davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29
HIS LIFE WAS SAVED.

Mr.. ]. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of
Hannibal, Mo-, lately had wonderful de-
liverance from frightful death In tell
ing of it he says: Il was taken with
Typhoid Fever that ran into Pneumonia.
My lungs became hardened. 1 was so
weak l couldn't even sit up in bed. Moth
ing helped me. l expected to soon die of
Consumption, when / heard of DR.. Kings
New Discovery. One bottle gave great re-
lief. I continued to use it, and now am
we'll and strong, 1 can't say too much in
it's praise" This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the world
for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regu-
lar sizes so cents and $1.00. Trial bot
ties free at all Druggists; every bottle
guaranteed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29
TO SUE EDITOR FOR LIBEL.
Rev. J. F. Austin Resents an Editorial in IL Q
Mill News.

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, n. c., Sept. CSC. M. Ray,
who is one of the editors of the Mill News
will be sued for libel by Rev. J. r. Austin,
who has been prominent labor organizer
in the cotton mills of this State. In an
editorial published recently some very
serious charges were made against Austin
by the Mill News, and he was spoken of
as one of the most dangerous lecturers
because he was capable of as much mean
ness rs any one in the crowd
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29

fine Grain and Stock Farm in Amelia
County, Virginia, 20 miles west from
Petersburg, 4 miles north of Ford, on the
N. & w. R. r. contains
1857 ACRES OF
Rich Creek bottom, fine for Timothy Hay,
Grain, &C., level upland, Of good produc-
tive quality for Tobacco, Grain, &C., and
healthy. The old mansion house has a
brick basement with rooms, two upper
stories with II rooms. There are two
other Settlements on the place and prob
ably 25 buildings in all and many fruit
trees.
There is a large amount Of timber on
the land. One party we'll acquainted with
the place, and also with the price OF lum-
Der says he thinks enough lumber can
be had on the land to pay for it.
Some gold has been found and some
coal, but do not know how much Of
either there is. / have an application to
lease the OIL and Gas privileges On it.
There may be millions in all there. But
want to sell the place as it is and at
once. 1t has been held at $500 per acre.
now offer it at 5000 per acre. At this
there is a big bargain in it for some one.
The buildings on the place are worth
most of this. The lumber as much more.
1t would make one of the finest Stock
Farms in the country. 1t Is considered
about the best Farm in this section.
Go see thu place? Get off at Ford's
Depot and Gus S. Van Cleef who lives
near will show the place.
]. A. JONES,
Raleigh, N. @.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29

Large sun spots, astronomers say,
caused the extreme heat this summer,
and doctors declare nearly all the pros
trations were induced by disorders of the
stomach. Good health follows good di-
gestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat. If you have indigestion
or dyspepsia it will quickly and perma-
nently cure you. Bobbitt- Wynne Drug
Co., w. H. King, VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29
SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

IL think the action of Mrs.
Joe Persons Wash some
thing wonderful"
This was the expression OF
Mrs. ThoS. Piper, Of Burllng-
ton. N. c., and she also
wrote:
| suffered intensely from
some stomach trouble, and
could not eat anything with
suit it's 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.
Mrs. Thos. Piper.
Burlington, N, c., September
II, 1893.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29
CENSORSHIP OF THE NEWS.

1t has done something more which is
alarmingly characteristic of it's tenden-
cies. In this republic, which should be
governed by an intelligent and well-in-
formed public opinion, it has introduced
one of the most insidous practices of
despotic governments-a censorship of
news. That censorship has largely falsi-
fed and still more largely concealed from
the knowledge of the people the Informal
tion to which the people are entitled as
citizens called upon to act with intelli-
gent judgment upon their own affairs. This
practice of secrecy in the conduct of our
government has gone so far that for two
years, one Of the most fateful periods
in our history, our people have not been
permitted to see. few items excepted,
the most important diplomatic correspon-
dence and the directions to government
agents entrusted with most momentous
business. We are now witnessing the
strange, the unprecedented, spectacle of
the President. as a candidate for re-elec-
ton, in his letter of acceptance, a parti-
san campaign paper, drawing upon hid
den stores of official knowledge, and pub
fishing detached pieces of documents as
they may be advantageous to his and his
partys interest. He has no reason to
complain of the widespread suspicion that
if all those documents were published
entire, they might bring unwelcome light
for as ] have shown. his benevolent
assimilation" order, that usurping declar-
alton of war against the Filipinos. stand
ing up for freedom and independence, the
whole of which happens to be known,
al in his LOT nf
garbled condition, miseadingly emitting
the most important parts. Here we have,
repeat. an attempt at secret government
one of the worst practices of unadulter-
ated despotism. You deny the influence
of imperialism on the character of our
government? Here you have an instance
These are some of the known things
imperialism has already done for u.s.
What may be still in store you may con-
lecture And what benefit have we to
show for it? A shadowy prospect of COM
mercial profit, which, SO far it depends
upon our sovereign rule over the depen-
denotes, will rebound only to the benefit
of a favored few, at the heavy expense of
the taxpayers; but which, so far as the
generally useful expansion of our foreign
commerce is concerned, might have been,
and might still be, fully obtained without
any criminal aggression, without the afro
cities of the Filipino war, simply by treat
ing those people as we have promised to
treat the Cubans.
WHAT MAY NOW BE DONE.
The speaker then takes up Nc
Kinley's excuses adj apologies for his
policy of wickedness and plumbers.
After reviewing them he says:
What in view of all this. is now to be
done? There is simple moral precept
which every honest man and every honest
nation will recognize as binding. When
ever you have done any one wrong or
committed wrong to be done in your
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29

IA OF. Galvanized Steel Buck
atc Best and cheapest bucket for all house
CtS. hold purposes No hoops to rust; no
odor smell or taste; beautiful in appearance lasts
long, perfectly san tary. To use them once
you walt want no other $3.50 per half dozen. Ac-
tive men wanted in every town and CITY TO sell
THESE Buckets So to IS day for your work (retail
readily for SOC. eachl One dozen ST cash with or
der, BE the Tirst to supply the demand Address,
j. E. RUE, p. 0. Box 4, Littleton. N, G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-29

A clear conscience is the trump card in
the game of life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
Indian Native Cavalry.

When a man wishes to enlist in .
silladar cavalry regiment he must pro-
ride himself with a horse, saddlery, .
lance (f his regiment are lancers), q
sword, his uniform, and his transport;
or else he must be employed as a rider
by some other person who is the happy
-possessor of all these necessaries. In
the former case he is called a silladar,
or the wner of an assam; and in the
latter case a bargir, and his employer
his silladar. A silladar draws pay for
his assami and also for his own services.
Thus, if a man owns two assamis, he
draws two lots of horse pay and one lot
of pay for himself, a corresponding
amount to this last being paid to The
man who rides his second horse-that
is to say, to his bargir. In some reg
ments, until comparatively recently, il
was quite usual for one man to own ten
or twelve assamis, or even an entire
troop. More han this, it was not III
usual for an assam to be left by will
to a mans wife or infant child, in which
ease the executors employed a substi-
tute (awas kidmat) to ride for the
woman or child, thus enabling the own
er to draw horse pay. This practice is
still common in some native Hindustan
srates.-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08

growing almost as soon as the leaves
are attacked, and as a result the crop
is practically worthless.
This blight may be held in check
by the application of Bordeaux mix
ture. This is prepared and applied as
follows: Pour into a 5O-gallon bar
rel 25 gallons of clear water, then
weigh out six pounds of crushed
bluestone or copper sulphate, and after
tying it in a piece of coarse sacking
suspend the package just beneath the
surface of the water by means of a
string tied to a stick laid across the
top of the barrel. In another suitable
vessel. such as a tub or half barrel,
slack foul pounds of fresh lime. Slack
the lime carefully by pouring on small
quantities of water at a time. the OBJ
ject being to obtain a smooth. creamy
liquid, free from grit. When the lime
is Stacked add sufficient mixture to
make 25 gallons. As soon as the blue
stone is dissolved. which will require an
hour or more, pOur the lime murk
and bluestone solution together. using
a separate barrel for the purpose, and
stirring constantly to effect a thor
ough mixture. 1t sometimes happens
hat sufficient lime is not used, and as a
result the foliage may be injured. To
be certain that the mixture is safe, hold
a steel knife in it for two OIL three min
utes, and if the polished surface of the
blade shows a unprecedented tinge ado
more lime, but if it stays bright the
mixture is fit to use.-Farmers' Review
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
9ITH AND POINT.

sndge-"Prisoner, step up to the
par" prisoner Observation-Disclosures
mooth please-'-Syracuse Herald.
II is now positively known, after
years OF experimenting. that wish.
ing does no good.-Atchison Globe.
Poet-Poets, sir, are born. not
nae e.'-Editor-.Of course: who do
Q suppose would want to make
'one?'-Town Topics.
The woman who thoroughly under
stands men may not be able to write
good poetry, but she is apt to be a
good cook--Chicago Daily News.
When a man sings when you want
him to sing, he is a vocalist; when he
sing when you don't want him to
sing, he is a nuisance.-Star of Hope.
"Nould you start out IN a journey
on Friday?" "No. indeed" why
are people so superstitious?' I'm
not superstitious, 1 am paid on Satur-
day.'-Answers.
Speaking from Experience.-Johnny
Father. what does it mean in the
book when it says: The woman dis
solved into tears?'" Father-"It
means that she asked for a new dress
and didn't get it.'-Stray Stories.
He-'Oh, pray, Miss Dalrimple,
don't call me Mr.. Brookes." She
oh, but our acquaintance has been
SO brief. This is so sudden (sweet-
ly) why shouldn't l call you Mr.,
Brookes?" He-"Oh-only because
my names Somerset."-Punch.
at -,Eo- l-o.IF-II- F-o-, s1eo-,-5a
Doctor" said the patient. Indeed
replied the physician; well soon cor
rect that" And he did, for this par
ticular physician was able to procure
for his patient a situation as night
Waterman. - Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
PETER THE GREATS WILL.
1t May Have Been the Cause of the
Present UpheavaI and Reyo-
luton i'm China.

What will be the result of the great
upheaval of society in China to-day
What is Russia's real purpose, and
what advantages will she realize from
the terrific struggle in which so many
nations are involved?
In an article in the National Maya
zine Capt. Charles Winslow Hall gives
translation of that singular document
known to European statesmen and his.
torians as 1.-The VIII of Peter the
Great" and generally acknowledged to
embody the great and persistent poll
cies which have extended the dominion
and increased the power of the Russian
empire. The principal events of the
career of each of Peters successors are
clearly and forcibly depicted. and the
prediction made hat the present socia
upheaval and revolution in China have
been foreseen, if indeed not melted by
Russia, who in any event must i'm
mensely and materially profit thereby
Two centuries age, or, to be more ex.
act, in 1890, Peter, since justly sur.
named the Great, succeeded to the
throne of Russia. A burly, robust, half.
civilized, uneducated boy prince, handi'
capped by bigotry and strong ANNA.
passions, and in his early reign men
aced by intrigues of the most danger.
Gus character, he had, nevertheless, g
strong intellect. a stronger will and e
full measure OF that practical common
which nov and then in the worlds
history has been known to characterize
a ruler of great provinces.
Peter had neither fleet nor army
worthy of the name. No nation in all
Europe except the English nation
priced his friendship or greatly feared
his enmity; his troops were undisci
plined and FESTIVE under control, anG
his were uncertain and the
prey of hereditary oficialism and deep,
rooted corruption.
How he himself wrought in English
and Dutch shipyards to ecure a prac
teal knowledge of naval and CONNER
cial shipbuilding has been often told;
as we'll as the story of the perils, in
trigues, p~rejudices INC ancient abuses
which he averted or overthrow. Suffice
it to say that at the date of his de
cease, February 10, 1925, he had de
stroyed the military prestige Of
Sweden, secured much of her territory
on the eastern shore of the Baltic sea
established ports upon the Sea of Azo1
and the Caspian and created large anG
well-equipped armies and fleets. He
had been solemnly crowned at Moscow
emperor of all the Russias," and beer
hailed by his mobiles and people as 1.-THE
Father of His Country, Peter the
Great"
Dying, he left to his descendants an6
successors a paper embodying the i'm
mense purposes which during his check
cred career had sustained and impelle6
him. This ancient testament, pregnant
with wars amending, and intrigues and
disloyalties without scruple, must be
read and remembered by everyone who
would understand Alright the past his
tory and comprehend in some degree
the trend of Russian policy and its
probable results in the orient.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
There They Were.

This story was told by a Philadelphia
man who dislikes nothing so much as
to be asked questions: my little girl
is very fond of seashells," he said, land,
having been called to Atlantic City on
business the other day, I took advan-
tage of the opportunity to run down
to the beach to see if 1 could pick up a
few. I was strolling along the sand.
gathering a few shells and pebbles.
which 1 placed in my handkerchief,
when along came one of those old
idiots who ask questions with their
mouths which their eyes could an
swer. He smiled upon me and said:
Fine day, isn't it. Are you gathering
shells?' No. I snapped back, saying
the first thing that popped into my
mind. I'm looking for a set of false
teeth | lost while in bathing He
expressed his sympathy, and then his
face lit up as he caught sight of a pink
and white object on the sand. Well,
I declared Here they are now! he ex-
claimed, and. sure enough. he picked up
a set of false teeth lying right at his
feet. 1 was too surprised to do any
thing but grab them and put them in
nv pocket. The funny part OF 1t Is
that l never had a tooth pulled IN my
life. I wonder whom that false set be
longs to."-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
Cement Floors for Dairies.

In the creamery and in the dairy
the old wooden floor should give way
Ia the cement floor of the best quail
ity. The movement in this direction
is already on and the cement floor
has become very general. Especially
in the creameries is this the case.
The wooden floor absorbed moisture
and odors and gave out the latter
again reinforced. The wooden floor
has been found impossible to keep
clean. 1t is so constantly wet hat
it has no chance to be purified by the
air. The same is largely true of the
floor in the private dairy. In the
largest milk selling establishments in
Chicago the cement floor is consid-
cred an essential, as a large quantity
of water is daily used in flooding the
floors to insure cleanliness. In the
long run the cement floor is cheapest.
for it will outlive several wood floors
hat are daily soaked with water
Farmers Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
Excellent Object Lessons Given Ans
nualIy by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.

The good roads question is to-day
the subject of a vast agitation, begun
first by wheelmen, taken up by the
government, and now a matter of leg
i~slative consideration the country
over. As a result. ten states have ex-
hibits at the present universal expo
sition in raris illustrating how perfect
roads ought to be built. This from q
country that still has, in part, the
worst roads in the world, is rather
daring, but it is also an indication of
what is being done. The ten states
in question know what they are talk
ing about. They had the worst roads.
and now they have Tor, at least, they
are c~onstructing) the best.
1t viii be a matter of news to many
to learn that the United States gov
eminent has gone into the road ques-
ton in the most energetic and thor
ough manner imaginable, and having
through the department of agricul-
ture, studied what constitutes a good
road and why good roads are needed,
has gone 20 work TO spread the infor-
nation and teach the people. 1t has
experiment stations in every state in
the union, where lessons in roadmak-
ing are taught. Hundreds of pamph-
let's showing just how a good road is
constructed ana how it may be pre-.
served have been published by the
government, and may he had for the
asking. Object lessons in road build.
ing are given annually in every state
in the union, when in some worst sec.
tions a quarter or half, or even a mile
of excellent roadway is constructed
and the people shown how and why
it ought to be done. These object
lessons, begun in 1894, have done more
than anything else to start the great
movement which is now furtherine
the construction of perfect roads the
land over.
The government, IN these exhibit
tions, ordinarily constructs three spec
linen roads-a modern macadam. q
sand and Il ordinary dirt road Wher
these roads are completed. a heavy
farm wagon, loaded with produce, is
drawn over each of them, and the
amount of force required to haul it il
determined by tn use of a track.
ometer. This instrument is so cor,
structed as to accurately register every
pound the horses pull at every stage
of the haul in plain view of those il
its vicinity. Tt is made clear by these
experiments that a team h~arnessed in
the ordinary way is subject. under
the best conditions, to a continuou:
jerking motion, which must. on ever
the smoothest country road. greatly
increase its fatigue. On a dirt roat
in bad condition this Jerking become:
a succession or heavy blows transmit
ted to the team by means of a collar
They are cruelty painful. bruis!ng tho
shoulders. harassing and t%Orturine
the animals, constantly !esscning thei1
! value as we'll as directly decreasing
the amount of the load tina il i.
possible to haul.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
POTATO LEAF BLIGHT.
This Disease May Be Held in Cheek
by the Application of Bordeaux
Mixture.

This disease is widespread and de-
structive. 1t is confined to the leaves
and green stems. and appears about
the time the tubers begin to form, but
may be noticed earlier if the growth OF
the plants has been checked in any
way. The first Indication of its pres
ence is the appearance on the leaves of
grayish brown spots. which soon be
come hard and brittle. The disease
progresses rather slowly. the spots
gradually becoming larger. especially
along the edges of the leaflets. At the
end of ten days to two weeks, half OF
the leaf surface may be brown, with
cred and brittle, while the rest is OF a
yellowish green color. Three weeks or
a month may elapse before all the
leaves succumb. The tubers stop
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
Essentials i'm Poultry Care.

There are a few rules absolutely nee
essary in the care of all varieties of
poultry. Feed regularly at stated
times, and give no more than will be
eaten up clean. A change of food will
be relished and will give a good re-
turn. Nests and roosting places must
be kept clean and free from offensive
odor. Fresh, clean water should be
supplied every day. Quietude and free
dom from alarm of any kind are neces-
sary to command their confidence,
which is a very important considera-
ton; keep them familiar with your
presence and voice, and do not disap-
point their confidence. Ground plas-
ter is one of the best disinfectants to
allay the offensive doors of the hen
ward. and costs but little.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only n way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you nave a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely, closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal CON
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-08
What the Fool Said,

1t was where the motor cars pass in
a certain city. An old gentleman
alighted, the conductor told him tC
look out for the other car. The passen,
ger did not understand him, and turn.
ing around, asked: "What did YOU
say?"
Just then the motor struck him and
knocked him without serious damage
toward the curb on the opposite side
from which he wanted to go. AS he
got up. he was heard to mutter: 81
wonder what the fool said."-Detroit
Free Press.