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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
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ter expressing deep regret that ne
could not be present, said:
mo State of the old Thirteen has
contributed more men OF ablllty ana
patriotism to this country than North
Carolina and North Carolina has pro-
duced at no time an ADLER, more hon
est or more patriotic citizen than
Governor Vance. Having known him
in the army and in Congress for many
years, | had an opportunity of form
ing correct estimate of his charac-
ter and / think | can truthfully say
/ have never known n more perfect
or more lovable character in my hfAii
Governor Hoge Tyler, of Virginia,
who also cannot attend, writes as fol
lows:
II have engagements which will
prevent me from accepting your kind
invitation, and | regret exceedingly
my inability to be present at the un
yelling of this statue to Zebulon
Vance, whose memory is so warmly
cherished and enshrined in the hearts
and affections of the people of \er-
ginia as well as those of North Caro-
lima
A letter was also received from the
Private Secretary of the Governor of
South Carolina to the effect that Gov
ernor McSweeny, owing to the pres
sure of the campaign could not attend.
Ex -GcvernOr Curtis ii. BrOgden
wrt te that be Woli1 he unable 10 b"
present on account of previous en-
gagement, and expressed great ad-
miration for Governor Nance's charac-
terand abilities.
Mrs. Vance arrived in the city on
the delayed train from Gowbroon yes
terday afternoon at 6 O'Clock. She is
being entertained by her niece, Mrs.
c. NJ. Busbee. Mrs. Vance has been in
Raleigh many times before and has
many friends here who welcome her
to the capital city of the State. She is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
AND THUS CABLES LONDON
Tien ..Tsin Wire Cut, Large Chinese
Bodies Take the Field.
THE SITUATION OF ALLIES LESS SECURE
The DOwager Empress is Reported 10 be Sur
rounded by Japan Sc Cavalry. Ameri-
can and Russian Flags Float Over
Pekin's Eastern Walls.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, August 22.-Wednesday Z 1855
a. m.)--In the news that reaches Lon
don this morning direct from China there
is nothing to confirm the report that
the Empress Dowager has been run to
earth. The foreign ENJOYS, according to
the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Express are proceeding to Tien Tsin.
The same correspondent AYERS that the
Sacred City was entered August 18th.
two days earlier than Rear Admiral
Bruce reported.
''The flags of the allies" says the
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail
wiring yesterday, ARE now floating over
the Imperial palace. Street fighting
however, continues. Considerable assist
ance in the capture of Pekin was rem
dered by four thousand armed native
to hold out by purchasing ammunition
from the Chinese"
American action in refusing to deal
with Lii Hung Chang in the peace propo-
sails meets with unanimous approval at
the hands of the morning papers.
ALLIES ENTER THE SACRED CITY.
London, Aug 21.-The following dis
patch has been received from Rear Ad-
miral Bruce:
''Taku, Aug 19.-(Sunday 1.-THE allies
are reported to have enterder the Sacred
City OF Pekin. August 17th.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22

Author of The Bill to Appropriate Money
to Erect Vance Monument.
accompanied by her son, Mr.. Harry
Martin.
Miss Espy Vance, who will nnveil
the statue, reached here this morning
from Charlotte, accompanied by her
uncle, Capt. u. B. Vance. They are
at the Marlborough House
The WORK of erecting this statue
was commenced in the year 1924, by
;hC Vance Monument Association
which was organized that year, in the
Governors office, and OF which The
GERS:
President-Governor Carr.
Secretary-A. A. Thompson.
Treasurer-Joseph G. Browa.
On account of the pressure of other
duties, Governor Carr resigned rs
president of the association.
Mr.. Richard Battle was chosen
president to succeed him.
The last session of the Legislature
appropriated the sum of $1,000 for the
purpose and appointed Il committee
consisting of DR.. r. II. Speight, Mr..
S. l.. Hart, and j. ID. BOushaii, to rep
resent the Legislature IN the work.
To this committee there was added
the secretary and treasurer of the
Memorial Association, Messrs Thomp-
son and Brown. This committee cor
responded with sculptors. and after
the inspection of models exhibited in
Raleigh by n number o. competitors,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22

of Edgecombe: j. D. Boushall, of Wake;
j. C. Curtis. of Bunccmbe.
Local Committee (of Vance Memorial
Association:) Joseph G. Brown. G. M.
Busbee, W. N. Jones, A. A. Thompson,
Thomas S. Kenan.
Confederate veterans will be here
from all parts of the State. At
meeting of the local camps of veter-
ans, committee composed of COM
rades Birdsong. Ellington, and Barnes,
were appointed to meet the visiting
camps at the trains.
The State Confederate Veterans
Association, represented by Gen. Jul
ian S. Carr and staff, the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans and veterans of the
Spanish-American war, will hold ses-
sions in the chambers of the Senate
and House of Representatives.
A number of military companies
arrived last night and number of
others will be here today. Official no.
tice has been received at the Adjutant
Generals office that the following
companies will be present: The New
Bern division of the Naval Reserves,
the Warrenton company, the Char
lotte company, the Greenville Grays,
the Forsyth Rifles, the Wilmington
Independent Light Infantry, the Hen
derson company, the Frank.inton
company, and the Warrenton COM
pany. A detachment of men have
been detailed by Capt. Bernard to
meet the visiting companies at the
depot.
in order to accommodate all who
desire to come the railways have put
on number of special trains. There
are seven regular trains that arrive
here between IL o'clock last night
and noon today, in addition to the
special trains.
The committee sent invitations to
the Governors of the State of South
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and
Virginia. Replies have been received
from each of them and they are un-
abfe to be present. This will be a
disappointment to many OF those who
will attend the exercises.
Governor Chandler, of Georgia, af-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22

Mr. II. j. Ellicott, of Washington City,
whose model met with he approval
of all those citizens VINO examined
them was awarded the contract.
Mr.. S. l.. Hart, one of The members
of the Legislative committee, died,
and Mr.. j. c. Curtis, of Buncombe,
was appointed in his stead
The sculptor's work was done at
Washington City where the Clay
model was inspected by representa-
tives of the committee. The bronze
figure was cast at the foundry of
the Gorham Manufacturing Company.
of Providence, Rhode island. The
work was approved after an inspcc-
tion of the committee at the foundry.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
TIE VANCE MONUMENT
His Memory by People North Carolina and Will
be Un yelled With Appropriate Ceremonies, This
Afternoon at 1890 O'clock.

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22

Miss Florence Barlow, associate ed
itor of The Lost Cause, published in
Louisville, KY, is a guest in our city.
Her publication is one that commends
itself to every true lover of Confed-
crate History from the standpoint of
truth and should be in every family
in the South. 1t abounds in records
of historical interest, humorous anec-
sketches and profusely illustrated. We
bespeall for Miss Barlow and Miss
Davis, who is with her. q kindly re-
ception coming from Kentucky, the
recent scene of the most successful
Confederate reunion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
THE EMPRESS ovERTAKEN.
1t is Reported That She is Surrounded by
Japanese Cavalry.
(By the Associated Press. }

Paris, Aug. 21.-The Temps publishes
dispatch from Shanghai, dated August
21st, saying that it is reported there that
the Dowager Empress fled from Pekin with
treasure amounting to fifty million taes
and that she is surrounded by Japanese
cavalry.r
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
A TALENTED LADY.

A lady member of L. OBJ. Branch
Camp, Miss Mary Irine Davis, of
Paris, KY, is a guest in the city.
Miss Davis in an honorary member
of l.. OBJ. Branch Camp at Raleigh,
and will recite for them "Stonewall
Jackson's Way" on Wednesday even
ing. She has met with most cordial
reception by our people in her so
iourn with Miss Barlow, of The Lost
cause.
HEADQUARTERS FOR VETERANS.
Headquarters for visiting Confeder-
ate Veterans will be in Metropolitan
Hall. Members of L. OBJ. Branch
Camp will be present to take charge
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

IOntrlDuteu Dy the 0tate,... 5uuU'ou
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Headquarters n. c. Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
Raleigh, n. c., August %, 1900.
General Orders No. 10. 4
The North Carolina veterans will
assemble in front of Metropolitan
Hall at II O'Clock this morning, to
take their place at the head of the
procession i'll the ceremonies attend
ant upon the unveiling of the bronze
statue of the illustrious Zebulon b.
Vance. The march viii! be up Fay
etteville street to the capitol square.
where seats will be provided for those
who are infrm.
BY order of
Major General
JULIAN :. CARR.
w. III. BURGNYN.
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
THE TELEGRAPH CUT.

Shanghai, Aug. 21.-(6:1O p. m.)-The
Foreign officials here learn that the tele-
graph from Tien Tsin has been cut. The
position of the allies is uncertain and
large body of Chinese troops has taken the
field.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22
THE LOST CAUSE.

W. IT. BUIN,WNN,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-22

The funds for the monument were
derived from the following sources:
From popular subscription. $1,97O.65
Interest on bonds. ....... 218.00
Contributed by the State.... 100000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
The Wisconsin Farmer.

The large and increasing circulation
OF The Wisconsin Farmer in this coun-
ty is matter of congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for,
of all the papers of its class in the
country. it is easily the best. Its
Special Farmers Institute additions, is
sued with the regular edition the first
week in each month, have been for
years the admiration of all practical
farmers. Written wholly by farmers,
they are full of actual experience and
smell of the soil. We have been fort
innate this season to secure terms for
The Farmer and its Special Farmers
Institute Editions, together with The
Poultry Farmer and The Farmer 5
Mutual Insurance Journal, four of
the most valuable farm publications
in the country, that enable us to offer
the four with our own paper for $1.75
for the entire five, one year This is
emphatically a good thing, and no
farmer in this county should fail to
take advantage of the offer. For a
large line Of thoroughly practical
farm reading nothing has ever been
offered before that equals it. A coun-
ty paper, a farm paper, a poultry
payer, a farm insurance paper and
Special Farmers Institute, all for
81 10. Come in and order them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
10 The Farmers OF Wisconsin.

The farmers of the state Of Wiscon-
sin have organized and incorporated
under the laws of the state to protect
themselves against loss by hail to
their growing crops, and against loss
by wind on their buildings, stock and
farm machinery. The assessment for
the past two seasons has been very
low, not exceeding mills. Mr..
VIM. Wetter of North Lancaster ear
ried insurance to the amount Of 500.
and his assessment in full for two
seasons past was only S2.06. num-
Der Of other farmers in the surround
ing country have been induced 10 Join
this company and are all well satisfied
with the insurance. The company is
known as The Northwestern Farmers
Mutual Hail and Cyclone Insurance
Company of Waterloo, Wisconsin.
f. ID. KNowLToN. Sec'y
A. WAYNE, County agent for Grant
county.
There will be several other solicit
ers in the county besides Mr. WAYNE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
Cdssyille.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Prior have been
In Chicago. selecting large stock OF
goous Tor spring and summer trade.
Dr' .. 3. Curry spent several DAYS
last week in Glen Haven
Agent W. W. Green OF this VILLAGE
was called to Volga CITY, Iowa. by the
serious illness of his father, who died
Tuesday morning March ~.
On Thursday, March 20. Mrs. MAY
Droulard died after many weeks OF
suffering. The funeral took place at
the Advent church and \ very appro-
pirate sermon was delivered by Rev,
Philips. A large number of Workmen
OF which Mr. Drouard is member.
attended the funeral.
One day last week docs cot into
Mr.. Sherman's poultry yard and did
considerable damage. Mr.. Sherman
is not the only one who is ANNOYED in
the same way. And why must we
submit to ito Have we not a RIGHT ia
the protection of our own property ?
II town people must keep dogs for pets
let them keep them in their own yards
or suffer the consequence. We say
"Shoot the dogs
The Home Crusade Band will meet
at the Baptist church next week
(triday evening". They have an ex.
cellent program of music and recita-
lions which they will render to the
best of their ability.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05

verilication is the object of an extern
sive correspondence now being car
rled on by the Agricultural Division
under the direction of Mr. l.. G..
Powers, Chief Statistian in charge of
that division. Three simple sched-
ules have been prepared and printed
on different colored paper in order
that they may be readily distinguish
ed one from another. One Of them
covers ordinary garden vegetables, a
second covers fruits and the the great
staple field crops Each asks about
the units Of measure employed and
the net price realized, and the two
more important schedules, those for
staple field products and for vege-
tables, ask for the highest and lowest
yield Of each crop per acre. These
schedules are being mated to promi-
nent farmers all over the country and
in many instances returns have al
ready been received. When the re-
turns have been received and tabul-
ated, n scheme will be made from
them Of what is to be accepted as cor
rect IN each case and what is to be
probed farther The only aim of the
Office is to get what was really the
intention Of the farmer in answering
the question. If the presumption is
strongly against his meaning what
the schedule says, the Office will try
to learn by correspondence from he
Supervisor, or the Enumerator, or
the farmer himself what the real facts
were.
II the farming public will continue
TO cooperate with the heartiness al
ready displayed, this effort will re-
suit in a more trustworthy census Of
farms than has ever been taken.
Farmers, rs class. are less able to
cooperate than the representatives Of
any other great industry. Hence the
Census Office can do more for them
than it can for centralized lines Of
business, which can and do make
their own Investigations, and it will
do its best to present a full and ac-
curate photograph Of this leading ac-
The Director Of the Census
urges eAery one interested to aid this
work
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
Talks on School affairs.
THE TEACHERS PAY.

The proper pay for the service OF
the teacher is matter about which
there seems to be great difference Of
opinion. In some localities the peo-
pie have learned that q skillful teach
er, like every other good thing, Is
worth more to the community than a
poor one and so they pay good wages.
In others, the ray is kept down SC
low, that only mediocre transientS
are attracted thither. Low pay is an
invitation to the teacher to be q
'bump On a log"--one who sits
around and just ''hears'' recitations,
The absence of standards, such as
are used in valuing service along
most other lines, makes 1t extremely
difficult to be fair to both teacher and
j patrons. Who can compute the value
of that teachers services who sue
ceeds in awakening in our children q
permanent love for good books? With
Homer, Grimm, Anderson, Scott,
Dickens, DeFoe, Hawthorne, Steven
son, Longfellow, Whittier, the sacred
writer's and a score of others as daily
companions for our boys and girls,
we need not fear the street loafer, the
lewd story and other things of ques-
tionable character. Or who can say
what the pay shall be of the teacher
whose keen. sympathetic grasp OF
child nature enables him to change
the rude, selfish, peevish son or
daughter into a gentle, loving, Joyous
creature whom every one delights to
have about?
The power to do these things is not
usually born in one; it requires great
expenditure of time and money to
have it developed. Above all things.
it is rarely found in niece or nephew
of sixteen who wants the place just to
get little spending money. Talent,
rs result of training, is worth more
money in the schoolroom than the
mark of beng a Smith or Jones.
The teacher has legitimate wants
and these cost money. His pay should
be sufficient to cover them. II it is
not, then he will be forced to engage
in some side-line Few people can do
two things as well as one, especially
when one is the profession Of teach
ing. In general the teacher ought to
receive sufficient pay to serve three
purposes; viz: First to provide for
himself and family, if he has one
and he ought to have one in due sea-
son; Second, to provide means Of i'm
proyement by books journals, travels,
summer schools, ETC.; Third, to enable
him to lay by reasonable sum for
sickness and old age
It seems clear that good Teachers
services should command so much If
we may be allowed to speak for the
fraternity of teachers, we would say
this is enough. Teaching should not
become a means Of acquiring sudden
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
A Viking of Normandy.

If you should visit Normandy.
This story you'll be told,
That happened. so the peasants say,
when vikings roved Tor gold
Or in the parish church. youll fnl
The story more complete:
lis written by trembling hand.
Yet strangely bold and neat
This is the story read it trough:
Should tears come to your eyes.
Remember that long, long ago.
Tears fell from sterner eyes
My father was a fisher man
Till he was fully grown;
Let him fish, said he, who can
The stormy sea Ill roam.
He joined viking ship. I'm told,
And roved DER many sea,
Till in ship he bought with gold.
He sailed the ocean free
My mother was a fishers child
Her eyes were bright as dew:
She loved this dark eyed Viking wild
With all her heart so true.
At midnight, when the moon shone
bright,
The rovers ship lay near.
boat was rowed straight to'ard a light
That twinkled like a star
Soon as the boat had touched the quay,
This rowing viking knight
Sprang to the shore and made his wav
To where the light shone bright
A bright eyed girl with flowers gay.
Met him with rosy lip:
They walked together to the quay
And then rowed to the ship
No priest was called to say the words
That bind two hearts as one
This Viking knight, would own no lords
But storm, and sea and sun.
Months sped away-how short the time.
When loves mild scepter reignS:
How sad TO see one in her prime
Give birth but die in pain
Twas on ship first saw light
Where waves were tempest driven
She closed her eyes in dreamless night
But to birth was given.
They wrapped her in a winding sheet
And gave her to the wave:
Eyes that were long unused to weep
Wept DER her liquid grave.
The Vikings heart turned back to where
light burned on the shore:
He gave no thought, he had no care.
For rowing any more.
About the ship, straight to the shore
He sailed, and anchored where
A light was burning once before.
But now no light was there,
Again his boat was rowed to shore
The moon was shining bright
Now closely to his heart he bore
His inf ant son that night
And thus to where the light had shone.
He bore the infant babe.
And on the steps her feet had known
Her tender babe he laid.
Twas warmly tucked and wrapped about
With silk of costly make,
And gold in bags of leather stout
Of many pounds in weight
A letter too was with the babe
Twas blotted here and there
AS if the briny tears were laid
In crystal drops, with care
And this is what the letter said
Twas from the Viking knight;
This is the child of her who fed
With me year tonight.
One half the gold shall be your pay:
Do for him all you cam
The other halt, pray lay away
Till he becomes man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
Does Pay TO Buy Cheap.

A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds is all right, but you want some
thing that will relieve and cure the
more severe and dangerous results OF
throat and lung troubles. What shaN
you do? Go to warmer and more
regular climate9 Yes, if possible if
not possible for you, then in either
case take the ONLY remedy that has
been introduced in all civilized coun-
tries with success in severe throat and
lung troubles, 'Boschee's German
Syrup" II not only heals and slim
ulates the tissues to destroy the germ
disease but allays Inflammation,
causes easy eXpectoration, gives a
good nights rest and cures the pa
tient. Try ONE bottle. Recommend
ed many years by all druggists in the
world. Sample bottles at Hatch Bros.
and j. T. Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05
The COMING CENSUS.


70 build up a great Office like the
Census Office in fifteen months from
absolutely nothing to an efficient
machine, employing about three
thousand men in Washington and a.
bout fifty thousand elsewhere in the
country, is a difficult task, and entire
success is out of the question. The
office naturally compares Itself with
the stage Of preparation attained at
the same period ten years ago and
tried by this test, it has gained sew
eral months on its predecessor One
Of the problems before it is how to
put in the time thus secured in such
a way as most to benefit the Census.
In the Agricultural Division the
need Of time for preliminary work is
perhaps rs great as anywhere in the
Census Office. Farmers, rs a class do
not keep their accounts as well as
manufacturers and the returns from
farmers may occasionally include SER
ious errors which trained eye will
at once detect. Hence the farm
schedules must be examined and such
errors corrected before the tables can
be made up from them with safety.
II a farmer reports that his land sown
to wheat was ten acres and the yield
four thousand bushels, it is clear that
an average yield OF four hundred
bushels 10 the acre is incredible, and
must be rejected or corrected in ac-
cordance with the probabilities
Sometimes the truth can be made out
by an expert from comparison with
entries III other parts OF the schedules
sometimes correspondence must be
opened to settle the doubt. All this
ranks under the general head of yeri-
flying the schedules, and the Agricul-
tural Division plans to give all the
time possible to the work of verify ing
each Of the millions OF farm schedules.
10 accomplish this in the time allow
ed, the work Of several hundred clerks
will be required. and they must have
hard and fast rules to guide them
For example, they might be told:
When the wheat reports show pro-
duct of over forty bushels to the acre.
they are suspicious and must be laid
aside for an expert to pass upon
But any such rules must vary with
the section Of the country. A yield
Of twenty bushels in one section
might be more questionable than 4
Weld Of forty bushels in another.
Hence the division must fix in adj
vance what is the range Of reports in
each part of the country and for each
crop that may be accepted as probable
on their face and not requiring
special examination. TO get the
limits Of probability for this purpose
Cor each county in the United States,
Shat is, the maximum and minimum
yield and the maximum and minimum
price which may be accepted without