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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-10
WHAT a LUCKY WOMAN
PICKED UP.

ct had inflammation of the internal
organs and hemorrhage for three months
so that | could not turn over in bed with
out help; and soreness of the abdomen,
and also bladder trouble" writes Mrs.
Jennie Lee, Of Letlrdge, Alberta Dist,
n w. r., Canada. {" In fact | was a com
plete wreck and the local doctors medicine
would not stay on my stomach, so | had to
stop taking it, and he told my husband |
had to be kept quiet and he had but little
hope for me. | happened to pick up a
paper with your advertisement in it, and [
thought that would try your medicines.
| have taken seven bottles of 'Favorite
Prescription six of Golden Medical Dis
covery' and three walls of pleasant Pei
lets, and from the first day commenced
with them | began to get better, and soon
got as well as ever | have told several
ladies about your medicines and recon-
mended them highly | think that if |
had not taken your medicines would not
have recovered. | cannot praise your med
icines too highly"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
ALL WANT TO BE HEROES.
Rivairy Among British Soldiers Upon the Veldt in South
 Africa.

A great rivalry exists among the private soldiers in South Africa for the honor of performing the most heroic deed of the campaign. The most dra- matic feat of the war, perhaps, was the hoisting of the union jack over Pre- toria, and it is interesting to note that this was done by a man who is often described as the richest man in Eng land-the duke of Westminster. It is the first notable thing the young duke has done since his accession, and he we'll deserved his reward-a cigar handed to him by Lord Roberts on be- half of lover of the weed at home. The flag at Bloemfontein was hoisted by Viscount Acheson, son of Lord Gos- port, though the honor has been claimed for Lord Herbert Scott. The first man to enter Mafeking on it's re- lief was "Karri' Davies, who received 50 from Liverpool merchant as hls reward. It is pleasing to know that Davies is an Australian, as was the first man to enter Bloemfontein, MT. Donohoe. a correspondent. The first colonial V. c. was Trooper Morris. So far nobody has succeeded in winning the e25 offered in Melbourne to the man who would first lay his hands on President KrBger.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
GUIDED BY THE PULSE.
Chinese Doctors Pay PartieulaF At. taAtiOn to Their PatieAts'
 PalsRtiOn.

The Chinese physicians, it is well known, have long had the credit of pay ing very particular attention to the pulse. They even pretend to derive a much more minute and accurate knowl- edge of the state of the sick from that source than European practitioners lay any claim to, says London Answers.
 The patient is directed to be laid in bed. with his arms resting on small cushion. The physician must be seat ed and both parties are enjoined to re- main calm, silent and collected. The fingers are next to be applied in due succession, one after another, in order to judge of the compressibility of the artery.
 The Chinese do not inter solely from ne rapidity of the pulsations. Their node is,to compare the number of pull a .ons of the artery with the inter vas of the respiration of the patient. The number of pulsations of a man in moderate health they consider in re- 'atioa 10 the time of natural inspira-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
BUILDING THE pAN-AMERIcAN.
Thousands of Men at Work on tAe Great Structures of the Exposs-
 tion at Bu0aIe.

It requires a large force of men 10 construct the buildings of great big exposition. The various workers em- ployed in the constrution of the Pan American exposition at Bulfalo, N. Y, and in the carrying on of the large business of the exposition company are numerous enough to populate small city. There are more than 5000 men engaged in the mechanical and other labor upon the buildings of the exposition and the work upon the grounds, and the number is steadily increasing. They are employed in ere ating the framework of the buildings, making the staff and placing 1t in position on the exposition structures, in painting the staff exterior of the buildings, in grading and planting. in digging canals, nursing shrubbery and trees. and in the performance of thousand and one other details. As they march out of the grounds promptly every afteraoon at half-past four o'clock, they constitute a for midable looking army. Besides these, there are hundreds of other employees engaged in the Service building and in the offices of the exposition in the Ellicott Square building. drafting plans. and making working drawings, in carrying out the instructions and ideas of the various heads ef depart ments, in providing for the publicity of the exposition and in transacting the hundreds of different things which must be attended to every day in order that the great enterprise uaS se carried through to success.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
DOG GOES THROUGH PUMP.
Terrier Is Sucked In and Ejectsd
 UniAJured at Bridgeport - Station.

A terrier belonging to Engineer Nc Arthur went through the pumps of the Bridgeport pumping station at Chiea- go the other day and was none the worse for it's trip. It had been playing on the footbridge over the race, or in- take, from the south branch when it tumbled into the black waters that flow from the stock yards region.
 Five of the pumps were in operation and a swift current was running in- ward. Before the dog could reach the narrow bridge around the basin he was sucked under the arch into the center pump we'll A fireman who saw the plight and apparent end of the beast walked around to the engine house to tell the engineer of the mishap.
 McArthur looked into the seething waters pouring from the pump and saw his dog vomited forth. It fell into the canal basin and f1oated swiftly away. A few minutes later the dog. wet and staggering. came into the engine room and for half day lay sick on pile of waste, finally recovering completely.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
HOW BOXERS ARE MADE.
Peculiar Process by Which the Nov. ice ls Supposed to Be Made
 InvulnexabIs.

A correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury tells how Boxers are made that is, the mummery and the antics the novice has to go through before he is pronounced inyulnerable by the adopts who instruct him. The core spondent, according to an eastern ex- change, writes:
 ''The first posture is to face the southeast, burn incense and make prostrations. Each one then repeats an incantation and loudly calls for the highest grade of spiritual beings, then the second grade, and finally the third grade; the person then falls upon the ground and seems to pass into a swoon.
 After remaining in this apparently unconscious state for time the teach CT or leader strikes the person on the top of his head, arouses him and puts long sword into his hand. Then he springs to his feet and brandishes the sword most violently until his strength seems to be quite exhausted. The leader again strikes him on the head and puts him asleep for time, during which the spirit is supposed to either again take possession or him or at least give him new power, and he again con- tinues to practice with the sword. This continued for many days is supposed to make the man skilled Boxer, whose body cannot be injured by the guns or swords of foreigners"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
PUSHES AUTO FIFTEEN MILES.
Milwaukee Man Makes a Record Huttng Gasoline for His
 Vehicle.

Frederick Bredel, a civil engineer of Milwaukee, holds the long-distance rec ord for pushing automobiles. At four o'clock the other morning he arrived in the city, having pushed his Boston gasoline machine 15 miles in five hours and 40 minutes. The record is even better than it looks, for he had the extra handicap of a young lady guest.
 This is believed to surpass anything ever before accomplished in this coun- try. MT. Bredel and his guest went to Waukesha in the conventional style of auto riders. They tried to come back in the same way, but the gasoline gave out. They were stranded on a steep hill in a farming country at ten o'clock at night There was no help to be found, and MT. Bredel could not get any gasoline for love or money. The young woman had to get home, so MT. Bredel put his shoulders to the wheels and started his slow journey to town and gasoline. Farmers refused to lend him horses, and the first place to give him gasoline was an all-night drug store in the center of the city.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
COULD NOT BE PHOTOGRAPHED
naiIroad Men at PhiIadelphi8 Pro- t0eted Miss Helen Gould from
 the Camera Fiends.

When Miss Helen Gould visited the tenth annual convention of the railroad department of the Young Mems Chris tion association at Philadelphia some weeks ago the newspaper artists were bound to sketch her as she appeared at the reception. To this Miss Gould ob- iected strenuously, but the artists were not routed until the railroad men threatened to demolish the photograph CTS expensive camera and tear up the artists cardboards. score of news paper photographers and artists ap- peared at the Y M. C. A. building early and were informed that they could not enter with their machines.
 A dozen burly railroad men were ap- pointed to smash all cameras found in- side the building and tear up all artists materials. The picture men then wait ed outside. When Miss Gould arrived with Mrs. Sage a flank movement was made and their carriage was driven around to side entrance.
 The men of pictures rushed to the side door, but upon arriving there found the women surrounded by over 50 tall men, who formed bodyguard clear into the building, shutting the cameras out completely.
 In the crush to close out the picture men Miss Gould and Mrs. Sage were almost crushed themselves. They seemed amazed at the excitement at first, but soon learned the cause and helped to deprive the picture men of snap shots.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
CONSTRUCTED HIS OWN GRAVE
Ills Funeral and Dig Hia Wife's Grave.

Having finished his own grave and lined it substantially with granite. Samuel Reinert, of Shoemakerville, Pa, will now dig grave for his wife. He said:
 'I consider it most appropriate that I should dig my own grave. Most men are careful in the selection of their earthly habitation, but pay no atten- tion to their last resting place. It's a matter to which have paid consid- erable thought for several years, and I made up my mind that must have a substantial grave. l have it now. It will lie ages before it's granite walls will crumble. This is a comforting re- fection I don't see why lots of men shouldn't have their graves dug and walled out, ready to receive their re- mains. I don't see anything grew some in it at all.'
 Reinert says that he will now be- gin arrangements for his funeral, such as selection of the pall-bearers, choos- ing the text from which his sermon is to be Ireached, the style of shroud, and how his body is to be arranged in the coffin.
 Reinert's grave is feet long, 2A feet wide and feet deep. It is lined with granite, the total weight of stone required being 2,35O pounds. The top stone weighs 675 pounds, and it took six men to place it in posi- tion. It is ? feet inches wide and feet long. The grave is one of the most substantial in the county.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
LITTLE sLoOP'S VOYAGE.
Craft Sailed by Capt. SlOcum Covers 46,OOO. Miles In Three Years
 and Two Months.

The sloop Spray, in which the owner and captain, Joshua Slocum, has sailed to almost every part of the world, has arrived at New York.
 In the winter of 1892 an old vessel was given Capt. Slocum, and he built the Spray from material taken from the vessel. He sailed April 24, 1895, from Boston for a voyage around the world. He was not accompanied by even a cat or dog. He encountered high seas, head winds and gales, but finally arrived at the Azores, IS days from Cape Sable. He set sail from Horta July 24 and from Gibraltar Au- gust 25. He touched at the Canary is lands, the Cape Verde islands and final ly reached PernambucO. The Spray went ashore on the coast of Uruguay, but was gotten off with little injury. He was caught in gale rounding Cape Horn, sighted the Marquesas, and vas without port for 72 days.
 At the islands of Samoa he was re- ceived by King Malietoa and afterward went to Australia and Trinidad. He sailed for home and arrived at Newport on June 27. 1898, after a cruise of more than 46,OOO miles. He was absent three years and two months.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
A NEW OCEAN FLYER. AN AERONAUTs FEAT
Accident Compels Him to Crawl
 from Gun in Midaif.
Five Thousand Spectators Wtfnsss the Thrilling seene-Escspes from PeriIous Predicament with
 Only . Few Scratches.

High above the heads of 5000 spec tators at Binghamton, N. r., man crawled from the mouth of cannon attached to balloon, mere speek against the sky. It was task ap- parently beyond human accomplish ment, and when he slipped on the smooth sides of the gun there was murmur of horror from the myriad or upturned faces, and several women tainted, but with one hand he grasped a rope, and for a moment swung sus- pended 2,000 feet above the earth Then. by tremendous effort, he regsined the tow of the cannon as the balloon and its burden shot earthward- The man was Prof. R. J. Burke. of Blossfeld. Mich.. and he came to Binghamton to make a series of aScensions at the Binghamton exposition. He was to be loaded into a cannon attached to the balloon, and when at the height of 5000 feet was to be fired from the gun at parachute hanging from the bal looms side, with which he was to de- scend. Shortly after starting he dis covered that rope had caught around the trigger which fired the cannon, and it would not explode His only hope was to crawl from the inside to the top of the gun. Before this was sc- complished the balloon had gained a swift downward impetus, and, though he endeavored to tighten it, it struck in a tree in forest some miles away, and he was held prisoner in the tree top an hour and a half before re- leased. He escaped with few scratches. but in those few moments he lived lifetime of agony, and when he slipped from the gun he gave himself up a 10Sf
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
OIL AS FUEL FOR STEAMER.
Steamship COwris voyagsd fron BOrneO to London Using
 Liquid Fuel.

The steamship Cowrie, which is dis charging a cargo of oil from Borneo at the Thames dock, steamed from Koetei, Borneo, to London, distance of s,25O miles. using only liquid fuel This was reduced to spray by a steam jet at the furnace door. The owners say that the substitution of coal by oil proved most advantageous.
 Six stokers sufficed instead of Is. The speed was slightly improved and the bunker space was also economized, a ton of oil occupying but 34 cubic feet. compared with the AS cubic feet taken up by ton of coal. Twenty-two tons of oil were daily consumed on this voy- age, as against 35 tons of coal con stunned in former voyages.
 Borneo oil is declared to be excellent fuel, and is superseding the Russian and American product in the far east, ss it can be delivered at 30 shiIlings ton in Hong Kong, 35 shillings in Japan and Colombo, and 50 shillings at Suez.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
RETURNS TO FIND WIFE WED.
Missionary Then Decides That He VIII Go Back to the Wilds
 of Alaska.

Like one risen from the dead, James Chapman made his appearance in Ak ron, O., the other day, alive and well, and with purse we'll filled with Klon- dike gold. Eighteen years ago Chap man left Akron. His home life had not been particularly happy, and he re- solved 10 go to Alaska as missionary amorg the Indians. His wife consent ed and agreed to care for the children. Time passed and the husband did not return. He had written regularly for some time but finally his letters wholly ceased and his wife concluded he was dead. Two years ago she was married to Charles K. Ives.
 In the meantime Chapman had worked among the Indians, prospect ing for gold when. he had opportunity. Three years ago he joined the rush to the rich new fields of the frozen. north and cleared up several thousand dol lars. He planned to come to Akron and resume his domestic rela tions and with his wealth assistin forgetting the past.
 On his arrival Chapman learned of his wife's second marriage from her own lips. Almost without a word he left the house. and after a visit in the country with friends will return to Alaska.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
TEN YEARS OF TALKING.
bIed Continually, and It Vf- aaIIy Ca1sed Her Death.

Mrs. Lucy A. Reeves, aged 61. who was sent to the insane asylum at Ksla- mazoo, Mich. ten years ago from Lam sing, died a strange and unusual death the other day.
 She literally talked herself into the grave. For ten years her vocal effusiOns have been constant, no matter what time of day or night it was A stream of words constantly came from her mouth and her shoutings became so disagreeable to her hearers that she was placed in a padded cell, where they could not be heard.
 AS the woman grew older the habit seemed to grow on her, and her system gradually weakened Even in her sleep the babble continued. The other aft ernoon she had a more violent talking fit than ever and her lungs literally ran out of air.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
FOUND PLAYING WITH BEAR.
Missing ThRss-YeaF-OId Child Is Dts- covered While CarsssIas
 the Animal.

''The lost baby and the big black bear" furnished Sabbath sensation in police headquarters at Dallas. Tex. that lasted Chief of Police Price and his men all day. Lizzie, the three year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. A. Self, was suddenly missed by her parents late in the evening. They had left her playing on the sidewalk in front of the family home on Canton street. After searching for tbe child for an hour they notified the police department and a general search throughout the city was instituted The theory of Kidnapping was abous accepted by them as the hours passed with no tidings of the missing child.
 About seven o'clock in the morning two mounted officers riding through the section of the city park in which the zoo is located, discovered Lizzie seated in front of the large iron grated cage in which big black bear is confined. The child's feet and arms were extended inside the cage be- tween the bars of the structure, and the little one was gleefully prattliDg to and betting the big brute.
 Lizzie was taken to headquarters and restored to her parents. Chief Price, who used to be Texas ranger. remarked to the child's parents and the newspaper men:
 If that had been me, or one of the force had taken such liberties with Big Ben,' he would have ehewed an arm or leg of for us, to say the least. God took care of the baby"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
1AE onE-PRlcE hEIEER.

 Few wanter buy thet heifer. Zeb7 don't believe yew can; I wouldn't sell thet heifer. sir, to any Twin man. No. sir, if yew should come an lay fifty fa my hand I'd go an shet the stable door an let thet heifcr stand. kfore I'd sell one side of her. thet's all I've Yew IIeerd wanted to dispose? Few must hev heerd 1t wrong; I'd buy dozen like her. Zeb, If yewd bring them along. Of course I've got a lot of stock. more stock .en what need. An am short of stable room, an some what short of feed; But ez for seilin' thet there beast I wouldn't. 10 siree, Let forty dollars come between thet heifer. Ze5. an me. l am a ore-price critter, Feb, no man kin beat me down; Ehe's wuth a heap more'n forty. Feb. ask
 sny man in town. Ii Hunker wants her purty bad, an so does
 Deekin Hale, But ez said before. of course. the heifer ain't for sale She's gentle an she's good an kind, an
 slicker then an eel; 4 child could milk her any time, she d never
 raise heel. She never hooks nor jumps the fence, she
 never runs away, An comes around at milkin' time ez reg lar
 ez the day. You'd orter see the milk she gives. it's
 yaller, thick an sweet, An ez for quantity. by gum. thet heifer
 can't be beati They's junks of butter 6oatin' round inside
 the milkin' pail, An spes kin Of her butter. Zeb-but then,
 she ain't for sale. Yew say yew're bound to hev her. zebf
 Few want her purity bad? The slickest piece of eoW-fesh. sir, a farm
 CT ever hadi Wuth thirty dollars CT she stands. an not
 a dollar less; For I'm a oDe-price critter, Feb, yewI nnd
 thet out, guess. Wuth thirty dollars ez she stands. I'll tell
 yew what I'll dew: I'll swap her now for twenty-fve-'twixt
 me an her an yew. Jest twenty-five, no more or less, for I'm a
 obe-price man, An if yew'd want to swap her back, why
 durn it, Feb. yew can. Joe Cone, in N. Y. Sun
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
AN OPENING IN EUROPE.
Consul Advocates Establishment of American Department
 Stores Aboard.

Vice Consul General Hanauer in an official report to the state department from Frankfort, Germany, advocates the estahysh rn~h. Of American depart menf xl,s es abroad as means of in- creasing the export trade of this coun- try.
 s'In Germany and most other con- tinental countries" the vice consul says, "there are large retail ware houses and stores which sell different lines of dry goods and clothing for fe- male wear. Department stores on the order of our own, containing almost everything for human needs. are hard .ly known here. Consequently one finds in a European city hundreds of retail stores. carrying small stocks and sell ing articles at high prices.
 sT think department stores would find conditions more favorable here than at home in amount of sales and return on the capital'invested, but the importance of the plan consists in the immense impetus they would give to the sale of American specialties- household articles of all kinds. cloth inc. kitchen and iron ware, small ma chimes. tools and instruments. toys, carriages and vehicles. office and dwell inp furniture. fruits and meat. etc. q am confident that such concern established i1 Frankfort could within a few years sell American specialties alone to an amount of $3 .Nc0.G o S4,- O0O. 900 annually and distribute further quantities by giving agencies to lead ing dealers of interior towns and cities. In shoes alone it could trans act large trade. Our manufacturers need then but offer their products to the home purchasing office in order to do a forsign trade"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-01
PEAT IS A POPULAR FUEL.
TAe English People Find It Cheaper, Healthier and Cleaner
 Than Coal.

Peats beats coal. In open frePlaces where 6 steady heat and not crack ling blaze is wanted the old-fashioned bog blocks have merits not to be found in the best Wallsends. They are cheap CT, healthier and give less trouble, says the London Daily Mail.
 This does not mean that you can shut up your coal cellar, throw away your scuttle and. boycott the coal merchant. The Durham and South Wales coal kings are still going to have dominion over us, but timely use of peat may materially lessen the coming winters coal bills.
 Unfortunately, the bog owners and peat merchants have missed great op- portunity. There are enormous depos- it's available. especially in the north and in Ireland, deposits that only want digging and drying to make the finest fuel. But they must be dug and dried in the early summer. Autumn will soon be here, and no extra supplies have been prepared. The few peat merchants are already finding themselves flooded with orders which they will soon not know how to execute.
 A considerab ble amount of peat is al- ready burned in London, especially in the West End. People, after tours in Ireland or Scotland, get to love the fresh, earthly smell of the burning moss, and take care to secure supplies. Some doctors are fond of ordering it in place of coal. especially in the case of patients where quietness is an essen tial. You can make up your peat tire early in the morning or last thing at night by arranging half dozen blocks. and then go away, knowing that it will keep burning for eight or ten hours to come. &