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WANTED-Every lady5-fnan miss. boy and baby to be visited by Santa Claus with street. 12-22-tf
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

WHEN in hurry you don't have to hunt
 match in the dark, you simply turn the ; button and your room Is brilliantly light. ed when you use electric lights. S-30-tI
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

MODELS made and fine machine work by experts. United Eleetric Co. 1l-2o-u MY BUSINESS Is moving houses and know how. Address Sullivan, the house mover, at st.1ake. - -
 12-2S- S-thu-Sun-W we'd sun
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WANTED-A good gardener familiar both with flowers and vegetables. Address O.. care Age-Herald, stating wages, etc.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

$2, ,00OLNew 2-story 8-room cottage, nice lot, fronts Short Route car; $500 cash and $400 annually. B. F. Eborn.
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$1.500-Rents $20 month; 00x140, Sd avenue, near 14th street. B. F. Eborn, 106 21st.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

R. A. GILBERT, Who VIII cohtIhue 10 travel for William Higgins Leather com pany, wants 1t known that he and C. I. Short, an ex-traveling salesman, are own CTS of the Magic City Trunk Factory, at 215 N. 20th street, Birmingham, Ala. They make the best trunks. Sample cases made to order, and all repairing In line done with neatness and dispatch. Patron age solicited. 12-2l-eod-ot1
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

WANTED-A good nurse for small chill
 dren; only an experienced servant need apply Apply 1919 17th street, South.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

How to breed Belgian hares for profit
Is an all.absorbing twentieth century
question. but it isn't half so important
to the country at large as the question:
How can rich mems sons be made de-
cent, respectable and useful members
of society? That this Is one of the
questions that are pressing hardest
against the brain-pan of the sociologist
is evident from the prominence that Is
given 1t in those societies that make a
business of regulating human conduct.
Can the milliCn0ires son. who knows
the liquidating power Of the paternal
autograph on the bottom of u bank
check. be saved and made into good
citizen? Can he be cajoled or CON
idcnced" into the notion that he must
work for living! This Is the qiies-
ton of the hour to men who have been
unable to conceal their wealth from
their hayward progeny. II Is admit
ted on all hands that the millionairc's
son starts out In life under burden
some handicap. Even though the ia.
tcrnal checkbOok has not yet begun It's
work of dcbiltation by the time he gets
To college he soon realizes that his
fathers name Is easily convertible into
legal tender for all the joys he can take
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15


The bank robbery at Newport. Ky,
renewed the criticisms OH banking
methods, and some of the comment is
unreasonable. Business is founded
upon confidence, and banking Is no en-
ception. Men must be trusted, and
often 1t is possible to conceal evi.
dences of theft for long time. Official
examiners are usually compelled, in the
nature of things, to- take the footings
furnished them. They are not required
to make long and detailed examina.
tions of the books. If they were. large
banks would require the whole time Of
an examiner. When suspicion Is
aroused, of course their attention Is
given to the bookkeeping, but usually
suspicion does not come before ex-
posture. Defalcations take place In all
lines of business, but usually they are
not for large sums and are not made
known. The officers of the bank are
those who are responsible for its safe
management. In this case, Il seems
strange that these officers were not nc.
quaintcd with the manner of living
pursued by the thief, which would at
once have shown them that things
were wrong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

Congressman jefferson NJ. Levy OF
New York Is reported to have offered
Rockefeller $4OO,OOO for 500 shares Of
Standard OH stock. This valuation aI-
piled TO his total holdings of Standard
oil places Rockcfeller's wealth In that
property alone at about S2GG, 100000.
In addition to this he has large inter-
csts in other directions, so that it Is i'm
possible to measure accurately his en-
tire fortune. Within the last year, how
ever, the advance in the market value
of his Standard Oil stock alone has In
creased his wealth S9j00O.Oo0 or so,
while his annual income In dividends
from that stock is about 100000
Such astonishing figures 90 far to prove
that the Standard Oil magnate is the
richest man in the world They are
dcceiylng. however, in a sense. Mr..
Rockefeller has no such accumulation
of money rs that, nor could he have.
Any effort To convert those holdings
into money or into other forms of prop
erty would bear" the market ana ma
terially reduce the value. The estimate
Is actually based on the earning power
of his property, calculating the capital
value according To the current rate OF
interest. The lower the rate OF inter-
est happens to be at a given time. there
fore. the greater Is the estimated value
of the fortune from which the enormous
dividends are drawn. The annual in.
crease of the fortune, likewise, does not
mean u corresponding reduction in the
wealth of others, for IL Is not drawn
from stocks of commodities and money
previously existing. IL is drawn, in
stead from the years Increase in the
general wealth Of which this particu-
lar fortune obtains such IA conspicuous
share, The prophecy that such II for
tune could be accumulated 10y any
means legitimate or otherwise, by the
end OF the nineteenth century would
have been considered wildly fabulous
loo years ago. Washington died the
richest man in America, yet he was not
a millionaire with all his land slaves,
accumulated crops ana similar posses
>ions. Jefferson throughout his writ
ings continually calls attention TO the
essentially agricultural character of
this country, ana the fact that 10y force
Of nature the development must he
alonGaariculrurallin lines, virtually assum-
Ing that III" country must be relatively
poor, ana that great fortunes could
hardly be accumulated this, too. when
sl,OOO,00O would have been considered
a stupendOus sum. That Is hardly
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

strange when we remember that for
the whole of Louisiana territory .Icmer-
son paid but Sl5.O00,000. He could not
anticipate the astonishing wealth which
that very agriculture would create. nor
the minerals that the new territory
would produce. far less the bonanza
fortunes that would follow with the
era of railway building. manufactur-
ing and general industrial expansion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15
<RS

Mexico buys more American books
than does France. and nearly as many
as Germany. Much of this "ade is due
TO the large resident American popula-
ton to he found in Mexican cities and
to the demand from mining camps
where Americans are living, and not a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15
SSa

~ first blush 10 appears that The l.og,
inner end Of the Republican machine Is
wen cared for by rhc Carey ordinance,
AID. Carey himself although Demo.
crat, r. counted q warm friend Of Lori
mcr, whom he has helped oftcnrr than
one" On political way when the blonde
boss was looking for votes in the Town
Of Lake or had a primary hight In The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

Whenever modern invention or dis
coyery has produced anything, some
one pops up 10 inform the world that
China knew this thousands of years
ago. II China did know any of these.
she never made Use of them, and is
entitled to no credit, The latest claim
is that archives in Pekin show she set
tied America, This really Is an old
claim renewed, ana one that has been
dlscredited by scholars for many years.
Humboldt and his school believed that
the civilization of Mexico and Peru
was derived from other people, but the
trend of modern belief Is that II was
evolved by the abOrlgincs themselves.
Chlna's claim has no more foundation
than Ignatius Donnelly's-tha the set
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

care Of The picture of his fathers big
plOw factory soon sufiices TO impress
him with the fact that II not necessary
for him to work his way" through col.
lcge by mental toll. The whole prob
lem resolves itself into a question of
artful concealmcnt ana deception. How
can the rich mans son be made to feel
the stimulating. impelling impetus Of
pOvcrtyY How can he be persuaded
that there Is no checkbOOk behind him
ana that he will have to take his place
among the tOilers with hand or brain?
Desire Is behind all human attainment.
II desire Is smothered by n plethorlc
pOcketbOOk how can the rich mans son
be- expected to accomplish anything In
life? 1t Is true that here and there a
milllonaire's son rises above the debili.
tating cOrrOding Influences Of wealth
and enters upon career that reflects
credit upon the family name. Such
sons deserve even more credit than the
sons of poor men who have behind
them the stimulating energizing power
Of penury or want. Clearly the only
solution of the problem lies In the art
of pcrsuading rich mems sons that their
paternal slres are on the verge of bank
ruptcy and that the sons are confront.
ed with the necessity of being compelled
to work for livelihood.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

Twonty.ninth Ward. James l.. Mon.
Afghan and ex-senator Dwyer. Lori.
mer's licutcnnnts. were on deck Mon
and 1t is also asserted that Dwyer had
something to say about the drafting of
the measure. According To the Carey
plan. Lorimcr will he in the new
Thirty.fourth Ward. which is safely
Republican. Aid. Novak. of the old
Ward. Lying east of l.orimer's new pos
sessions are the new Twelfth. where
Monaghan. Dan Hcaly and T.. !. Me.
earthly will fight for control. and the
new Thirtcentli-now the strong Re
publican Twelfth. These three wards
are situated so as to make safe Re.
publican district. II the Legislature sees
lit to frame ii for Lorimer.
Judge Carter. f. NJ. Blount. W. w.
Whcclock and other Twelfth Ward Re.
publcans are still kept together in one
ward. The hospital precinct is Topped
off the ward. however. and given to W.
j. Monkeys ward. which is also counted
i'll the l.Oflnicr Strlng.
The Thirty.sccond Ward of to-day
will he known rs the Seventh under the
Carey ordinance. and will contain Jas.
e. Irwin. Md. Bennett. w. &. Mailey.
J. u. Work. County Commissioners
Walker. VIM. Coleman. Thos. Marshall
and cx.Asscssor Thomas Skcelos. DR..
Jameson and \. Il. Porter will he in
the new sixth. and so will Thomas
Gahan of the Democratic side. Under
the Carey rcaplNrtiOnmcnt II Is said
states Attorney Dcncen AMI his
friends will have control of tht Twcn-
ty.nipth. Thlrticth. Thirty-iirst ana
Thirty-sccond Wards. Dcucen lives In
the Thlrty-irst Ward. Roy %. West.
Thomas lIcaly and james Kinlock will
he In the new Thlrtieth. Circuit Court
Clerk Cooke will change from the Sew.
cnth to the Fourth Ward under the new
numbering. AID. Brennan. Democrat.
keeps his Eighteenth ward but 1t Is
extended north To include Maurice
O'Connor's home. Criminal Court Clerk
I,eddick Is shun,ed from the Fifteenth
To the Twenay-seventh Ward and
thrown In with willard McEwen an,l
Henry Wulff. Aid. Raymer. who was
absent from the Council on Monday
night also Is said to he a resident Of
the far.reaching Twenty-scvcnth.
On the North Side and In Lake View
radical changes are made. but they do
not Interfere with existing political con-
ditions In the Republican PARTY. Demo
cratic territory Is taken from the Tween
ty-siXth Ward and added to the new
Twenty fourth. which makes Recorder
Simon's baliiwick safely Republican.
The Twenty-iifth loses n little territory
In Rogers Park, but the other bountlar-
les remain unchanged. senator Busse,
sam Raymond and Gracmc Stewart
will be residents of the new Twenty.
first Ward. John Inns ward Is patch.
ed up SO he can have all the swedish
voters near him. The new Twenay-tirst
will he the home of Robert Il. Burke.
Aid. Goldzler aud Aid. Mlnwcgan will
clash under the new reappOrti0nnent.
and both expressed their disapprOval
of the arrangement by voting against
the ordinance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

The latest exposition of rural mail
delivery in the United States is the
remarkable route extending three thou
sand miles beyond the reach of the
mall-boats in Alaska, The carriers are
descendants of reindeer imported from
Siberia In 1892, of which there are now
twenty large herds in Alaska, nOtwith-
standing frequent newspaper assertions
that the reindeer are all dead.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

In two instances recently robbers
have been fOiled because of their in
ability to blow safes open with dyna-
mite. The shoemaker will now have
to rest while and give the inventor OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

little Is due to the growing spread of
English among fhe Mexican people.
There Is u strong tendency In favor Of
popularizlng the English language, and
the learners Of that tongue comprise
professional men In middle life as well
as thousands Of youth. Some large In.
stltutIons Of learning have put English
ahead of French.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15
The Candidates Are Lining Up and the
People Can Take Their Own
Choice.
Interesting Gossip from All tho Camps About
Prominent Citizens Talked Of
for H0nors


\ magistrate who will issue blank
warrants i not wanted In Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15
/e0l

Mrs. Rcbccca Frledlander, Il New
York club woman, has discovered that
life can he sustained on uncooked
wheat and other vegetable products. at
a cost of cent n day. She made the
trial under her physicians orders, To
reduce flesh ana regain health, both Of
which objects she says she has at
tanned. Many persons who are In III.
health from high living might he bcne.
fitted by u brief period of extreme fru.
gality In diet. The change from lux.
urious ten-cOurse system to Il course of
eating that meant simplicity, thorough
masticatiOn, ana abstentiOn from slim
ulants was probably the secret of this
lady's Improvement In health. Mrs
Friedlander thinks that the advantage
of uncOOkcd grains for food lies in the
fact that the life In the cells has not
been destroyed by the heat of cooking.
But after grain has been ground,
chcwed ana subjected to the gastric
juices, surely there cannot he much life
In the cells. The theories In favor of
various styles of diet have many doubt.
full aspects. But attention to diet Is n
good thing, and practice will show
what particular diet will benefit an in.
diyidual.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

Element and colonization of America
came from the tabled Atlantis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

one OF the dangers that threaten this
country Is the dislnclinatlOn of its PEG.
pie to till the ground. From the looks
OF things there will be no farmers with
IN hfty years. The farmers son Is not
content to be Il farmer. He must be n
professional man or, in any event, he
must have some occupation in the city,
Tie ranks OF the farmers are recruited
almost solely these days from the Sean
dinavian immigrants and that source of
supply will not exist forever. The
American farmer is disappearing, Who
Is to raise food for this country half h
century hence?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

\ reglmental physician In the French
army has investigated the effect upon
soldiers Of regular marching In discip.
lined bodies. The uniformity OF the
soldiers step causes the indefinite repe.
titiOn of shock Of the brain aud bones,
and consequently the mode Of motion
II far more deleterlOus than an irregu.
lar walk. lie attributes the peculiar
aches ana pains Of the men to the fact
that the same parts Of the body receive
the series Of shocks. What does the
doctor suggest by way of relief? Elk.
periments have shown that his plan Is
efiicacious. The device Is simple: A
rubber heel for all military boots. The
brain jar ana other unfavOrable sensa-
tons are so diminished rs to give the
lnfan,rymen new lease Of activity.
The relative efficiency of the army may
thus be increased by what might he
considered an unimpOrtant change. The
scale might be turned In II long and
close contest in favor of the rubber
heeled men, ami the map of Europe
altered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15

Horses, cards and women" There
seems little else to say In the case OF
defaulting Cashier Brown, of the New
port KyJ bank The story Is old
much too old. Many sermons and many
columns of editorials will not make
palmer to people the fact that IT n man
sows the wind, he must reap the whlrl-
wind. Brown Is reaping the whirlwind
after his career of vice, In the mean
time the molalist ponders over the mat
ter and honest men mourn the loss of
their money.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-15


When II comes to real downright in
dependence, what man can equal WON.
an! Her utter disregard Of all the rules
that bind him cannot fail to command
admiration. There Is the West Vlr-
ginla postmistress who became weary
OF her job, for instance. Did she re-
sign, as man would do, ana wait for
n successor TO be appointed! Well,
hardly. That would have resulted in
irksome delay, and just as time and
tide wait for no man, SO woman waits
for no government. She closed aud
locked the office and went away, leav-
Ing Uncle Sam to find out for himself
what had happened. 1t looks as II
some one must have asked her to mar
~ him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
HICKORY.

Hickory n. c., Feb. 1s.-Heavy rains
in this section. the heaviest that we
have had since August, have made the
roads almost impossible.
Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Morse, Jr., return
cd this morning from their bridal tour,
having visited the principal cities of
the North,
Rev. C. j.. Watts returned this morn
ing from Norfolk, having been in the
hospital there for a surgical operation.
Mr.. w. r. Dudley is in our town to-
day. weighing corn for Mr.. c. r. Van
Dccar.
The Sunday school at Hickory
Ground is improving rapidly. We have
ut this time eight tachers and fifty
scholars on the roll, besides the off,
GERS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
ELIZABETH CITY.
NOTES-A RECEPTION
OYSTERS RECEIVED.
Especial to virglnian-PilotD

Especial to yirglnian- Pilot.)
Elizabeth City, N. c., Feb 1a.-NIr. ].
II. Porterfeld has bought out the horse
shoeing business Of N1essrs. Madrln s.
Davis on Matthews street, and will
continue to run the same.
Mr.. ]. f. Sanders Is buSily engaged
laying pipe for our water works, and
when completed 1t will be q great i'm
proyement to our town.
A RECEPTION.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. B. r.
White gave grand reception at their
beautiful residence, on Main street,
which lasted from S to H. Among those
present were the elite of Elizabeth
Citys society, Viz: Mr.. and Mrs. F.
nj. Dexter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Wood
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Cook. Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Sellg, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
White. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Gurkin, Mr..
and Mrs. I. Wlnder. Miss Mable Min
son. of Baltimore, Md; DR.. e. L. Mar
tin and others.
After indulging in various games of
amusements an elegant collation. was
served by the genial host and hostess.
PERSONAL.
Misses Minnie Cartwright and Mary
Brooks have returned from a visit to
friends in Virginia.
Mr.. ]. II Banks has sold out his
grocery business on Water street to Mr..
z. w. Stevens.
Our City Fathers deserve special
credit for the interest they are taking
in our streets.
The schooner Freddie Hamberlin ar
rived to-day with large cargo OF
oysters.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
EDENTON.
Especial to virginian-Pilot.)

Edenton, N. c., Feb. 13.-Mss Mary
Overton and Miss Susie Holloman. two
Of Ahos1ie's popular young ladies, are
being entertained by their friend, Miss
Edna Brown, on Oakum street.
Rev. T. NJ. Johnson delivered an IL
Illustrated temperance lecture last even
ing at the public school building to a
large audience. 1t was n very interest
Ing and impressive lecture
Mr.. George Baker, OF Brambleton,
Va. is the guest OF relatives here this
morning.
Owing to heavy fog the Albemarle
Steam Navigation Company's steamer
did not arrive until this morning. 1t
was due at 1870 last night.
Mr.. e. S. Norman is off on a business
trip on the other side of the river.
Mr. w. D. Pruden has q COW on his
farm, near Edenton, that is the proud
mother of two fine calves.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
OXFORD.
Especial to virginian-PiIot.)

Oxford, N. c.. Feb. 1S.-An effort is
being made here to establish a cotton
factory. 4 number of citizens have
taken stock in this new enterprise, and
the factory is almost assured.
Sunday at the Baptist Church Rev.
j. S. Hardaway. chaplain Of the Gran
vile Grays, preached an eloquent SER
mon to that company. His subject was
"Thc Temptation or Christ"
{, Several persons will go from Oxford
to Henderson and Raleigh to see and
hear that great statesman and Demo-
cratic leader. William Jennings
Bryan.
The heavy slect Sunday kept many
people from attending church.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
HEREFORD.
Especial to INTERCHANGEABLE,

Hcrtford, y. G.. Feb. 1s.-ar. j. G.
Webb the photographer, will remain
in town but a few days longer. Mr..
Verb is the manager of the American
Photograph Company, of this State.
Mr.. John White, of Elizabeth CITY.
was in town this afternoon.
The weather has been very Indictment
for the past few days
The students of the Perqulmans
Academy gave very delightful enter
talnment IN the classroom last Friday
afternoon. The school will celebrate
Washington's birthday.
Mr. ID, Broadway Cox, manager of
the Gum Pond Poultry Yards, leaves in
few days for Biltmore, n. c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-14
1885 LOOKING 1900 BACKWARD 1906
Looking backward from the summit Of the 18th Century
over the brief period Of five years. Port Norfolk has
made wonderful strides in advancement
Everyone is surprised at It's progress merely
prophecy of what is to be.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-15
John Wesley the Great Man.

From scribner's for December: No man lived nearer the center than John Wesley Neither Give ner Pitt, neith- CT Mansfield nor Johnson. You can- not cut him out of our national life. No single figure influenced so many minds, no single voice touched so many hearts. No other man did such a lifes work for England. As aWriter be has not achieved distinction, he was no Athanasius, no Augustine, lie was ever a preacher and an organizer, la borer in the service of humanity; but happily for us his journals remain, and from them we can learn better than from anywhere else what manner of man he was, and the character of the times during which he lived and moved and had his being.