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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
HOW AN Sc YEAR OLD WOMAN
VANOUISHED A VILLAIN GOAT

has attained the tender age of 80. Her
sister, Aunt Charlotte Whtesides is Sc,
and walks to and fro in the earth, does
her own reading, is famous as root and
herb physician, surgeon and pharmacist.
Three years since she met and van
quished bellicose William H. Goat that
disputed her right of way through the
pasture, in quest of helbbore, snake-root
and other herbs that enter into her heal
ing compounds. The goat had met and
vanquished men of Drawn, and was known
as Captain Kidd. He drew first blood and
won first round sending the ancient doc
tress to grass. The next round she seized
the hitherto redoubtable and rank-scent-
ed narrias by the beard, and with sun
dry licks made him throw pthe sponge.
Uncle Bob. baltimore, age 81, still bird
hunts, and, until old Uncle Bill Hasten
was heard from, was our champion
melon raiser for this region. He brought
out so Founders and felt himself master
Of the situation. But Billiam Hasten,
who is older both as to age and water
melon lore, acquired by experience, says
such little pygmies are hardly worth
pulling. That he raises S0-pounders and
don't cackle all over the country about
it. l have never seen any of Uncle
Billiam Hasten's melons, but have placed
slices of those raised by Uncle Dob.
baltimore beneath my moustache.
Mention could be made of Ben Har-
man, of Kings Mountain, aged 90, who
reads without glasses, chops stovewo
ETC., but why prolong the list?
CORN CRACKER.
Cherry Mount, n. c., May Is, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

The Ingersoll admirers are trying to
raise 100000 to build an Ingersoll temple
in Chicago. 1t will take a long time to
do it. An infidcIs influence ends with
his life.-Ralcigh News and Observer.
To the Editor: If the above is true why
this effort OF freethnkers to build the
temple. Mr. Ingersoll is dead isn't he?
You see your logic is bad You pur-
posYy misrepresent. You speak without
considering what you are saying, or you
don't know what you are talking about.
| suppose you never heard of Thomas
Paine, the mover of the Declaration of
independence, and do not know that the
New Rochelle monument was last year
dedicated to his memory.
OF course you never knew that George
Washington was a Deist and the only
thing you ever heard about him was that
lie about his praying at Valley Forge.
Oh. no, and you cannot possibly see how
the "Jeffersonian Democrats could be
influenced" by the dead infidel, Thos. j..
who framed the Constitution of the United
States.
You thought he was Methodist
preacher, didn't you?
Did you ever hear Of Stephen Girard,
who founded and endowed Girard College
in Philadelphia? Was that any influence
on the 400 boys who continually attend
it through that old infidels generosity?
How about the influence of Socrates,
Omar. Brund CONTIGUOUS, Gallileo, Shake
epeare. Bradlaugh, Darwin or can you
guess about how long Ernest Heackle's
or Andrew Carnegie's influence will live
after they have drawn the last breath.
Now, l admit that freethinkers do not
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

of women are treated with the same
strict professional privacy observed by
DR.. Pierce in personal consultations
with women at the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. Adj
dress DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
This offer of free consultation by let
ter is not to be classed with the spuri-
Gus offers of free medical advice
made by those who having neither pro-
fessional training nor experience are
medically and legally unqualified 10
give the advice they offer. Although 1t
takes more than a diploma to make
good physician yet the medical diploma
is essential as witnessing to profession
al study and training. 1t is we'll for
women to examine into offers of free
medical advice" and to ascertain
whether the offer is made by those
competent professionally and legally to
give medical advice Any one can offer
medical advice" but such advice from
one who is not medically educated AMI
qualified is not only worthless but
dangerous.
In a little over JnIrry years DR..
Pierce, chief consulting physician to
the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute. Buffalo, N Y, assisted by his
staff of nearly score Of physicians.
has treated and cured hundreds OF
thousands of weak and sick womeu,
Write therefore without fee as without
fear TO DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Z.
The effort of some dealers to sell
substitute for "Favorite Prescription
as "just as good is due to the fact
that less meritorious preparations pay
little more profit Insist on having
the medicine which makes weak women
strong and sick women we'll
TO HUSBANDS AND WIVES.
The best medical work for the home
is DR.. Pierces Common Sense Med
zeal Adviser. This great work treats Of
health and disease from the viewpoint
of common sense 1t contains 10CS
large pages and is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing
only Send q one-cent stamps for the
book in paper-covers, or 81 cents for
the cloth bound volume Address DR..
r. V. Pierce Buffalo. N. Y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
HELPLESS HUSBANDS
How Helpless Husbands
Have Become Helpful.

Never does a man feel so helpless as
when he looks upon the suffering of
the wife he loves and knows that he is
powerless to prevent it. And when, as
is often the case, he has eXhauste
every means at his disposal in the vain
effort to restore his wife to health, his
despair almost equals her suffering.
There are husbands who have passed
through this experience and have
found a way to be helpful to their
wives when physicians had absolutely
failed to cure, and been even power
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
MINISTERS AND SALOONS.

When the Ecumenical Conference met
in Washington City, American Methodists
were shocked because some of the dele
gates from England inquired at their
hotels for the bar and openly walked in
and took their toddy. 1t created great
sensation. Recently Rev. A. f. Stergert,
in an address before the saloon men in
Baltimore, openly declared that when he
and got it,. He decried the attacks of
preachers on saloons and volunteered to
defend the business when attacked. The
Charlotte Observer relates that during
the sitting of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church in Charlotte some
years ago, great preacher of
that denomination, went into the hotel
bar and got some whisey-"he was old
and feeble, felt bad
1t would be idle to say that either the
Presbyterian or the Methodist delegates
had committed heinous crime by going
into bar to get ''some whiskey," for their
upright lives negative such a suggestion,
but the fact that their action is widely
quoted as an excuse for other Christians
to 90 into bars for a drink when they "feel
bad" shows that their action was unwise
and hurtful The whiskey evil is so great
that Christian ministers ought not to set
the example that is sure to be injurious
to the cause of temperance IF eating
meat causes my brother to offend, | will
eat no more meat while the world
.Faods -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
NO LooT1NG BY MISSIONARIES


We have. given no credence to the
reports that the American missionaries
were guilty of footing in China during
the trouble Men who surrender home
ties, z old, associations country, COM
fofts-everything that most men hold
dear to carry the gospel to those who
sit in darkness, often at the risk or
sacrifice-of life. are not men who would
descend to commit larceny. Minister
Conger sets at rest, once for all. the
sensational stories that reflect upon the
character. Of our missionaries in this
unanswerable statement:
There were really no acts on the
part of the missionaries that were not
entirely justified. when the ctrcum-
stances are known. The missionaries
did not loot. The missionaries there
found 10000 destitute men and women
on their hands. There was no govern
ment no organized authority. There
were the houses of men who had been
firing on the foreign quarter, directing
the attack, leaders of the Boxers; their
property had been abandoned as re-
suit of q state of war and was taken
in order to succor hundreds of sufte"-
ing and destitute Chinese, whose lives
the original owners had been laborlng
to destroy. The winter was coming on
and measures of some kind were I'M
perative, and the appropriation OF the
property for the ends in view was un-
questionably justified. That brleflY
was the situation. ] am prepared 70
justify the conduct of the American
missionaries before the siege and after
the siege"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
IA DEFENSE OF INFIDELS UPON
AN INCORRECT PREMISE

give as readily as Christians. They have
no confidence in the preachers promise of
splendid mansions in the skies for penny
contribution to them. and do not fear the
threat that they will turn the devil loose.
if they don't shell out
One infidel society in this country has
10000 members, only a little more than
dollar apiece to build the temple. You
gee, friend get posted before you go off
half cooked again.
Respectfully yours,
II S. TROTT.
Mr. Trott evidently thinks the monu-
ment to Paine was raised because of his
unorthodox views 1t was in spite of them
that he was one of the immortals whose
name was not bern to die" Washington
was not deist, jefferson was not an in
fidel Both were Episcopalians. When
did Mr.. Trott find out that Shakespeare
and Andrew Carnegie were inhdels?
Many great men have been troubled with
doubts about doctrines the Christian relig-
ion, but most of them, as Jefferson, came
u see ClSdIiy USlOTe the emu IhhuSAi1J' %
such, builds no churches, builds no insane
asylums, hospitals, orphanages, sends no
gospel to those who sit in darkness, gives
no hope to cheer the weary, but gives
gloom and darkness to those who give up
Christianity for it's teaching. Some infdels
do good deeds, as Girard for example, but
hDf m
dures.-Editr.]
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

The Baltimore Sun is sixty four years
old. 1t is great paper, in the true
sense of that much abused word. Vt
is edited with ability of high order,
its news is complete and accurate, its
methods are honorable and open. It
has the thing. that counts in man or
paper: character. 1t stands for high
ideals in public life, believes in the
rule of honesty, inculcates principles of
sound ethics. It grows in all round
excellence as it grows in its years.
May it long continue to shine. 1t is
one newspaper of which it may be truly
said: If you see it in the Sun, it's so.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

A SLIGHT ATTACK of cramps may
bring on Diarrhoea, which is, in many
cases, followed by Inflammation of the
stomach and other dangerous complaints.
All such disorders are dangerous and
should in their infancy be treated with
the best known remedy. The merits of
PAIN-KILLER are known and it is recog-
nized as the standard specific for cramps,
diarrhoea, etc. Avoid substitutes. there
is but one Pain-Killer, Perry Davis.
Price Csc. and Soc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Shorter Sermons and Shorter Vacation
lAsherille Citizen.l

Baskerville Citizen)
ct has become nothing less than a
scandal" says New York banker that
so many ministers leave their work for
three or four months year Not two per
cent of the people of this city get vaca-
ton of even one month, and yet most
clergymen go away for at least two
months" The banker is wrong, however
when he adds that ministers have vaca-
tions two or three times as long as that Of
any other class in the community. Schoo
teachers and college professors enjoy ar
equal holiday. Whatever may be the fac1
about the length of the ministerial Pc
riod of idlnness it is probably true thai
most Pensioners would prefer to have
their clergyman cut his sermons rather
than his vacations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
information Concerning the
Teachers Assembly for 1901,

Assembly 18th inclusive Wghtsvile Beach
O. the at the Seashore Hotel
OF
eac -
the mbershp fee o ticket
present their railroad
0
will Get your nearest
frs Wilmington ana
roned wllb be reun females
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

The cotton crop of 1899 was worth
1868, 1885 to the people of the South.
The crop of 1900 was worth $81, 900, 900
more, and that eighty-one million more
is not-"nary a cent" of it-due to Re-
publican policies. If the crop is very
large this year, that sS1, 600 increase
will be more than wiped out.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Postage Rates in 1893.

CeDLS.
For any distance not exceeding 80
miles ...................'.' $500.
over 80 and not exceeding so miles...1O
over so and not exceeding $50 miles .1214
over $50 and not exceeding 400 miles 1874
A letter composed OF two pieces of pa
ner was charged with double these rates;
of three pieces with triple. and of -four
niecos with madruDle One or more pieces
mailed as letter and weighing one
ounce were charged with quadruple pos
tage and at the same ra'e 9houiu Ch'
weight be greater.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

ties Of 'Favorite Prescription and two
of Golden Medical Discovery she was
cured and got out of bed and was able
to attend to her housework once more
DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and SICK
women we'll 1t establishes regularity
dries the drains which weaken wo'
men, heals Inflammation and liberation
and cures female weakness. when
taken as a preparative for maternity II
promotes health of body and cheerful
ness of mind. 1t encourages the appe-
tite, induces refreshing sleep, and
when the hour Of trial comes it makes
the baby's advent practically painless.
1t is the best tonic for nursing mothers
promoting the flow Of the nutritive se-
cretions and giving the mother strength
to give her child
MY wife was sick for over eight
years, writes Albert H. Fulte, Esq, Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Tickets ON Sale June 9TH to 18th Inclusive.


becomes
the
gfronth this the
lrates
arrival
wthoutit Boa
of the Assembly per
to the State
rather than miss this important meeting Of
prominent citizens as wen S al Oh
leading secretary
c. II. MEBANE, Newton, n. {.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

A staff correspondent, writing from
Siler City, says the people are arranging
for notable observance of the Fourth
of July 1t would be well if every town
and city would do likewise. 1t would
teach lessons of patriotism and give a
day to sports and pleasure in which
all could join. Why not have a great
day in Raleigh on the Fourth?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

"our little girl was unconscious from
stranguIation during sudden and terri
HE ATTACK az Group. ] quickly secured a
hottie If One Minute Cough Cure, giving
her three doses The Group "aa maS' ei-
ed and our little darling speeaiiy recoV-
cred" So writes A. j. Spahoru' Cnes.er,
Mich-W. H. King Drug co. boDplt'
Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
a Harmless and Wholesome Lie.
Sam IoneS.)

Some men don't kiss their wives
man ought TO go home every day and
put mis- arms around his wife and kiss
her and tell her that she is the dearest.
best. prettiest. sweetest thing in the
world. OF course, some fellows would
have to tell lie to say it, but that
sort of lie is harmless and whole
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
Boating st Pine Bluff.
CPine Bluff Cor. of Pine Leaf,

(Pine Bluff Cor of Pine Leaf.)
We have two lakes, one with dam
600 feet long and another $50 feet long.
Row boats on them, affording lots of
pleasure to those who wish boating.
The lake is lit up by electric lights at
night and moonlight parties are en-
joyed by all when we have good
weather
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
THE TIME IS SHORT.

And you had better call early if you
desire to take advantage of w. r. Hard
ing's cost sale. Everything in the house
at New York cost.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

Brooklyn NJ E. Sunday school win
go to Fuquay Springs on their annual
picnic next Wednesday the 22nd.
Tickets on sale at ]. A. Pope's candy
store. Prices rs and so cents.
1927.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

80 Ne'AAASAAN - NJ 0AAA5 t'f
Tenn. "She had uterine
disease and was treated
by TWO physicians and
got no relief. At last 1
read in one of your Mem,
orandum Books which
you sent me about Dr..
Pierce's medicines, and
we decided to try his
'Favorite Prescription
/ sent to the drug store
and got one bottle and
the first dose gave cas-
and sleep. She had not
slept any for three
nights. Being sure that
it would cure her / sent
for five more bottles, and
when she had taken the
six bottles she was sound
and we'll"
AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR WOMEN.
Women who are suffer
ing from disease of long
standing are invited to
consult DIR. Pierce, by
letter, free. All letters
are privately read and
privately answered, and
the written condolences
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-26

day ~ 1.g3 n = feii attendance = rs-
auesfsd. Members win piease nring ts.eir
zsritfen rhy1ses Srhisct for reeyonssas
''Fn. E1iery Chancl1
me v4crIa Medical snd sarsiosl -
cictr VIII meet in u.e conneii ehaEnss7
re the ely building Weareafay a. >
Ia. Tr. Fsrv.s viii present osss af
s.psraiysfs AritsnH' ard case of Aiisi-
Itir.-A. ~. Howe. sacfffary.
The ". T. @. seri1z society wui msst
Friday aftaruoon wfa 1frs fiamnaend.
SD No-th chi3 The president withss
20 see oafts 4 ruuiber e. ths members
there ~ this f. ne frst raeetrg q ~
summer.
The r. p. s. r. =. p err Central csrtr-
tian church viii p'-aic fhis evrciag -
ffr~orf park The Enesavors ara
srfe-ss rneet az ~ church at 9 ciock-
To rer1lar meeting - ths cernaa
T.aaies' AZ Society vi ss leif THIRSTY
afternoon a. TIE hars % Mra srii4
sthritzlfr. - H1rTh siarket
Attention Craafauqlanss reusruasr
~ g. at the corner g Norfa Torssa sri
Cratral ~ D. ra sharp FFefasefag sFs1-
irr fs~ the trolley ~.
The Esnortn Lsagss - Enn3cTia svss
rue 1fstneaiss chereh rll rvs q socias
cn ths churrh ia-a trla evarirg
7as .-Ea7po- Singers Cll5 E-l s1sss -
fta hr~.s - zfirs Eattis q us ,s4 lferfa
ll.rkst 5ers -
H-~sis- u-srf-rtfen = Afsert pr
sraro-c fofes tts rFeairx Wcrk - -
Grrs degree.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-26
IS 1T AN EPIDEMIC?
Vital Statistics Show an Alarming In.
crease in an Already Prevailing
Disease-Arc ANY Exempt

At no time u the history a. disease has
there been such an alarming increase
IN the number q cases cf any particular
nalady as in that OF kidney and bladder
troubles now preying upon the people q
this country
Today We see a relative. a friend or an
acquaintance apparently wen. snd IN
rew dsys we may Be grieved 70 learn q
their serious Illness OF sudden death.
caused hy that fatal type OF kidney trou-
bie-Brishts disease.
Kidney trouole often becomes advanced
into acute stages before the afflicted -
aware os sts presence that is why Ne
read 81 So many Sudden deaths or promi-
nent business and professional men. phy-
sicians ana others Thsy hsvo negiected
70 stop the leak in time.
While scientists ars puzzilns their
brains 90 find out the cause. each inalgid-
uai can. BY a uttle precauuon. avoid ths
chances OF contracting dreaded and dan
gcrous kidney trouble. or eradicate it
completely from their system Il already
afflicted. Many precious lives might havs
been. ana many more can yet Be saved.
by paying attention TO the Kidneys
Il IS the mission of the Wichita DsEv
EaTle 70 benefit its readers az every opror-
tunity and therefore we advise al Who
have any symptoms OF kidney or blaader
trouble 70 write today TO DR.. Eilner q
Co.. Blnghamton. y. Y. for a free sample
bottle 81 Swanp-roof- the celebrated
specilc which IS having such a great de-
mand ana remarkable success in the
cure % the most distressing kidney ard
bladder troubles Wikh thc sample bot
tie of swamD-Rcot VIII also be seat flee
a pamphlet and treatise OF valuable Ia
formation.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-26

SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

O. @. Jacobs. Of valley Center, was a
shipper of n car of heavy weight hogs
which Sold at the top price, the six cents
mark.
Jackson & Merrill, of Furley, were on
the market with medium light hogs,
which sold at the ton Of the day.
~ a. Gift. of Camchester. Kan, was
: shipper Of hogs. which readily sold at
The tops of the day.
~ j. Courtney. of Nardin, O. T.. was
tn person with a car of medium lights,
which sold az the tops of the day. Mt.
Courtney SAYS that fat hogs are scarce in
his section. that the hogs ready Tor the
market are a long ways apart stock
hozs. he says. are plenty and he LOOKS
Tor a good run i'm the Fan Hogs have
been high and the farmers have been
selling or their sows. lie predicts higher
prices for hogs next Fall
Dr Cook. NJ Atlanta, was IN person
with q ear Of heavy hogs which sold with
oCt doeksge at the top price OF the day.
George 3. Johnson. of Hazieton, had tn
q ear of mediums, which sold at the top
Of the bulk range.
Rogers g. 1IcNashten. of Newlirlz were
shippers u car OF mediums, which
seId at the bulk tops.
ID A. Hutchinson, Of Hayerhln, was
on The market with a car of medium
Ights. and they sold at strong bulk
price,
Logan & Lang. Of Sterling. were in with
car of hogs which sold Wei az good
lrI6 prices
j. G. clifford. of Pontiac. Kan. was 4
shipper of a car load Of light hogs, which
brouCht strong bulk price.
Charlie Hanna of Enid. shipped in on
the market a ear of Eght weight hogs,
which sold for an they could command at
bulk prices.
!. 3. Gano. AZ Medicine Lodge was IN
with car of hogs. au OF his own feed
lng late. and they were disposed of az
the best market prices.
Gano & Hoar. OF Medicine Lodge, we've
on Che market very late and their con-
signment of hoss were sold at good mar
ket prices.
I'D Weidli1e. of Augusta was seller of
car OF hogs on she late market.
The roads bringing in the stock yester-
day were Missouri P8-inc. IL; santa
IT,. &. Frisco. g; Rock Island. o
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday. tops. s. 90; bulk of sales S5.s5
U5.sc, average weight -l1; receipts SOD
Tie day previous rcus. Si.eQ; o1lE s. S,1
Es1 average wciEht. L9. receipts 81.
1-or The same day last week. tops, S.s5;
bulk. S5.6-'- Q5-S5; average wcight, 2IS; re-
crIuts. 1a1
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-26
HII6 NHBEET HIGHER
Normal Supply of Hogs but
Quality Common.
TOPS REMAIN AT 5000
Receipts, 89O--CattIe Steady
With Big Sales Recorded.

The hog market yesterday was quoted
as strong to cents higher. quality con
sidered. There were i've cars OF hogs
which sold at the $500 tops. but the six
cents hogs sold yesterday were not so
good as the same tops the day before.
u was a higher market here and the
Il cars of hogs which passed over the
acales sold at the best and strongest
market prices. The wagon deliveries were
Of no Importance, and the car stuff on
sale was not nearly enough TO supply
the demands Of the buyers. The tone
was buoyant, and the bidding for hogs
was active, and the trading lively so long
IS there We're hogs. There were higher
markets at all the western receiving
points. and the spirit here was decidedly
higher. The receipts were light, as COM
pared with the demand, which was strong
ah during The day. The quality was
barely uD to that Of the previou day,
but ali the offered hogs sold, and sold
strong, and at the close the pens were
empty.