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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-10

Mr.. j. Bryan Grimes, Democratic
candidate for Secretary of State,
spent Sunday in the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-10
CONDENSED STATEMENT,
Citizens National Bank,
Raleigh, N. c., July 2, 1900.
RESOURCES.

Semi annual dividend of 4 per cent paid
June 30, 1900. Dividends paid since or
ganization, 1884 10000.
Directors: A. B. Andrews, r. H. Battle,
R. H. Lewis, A. B. Hawkins. l. H. Proctor,
w. ]. Andrews, Jno. c. Drewry, Jos. G.
Brown.
JOS. G. BROWN, President.
A. B. ANDREWS, Vice President.
HENRY Z. LITCHFORD, Cashier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-10

The Fusion county candidates begir
their campaign today at Milburnie.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-10
Renort of the Condition of
Report of the Condition of
National Bank Of Raleigh,
At Raleigh, in the State of North Carolina,
at the Close of Business, June
29th, 1900.

RESOURCES.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

the Baltimore sun. The victim, too,
for time made things lively for about
twenty persons who We're attending a
tea in the West End last evening. The
scene of the singular actions of the vic
tim of hypnotism was at the residence
of W. j. Gilman, No. 922 West Marsh
all street. The subject 81 the hypno-
lists was John Sweeney, the son of a
well-known livery man.
During the evening it was suggested
as an additional means of entertain
ing the guests that some one be hypno-
TIED. Young Sweeney. who Is quite
a powerful young man. offered his sery-
ices, and was soon under the influence
of young operator named Cook. In a
few moments it was seen that the young
man was completely under Cooks in
fiuence. The company became annoy
ed and suggested that the spell be
broken and the victim released. This
was attempted. but in vain The young
man cut up all sorts of antics. In his
efforts 10 release siS patient the opera
tor was terribly slugged and several
of his front teeth Knocked out Sweeney
manifested wonderful fcats of strength.
N times half a dozen or more men at
tempted to seize and bind him. but
could not do so. The services of a stall
wart policeman were called upon. When
he got within reach of the latter's fist
he received terrific blow. which sent
him spinning away more than twenty
feet. Sweeney. under the peculiar in
fiuences. appeared to imagine himself
a prize-tighter. and for a time ii was
well that few disputed his point with
him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

You know the Bfble?" said the red
skin.
The man assented.
well" said the Indian, "the Bible
say, God made world, and then he took
him and look at him and say, He good.
very good He made light and he took
him and look at him and say, He good,
very good. Then he made dry land
and water and sun and moon and grass
and trees, and took him and look at
him ana say, He good, very good. Then
he made beast and birds and fishes,
and took him and look at him and say,
He good, very good
"Then he made man and took him
and look at him and say, He good,
very good Then he made woman,
and took him and look at him. and he
no dare say one such word:"
That last conclusion was uttered with
a meaning glance at the landlady
Some years after this occurrence the
man who paid for the Indians supper
was captured by redskins and carried
to Canada, where he was made to work
like a slave. One day an Indian came
to him, recalled to his mind the occur
renee at the Litchfield tavern. and end
ed by saying:
| see you home. Come with me-"
And the redskin guided the man back
to Litchfield.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

ity The other buildings are on the
main island, the restaurant, laundry
and bathhouse adjoining the main
building on the northwest end and the
power-house occupying the north side
of the island.
All of the buildings and the landing
piers and ferry slip are to be connected
with covered passageways. so that
from the moment he lands on the isl
and until he leaves it the immigrant is
not once in the open air unless he is
permitted TO walk upon the broad prom
enade on the roof. There are no loop
holes by which he may leave without
the consent of the officials.
Ellis Island has been used as an i'm
migration station since 1891. Shortly
after Congress relieved New York State
of the supervision of the European inn
migrants entering through this port a
wooden building 750x250 feet was
erected on Ellis Island as a station at
an expense of between 100000 and
100000. 1t was opened on New Years
Day, 1891. On the night of June 10,
| 1897. the big nondescript building, de-
scribed at the time as a yeritable tin
derbox. was burned to the ground, for
tunately without the loss of a life. The
immigration office was moved back to
its original home in the barge office
and preparations were made for the
| construction of a series of fireproof
buildings to replace the old buildings.
The cost of these is over $1,000 900.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
WHEN MOLLY LED THE MEETING

| wuz settin' with the sinners-'way back
by the door,
In the pew that smiles weicome-meet-
in evenin's-to the poor.
| wuz jest the hardest sinner that saliva
ton ever knowed-
A regular Oh backslider that had lost the
gospel road.
'Tw'lz a Wednesday night pra'r' meet
in'-when they talked from left to
right;
An the word come that the preacher
wouldn't be with us that night.
An "Who would lead the meetin'! Z" A
woman raised her ham,
An Molly, with the bright, sweet eyes,
marched up an took the STAN!
My heart wuz palpitatin' IAN what
would Molly say?
She didn't keep me waitin'-fer her
bright eyes shined my wayl
She give that OF time hymn out-an'
they sung with sweet accord,
With Molly's voice a-leadin' 'em-"Come
Ye that Love the Lord"'
An lots Of 'em went up fer pra'r', an
got religion true;
An Molly called acrost the pews: John,
amt you comm, too?
An / comet couldn't stan it, They
hollered out, "Amenr'-
With Molly's ham a-holdin' mine l got
religion then!
Atlanta Constitution.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
No Alternative

Boys will be boys" Even as far
away as South Africa they prefer COM
pound fractures to simple fractions.
Says Richard Harding Davis. writing
from Pretoria to the Boston Herald:
There are many boys in the Boer
army. Four of them are sons of Reitz.
the Secretary of State. His father told
me proudly Of how the youngest, who
was fifteen years old, covered a British
Tommy and called upon him to hold up
his hands. As his comrades had al
ready surrendered. the Tommy threw
down his gun, and said to the boy:
81 don't care. I'm blooming well sick
of this war, anyway. Amt your
"Oh. no" protested young Reitz. sim
ply, ..for father says that when the war
is over he's goieg 20 send me back 70
school,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
A Great Boon to Humap,ty

Boxide of sodium seems to be one Of
the greatest boons TO humanity which
the century has given-that is, if the
reports as to the recent demonstration
s,f its qualities before the French acad-
tmy of science prove to be substan-
tlated
1t is said that this product possesses
the property of renewing oxygen, the
DEMONSTRATING principle in air, as well
as of absorbing carbonic acid as 1t is
given off. Two men with a new APP
paratus containing bioxide of sodium.
are alleged to have put on diving dress
es from which all air was excluded.
and remained for the space Of two
hours under these conditions. Suisse
quently they remained under water for
half an hour under similar conditions.
The availability of this rev means
Of vitalZilg air in the case of sub
marine craft seems obvious But its
use is likely to be very extended, en-
abling firemen to penetrate the densest
smoke without danger of suffoeation,
and miners to pursue their calling safe
.ly, by depriving fire damp" and nox-
ious gases Of their power to work harm
and death.-Boston Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

Captain Liddle, in describing the I'M
usual spectacle, said:
1t was about $50 in the morning OF
the 10th. when we were in latitude
23:14 and longitude S7:07. while off the
northeast end of Campeche bank, in the
Gulf of Mexico, that we observed a col
umn of water whirling in the air at a
height of apparently sixty or seventy
feet, and covering an area that appear.
ed to be about 100 feet square.
The column, which looked like a
mass of steam. made beautiful sight
as 1t shot into the air. All around it the
water was foaming and frothing like
breakers in a shoal. AS to what it was,
| don't know; it looked like volcanic
eruption, though l never heard of any
volcanoes in that region. 1t may have
been due to an upheaval caused by an
earthquake"
Captain Liddle said that the spectacle
was visible for half an hour, and that
as the King Bleddyn gradually sailed
out of sight of it the water Gained
down and then suddenly rose again,
shooting a steaming column high into
the air.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

West. Throughout its length and
breadth it is oEe vast sanitarium. Its
pure sweet air and its sunny skies are
instinct with TIE breath of life. They
put new heart into the dropping inYa-
lid, prolonging his life, and. if he be
not too far gone at the outset, restor-
ing the old vigor to the shattered body.
The faces of the permanent sojourners
within their influence they paint with
the brown badge of health. 1t is too
early as yet to observe the full effect
of the climate on the population of the
arid West, but the sufficient results are
apparent to warrant the assertion that
these influences will breed a great race.
The superior climate of the arid West
is due to fundamental conditions that
differ widely from those of eastern
America. Viewed from the standpoint
of the broader climatic effects, the east
ern half of the United States is one
wide plain. The moisture laden winds
from lakes and gulf, as from the great
ocean itself, meet noRe but Insignificant
barriers.
But in the Far West the mountains
are the supreme factor in the making
of the climate. The coast range stands
eternal guard along the margin of the
sea, while little farther inland the
Sierra Nevada lifts it's giant peaks to
intercept the clouds that escape the
outer L1zrier, and to condenSe their
moisture into snow. Down the center
Of the continent, from Canada to Mex
leo, the Rocky Mountains tower far
into the sky, repeating upon the east
ern edge Of the arid region the process
of condensing and storing tile winters
rain and holding it against the sum-
mer's need. Between the three great
primary ranges scores of shorter ones,
or isolated mountain groups, reach
their long arms into the desert. The
dryness, purity and lightness of the
atmosphere are due to this mountain
topography, and to the high average
altitude throughout the region.-From
The Conquest of Arid America.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

scheme In red brick, Indiana limestone
and Maine granite. The design is pick
ed out in the light stones and accentu-
ated by the contrasting tints. The big
building is further accentuated TO the
distant passer-by on the water by four
towers. The exterior in some respects
suggests an exhibition hall. Owing to
the absence of any buildings not in har-
mony with it in dimensions and design,
the eye does not convey to the mind
an idea of its size. 1t covers one and
one-half acres Of ground and is 165x4O0
feet.
In order to provide greater isolation
for the hospital and furnish basin for
the anchorage Of the steamers used in
transporting the immigrants, new
island, about three acres in extent, has
been made southwest of the main ISL
and and parallel to it. The two are
connected on the Jersey City side by a
crib. The hospital is being built on
the Jersey City end of this new rect
angle Of land. The physicians house is
to stand on the southwestern extrem-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
A BIT or BRAID.


~ HE turned her head very slightly
~ so that the man behind her caught
- the narrowing of her eyes with
sudden anger, and the fitting of hel
rounded chin.
Clumsy she said in a voice ringing
with scorn. She caught up her skirt
just raising it from the ground, and
or less acceptable home thrusts over
her shoulder as she went.
Il can't think what you have been
doing with yourself lately. Not i'm
proving, anyway. And you won't get
on in the direction you are taking, can
assure you. 1t makes me very doubtful
as to the truth of all your yarns of con-
uuest-they are just what l took them
for-fairy tales, every one. For no girl
would be tame enough to be trampled
on, if that is your habit. oh, of course
You saw the braid hanging. You could
not be so blind as that"
She gave the offending skirt, with the
loop of braid dangling uncomfortable,
a further hitch. She had the daintiest
ankles-the word expressed her alto
gether-and the man following her
made no objection.
1t was, indeed, his continued silence
she seized on next-to misconstrue.
AT least" she said, with sisterly
straightforwardness you might apollo
gize."
They had reached the landing stage
where the boat was moored. The girl
proceeded to take her place in it with
the ealmness and ease which only can
come to her sex through practice and
long suffering. She was seated with
the ropes in her hands before she really
looked up ct the man who had followed
her-into the boat by this time.
"Now let me see the stroke which
takes captive your best girls" she was
saying, and then her eyes met his.
Though it would have seemed more
appropriate that he should be the one
to blush. ii was to her cheeks the color
mounted. She actually hesitated be
fore she spoke.
SO he was given the opportunity of
speaking. and this time he availed him
self. willingly.
Il do apologize" he said, very hum
bly," His manner and the laughter in
his eyes did not. however. accord
wholly with such an attitude.
"Well-really-" she began, but he
interrupted her.
Il viii go further-you will grant It is
a long way further-T viii explain"
There seems room for it.
He was quite genius at seizing his
chances. He took her words as con-
cession. and dipped his souls into the
water at the same time.
Il shall be able TO talk so much better
when we are moving" he said. artfully
Il fancy my stroke may prove as
worthy OF comment as your brothers. =
he added He was still smiling. and he
noted. with growing satisfaction. that
50 was she
"well, OF all the
~And You do not even know who
am. Cheek: oh. don't be hard. Luck
IL Jon ike. / am proverbially lucky. /
am not to blame for that. am 1 +? Your
brother told ron he was expecting his
college chum. Charles Deanl was
juss spming along neither Of Jon saw
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
GRATEFUL FOR A KIND ACT.
How an Indian Rewarded a Man VIII
Raudarad Hirr. :. Sorri4-e.

How an Indian Rewarded a Man Who
Rendered Him a Service.
In Travels in New England and New
York. President Dwight of Yale Col
lege tells a good story of Indian wit
and friendship.
In the early days of Litchield, Conn.,,
an Indian called at the tavern and ask
ed the landlady for food, frankly stat
ing that he had no money with which
to pay for it. She refused him harshly,
but a white man who sat by noted the
red mans half-famished state and Of
fered TO pay for his supper.
The meal was furnished and the In
dian, his hunger satisfied, returned to
the fire and told his benefactor story.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

The old-fashioned methods have been
laid on the shelf. In another decade
the local merchant who does not take
advantage of the publicity offered by
the local newspaper will not be In the
business. -Hemptead a., H. Sentinel.
The advertiser seeks to know prim-
arily how many of his customers his
ads will reach through the medium of
the periodical in which he inserts ii,
and secondarily the class of patrons he
may appeal to.-Springfield Ohio Sun.
Assure yourself that you have story
to tell, decide carefully as to the people
who will be most interested in the tell
ing of it; then tell it concisely, emphat-
ically and conyincingly. Tell 1t TO
everyone who will listen, so long as the
expense involved leaves a reasonable
expectation of profit.-Pacific Coast Ad-
vertising.
The Rural New Yorker tells story
to the following effect that beautifully
adorns the tale and paints meaty
moral: "a duck that had laid several
dozen eggs during the season complain
ed that while her work record was bet
ter than the hens the latter had books
and poems written in her honor, while
no one had word of praise for the
duck. A wise old rooster near by said:
'YoE lay an egg and waddle off with
out saying a word, while that sister OF
mine never lays one without letting
everyone in the neighborhood know it.
If you want to cut any ice around here
you must ADVERTISE
Many men start in on an advertising
campaign as though they did not ex-
pect it to pay. The general who starts
into battle expecting to be whipped
is pretty sure not to be disappointed
The merchant who rents store, buys
a stock Of merchandise and opens for
business doubtful of success Is reason
sbly certain to fail The young man
who goes on the road with the feeling
that he will never make salesman
scarcely ever does. The boy who. in a
fight, has one foo. turned backward
ana one eye open IVh chdhSS W hun 10
whipped at the beginning. So with adj
vertising. Expect to win; determine to
win. Make it pixies Peak or bust"
Husband your strength, to be sure. Do
not exhaust your every resource on the
frst blow. Make sure that you travel
at a rate Of speed that you can maintain
to the end, and it will be pixies Peak"
Our Wedge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

Since her appointment as superinten-
Gent OS Indian schools Miss Estelle Reel
has accomplished wonders by the intro
duction of manual methods in agency
schools scattered throughout the West
err States and territories. Early in
her career as superintendent she be-
came convinced. as she herself express
e. IL that among all children, Indians
and whites alike, the shortest road TO
the brain is through the hand. In a
perfunctOry way manual training had
been IL operation before Miss Reel re-
csived her appointment, but since then
ft has received close attention and the
extreme. In the early days Of the re-
public most Indian teachers sought TO
lift the aboriginal mind to the plane of
Christian enlightenment by means of
texts and sermons, catechisms and in
functions, and too commonly their eff
forts ended in the sad realization that
the seed was sown on stony ground.
half century ago some teachers be-
gan to realize that the chief need of the
Indian is for practical education involv-
3ng manual training and actual intro
duchOn into the arts and industries of
their Caucasian neighbors, ana the eff.
forts of those teachers who adopted
this plan were always more or less
fruitful 1t was not until the advent
Of Miss Reel that the system was given
a really fair trial. The result has been
90 satisfactory that doubtless the work
will be still further developed in fu-
tore. Observers of educational prog
ress are impressed with the increasing
~ practical character of instruction in
eur own schools; the kindergarten has
passed the experimental stage and be-
come an important educational factor;
manual training has been substituted
fdr the dreary grind of word drill. to
the unreasonable benefit of pupils, and
nature teaching is rapidly replacing the
nusks of dead knowledge in every uni
versity and in all the better normal
schools and high schools, as well as in
many of the primary schools through
out the country
SrOm this system of education Miss
Reel said recently: THE benefits of
this educational revolution to the chill
drent and youth of America have been
very great, yet the advantages of the
modern method are incomparably
greater to Indian children than TO their
Caucasian contemporaries. Allowing
for exceptional cases, the Indian child
81 OF lower physical organization than
the white child of corresponding age.
His forearms are smaller and his fin
gers and hands less flexible; the very
structure of his bones and muscles will
not permit so wide a variety of man
ual movements as are customary
among Caucasian children, and his
very instincts and modes of thought
are adjusted to this imperfect manual
development. In like manner his face
Is without that complete development
Of nerve and muscle which gives char
actor to expressive features; his face
seems stolid because 1t Is without the
mechanism of free expression, and at
the same time his mind remains meas
urably stolid because of the very abb
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

Pour one quart of billing water ever
one-half cup of pearl tapioca. Set Il
over the fire and cook rapidly few
minutes, stirring occasionally, then let
1t cook over boiling water until the
tapioca is transparent. Add half Ia
blespoonful of salt. Core several thin
skinned apples, cut In halves, arrange
them with the hollow side up in a
round, earthep dish; fill the cavities
with sugar and lemon juice. Pour the
tapioca over them and bake in hot
oven until the apples are done. Let it
cool a little before serving. Eat with
sugar and cream.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
Peach Pudding.

Make batter as for cake with
three eggs, two Guns milk, two
cups sugar, three tablespoons OF
butter -four to thlcken sufficiently. Use
about one-half as much baking powder
with the -four as ordinary receipts call
for. Bake in fiat pan "a dripping pan
is best, split and serve with canned
peaches between. This Is fine served
with sugar and milk, and Is very easily
made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
Peach MnrmnInhe.

Peel, stone and weigh the peaches
and allow three-quarters of pound OF
sugar for every pound of fruit. Put
the fruit into a preserving kettle and
bring gradually to a boil. Stew until
tender and broken; add the sugar and
boil for ten minutes longer. Just be
fore taking from the fire stir In one
tablespoonful of lemon juice for every
pound of peaches used. Remove at
once from the fire, can and seal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

''Can you guarantee these pearl-han-
died knives" a lady asked when pur-
chasing some very expensive ones.
I'VE guarantee them against every
thing but dishwater," was the reply.
1t is a good thing 10 have marmalade
jar in which tc place the knife blades.
standing on tip in warm water, to
wash without wetting the handles. 1t
is an objectionable offense TO drop
knives ia disSwater. Very much of the
wear and tear aggravating kitchen ex-
penses can be traced to the dishpan.
There it is we lose the handles OF
dainty cups and see the frail saucers
nicked. and tumblers cracked with
alarming frequency.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20
WHERE IMMIGRANTS LAND.
Extensive Quarters Being Built o
Ellis Island, New York.

Extensive Quarters Being Built on
Eliis Island, New York.
Early next year the immigrant who
arrives in New York Bay will make his
lrst landing on free soil in one of a set
OF spacious buildings which are now in
course OF erection on Ellis Islsnd. New
York Bay. The new Immigrant sta
ton, when completed. will consist OF
the large examination and office build
ing. a restaurant. laundry and bath
bouse. a power-house and hospital
and a physicians house. All of these
arc TO he fireproot The government
does not tntend that the catastrophe
which destroyed the old station on the
might of June 10. 1897. and threatened
the lives OF between 200 and 500 immi-
grants, shalt be repeated. No WOOD
has been used in the construction CT the
maln building except IN the foors OF
the offices on the second story and in
the trimmings.
The architects have adopted 4 color