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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-30
MARBLE WORKS.
PALEIGH MARBLE WORKS,
Cooner Bros. Dronrietora.

MARBLE WORKS.
PALEIGH MARBLE WORKS,
Cooper Bros, nroprietors.
JOB PRINTERS.
Afford, BYNUM & CHRISTOPHERS
115 E. Hargett st.
CAPITAL PRINTING COMPANY,
rs West Martin st.
UZZELL, f. NJ,
Cor. Wilmington and Martin SITS.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
2ELVIN, c. H.,
End Floor Holleman Building.
TAILoRS AND HABERDASHERS.
BRIDGERS & CO.. JOHN E.
121 Fayetteville Street.
TAYLOR, w. A,
224 Fayetteville st.
WALTERS, G. N,
Us Fayetteville ST.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
DARNELL & THOMAS,
ia Fayetteville st.
PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS.
NORTH STATE PLUMBING AND
HEATING COMPANY,
109 West Martin st.
SHOES, TRUNKS AND HOSIERY.
HARDING, VIM. T.,
100 Fayetteville ST.
VEHICLES AND HARNESS.
STRONACH, FRANK,
PIG to 1913 Wilmington st.
FURNITURE.
THOMAS e. CAMPBELL,
Q to II e. Martin st.
ROYAL 6 BORDEN FURNITURE CO.,
Cor. Warrington and Hargett Streets.
INVESTMENT AND LOAN.
ALLMN, GEORGE,
PulleN Building.
SIGN PAINTERS.
BULLOCK, CHARLES f.,
IL e. Harget1 st.
LAUNDRIES.
CAPITAL STEAM LAUNDRY,
113 Wilmington Sc.
JEWELLERS.
BLAKE, e. W.,
400 Fayetteville Street.
FASNACH, MRS. E.,
10 Fayetteville st.
JOLLY, B. r.,
12S Fayetteville st.
MAHLER'S SONS, H,
226 Fayetteville st.
LIVERY AND SALE STABLES.
ROBBINS, J. H., STABLES,
u Block from Capitol. E. Morgan st.
ROOFING AND SHEET METAL.
ALLEN ROOFING CO., THE,
1873 salisbury Street.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND PICTURES.
WATSON, FRED. A.,
112 and 131 Fayetteville st.
WHARTON, C. p,
119 Fayetteville Street.
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
KING BROTHERS,
Commercial Bank Building.
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Ia. JONES',
Raleigh. N. G.
NOTICE 10 CITY TAX PAYERS.

NOTICE 10 CITY TAX PAYERS.
There still remains uncollected
large amour of taxes due for 1900. III
YOU don't want your real estate adver-
tised, if you don't want the collector
to levy on your personal property, or if
YOU do not want your salary garnisheed
then do your duty as a citizen and call
and settle your taxes. There were from
FIVE to six hundred more people who
paid taxes for 1899 than usual, thus giv-
ing the city the use of several thousand
dollars additional. The tax payers and
the city are to be congratulated upon
the present state of the treasury, as at
the beginning of 1870 our city treasurer
was able to advertise for outstanding
city warrants. 1t is rot the purpose of
your collector to be oppressive, but his
duties are plain, and will be faithfully
discharged.
Respectfully.
CHARLES r. LUMSDEN.
City Tax Collector
29-1 W.
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FOR SALE.

Having decided nuta to rebuild our
mill which was destroyed by fire, we
offer for sale the valuable lot of about
three acres, formerly occupied by our
plant, said lot being situated in the
town of Laurinburg, near the depot OF
the Carolina Central Railroad. Sale to
take place in front of the postoffice in
town of Laurinburg at II o'clock, on
Friday, The LIST day CT February. 1901
Terms cash. For information, address
Peter McRae, President, Laurinburg
Cotton Seed Oil Mill & Manufacturing
Company. 26-5 (.
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ASSETS.
tate bonds and mort

Real estate, bonds and mort
cages. = !. IS $50 ,S576 81
United States, city and rail
road bonds and stocks . . S37 400 SO
Loans to policyholders on their
policies within the legal re-
serve . 975,3St.07
Loans on collateral securities. 2o5, 5S4.97
Deposits IN trust companies
and banks at interest ass. 52S. Is
Quarterly ard semi-annual
premiums (deferred) not yet
due. reserve charged in liza
bilities metz. . 234.S1f.O0
Premiums in transit, reserve
charged in liabilities nett. 34l .2S2. 90
accrued interest, rents. ETC.. II 900 80
Total s4,O25, 335. 90
Under President Scotts progressive adj
ministration the Provident Savings Life
has become a popular company and is
in the front rank of the business getters.
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WORK OF THE COMMISSION.

"One of the most important matters
called to the attention of the Commission
was petition by the Railroad Companies
10 change classification. On the 18th day
of Nav. 1899, this Commission adopted
classification No % Of Southern Tariff AS
sociation, subject to certain exceptions,
as the classification in North Carolina
The petition asked that railroads be al
lowed to change this and adopt classified
ton No q and later classification No. IS
of Southern Tariff Association. This
change was opposed by merchants of Will
mington, Charlotte, Fayetteville and
Goldsboro, and by furniture manufacturers
and others.
Upon investigation it was found that
The effect of adopting the proposed CLASH
ication would be to very materially in
crease freight rates, ana the Commission
concluded that, in view of the great pros
perity of the railroads, the rates ought not
TO be increased, and refused to grant the
petition.
"One hundred and eighty complaints
were heard and adjusted during the year
BY far the greater part of these We're
adjusted by the carriers as soon as their
attention was called to the grievances.
In cases where they were not so adjusted
the complaints were examined into by
the Commission. and in most instances
arranged satisfactorily TO both parties.
The Commission, either in a body or by
individual members, has gone over most
of the railroads in the State. and is
pleased to report that, with few excep-
tions, the railroads of the State are in
good condition
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ROck=a=Bye Baby

These are sweet words, bur how much
pain and suffering they used 70 mean. It's
different now. Since Mothers Friend has
become known expectant mothers have
been spared much Of the anguish of child
birth. Mothers Friend is linhwnt to be
applied externally. 1t is rubbed thoroughly
into the muscles of the abdomen. 1t gives
elasticity and strength, and when the final
great strain comes they re spond quickly and
easily without pain. Mothers Friend is
never taken internally. Internal remedies
at this time do more harm than good If a
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!: RALEIGH'S BUSINESS HOUSES. /: !:

AGENTS.
CAPT. W. B. KENDRICK,
No. Is Pullen Building.
ARCHITECTS.
PEARSON, CHARLES,
Tucker Building.
ARTISTIC WOOD MANTELS.
ZACHARY g. ZACHARY,
1O8 West Martin ST.
BOOK STORES.
SOUTHERN BOOK EXCHANGE,
127 Fayetteville st.
BAPTIST BOOK STORE.
113 Fayetteville st.
BANKS.
COMMERCIAL q FARMERS BANK,
Cor. Wilmington and Martin SITS.
BUSINESS COLLEGES.
PEELE, JUDSON,
Pullen Building.
COAL, WOOD AND ICE DEALERS.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON,
122 Fayetteville st.
JONES & POWELL,
107 Fayetteville ST.
CANDY MANUFACTURERS. !
ROYSTER, A. d. e. ENG,
207 Fayetteville st.
POPE, j. A.,
los Fayetteville ST.
COFFIN HOUSES AND EMBALME7S
BROWN, JOHN W.,
2O7 s. Salisbury st.
STRICKLAND, G. A.,
1T to 119 s. Wilmington st.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
HUGHES, VIM. H.,
127 Fayetteville st.
CHINA, TOYS AND CANDY.
RIGAN, j. D.,
1872 Fayetteville Street.
DRY GOODS.
DOBBIN e. FERRALL,
123 and 125 Fayetteville Street.
WOOLLCOTT, WALTER,
IA E. Martin ST.
DRUGGISTS.
KING, w. FL. DRUG CO.,
Cor Fayetteville and Hargett. also Cor
Wilmington and Martin SITS.
McGEACHY, A. s.,
1873 Fayetteville Street.
SIMPSON, WILLIAM,
Pullen building.
cRocERs, WHOLESALE.
BALL. JESSE g.,
Hargett Street.
DUNN BROTHERS,
Is and 20 Martin Street.
cRoCERS, WHOLESALE, RETAIL
LANCASTER e CO.,
II E. Hargett st.
WOMBLE, A. S.,
Cor. Wilmington and Hargett SITS.
HARNESS AND SADDLERT.
WYATT HARNESS COMPANY,
100 e. Martin ST.
INSURANCE.
PRIMROSE e. CO., w. s.,
Holleman Building
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ASSESSMENT FOR TAXATION.

s'In obedience to the law as we con-
strued it, we assessed Railroad, Steam
boat, Express, Sleeping Car, telegraph,
Telephone and other Companies for taxa
ton in July, 1900 The Railroads compos-
ing the Southern Railway Company. the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
and the Seaboard Air Line System, and
the Western Union Telegraph Company
brought suits in the Federal court and en-
joined us from certifying our assessment
as required by law. The value of these
properties had increased and was greater
in 1900 than in 1899. considered from a
stock and bond or earnings or any other
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CONSOLIDATIoN.

The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company, the Norfolk and Carolina Rail
road Company, the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company of South Carolina, the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company of
Virginia, and the Southeastern Railroad
Company were consolidated April 23rd,
1900 under the laws Of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia, and have
since been operated as the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company. This new cor
poration owns 1,711.24 miles of railroad.
Much progress has been made towards
consolidating the roads composing the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
This new corporation will own 2 600 miles
Of railroad. and will. we are informed
be consolidated as soon as some OBJ
stacles can be removed. So that when
this consolidation is perfected CT the total
Of 1857 miles of railroad in this State
the Southern Railway will operate 1926
miles; the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, 97S miles, and the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad Company $40 miles.
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roads in the State except the Carolina
Central Railroad Company.
AS stated in our last report Mrs.
Matthews, one of the holders of the
bonds of this company brought suit
in Federal Court and enjoined us from
enforcing the rate on this road, alleg-
ing that this company was by terms of
it's charter exempt from the jurisdiction
of this Commission, and that the rate
fixed was unreasonable and unjust. The
Federal Cou~t held that this road was
not exempt by its charter from State
supervision, and the matter was refer
red to Eugene S. Martin, Esq, special
master, to take testimony and report
whether the rate was unreasonable and
unjust. The Master heard all the evil
dence offered by both parties and made
his report sustaining the order OF the
Commission. The complainant filed
numerous exceptions 10 this report and
the matter has been set down for hear
ing at Charleston, S. c. on January the
10Th, 1901, before Hon. Charles n.
Simonton. We hope that the decision
of this matter viii not be delayed as It
IS a matter Of Importance to all per-
sons interested in the local freiShts OF
this road
The investigation which was made
by us in preparing this case satisfied
US that we not only did right to put
this road on the same footing with
other railroads in the State with refer
ence to fertilizers. but that the diner
entail which had been allowed IT on al
other freights ought to be removed
also; but Of course. this could not DC
done until the injunction in the MAT
thews case had been disposed Oh.
STATE BANKS.
There We're tWenty-six new BANKS
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There We're tWenty-slz new oaiiAs
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DURHAM'S BUSINESS HOUSES.
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.

Yt
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
SAMUEL, LEVIN,
222 w. Main st.
DRUGGISTS.
w. NJ. YEARLY,
123 e. Main st.
DEPARTMENT. STORES.
LEWITH MERCANTILE CO.,
231 to 235 w. Main st.
FURNITURE.
THOMAS e CAMPBELL,
1903 to 105 E. Main St.
FURNITURE, COFFINS, BASKETS.
H. G. HERNDON.
121 E. Main st.
GROCERIES, SHOES, HATS.
B. w. HoBGOOD.
ia e. Main st,
SEWING MACHINES.
NEW HOME AND DOMESTIC.
]. s. Murray Agent
WHOLESALE, RETAIL PRODUCE.
BERRY & CO..
2O4 w. Main St
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
scoFIELD BOY SHOT.
Accidental Injury to Frank Mere
weather-Schools VIII Ropen.

(SpeciaI to The Herald)
ScofieId. Jan 26-Frank, the eldest son
of Frank Mereweather, accidentally shot
himself through the hand yesterday while
pulling a gun through a fence The bull
let entered the palm of the hand and
passed out at the first kuuche OF the IN
dex finger DR.. Deane attended the httie
sufferer and reports him doing very NICE
ly. --...+- oe
Scofield held yesterday afternoon at me
schooThOuse, resolutions were adopted
urging the school trustees to ignore the
order of the state board of health relative
to the closing of the schools TO unNacel-
mated children and in consequence lne
schools will be opened Monday TO ali emil
dren that apply. a resolution was also
adopted asking the legislature TO abollsh
the state board, and TO enact measures
against compulsory vaccination y com
n1ittee of three was appointed TO cali on
the voters and secure signatures -
Mrvtle branch. Rebekah lOdge NO. Il
gave one of the grandest balls OF the sea
SON Friday night at Odd Fellows nail An
elaborate spread was prepared on the SEE
ond floor BY the participants
Much disa ppOintmenC was hdIlliSSSeu
AT the appearance of the grand lodge
officials who were expected ana VINO
would have been most royalty entertain
ed had they come.
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inches, while the average from 1886 TO
1900, inclusive as years., is only 1867
inches, which is -9S inch below the aver
age for the preceding % years. The
year 1856 has been included with those
fOliOWAng because it was a decline in
the precipitation that year which
caused the lake to fall the fOlI,, wing
year OF course the average for the
entire period given the best normal
and, as the comparison of the average
for the last Is years with this normal
shows an average shortage of .9S inch
for each year, the total shortage for the
10 years ending 1900 is 14.70 inches
With a shortage of 14.70 inches in rain
fall, decided fall in the lake level
would naturally be expected and q
fall of about 9 feet and IL inches oc-
CURED. The fall was from maximum
of about feet inches in 1886 to a min
imum of minus inches at the close of
1900
The average precipitation for the
fifteen years preceding 1886, or from
1871 to 1885, inclusive, was 1424 inches,
which is 81 inch greater than the av-
erage for the fifteen years ending 1900
but Al inch below the normal. The
average for the eight years from 1Se3
to 1870, inclusive, apprOXimating the
precipitation of 1866 at 22-25 inches, is
1872 inches, or S-5I inches aDOve the
norma. The wettest fifteen consecu-
y >,
inclusive. with an average Of 1f.14
inches, and during this period the lake
rose TO a maximum height % about
thirteen feet Eve inches in 1868. fell to
a minimum OF about six fees IN 1874,
and reached a maximum height of
about twelve feet five inches in 1876.
The rise of 1868 was preceded 10y TWEEN
ty-eight inches Of rainfall IN 1867, and
the rise of 1876 by 20.45 inches in 1875.
The question now arises, Is the eli
mate of the Great Salt Lake basin be
coming drier2 In connection with this
subject the following extract from a
paper by Professor Willis L. Moore,
chief of the United States weather bu-
reau. viii be instructive:
I have known intelligent
and truthful men publicly to declare
that they knew, from personal recOl-
lection, that the climate of their par
ticular places of residence had changed
since they were bOys-that they had
reliable landmarks to show that the
streams were drying up; that the pre-
ciDitatiOn was growing less, and that
the winters were becoming milder not
withstanding the fact that carefully
taken observa tons of temperature and
rainfall for each day for the previous
hundred years showed no alteration of
climate at such places OF course,
wide variations, sometimes extending
over. periods Of several years, had Oc
CURED; but d deficit at one time was
made up by an excess at another. To
be sure. changes must have taken
place during geological periods, but
these have been so slow that it is
doubtful whether man in his civilized
state has occupied the earth long
enough to discover an appreciate
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cliques in Pail Mall, when he was out
in India and even after his return 10
England. can appreciate the species OF
poetic justice which now places MN
in virtually supreme authority at the
Horse Guards as commander-ln-chleI
of the British army.
Throughout the forty years of his In
dian career, and especially after he be-
came first a divisional commander, and
then commander-in-chief of the Brit
ish forces of India, he was an object
of mingled contempt and jealousy to
the war department at home HIS
achievements were belittled, obstacles
were offered to the recognition of his
services. while his suggestions, his re-
quests, and his demands were either
ignored or rejected. The condition of
affairs was such that when he came to
England on the completion Of his In
dian command, he cOnfided TO MS
friends that IN spite of all that he had
been able to do or say, the troops IN
India remained armed with ordnance
that was. for the greater part, muZzie-
loading and altogether obsolete, ana
that there was not a quick-fring gun,
or even a machine gun. in the entire
Indian army. This will give a fair idea
of the contempt and neglect with which
the Indian army and everybody con-
nected Herewith were treated by the
war department, and by the high milf
tarV authorities IN Rau MAIL
After his return to England he was
persistentiy sighted, and 1t was only
the personal Intervention Of the queen
which forced the war department TO
conhde to him the command of the
fro0ps in Ireland, which is the only
home command that is considered ap-
propriate to an officer of the rank OF
field marshal In one word, the war
department and the ring of military
bureaucrats so long supreme there,
have been throughout his entire mill
tary. career his most persistent enemies
and the source Of every annoyance,
slight. and even trouble of one kind
and another which have marred his
otherwise happy and brilliant career.
No one knows better than Lord ROD
erts the need-indeed. the crying need
for reform. root and branch, of thae
Augean stable. and those who imagine
that Lord Roberts viii allow himself 20
be swayed by social influences ana
that he will refrain from interfering
to any great extent with affairs at the
war department are manifestly lgnor-
ant of the extent TO which he has SUI
fered at its hands. Indeed, he may
he relied upon TO show a degree OF
viror and energy in the matter Which
the public, at any rate, does not eX-
meet If he were a revengeful man
whics he is not-one would be disposed
To saw that he has many old scores 10
settle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
PIE AND HADES.
Change of Food Brings Health and
Brilliant Complexion.

When the human body is furnished
with food which satisfies its demands,
the desire for unnatural food, such as
an excess of sweets. pie, cake, and all
sorts of unwise experimentation
pears. A California rvOman's experience
on food is valuable.
She says: I have for years been ad-
dicted to meat particularly pork, pie,
hot biscuits, griddle cakes, etc. Have
been in I'll health for the past II years
and under the treatment of number Of
doctors. Very serious kidney and blad-
der troubles set in; finally liver and
stomach troubles appeared.
My liver was so swollen it was inn
possible to lie on my right side, and
everything I ate sOured and distressed
me beyond the power Of words TO eN-
press. | was irritable as a tarantuia
and weary all the time, brain so duh
that it was almost impossible to pull
myself together enough to dress.
Il finally tried a watering place, but
that did no good. While there 1 was
attracted to Grape-Nuts breakfast food
At that time I just barely tipped the
scales at 100 pounds and looked like a
wreck and was one. ! found that the
Grape Nuts food did not distress my
stomach and I followed the directions
a month, eating it regularly.
My appetite increased and Nat1re
finally began to come around I noticed
and pastries. Ny stomach, liver and
kidneys nOticeably improving, until
now, at this writing, I am thoroughly
we'll and can stand a smart blow on
the small Of my back or on the stom-
ach, which would have nearly or quite
killed me year ago.
I sleep good. no more Nightmares,
and thoroughly enjoy my food, Grape
Nuts at brea kfast, with lots of berries
and other fruit. My brain is clear and
bright; am not irritable and Go not
know that I have either stomach or
/ nerves. The world seems like a pic
mic Ny flesh is firm and white and
my complexion looks like I had been
] through course of beauty doctorinS.
/ New blood, you see. and plenty of it.
II was weighed last week on The
same scales and tipped the beam at
Z 1891 pounds, nearly 40 pounds gain.
/ do not claim that Grape-Nuts cured my
taste for the pork and the other indi-
/ Grape Nuts filled every requirement Of
4 Nature to rebuild where I have been
so long tearing down, and the body,
being satisfied with the perfect nour-
! ishment, did not demand the foods
/ had eaten, which destroyed instead OF
building up. Consequently the taste
/ for them naturally dropped out. one
/ by one so gradually that / myself
scarcely noted the difference. My case
I Is well known and can be verified by
hundreds of people Do not publish my
name-1 but any oneeinterested can Oh
tain ii by writing 10 the Postum Cereal
/ Co, Ltd, Battle Creek Mich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
BEAUTIES
CAPTURE TWO BARoNs.

Two more German barOns, have re-
Gently succeeded in winning two beau
tiful American heiresses
The engagement OF the beautiful
daughter of Ex-Governor Frank Brown
of Maryland came as a surprise &c
every one.
All last summer. when May Brown
was abroad with her father and
brother, taking in the sights at the ex-
position, reports of a handsome, dis
tnguished baron, who was constantly
at her side. fiOated over. Baron Ru-
dOlph Lehman. a wealthy HoIlander.
and the consul general for Greece to
The Netherlands, had been introduced
To Miss Brown by her father just after
their arrival i'm Paris From that mo-
ment he attached himself, SO to speak.
to the wheels of her chariot
There were TumOTs then. but nothing
came of them. They died out. and early
in the fail Miss Brown returned with
her father and brother to her home in
Baltimore.
The baron and the lovely Miss Brown
were separated just a few months
when he appeared as a guest of the e0-
governor
May Brown is tail. stately, gracious
and well-bred. In d city renowned for
its beauties she stands as one of the
greatest.
While May Brown and the handsome
HOllander were inspecting the sights
at the exposition, Maud g3rice Of Phil
adelphia was lingering in Hamburg.
A dashing officer of a regiment of Uh-
lans detained her. He was Baron
Frederick Frantz Won Corning.
This baron, too, has been for some
weeks in America. he came to Phila-
delphia on diplomatic mission.
He had been in Philadelphia only a
couple of days when he became the
guest of Maud Brice's sister, Mrs.
Frederick TurnbulI.
Since the early days of November he
and Miss Brice have been seen driving
and walking together
Since Miss Brice's visit to Hamburg
the baron has left his army in order to
make a home for his future wife. Evil
IDENTIFY he believed he should win her
for he resigned from service before =
came over to ask for her hand.