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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30
LESSONS FOR YOU AND ME.

/ visited Bro. w. K. Nettles
in his last days on earth, and
from whom | learned some les
sons that will do me good as long
as | shall tabernacle in this flesh,
the substance Of which | here
give and from which draw some
lessons, trusting to benefit the
living: "Well, Bro. Lane, you
know my condition, am not
long for this material world.
must die, which as you know is
the common lot OF the human
family. But, ! am not going as
one who has no hope. The day
! accepted Christ | believed then
that | was saved, and as | have
walked in these years in his COM
mands, my road has grown
brighter, and now on my death
bed it has grown into nearly per-
feet day." "Yes," ] said, .'The
path of the just is as a shining
light, which shines more and
more unto the perfect day. !"
81 have read DR.. Graves little
book on the middle life. Do you
suppose l shall stop there, or go
direct to heaven?" 81 do not
know, my brother. The Bible
beyond death only states general
truths. :" "Well, ! believe when
| close my eyes here / shall open
them in the glory land with Je-
sus. Do you think, (" he contin-
ued, Il shall know my father,
mother and Paul, and the ball
ance Of the saints OF God?" Then
before / could give him my opin-
ion he said: "That does not
bother mel am not going to
heaven merely to see my kim
folks, but to see God. / have
tried to recognize my fellowmen
on earth, and am willing now tc
let the heavenly recognition take
care Of itself.
"Bro. Nettles, have you any
regrets in leaving this world in
the vigor OF manhood?' "Well,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30
WEATHER lCRoP BULLETIN.

The following is a summary
for the week ending Monday,
August 81, 1899:
The mean temperature during
the past week has been almost
normal, in some localities it has
been higher that usual. During
the day the heat has been very
great when not reduced by show
ers, and in many places prevent
ed field work, but the nights were
cooler. Rain fell excessively in
some sections and has retarded
the gathering Of the fodder crop,
and has increased shedding and
rust in cotton. The reports how
ever, do not indicate a discour-
aging condition. Cotton is OPEN
ing fast and picking has been in
progress quite generally. The
yield is considered good, and it
is a noteworthy fact that the re-
ports at this time do not carry
out the pessimistic view held by
many correspondents early in the
season that the crop would be a
failure, or at least a very inferior
one, for aside from the usual re-
ports of shedding and rust, the
conditions are encouraging.
In the southern portion OF the
state the cane, peanuts, and rice
crops look well. Peas and tur-
nips are doing nicely, except in
one or two place where the tur-
nip was killed by the intense
heat before it could attain any
size.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30
SADIE BUTLER.

Editor Gazette: The New Or
leans community are just now
fevering under a great sensation
arising out of the death of Mrs.
Pullen, a young married woman,
reared at Baton Rouge, but since
a resident of the Crescent City.
The lady had been for a long
time in an invalid's condition
and at last died on 18th inst.
Her body was embalmed in order
to await the arrival of her broth
err, a DR.. Thomas, who was
quarntine officer at Fort Eads.
The body was taken up 20 Baton
Rouge and at length inferred
there. The brother, DR.. Thorn
as arrived soon after in New Or
leans and on inquiring closely
into his sisters s death he at once
concluded that his sister had been
poisoned, and he took DR.. Metz.
of New Orleans, went to Baton
Rouge, had the cadaver of Mrs.
Pullen disinterred and such part
of the intestines as were necessa-
ry for this sal inter mortem re-
moved and carried to New Or
leans, where, upon examinat on
by DR.. Metz, the presence of ar
senic was discovered.
+ There was a young woman,
Sadie Butler, an old friend and
schoolmate of Mrs. Pullen, who
had been residing with that lady
for some months named as above
and for some cause suspicion
rested upon her. She was ar
rested and put in prison, without
even the ceremony of an affida-
Wit simply upon the statement Of
DR.. Metz, who states that he had
found the presence of arsenic in
the intestines of the cadaver. In
the meantime it was known that
arsenical fluids had been used in
the embalming process of the
body of Mrs. Pullen, while all
the demeanor of Miss Butler was
just what an innocent person
would have exhibited.
| All the neighbors of Mrs. Pull
len sided with Miss Butler, and
eminent counsel volunteered in
her defence. In the meantime
Sadie Butler was kept in confine-
ment in the prison. A few days
since her counsel called the at
tention of the court to the fact
| that no affidavit, nor true bill had
been lodged against Miss Butler.
Then on Friday Mr.. Pullen swore
tout an affidavit, and Judge Otero
presiding, fixed her appearance
bond atS10O0, when a gentleman
high in standing, came forward
1 and signed the bond, and Miss
j Butler, surrounded by many
friends was restored to liberty,
and on her return home was
Il awarded a fine reception by her
| friends and neighbors.
II In the face of the public senti-
lment, elected in Miss Buffers IA
n vor together with the enthusiasts
tic iberality that ever gravitatef
J pwards poor woman in distress,
4 i is not probable that any fail
Iiury will trouble her much. The
q public OF Louisiana are not en-
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30

Just at the time when there was
a fair prospect of a decrease in
the pension appropriations, along
came a war with Spain. and now
the war in the Philippines, which
is adding every day to the PEN
sion list, for there are very few
soldiers who participated in the
Spanish war who have not already
filed claims.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30

To curb the power of monopo-
listic combination-another name
for trusts-most people will agree
that we must depend on state
rather than national action.
Democrats dc not take kindly to
any suggestion enlarging the
area of national authority. The
meeting of the governors of the
several states at st. Louis, called
by Governor Sayers of Texas, is
likely to be productive of much
good.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30

The announcement that Judge
Van Wyck of New York will not
permit his name to be used as a
Democratic candidate, means
that he recognizes that Mr.. Bry-
an is the man Of the hour for
Democracy, and that any other
candidate would not bring about
Democratic unity.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30

, For the latest style collars and
cuffs, 90 To Jerome Ford.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

sIMONTON AND FERTILIZER TONNAGE.

farmer and business man writes,
81 note that Judge Simonton has is
sued another Decree this time in re-
gard to the Fertilizer tonnage. In Nlr-
gipia the railroads make ten tons the
minimum for the car load and in South
Carolina. Simonton's State, the Railroad
Commission has fixed the same mini
num- The writer adds that he cannot
see why Simonton nterferes i'll this
State when the ten ton minimum has
not been questioned in either of the
other States mentioned.
We can not help our correspondent to
an understanding of Simonton. The
ways and mainsprings of Simonton are
past finding out. Like his esteemed
contemporary, the wind, he bloweth
where he lsteth and it can only be
rredicated of him that he will, as a
rule. list to wander in paths where nor
Judge nor law-maker has preceded him.
As to the effect of this vicious inter
, lnedplling of the Federal judiciary, it
is easier to forecast. 1t wall, If persisted
in. minimize or destroy the usefulness
of the corporation commission under ex-
listing laws in this State, and will tend
to permanently subject our farmers ana
merchants to the ruinous discrimination
in freights of certain kinds from which
they have suffered in the past.
This discrimination can not be more
clearly put than i'm the words of our
correspondent: "rTo bring a car load of
fertilizer. ten tons, from Richmond to
Danville. a. distance of 141 miles, costs
$500 or S1.S0 per ton; from Raleigh to
c., distance of so miles, $24.00 or
$40 per ton. But this is not all, for
the burden has been placed upon us OF
ordering - tons, though we may want
but 10, and thus we are forced TO
Pay $4,000 freight instead of $500"
When it lis understood that in a
great number of other ARTICLES North
Carolina shippers are made the sub
jects of discrimination hardly less gross,
it lis readily perceived how heavy is
the handicap placed upon our commerce.
1t is abuses of this sort within the
State that it is the duty of the cor
poration commission to rectify: there
can be no justification in the Legitimate
rules of business or in law for coin
pelling North Carolina farmers to pay
60 cents per ton more for hauling car
load of fertilizer so miles than a Virginia
farmer pays for hauling it III miles:
there is no satisfactory explanation to
he given for the fact that the man
who builds house in Virginia can
have his materials shipped ait ", u anf
l per cent while in North Carolina the
rate is IL per cent.
These are matters of vital moment
TO the State and means wil be found
to set them right despite the pestiferous
petifogger that may have happened, here
and there to get on the Federal bench
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
THE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.

We hear with pleasure that the out
look is for the largest gathering of teach
ers at Morehead City this year that
has occurred in the sixteen years OF
the AssembIys organization. Tram
connections, hotel rates and accommodate
tions. and all those small things that so
to make the way of the traveller to and
his sojourn at the seaside pleasant have
been carefully looked after and the OBJ
stacles DIN the way of attendance reduced
to minimum.
ing to the dignity of a profession, to III
spire teachers with an earnest zeal for
their work and commendable pride i'll it,
than these annual gatherings. In
pedagogy, as in other things, tremendous
strides have been made of recent years
until teaching is become a science,
whose principles are almost as well
known as those of physiology. There is
no better way for the teacher, who as III
reality "a specialist i'm mind, to keep
abreast with his profession than by meet
ing annually to interchange views and
discuss methods with his fellows. OF all
men the teacher needs most to be taught.
and that continually, for there is none
so liable to become a victim to the dead
ly paralysis of routine.
The best teacher of to-day rs as UNI
like the dry -as-dust pedagogue of quar-
ter or half century ago as it Us possible
to lima CINE; and it is because he learns of
men as we'll as books, sees as we'll as
reads, cultivates every side of himself,
and gets as much as possible into the
current OF the world instead striving
frantically to stay out. The teacher who
follows any other course, who neglects
the new in method or i'll thought, that
can be had vitality only at first hand.
is bound to find himself stranded, early
or late, higlf and dry among the unfit
who have not survived.
The Teachers Assembly has proved IT'S
usefulness by it's yearly growth i'll favor;
it is a pity that every teacher i'll the
State cannot share in the pleasure ana
benefit of its weeks session at the sea
side
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
Additional Testimony as TO the Merits Of
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy

The Editor of The Stanly Enterprise
says:
= Albemarle, n. c., May 18th. 1895
Dear Mrs. Person.
| am complete convert to faith in
your Remedy. | wrote you about my
mother of her having been attacked at
regular intervals with erysipelas, her hav-
ing an ulcer on her ankle, swollen leg
etc. And further, after taking two bot
ties of your Remedy as preSc"ihed haw
she broke out with u terrible itching
humor. Well, after resting on the
strength of what she had taken for
a few days, she commenced it again and
am thankful to say it has done for
her what II years treatment from
doctors and other remedies failed to
accomplish. In less than two months
your Remedy has driven the erysipeas
from her system, Atshe not having had
a single attack since commencing your
Remedy the swollen leg has been re-
duced to normal proportions, and that
ulcer on her leg, which had been there
in an unframed and running condition
for II years, has entirely neaicd. and,
praise God your Remedy has done for
nv mother what doctors could not do,
and what we had lost all hope of ever
being done for her. Despite her -
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with more ease now than she cGud
walk two blocks before. ] feel like
singing your praise for what your Rene
DIV has done for my mother, and | Shall
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Sincerely,
j. ID. BIVINS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
A MARROW ESCAPE.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
e. Hart, of Groton, S. d.: WAS taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough set in and finally termi-
mated in Consumption. -Four doctors
gave me up saying | could live but a
short time. / gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if | could not stay
with my friends on earth | would meet
my absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. I gave it trial, took in all
eight bottles. 1t has cured me, and
thank God | am saved and now well
and healthy woman" Trial bottles
free at all drug stores. Regular size
SOC. and 81. Guaranteed or price re-
funded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
SEND HELP TO THE ORPHANS.

The account of the complete wreck
by hail storm of the growing crops
of the Baptist Orphanage at Thomas
vile is one that ought to cali for imne-
date help on the part of all FRIENDS
of the orphans. At this season of the
year the total humiliation of all vege-
tables and complete destruction of the
growing crops is serious one to the
mana cement. If five hundred read
ers of this paper would send one DOLLAR
by today's mail to the orphanage tad
dressed to Rev. J. b. Boone, Thomas
Vile, \. CO, it would be a charity that
would be twice blessed. 1t would make
the sender enjoy his Sabbath rest bet
ter and give comfort and sustenance to
Gods children. One gentleman in Raj
eigh. who is poor man, sent Il dollar
yesterday as soon as he heard of the
disaster. Five hundred like one dol
lar bills would repair or go far toward
repairing, the damage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
HAVING PUT OUR HAND TO THE PL0W, WE
CANNOT TURN BACK.

At the recent meeting of the State
every citizen of Raleigh was made to
feel proud of his home city by hearing
the many compliments paid it by tine
representatives of the leading financicrs
of the State. They complinlented the
city for every evidence of progress, but
were particularly complimentary in
speaking of the beauty of our principal
streets In responding to the address of
welcome Col. Julian :. Carr was warmly
applauded by the bankers when he spoke
in glowing terms of the great improve
mept made i'm the streets of the city
in the past few years.
Tomorrow the voters of the city OF
Raleigh are called upon to vote for or
against an issue of bonds to continue
4be work of street Improvement and
nav for the pubic school buildings which
the city is now renting. The bonds
for street improvements will be for an
500 600 issue and $4,000 for pubic
school buildings. 1t is large sum, but
if is for objects that are necessary IL
Raleigh is to have good streets and
modern schools in buildings owned by
the city.
The subject of street Improvement III
Raleigh is not an open question. 10y
,l,e sanction of the voters, the progress
sive Board of Aldermen have entered
upon the work and the transformation
on some of the leading streets is marked.
Raleigh is now. so far as the completed
streets are concerned, the most beatrtlilG
citv in the South. If the work should
sion now. it would work a great lnJus-
tice to. those sections of the city sun
,mimproved Five years ago BOND issue
was voted by the whole city. 1t was inl-
nossible TO improve all the streets at
once but much work has been dome
of a durable kind ON Blount Fayette-
Vile. Wilmington. Hillsboro and other
principal thoroughfares. The people
who live on those streets would not go
back TO the old muddy streets and side
walks for any consideration The PEG
Die living on the unimproved streets nave
Maid taxes for the work already done,
and it is but just and fair that tine
street improvement work should con-
tinue until every street i'll the city has
felt the touch of macadam or cobDle
stone or vtrified brick.
1t is gratifying to note that the sentl-
ment in Raleigh is so strong for the
bnnh issue. because it is essential to
carry the bonds if we are to heed tine
command of Moses, THAT they go for
ward But while there is no doubt that
the voters will give Il tremendous major
ity for the bonds, it behooyeS> every
citizen to exert his influence to secure
a large vote authorizing the issue.
Raleigh must stay at the head of
the procession. We have put our hand
to the plow, we cannot turn back
ward
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

We recently copied from the Confed-
crate Veteran IA list of the 600 officers
under fire at Charleston. Mr.. w. \.
Curtis, editor of the Franklin Press.
makes this corrections:
First Lieutenant Albert Newton
Leatherwood, Company n, 39th Infan-
try enlisted and commissioned Second
Lieutenant November 6, 1861, of Fort
Humbree, Clay county. n. c.. promoted
and commissioned First Lieutenant
August 10, 1863: wounded December
81, 1862. at Murfreesboro, Tenn; cap
tured in Clay county, n. c., February
10, 1864"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

We are at IA loss to understand why
the debris of the North Carolina Fusion
present ut the Rochester unveiling OF Il
monument to- Fred Douglass.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11
The News & Observer
NEWS AND OBESERV Err PUB
LISTING COMPANY.

Office: News and Observer Building,
Fayetteville Street.
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Randolph Continued.
CONTINUED from last page.l

At Z O'Clock Monday evening, the mill
whistles and the bells gave the fire alarm
There was great excitement at once. The
hosemen responded with promptness and
in exactly five minutes from the moment
OF alarm had stream OF water going
from the school yard hydrant, so rods
from the engine house. About that time
1t became apparent that it was a "fake"
alarm, planned by the village officials to
test the hosemen, who gave most satisfac-
tory proof of their alertness, though only
the foreman bad been posted in advance.
The village people, too, were fooled and
some OF them we're inclined to be ''hot'
when they learned the truth. Now that
it is over, they laugh with the rest.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-16
Petit Jurors.

The following is list Of he petit jurors
drawn for the December term OF Orange
county court:-
Bradford--Abner 81. Martin (Centerl,
Thomas A. Hunkins.
Braintree-Judson II. Fits (Randolph) },
j. Walter Bigelow.
Brookheld-AIbert ID. Reed East ,Chas.
5. Williams.
Chelsea-R. w. Laird, j. II. Griffin.
Corinth-Orrin A. Prescott East
Orange), Fred {. Hutton.
Fairlee-Abel A. Heath Bradford Frank
Hatch, South
Newbury- silss NJ. Leighton, L. w. Nc
Allister tCenter.)
Orange Charles f. Carpenter Wash
ington). Almon Curtis w Topshsm.l
Randolph-D. Webster Eaton Center,
q. q. Boswell East
STAFFORD Saxton j. Arnold, Oscar A.
Clogston.
Thetford- Charles c. Judd $50. STRAIT
tord), Alvah Douglass Post Mills.
Topsham-W. V. Hood, Charles Poole
(West.)
Tunbridge-F. Wilson Noyes, Adelbert
Z. Cushman.
Vershire- C. Sleeper, E. W. Lathrop.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. Wason, Alba r.
BohonOn.
West Fairlee-Daniel Thayer Brad
ford), George W. Haven.
williamstown-Csrl w. Seaver, Henry
Martin.
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The Designer.

The December nOmoer OF The Designer
is a credit TO everyone concerned in its
production. The many fashions and mil
linery designs illustrated in ii are stylish
refined and just what are needed for the
Quitting OF adults aud Juveniles. Even
ing waists in particular are most attrsc-
lively set forth, also party costumes for
the boys and girls. Window gardeners
will appreciate the Horticulture article on
this subject the house furnisher will ind
some delightful suggestions tor cosy
corners in "Home Decorations" the anna
teur photographer will rejoice in the help
which "Half Hours with the Camera
brings him, while the dressmaKer is re-
memb ered In a new installment OF "Points
on Patterns "All Around the House,
Cookery Receipts" and "The Kindergar-
ten at Home" will please aud interest the
house mother, and "Book Notes,
"Among Ourselves" short aud continued
stories, little comedy, "The Ministers
Christmas Gifts, and poems will be en-
joyed by all around the evening lamp.
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