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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Annie Snowden Carr and Mr.. George L.
Lyon to Wed Nov. Z
(snecial to News and Observer.l

Especial TO News and Observer)
Durham, N c.. Sept. 12.-The engage
mnt of Miss Annie Snowden Carr, daugh
ter of Mr. L. A. Carr, of Durham, to Mr..
George l.. Lyon, also of this city, is an
nounced. The marriage will take place
on Wednesday, November 18th. This an
nouncement is of the greatest interest,
not only to the people of Durham and
oil North Carolina. but to their many
friends and acquaintance in other States
as Wen. Both OF these young people are
widely known, and have important family
connections. Miss Carr is a handsome
young lady, and has by right of inherit
ance many rare and artistic gifts as we'll
as beauty. She numbers her friends all
over the country by scores. Mr.. LYON
is one of Durham's most prominent Young
men, and member of the popular cloth
ing firm Of Messrs. Lambe & Lyon He is
son of Mr.. r. e. Lyon, and a grandson
of Mr.. Washington Duke He is univer-
sally esteemed by all who know him. The
marriage of this popular and influential
young couple will be one of the most i'm
portant events in Durham in a long time
w c. Rigsbey, of this city, has lot of
old bank bills that he prizes very highly.
None OF them bear dates later than 1859.
There are bills on the banks of Charlotte
Lexington, Wilmington, Newbern, Wades-
boro, Greensboro and other places in this
State. while there are two from the
State Of South Carolina.
There are three's. tours, five's. tens
and fftv's in the lot.
One of the bills was issued by the State
Of North Carolina payable before January
| l. 1865, and is signed by w. T. Womble
and Y. W. Young, both of Raleigh. Mr..
| Womble was p brother of Mr.. Jordan
Womble Of this city.
The bills have been we'll preserved and
show that even that early, the engravers
| and printers were artistic, as some OF
| them are as nicely printed as the bills
of the present time.
On Tuesday night Sarah Grizzen, the
| infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Dowdee on Broadway, died of cholera
| infantum.
The funeral took place this afternoon
at o'clock, from the residence, conduct
ed by Rev. W. C. Norman, pastor of
Trinity church. The interment was in
| the City Cemetery.
In our correspondence yesterday there
was an error in the name of Miss Lizzie
| Tomlinson. This should have been Miss
| Lizzie Morehead.
| OPENING AT TRINITY.
Trinity College opened this morning
| under very favorable auspices Chapel
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THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ACT.

Asheville. N. c.. Sept. 12.-Grand Com
mander W. f. Randolph, of North Caro-
lima Knights Templar. today wired the
following to subordinate commanders of
this State:
Our fraters IN Texas in dire distress
because OF recent storm. Immediate re-
lief imperative. Grand Master appeals
for funds. Wire or send quickly to Henry
B. Stoddard, Deputy Grand Master, Gal
weston, Texas"
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BAXTER,
Commanding"
AID BY NAVY DEPARTMENT

Washington, Sept. 12.-The Navy De-
partment has ordered the gunboat Ban
croft. now at New London, Conn, and
the tug Somerset at Pensacola, Fla, to
proceed to Galveston, Texas, to furnish
what aid they can to the storm suffer
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THE EXPEDITION DELAYED.

Taku, Monday, Sept. 1O.-Rain delayed
the starting of the Pao Ting Flu expe-
dition until half past two Saturday. One
column is moving west and the other
southwest The troops marched fifteen
miles and encamped at Yung Liu Ching,
meeting no opposition. They advanced to
Mao Chang on Monday.
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AID FROM JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 12.-Jackson
Vile will send tomorrow a carload of pro-
visions to Galveston for the storm suffer-
ers.
In addition the mayor today issued an
appeal for help and expects to raise sew
eral hundred dollars. The Times Union
and Citizen started the relief movement
this morning and is receiving contribu-
lions.
Galveston gave Jacksonville 81, $50 dur
ing the yellow fever epidemic of 1888, and
the Times Union and Citizen will edi-
torally refer to this liberal. donation in
asking help for the stricken Texans
AID FROM COLUMBIA.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 12.-N. G. Con-
zales, President of the State, newspaper,
has started the Galveston relief fund.
Columbia has responded literally, and
contributions from many parts of South
Carolina are being sent to the State.
ACTION BY WILMINGTON.
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. 12.-At
special meeting of the board of aldermen
of Wilmington this afternoon 500 was ap
propriated out of the public funds to-
wards the relief of the suffering at Gal
weston and the city clerk and treasurer
was instructed to forward a check at
once to the mayor of the stricken city
to be used at his discretion.
NEWPORT NEWS ACTS.
Newport News, Va, Sept. 12.-At a
mass meeting held under the auspices of
the Business Mems Association tonight,
the nucleus of relief fund for the Gal
weston sufferers was collected COM
mite was appointed to canvass the city
for subscriptions to the fund
HELP FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, La. Sept. 12.-The Board
of Trade and other commercial bodies
have taken active relief measures for the
assistance of Galveston. So far about
$4,000 has been raised. Tomorrow a
light draft vessel will be secured and
provisions and clothing sent and the craft
kept at Galveston for relief work
AND FROM MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept 12-The citi
zens of Montgomery have contributed
about 81 600 for the Galveston relief
work.
CHARLOTTE'S RESPONSE.
r Charlotte, ~ C., Sept. 12.-The sum
of $585.55 was raised by public subscrip-
ton in Charlotte today for the Calves
ton relief fund. This sum will probably
be increased to over $1,000 tomorrow
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FUNDS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS.
sympathies of the People Aroused by the I'm
paralleled Disaster.
CBy the Associated Press. }

Atlanta, Ca. Sept. 12.-At a special
meeting of the city coucil this afternoon
$4,000 was appropriated for the Galveston
storm sufferers. Private subscriptions
have amounted to more than this amount
and today $4771.25 was sent to the relief
committee in Galveston
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DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
prompt, palatable, pleasant, powerful,
purifying little pills. Bobbitt- Wynne
Drug Co., w. H. King, VIM. Simpson.
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SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

u
81 think the action of Mrs.
Joe Persons Wash some
thing wonderful r.
This was the expression OF
Mrs, Thos. Piper, OF Burling-
ton. N. c, and she also
wrote:
| suffered intensely from
some stomach trouble, and
could not eat anything with
suit its causing pain and was
cured by using six bottles of
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.
| think the Wash is a grand
remedy. | tried it on a case
of Poison Oak. 1t afforded
instant relief and made a per-
feet cure.
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OPENING AT TRINITY.

Trinity College opened this morning
under very favorable auspices Chapel
exercises were held at O'Clock, conducted
by Rev. R. M. Hoyle, Concord, N. C.
There were number of visitors present.
DR.. Kilgo made an excellent address to
the students. Examinations for new
students will be held today. Thursday
and Friday. New students will not reg
lister until Saturday.
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Half a sofa is better than no bed.
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CHARLoTTE's RESPONSE.

Charlotte, n. C., Sept. 12-The sum
of $5S5.55 was raised by public subscrip-
ton in Charlotte today for the Calves
ton relief fund. This sum will probably
be increased to over $1,000 tomorrow.
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Mrs. Thos. Piper.

Burlington, N, c., September
IL, 1898.
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NEWPORT NEWS ACTS.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 12.-The citi
zens of Montgomery have contributed
about $1,000 for the Galveston relief
work
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today The machinery has been cleared
of the debris and the pipes found to be
badly damaged, and plumbers, steam fit
ters and boiler makers are at work on
them. Mr.. McMaster says he thinks it
will be possible to turn the water into
the mains tomorrow.
All saloons were closed by the chief of
police on Sunday.
At meeting of the general committee
with the city officials today the policing
of the city was discussed. Mayor Jones
announced that Adiutant General Scurry
would take charge of the situation with
the soldiers and citizen soldiery. The
city is patrolled by about 1000 police Of
fcers, special officers, soldiers and deputy
SheriffS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-16
LAND-PRoDucrNo TREE,
1t Arises from the Sea and Adda tn tb
Surface Of the Earth.

1t Arises from the Sea ana Adds tn the
Surface Of the Earth.
Every one has read Of large isl ands
being produced by the mineral depos-
its Of innumerable coral animals, bu.
few people know that there exists q
tree which, like the coral island, arises
from the sea and adds to the surface
of the earth. Some twenty years ago
schooner, while sailing along the
South american coast. was wrecked
on a sand bank. The captain of the
vessel CHANGED to have a number of
seeds, which we now know were given
him as token of friendship by q
Mexican. In the confusion Of the
wreck these seeds we're lost in the
sand, and, finding their way into the
SOIL; took root. The tree which arose
is such as is found only in the tropi-
cal countries Of America. Like mon
strous vine it crawls along the ground
and spreads with marvellous rapidity.
Its huge branches interlace and form
surface as solid as earth. The i'm
mense vine first grows under water
along the sand, and then, like the coral
rising upon itself, at last comes above
the sea. The sand stretches for miles
and miles beneath the surface of the
ocean, so that there seems no limit to
this monstrous tree.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-16
SOL'S RAYS A POTENT REMEDIAL AGENT

Recent experiments indicate that the
sun may be potent remedial agent
in the case of persons attacked with
smallpox, scarlatina and measles.
These experiments were made by DR..
Finsen of Copenhagen and DR.. Chati-
Mere of st. Maude. and so novel were
they that they have aroused a good
deal OF discussion among the members
of the Academy of Medicine in Paris.
DR.. Chatinfere short; time ago treated
twelve children who had measles &C.
cording to this new method, which
is scientifically known as photothera-
pie. Red light was the only cure which
he used, and this he made serviceable
in the following manner: On the win
dows of the sick rooms he hung red
curtains, and on the table near each
bed he placed lamp which gave forth
a red light. He acted thus because
he felt satisfied that the irritation of
the skin in cases of measles is due
to the chemical rays of the solar spec
trum or, in other words, to the ultra
violet rays. and not to the so-called
caloric or heat rays. If this were not
so, how account for the fact, that the
postules and scars are especially deep
and marked on the face and hands,
which are the very parts of the body
that are most exposed to the solar
rays? The result showed that he had
not erred in arriving at this conclu-
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sion. His little patients rapidly re-
gained their health. and the virtue
that lies in red curtains and red
lamps is being extolled by many physi-
clans. Impressed. like DR.. Chatiniere,
by the fact that the influence Of the
solar rays is especially manifested on
the faces and hands of patients, DR..
Finsen conceived the idea of subject
ing persons suffering from smallpox
to the influence of ultraviolet rays,
which reached them after the light had
been filtered through thick red cur
tains. The result was that the little
vesicles or bladders gradually disap-
peared and the patients did not suffer
from the customary fever and. further
more, were not pockmarked. The ul-
tra-violet rays, indeed, in the case Of
these patients produced practically
the same effect as the red light in that
of DR.. Chatiniere's. the most notable
tokens of their efficacy being the alb
sence of fever and restlessness and the
gradual disappearance of the eruptions
before coming to maturity. It was
also noticed that the rays had q
marked effect on the maladies in so
far as they affected the bronchial
tubes. DR.. Finsen's method of cure
has been introduced into France by
DR.. Larat, and is being used not only
in cases of smallpox. but also in cases
Of certain forms of skin diseases.
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because no knew them to b true. sx-

because no knew them to b true. e.
trsneously.
Hers was q wondrously beautiful
hand and she withdrew It as II from
IRE. A blush mantled her temple and
q Hash Of hate glinted from her eyes.
Like the low buzz Of an angry wasp
came the whispered question-and
she meant 1t to sting:
lis there anything you do not hap
pen to know"
Nothing that I know Of" he re-
piled. audaciously.
The real secret Of Della Poynter's
hatred Of Winter was that he was out
OF her reach. and she knew that he
knew she knew it. She would have
loved him. tigerishly. But that would
have been useless. and so-she hated
him.
Another night. week later. The
lawn at the Trumbo chalet twinkled
with the vari-colored lights Of many
Chinese lanterns. An orchestra hid
den behind the trelises and vines Of
an arbor, sent out, now and then, its
rich. soft or rolicking numbers. and
many groups Of young and middle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-16
4 MOORISH EVENING.
Fross ssrssads tho lleoa IRON :
Neighborine Ditch.

Frogs eereaade tho llooa from
f. Neighborins Ditch. .549
L, Now the green tea goes round, brew
ed in q metal pot, which stalks Of mint
and cubes of beetroot sugar sickly
concoction. in truth, yet preferable to
the spiced coffee that is the only al
tentative in land where the sons Of
men appreciate neither alcohol nor
cold drinks Of any sort, and the daugh-
tiers Of men lend not the grace Of their
presence to the festive board. Guam
tity. however, makes up for quality,
and the tiny cups are replenished q
dozen times ERE the Weather visit
has paid his last compliment, and
glanced longingly at his drowsy mule
that has just abandoned its third
attempt to bite the near leg Of the
soldier slumbering just out Of reach.
And with him the sanity visitor,
gathering up his rag anil clasping his
aims. glides away, assuring his host
that he may. at his special interces-
sion perhaps have. the top attic Of q
pavilion in Paradise, and that his re-
ward will thus be great though the
price paid was miserable, Tin other
words. he must not rate heaven as
trashy because it is cheap.)
The Moorish evening follows swiftly
on the day; the night on the evening.
Hawks and kits are shrieking and
whistlfng overhead: frogs serenade the
moon from neighboring ditch, breed
ing place of mosquitoes; scorpions and
centipedes meander in languid fash
Ion from the foot Of crumbling ma
sorry and prospect for plump feet
fitting loosely in their yellow slippers,
and mosquitoes, after having abstained
during the hottest hours of the after
noon, renounce their ledge as the tenn
perature falls with the light and re-
turn to their drinking troughs with
renewed thirst. The call to evening
prayer sounds plainly from the not
distant mosque-very real, very pene-
trating. "The God He is God, and
Mohammed is His Prophet" And the
pious glide, slippered and silent. to
the mosque, and offer up their prayers
to Allah in the name of their prophet
The Cornhill.
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HEAVY ELEPHANTS.
Tho Weight Of Sid Is Given q. r..

Pounds.
Inere has been little said about the
SIZE OF elephants since the death OF
JUMBO few years ago at St. Thomas.
canada. 1t is now claimed that "Sid. ("
the giant elephant of the Forenaueh
& Sells Brothers circus herd. is not
only the largest elephant in captivity
but weighs more than Jumbo in his
palmiest days. Sid's weight is given
at 1888 pounds, while that of Jumbo
was advertised broadcast as being
S,l76 pounds. The latter was taller.
but did not have Sid's massive propor.
lions. Readers will recall a novel
race run about a year ago in which
a comparison was made between
the sprinting ability of an elephant. a
camel. horse, bicycle, and an auto.
mobile. The race was pulled off at
hidgewood Park, Brooklyn, and three
meats furnished proof that the ele.
plant racer was Sid, whose great
tusks were extended just in time tc
save the day.
But Sid will win no more races with
his tusks. In a fit of rage two weeks
ago at Columbus, O., he killed his
keeper, Patsy Meagher Forepaugh,
whereupon he was placed under chains
and the worries were sawed off close
to his chin. Sid furnished objection
to the saving proceedings, but to no
avail. The tusks were polished and
gold mounted and now adorn the
home of Lewis Sells at Columbus. O,
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VI
Explained His Mistake.
Here is story Of John G. SAKE, the
poet-wit. During the war. SAKE at
tended atflag-raising at Greenbush, .
little place across the river from Al
bany, and made a speech, in which he
commended the patriotism Of the
young men of Greenbush, through
whose exertions the flag had been pro-
cured. The chairman Of the meeting
whispered to him that the young ladies'
Of Greenbush had also been instru-
mental in raising funds for the pur-
chase Of the flag. Thereupon SAKE, ID
dressing the young ladies of Grsen-
bush, made them : graceful and aeal.'
liant apology for not including thssn II
biz praise. e don't know how Icams
q make such : mist Z, hs sxpla3n-
q. save g I my hays been laboring
|lnder The huprsa zion tha4 ~ young
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Mrs. Roosevelt's Personality

Writing Of "The Personality of
Mrs. Roosevelt" in the Ladies' Home
Journal. Edward Box asserts that ut
is high time some of our women should
learn that woman may be respected
and loved for the things she does not
do. as often as she is for the things
she does do. Hundreds of thousands
of men and women respect Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt today because she has
chosen to keep her personality in the
background. and refused to stand in
the glare of publicity. She has no place
there and she knows it. BY her atti-
tude she has won a warm place in the
affections Of American women, and in
the respect Of American men. Yet she
might shine. instead of keeping in .re-
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guitar. piano or banjo. He could
write pretty verses and recite them
fetehingly, and among his other ac-
eomplishments was knowledge of
Dalmistry. and SO. he could tell for
fnnes."
Della POINTER offered her hand to
Winter, that he might read it. There
lad been time when she would have
given it to him for-well. "for keeps"
Many women-men too-believe i'm
plicity. in what the cards say" and
ID the mysterious traceries Of the
palm, though they pretend that they
do not And the most Of them think
that none Of the seers can see any,
ching but the good In their palms.
N1s Poynter's dislike Of Winter aid
not extend to the terrible degree Of
ignoring his fortune-telling powers
Ut When woman dislikes one that
Naneh she n dangerous. However.
10 tantalized him with sneering and
1ynieai srsm1rks, ddntil, ct last, IL al a.
tsFtons that no one else could hear.
- toA hsr some things that hs need
- npt tie I'D of pelmistsy % untold,
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The Fire-f|y's Light.
BY WILLIAM L1GHTFOOT Wis.
SCHER.

Author "The Harp of The South" etc.
ltcopyr.ehted 1900: Daily Story Pub. Coz
iEhe Trumbo house. handsome and
picturesque suburban chalet, was
Hooded with the white light of electric
dncandescence, but freely lit on the
,Wfre-gauze screen of window and
dashed his pale. pink light, intermit-
Gently.
Persons In the room laughed at the
1eeble attempt to lend lustre to the
scene, and an observant fellow re-
marked:
ut Is like the frequent attempts OF
fools to instruct the WISE"
June Stanton. particularly, and the
company, generally. had high hopes
oe Henry Winter. the bright philoso-
,Oher and up-to-date man who had
Dreached a short sermon from the text
Eof the hre-ny's fash. Winter was to
do wonders yet as an inventor. In
deed he had already done some little
wonders that way. Now he was labor
ting upon larger one, and they all
anew II.
They who knew Winter best were
@ood Of him. Others were inclined to
kmoer at him as self-conceited. But
mot to his face. He was too COM
hadve for that.
One OF the first was June Stanton,
Iand she was more than fond of him.
But Della Poynter-"nee Vance,
iGs the amateur society reporter would
Aay-cordially disliked this man. She
had a past. Futures were cheap to
Thar. And there were other reasons
tor her dislike.
Winter was q social star. He had
h rich and melodious baritone voice
and could accompany himself with