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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
Blind.-Oh So Blind.
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Isn't it strange how people
Gaze with enraptured face
On the cunning work of the painter
Limning sweet natures grace.
And vet. with eyes that see not,
Nor souls that beauty find,
Live in the world the painter paints,
Blind-oh, so blind!
Isn't it strange how people
Thrill in the keenest way
TO the stories of life and its living
Told in book or in play.
And yet, with darkest vision,
TO naught of their charm inclined,
Live in the world where thestorles
live.
Blind-oh. so blind!
Ripley ID. Saunders, in st. Louis Re-
public.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
CONVENTIONS.
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.

Some of the newspapers are making
great to do about changing the Con-
fession OF Faith of the Presbyterian
Church because DR.. Hills, Dr.. Park
hurst and other eminent divines de-
clare that it does not give expression
to the true faith of the church. The
present discussion has been precip-
tated chiefly because of a sensational
attack upon the Confession by DR..
Parkhurst Among other things DR..
Parkhurst declared:
"Our own doctrinal prospectus adj
vertises us as believing that little
children, perhaps the babe at yolii
bosom. is damned, already damned,
damned before it was born, damned
from everlasting to everlasting"
At our request Rev. Eugene Daniel.
ID. d., pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Raleigh. and one of the
ablest divines in the Southern Presny
terrain church, contributes an article
in today's paper giving the position
of the Southern Presbyter Chur. ii
with reference to the agitation foe
revision. He pronounces the above
declaration of Dir. Parkhurst rs IA
SANDER
The foremost man in the Presbytc-
ri;,n Church in America is DR.. Franci.
Patton, president of Princeton Uni
versity. Here is his view of the agi-
tation:
IF the Presbyterian Church cease
to be a Calvinist church, it will net
need the Calvinist creed.
IF the Presbyterian Church is a
Calvinist church, as j believe it to be,
then there is no need of revising the
Confession of Faith.
mo minister is required to sign the
creed in lpsimis Verbs. No church
member is required to subscribe to
the creed
THE Confession of Faith is very
good expression of the Calvinistic
system of belief, and all agitation
upon a revision of the Confession of
Faith is, III my Judgment, unnece3-
sary."
Rev. Hay Watson Smith, son of the
late Rev. DR.. Jacob Henry Smith, OF
Greensboro, is understood to favor Il
revision of the creed and has severed
his connection with the Southern
Presbyterian Church. He recently re-
cehed call from the First Presbs he
rian Church in Wilmington, but de-
clined Iecause of his contemplated
Withdrawal from Southern presbvte-
rianism. His detection has occasioned
much comment because he comes of
the most conservative Southern Pre-
byterian stock.
The question is one for our Presby-
terian friends to determine for them
selves. No church has more brains
and of all the churches it gives more
in proportion to all good objects than
any other branch of the Christian
church. Its clergy and it's laymen are
competent to settle the terms of its
faith without the help of those OF
other creeds or those who have no
creed ut ALL They will settle it and
settle it for the best interests of the
church and the glory of God. 1t is
not subject for agitation of political
or sensational newspapers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22

The white Republicans. led by HI
ram Grant, who joyfully and enthusi
astically supported the negro White
for Congress in 1898. are now tryinS
to have Dan Patrick, of Greene. nor.i-
mated. Grant says he will not sup
port White if nominated. He is thu
same White that Grant supported il,
1896 and 1898. Does Grant think he
can fool the white folks by such play.
ing to the galleries?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
STORM HAS BEEN BREWING.
indicator,

Rutherfordton indicator.
If you hear it thunder in August, re-
member that the storm has been brewing
ever since the 14th amendment was cram
med down the threats of a hand .cuffed
and dsfranchised people, and that il is
bound to work off, when the people
come to their own.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22

DR.. Z. Benjamin Andrews has ac
cepted the presidency of the Universe
ty of Nebraska. The salary is 5000,
and the attendance is 1000. DR.. An
drews will be in congenial surround
ings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22

TAKE DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP
for all those dangerous affections-severe
colds, pleurisy and grippe-which Fall
and Winter bring along. 1t is the great
lung affections.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
NO HOME.

Wragson Tatters-Say, Henry wot's
cosmopolitan
Harvard Hasben-Well, Wragsy, that's
the name they give to kind of wealthy
Press.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22

An actor says he avoids the coast towns
because of the light houses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22

Even the unsociable physician never OBJ
jects to paying visits.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
@~x1mr NC
Baking Powder
in 100

The strongest, purest, most efficient and wholesome
of 1eavenng agents. Not lowest in price, yet the most
economical in 1900 in the past indispensable to the
work of the pastry cook
The New Year brings prosperity almost unsurpassed
in the history of the country.
For every there is money enough to buy that to
eat which is pure, sound good, wholesome
Why should cheap, impure unheathfu arti-
cles of food? There is economy in them; they endan
ger the health they may cost life There reported
almost daily cases of sickness caused by eating cake
buildings or biscuit made with the cheap alum baking
powders.
In all articles for food buy and only the best
The good health Of the family is of first consideration
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22

Alum is used in baking powders because it is
cheap, costing less than two cents a pound LISA
corrosive poison. Think of feeding it to children
Yet the manufacturers of weknown alum pow
ders are actually denying that they contain alum
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02

I have been here but the one sum-
mer, but I can see that the country
is all right, and the opportunities
for new settlers could not be bet
ter. I would advise my friends to
settle in this section Of the
country, if they want to improve
their condition both physically and
financially. I know of no other
country that offers such induce
ments. I can say that I found
this country just as it was repre-
scented by the agents of the Great
Northern, A renter in the east
can buy 100 or 800 acres of land
here better than he is now work.
ing, for the rent he is paying
there; besides, he can take a home
stead of 100 acres more. I find
the land much easier cultivated,
more productive and better in
every way than in Illinois. The
people are friendly and sociable,
and society is as good or better; in
fact a better country all around for
a poor man, than anywhere in the
earth. l think if some of my friends
in Illinois would come and see
this country once they would at
once conclude that it was the place
for them. w. T. MATHERLY.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02

did in 1897, but coal can be-
bought for 81 per ton. When we
first moved on our claim there was.
no school house in sight; now
there are schools all over-4 were.
built last season and 4 more this.
year. Ny opinion is that any
man who will come out here and
work like he has to do in the east
to live, could treble his wealth
each year. A man does not have
to work here winter and summer
to make a living, and more than
that, he not only gets more money
in the fall, but he has 100 acres Of
the best land hat is all his own,
and can be had for a small sum of
money. Anyone coming to this
country can make no mistake if he
will come and put his hand to the.
pillow and keep out of debt. He is
bound to win, and there is no,
guesswork about it. There was.
nothing about this country that
was misrepresented to me, and I
have been here long enough to
know all about it. 1 found the,
country even better than was
represented. If a man is a renter
in the east, my advice is: Pull up
stakes and emigrate, the quicker
the better. You can get land yet.
from So to $12 per acre.
Do not wait too long, the land is
being taken very fast. To all who.
may read this statement I say.
Come and see.
JOHN G. MELL1NGER.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02

beautiful citySof Cando, which is
up-to-date, and with all modern
improvements. The people of our
old home, New Paris, Ind, often
ask us if the people Of North Da-
kota are not "slow and way out Of
date" Let me say that the
society is of the best, and the
people we'll educated and more
progressive than will be usually
found in the east. Our schools
are good, with the best trained
teachers. Some people have a
notion that any fourth grade
teacher in the east can come here
and teach school. It takes a No.
/ teacher to fill the requirements
here, and a rustler to succeed in
any occupation,-such can get
good wages, and no others need
apply. We have 100 acres of land,
with % acres backset ready for
crop next year, a home in Cando,
and a steady place to work.
Neither myself nor wife have been
out of work since we came here.
HENRY GROVES AND WIFE.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
SOONER WINTER HERE THAN II
PENNSYLVANIA.

York. N. D., Oct. 16, 1901
came from McC onnellsburg, Fulton
Co., Pa, in the spring Of 1897, and
had but little means when l ar
rived. I took a homestead 5 miles
from York, and have the warmest
house in North Dakota. and a barn
and so acres ready for a crop.
My experience with a garden could
not be better. W. have good
water, and I have been here two
winters, and would sooner winter
here than in Pennsylvania. This
country is better than is claimed
for it, and a man who cannotmake
a living here is no good. The free
land is all gone in this locality,
but there is more to the west and
north Of here. E.. SUMMERS.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02

for a poor man to get a start, and
in a few years be independent.
We are not making doctors rich
here by paying doctor bills. There
have been five of us out here, and
we have not paid out five cents
for medicine for the past two
years. We are all enjoying good
health, and having lots of fun
hunting and fishing. People are
coming every day to take land,
and it will soon be gone. There
is some good land yet to be had in
the mountains, good land, too,
with lots of hay and timber.
There is some decided land yet
that can be bought reasonably,
but homeseekers must come soon,
or they will be too late. If any
one wants to buy land, and will
write me, I will be glad to assist
them all Lean if they will give me
the particulars, and it will be some
help to new corners who are not
familiar with the country.
GEO. HOOKER.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
Formerly Of Monticello, Ind.
WE DO NOT MAKE THE DOCTORS
RICH HERE.

WE DO NOT MAKE THE DOCTORS
RICH HERE.
st. John, N. D., Oct. 10, 1885,
I came from Owasco, Ind, in June,
1898, and located 81 miles north of
st. John. I have 800 acres of
land and 100 in cultivation, and
fairly good buildings. Last year
was my first and I raised nothing
but potatoes, and this year I got
out a crop and had 1924 bu. of
wheat, 800 bu. of oats and 1873 bu.
of potatoes. This beats all coun-
tries I ever saw for vegetables and
and root crops; they grow SO
rapidly and are of such fine
quality. Our drinking water is of
the very best. I think I did very
we'll for the first year, as I have
cleared $3.50, besides I have my
seed oats and seed wheat and feed
enough for the year 1900, and
have 1873 bushels of potatoes in the
cellar, besides lots of other root
crops. I had but very little to
start on. think this is the place
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
Teachers Examination.

The regular examination of ap-
plicants for teachers certificates.
will be held at the court house in
Devils Lake, N. D., beginning
Friday, March 9, 1900, at O'Clock
a. m. Candidates should be pro-
vided with legal cap paper, pens.
and ink. No further examination
will be held until May Is, 1900.
L. B. FANCHER,
50-51 County Sup't of Schools.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
FROMTHE AMISH SETTLEMENT,

Island Lake, N. D., Oct. 26,
1891 came here from Nap
panee, Ind, in 1895, bringing. all
told, about $1,000 worth Of stuff
with me. I have my farm of 48O
acres, 23O Of which is in cultiva-
ton, and a house, three story, 18x
"a and kitchen l2x14. The mach
inery [ have about me is worth
$1,000. [ have IL horses, 3 COWS,
Is hogs and 5 other cattle. MY
crop this year was, 1900 bu. Of
wheat, 1850 bu. of oats, 22O bu. of
barley, 220 bu. of potatoes, and l
have % acres of fax not all
threshed. I raised about 1000
head of cabbage. that will average
about 8 pounds each, have put
down 10 gallons of pickles beside
what we used in the family.
Stock raising and butter making
is a success here. I think an
Eastern renter can surely better
himself here with good manage.
ment: We canned 80 quarts of
gooseberries beside what we used
on the table and had all the cur.
rants we needed during the grow.
ing season. We raised 25 good
sized citrons and had all the sweet
corn we could use in the family
j. j. SLAUBAUGH.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
TO ALL WHO READ THIS STATE
MENT, I SAY, COME AND SEE.

York, N. D., Oct. %, 1891
came to this country from Milford,
Ind, in 1896 but did not locate till
the spring of 1897. I have my
homestead of 100 acres and I
bought 800 acres on the crop plan.
I had barely anything to start
with and have got a fairly good
house and just finished a barn
3Ox76 #. [ have two wells of as
good water as was ever taken out
of the earth. Have plenty of
machinery and stock and this year
my crop was: 1850 bu. of wheat,
900 bu. of oats, $50 blu. of barley,
600 bu. of fax and $50 bu. of
potatoes.
From my experience, would say
that North Dakota leads all other
states in vegetables and root crops.
Trees make a rapid growth, some
times growing 8 feet in one season,
poultry does fine in this country,
small fruit is a success and butter
making simply immense COWS
and SO hens will make a good liv-
ing for a small family. The
drinking water in my neighbor-
hood is good. The summers are
delightful and the winters are all
right. It does not freeze one day
and thaw the next-when it freezes
up in this country it does not open
up till spring.
Fuel costs a little more than it
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
FOUND NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH
NORTH DAKOTA,

FOUND NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH
NORTH DAKOTA.
Rock Lake, N. D., Nov. 6, 1899.
I have been here two years, and
am more than pleased with my
new home. I have been in all the
southern states, but have seen
nothing to compare with North
Dakota. I raised a good crop this
year, and had an excellent garden.
If the people in Indiana and other
eastern states would only come
out to this country, and come with
the intention Of staying, they
would be better off than they are
now. Wages are good for both
men and women. We are having
beautiful weather, and some of the
farmers r blowing to-day, Nov. 6.
JOHN ELLER,
Formerly Of Monticello, Ind.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02

property is worth $500, and I owe
only $3.50, besides I have as good
100 acres as the sun shines on. 1
am glad I came here, for I tried to
get a start in the east, and I got
worse in debt all the time.
FRANK M. TIsHUE.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
ARE HERE TO STAY.

Cando, N. D., Sept. 80, 1892
We have been located Is m
in North Dakota. Words cannot
express our satisfaction, and how
much we are pleased with our new
home. We are located in the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
TRIED TO MAKE A START IN THE
EAST, BUT GOT FARTHER

TRIED TO MAKE A START IN THE
EAST, BUT GOT FARTHER
IN DEBT.
Bisbee, N. d., Nov. 2, 1885,
I came from Confluence, Penn, in
the spring of 1898. and took a
homestead 20 miles from town.
Have a good house and excellent
we'll of water. This year I had Is
acres of fax and got 800 bushels.
Poultry has done we'll for us, and
the hens lay more eggs than they
did in the east. The winters are
much colder here, but we can
stand them better, for they COM
mence gradually and ire steady,
not freezing one day and mud the
next. The schools are a good deal
better than one would expect in a
new country. I think for a man
who has to rent that this is a far
better place for him than in the
east, where he must pay all he can
make to some landlord. By in
dustry and economy a man can
soon have a home here. 1 can
recommend this country to my
friends. When I came here I had
about $500, and now my personal
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
LOCATED IN THE MOUSE RIVER
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY,

Bottineau, N. D., Oct. 81, 1899
II came here last April from
Elba, Ill.,. and have taken a home.
stead 10 miles west of the Mouse
river and 30 miles from Bottineau.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
NOT PREPARED TO MAKE A STATE

NUE. PREPARED III MAhE "A O1A1L-
MENT.
Towner, N. D., Oct. II, 1892
/ came here last spring. I have
taken up land IL miles southeast
of Towner, and 7 miles south Of
Berwick. When I came here
there was nothing of Berwick, and
now we have one elevator, two
stores and one hardware, all built
this summer. I have not made
much improvement on my land.
Have got 10 acres broken and I
made some hay. I came here
poor, and have had to 60 slow. I
have worked on the railroad. this
summer, and so far as the country
is concerned it is the place. for the
young man. Everybody says the
last summer was an exception, for
it was cool, and the spring was
late, but the crop was good. I am
so we'll satisfied that I am going
to make it my home.
OLIVER STRAwsER,
Formerly of Port Royal, Pa.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02

I want more farm-loan applica-
tons. Come and see what I can
do for you. Powell, the land man
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-03-02
Books You Ought to Read.

Quo Vadis, The Little Minister,
David Harum, Red Rock, When
Knighthood was in Flower, The.
Battle of the Strong, Richard Car
vel, Hon, Peter Sterling, Hugh
Wynne, Main Travelled Roads, No.
5 John Street, Via Crucis, Tess Of
the Durbervilles, Janice Meredith.
and others, Come and get them
at the public library, court house.
MRS. RHUBERG, Librarian.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-03
C0NSULS' TREATY
is NOT RATIFIED

Washington, July 2-After forty
eight hours consideration, and prob
ably AFTER consulting the president at
Canton by wire, the cabinet officers
nave decided not To ratify the agree
ment OF nine articles providing for the
naturalization of Shanghai and the
southern Chinese treaty ports, sub
mltted by Minister WI
There were some things in the agree
menJ which the government felt that
it could not accept. Such. for instance
was the absoluticn proposed to be ex-
tended to the Chinese government in
advance for any Outrages that might
occur in the treaty ports. The govern
meEt has, however, no objection to the
principles embodied in the Arrangement
ana mas, therefore, told Consul General
GoodnoW by cable that he might pledge
the United States government to com
mt no act Of hostility so long as the
Nlceroy OF the province is able to keen
the peace and Will protect foreigners.
IhlS determination has been made
known TO the other powers.
Inere Is every disposition on the part
ol the government to encourage such
an agreement, for il will not ONLY re-
ileNe the government of the necessity of
maintaining a large naval force at the
SOGinern treaty ports, but will tend To
strengthen decidedly whatever opposi-
ton there may be in China to the anti
foreign element headed by Prince T1Ian
The -ited States government is
CON- need that this leader does not
represent the Chinese government. If
also is satisfied that the official class
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-03
JAPAN ALLOWED TO
SEND MORE TROOPS

Washington, July 1.-The bad news
this morning from Admiral Kempff,
confirming the worst stories which have
emanated from China relative to the
conditions at Pekin, caused a feeling
of disquiet among administration Of
ficials and diplomats.
me German embassy showed partic-
ular anxiety for information respecting
the sad end of Baron Won KetteIer,
and in the course of the afternoon Sec
rotary Hermann Of the embassy paid
a special visit TO the state department.
NJ. Thiebaut the charge of the French
G Embassy. also called in quest of infor-
nation. it was said
These visits revived rumorS that an
effort is afOOt to reach an international
agreement respecting the conduct of
the forces of the powers in China 1t
was said this afternoon at the state
department that the only news vas
that there seemed to be unanimous
agreement on the part of the powers
TO welcome with the utmost cOrdiality
Japdn's offer to furnish achievements
FOR the forces now opera ting along the
Pei-HO river in the effort to reach
Pekin, as Japan alone of the powers is
prepared to throw into China whatever
number of troops may be needed. The
news To that effect had come to the
state department from all directions.
and particularly from England, Russia
and France.
As far as the state department is con-
cerned, it had previously accorded
Japan a free hand in the matter of the
number Of troops to be employed in
China upon Il voluntary and courteous
statement OF the purpose of the en-
ployment of these forces.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-03
TWO FILIPINO LEADERS TAKEN
MACARTHUR TELLS OF CAPTURE
OF AQUINo AND RICARTE.
Transport Warren, Which Might Be
Needed for China, Sails for San
Francisco With Battalion.

Washington, July 2.-The following
cable. dated Manila, was received at
the war department this morning:
General Aquino, prominent leader of
insurgent forces, surrendered uncondi-
tionally to First Lieutenant John
O'Connell, with Macabebe scouts. on
June 26. with sixty-four rifles and am
munition. MAC ARTHUR.
General Mac Arthur also cables the
following:
General Ricarte. leader of the
threatened uprising in Manila during
this year, recently very active. cap
tured July 1 by native police between
Paco and Stana- Event important in
relation to conditions in Manila
In another message General Mac Ar
thur said that the remains of Iieuten-
ant Paul Draper. Twenty-second in
!allry' Were received June 30 and bur-
led ar San Isidor, Luzon.
A third message stated that tba
transport Warren sailed from Manila
yesterday with a battalion Of the
IWenty-third United States infantry
bound for San Francisco. The man IN
TINS battalion have nearly comnleted
their terms of enlistment or are inca-
pacitated for active service
The departure of the transnort Tyar-
rem for San Francisco at this iuncture
Is somewhat significant. She is one Of
the largest troop ships in the service
and was relied upon to carry a fuu
regiment with arms and equipnnents ~
China in case of necessity