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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

guests were entertained by grand cake
walk, in which six couples participated.
The music was furnished by band from
Louisburg. The cake was awarded to
Mr.. Jesse Ball and Miss Annie Merrill,
and was gracefully presented by Mr..
Samuel Hauff, the coon prize was
awarded to the comic walkers, Mr.. Joe
Merrill and Mrs. Ball.
Mr.. Michaelow. of Raleigh, came here
Tuesday and photographed the whole
family.
On Wednesday morning the only sad
feature, the parting, came, but the oc-
casion viii always be remembered by
all as the happiest Christmas in their
lives.
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have been given
good health by
Pe-ru-na. In Sep
t e m b T, 1898, I
caught a very bad
cold. 1t settled
on my lungs and
I was troubled
with night sweats
and a terrible
cough. 1 could
not sleep part Of
the time. / could
scarcely breathe.
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ELLINGTON.
Lumber Mills, Gins and Grist Mills

Ellington, n. c., Dee. %.
To the Editor: Replying to your re-
quest / will say that improvements With
in last twelve months are as follows:
s. \. Salmon's steam saw mill. planning
mill, cotton gin, grist mill, thrasher,
etc, cost $4,000.
New buildings, cost $1,000.
Two additional stores, general stock,
academy building. $500
Prospects for 1900 good.
Yours truly,
L. H. PARKER,
Mayor.
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KINSTON.
New Furniture Factory--Big To-
bacco Sales.

Kinston, n. c., Dec. 30.-CSpecialD-
The growth of Kinston in the past ten
years has been the marvel OF Eastern
North Carolina. 1t has doubled it's indus
tries and begins the new year with
bright prospects. Kinston has sold more
tobacco this year than any other town in
the East with one exception; its knitting
mill and cotton factory are doing well,
as are all its other industries; and 10y
the early Spring a new furniture factory
will be in operation.
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mend it to those suffering from coughs
and colds. I will praise Pe-ru-na for
ever.' Pe-ru-na cures la grippe.
Mr.. Joseph Kirchensteiner, 81 Croton
street, Cleveland, o., says: eve have
used Pe-ru-na for eight years as our
family medicine. During the whole of
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that time we have
not had to employ
a physician. Our
family consists of
seven, and we al
ways use it for
the thousand and
one ailments to
which mankind
is liza BILE. w e
have used it in
cases of sc arle t
fever, m c a e s
and la grippe.
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"St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum.

Mr.. G.. w. Ar
inge, of Collins
vile, Tex, writes !:
az have been us
ing Pe-ru-na for
cough 1 have had
for some time. 1t
has completely
cured me, and I do
hoo~filu rcpnno-
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NORTH CAROLINA
PROGRESS OF 1899
CONTINUED frcm 10th Page.

yided. Hereafter we can proudly boast
of pleasure resort
Farmers are better off than usual arc
nearer out of debt.
The indications are bright fo.' con-
tinued progress and prosperity in all
industrial enterprises for 1900
So mote it be.
GEO. e. HOOD.
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Mr.. w. E. Nc
Kahn, Iowa Park,
Texas, who was
completely re-
stored to health
by Pe-ru-n a,
writes as follows /:
Il have used your
Pe-ru-na and have
given it a thor
ough trial. I
must say the re-
sultwas 1attering
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DISSOLUTION NorICE.

The firm of Dunn & Dixon, doing bus
mess in the city of Raleigh as wholesale
grocers, is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent, w. NJ. and r. w. Dixon re-
firing. The business win be continued
by n. A. and r. W. Dunn under the
firm name Of Dunn Brothers, who have
purchased all the interests of the Messrs.
Dixon. The new firm will pay all debts
and collect all accounts.
N. A. DUNN,
r. w. DUNN.
w M DIXON,
f. w. DIXON.
1aW-4w
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to you, and can conscientiously rec
ommend it for coughs, colds, and especi-
ally la grippe" Address DR.. Hartman,
Columbus, o., for book on chronic ca
tarrh. Sent free.
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WILSON.
A New Cigarette Factory to Be
Built.

Wilson, n. c., Dec. 30.-(Speciall-1i
is now certain that early in the New
Year cigarette factory will be establish
ed here. Orders have already been placed
for the Briggs Cigarette machine, and
buyer will begin to buy cutters in
January.
The sale of leaf tobacco i'll Wilson this
year makes it the first leaf tobacco mar
ket an Eastern Carolina, and it will
soon lead Danvile if it keeps up it's lick
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DELIGHTFUL FAMILY RE.
UNION

Franklinton, N. c., Dee. 27.-(SpeciaI.)
The Merrill Hotel Frankhnton has
been since Saturday scene of rare
happiness and gayety, the event being
the reunion of the family of Mr..
Samuel Merrill, well known and popu.
lar citizen Of Raleigh for many years,
and who viii shortly celebrate his 10Th
anniversary. The entire hotel was beau
tifully decorated with evergreens, holly,
lnistletoe, ported plants All through the
spacious building could be heard the
merry voices and busy footsteps Of IS
bright grandchildren. The children
present We're Mrs. A. NJ Hauff, Mrs.
l.. Il. Pegram. Mrs. l.. J. Terrell. Mrs
j. *. Ball, Mr.. j. A. Merrill, Misses
Annie and Lucy Merrill, only one daugh-
ter being absent. On Christmas day the
children We're highly entertained by a
lovely Christmas tree prepared by the
older ones, and laden with beautiful
presents from each and every member of
he family, and their little hearts were
made glad indeed. Before repairing into
the parlors, the whole family joined in
sweet Christmas carols, then followed
refreshments. Hunting was one of the
pleasant features for the male members
OF the family, who contributed to the al
ready well filed tables, game of all kinds.
On Tuesday. night the family and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

The modern and most effective cure for
constipation and all liver troubles-the
famous little pills known as DeWitt's
Little Early Rsers. Bobbitt & Wynne
Drug CO., w. II. King, Adams &
Moye, VIM. Simpson.
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ST. LUKES CIRCLE.

Probably the most enjoyable. certainly
the most satisfactory meeting of the
year, was held Thursday afternoon at
the Home when the officers of st.
Luke's Circle read their reports for the
years WORK.
From these reports one can gather
some idea of the immense amount Of
work these interchangeable ladies have
done. The report of the president showed
what we all knew so we'll, that the
whole year had been spent in patient
labor by her and received the entire ap-
probation of the circle.
The report of Mrs. Foy, the treasur
err, well sustained the high opinion the
Circle has Of her executive ability, while
that Of Mrs. Young, the secretary, was
equally as satisfactory. The report
of Mrs. Johnston, the finan.
cial agent was most compreheal-
sive and treasured us that nothing had
been left undone that could be accom-
plished by her efforts, and was heartily
approved by all present. After reading
her report, Mrs. Johnston in few
well-chosen words presented the presi-
dent with handsome Bible, from ST.
Luke's Circle, as testimonial of their
love for herself, and high appreciation
of her faithful services. A vote Of
thanks was given the other officers for
their untiring labor.
All Of the officers were unanimously
reelected, a rare tribute to the several
abilities of each. Thus encouraged, these
ladies', with all of their fellow workers
in this cause, will begin the New Year
with renewed energy and trusting that
the financial agent will be sustained III
her efforts by a generous public so
that the coming year may see the cree
tion of the new Home.
A full report of the years work will
be published later.
PAL pOUDRE AT EDENTON.
Edenton, \. c., Dec. 20. (SpecialJ -
a most delightful affair was the baf
poudre given by the young ladies Of
Edenton Friday night i'm the Opera
House. Airy misses with powdered
hair and rosy cheeks, contrasted finely
with their more soberly aftired
escorts. Contrary to the usual Gus
tom, ball took the place of the regular
german, and the old fashioned Virginia
Reel was one Of the first dances on the
list Many handsomely gowned women
graced the occasion, and the evening
was one of pleasure from the first dance
TO the last. Those dancing were: Miss
Pruden and Mr.. Fenner, of Tarboro,
Miss Skinner, of HEREFORD, and Mr.
Julian Gilman, of Norfolk; Miss Make
ly and Mr. Shull; Miss Jones and Mr.
George Foote, of Warrenton; Miss
SheparN and Mr.. r. w. McMnllen, OF
:. Elizabeth City; Miss Pailen. of Eliza
18th City. and Mr.. Frank Wooten. of
Hfolk; Miss Bateman and Mr.. George
ely; Miss Pat Skinner of Green
and Mr.. Metrah Makely; Miss
and Mr.. j. Rogers; Miss Burt and
kn Bronson; Miss Leary and DIR.
Miss Lizzie Skinner and Mr.. j.
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scarcely breathe

1 began to take Pe-ru-na, and in short
time was entirely cured"
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sultwas hatterins
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DEMONSTRATING EIephants,

+ rom the San FRANCISCO Call.
Three elephants earn $4,000 a wear
This is $1,000 more than the salary of i
member of the presidents cabinet ana
$1,000 less than the income of an admiral
in the navy rank done away with be-
cause congress thought the salary too
high. These elephants are at the London
zoo and they earn their money by car
rying on their backs the patrons of the
gardens. Every AIRY takes his 'Arriet
and HES him to the Zoo on bank HOLIDAYS
and for cents they can jog about the
ring on the back of one of the elephants
The elephants are stationed in different
parts of the Zoo, and there seems to be a
bit of professional jealousy between them
Apparently they are on very good terms
between hours. but when business y
Disk and the largest one is coming mon
'y, tor he is tac favorite the other two
try +" lash him with their trunks as he
PASSES.
III" Larger elephant is financial rec
ord breaker. He is the senior member of
tn" firm, so to speak On one holiday he
carried 1000 persons.
There are camels which are sought after
by those who arc left out in the scram
BILE for the elephants, hut the old natrons
of the Zoo say the uneven motion of n
camel Is only appreciated by an old
salt who Is most at home on an exceed
insly choppy sea. The camels are too
cultivated taste for the ordinary mortal
70 affect.
Three cameIs earn about 81 POO a wear
but they cost less to keep than their NOR
successful brothers. The elephants eat nm
most of their profits. The greatest nm
Der of visitors to the Zoo in ono day vas
1900. and an average of 500 hounds of
dainties were fed to the brothers Of the
royal executioner of India.
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the globe, as witness the following on
the end of letter mailed here only a
few days ago:
ITO the Postmaster:
Il want this letter 10 so around the
world. If possible take in Japan, India,
Australia, some part of Africa, as
many of the countries of Europe as
convenient, and also South America,
say Rio Janeiro. sixty cents ought to
do it,"
Two 30cent stamps were on the en-
velope, but the letter did not go on
the circuit
A wholly inexplicable piece of crank
ism was developed by letter that ap-
parently had no address where 7ad-
dresses usually are But in fine writ
ing one corner was scraWled:
Heat envelope and find address,"
When the letter was held to gas
jet an address that had been written
in invisible ink was drawn out by the
heat. Strangely enough the letter was
marked 'Importaut.'- Francisco
Nhrn io1n
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Speculators Particularly

Should consult NJ. Paul Wilhelmy, as
his wonderful forecasts have in notable
instances brought fortunes to his pa
irons If you have a few hundred or a
few thousand dollars to invest. and be
sure of gaining from same, consult him
at once.
Letters containing s1.00 answered
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-07
A HONEYMOON IN JAIL
Peter Dempsey and His Wife
W Had a Fight.
BEAT HER UNMERCIFULLY
He Was Drunk at the Time and Had a
ag Mx-Up Previously With Tom
q Ashton, Who Gave Him
81 Terrible Drubbing.

A fortnight ago Peter Dempsey led
his blushing bride to the hymeneal altar
and then and there vowed to love,
honor and protect the girl. There was
dash of romance in the affair, an ac-
count of which the Standard published
at the time. 1t appears that the newly
welded couple did not agree on every
proposition and that there has been
friction from the start. So pronounced
has been the friction that patient neigh
.bors have endeavored to cause the ar
rest of the Dempseys. Last night their
vigilance was rewarded and positive
evidence of bad affair was pro-
duced.
=, Last evening Dempsey went to Tom
,Ashton's cabin at No. 223 East Por-
phyry street and kicked in the door and
found the occupant preparing his sup
per. Dempsey accused him of shelter
ing his wife and Ashton replied that
the woman was not in the cabin. and
Furthermore that he did not know
where she was. and besides did not care
a snap. The men mixed up right there.
Dempsey received a terrible drubbing,
but the Infatuated husband drew knife
and cut Ashton in the breast int1icting
serious.
4, Dempsey. with blood streaming from
a dozen deep scratches about the head
and neck. wendell his way homeward
at No. 446 East Broadway, and there
he found his wife, who happened to be
out when he first went home. There
was another round. The husband at
tackled the wife with the ferocity of
wild beast and beat her most unmerci-
fully Then he tumbled into bed, and
being dazed with bad whiskey and the
blows Ashton gave him, he lay there
and snored and bled, the bed clothing
being thoroughly saturated with blood
Officer Conlin, who was summoned by
indignant neighbors, arrived and saw
a sight the like of which not even
Butte policeman is accustomed to. The
young bride sat in chair crying, both
her eyes swollen so that she could bare
ly see, blood all over her face: the hus-
band wallOwing in his blood in
drunken stupor in the bed The officer
ordered the man to get up. He would
not do so. The officer was forced to
drag the man to jail. He would not
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put on his hat or coat, declaring that
if he had to go to Jail, he would go
just as he was. After depositing the
blood besmirched individual in a cell,
Officer Conlin doubled back and re-
turned with the bride. who was placed
in Frisco Nell's cell. She soon fell
asleep. A charge of disturbance was
placed against her and the man is
charged with disturbance and with as
sault. Dempsey is a ropeman and he
drew his wages yesterday ana pro-
ceeded to celebrate his honeymoon.
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The envelope ought to have gone into
the waste box, but Uncle Sans orders
are to Use all possible means to find
the party to whom a letter is addressed
So finally reformed puzzler in the
office deciphered the address to be:
Fred H. Adams, Jackson. Tenn"
Next in degree Of adherence in the
minds of the letter handlers is the poet
zeal crank. He is strongly impreena ted
with the idea that all the world loves a
poet tmagazine editors excepted, and.
that, above all, postal clerks need some
intellectual refreshment to amelorate
the hard grind of daily toll. One Of
these disciples of SilaS Wegg carolled
as follows lately:
Oh carrier, with the willing feet,
Deliver this on Fiftieth street.
The number, thirteen twenty-four
The town, New York, and on the door
You'll find set in silver frame
That which you seek-a PERSONS
James Epson strong-who'd want a
better?
And it's to him I send this letter.
Another allowed himself to overflow
with a fragment built on the same
lines as the effervescent college yell.
1t ran:
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M. PAUL WILHELMY
Advises on Mining Matters, Love
Law, Marriage and Litiga-
ton of All Kinds.
PROSECUTORS AND MINERS

SUIT MR.. WILHELMY, FOR IF YOU
WILL BRING HIM A SPECIMEN OF
YOUR ORE HE WILL TELL YOU
JUST WHAT TO DO.
WITHOUT EVEN ASKING YOU
ONE QUESTION HE TELLS YOUR
NAME, TELLS WHAT YOU CALLED,
tells you how to be successful in every
WaS
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Hotel Property for Sale.

For sale-Lease and furniture of the
"Pleasanton hotel salt Lake City.
One of the best locations in the city
and two and one-half blocks from post
office, two and onc-half blocks from
salt Palace" grounds, 26 steady board
ers. Will be sold cheap for cash. Own
err retiring on accom-: Of serious Illness
Full particulars by addressins~ Noonen
&Murphy, Pleasanton hotel, Salt Lake
CITY, Utah
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Do you want to buy or sell Boston
& Montana. Butte & Boston or Parrot
stocks? We receive quotations from
Boston every 80 minutes. Thompson
Investment company.
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Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offercd-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in adj
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte. Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
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s25 reward to any one proving that E.
F. Mayer, 40 West Park. does not put
in the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning, $50.
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You miss the opportunity of your life
if you miss Tasselfs 81 shoe sale. %
West Park.
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Calling Cards

Call at the STANDARD office, 81 East
Broadway, and see the latest styles OF
calling cards.
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All the new magazines just received
at the postoffice news stand.
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Harpers, Harpers
In Franklin Square,
New York, New York,
VIII lonctn I'D anrn

The envelope was bulky and surely held
manuscript--undoubte a poem on
spring-but whether that diaboliCal
bark resembling the ululation of a
mountain wolf on the war trail was to
drive the postottice to unusual exer
tons in forwarding the letter or
whether it was to convince the publish
erS that the author was a rough and
ready genius of the West who could
not brook refusal Of copy, can only be
COnjectured.
1t would be supposed that the crank
bent on addressing a letter to himself
and have it come back after a journey
around the world resembling a porous
plaster from postmarks is dead. 1t
has been announced officially scores of
times that letters mailed for such a pur-
pose will be returned to the writer by
the speediest route-that is, by local
carrier. Still, the round-the- world
crank is on the hustle and as eagerly
bent on wasting postage stamps. In
fact, he is becoming more ambitious
and desires to zigzag his letters around
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

wholly as condiment, but In France
they are used largely In the manufac-
ture Of certain liqueurs To some de-
gree they are employed in medicine
for their tonic properties The name
Glove Is from the French clou, mean
ing nail. The tree Is an evergreen,
growing from forty to fifty feet high.
with large, oblong leaves and crimson
flowers at the end Of small branches in
clusters Of from ten to twenty. The
tree belongs to the same family as the
guava, the pomegranate and the rose
apple. The cloves are at first white,
then light green, and at the time Of
gathering bright red. Pieces Of white
cloth are spread under the trees at the
harvesting time, and the branches are
beaten gently with bamboo sticks until
the cloves drop. They are dried in the
sun, being tossed about daily until they
attain the rich dark color which pro-
claims them ready for shipment. A
Glove tree begins to bear at the age or
about ten years; and continues until ii
reaches the age of seventy-five years.
There are two crops year, one in June
and the other in December. Hot
weather is favorable to the crop, al
though a little fog Is said to improve
the fiayor-New York Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31
Republican Representing PIP
Democratic Vote 224 Representing 75 Electoral

others give the average. McKinley's to-
tai plurality was little more than his plu-
ralities In New York and Pennsylvania
combined.
There were few State elections in 1897,
and In none Of them were the changes
important except that New York and
Kentucky went Democratic.
In 1898 there were State elections In
all but a few Of the States and in all
the congressional districts. The diagram
above shows which States were carried
by each party, those by Republicans be-
ing shaded. 1t will be noted that the
Democrats gained over 1896 only two
States-Kentucky and Minnesota-and
the latter only on the governorship, where
fusion elected a popular Scandinavian
by 10000 plurality, though the Republi-
cans carried every congressional district
by pluralities aggregating over $4,000
On the other hand, the Republicans
gained Washington, Wyoming, Kansas
and South Dakota, which have twenty
one electoral votes, the same as Ken
lucky and Minnesota. The total vote in
1893 in the various States foots up rs
follows: Republican, 5,499,065; Demo,
cratic, 5,427,2
The vote in the electoral college repre-
sented by these States are: Republican,
212: Democratic, 175, or within one vote
Of the result in 1896 the difference being
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

Coal ashes certainly is valuable ar
ticle for fruit trees. especially the
peach, writes d. A. Shaw. have
tried it and find no insects will stay
where coal ashes are applied, not even
ants. Apply by scraping away little
Of the earth around base Of tree, and
make a little mound of ashes around
the trunk. When the tree is affected
with borers make the mound higher
than when the ruinous worms are ut
work. Throw some ashes up against
the trunk Of the tree also, and the Dor.
ers and other insect pests will leave.
OF course / don't claim that this will
protect the fruit on the tree; you should
use the poison spray for that.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-31

The Republican view Is quite different.
They prophesy McKinley's reelection on
the following grounds:
1. McKinley's successful administra-
ton OF civil and military affairs.
2. The prosperity that has come from
the Dingley tariff and the gold standard.
3. Gold Democrats will not support
Bryan and the Democratic party cannot
be made to unite. on any one.
The study Of election figures Of 1897
and 1898 Is interesting at this time. No
one will claim that they necessarily fore
tell the result in 1900. but they do give
pretty correct idea of, what the Demo
Gratis must overcome 10 order to win. The
two diagrams given herewith show the
results Of the elections In 1896 and 1898,
the Republican States being shaded. 1t
will be noted that Mckinley carried a
compact body OF States covering the
northeast section of the country and Ore
gon and California in addition. These
States represented a total Of 211 electoral
votes, Bryan capturing one in California
and one in Kentucky. The vote for the
two leading candidates was:
Mckinley ........... $500. ,lo4, ~
Bryan 49,. .o,oo<x1co
being the largest vote ever cast ID a
presidential election. These totals vary
slightly from some other estimates, as
some persons count the votes OF the high
est electors and some the lowest, while