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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-24

Probably no play has been received with
such universal commentator as c. E
Calahanls Tennessee comedy "A Ro-
nance of Coon Hollow" now in its fifth
season. On its original production in Chi
cago the critics were unanimous in pre-
dieting it a great success. and their pre-
dictions have not as yet proved untrue
The name, "A Romance of Coon Hollow, "
suggests the most interesting possibih-
ties in that delightful land of southern
romance and chivaIry. The real south
erner is always welcome on the stage
or in a book. and people seem never TO
tire Of listening TO the pleasant southern
dialect and watching the lively darkey
diSporting himself in his world-famous
songs and dances. 1t must not be thought
that the play is merely a lot of Niger
acts with a thread of plot 10 hold them
together. On the contrary, a Romance
of Coon Hollow tells an absorbing story
of love, hate and intrigue which keeps the
audience in the highest tension of excite
ment. "A Romance of Coon Hollow will
be seen at the Crawford Grand Wednes-
day, January %.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-24
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-24

There is hot and steady competition be-
tween managers in New York and those
in London and Paris, to get the sensation
al novelties that come to the surface in
the theatre from time 10 time. This year
there have been more beautiful surprises
on the Partisan stage than have been
made known for several seasons. World.
Garnella and Mack, managers anr princi-
pal comedians of the rewritten farce
comedy Town Topics" have secured
every feature that has excited the bOule-
vardiers of Paris this season, and Will
introduce them in Town Topics" That
ia World, Gsrnella and Macks idea OF
being up to date. They know THAI their
audiences demand the best that is going
in the amusement world, and they have
kept in touch with Paris and London all
summer, ready to take pcseession Of
everything in stage work that IS worth
having Go and see Town Topics" and
you viii understand this a a glance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-24

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-09
TAX DEED NOTICE.

Notice Of the expiration OF the time TOE
the redemption Of land sold for taxes Tor
the year Of 1897.
once Of the County Clerk, Villas County,
Wisconsin.
No ell whom 1t may concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the folioWinG
lots or tracts Of land sold May ~, In tne
year of 1897, for the taxes due and unpaid
Tor the year Of 1896 remaining unredeemed
On the once of the County Clerk OF was
County, wisconsin; that opposite the de.
scription OF each tract or lot or part fnereoa
81 the following list Is the name OF t the
person, IL any, to whom assessed and tne
amount Of taxes, interest and charges caicu.
lated to the last day Of redemption due on
each.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes, interes.
and charges set opposite the tracts ae aeth
day Of May, 1900, the said tracts OF Mno
shall be forfeited and will be conveyea no 70
of the statute in such case made ana pro-
vided.
Dated at Eagle River, Wis, this LIST day Of
August, 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
LIFE WAS TOO BITTER
An Aged Man Driven by
Melancholy to Suicide.
Mr.. Howell Griffin, Farmer Aged II, Puts an
End to His Sad Life by Cutting His
Throat.

Louisburg, n. c., Dec. 26.--(Special.)--
A very sad affair happened about three
miles from here this morning, Mr.. How
ell Griffin, aged II years, killed himself
by cutting his throat. He had been SUI
fering with melancholy for more than
n year, but especially so for about q
month This morning he arose about ;
o'clock and left his house. AS he did
not return within about a half an hour
his people became uneasy and made
search for him, and about 6 o'clock he
was found in the pine woods about $50
yards III front of his house, dead.
lie had cut his throat, using his pocket
knife, which had a single blade about
three inches long, and apparently he had
made but one. stroke, entirely severing
the wind pipe and jugular vein.
The knife was found BESIDE him.
Mr.. Griffin had been 4 very energetic
and prosperous farmer until within two
or three years ago, when he turned his
farming operations over to his children.
He was in comfortable circumstances.
and had the respect and confidence of
the entire neighborhood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27

Don't waste your time in regretting th'
time you have wasted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
RED SPRINGS is HUsTLING.
Elegant Residences. Working For
Electric Lights. Air of Prosperity.

Red Springs. n. c., Dee. 26.-(Speciall
We are having a quiet Christmas. Red
Springs Seminary gave holiday vacation
from December p to January 2. Most
of the teachers are here, but nearly all
the students went home-several from
distant States are still here. Over 200
students are at the Seminary.
The Methodist Sunday school had
a Christmas tree and entertainment last
night.
Ex-Sheriff Mcneil who is over 80
years of age, and his daughter, Miss Sal
lie, of Hope Mills, are visiting relatives
here.
Murdoch McEinnon, w. L. McKinnon
and Fred Brown are home from the
University of North Carolina.
Mrs. w. A. Mclean and daughter, of
Lumbcrton, j. n. Buie, Register of
Deeds and many others are visiting in
town.
The elegant residences of DR.. Frank
Mcmillan, s. II. Townsend, w. II.
Skies and W. ]. Council are nearly com
pleted.
The mayor of Lumberton, +. X. Proc
tor, said recently that If the business
houses here were as nice as The resi-
dences, we would have town right.
He thinks the town has bright fu-
ture.
The town has two brick stores, and
two other brick stores 21x72 feet. with
ten offices, etc. on the second floor near
~ finished. Other brick stores and good
business houses, etc, will he built next
year. a strong firm at Dillon, s. c.,
gave 5000 for nice lot to build a large
brick store on next year. \ gentleman
sold his farm in South Carolina for
$1,000, bought Albert Parha1a's residence
here for ~, 900, and will move here soon
and engage in business, probably have
large livery, feed and sale stables.
Loves lumber plant shipped fifteen
cars of dressed, kiln dried lumber last
week. All the mill men are flourishng,
sometimes getting orders of from one to
two million feet of lumber.
Electric lights. sewerage and water
works anda cotton factory are spoken
Of often as possibilities of the near FIJI
ture Mr.. II. W. Livermore is hard al
work for electric lights.
The churches are flourisling.
Merchants were we'll pleased with the
Christmas trade. Keep Your eye On
Red Springs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
Sufferers From Kidney Trouble Cured
This Year by
Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
Sample Bottle Free.

Thousands who have written for one
of the free trial bottles of DIR. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy have lit
orally had their lives saved by a postal
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proved to them that DIR, David henne-
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real cure for diseases of the Kidneys,
Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheumatism.
Dyspepsia. Chronic Constipation and
the sicknesses peculiar to women. They
bought a large sized bottle of their
druggists and it benefited or cured them
THE above Is not an idle statement, but
the result of careful Investigations
You can ito the same thing. If you
are i'm Doubt as to whether yor have
trouble with Your Kidneys or Bladder.
put some of your urine in a glass tum-
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ance, If it is ropy or stringy, pale or dis
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taking DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite
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at S100 a large bottle, or six bottles for
$500. 1t is without question the surest
medicine of the age to put a stop to
such dangerous symptoms as pain in
the DICK, lTequtHL utSlTe 10 uFIHdle'
especially at night, scalding burning
pain in passing water, inability TO hold
urine and all the unpleasant and dam
serous effects produced on the system
by the use of whiskey and beer.
Send your full name and address to
the DIR. David Kennedy Corporation,
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this paper, when a trial bottle, with pl1n-
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fishers of this paper guarantee the gem
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
Death of Fred Norris.

Chapel Hill, y. c., Dec. 26-(Special)
News reached MS yesterday of the
death of young Fred Harris, Of Chapel
Hill. He died suddenly in New York
City. Heart failure is given as the
cause of death. Barely past his eigh-
tenth, year young Harris had already
begun TO make his mark in life He was
a student of the University last year,
where he was very popular with his class
mates. Early this year he left for New
York to engage in business there with
his brother. lie was son of the late
DR.. Harris, Of Durham His mother
brother and sister are living here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
MILLIONS Given Away.

Tt is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. have given away
over ten million trial bottles of this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thou
sands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron-
hits. Hoarseness and al diseases of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cur
ed by it. Call ON all druggists and get
a free trial bottle Regular size zoe and
ST. Every bottle guaranteed, or price
refunded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
CHRISTMAS AT THE MILLS.
Many Hearts Gladdened With the
Seasons Gifts.

Durham, Y. c., Dee. 26.-(Special.)-
The holidays have been as lively and as
enjoyable here as we have ever witness
ed The Christmas trade with the mer-
chants was never better. \ good many
people whose idea of celebrating the
holiday season is by getting full of whis-
key. got full and ended their hilarity by
oeing rounded up and brought before the
mayor Sixteen cases were tried before
Mayor McCown this morning, eight of
them being for drunkenness.
e. Z. Sheridan, superintendent of the
Durham Hosiery Mills, was presented
with il handsome centre table and nice
pocket knife as Christmas presents from
the employees of the mills He presented
each one of his foremen with a fine
gold collar button At the Erwin Cotton
Mills, i'll West Durham, the following
presents were given by the operatives
to their foremen: To A. s. Winslow
many valuable presents; J. II. Harris,
a nice dinner set; ]. c.. Clayton, fine
gold ring. The following loom-fxers re-
ceived presents: W. ii. Smith, a dinner
set; W. J. Phillips, glass bowl and pit
cher: Il. s. Snitt, dinner set and an al
bum; J. NJ. Perry, a fine lamp: ]. d..
Peasants, dinner set; w. H. Bobbitt,
bowl and pitcher; J. r. Smith, album and
linen set. w. d. Dodson, one of the
foremen, received n fine guitar
w. T. Darlington returned today from
Baltimore. where he had been to see his
brother. $. l.. Darlington, who is at
Johns Hopkins Hospital. in Baltimore.
1t is learned with regret that Mr. Car
rington's condition is improved but little,
# any.
Golden Link Lodge, No. ia, l. o. o.
f., have elected the following officers:
ID. y. Lee, Noble Grand; l.. j. Jones,
Vice Grand; d. Il. Cameron, Recording
Secretary; j. i. Melvin, Financial See
rotary; r. NJ. STEPHENS, Treasurer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
HYMEN GOES A.FIsHING.
And Makes Most Wonderful Haul
During the Holidays.

Durham. n. c., Dec. 26.-(Specal.)-
Marriage bells have rung out right mer-
rily here this week. blending with joy
Gus Christmas chimes.
Tonight at s o'clock Mr.. w II. Chris
man led to the hymeneal altar, Miss
Fannie Norris. The maid Of honor was
Miss EffTe Norris, sister of the bride,
and the groom's best man was Mr.. w. A.
Wood The other attendants were Mr..
j. B. Highsnlith with Miss Eva Dixon,
Mr.. viii Il. Murray with Miss Siddie
Hood, Mr. Sid Weatherspoon with Miss
Viola Morris.
On Sunday evening at o'clock, Mr..
L. J.. Clark and Miss Annie Ray We're
united in matrimony, Rev. DR. w. C.
Tyree officiating.
About 1:45 o'clock p. m. Christmas
Day, Mr.. Henry Glenn and Miss Ella
Rem were married The groom is from
resident of this city.
Mr.. w. s. Horton, of Durham. and
Miss Ella Dean. of Wakefield, Wake
county. We're united in marriage Christ
mas Day. The happy pair arrived in
Durham OH the afternoon train, accom-
panied by some of their friends Mon
day night a wedding supper was given
at Mr.. NJ. G. AIarkham's, compliment
tary to Mr.. and Mrs. Horton and Mr.
and Mrs. Clark.
At $50 O'clock Monday afternoon, Mr.
George Thompson and Miss Emma Cole,
both of this city, were wed. Rev. j. W.
Wellons performed the ceremony
Mr.. Rams Ayner and Miss Dora Mel.
vim arrived in West Durham Monday
from Greensboro. and were married that
afternoon, Squire w. r. Snitt perform
ing the ceremony.
Another marriage took place in West
Durham Sunday evening. The contract
ing parties were Mr.. ]. IL. Allen and
Miss Leila Stegall. Rev. w. A. Smith
offic.ated.
Sunday afternoon, in this city, Rev.
J. w. Wellons united in marriage Mr..
Arlo Rippey and Miss Berta CASTOR.
The happy pair left for University Sta
ton 10 visit relatives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27

My son had been troubled for years
with chronic diarfdoea. Sometimes ago
persuaded him to take some of Cham
herlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After using two bottles of the
95-ccnt size he was cured. | give this
testimonial. hoping some one similarly
afflicted may read it and be benefited
Thomas C. Bower, Glencoe, o. For
ale everywhere. Bobbtt-Wynne Drug
20. and II. T. Hicks. Druggists, RAJ
eigh, N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
Shed Tablespoonful at Night.
Hair Full of White Scabs. Offer
500 for Cure. Friend Suggests
CUTICURA REMEDIES. Tries
Them and is Cured.

Last summer had company, - man and his
wife. The mans hands and face had dry, scaly
cores on them, and his head was covered with
the same, his hair being full of those white scales
or scabs. His wife said, "some mornings she
would find a tablespoonful or more of them In
the bed" / asked him what allied him, and he
replied at that he did not know" "Why don't
YOU cure yourself?'' a" would give hundred
dollars to be cured. have paid out a lot Of
money but don't get cured" he said. Well,
told him g would cure him for less than that"
and told him to get the CUTIcURA remedies and
he would be cured. AS he was living in Bristol,
VT, did not see him for some time after, aud
then he fairly shouted to me: 9 | am cured.
CUTIcURA has done it. The Lord bless you and
CuTIcURA." MRS. SARAH i. MINER,
Feb. 81, 1898. Lincoln, Addison Co., Vt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27

To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying IL
guilds into the nasal passages for catarI'n-
al troubles, the proprietors prepare Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is 70 cents. Druggists or
by mail. The liquid embodies the medi-
cinal properties of the solid preparation.
Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the
membrane and does not dry up the secre.
tons but changes them to a natural end
healthy character. Ely Brothers, 81
Warren street, n. Y.
A man usually finds it a hard job to
get soft one.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
letter CURED BY CU1ICURA

had letter ON my hands for two years. Ny
hands were all cracked to pieces, and blcd so
itched terribly. tried everything. but nothing
seemed to do me any good. i tried the CUTIcURA
remedies and they no longer bother me at all.
EALLIE Il. COPELAND, Woodland, N. U.
Eeut. II 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27

"Rob Peter to pay Paul" That is
what they do who take stimulants for
weak nerves. Hoods Sarsaparilla gives
true nerve strength.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27

A Massachusetts lunatic inagines he il
the diseoverer of the north pole. 1t is
Just possible that he at some time tried
TO make love to Boston girl.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04

this enterprising Britisher. mature so
often repeats herself in the process Of
making her fair women that when I
see a pretty American 1 have not long
to wait before / can find her almost
perfect double across the water. Per-
hapS you do not know that Mrs. Law
renee Tunure, whose maiden name was
Romano Stone and who was a cele-
hrated beauty in London as we'll as
New York, is perfect counterpart of
the celebrated Nine Recamier. and if
you were to see the Grand Duchess
Serge of Russia and Mrs. Edwin NJ
Post together you would be surprised
at the likeness between them.
To follow this up. I've found that,
though one is blonde and the other
dark. the Princess of Wales and Miss
Emily Hoffman are like enough to have
had the same parents. and the por-
traits of Queen Louise of Prussia show
an amazing resemblance to every con-
tour in the face of Mrs. John Jacob
Astor. Now, at first this seems rather
amazing and l couldn't quite figure it
out. but I've come to the conclusion
that the mixture of races as exempli-
fled in America is wonderfully fertile
in good looks and it is sad but true
enough that in a single city and gen.
Grafton the American soil does develop
women who. in feature and coloring.
quite rival the finest product of luxury
and aristocracy not only in a century
of foreign cultivation, but in the very
cream of all our European capitals and
courts" EMILY HOLT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04

popped upon an elaboration of silky
locks that more nearly resembles a last
years crows nest than a sweet wo-
mans head. The end and aim of all
effort in hair arrangement is to have
the hugest frowning frontlet of POM
padour possible, and a deliberate bal
loon-like effect behind. A series of
combs ana system of rats are the
necessary apparatus for the erection
of such studied artificiality, and few
women bother any longer to wave and
curl. The pOmpadour' is best when ii
rolls back quite smoothly, but the back
hair is occasionally crimped a little,
and then what is left of hair ends for
coiling is drawn up into small roll or
close psyche knot on the crown.
No Doubt of Its Beconingness.
Untidy as ninety-nine out of hun
dred of these puffy heads are, the ef-
feet of loose, billowing hair about the
face is almost sure to be becoming.
Then both blowse and pOmpadOur rolls
are used as pincuShions in small way
for more or less ornamented hair
brooches These brooches were first
used in Paris two years ago, and at
that time women drew back their wells
and. with little jeweled pins, fastened
the ends in small rosette bow to the
back hair. Now, however, that jewel
bordered combs are waning to disap-
pearance, we have taken kindly and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04

fortunes run all the wav from one 10
a dozen millions apiece. and in happy
Inconsistencies of the curse of gold
they get through life in luxurious
nurseries and swell about the park in
a stvle that makes their Derambulator
riding contemporaries stare.
The young New York mothers give a
good deal of time and thought to what
they call the encourage of their babies,
and few young princelings live in one
half the sumptuOus artistic security en-
joyed by these infant Croesuses- There
is for example, the heir apparent of
the house of Aston. He has never hee3
a very hale, hearty individual. but he
is the very apple of his mothers eye.
During the winter in New York she
spends a goodly portion OF every cay
in the nursery with her boy, and tor
his nursery young Astor IL TO be GER
tainly envied. That big. sunny room is
done up in pink with white dotted swiss
which are put on freshly Numbered
every week, just as the white curtains
are renewed every seven days. \ white
velvet rug adorned with a pattern of
pink roses lies on the floor. plants put
ting out pink blossoms only stand on
the broad window sill, and a downy
cOckatoo, with a pink topknot, broods
in a white porcelain cage.
The children of Mrs. George GCu'd
romp in a nursery of no less studied
loneliness than this, and the nurses Tor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04
A FAIR MAIDS REVENGE.
Smart Young Man Started Out to
Have Fun and Repented Later.
(Kansas City Starr

(hanSaS City starr
One day a smart young man got a
long piece of ribbon paper out of a
stock ticker and wrote a letter on it to
his girl. AS he wrote, he rolled the
paper up so that the outside rolled
contained the closing remarks of the
letter, which were:
''Of course, you will not repeat what
1 have told you in the letter about
Helen. 1t was given to me in strictest
confidence, and l wouldn't think of tell
ing anyone except you" To find out
what this was the girl was compelled
to unwind the letter and Wind it up
again, starting at the end. But she
could find nothing in it about Helen,
although she read 1T twice very care
fully and looked along the back from
one end to the other. And it was a
most bothersome letter to read.
She brooded over that letter for sew
eral days, planning her revenge. At
length she came to a decision. She
got a large square piece of cardboard,
and started her letter in the very CEN
ter of il. writing in an ever widening
circle. Her first sentence was: Dear
Jack: If you persevere in reading this
letter, you will find in ii something
which you greatly wish to know. If you
do not read it you will never know it.
There was something he did wish to
know, and only she could tell him, so
he buckled down to it. At first. he
turned the paper around slowly as he
read and in a few minutes almost top
pied over with dizziness. He rested and
tried it again, but was compelled to
stop, for his eyes burned and his head
ached After another rest he placed
it on the floor and, STOPPING over.
walked slowly around it, reading as he
went The first evening he was COM
PEELED to stop before he had half fin
ished it, and before he had come to the
desired information.
The following night he tackled it
again, and in the course of an hour
work, as hard as any he had ever at
tempted, he came upon this sentence
almost near the end: This is what 1
wanted to tell you. Don't ever again
try to be funny with mel can get