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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
STATE NEWS

owen Jones has been appointed post
master at Coakley.
The Moore County Tribune will lie
printed twice week after the first of
January.
Rev. Chas. w. Byrd has been assigned
to the First Methodist church of At
lanta, Ca.
The team of the State Deaf and Dumb
school in Morganton, defeated the Ashe-
VILE school in a game of foot ball by a
score of Is to II.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29

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have had no symptoms of my former trouble.
Have used the Favorite Prescription at differ
ent times for more than four years and find it
has no equal"
Free. DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
in paper covers, sent free, on receipt
of FL one-cent stamps to pay expense
of mailing only. In cloth binding 81
stamps. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
E. D. LUKENBILL RESIGNED
And Himself Requested an Examination Of
His Books.
(By the Associated Press.)


Fernandina, Fla. Nov. 2S.-E. d. Luken-
bill, the agent of the Seaboard System
here resigned November Bird and re-
quested an examination of his accounts
The railway people after partial examin-
alton of the books discovered large
shortage, which is estimated to have been
something like fifty thousand dollars. Mr..
Lukenbill was arrested and put under
bond for a preliminary trial November
10th. On that date by mutual consent OF
counsel, the hearing was postponed until
December 18th and Mr.. Lukenbill put
under bonds of $4,000 to appear on that
date The attorneys for Mr.. Lukcnbill
claim there has been no shortage. Mr.
LukenbiIl claims there is no truth in the
story that he has had dealings in any
way with brokers in New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
EDITORS AWFUL PLIGHT.

f. NJ Higgins, editor Seneca Cll),
News, was afflicted for years with piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until he
tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He writes
two boxes wholly cured him. It's the
surest Pile cure on earth and the best
salve in the world. Cure guaranteed.
Only % cents. Sold by all druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
ORDER FOR A FAST CRUISER.
Turkeys Scheme to Pay the Indemnity De
manded by This Government
lBy the Associated Press

London, Nov. 29th.-( Thursday)-An i'm
perial trade orders the immediate sigma
ture of a contract for the construction of
a fast cruiser with the Cramps of Phila-
delphia, says the Constantinople CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle. "The
price agreed upon will give a sufficient
surplus to pay the American indemnities.
Thus the United States gain an important
commercial and diplomatic success"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
Buddhist Nun Seeks Proselytes.
INV the Associated Press

San Francisco, Nov. 2S.-Sister Sang
hamitta a Buddhist nun. has arrived
from Honolulu and proposes to speak
throughout the country in behalf of her
chosen faith. She represents the Maha
Bodhi Society, which aims to promulgate
the true teachings of Buddha. Sister
Sanghamitta was formerly the Countess
de Canavarro wife of the one time Min
lister from Portugal to the Hawaiian
Islands. She was born in Texas and en-
tered the order in New York in 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
HOT BEDS FOR v c..
DR.. Paddock Believes the Dark Railways Of
New York Tenements Such.
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 28.-The tenement
house commission held an open meeting
today at which the question of vice and
prostitution in the tenements was dis
cussed by the special committee of the
commission appointed for the purpose of
investigating this feature of tenement
house life. Rev. DR.. Robert l.. Paddock
of the Protestant Episcopal Pro- cathedral,
said that the conditions as found by him
in the course of his work in what is
known geographically as the Eighth As
semby district were very bad, exceeding
ly bad He said he had talked with many
policemen, postmen, and others whose
duties took them into the tenement houses
and their verdict had invariably been
that there was very large number of
the tenement houses in which apartments
were rented to women for immoral pur-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29

Wise is the woman who doesn't worry
but twists her GROWING glory up in cur
papers and keeps right on hoping fol
the best.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
THE BoERs FULL OF FIGHT.

Edenburg, Orange River Colony, Satur-
day, November 24.-The Beers are most
active between the railroad and Basuto-
land, south of Ladybrand. Thaba N'Chu
and Bloemfontein. General Dewet and
former President Steyn are near Dewets-
dorp. 1t is believed they are preparing
for descent on Cape Colony for recruits
and supplies. AS a counter move, two
battalions of the Guards. Grenadiers and
First Coldstreams hold all the fords of
the Orange River from Aliwal North to
the Orange River Station. But small
parties of mounted Beers are able to
cross the river almost anywhere The
British have great need of more mounted
troops. Otherwise the capture of Dewet
is hopeless.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
ROBERTS WANTS MORE TROOPS.
1t is Believed Dewet is About to Make Des-
cent on Cape Colony.
(By the Associated Press. }

London, Nov. 2S.-While the reports Of
the condition of Cape Colony are regarded
as somewhat unnecessarily alarmist there
is little disposition to take a too roseate
view of the general situation. The con-
slant dispatch to South Africa of rein
forcing drafts, and the daily fights al
points wide apart show that the war is
not over. and while the statement that
Lord Roberts has demanded 10000 fresh
troops is Incorrect it is fact that he
has asked for 5000 men to replace the
battalions whose wastage incapacitates
them from duty at the front. These re-
liefs will be dispatched, but they will
seriously alternate the garrisons of the
United Kingdom. in so much as Lord
Roberts insists the troops shall be picked
men and have seasoned officers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29

The sales of Standard Oil shares in the
open market yesterday aggregated 157
shares at $50. a new high record for the
stock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29

Officials Of the War Department deny
positively that Commissary General Egan.
now dnder SUSPENSION from the army has
been re.nstated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
THE YOSEMITE LOST
The u. S. Auxiliary Cruiser
Sinks in TypAoon.
Five Of the Crew Were Lost. The Vessel Went
Down Near the Island of
Guam,
Guam.
(By the Associated Press

New York, Nov. 2S.-A cable dispatch
from Manila received here today reports
the sinking of the United States auxiliary
cruiser Yosemite in a typhoon at Guam,
November 18th. Five of the crew were
lost
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-29
Telegraphic Briefs.

According to current political gossip
the proposed State constabulary bill de-
signed to place the police of New York
city under State control has been aban-
doned by the leaders of the Republican
party. 1t is said Governor elect O'Dell
opposed the measure.
Ine New York yesterday judgment for
$6S, 941 was entered against the London
Virginia Mining Company, in favor of
James p. Moore, on sixty bonds of the
corporation secured by a deed of trust
upon lands of the company in Bucking-
ham county. Va.
A committee representing the NJ. A.
Hanna club, of Cleveland, Ohio, called on
the Senator yesterday. In reply to a
reference to the endorsement by the club
of himself as candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1904, Mr. Hanna said that such
an idea as that of his becoming a candi-
date was out of the question and not to
be thought of even.
An Official CT the Seaboard made the
statement tonight that there was a short
age in Mr.. Lukenbill's accounts. but the
amount had not been determined. Lnves-
tigation has not been concluded. The
officials also stated that Mr. Lukenbill
had given the Seaboard as an excuse that
the money had been lost on the stock
exchange il New York.
The active or summer quarantine
seasn of the State of Florida will termi-
note at midnight. November GOTH
For Asthma use CHENEYS
EXPECTORANT.
CASTORIA Forlnfants and Children
The Kind Yam Have Always Bnuvhi
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
CRIMSON CLOVER.

Crimson clover may be soWn any
time from July TO November /. July
and August being preferable. The
land should be previously we'll pull
verized one foot deep, but should be
settled by rain before seeding. Very
shallow blowing is best Immediately
preceding the seeding. which should
be at the rate of about l. pounds per
acre. broadcasted and narrowed in
lightly. \ good supply Of humus in
the soil IS necessary for a good catch.
Vt the South, III a pea growing sec
ton. the humus can be advantageous
" supplied with pea vines grown and
turned under.
clover, red and crimson. are attribu-
table to lack of humus in the soil.
The following fertilizer may be ap-
piled per acre
Acid Phosphate. 300 TO 400 pounds.
kalnlt .....4O 400 to 800 pounds.
Mix thoroughly With the soil, plow
ing shallow, aLout three weeks be-
fore seeding the clover 100 TO 125
pounds muriate of potash may be
used in lieu Of the kainit
If the above fertilizer be applied to
the crop Of pea vines. previously
grown and turned, the clover viii not
need any fertilizer, the pea vines sup
plying. all that is necessary In this
case the pea vines should be turned
sufficiently early fer them to at least
partially decompose before the clover
is seeded. They should mature be-
fore being turned.
In some cases oats seeded thinly
with the clover have been found to
answer a good purpose. They pro
cl n of
Soon after the oats head out they
should be cut and removed for hay;
do not permit them TO ripen.
Crimson clover is of the legume fam
lily, and gathers the needed nitrogen
from the air. 1t is inis fact that
makes this plant, as we'll as the other
iegumes, 50 valuable for restorir e
worn lands. \ heavy crop of clover
will produce about 100 pounds OF nj
trogen per acre. This is equivalent
TO about 600 pounds Of nitrate Of so
da. Chill saltpetre. The country peo-
pie may not know what nitrogen and
nitrase of soda are, but they all know
what salpetre is. they know what an
! active fertilizer the scrapings from
beneath old houses is by reason Of
| the saltpetre they contain. Well-
when YOU can virtually grow saltpe-
| ire all over your heldS why not 90
so? Now. just how clover and pea
vines draw nitrogen from the air do
| not know. nor is ii necessary to
know. They draw il in bountiful
| quantities for the succeeding crop,
with large surplus over fer the en-
richment of the soil. You get this
valuable fertilizer (nitrogen) deliver
ed to all parts Of the field withou, the
trouble and expense of handling. But
in order to get a profitable crop OF
nitrogen. the growing crop must be
literally fertilized: and in case OF
peas, they should be highly cultivated
in addition to the fertilizing.
BRYAN TYSON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
CELLAR L Nh EALTUE.

Cellars should never be construct
ed bv excavations beneath houses IN
the ordinary way. Vegetables are
frequently left in cellars to rot. thus
forming carbonic acid gas. This gas
is very unhealthy and being heavier
than common air it settles to the bot
tom of the cellar. Persons entering
the cellar are apt to breathe 1T. Sick
ness. frequently of malignant ma
1ure. is often communicated in this
way. Said gas when inhaled pure
will produce death in few minuates.
b,1t it is not often found in cellars
sufficiently pure for this purpose. \
small quantity combined with com
mon air will. --~weyer, produce sick
ness.
Some months back ] was reading
of q section that was much infected
with a malignant fever. An investl-
oation showed that in every case
rhera there was fever there was Gel
1a, heneath the house, while the
houses without cellars were gener-
al!v exempt.
rho Remedy: \ ditch should be
o,,+ from the bottom of the cellar lead
mo outward slightly inclined so as &c
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
ARBITRATION. A

The plan is very simple, and | win
therefore, employ few words only
in setting it forth.
Each nation of the earth should Sc
lect q proper person to represent It,
The persons so selected should form
a Commission. The Commission may
elect a chairman. Upon the request
Of any member of the Commission the
chairman is to convene same at some
convenient point where any question
that ordinarily terminate in war is to
be submitted. After decision any
award that may have been made is
to be strictly abided bya That if any
nation refuse tc abide by the iudg-
ment that mas have been rendered
by the Commission. and especially
if any nation proceed to acts of blood
shed without previously having had
the matter properly determined the
residue Of the nations forming SAID
compact shall set upon the offending
nation and wipe it from the face OF
the earth.
II proper portion of the money
that is ordinarily expended on wars
and in warlike preparations were eN-
pended in granting pensions to the IN
digent poor beyond 70 and to those
accidentally manned, great blessings
flow therefrom, and an immense say
ing would be etlected to the peo-
pie.
BRYAN TYSON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
Literary Notes..

DICKENS By HIS DAUGHTER.
While the regulations of the novel
lists OF the daN rise shine. fade and
fall, the light of Charles Dickens i
burning more brightly than ever h,.-
fore. II is undoubtedly true thar he
Is more read today than in The height
OF his fame. and the person who reads
English n all without gaining m in
innate acquaintance with the roilocle-
ing Wit. the profound pathos and the
untqualed characterlZaTiOnS of this
master Of StOrN-telleTS is fairly un-
known. \ new instance of this percn-
nial popularity is TO be found in the
recent publication of MY Father a.
Recall Him." by Mamie Dickens. one
Of his tenderly beloved children. NOW
passed away. between the writing aud
and the publication of her book
All the world knows by this time
that Charles Dickens was a man more
than ordinarily fond Of his home
but the whole truth is reserved for
one who. as She says, holds him in
such dear remembrance that my love
for my father has never been touched
nor approached by any other love
He took the most minute and careful
interest in everything that pertained
to the life at home. and TO his fam
ilV, always in the most tender and
affectionate way. Every summer he
went away with them TO a little place
called Broadstairs. and everywhere
he went Miss Dickens has been able
to recognize descriptions Of the Mt
most faithfulneSs in his published
writings. When himself away. his
correspondence was vOluminous.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17

Charles Dickens was a most careful
and methOdical man. all hs. affairs be-
ing arranged with the most scr,ipu-
louS neatneSS and precision With this.
as might be expected, he was on the
stroke OF the clock in all matters 81
punctuaiitV. 1t was largely in this
way that he got 50 much done in his
lifetime for he was always ready to-
DO all 4 man could 10 relieve misery
and pain. giving up his own work
cheerfully in the event Of any ailment
in the family or among his friends.
But. in marked contrast To what
might be expected from his publish
ed works. he was man little given tn
the pleasures of the table. tompe-
tent critics have declared that no
small part Of the charm Of reading
his novels lies in the hearty eating,
and drinking which take mp SO mnch
space in them and il is often said
that no one can read ten chapters OF
Dickens without getting hungry; but
the man himself cared little for that
sort Of thing.
Being remarkably abstemious in
both eating and drinking he made Il
delightful host. finding time 10 mako
every one AT his table set himself in
lil7 b'9b iiSHi diid hctplHS hlinNelI
out OF the conversation except when
he thought il necessary 10 set some
one else TO talking. But his daugh-
ter bears witness that he was still
more delightful in his family and that
no dinner ever closed without finding
him happy himself and engaged in
making others happy. no matter how
tired and abstracted he might have
seemed on sitting down 10 the ta-
BILE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
BHOWN DOMESTIC MILLS
Anxious Tor the Boxer" Trouble to
Gene 10 an End.
}USSIAS INFLUENCE is ALSO fEaRfD
She Gets Absolute Possession of North China
She Viii is,4b'ish New C.tton Mills
10 Supply The Demand Of
the Celes.as.

NO class OF people read the news
from China With more anxiety than
the cotton mill men" said a rnanufac-
turer Yesterday.
And why?" | asked
because the war is seriously Grip
pling their business" he replied. Then
he went on 10 explain that so far only
the mills that make brown domestic
are seriously affected, while the spin
ming and the bingham mills have
found little difference.
But Of course" hc added. "if tho
thing keeps up long we'll all be af-
fectcd pretty much alike. our cx
ports Of cotton goods 10 China con
SiSt principally OF brown domestic, but
the brown domestic mills have To buS-
thread and when they stop buving IT,
that hurts the yarn mill. And when
also when they stop making brown
domestic they'll make something else,
and that viii affect lines of the cot
ton milling business
II is q fact not generally known that
the cotton manufacturers of America
especially those Of the Southern
States. are more concerned than any
other export interests. Their trade
IN North China, the seat of the pres
ent Boxer troubles. has grown in
ten years from Sl,GOu.0OO 10 $4,000.
600, and bids fair, under favorable
conditions, to grow TO $4,000. 600 in
the near future.
Out o. the present trouble in China
also. grows fear on the part OF the
cotton manufacturers Of This country
bat If Russia obtains absolute pos
session there will be discrimination
in this particular section ia favor OF
the new cotton mills of southern Rus
STA. and that they will eventually be
crowded out where under Chinese
sovereignty they world be safe Rus
sia's diplomatic promises on this point
may sound honest. and they may bc
hOnist and sincere al the present.
but no one can tell what will bc the
influence Of the Russian cotton spin
nerS on a new ministry.
1T is Of the utmost importance. eS
peclalIy to the southern StatcS. that
the Chinese demand for cotton goods
should not be cut or" concluded nv
cotton mill man
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17

Irving Bachelor. the noted newspa-
per man of New York. who was the
father of the newspaper syndicate
idea. has taken to more permanent
writing and has produced an Amerl-
can novel. .'Eben Holden" which was
accepted on first reading by the Lo-
throp Publishing Company. and which
will be brought out by that Boston
house within few days The adj
vance orders have been surprising Tor
a book not published.s In spite OF the
temptation to write a heroic BOOK 70
meet the popular craze for romance,
the veteran newspaper man has turn
ed to Northern New York for min
gled humor. realism. and clever char
acterizatiOn. interviewer with a char
ming love story. Uncle Eb' Holden
the title character promises to be a
fayOrite this summer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17

The July number Of McClure's Mag
azine contains notable features.
among them, story by lsudyard
kiplng. articles on w. j. Bryan. on
Railways in China. and on our diplo-
matte relations with Great Britain.
The Outsider" BY Rudyard Kip
ling is the tale OF a young British
subaltern detailed to the command of
a remote military station, where he
makes himself ridiculous by his AFRO
gance and stupidity. This strong
story introduces us once more Of the
immortal Tommy Atkins; and it IS
one Of the most amusing tales Kipling
ever wrote.
Mr. William Allen Whites ''poltcL
portrait" Of William Jennings Bryan
will attract particular attention.
Without defending Mr.. Bryan's cause.
the article presents most attractive
picture Of his personality. He also
suggests what would happen if Bryan
should be elected President.
A. Maurice Low. the American cor
respondent of the London Chronicle
writes in this issue of the cordial .un-
derstandino'' which exists between
the two great -Anglo-SaNon powers at
the present day. Many Of the acts
presented SldNC never DtlOsc i)ttu
made public.
'.Railway Development in China.
by Mr.. VIM. Barclay Parsons, chief en-
9ineer of the American-th Develop
ment Company. is Of especial interest
at this time because OF the light
thrown on the rivalry of the Euro
pean powers, and on the political as
opposed to the purely commercitl as
poets of China's railway development.
But those who think TO find the man
delighting in the holidays at Christ
mas time because the author was so
fond of picturino that season of mer-
cy adm good will are not doomed to
disappointment. Charles Dickens
looked forward to that merry week
with all the eagernesS and delight of
a boy and his life was then al its
fullest and richest. hen his children
were little he used to take them all
TO toy shop every Christmas eve and
let them spend hours in choosing.
with much pretense OF mystery, pre-
sente for one another. When the boys
grew big enough to 90 away TO school
their homecoming was the signal for
the most elaborate home entertain
ment. Twelfth night, being the ami
versary of the Younger Charles birth,
was always celebrated by a dancing
party.
When he was writing the most alb
solute silence was demanded and none
of his children knew much about his
manner of work beyond this and the
further fact that he was always shut
up in his study alone. But when his
| hours were over the noise and confr-
sion of so large a city as London
seemed TO give him both rest and
| inspiration The only exception 70
his being quite alone when az work
was made for his daughter Mamie
| during her convalescence after Serl-
| Gus illness in childhood. She was ia
| ken IN and laid on the sofa, where
| she remained in perfect silence for
hours. watching her fathers pen run
| over tne paper. He used TO make faces
as he wrote. undoubtedly entering
| upon the mimic life he described with
| such viyidneSS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17

year. 4e2 3t2 stock a ali interior towns
s. o9Q. stock At all interior towns same
time last year 2i5.2l6 stock at Liverpool.
3ts.oC0. stock a Liverpool same time last
year. li19CGo. stock of American aaoat
for Great Britain - GOO stock OF Amerl-
can aaoat for Great Britain same time
last year So coo
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY. JULY II, 1900.

carry water when necessary The
ditch should be tiled with brick or
;tone. leaving an aperture. say six
TO eight inches square the entire
length OF the ditch. The drain should
be opened occasionally at the upper
or lower end which Will cause the
gas 70 flow outward thus keeping the
cellar III a healthy condition.
BRYAN TYSON.
HalliSOn n c.