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WILLIAM H.OSBORN
PRESIDENT OF THE KELLEY INSTITUTE
AT GREENSBORO, NC.
Wonderful Records Great Work for the Cause Of HumanyHs
Life Work Crowned With Satisfaction and Merits the Applause
Of the Pubnc-A Wise end Prudent Manager

VIM. II. Osborn was born in
Oxford, N. c., February 81,
1856; son of Daniel and Martha
r. Davis Osborn.
Mr.. Osborne moved to Durham
November /, 1876, a few months
before he reached his majority,
which occurred on the following
February.
His first business venture IN
Durham was to engage in the
leaf tobacco and general trading
business.
Shortly after his arrival here
he engaged in the sale of leaf
tobacco as a partner of the
firm of Cooper, Blackwell & Co ,
at the old Planters Warehouse,
which then stood where Stokes
Hall now stands.
He afterwards engaged in the
leaf and real estate business in
Durham.
Naturally of a social, con-
genial and convivial tempera'
ment, removed from the infiu'
ence of Christian parents and
yielding to the allurements Of
gay, thoughtless and dissipatet
companions of his own age, il
was not long before he haC
contracted the evil habit Of
drink. And as generally the
result in like cases, the pendu'
lum swings to the extreme be-
fore it settles down to keep time
we can depend upon. Had the
recollection and practice of q
Christian home been observed
their influence might have re-
strained the bark upon which he
had entered till the unframed
hands had caught the stroke Of
the oars and guaged the swing oil
the rudder all, might have beer
well. But these restraints res
moved. and the down grade en-
tered upon by a young man, thu
descent is easy and rapid. Thu
case of Mr.. Osborn was no ex
ception to this rule, and we rur
no risk Of exciting bis displeas
ure when we assert that he sool
became ga hard drinker AM
gave many evidences that h,
had made rapid progress on tn,
down grade.
Il is a remarkable fact, tina
30 long as a man persists in tn
use Of whiskey, even as tn
world terms it, ITO excess" b.
he ever so honest in other mat
ters, he will invariably insist
that be "don't drink much .
But so soon as he has reformed
he seems 10 consider 1t his right
eous duty to inform others as +
extent Of his dissipation th
large amount Of whisky he ha
consumed etc. This iseminentl
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DIR. .. n. CARR.
Que of UurlianI's Most Popular
Dentists.

Dentists.
Among our professional men We have
many shinbing examples # merit and
ability.
Among the skilled professions none Ia
more important or prolific Of good or
harm. according TO the ability (pr lack Of
~ on the part Of the operator, as that Of
the dentist.
Our foremost disciple Of this profes.
sion IL DR.. I. N. Carr. lie has been en-
gsged 10 the practice Of dentistry for the
last quarter Of century.
lie was born 10 Wilmington, N. C.,
January 80. 1850; received liberal Eng.
lish and classic education studied den
istry for several years under bic father;
attended lectutes and graduated from the
College Of Physicians aud Surgeons, and
afterwards took post.gradualIug course
at the New York Dental College.
lie is q special lecturer IN several den.
tal colleges, aud a. such IL recognized a.
g dental expert. These lectures are most
favorabIy commented upon by the high.
est dental authority.
Dr. Carr has practIced his profession
four years 10 Durham, and to-day has q
large practice and Is highly esteemed a.
an authority 10 dental surgery, possess,
lng thorough knowledge Of hls PROBES.
sion. and q special fund Of practical eI>
perience resulting from bIs long practice.
lIe Is deservedly popular with the peo-
pie Of Durham, having proved himself
loyal 10 all publIespIrIled enterprises,
which have for their object The advance.
msnt Of our fair young city.
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then that he saw the depth of
degradation to which he was
being almost insensibly drag
ged. Fortunately for him there
was enough manhood and will
power left to enable him to
look around for relief, for a way
of escape from the powers of
the whiskey habit into a state of
safety.
He had heard of the Kelley
treatment at Dwight, Ill. He
resolved to seek its promised
cure. He did so and gave him.
self up unreservedly to the Off
GERS of that institution for treat
ment.
He returned reclaimed, to Dur
ham the Goth day of March, 1891.
His first business was to apply
himself to the work of forming
a company among his Durham
friends, to purchase the right to
practice the Kelley cure from a
company who had established
the business in this State the
October previous.
The company was soon FORM
ed Mr. Osborn was elected presi
dent. and has served the COM
pany in that capacity ever since,
For several years the old Gem
trail Hotel was utilized as a
Sanitarium. This building hav-
ing proved inadequate to in-
creased patronage. the large and
elegant residence of Col More
head was purchased aud has
ever since been used for this pur.
pose.
! Mr. Osborn has established
several other Kelley Institutes
at different places.
He is President of the Mana
gers Association of the Kelley
Institutes in the United States,
numbering fifty'nine. He has
declined repeated offers made
him of financial positions at
large salaries. Blu; as the ac-
ceptaDce of any like offer would
necessitate the abandonment of
the Kelley work. he has posi-
lively declined the acceptance (
any offer and position that would
involve the giving up of a work
so dear TO his life.
| His executive abilities are ad.
mitted and fully attested by the
remarkable exhibit made during
his management Of the State
Penitentiary. When he assumed
charge Of that institution, il
was, according to the evidence
of Capt. Bill Day, $4,000 In
debt. Under Mr.. Osborn's man
agement, IL was made self. sus-
tanning the first year Of his
administration. Fortunate, in
one aspect. would IL have been,
had Mr.. Osborn remained in
charge. But his devotion TO the
Kelley work prompted him Ia
resign that position and return
to Greensboro.
During his eight years con
nection with the Kelley ILsti.
tute as President, he has been
the instrument Of retaining
more than 1900 drunkards. Not
only has he been the me ans Of
restoring this army Of unfor-
Inmates to sobriety and respect
ability, but he has ever kept an
anxious and solicitous eye upon
each one. He has, doubtless,
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the case with those who have
been cured of this whiskey
habit by the Kelley treatment.
This fact may be accounted
for upon the ground that this
reformed drunkard is a very
grateful person; that he realizes
that ian honest confession is
good for the SOUL and in his
case we'll calculated to promote
the cause of temperance, in
which cause he is most gener-
ally transformed into an active
temperance missionary.
We have, as we write, in our
mind's-eye two most honorable
young gentlemen, with whom,
in the city of Richmond, several
years ago we were socially asso
ciated. They were refor ned
drunkards. reformed ct the Kee
ley Institute at Greensboro.
They spoke freely of the sur
prising quantity of whiskey
| they had made way with, anC
the large sums of money they
had foolishly squandered.
1t IS of these young gentle
men.as temperance missionaries
that we started to write. w,
have known many so called mis-
sionaries in various causes, many
Of them sincere, honest, hard,
working agents in the cause they
b ospoused. But never hav,
we known, heard or read Of
more persistent. active and self
sacrificing missionaries in any
cause than were my two Rich
mond friends.
Any case of drunkenness, ha
bitnal or not, that reached theil
knowledge, appealed at once t
their sympathies and called into
action their best efforts in theil
noble work of reform. II mat
tered not whether they were &C
quainted with the poor unfortu'
mates or not. They at ono,
started in pursuit Of the victim
and by reciting their own indi
vidual experiences and rescue b,
the kindest and gentlest, ye
earnest entreaties, they seldom
failed in accomplishing the oh
iect Of their aim; | may say, tn
object Of their lives!
Strange to say that neither o
my heroes made any profession
Of Christianity. They Away
worked together and seemed {,
accept the scriptural assur
ance: eff one prevail agains
him, two shall Withstand him.
/ But to return TO Mr. Osborn
We have his own words, that il
the year 1897 he realized tn
fact that he was a slave TO whis
key-an abject slave to a mos
! unreasonable master. It wa
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The retirement Of Col. J. s.
Cunningham from the governa.
torial race reflects most credita.,
bly, upon his devotion TO the
cause of Democracy and White
Supremacy. lie Withdrew in
favor of no candidate, but from
a desire TO benefit the party by
relieving IL from any possibility
of contention that might grow
out of a multiplicity Of candi-
dates. He thus places the sue.
cess of the party above any per.
sonal consideration.
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Not in the history Of Durham
has there been such an interest
taken in its development. Enter.
prise and push are everywhere
observable. New factors, new
stores and new dwellings are
going up as IL by magic. All
are pushing forward in one di-
rection-forward.
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THE w. A. SLATER GO. an
An Up-to-Date Gents Furnish
ing Store.

With an astounding growth whose
spreading magnitude has for a long while
amazed Durham Is still pushing to the
trout and demonstrating to the mercans
tile world what rightly directed efforts
can accomplish when governed by caus
ton and elaboration.
"a fixed and enduring principle" was
early established as rule of conduct,
that "whosoever bought should be salts.
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G. p. HOwERTON n SON.
The Oldest Manufacturing and
Repair Shop In Durham.

AkNFahA bhOp th A"h
The progress Of city or community
Is reflected by the number and variety OF
Its mercantile and industrial Institutions.
One of the Oldest carriage and wagon
manufacturing and repair establishments
10 this section 10 that Of Messrs G. p.
Howerton & Son Of our city.
Their business was established here In
1874, and has steadily increased In volume
Of business, as well as In public favor,
every succeeding year. Ever since its In.
ception II has met with most fsttering
success. The quality, or rather the exc
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-12-27

= This great story of SENSATIONAL copspi-
racy which makes Bhrr's life. uniquf IN
American history is5explcitly set forth IN
This; remarkable serial. In 1871 burr,
then Aice-P President was candidate for
:. the G0vernohshipsot. New York, was cover
twhelmingly beaten and as. the result OF
The election ilickee-a quarrel with and
killed Alexander Hamilton. The histori-
edllgcharacters involved in the story are
drawn true to- life, and include, beside
Burr, Mrs. Samuel Chick, of Albany, Paul
Livingston, Samuel Swartout. Datchery.
a scheming attorney and banker of Al
bany;r Harry Granger, a romantic youth,
who had fallen under the influence of Burr
in the East, ana who by mis- fortunes, III
GLIDING the death of his father, had been
imbelled to migrate to the then infant
State of Ohio, and Jem Bounder, a poor
New Jersey coast fisherman, who had been
acquainted with Granger in the East. Be
sides, there are some minor characters,
more or less typical of the times. Burrs
term as Eice-presdent having expired in
March, 1905, and as he is under ;ndlct-
ment for murder of Hamilton in both New
York and New Jersey, he goes West and
organizes the conspiracy to found a great
Southwestern Empire. Associated with
him in this plot were Blennerhassett,
Gen. Wilkinson, and others of more or
less prominence. Atthe opening OF the
present chapter Burr is in Washington
and Harry Stranger in Albany, having
been sent to Datchery on n secret mission
aud to secure funds to carry out the plans
OF the cOnspirators.,
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do you want an extension of the note,
Mr.. Livingston" asked hatchery.

do you want an extension of the note,
Mr.. Livingston" asked hatchery.
No"
You had better take 80 days, unless
you have the cash at hand. We know not
what may turn up in 80 days. Take time.
1t is possible Mr.. Gross may return and
make everything satisfactory"
NO: he will never return; at least, he
will never fix the matter up. 1t W i'll have
To come. and the sooner it is over the bet
ter
The ruined man was desperate. He had
reached that point when he could brave the
taunts and Sneers OF the world. The cruel
world has no sympathy with an unSucceSs-
full man. no matter what noble efforts lie
may have made. Success and not effort Is
alone considered by the world. Honesty,
earnestness and bravery count for naught
if they are unsuccessful, while many i
shady transactions. glamoured over with the
charm of success: becomes honorable and
praiseworthy. At this moment, in his des-
pcration. Mr.. Livingston was wholly indif-
ferent as to how the world would regard
him. the prime motive uppermost in his
mind at this moment was revenge, and it
would have Jared hard with Gross had he
found him.
Mr.. Livingston had reached the door of
Datchery's office, when he paused. new
thought struck him. and he said:
No. no, no. Let them have one more
ChriStmas-one more. 1t will be the last,
but my perverseness need not dash the
cup too soon from their lips
Turning slowly and thoughtfully about,
he went quite close to Mr.. hatchery, and
in Il low tone of voice said:
You may extend it so days.
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A New Style of Trunk.

~
me latest traN eiiHS anu "aLlr1pe luxury
II the iiiiioNH i - iith' winch cohli i
iniy new , unl INGENIOUS ttatures, Swing
assume p"Ihis ''nu i r kreps
tne most ue"ca'e sarlnehts perfectly fresh
anu shiooth. me-,
me Innovation ~, runH S stanus on emu
"heh IL Is 10 ne useu, anu lornls Il cohlpaC [,
portaDle ciothes closet OF WaFurope- Inc
Safmchts, lhsIeau OF Delhs iolue1 anu piace'l
IN crease ana Wrlhkie-hithihs layers nahs
from Il patenueu frame Which slues out from
tue truhh. nus u - easy 10 seIeci instantly
any garment desired and rehang the one to
be put away, without disturbing any other.
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Gerry will give a writ of injunction and at
tachment."
Mr.. Livingston staggered, as if he had
received blow. and had he not caught ut
the side of the door he must have fallen.
A scene-the disgrace. the misery-all
flashed on him in n moment His wife and
daughter Inundated in the very midst of
their festivities
Tell hatchery" he gasped in voice
that was husky and almost unintelligible,
that not another dollac shall be ex-
pended"
But the supper"
rs all prepared and paid for. The
guests will soon be gone. then he can have
all. There will be enough to pay him in
full, and he slammed the door.
Mr.. Livingston had made noble effort
to keep up, but days and nights of anxiety
were wearing on him. ana he staggered as
he entered the ballroom. His wife saw his
haggard face and cried: - -sas
'Paillg Paul are you ill" &tf
No, nos 60 nj will be better soon
Then the-great chandelier seemed dane
ing and tho room swan. Harry Granger
caught him III his arms or he would have
fallen to the floor.
Papa, papa is dying!' screamed Maude
There was a doctor present, who blcd
the patient, and he was put to bed. The
bail came TO an :untimely end. Harry lin
gered long enough to be assured that Mr.
Livingston was better, then babe Maude
good night aud went away.
He was to leave next day, and called on
MIR. hatchery for the answer to Aaron
Burr's letter.
How soon are you goirg:" asked Mr..
hatchery, who was then writing the letter
in eypher,. aided by the key which Burr
had furnished him.
In an hour"
Call at the end of that time and l will
have it ready"
Mr.. hatchery had several business calls
and was considerably confused and an
noyed in the preparation Of the letter.
Harry was announced just as he was max
ing the last comparison, and he placed it
in an envelope and sealed it in great
hurry. Then he gathered up a package of
papers in haste, which were to be trans
mitted to Col. Burr. In his haste he I'M
consciously wrapped the key to the cypher
letter with the bundle and gave the whole
to Harry, bidding him adieu and sending
many kind words to Burr
Taking the package Harry hurried over
to the great Livingston mansion, now so
silent and gloomy, to bid Maude adieu,
then leaped into his sleigh and went flying
toward New York
TO be continued)
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How any man may quickly cure himself after
years of suffering from nervous weakness, lost
vitality, varcocelc, etc, and restore the organs
to strength and vigor. Simply send your name
and address to DIR. l.. W. Knapp, 1130 Hull
Bldg, Detroit, Mich. and he will gladly send
the free receipt with full directions so that
any man may easily cure himself at home. This
is certainly most generous offer. and the fol-
lowing extracts taken from his daily mail show
what men think of his generosity:
Dear Sir:-Please accept my sincere thanks
for yours OF recent date. ! have given your
treatment thorough test, and the benefit has
been extraordinary. 1t has completely braced
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Il heaPdgso.3 as-s
William hatchery. you know it
Ill can't say that
No need to deny it, hatchery: you
know he Is gone.
We'll, of course, Mr.. Livingston, | have
very excellent assurance that he is gone.
The lawyer had his keen eye on Datcl-
cry, but the banker was well trained in
cunning and kept his wits about him.
"A light was seen in your office, Datch-
cry, on the very night he abse onded."
Very probably my dear Mr.. Living
ston; l am frequently here after night"
With all his skill at worming the truth
out of witnesses on the stand. Mr. Iiv
ingston failed TO daunt Mr.. Datchery, who.
as his visitor would not sit, rose and stood
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me up I am Just as vigorous rs when boy,
and you cannot realize how happy am
Dear Sir:-YOur method worked beautifully.
Results were exactly what needed. Strength
and vigor have completely returned, and is
entirely satisfactory"
"Dear Sir:-Yours was received, and had no
trouble in making use of the receipt as directed,
and can truthfully say it is q boon to weak men.
/ am greatly improved in strength and vigoF."
All correspondence is strictly confidential,
mailed in plain sealed envelope. The receipt Is
free for the asking, and he wants every man to
have it.
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EDITORIAL NoTE.-The plot grows more
exciting. The fatal consequences of Datch-
erys carelessness with the cipher appear
Burr and his ellow-conspirators prepare to
start their expedition
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A Story of Aaron Burr's Conspiracy.
By JOHN R. MUSIcK.
sYNopsIs 81 pREcEpINe PoRTIoN. !.

COPYRIGHT BY THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 1899.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-08
61) WIKTOR HUGO.
|NEDZN!CY.
n w 7 U 8
P o w E s G.
(Ciag dalssy.)

Mariusz obiegai caly kraj; byl W Chel.
les, Bondy, G~ournay, Nogent, Lsgny. Ia.
wziecie szukal przez trey lata. wydajac ma te
zwiady te troche pieniedzy, CO o~szczedza}.
Mkt ME m6gl mu udzielic zadnej wiadomoa
ci o Thenardierze; m%niemano, &c wydalil sic
W obce kraje. Wierzyciele jego szukali 60
takze, z mniejsza miloscia cd Marjusza, ale z
takaz sams zawzietoscia, i ME mogli 60 do
siegnac. Marjusz obwiniaf siebie i mial zal
prawie, ze ME powiodlo mu sic tych pc
szukiwaniach. Byl to jedyny dug, pozosta.
wiony przez pufkownika, i Marjusz uwaaai
"a cbowiazek honoru splacic takowy.-- Jak-
to-myslal-kiedy moi ojciec lezal umiera
jscy ma polu bitwy, Thenardier zdofaf wsr6d
dymu i kartaczy odszukac 60 i uniesc ma
wlasnych r~amionach, a tymczasem mic mu
ME byf winien, ia zas, ktory jestem lyle wi.
MEN Thenardierowi, ME jestem W stanie wy
szukac 60 W tych ciemnicach, W kt6rych do
gorywa, i z kolei wyrwac 60 cd smierci i,przy-
wr6cic ayciu! o! ia 60 wynajde!- w sa.
mel rzeczy, Marjusz ola odszukania Thenar.
diera oddafby jedno re swych ramon, a ola
wydobycia 60 z nedzy wszystks krew swoja.
Zobaczyc Thenardiera, oddac mu iakakol
wick usiuge, powiedziec mu: - Me znasz
mnie pan, tax. ale ia pana znam! Jestem ma
uslugi pana. Rozporzadzaj NINA! - bylo to
najsiodsze i n~ajpiekniejsze marzenie Marju.
sZa.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-08
MarjusZ wyrasta.

w tel epoce Marjusz mlaf lat dwadzies
cha. Juz try lata jak porzucil swego dziad.
ka. Pozostawano W s~tosukach, ME pr6bujac
zblizyc sic i ME ~starajac sic zobaczyc. Wresz
Gle, zobaczyG sic, - do czego by to posiuay.
lo9 Aaeby sic zeterzec2 .Kt6ry z mich mial
slusznosc wzgledem drugiego? Marjusz byl
re spizu, lecz ojciec Gillenormand byl z zela.
"a.
Powiedzmy, Mariusz mylil sic CO do ser.
ca swego dziadka. Wyobra1il by1 sobie, ze
p. Gillenormand nigdy 60 ME kochaf, i &c
ten poczciwina prsdki,, twardy i smiejacy sic,
kt6ry klai, krzyczal, halasowaf i podnosii
pafke, mial dla niego CO najwiscej to ~uczucie
lekkie i zarazem surowe, rodzic6w z komedji.
Mariusz sic mylif. Bywajs ojcowie, kt6rzy
ME kochaja swych dzieci, ale ME ma dziad
ka, kt6ryby ME ub6stwial swego wnuka- W
samej rzeczy - jak jua powiedzielismy p.
Gillenormand przepadal "a Marjuszem. Pre-.
padal pc swojemu, ME szczedzac ~lajania a
nawet p~oliczk6w; lecz skoro to dziecko znik
nelo, uczuf czarna proznie W sercu; zadal, a
zeby mu o MEM wiecej ME m%owiono,w duchu
zalowal, &c 60 usluchano. w pierwszych
chwilach spodziewal sic, &c ten bonapartysta,
ten jakobin, ten terorysta, septembrzysta
wr6ci. Lecz tygodnie upiynsly, miesisce u.
plynsiy, lata u~pfynsiy, i ten krwiozerca ME
pojawii sic wcale! Me moglem wszakze gro
bic ~inaczej iak tylko ~wypsdzic go powia-
dat do siebie dziadek i sam siebie z~spytywai:
tax! ale stara glowa, kt6ra potrzssal W mil
c~zeniu, odpowiadala smutnie: niel Mai swo
ie chwile zgnsbienia. Brakio mu Marjusza.
Co do ciotki, ia nadto maio m~yslala, by
mogia wiele kochac; Marjusz byl iuz tylko
rodzaiem c~zarnei i niewyraznej sylwetki;
zajmowal ia wreszcie daleko mniej, anizeli
kot Tub papuga, kt6ra prawdopodobnie po.
siadaia. Taiemns bolesc OLGA Gillenormand
zwiekszalo to w~lasnie, &c zamykal ia W sobie
Gale i ME zdradzal ia niczem. Smutek jego
podobny byf do owych piec6w nowo wyna.
lezionych, kt6re spalajs wiasny sw6i dym.