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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-29
ANNUAL SESSION SOVEREIGN
GRAND LODGE, I. o. o. +.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 1920, 1900.
On account of the above occasion
the Seaboard Air Line Railway will
sell round trip ticket to Richmond for
one first class fare for the round trip.
Rate from Raleigh $3.50. Tickets to be
sold September 18th to 10Th inclusive,
with final limit September 25th inclus-
i've.
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Be c careful

No woman can be too careful of
her condition during the period be-
fore her little ones are born. Neglect
or improper treatment then endan-
gers her life and that of the child. 1t
lies with her whether she shall suffer
unnecessarily, or whether the ordeal
shall be made comparatively easy.
She had better do nothing than do
something wrong.
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A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.

Dr. Augustus Ruggles, Treasurer of the
Greater New York Medical Association,
says, There is just one scientific compound
known as DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS which
can be relied upon to cure dyspepsia and
constipation so they will stay cured. Posi-
lively the only advertised dyspepsia remedy
ever endorsed by prominent physicians.
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MOTHERS
FRIEND

Is the one and the only preparation
that is safe to use. 1t is liniment
that penetrates from the outside.
External applications are eternally
right. Internal medicines are radi-
cally wrong. They are more than
humbugs-they endanger life.
Mothers Friend helps the muscles
to relax and expand naturally-re-
lieves morning sickness-removes
the cause of nervousness and head
ache = prevents hard and rising
breasts-shortens labor and lessons
the pains-and helps the patient to
rapid recovery.
From a letter by Shreveport, La,
woman: Il have been using your
wonderful remedy, Mothers Friend,
for the last two months, and find 1t
just as recommended.
Druggists sell II at 81 per bottle.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
Send for our free illustrated book,
"Befero Baby is Born"
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Two men who are half-witted may have
an understanding between them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-29

Nausea, indigestion are cured by Hoods
Pills.
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Smoke Sporting Club Cigars, they ar,
the latest and best.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-09
The Problem of China.

A German officer. who was formerly
employed in drilling the troops of a
contingent Of the Chinese army. Sas
written an article IN the newspapers
in which he declares that outside i'm
pressions in regard to the capacity of
fhe Chinese soldiers for war are alto
gether wrong. He says that they not
only make hard fighters, but that vast
numbers are now armed with the most
modern weapons-mausers and ma
chine guns.
European ideas In regard to the es-
sential inferiority OF the Chinese as
soldiers were gained from the results
OF the war with Japan. The Japanese
troops met with small resistance. for
the reason that the Chinese could hard
" be said to be engaged in war. But
SUPPOSE the population had been in
famed against the Japanese as it now
Is against the foreigners? Why the
army of invasion would have been
wiped out long before It reached Pekin.
The German officer thinks that a
much larger army than any the inter-
national allies can afford to send 10
China will be necessary in order TO
make any impression on the millions
that are now mastering TO the defense
OF the empire.
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OF those countries new ethical stand
ards. new standards OF living and new
methods OF industry. Any reader VINO
has ever had an opportunity TO do a
moments independent thinking must
perceive that the arguments OF the Chl-
naman, IL not irresistible, are at least
of sufficient importance to induce us
TO give a moments critical examina-
tion to our own ideals of civilization,
which we are running away from at
railroad speed.
This educated Chinaman was too po-
lite to refer with any emphasis to the
barrier which the United States has
raised against the Chinese and he has
refrained from pointing out the fact
that il the westerners were to regulate
their conduct by the religion which
they profess TO be governed by. their
whole industrial and social fabrics
would go to pieces in the twinkling of
an eye.
Naturally enough the protest OF the
educated Chinaman, however dignified
and unanswerable IL may be. will have
no effect in retarding the movement
which Is now going forward. It has
been demonstrated that no people who
lack the resources OF n trained army
and modern arms have any rights any
where on the face OF the earth.
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BRYAN AND STEVENSON.

which national democ-
hailed with reclamation by
lovers of freedom everywhere
Bryan! From the which ne ee
Chicago convention through all OF the ss
of y
his people, not
himself the world is W OF
him the unconscious
nnermost thoughts the people VINO hau
and at he stood the breach
Vice president Tor rou
the inacion which that ONCE
Joined plans against
faith While the pesun
inaenon to registration the vice pres
Bloomington early In the mons
which the vice presidency
OF Fourth postmaster
General Stevenson the first adm
Office seemed not to know now 10
Of morning ak Oh Due
woodsman he swung wen rum
the basket at aru rate H
out Of the wood ana
hosts
the Sevenson-he one the young
from where democracy hu
and Indiana will be
politics all III that
their fidelity by their WORKS.
the ticket is strong the peope ao
aroused and look for victory in Novemss
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David Bennett Hill

David Bennett Hill returns home
from the Kansas City convention the
most popular unofficial democrat in
America
Mr. Hill went to Chicago four years
ago and bitterly fought the majority.
While he did so ne was honored be-
cause what he did was in the open. The
part just played 10y him in Kansas City
showed the grit of the man and the
strength o. his character. Although an
tagonized by his home delegation, he
was the biggest man I'm the convention.
and held the confidence of its members
as no other delegate did. lie had views
on the money question differing from
those around him. but submitting him
self to the decision reached. he at once
assumed colossal form such as could
not be hidden by combination or hurt
by Jealousy.
In the work Of the next few months.
and OF the next four years. Mr.. Hin
will he in evidence. He has claimed his
seat in the house OF his fathers; he
has fought an honest fight; he has
ioined elbow TO elbow with his breth-
ren. 50 that when we say that David
Bennett IIi.l is the biggest unofficial
democrat in the union today. we mean
that from henceforth Wolfert's Roost
will become the growing mecca OF dem
Ucratic feet
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british World SUPREMACY.

The New York Commercial, which
IS not by any means a humorous pa
per indulges in some funny remarks
in regard to the melancholy which IS
supposed to have seized upon Great
Britain in consequence OF the some
what remote prospect Of losing her
suneriOrity as q manufacturing nauoh-
Our contemporary suggests that the
building of cotton mills in this coun-
try and Mexico will soon rob Great
Britain of her foreign markets. The
iole lies in the supposition that the
caoItaIisfs Of Great Britain, whose
veal is the sole care of the British
government have any serious desire
To maintain q hold on the foreign mar
kets. In point Of fact. the one ambi-
tion and nurpose Of these capitalists Is
to control the gold output OF the "orid.
This they have already achieved or
are achieving, and trade IS no longer
the main consideration.
It has been no long time since the
agriculture Of Great Britain was de-
Uhcratelv sacrificed to tho interests or
the manufacturing class. and those
who are in the habit Of looking httIe
below the surface, may now perceive
how the thirst for gold Is sacrihclng
the interests OF the manufacturers 10
the money lenders and the promoters.
Today the chief aim OF Great Britain.
apart from seiZing gold mines operated
by weak nations, is TO loan money ana
promote Industrial enterprises in other
lands. In this business. as IN others,
losses sometimes occur, fact 10 whlcn
the threatened collapse of Barring
Bros. a few years ago attests-but
on the whole and In the long run,
bond-buying and promoting are more
important to the financial interests or
Great britain than the small profits
which arise from trade carried on in
the face OF competition that is con-
stantly increasing in strenuousness-
We may take it for granted, there
fore that the British merchant. with
his SNUG face and side whiskers, Will
shortly take his place In history be-
side the British farmer. with his
high boats and his pitchfork.
In this matter of money lending and
promoting abroad. the United States
must continue TO play second fiddle to
Great Britain for many generations.
perhaps for all time. The bond issues
under Cleveland's auspices were all in
the interest OF British financial inter
ests which have complete control OF
tho New York hanks. hnd 1t is s!e to
suppose that their grip viii ever be
relaxed.
We may be able to drive British
goods out OF all foreign markets; we
may be able to bring about the COM
pIete collapse of her cotton manufac-
turing industry. but England viii con-
tinue to draw from this country, and
from all other debtor nations. vast
sums Of gold every year. Whatever the
fate Of the British merchant and man
ufacturer may be, the British f1nancier
| will flourish.
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The Chinese Situation.

It would seem definitely proven that
the scriptural prophecy uttered so many
hundreds OF years ago, as to wars and
rumors OF wars, nations being divided
among themselves, and brethren hold
Ing different doctrines, is about to be
fulfilled. Strikingly apropos Is the
situation in the far east, which each
day is becoming more hopelessly COM
plicated, and developing features Of
terrifying and increasing gravity.
The latest tidings are not reassuring.
The murder of the German ambassador,
the widespread and indiscriminate mas
sacre OF innocent non-combatants. and
the appalling starvation precipltated by
the siege laid to every important city,
are topics which seem to demand the
most immediate and drastic attention.
Without doubt, the time has come for
the allied nations to strike. and to
strike hard and effectively. 4 casual
glance at the news dispatches is sufli-
cient to convince the reader that the
minds of the Chinese people are vio-
lently inflamed by hatred and prejudice
against the foreigners in their midst,
and the forces attempting to relieve
them. AS is more especially the case
with an uncvillzed people who have
long dwelt in peace and internal con-
cord. a subject which arouses their ma
tional energy. like the one now under
discussion. is bound to excite feelings
OF recklessnesss and bloodthirtiness in
their breasts. and to reflect on those
in their power in disastrous manner.
II can no longer be denied, in view
of daily developments, that the entire
Chinese nation is aroused. as never be-
fore IN it's history. The Inhabitants are
trampling underfoot all petty jeal-
ousies and differences and rising to the
terrible dignity of a nation which in
the hostile attitude Of the powers sees
its very existence threatened. The
German emperor has made a statement
which shows that he fully appreciates
the gravity OF the situation. and is de-
termined to take steps which will
aVenge insults offered to the German
flag. Throughout his statement Will
liam preserves a temperance of feeling
and Difference to the other nations
which Is commendable, but there is no
mistaking the general tone OF his ex-
preston AS to how the necessary
steps will be taken IS a matter for
lengthy debate and conservative
thought. The powers may elect to per
NIT Japan to act the catspaw, after
which they will proceed TO settle the
graver problems involved.
With all OF this speculation, hOwev-
er, the need of immediate aggression IS
apparent. 1t is to be hoped that those
who have in charge the course OF the
United States in this affair viii act
with discretion and prudence. They
should, at the same time, be actuated
by the consciousness that many Ameri-
can citizens are in peril Of their lives
in the disaffected territory. and direct
their course with the ability which
marks efficient craftsmanship.
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The Chinese Point of View.

An educated Chinaman who lives IN
London has made some comments on
the situation in China from the point
OF view OF an Intelligent native. lie
points out that the Chinese have their
grievances. and he presents some views
which NAV AT least be worth a mo-
ment's attention.
lie shows that both the religion and
the civilization OF that people, which
are very real things to them. are thou
sands OF years old; that In the course
OF the centuries they have tried and
discarded most of the experiments that
mass for improvements in the west. In
the course OF time there has come
about a natural division OF labor which
has resulted i'm peace and contentment.
Travellers from the west go TO China.
nerceive the possibilities or the coun-
trv and mistake the content or the
Chinese for the apathy OF despair. or
for the Indifference OF Ignorance.
Therefore these westerners, who mis-
take material progress for real CIVIL
cation take Il into their heads to IN
troduce innovations into that country
in the shape Of railways. and they IN
sist on proselyting the Chinese from
the religion that is suited 10 their
mental needs and desires.
And then the educated Chinaman
whose statements we are weakening by
a very inadequate synopsis. asks what
the western peoples would think or do
II n horde OF Chinese. with restless
minds and arrogant manners. should
invade Europe and the United States
and seek to impose on the inhabitants
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O, those who have no confidence In the
capacity OF the people 30 govern them
selves.
That party has Just had an oppor-
tunity TO address itself to the people
Of the country in the face of crisis
as serious in some Of its aspects and
relations as any that the republic has
ever faced since It's foundation. In the
Kansas City platform the emergencies
that have been created by the efforts
Of the republican party to inaugurate
its un-American and anti-democratic
policies are fully set forth and the
dangers they threaten fully described.
Next November the people will have
an opportunity to choose between the
party that is engaged in tramping the
constitution under foot for the benefit
Of syndicates and trusts and the party
that would restore to them simplicity
and honesty in government.
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which she calls her train" and i'll this
way manages to present the same
aspect when she is setting in the west
as she does when she is rising in the
east.
However. we do not present this last
theory as a conclusion; but simply as
the last resort OF those who are shut
out from all others. In no book on
astronomy. technical or popular, IS the
claim made that the moon never mixes
around" The scientific claim is that
it doesn't revolve on its own axis, but
surely It can hike around without
going regularly into the business OF re-
volving on its own axis. In fact Luna
doesn't need an axis to hike around
on. ROfford's International Illus
trated Congressional Dictionary and
Directory says that the verb nike
is used TO describe ''flirtatious incli-
nation or movement" and what more
natural than that the moon which IS
acknowledged on all sides, even by
the most austere poets, TO be OF the
feminine persuasion. should indulge
in a flirtatious inclination or move
ment?
Meanwhile. we are not pretending or
hoping that our remarks will prove
satisfactory to our correspondent. We
have given her inquiry a prominent
position, trusting that It may eaten
the eve OF some professor or amateur
who knows 1t all We do not expect
to see any satisfactory explanation
for no matter what one scientist may
say on the subject, he will find scores
of others ready to contradict him.
The truth is, the moon Is very tick
lish subject with astronomers. Some
say that she has no motion and there
fore. can have no atmosphere. But
others declare that IL she had no at
mosphere she would not be visible to
the naked eye Meanwhile the aver
age citizen actually knows as much
about the moon as the wisest astrono-
mer.
This. however, need not worry those
who. by long experience. have come
to know something Of the influence OF
the moon on field and garden crops.
Impervious 10 the changes of supersti-
tion leveled at them ny the ignorant,
they will continue to plant their root
crous in the dark OF the moon, and
their other crops during the days when
tho moon shines at night. And the
moon. for her part whether she have
an axis Of her own or merely Dor
rowed pivot. viii continue to hike
around" so as to present precisely
tho same aspect in the east and IN
the west
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will allow-what are these arguments?
They are the arguments that kings
have made for enslaving the people in
all ages Of the world. You will find that
all the arguments in favor OF kingcraft
were Of this class; that they always
bestrode the necks of the people, not
that they wanted to do it. but because
the people were better off for being
ridden. Turn it whatever way you will.
whether it come from the mouth of a
king. an excuse for enslaving the peo-
pie OF q country, or from the mouths
of men Of one race for enslaving the
men of another, 1t is always the same
old serpent"
This is the comment Of Abraham
Lincoln on the programme of William
Mckinley.
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For Moonlings and Moon Lovers.

After today. everybody except the
ladies (who have as much as they can
do to take care of their long slIirts)
will be head-over-heels in politics.
Therefore. we propose to take advan-
tage of the only opportunity likely soon
TO offer itself to fulfill the desires Of
a correspondence lady correspond
ent. at that-who has asked for piece
of curious information.
This correspondent writes as fol-
lows: "Wiu The Constitution (Which
seems to be on terms of familiarity
with the moon) kindly inform a puz-
zled woman why it Is that the fair
Luna OF the poets always presents
the markings of her pimpled face in
the same position? | am aware that
the earth revolves. and that the moon
does not. But tho fact that the earth
does revOlve shows that the position
OF the moons markings should undergo
an apparent change. with respect to q
terrestrial observer But this Is not
the case. The top of the moon U am
referring to its marklngs) when It
rises is the top OF the moon when It
sets. have no personal acquaintance
with any professional astronomer or
scientist. and I therefore write to The
Constitution. If you cannot satisfy my
curiosity, you can at least put this
humble inquiry in a shape to attract
the attention of those who know II
ALL"
The inquiry of our correspondent is
very interesting. The Constitution,
blinded by the ignorance and supersu-
~ h.a IN ~
those who refuse to believe in a scien-
tlfic theory until it is proved-since
science, properly so-called. assumes
to deal only in facts-has already re-
ferred to this amazing conduct of the
earth's nearest neighbOr. The persist
ence of the moon in always presenting
precisely the same aspect toward OBJ
servers on the earth could be accounted
for in the simplest way n the door
had not been closed to common sense
The explanation would be a theory. &c
be sure, and, as such, would be as
respectable as the thousand and one
theories OF the scientists. But, as has
been said. the gentlemen behind the
instruments are in charge or the hg-
ures and they have shut the door on
all theories and deductions outside oi
their charmed circle. They do not
agree among themselves by any
means. even with respect to the moon
but they are always prepared to COM
bine against outsiders.
Common sense would suggest that
the moon, in order to present always
the same position with respect to OBJ
servers on the earth, must revolve CO.
incidently with the revolution OF the
earth. This theory would but confirm
the other theory that the moon was
thrown off tho earth in the
shape of nebulous ring which af-
forwards cooled and hardened into the
present form of the satellite. But tse
| common sense theory stands In the
way of the contention OF astronomers
that the moon is cold and dead and
has no motion OF its own.
Unscientific observers are, therefore
driven to consider the possibility that
the moon, some time during the night
when no one is looking, hikes herself
around as a lady does when she is
managing the miniature trash wagon
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Evans and Pension Sharks.

Philadelphia Telegraph: Commissioner
of Pensions Evans has lost his fight with
Congressman Brownlow, as far as the
action of the national committee goes to-
ward settling contested seats in the con-
vention. II has been intimated in some
quarters that the action of the national
committee was influenced more by the
wishes of the administration to make an
end OF Evans. and force him out of the
pension bureau. than by the facts and
rights involved in the Tennessee wrangle
1t is to be hoped that there is no trntb
in this scdnda.ouS rumor-that the presi-
dent has not weakened at last and rnada
up his mind to sacrifice an able honest
and efficient public servant to the cIamor
of the pension sharks.
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When Tillman Read the Platform.

When Tillman Read the fAatIoIm'
That must have been glorious hour
in Kansas city when Tillman read the
platform.
There is but one Tillman in the Uni
ted States. and he has ways peculiarly
his own. IL IS claimed that he knows
pitchfork when he sees It. and that he
also understands the use Of it. There
are great many men who have tai
ents which they do not know how TO
use and whose brillianee must pass
away with the evanescenCe OF n heat
flush. but the distinguished South Car
Gilman is not one of these. He can use
a pitchfork. he can make a speech. he
can look daggers through the only eye
he has. and he can say what he means
50 that the use OF a pocket dictionary
10 understand him is not necessary.
When Tillman read the platform,
therefore. Il must have taken on a
vim and a fire which paper cannot
transmit. The witheTing scorn with
which he could read the parts dealing
with republican claims can be readily
understood by some of the men in
South Carolina who opposed him for
Office.
Saw what the enemies of Mr.. Tillman
NAV he has cut his way through TO
leadership. and has won the respect or
those who were once disposed 20 doubt
him. A man OF conviction. strong in his
sense OF duty to his people, Tillman Is
a figure not to be set aside.
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The attitude OF Hill shows that there
Is TO be the most substantial harmony
among democrats this year.
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What will happen when the powers
fall out among themselves over the
partition Of China?
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After.

After the light-the night,
With never stars soft beams;
But under dust and daisies white.
Rest from a world of dreamsI
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II YOU sESD Us AN ORDER for new subscribers
rses-e Arl1x ueek o. set the names on the iiss
Erarapsrs ssartss before you write complaint
fsws arr very much crowded now.
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