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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A. startling incident. of which Mr.
John Oliver, Of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
II was in most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite gradually grow
ing weaker day by day Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately. a friend
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my great JOY and surprise, the first bot
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tinued their Use for three weeks, and ain
now we'll man. / know they saved my
life. and robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try them.
Only so cents, guaranteed, at drug
stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

~ had dyspepsia for years. No med
cine was so effective as Kodol Dyspepsi
Cure. 1t gave immediate relief. Two
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writes L. II. Warren, Albany, Wis. IT
digests what you eat and cannot fail u
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

II think | would go crazy with pail
were it not for Chamberlain's Paii
Balm" writes Mr.. w. II. Stapleton
Herminie, Pa. Il have been Athlete
with rheumatism for several years ali
have tried remedies without number
but Pain Balm is the best medicine
have got hold Of" One application :
leves the pain. For sale everywhere
Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Co. and Fl. \
T. Hicks. Raleigh
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

Yesterday evening at $50 O'Clock
Miss Cora Dunn, of Wake Forest, and
Mr.. Delmar -. Upchurch, of this city,
were married at the home of Mrs. Nann,
in Wake Forest. Rev. j. w. Lynch
performed the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Upchurch reached Raleigh at 2:22 this
morning They will reside at 219 South
Mcdowell street. y number of Raleigh
people went out to Wake Forest to be
present at the wedding.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21
The University Trustees

The trustees of the University OF
North Carolina will meet today at noon
in the Governors office. 1t is the an
nual meeting of the board. The report
of the president will be received and the
recommendations made by him acted
upon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

signed, being bachelor bankers of the
city of Raleigh, have listened to your
august deliberations with profound adj
miration, We do hereby beg, beseech,
and earnestly implore that we be allow
ed to have seats in the Convention. n
voice in the discussions and full rights
of membership.
(Signed)
WALTERS DURHAM,
JAMES O. LITCHFORD.
CHARLES BELVIN, JR.,
FRANK HAYWOOD,
WATKINS ROBARDS,
IRWIN JONES
LEE SKINNER,
DICK LEWIS,
ED. 3. GROW,
ALBERT r. BAIiMAN.
MILLER HUGHES
BURKE LITTLE,
JOHN L. PULLEN.
Chairman
Then the following was presented 1t
met with storm Of noes that shook
the house like an earthquake:
Raleigh, y. c.. Feb. % 1900.
Most Respected and Worshipful MAID
ems.
We, the disappointed and enforced
bachelor Dentists Of this city, do hereby
send You our warmeSt greetings.
Whereas, in your experiences the
hearts OF men have proved stony and
impervious to your various charms, we
wish to extend TO you our sincere sym
pathy. We have suffered the tortures
of the lnquisition at the Court of King
Cupid and with what is left OF our tat
tered hearts We come 10 you for conso 4
ton.
Receive us into your membership for
We hereby pledge ourselves TO unite
with You in war to the death against
single blessedness.
(Signed) sst
!. VI. FLEMING,
\. J. CARROLL,
j. NJ. AVER,
u. e. EVERITT. Chief Instigator.
Sworn and subscribed to before me.
this Goth day Of February. 1900
J. G.. MARCOM, j. F.
This done the convention adjourned to
meet again next year in our new audi
torium.' $500"
DIR. Della Dixon was president of the
convention and Miss Reynolds was secre-
tary.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

4 Liverpool physician has discovered
the bacillus of pink-eye in horses
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21

Don't miss the great New Orleans
3Eardi Gras. February Dist TO the 9th.
by the Seaboard Air Line.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-05

Total Current Receipts -.
Government Bonds ...".S
Total Loan Fund Receipts
Total Receipts .......
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

Stoves ornamented with German mot
toes seem somewhat out OF place in
English board schools, and yet the edu-
cational establishment in Addison Gar
dens boasts several OF these heating ap-
paratus. Mr.. Thompson asked Viscount
Morpeth, chairman OF the works COM
mittee, whether he was aware OF their
Teutonc origin, and whether the in
scriptions were supposed to possess any
educational value. His lordship replied
that the articles in question were not to
be had in this country, and that he had
not noticed the texts wilen giving the
order.
So far, so good; but. now that the
stoves are there, the philologic occasion
may just as well be improved, Squeers
asked one Of his boarders to spell
"winder," and, being satisfied with the
result, told him to go and clean it.
Perhaps among the precepts there is
Wilhelm lis favorte one, "Deutscli-
land uber allies" After having exam
ined a pupil as to the photography IF
the inscription, the teacher may order
him to polish the stove, in order to i'm
press the lesson on his memory. Ger
man marks are equivalent to British
shillings-few OF the former leave the
Fatherland. The shillings OF the rate
payers should be equally respected by
those who have the spending of them
London Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

The Duke of Marlborough, at the
Woodstock Agricultural and Historical
Show, told an amusing anecdote of the
Boer war. Referring to the use of
homing pigeons he mentioned that at
the siege Of Mafeking General Baden
Powell expressed a wish that no ladies
should remain in the town. Lady Sa-
rah Wilson went out distance of
some fifteen miles and, being anxious
to communicate with General Baden
Powell, she attempted to do so by
means of carrier pigeon. Lady Sarah
wrote letter and dispatched it with
the pigeon, in the hope that it would
fly straight into Mafeking, but instead
of that it settled ON the house of the
Boer Commandant who was investing
the town. The result was that the
Boer Commandant ascertained where
she was, and she had to explain the
reason why she was near Mafeking.-
st. James's Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
THE BEST Of LIFE,

Not till life's heat is cooled,
The headlong rush slowed to q quiet pace,
And e ry purblind passion that has
ruled
Our noiser years at last
Spurs us in vain, and, weary of the race,
We care no more who loses or who wins
All! not till all the best of life seems past
The best of life begins,
To toll for only fame,
Handclappings and the ficKie gusts of
praise,
For place or power or gold to gild a
name
Above the grave whereto
Az paths will bring us, were to lose our
days
We, on whose ears youths passing bell has
In blowing bubbles, even as children do,
Forgetting we grow old.
But the world widens when
Such hopes Of trivial gain that ruled us
lies
Broken among our childhood's toys; for
then
We win to selfcontrol!
AM mail ourselves to manhood, and there
rise
Upon us from the vast and MINDLESS height
Those clearer thoughts that are unto the
soul
Wha5 stars are to the night.
The Spectator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
MINES AND MINERS.
Men OF the Mines arehoIder;-Pittsburg
Coal Co. Employees Or. anize 10 Buy Stock
and form a Relief Asso ISOLATION.

Heads of departments and employees
OF the Pittsburg Coal Company have or
ganized the Pittsburg Coal Company
Employees association, primarily to ar
range an economical system for every
one OF about 10000 employees to be-
come stockholders and subsequently 10
create relief association on lines SIM
liar to those OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road. Application has been made at
Harrisburg for charter.
The association will act as an inves-
tor, whereby every man who lifts
hand, pen or a pick for the big COM
pany. with its S64,ooo,ooo capital, may
participate in the association benefits
and take to himself the dignity OF a
stockholder and partner in the business
in which all are alike interested
Leaders of the enterprise have al
ready invested in several thousand
shares OF the preferred stock OF the
coal company Further purchases will
depend on individual wants. Details
OF the releaf feature of the association
are now being worked out.
Each employe may subscribe to the
association for any number OF shares
to be paid for in monthly or semi
monthly payments OF not less than 5;
per month per share The subscrip-
ton payments are to be invested in
the preferred stock of the company by
officers of the association at their op-
ton in the open market Unexpended
balances are to be deposited currently
with the treasurer OF the Pittsburg Coal
Company, to bear per cent interest.
Dividends earned by the stock purchas-
ed and the interest on deposits with the
coal company treasurer will form the
earnings of the association and will be
added to the monthly payments OF the
subscribers until the monthly payments
OF the latter and the earnings to which
they are entitled are equal to the aver
age cost OF the stock purchased and
owned by the association, when each
subscriber will receive the number of
shares he is entitled to under his sub
scription New series of subscriptions
will be opened each month.
Subscribers may pay as much more
than the minimum OF ST per share per
month as they wish. In such cases paw
ments will augmented by interest at s
per cent per annum and the price Of
shares sold the subscribers by the asso-
citation will be the average cost on
shares in the association treasury pur-
chased during their term OF such SUBJ
scrbers' payments.
Delinquents, who desire tC make up
!!apsed payments, may do so by paying
interest at per cent. rate on delin-
quencies. Subscribers leaving the en-
ploy OF the company may keep up their
payments or NAV withdraw them with
accrued interest, the association reserv-
ing the right to limit these Withdrawals
IN any one month to so per cent of the
actual cash payments into the treasury
during that month. Subscriptions. if
found burdensome. may be reduced.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

The census enumerators in many
cases failed to realize the Importance
of mortality statistics. "In one of the
Eastern States" says a correspondent
of the Chicago Record, "an enume"a-
tor had only two deaths in q popula-
tion of more than 1900 for the entire
year, which the supervisor thought
was not sufficient, so he sent back the
returns. The enumerator responded
with the following explanation: Dear
Sir: There were four more people that
died, but they was widows Evident
ly he did not consider widows of suf-
ficient Importance to be included in
the census"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
But One Emperor.

Apropos of the paragraph | gave in
last issue of the German showmans
experiences cf the law of lese majeste,
remember hearing the following
story, for the truth of which, however.
L would not Ike to vouch. An officer
in the German army, passing along a
street in Berlin with friend, made n
remark about "the fool of an emper-
or" He was Immediately arrested by
vigilant policeman. He'attempted to
get out of the difficulty by explaining
that he referred to the Emperor Of
Russia. THAT won't do" said the
policeman. II know very well you
meant the German Emperor; there is
no other emperor you possibly could
meanw-M. A. Z.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
THE NERVE OF A HORSE THIEF.
A Guest of the HORSES Owner While He
Was Looking For the Culprit.

Was Looking For the Culprit.
Charles Wilkins, now in Jail at Ed
wardsville, ILL.,. confessed horse thief,
spent the three days prior to his arrest
as the guest of John West liveryman
of that town, who had been looking for
him everywhere but at home.
For downright audacity and out and
out nerve" wilkins performance caps
anything ever done in his section of
the country, and there are some who
favor setting him free, on the ground
that it's shame to confine such genius
behind bars.
Now that the story has been COM
pleted by the culprit, it seems remark
able that he escaped arrest so long,
but up to few hours before the con-
fession every detail seemed surrounded
by an impenetrable fog OF uncertainty.
On Oct. Louis Hess, of Mitchell,
Madison County, reported that some
one had carried off his best horse. Next
morning the animal was purchased in
Collinsville by ]. A. Owens, to whom
the seller represented himself as a
horse trader. A few hours later Owens
learned that he had bought stolen
horse, and word was sent in all direc-
tions, with minute descriptions Of the
thief.
Police Chief Barnsback, of Edwards
vile, suspected that the thief was head
ed toward his town, and told John
West, the local liveryman, to keep u
sharp lookout for him. West was fur
nished a good description OF the fugi-
tive, and promised to keep his eye
peeled"
A day or so later Wilkins, who had
formerly worked for West. blew into
town, and put up at the home of his
friend West entertained him with true
Edwardsville hospitality, and told him
about the man he was looking for.
Wilkins seemed interested, and said
the thief must be pretty smooth to es-
cape capture in such a populous COM
munity. He even went so far as to
offer to help watch for the culprit, and
took notes from the memorandum that
West carried in his pocket for refer
ence.
After three days wilkins bade his
former employer adieu, and told him
he was going up to Old Ripley, a near
by village, to visit his folks.
The next day Owens, the victim, had
business in Edwardsville, and called
on West. They talked over the theft,
and Owens gave complete verbal de-
scription of the thief. Then West woke
UP and realized that Wilkins was the
man he had been looking for. The next
step was a telegram to the Sheriff OF
Bond County, and within few hours
word came back that Wilkins had been
arrested at Old Ripley.
When the prisoner was brought back
to Edwardsville and thrown in Jail
West called on him. Wilkins smiling
ly confessed that he was the man want
ed and complimented the caller on his
astuteness. He said, furthermore, that
this was his first experience at horse
stealing, and that he did not wonder
that the business had thrived so in re-
cent years. His manner implied that
he thought the Madison County Of
ficials dead easy."-St. Louis Repub-
lie
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

1t has become Il fad recently in Italy
among persons who desire to commit
suicide to jump in front of express
trains. Three weeks ago the engineer
and the passengers of the Genoa Rome
express We're really veXed because in a
short run of eight hours four persons
used the train in this way to end their
lives, regardless of the delay which
they We're causing by their selfish
thoughlessness.
Moral suasion appearing inadequate
to the task of turning these self-mur-
derers from the fatal error of their
ways the railroad authorities have
adopted a special suicide catcher. 1t
is placed in front of the locomotive
like the American cowcatcher, and it
scoops up the person who tries to use
the engine for his own unpleasant pur-
poses. Having soooped him up, it de-
posts him on little platform, where
he gets n free trip to the nearest sta
tior, while the engineer and the fire.
man enliven the journey by making
deeply felt remarks to him.-New York
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
Their School Is n Tent.

Many Of the Spahis, who are Alge-
rian troopers on the borders of Mo.
rocco, in the service of the French,
have their entire families with them in
camp. The children are educated by
a native non-ccmmissioned officer, and
are obliged to study French. Morning
and evening the bugle is sounded for
school, and the funny little moucha'
chous flock to their studies in French
and Arabic, after which they have
physical drill or work in the fields.
The huge tents are covered with a
cloth made of wool ard camel'S hair
that furnishes protection from all
weathers. Men, women, children
sheep, goats, dogs and other live stock
live amicably together. Some of the
Spahis are mounted on camels, but the
horse is generally used, and frequent
duty is to gather halfa in the mount
aims for fodder. They cultivate land
allotted to them in the 'smala," as the
encampment is called, but, as in mos
Oriental countries, the women do tn,
greater part of the work. The richie.
men have several wives.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
Reglazing Crystal Palace,

The famous Crystal Palace in Lon
don has recently been reglazed at inn
mense cost, and on Z new principle,
which does away with the usual wood
frame and putty joints. In the new
work the panes of glass are much larg-
er in size, and are held in lead frames,
which are so arranged that the metal
can lie worked down ON the glass in
an absolutely water-tight joint. The
cost of the work is estimated at $780,.
600 and is now almost complete.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
"Romeo and Juliet" Up-to-Date


At n small seaport town star
actress of the third magnitude APP
peared as Juliet.
Il cannot do justice to myself" she
said to the manager, "if you do not
have lime-light thrown ON me when
L appear at the balcony"
1--WE amt got no limelight miss, but
[ think we could get you ships blue
light" replied the obliging manager,
and to this the lady agreed.
The lad who went to the shop to buy
the bluelight brought back Il signal
rocket, which was given to him by
mistake. The prompter took the rock
ct in good faith.
Romeo-"He jests at scars who nev-
er feels wound"
Outlet appears. Prompter lights a
match.)
But, soft! What light through
yonder window breaks?",
(This was the match lighting the
fuse.)
arise, fair sum-
The sun, or, rather, the rocket, did
rise, with n terrific hiss. Juliet was
knocked off the balcony, the fly
borders were set on fire, and the
theatre was filed with sulphurouS
smoke, while the audience, which was
fortunately a small one, made STAN
pede to the doors.
Since then Romeo and Juliet" has
always been looked upon in that towr
as dramatic work that could no
be witnessed without personal danger
New World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

A new problem seems to be entering
the arena of sociological questions.
"How long shall the old man be per
mitted to retain his positionT The
query is not what makes an old man.
That is determined by the numerals
which denotes the number of years
that he has been on earth. And sixty
five is made the limit. When that is
reached he must step down.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

An occasional consequence of foot
ball game is a deplorable accident. A
frequent consequence of pleasure
trip by rail, an excursion on a yacht or
a bath in the lake or ocean is an acci-
dent equally deplorable. Just why
those persons who condemn the game
of football because of one accident do
not condemn pleasure, travel, yacht
ing and bathing for the same reason
probably will never be known.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
Waldersee's War House,"

No officer has ever been as comfort
ably lodg during campaign of actual
warfare as is the resent Commander
in-Chief cf the allied troops, Count Won
Waldersee. His dwelling for it is no
mere tent is unique both on account
of it's size and the novel material en-
ployed in the construction. With its
white walls and green blinds, this
portable villa, some forty feet deep,
and sixteen feet high, resembles a
country house rather than the head
quarters of an army chief. 1t is made
of wood, with a double covering of as
bestos, separated by superposed
couch of compressed air, rooted with
fireproof slate. This building, consist
ing of an orderly's office, the general S
study, bed and bathroom, and the ad-
jutant's quarters, is constructed in
sections so accurately fitted and num-
bered that the entire house can be
mounted in eight, or unmounted in
two hours. Despite its apparent lack
of solidity, it is constructed with a
view to resisting the strongest winds
and being impervious to atmospheric
changes, such as heat or rain, it is pc.
culiarly adapted to the needs of the
present campaign.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

Two business men met, after long
years of separation. Both had pros
pered as the world counts prosperity.
Both had found pearls of great price.
Looking back over the labors of the
years, the losses and the gains, one
said to the other, "Yes, we have pros
pered; but it's pity we must go, and
leave it ALL" 1t does seem that it
were indeed pity to sum up ones
ephemeral securities, and to have cum
bered ones self with such a dead
weight of unnecessary baggage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12
A Lively Function.

City Editor-'How did you come te
get scooped on that fire early thi,
morning?"
Night Assistant-"There wasn't any
one here to send out on it but the so
ciety reporter"
City Editor-"Wcil, why didn't yor
send him?"
Night Assistant q did, and ht
turned in half column of names Of
those present.'-Th Journalist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

Japan is taking about every line of
American-made goods. Water tube
boilers, locomotives, general railroad
supplies, iron piping, electrical machin-
cry, baled hay, bridge material and
oil well supplies are going into that
country at q lively rate.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

In Siberia the percentage of Hitter
acy is ninety-nine per cent. in the
country and ninety-fve per cent. in
the towns. The chances of self-govern-
ment in that country are, therefore,
one to five in hundred. Bring those
same people to America and in dozen
years they know how to read and vote.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

There are In the United States thirty
Berlins, twenty-one Hamburgs, twen-
ty-three towns bearing the name Paris
and thirteen Londons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

Taking everything that floats into
consideration, the United States now
stands second in the tonnage of mer-
camille marine of all the nations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

And prayer is the great antidote
Good is it for us that obstacles and
trials face us, that the very tenderness
Of o,' human loves makes us fearful for
the health, the prosperity and the spirit
ual welfare of our dear ones, that our
daily business frets us, that the harness
chufes. Otherwise we should never be
driven to prayer, or come really to know
our God and our Father. And it is n
comfort to think that when we have
done our little best to get rid of worry
and it still fingers in our breast", like n
poisonous thing. we can carry it also to
God and ask him not merely to deliver us
from evil, but from the fear of evil.
Then We shall be made glad and care
free again.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

When the man who experiments
with gun that isn't loaded happens
to be girl he generally substitutes a
mock marriage ceremony.