herd of Cattle PoIsoned

CULBERTsoS, Neb., Dec. 6.-J. J. ST.
dell lost 10 cattle the latter part of last
week by poisoning. 1t is thought some
one put arseric in the salt that was fed
them. Sixteen died in about an hour 8
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Blowing Up Colenso Bridge.

LORENZO MARQUEE, Dec. 6.-General
Joubert has retired from Estcourt and
is now blowing up the Colenso bridge
He brings large herd of cattle and in
tends to concentrate his forces around
Ladysmith.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Death of J,.snb sw.,

SIOUX CITY, Dec. 6.-Joseph Swan
one of Iowa's best known lawyers, died
yesterday of heart failure. He had
practiced here since 1871.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The case of
Henry Bolln, plaintiff in error, state Of
Nebraska, will be argued in the supreme
court today.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
Mrs. n. n. Hull,
WILL GIVE
Facial Treatment Manieuring and Sh,npes

WIN gladly call at your homes and do any thu
work. Orders taken for hns hair switches
Perfect match guaranteed. Residence on First
street, Janction. Orders may be left at ths
Junotion Drug Store. Telephone 10.
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The Proper Bedtime.

\ physician of courtly old school
manners used to give prescriptions
marked respectively for early bedtime
and late bedtime. \ discussion arose
the other day between several friends
as to what constituted early and what
late bedtime. Some Of the ladies'
maintained that 10 o'clock was the
limit between the two; others thought
that early bedtime lasted until IL. and
few, who believed in beauty sleep,
pleaded that early bedtime began ut S
and ended at 9:30 clock.
SO many people are engaged all day,
and the dinner hour is necessarily, in
city life, deferred to so late an hour,
that families do not break up from
their quiet evenings until after 10.
Society pushes its hours later and la
ter, and the votarics of fashion come
nearer having no bedtime at all.
snatching their rest when they can be-
tween one gay rout and another. The
invalid and the aged person and the
child must perforce retire early. For
those steady-going persons, who reg
ulate their lives by rule. and who
habitually rise at an early hour, and
breakfast punctually att o'clock, 10
is certainly = good bedtime hour.
Brain workers would find their account
in seeking the repose of the couch and
the darkcned and silent chamber, with
preferably Opaque curtains to exclude
light of the moon and street lamp alike
at 10 o clock
A long sleep rests the mind as we'll
as the body, and prepares one for the
work of the next day, whatever it may
be. Far better than an opiatc or
narcotic is the habit of seeking the
pillow at an carly hour, and quietly
lying still with closed eyes and relax
cd limbs, until sleep, gently woocd.
comes with it's healing touch and soft
ly wcavcs its spells Of balm.
The good docto: probably meant by
early bedtime any time between S and
?:30 o clock, and regarded the later pc
period as between 9:30 o'clock and
midnight.
Growing children canno; too careful
ly be cnjoined to get plenty of sleep.
The boy or girl who has lessons to
learn must waken early after a good
nights rest, and this is insured only
by punctuality in retiring. Fight
o'clock is good bedtime for all young
people under 10, and should DC insist
ed upon by parents
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Saw The Point Himself.

The following story is told by the
Youths Companion Of Philadelphia
millionaire who has been dead some
years: \ young man came to him
one day and asked pecuniary aid tc
start him in business.
"Do you drink - asked the mil
lionaire
"Oncc in while
"Stop it (! Stop it for year, and
then come to sec me-" The young
man broke off the habit at once, and
at the end Of the year came to see the
millionaire again.
"Do you smoke q asked the sue
cessful man.
Nov and then
"Stop it Stop it for a year, and
then come and see me again
The young man went tome and
broke away from the habit. 1t took
him some time, but finally he worried
through the year and presented him
self again.
"Do you chew ?" asked the philan-
thropist.
"Yes, do,' was the deperate reply.
''Stop it I! Stop it for a year, and
then come and see me again
The young man stopped chewing,
but he never went back again. When
asked by his anxious friends why he
never called OH the millionaire again,
he replied that he knew exactly what
the man was driving at. He'd have
told me that now that l have stopped
drinking and smoking and chewing |
must have saved enough to start me
in business. And | have"
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Not as bad as Fighting.

A veteran Of the war, who was not
particularly remarkable for his brave
ry in the ranks, but who, nevertheless,
is in receipt of a comfortable pension,
was relating his experience as sol
dier.
"Werc you ever taken prisoner ~
he was asked.
II guess l was, he replied, en-
phatically. II was prisoner OF war
for eight months, and slept on th,
ground in the open air all the time.
Some days l would get something to
eat, and some days l wouldn't 1
nearly starved to death"
"It must have been terrible ex-
perience,' remarked one of his lis
teners.
1T vas indeed, frightful expert
ence; but 1 tell you, gentlemen and
here he lowered his voice and spoke
very earnestly, sit wasn't near as bad
as fighting"
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way superior to negroes as cotton pick
ers. In the first place the cost of
picking is only about onc.thrd. Then
they are more careful than negroes,
and pick cleaner grade of cotton.
Even in this rainy fall, when all other
cotton was of low grade, that picked
by the monkeys was all middlinc. and
sold for at least onc-half cent more
than that picked by the negroes. Then
they will pick in weather in which
YOU can get niger in the field. In
fact, | believe that it is the greatest
discovery that has been made for the
cotton planter since Whitney discov
cred the cotton gin. People laughed
at me at first when tried this thing.
as they always DO when a man tries
anything new; but now that it has
proved Il success all my ncighbors are
wild about it. The negroes have made
repeated threats to kill the monkeys
but as yet they have not done 50. and
| apprchend no very great danger in
this direction.
In closing Mr.. Mangum said You
may say to the cotton planters of the
south that it is Il grand success, and
that next June shall make Il large
importation Of monkeys from Africa.
and | would like to have other plant
ers join me. My address is Smcdcs,
Miss, and would be pleased to
correspond with any one interested in
this matter
| believe that Mr.. Mangum is a
greater benefactor to the cotton planter
than Eli Whitney. have just given
him an order to import me 200 mon
keys next summer, and feel sure that
we will soon be independent of the
negro so far as cotton picking is con
ccrned. TON q. LANE.
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so that markets where the best grade
of goods are appreciated would be
open to them, not, as in this case,
where they have to compete with the
cheaper grade Of goods.
VARIETY OF CANNED ARTICLES.
Quite variety Of articles have been
canned at some Of these factories. l
have eaten white head cabbage and
string beans which for color and flavor
| could not distinguish from that
fresh from the garden; as also sausage
and liver puddings in midsummer as
fresh in taste as in the height of hog
killing time. Besides the articles
already mentioned, except meats and
cabbage, Mr.. Hay also cans the Juice
of the grape, which makes most
pleasant and hcalthful drink. and
needs only to be known to be sought
after. The only goods that he finds
standard in the markets tha. he sup
plies are peaches, pie and syrup pears,
tomatoes, aud okra and tomatoes com
bincd. There is, strange to say, very
little demand for native berries and
fruits, okra alone, string beans, apples,
or grape juice. His work in these is
confined almost entirely to his toll
business, all Of which goes to show
the advantage to be derived from some
concert of action among the ANAL
canneries.
NATIVE BERRIES AND FRUITS.
In the native berries and fruits
alone there is the possibility Of very
extensive business if they we're canned
in sufficient quantities to warrant ship
ment to more distant markets where
they would be appreciated.
And now, in conclusion, l am ready
at any time to give any further infor-
nation regarding this business that I
may be able; OF would refer anyone to
Mr.. Z. II. Hay, Springfield, S. c.,
who will take great pleasure in an
swering any question regarding the
business. S.
Springfield, S. c., Jan. "a, 1899
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NOTICE.
Feb q. 1898

VNHE management OF the Equitable Life
desirous of securing tho services Of a man
of character and ability to represent its
interest with Anderson as headduarters.
The right man will be thoroughly edu-
Gated in the science of Life Insurance and
the nrt of successful soliciting. There is
no business or profession not requiring
capital winch Is more remunerative than a
llfe agency conducted with energy and
ability. Correspondence with men who
desire to secure permanent employment
and are ambitious to attain prominence in
the profession is invited
w. j. RODDEY, Manager,
Rock Hill, S. G.
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"It seems to me-" said Vermont
judge to his daughter, that your young
man calls good many times a week.
My court doesn't sit anywhere near as
often as yours does ''Oh, we'll,
papa, was the blushing reply, "I am
engaged 20 him you know, and that
entities US to court of special
sessions"
Pitts Carminativc aids digestion,
regulates the bowels. cures Cholera
Infantum, Cholera Morbus, Dyscntery
Pains, Gripings, Flatulcnt Collie, On
natural Drains from the Bowels, and
all diseases incident to tccthing chill
drcn. For all summer complaints it
is specific. Perfectly harmless and
free from injurious drugs and chem
icals.
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Waiting.

n western widow owns and occupies
cottage under the shadow of church
stceple which is supposed to be in
danger of falling when high wind
blows. At midnight, few nights
ago, when the wind blew ficrcely, she
got up and dressed, called the chill
dren up and dressed them, and then
folded her arms with the remark
Now, then, if the stccl lc falls and
kills US, people will know what we
were a respectable family anyway.
George, you brush your hair little
more, and Sarah, you take your feet
off the stovc-hearth, and pin your col
lar little more to the left"
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1t is narrated that New Eng
land preacher of the olden times was
paralyzcd during sermon by discov-
cring his rude offspring in the gallery
pelting the hearers in the pcws below
with peanuts. But while the good old
man was preparing frown of rcproof
the young hopeful cried out: "You
tend to your preaching, daddy; I'll
keep en- awake
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Dancers Of the Grin.

The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting in pneumonia. If
reasonable care is used, however, and
Chamberlain's Cough remedy taken.
all danger will be avoided. Among
the tens Of thousands who have used
this remedy for la grippe we have yet
to learn of a single case having re-
suited in pneumonia which shows con-
clusively that this remedy is certain
preventive Of that dangerous disease.
1t will cure la grippe in less time than
any other treatment. It is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by Hill
Orr Drug Co.
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Notice to Teachers.

TNHERf: will bs an Examination of
4 Teachers on tho 18th inst. All ap-
pilcants must be provided with pnper.
pens. ink, DC Those wishing to stand
the Examination should be here prompt
ly at "a. m, i'll order to avoid confusion
and delay. X. T.: NICHOLSON.
Co Stunt Ct TC1