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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
The RIlg Of The NQ|te[l0IIL.
BY JOHN j. aBEoKET.

Copyright. 1899, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18

Well. I am going M, stairs until things
arc set to rights" he continued.
returned the young woman CURLY.
s'This is his morning for objections
He has let us have the dance and now
we'll have to let him have his growl..
He is always feeling particularly nasty
when he calls you Sally in that way"
Miss Rodney had not been gone long
when the mail arrived. There was
stout English letter for Mrs. Rodney,
in an envelope with the name Of some
London solicitors on it. She opened 1t
and almost gasped as she mastered its
contents. They were enough to aston
ish less impressionsble woman than
Mrs. Rodney. Tho solicitors said that
they had been instructed by the Count
ess of Darlington to send the inclosed
letter upon her decease. In compliance
with this request they did co. The
countess had died two days ago. The
contents of the letter from her had been
impaired to them by her ladyship.
Their London address and cable name
were indicated In the letter head, should
Mrs. Rodney or her daughter wish to
communicate with them.
To understand Mrs. Rodney's FEEL
ings in this matter a few words of ex-
PLANTATION are necessary. The Countess
Of Darlington was Mrs. Rodney's sis
ter. She had been twice married, once
10 an American who died and left her
wealth, and the second time to an Eng
lishman the Earl Of Darlington. who
had died and left her title The lazy
who had quarried such treasure from
two husbands graves employed the
money-and the title to make life as On.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
CHAPTER /.
THE REQUEST OF TIE COUNTESS.


Things were pretty stormy in the
house that morning. There had been a
| small dance the night before. Uncle
Gardner had been unpleasant enough
over that. He always made it's point
to expatiate on the extravaganza of
Mrs. Rodney or the girls os the case
might be, when he was drawn on for
money. Mr. Josiah Gardner had made
a fortune and had ruined his temper
deingit. He had had teput his nose to
the grind5i1ne for years, aud now that
he was relieved Of that hnmiliating
combination be tried to even up things
by Kubjectipg others to a like harrow
ing conjunction.
They were all thoroughly tired of it,
no one more SO, however, than Florence
Rodney. She was q 1.-the, pretty girl of
| 30, a graduate of Vassar and thorough
| ly up to date In athletics 1t was a
comfort to her to reflect that she lived
in an age when women rode, swan,
fenced, wheeled, and could make fair
showing with men at tennis, golf and
other physical diversions.
Mics Rodney was an admirable ex-
ponent of the benefit of air, exercise
| and freedom for her sex. Her walk, was
springy and graceful, and she carried
herself as straight MS a soldier. 1t was
| q source of immense solace to her in all
the phases of her physical we'll being to
feel her every muscle firm and strong
and to know that her flesh, her heart
and her lungs were in the best possible
condition.
Mrs. Rodney was widow with little
money, two daughters to marry off and
q mind given to the things of this
world When her husband had left her
impoverished. the sense of blood ties
| and fn1nisnauty had induced her broth.
CT, Jusiaai Gatdner, to take Charge Of
her and. her daughters. But he 6ad this
u1f,,leasaias- fashion ef coit1pfafning
about money matters. Mrs. Rodney
one argument in defense of their ex-
penses was the need Of getting the girls
well married. This meant marrying
them tomen Of means and aood social
position-rich men, anyhow, for Mrs
Rodney was convinced that money was
enough of an "open sesamer' for New
York society at all events. If man
had not the blood or manners of a thor.
ough gentleman, a skillful wife who
was a lady could pilot him through the
shoals all right. Most American hus-
bands, except the few who are goung
society men, do,not figure yery promi.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18

port to his niece, watching her all the
time with malicious pleasure.
Matilda has done fine thing for
you" he said yolubly. '.You get all
her money, and all you have to do is to
marry an English lord That isn't hard.
The man Matilda married died in a few
years, used up in half dozen miscel-
laneous ways. This Young fellow. I'M
derstand, is far more brilliant black
guard than his father and is first
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18

rate candidate for hospital already.
He is up to his neck in debt. Sc, if you
can put up with job lot of diseased
humanity for few years, he'll go UNI
der the sod and you'll be Countess of
Darlington forever after. Ishould think
You would jump at it," sneered Uncle
Josiah. "These lawyer chaps were con-
siderate enough to send their cable adj
Dress Shall run out and simply fire a
'Terms accepted at them, Florence|
Mrs. Rodney made a weak, hopeless
movement of despair. 1t would be a
hard fight for her all alone and her
brother so rudely against her.
"Uncle, said Miss Rodney calmly,
but with hot, angry patch Of color in
her healthy cheek and glitter in her
eye, "there's no need Of your being any
more dieagreeable than necessary. /
admit the prospect of escaping from
my life here and escaping from you
makes this atrocious proposition have a
force that nothing else could lend it..
The Earl of Darlington can't be much
more of trial than you,' sho added
| holly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
SPIDERS CHAPS.

By woLOoTr LIE CLEAR BEARD.
[copyrish,, 1899, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
Railroad Time Table,
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Main Line Passover Trains.

Illinois Central Time liable No %, taking CT
feet June 10, 1910.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

gentleman. an experienced and progress
sive teacher, man or declded aplilCy
and a fine speaker. He has taught at
Lumberton. Fair Bluff, and Whitevllle. he
is deeply interested in education and VIII
co-oDerate heartily with all teachers and
friends of education to advance the edu'
catiCnal interests of the State. He be-
lieves in liberal appropriations to the
University. the State Normal and Indus
trial College the A. and NJ. College, ana
will urge that they be strengthened ana
helped in the great work they are doing.
He is a graduate of Wake Forest College
and in sympathy with the splendid work
which the church colleges are doing IN
North Carolina. He has hlmseh peeh
identified with the high school work ana
knows it's importance in our educatlonai
system While standing earnestly FOR I'D
eral appropriations for higher education
and conserving every educational interest
in the State, General Toon's chief concern
will be for the public schools of the State
urcn which the education of the future
citizens Of the State mainly depend. He
will seek the cooperation of all teach
ers and friends Cf education. and his
chief ambition will be to carry on the
present revival of duration that PROM
ises great things for the Commonwealth.
The Statesville Mascot has this to say
of General Toon:
IAN old fashioned man. although grad
uate of one of the States best colleges,
he has taught the solid learning of the
fathers. 1t is objected to him that he is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
NEAR RALEIGH.

BY virtue of power conferred upon me
by a certain mortgage by Moses NJ.
Perry and wife, Rebecca Perry, which
said mortgage is duly recorded in Regis
t-y Wake country, in Book 155, at page
363 as we'll as by the request of said
Perry, ] will offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash at the court house door
in the city of aleigh, n. c., on Sasur-
day, June 9Th, 1900 at l. o'clock m, that
valuable tract of land, three miles north
of the city of Raleigh in House Greek
and Neuse River townships adjoining the
lands of c. G.. Goodwin, Marlborough
Jones and others, and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at two gray rocks in
the road leading from the Powder mills
in the line of said mill tract, theme.
with said line north IS degrees, west
2SH poles TO a stake, formerly pointers,
thence north about "a degrees, west 16
poles to an ash on the bank of the quar-
ry. thence 6 poles to the center Of Crab
tree Creek, thence up the center of the
creek about Ga poles to the mouth of the
line branch, thence up the various courses
of the same 21S poles to stake in Rog-
ers' line thence with the same north 59%
degrees. east 107 poles to small branch
formerly red oak, Rogers corner, thence
down the various courses of the branch
about SO poles to a poplar. Rogers and
Smiths corner, thence with Smiths line
south about 30R degrees, east 231 poles
to a stake on the road near Marlborough
Jones', thence westwardly along the road
about 14112 poles to the road or path
leading from the paper mill. thence south
20 degrees, west along said road 6S14
poles to the beginning, containing two
hundred and ffty-three acres (253 acres
Less 81 acres sold TO Williamson ant
Upchurch. acres sold to l. H. Rogers
Book as, page 257, Book 10, page 2S3
Registry aforesaid. Also Registry
aforesaid.
Said tract being same as that conveyed
to Moses NJ Perry by w. H. Perry, Reg
istry aforesaid, Book 11S. page 6S4.
b. j.. MONTAGUE, Mortgage.
Raleigh, n. c., May 9.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

not progressive; that he clings to old
methods of teaching. We are of those
who believe that every change is not
progressive and that many changes have
been introduced into our school methods
TO their detriment. In our judgment it
is best TO learn to spell before to read
and reading before writing The old
methods were slow but sure and the
knowledge gained under them was per
manent. II General Toon will re-estab-
lish parsing fer diaGraming in grammar
Webster's good old blue book for thc
modern milk-s0p substitutes in spelling
and give back to writing and arithmet
their old time prominence in our public
school curriculum, then his nomination
and election will indeed have been boo.
TO the school children Of the State"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

agreeably surprised 10 sec so many very
pretty Irish girls.
I'm mingling with the Irish peasantry
one is naturally impressed with their ig
norance of current events abroad Some
were not aware that the war between
America and Spain ended over a year ago.
"One peasant informed me, that, as p
years ago the population of his country
was about 100000, whereas now it is
only 5000, 900. and as most emigrants
went to the United States. he concluded
that about one-half of my countrymen
must be Irishmen.
Professor Biggs went from Ireland to
Scotland
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
PICTURESQUE DUBLIN
Ignorance of the Irish Peas
antry and Beauty of Girls.
Giants Causeway and It's MaVeIs. Story
Fin MacCouI ard His Conquest.
Tragedy of Drogheda.

Pref Richard ]. Biggs, Jr., of Baltimore
who graduated at Wake Forest College in
1897, and taught in the Durham graded
school the following year, is spending
special studies, history and modern Ian
guages, in which he is very enthusiastic.
He is an A. NJ of Wake Forest. Mr..
Biggs comes of good North Carolina
stock. Mr.. J. J. Biggs, his grandfather,
was an old and honored citizen of Raj
cgh for many years; over forty years
Forest College, until he moved out of the
State. He was always deeply interested
in the development of North Carolina, and
il is recalled that when living in Norfolk,
Va. it was life pleasure to know that
he breakfasted an entire North Carolina
regiment arriving at Norfolk tired and
hungry. There was a singular co-nci-
dencc. One of these sun burned soldiers
was after the war college mate of the
ard J. Biggs, now one of the leading
business men in Baltimore. The grand
father showed his interest in Southern af-
fairs when the Confederate States Govern
ment needed cotton to erect temporarJ'
forts to protect Norfolk. He opened his
warehouses, delivered all the cotton need
ed and never made dollars charge for
the same Prof. Biggs, who is worthy of
such ancestors is writing series OF ar
ticles from abroad. Writing CT his visit
to ireland. Prof Biggs says:
ireland for the tourist, is not alto
gether bed of roses However, the
charm of it's scenery, it's people. and the
customs of the latter. amply repay one
for whatever inconvenience he may have
to undergo TO visit the Land of st. Pat
rick. The railroads and hotels are far
from luxurious. and the traveller is beset
with many difficulties.
Leaving Holyhead, in the Isle of An
glesey, one enjoys the splendid receding
view of Mount Snowdon, that is if he is
not seasick for at times the Irish Sea is
so rough that one who may have escaped
in crossing the Atlantic here frequently
finds himself completely at the mercy of
Cid Father Neptune.
PICTURESQUE DUBLIN.
Unlike many of the English cities
Dublin has good system of electric cars.
The most conspicuous object in the capt.
tai is the Nelson pillar, Doric column.
1:4 feet in height crowned by a statue
of the Admiral. There is little to admire
in Dublin Castle except the ballroom,
usually known as st. Patrick's Hall. 1t
is so called from the fact that it con-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

l consider it not only a pleasure bu
a duty owe to my neghbors to tell abou
the wonderful cure effected in my cas-
by the timely use of Chamberlain's Colt
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. ] wa
taken very badly with flux and procure
a bottle of this remedy. a few doses
it effected a permanent cure. l TAX
pleasure in recommending it to other
suffering from that dreadful disease
J. W. Lynch, Dorr, w. " This remed!
is sold everywhere. Bobbitt- Wynne Drui
Co., and H. T. Hicks, druggists, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
THE SIMPLEST CURE FOR INDIGES
TION.
AS Well as the Safest and chcapcs

AS Well as the Safest and Cheapest.
The new medical discovery, Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, digest the food instead
of making the worn out stomach do all
the work, give it a much needed rest.
and cure of dyspepsia is the natural
result.
You get nouriShment and rest at the
same time because these Tablets will
thoroughly digest all wholesome food Ia
ken into the stomach whether the stom-
och works or not. A cure is certain to
result because the digestive organs are
given chance to rest and recover their
natural vigor and tone. The Tablets
are then no longer required.
To show the manner in which the
remedy acts on different people and how
quickly and effectualy it cures stomach
troubles we present few recent cases.
Mr.. ]. o. Wondly. of Peoria, Ills,
writes: | was unable to eat anything but
the planest food and even that often
distressed me, but since using one box
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, l can eat
anything and everything ! want
Mrs. Samuel kepple, of Girty Pa
writes: | have been entirely relieved
of my stomach troubles by your Tablets.
| suffered three years with sour stomach
and gas at night. | am thankful for
them.
Mrs. A. e. Bowen, Barnard, Vt, writes:
I think Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
the best thing for dyspepsia | ever took
I will recommend them to anyone trou-
bled as bad as l was.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will not dis
appoint because they cure DYSPEPSIA sure
ly and lastingly by causing the food to
be properly assimilated, and cure consti-
patton by producing the proper quantity
OF bile. and sold by all druggists at so
cents per package.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
GEN. THOMAS F. TOON
Democratic Nominee For State Suporintent-
ent of Schools.


General Thomas +. Toon, Of Robson,
left Wake Forest College with his di-
ploma of graduation TO enter the Confed-
crate service as private in the Confed-
crate army in 1861. He was elected cap
tain of his company and afterwards col
onel of the Twentieth North Carolina
Regiment. which he commanded until
near the close OF the war, when he was
commissioned Brigadier General for
bravery on the field Of battle. He was
wounded five times and had two horses
killed under him. He has recently writ
ten an admirable sketch of the Twentieth
North Carolina Regiment for Clark s
History. No man with this history can
fail 20 obtain the affections and esteem
OF the people of North Carolina who
always reverence bravery,
General Toon is a scholarly, Christian
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

Beautiful Cleopatra gazed moodily
out of the window.
"Oh. great queen. faltered the
slave. know thou the number of days
thou hast yet to spend here?"
No responded Cleopatra. bring
me an adder and let me figure it cut"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
"A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARN
ED"

Ecjonomy is the lesson taught b., this
saying. 1t is true economy to take Hood s
Sarsaparilla at this season because it
purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood
and thus prevents sickness and puts the
whole system in a state of health for the
coming season. Every bottle of Hood $
Sarsaparilla contains 100 doses-postive
proof that it is economy to take only
Hood S.
Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills.
,n
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
IAN Automobile Congressman.

representative Sibley OF Pennsyl-
Yania Will be responsible for starting
The automobile habit among the states
men at Washington. Among those
who can afford the expense the auto
mobile is apt to take the place Of both
bicycle and carriage, since some one
has set the example. .Sibley has rep
,tatipn BIS lover Of horses. On Sib-
ley's arrival at Washington this winter
he appeared, not behind pair of fast
trotters, but in low-built vehicle,
and not the sign of horse to give
Il character. They have become rec
,ncilea TO him now, and he will prob
ably coon have many imitators among
congressman, who are already begin
ming TO envy the ease with which he
shoots about from one department to
another, to and from the capitol and
all short town.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
Lee to Have Command.

Washington, ID. c., Special. --Secre-
tany Rect said that while he was in
Havana arrangements were made for
the consolidation of the department of
the 1rpMnce Of Havana and Pinar del
Rio. commanded by Brigadier General
FFtzflugh Lee, and the department OF
Havaasa, commanded by Brigadier Gen
erai William Ludlow, into one depart
lnant. alnder the command of General
Lee. 10 be known probably, as the de-
ia ,tmem of Havana and Pinar del Rio.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
From Washington
How a Little Boy was Saved.


Washington, D. -'When our boy
vas about Is months old he broke out
With a rash which was thought to be
measles. In few days he had q
,welling on the left side of his neck
md it was decided to be mumps. He
vas given medical attendance for
.bout three weeks when the doctor
laid it was scrofula and ordered .
alive. He wanted to lance the sore,
nut l would not let him and continued
diving him medicine for about four
months when the bunch broke in two
places and became running sore.
Three doctors said it was scrofula and
each ordered blood medicine. A
neighbor told me OF a case somewhat
like our baby's which was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla I decided to give
It to my boy and in a short while his
health improved and his neck healed
80 nicely that stopped giving him the
medicine. The sore broke out again,
however. whereupon again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and it's persistent
use has accomplished a complete
cure" Mrs. NETr1E CHASE, AZ 4
st.. N. E.. "A
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
Death of Cotton Gin Pioneer.

New London, Conn, Special.
Fannang Brown, president Of the
Brown Cotton Gin Company and a pho
neer manufacturer Of cotton gins, died
here Sasumday, aged 80 years. MIR.
Brown was born in Salem, Conn. He
began Che manufacture of cotton gins
at Cdapton, Ca, and continued the in
.dustny at Prattville, Ala; Girard, Ala,
and Maeon, Ga. He located in this city
in ls5a, and built UP one of the largest
factories Of the kind In the world
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31


The armless artist Felu has just
lied at an advanced age abroad. 10
toufd do o number of things without
arms that many man with arms are
Gnabae to accomplish. He always
shaved himself, for one thing, and,
presumably, without cutting himself;
he wrote a successful play, and he
painted q large number OF pictures.
Sometimes when we see the things
that people have accomplished under
,yreat difficulties we almost regret orr
own advantages. although the first
thing we should do were we to lose
them would be to try to replace them
in some way. The obvious moral Of
FelA of course. is that we, lacking
his disabilities, should accomplish
much more than he; but this is a
moral that only the young will meekly
accept, and they only because they
havs to do SO. The rest OF US merely
wonder. and find q few minutes in-
iterest in the contemplation Of the
zlaenomannn.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
News Notes.

The Piedmont Gil Company, at Shell
10y has closed contract For all the ma
chinery for a 5O-ton cotton seed oil
mill. The construction of the mill. will
be completed this summer.
The sales OF tax tags for FERTILIZERS
have been light during the past seven
days.
Some one asked for hist of the as
ne is characteristic of the Senator'S
for State officers. The list UP to date
appears to be as follows: Governor,
Chas. B. Aycock, Theodore r. David
son; Lieutenant Governor, John 3.
Cunningham, w. D. TURNER; Secretary
OF State, D. H. Mclean, J. + Level
lyn, 7. Bryan Grimes; Auditor, J. B.
Holman, B. r. Dixon, w. s. Pearson,
r. N. Hackett; Treasurer, b. r. La
cy, H. A. London, j. D. Boushall, W.
H. S. Burgwyn;; Superintendent OF
Public instruction, Charles H. Mebane::
Attorney General, r. D. Gilmer, F. D.
winston, Charles F. Warren, T. ). Je-s
rome.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
So, 13.
The Beers Aim Low.

It is the testimony Of all the CORE
spondents at the front that the Beers
have knack of hitting our men about
the legs and lower part Of the body,
The fact is brought startlingly into
prominence by tie enumeration Of the
wounds received by 300 officers and
men treated by the field hospital with
General Harris brigade. OF the whole
only eight received shell wounds; the
others were hit by Mausef bullets, sew
enty-six in the upper extremity, and
11s in the Lower extremity. 1t is little
consolation to know that the wounds
"were humane in the extreme" they
were small, ana there was very little
hemorrhage. So that the number OF
men totally disabled may in the end
prove to be comparatively small. The
practice Of the Beers seems to be to
aim low, no doubt with the object OF
taking Advantage of ricoehet shots
which are accountable for good deal
rof the peculiar mischief done to our
troop
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
atson and Hay.

Indianapolis, Ind, Special. Score
tar,- walter, Of the middle-of-the-road
Popsaasts, is said to be slated for ma
tionM rq,airme-,. "Tom Watson, OF
Georgia, can have L. nomination for
President if he wants ia said MI.
Walter, 'and / believe DIR. B. F. Hay,
-of Minneapolis, will be his running
matR
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
Brevities.

The 4obacco growers Of Virginia
have made start by the. organization
OF Mecklenburg county to cooperate
with the North Carolina association.
Over 100000 pounds of leaf to-
l,aeco have been sold at Kinston, N. G.,
for the year 1899-1900, exceeding all
expectations. The warehouses at that
place will close for the season the end
of this month