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IMMORAL SUASION.
It Has Certain Advantages
Over The Milder Moral
Method.

Moral s~uasion, the appeal to the ra-
tional nature OF man, is doubtless a. very
good thing. But it will not compare
with immoral suasion for inducing swift
ness Of thought o promptness of action.
The burglar surprised in his raid and
requested to uplease go away" will
argue the case in the forceful burglar
way. But when a pistol is pushed in
his face with the laconic order, vGet!"
he goes and stands not on the order of
his going. The pistol, with its six solid
arguments, is a wonderful persuader, and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-14
e. nm Honor.

Berlin, March lit is reported in
court circles that Earl Roberts
thankfully returned" to Emperor
william the insignia of the Order OF
the Black Eagle, conferred at the
time of the kaiser's visit to England,
after noticing the u~nfavorable COM
ment in the German press upon the
bestowal of the honor,
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Heavy Loss by Fire.

New York, March 1.-THE build
ing owned and occupied by the New
York G. Hartford Railroad company
for the general offices of the several
departments, at Willis avenue and
One Hundred and Thirty-second
street, was heavily damaged by fire
carly Sunday evening. 1t is estimated
that the damage to the building and
the valuable records stored there
will probably aggregate s25o,Ooo.
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the doctors treatment for FIVE long
years. We spent all we made for doctor
bills, and it did no good. When he
would take a spell of indigestion he
would lie for ten and fifteen days, and
it seemed as though he would die. He
had these spells every two or three
weeks. He could not eat anything only
a little milk and cracker, and sometimes
even this would make him sick. He
could not eat any meat or vegetables
and he got very weak could not sit up
all day, and / gave up all hope of his
ever getting any better. Three years
& / found one Of your books, and on
looking it over n day | noticed DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery rec
omended for indigestion. We bought
some and gave it to our boy. He had
been treated at Hoods Greek by a good
doctor, and at Bennettsville, S. c., and
at Currie, and Lumberton and Maxtons
and was only relieved for a short time.
gave him two bottles of DIR. Pierce's
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bicycle Volunteers.

London, March 1.-THE war Office
has issued orders for the formation
of eight volunteer cyclist companies,
to be composed Of 100 men each,
for service in South Africa. The re-
cent useful work OF the colonial
cyclists led to this action.
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A Car Famine.

Los Angeles, CAL, March Ire
ports continue to come in from all
over central California about the
shortage of fruit cars and the ina
bility of the railroad companies to
handle the big orange crop. Many
of the large growers have already
lost heavily, and if something is not
done in the near future tons of mar
ketable oranges and lemons will go
to waste.
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Golden Medical discovery
and it cured him. He is
well as can be and can eat
anything that he wants
and it does not hurt him.
He has not been sick a
day since and it has been
three years since he took
your medicine. I can
safely say that he is we'll"
WHERE WILL IT END?
No one can say where
the results of disease of
the stomach and its allied
organs will end. The
stomach is the source of
supply for each organ of
the body. Whatever af-
fects the stomach to re-
duce its strength and its
ability to provide nutri-
ton for the dependent
organs will also affect the
organs themselves. Heart,
liver, lungs, kidneys, all
must share the weak
ness" of the stomach.
When diseases of the
stomach and other organs
of digestion and nutrition
are cured by the use of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, diseases OF
other organs originating in
stomach weakness and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-14

Manila, March 11.-Frank A. Bran
nigan, ~disbursing officer to the Amer
lean Philippine commission, has been
appointed treasurer of the Philippine
archipelago at a yearly salary Of &c.
900. Brannigan furnished bonds in
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burned to Death.

Metropolis, Ill, March Pearl, the
13-year-old daughter of William Chill
ders, a prominent farmer living near
here, was burned to death Wednes-
day morning. She was standing near
q stove and her clothing caught fire
from a spark.
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London, March 9.-'Emperor Kwang
Su opposes the Russo-Chinese agree
ment as to Manchuria." says the Pc
king correspondent Of the Daily Ex-
press, land has instructed Ii Hung
Chang to refer Russia to the other
powers"
Liu Kun vi, the viceroy of Marking,
has appealed to Great Britain, Japan
and the United States. according to
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express, to assist China to re-
sist Russia's designs in Manchuria.
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In Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, March IL. - a
heavy rain, wind and thunderstorm,
accompanied by lightning, visited Ar
kansas Sunday. At Van Buren, light
ming struck the residence of James
Morrell, rendering his wife uncon-
%scious. A boy was knocked down in
the street. At Conway Is business
houses were unroofed, three others
we're blown down and many stores
flooded. Reports from Pine Prairie
say that a cyclone struck there.
wrecking everything in ITS path. A
boy named Turner was killed.
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japanese Active.

London. March 9.-"There is much
activity in Japanese naval. military
and political circles regarding Rus
sia's action in Manchuria." says a dis
patch to the Daily Mail from Kobe,
dated March 8. eft is reported that
600 Russian marines, with ten guns,
have landed at Masanpo. Corea."
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Situation Gloomy.

London, March 11-"It is not likely
that the powers win oppose the
schemes OF Russia" says the Picking
correspondent of the Morning Post,
wiring Saturday. "The situation is
regarded as very gloomy. Even
the Chinese plenipotentiaries declare
openly that intervention by the pow
ers is not desirable unless they are
prepared to back up their protests.
''There are reports from the prov
ince of Shan-Si that the Chinese are
constructing extensive Notifications
and m%obilizing large bodies of troops
to resist an advance of the allies.
"Gen. Chaffee refuses to allow the
decapitation of several notorious
Boxer chiefs, guilty of murder, whom
a Chinese judge has condemned. The
Americans are the only foreigners
who have carried out no executions
In Picking"
n~ao. onfufon
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In Indiana,

Princeton, Ind, March 11.-This
city was struck by a tornado Satur-
day night. One dwelling was totally
wrecked, several others were moved
from foundations and hundreds of
outbuildings were demolished. For
tunately no lives were lost. The
courthouse and high school buildings
were much damaged. Hundreds of
windows, many plate glass, were
blown in. The storm came from The
east.
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SOME INSTRUCTIVE STATISTICS

We have never been so fortunate as
to see that monumental work of labor,
ability and expenditure. the British
Dictionary of National Biography. The
greatest work of the kind by all COM
parison. The first editor was the emil
nent author and statesman Hon. John
Morley. Upon his retiring, Mr.. Lee.
the author Of hat recent and most i'm
portant work, a biography OF Shakes
peare, that has attracted most marked
attention among people Of culture and
men Of letters succeeded him. A writ
er. Mr.. Havelock Ellis, a con-
tributed to the entertainment of
readers by furnishing a paper
for Popular Science Monthly. as
to the nationality of men Of great abil-
ity or genius who figure in the "Biogra-
ply" The New York Literary Di-
gest, IAN ustful weekly of merit. has
summarized results. We COPY the fol-
lowing, which We clip from the Char
lesion News and Courier:
He finds tina 76.S per ent of emf
nent British men and women are Eng
lish. 10 per cent Scotch. 53 per cent
Irish and 20 per cen Welsh. h
large percentage of English is proper
toned to population, Ireland and Wales
are below hat proportion. and Scot
land has produced more than her
share Eminent persons OF parity
foreign blood constitute "a very lncon-
siderable proportion and the most
noteworthy fact in this relation Is the
peculiarly beneficial effect a French
strain has in producing intellectual
ability"
AS to the color Of skin and hair, the
summary is that the fair type has fur
nished % percent of geniuses the
mixed % per cent: the dark Al per cent,
the Celtic s per cent.
We saw somewhere a statement of
the environments of British authors,
and, as we recall it. there was a vast
advantage in numbers of those who
were of urban birth. But then the
greatest genius of all the world in all
ages was born in the country at STRAIT
ford. The distribution of the men in
the Biography shows hat socially of
the upper classes. 1872 per cent; yeo-
man and farmer, AS per cent; church,
1875 per cent law, ga per cent;arnly,
90 per cent; medicine. 2.9 per cent;
miscellaneous professions. S.9 per cent;
trade, 1875 per cent; crafts. Z pei cent;
unskilled workers. % per cent; doubt
full origin, 90 per cent.
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The capture of the worthy chief of
h F%flipinos, Aguinaldo. gives Joy to
the Mckinley crowd. They hope that
it will eventuate in the closing of the
p~rotracted conflict for freedom and in
dependence in the Philippines. The
opposition is already reported as dying
out, m hope of fina victory gladdens
the palpitating bosom of the White
House magnafe. 1t is reported from
Ithaca. N. Y. that president j. CT.
Schurman, of Cornell University, who
was in the Philippines for many months
as president of the First Philippine
Commission sent out, favors employing
Aguinaldo by the United States, and
says he will be useful to the govern
ment. He says:
IF this were thought inadvisable,"
said president Schurman, he could cas-
lily be put over the Vicoles in Southern
Luzon. or even the Visayans of Iloilo.
There should be every amnesty for the
past and a hearty cooperation betwe el
the Americans and Filipinos for the
uture."
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TO SrOP BRITISH WAR SUPPLIES
A Suit to a Vessel Sailing from
New Orleans Loaded with Horses and
Mules for the army.

New Orleans, April proceedings
were brought in the United States court
here today by representatives of the
Boer government to prevent the sailing
from here of the steamship Anglo Aus
tralian loaded with mules consigned
to the British government in South
| Africa. Judge Parlange after reading
the petition, issued an order requiring
the defendants to show cause on April
9Th why a preliminary Injunction should
not be granted. The suit is brought
by Samuel Person, a citizen of the
South African republic, residing at
Barberton; Edward VanNess, a citi-
zen of New York, and Charles D.
Pierce, consul general of the Orange
Free State, and is against Captain
Pearson. who runs the steamer; Elder,
DempSter & Co.. owners of the boat,
and Messrs. Robert and Matthew War
rener. who represent Elder, Dempster
& Co. here.
The petition sets forth that the
United States and it's people are at
peace with the South African republic
and the Orange Free State; that Great
Britain is at war with these republics,
seeking to destroy the property rights
and credits of the petitioners; that for
the purpose of carrying on this war.
NAAS llC ID INV lOdulIS
at this port with munitions of war,
namely, mules and horses. to the num-
Der of 200; that the steamer is employ
ed in the military service of the king
of Great Britain: hat for some time
defendants Ave been forwarding from
his port such munitions of war, know
ing that these munitions and the ship
were in the military service of Great
Britain and that they were to be used
against the people of the South African
republic and the Orange Free State;
that defendants are making use OF New
Orleans as a basis of the military oper-
atoms of Great Britain in its war in
South Africa and to augment it's mill
tary supplies and arms: that by the
use of these munitions the armies of
Great Britain are laying waste and de-
stroying the farms and homes of petit
TONERS n holding as prisoners of war
the wife n children of one of the petit
TONERS. Samuel Person; that Samuel
Person has already suffered the de-
struction and the loss of property to
the value of $50, 900 and is threatened
with the loss of $3.50. 600 more, and. final
" hat the war can be carried on by
Great Britain only through the renewal
of it's military supplies from this mort
and that when these supplies cease,
the war must end.
In consideration of these statements
an injunction is asked to prohibit the
shipment of military supplies out of
this port. A temporary injunction is
asked in the meantime.
The Anglo-Australian was expected
to sail today. but the effect of the or
der issued by Judge Parlange VIII be
to detain her until the hearing on Sat
urday.
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R OF SUBSCRIPTION
THE L. 5. TREASURY FULL TO
REFLECTION

Hark TO the news. The treasury Of
Uncle Sam is grooming with a huge
plethora of money. The prospect Is,
as reported, that it will remain there
for some time to come. The secretary
of the treasury ear see no way Of re-
ducing the huge treasury surplus TO
the benefit of the government, or for
the relief OF the heavily burdened and
groaning people. who are TO foot the
bills in the end. The high tariff op-
presses and makes people pay high for
much they need and use. But there is
NJ relief. At the present price of bonds
il is reported not to be profitable for
the government to buy them, and it
would be very unwise, it is held, to put
the money in the national depository
banks, as these banks are compelled
to buy bonds as safeguards of the de-
posits. If the government were to
buy it would be creating competition
against itself in the bond market, it is
urged. So the treasury is almost over
running while the people are bleeding
at every pore. We quote from the
statement of secretary Gage:
The reduction in taxation will, when
it becomes operative, partially or Who'll
ly cure h present tendency toward a
congestion in the treasury.
ITO put h matter in a nutshell; If
it be a choice between buying bonds
at an artificial price and letting funds
accumulate in the treasury the latter
will occur, nor will the the department
advertise for offerings of bonds. TIC do
SO, L am satisfied, would be fruitless in
results. If, however, the department
can from time to time buy the short
bonds at any investment rate reason
able to the investor, who buys the new
. per cents. it will not hesitate to do so,
should the present market price for
tie new rs remain about on the present
basis"
The people. who are the real suffer-
ers. for they carry on the government
by their toll and money, should never
rest satisfied until an economic, wise,
fair, just. upright congress is elected
and then force them to do right-to|
cut dow expenditures two-thirds, to
repeal the present enormous, unrighte-
Gus. unfair. unconstitutional robberI
tariff and smash the trusts.
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The Cuban Convention

Havana April 2--As a result of yes
terday's vote the Cuban constitutional
convention met in public session today,
but went Immediately into executive
session. The advocates of sending a
commission to Washington were
strengthened by the presence of Seniors
lGiberga, Quilez, Gener and Sanguily,
the last named resumfng his seat in the
convention, his resignation not having
been accepted.
The vote yesterday against sending
la commission to Washington IA re-
considered. Special sessions will be
held tomorrow for a further discussion
of this question. 1t is generally
Thought that a commission will be ap-
POINTED.
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Ladies Can Wear Shoes

|One size smaller after using Aliens
a powder to be shaken in
Ito the shoes. It makes tight or new
shoes feel easy: gives instant relief &c
|corns n bunions- It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Cures and
prevents swollen feet. biisters. caIlous
land o r spots Aliens Foot-Ease is a
certain cure for swelling. hot. aching.
feet At all druggists and shoe stores.
dress. Alien s. Oimzted. LIE Roy. N. Y.
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HOME FOLKS.

North Carolina for twenty years has
been rather renowned for it's extreme
old folks. The negroes live to an i'm
mense age, according to their own re-
ports of longevity. Som newspapers
find now and then very aged people OF
both races. Within twenty years a
man aged 100 years was discovered
some where in the western section of
the state. There is a man in the New
Brunswick On. j. poor house named
Noah Rabby. and he is 129 years of
age according to his own statement.
He was of course born in North Caro-
lima. A dispatch says:
'.Rabby says that ne vas born in
North Carolina on April 1st, 1712- He
recalls the fact that George III, reign
ed and remembers to have heard Gen-
eral George washington make an ad-
dress at yorktown about h year or
1890"
1t would be interesting to know If
there is any reliable record of his birth.
Possibly, he may be as old as he says.
There have been genuine cases of very
old people. from lis n higher. OF
whose births there was no doubt.
Rabby is described as extremely feeble
and sleeps almost continuously. He
is expected to die very soon.
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For the week ending with March 80,
in North Carolina. there were some new
Industries as follows: Brick works at
Concord; woollen mill at Fayetteville,
Touring mill at Plateau. furniture fac-
tory at Reidsville, irrigation plant at
Kittrell, laundry at Wadesboro, sash,
door and blind factory at lGreenville.
We get the report from the Chatta-
nooga Tradesman. the best of its kind
in all the Southland
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Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisons every

Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisons every
loreath that is drawn into the lungs
There is procurable from any drug
tgist the remedy for the cure OF this
trouble. A small quantity of Ely's
Cream Balm placed into the nostrils
spreads over an infiamed and angry
surface, relieving Immediately the pain
ltul Inflammation, cleanses, heals and
IcureS. A cold in the head yanisheS i'm
imediately. Sold by druggists or will
lbe mailed for so cents by Ely Brothers
IS Warren Street. New York.
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II was heard o. every hand that 1t a tn grandest opening esfeenn
wnrine,o M ladies' ne all, who visited our store prohoufd III
snL as mnIe as yer shown-and low that tn penin Is oNsfe are
dow to business We wan our order. We a a force OF ten % T best
tfnmers sin thu state ready TO trim your Hats ACCORDING 10 you TaSe-
Eyerv MS is guaranteed to please ad We make o charge IT u IIns.
You Easter Hat is ouie a item also quite a n OBJECT wnere 70 s' 4 pest
Hat for tn least money. Our stock as been pronouneea ~ a3o be
larger n more complete than al other stores L an ~ ~ 4 -
guarantee the price we have Leghorn Hats TRIMMED fr chidreh fSter
styles fr SOC each.
We a " Ladies: LeshOrn Hats trim med in good lyle ssh low oS h Is AM
a. high a. $500 w have Just received n new supply OF crfnkeo rhhIa
OShantr crown Hats sin assorted colo latest hi Of tne seasdfor
Hats special CSC each. We also have a a nice line II e Ch1on HaG4at
are yery desirable n stylish. We are selling quite a lot of Hats madof
Braid-very stylish and showey. Our s1o. 10. 2o $50 Hatfe
the Hats " la made our big eput auon n In this he OF goodsie
have LII kinds Straw. Leghorn shapes, n flats. We e a big n OF ny
caps and Misses Hats, Chifons, Nett ing. Mouselhnes Straw Braids II
Velngs. F-z@sS2S.2Iv-AsEa
We also ave q nice line of ladies', Waists in silk Dr. Percales from $50
$3.50 each W. have Loo MEMS Spring Sample Hats that we are selling
cost You can get a pretty hat from Soc 7c S10 in mems eadw1
w cal safeys say we "a a V you so ent On the dollar. Our styles 4
ley We are giving away lots of TIA bs. Chairs Lounges Crocken
ware With cas- purchases-Come m spend III money with Is n gtt
nice present free. We promise prompt delivery.
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rascality as to number OF votes. He
pointed to other matters of importance
but we let them pass. He did not fail
to show up>the mean trick of a repub-
can wire puller who changed the
boundaries Of wards in Baltimore to
obtained control. The people are awake
and rascally voting will be set at
naught.
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The Chattanooga Tradesman in its
issue of the 1st instant, has an edi-
torial on Regulating Cotton Mill La
bor," and refers to the failure of the
North Carolina legislature to a a
law governing time and age. 1t ap-
proves of the compromise" and notes
that it gives general satisfaction. But
it is not entirely confident Of final re-
suits. 1t says:
I'VE think the Compromise though
it will probably be found Of no great
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Cyclone Through T%urpentfne Forests

iCyclone Through T~urpentine Forests
Brewer, Ga, April "A cyclone pass
led half a mile west of this place this
afternoon. Its path was a quarter of
a mile wide. The force of the wind was
terrific. Turpentine trees for miles
lalong the track of the disturbance were
off. 1t was like a moving ma
lchine running a streak through a grain
field. Heavy limbs fell a mile from the
track of the disturbance.
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HOLE IN II N

There are thousands of men
and women, as we'll as ever,
with holes in their lungs: con-
sumption stopped.
Consumption stopped is con-
sumption cured. What does
it?
Some change in the way of
life and SCOTS emulsion of
cod-liver oil.
With the emulsion, give
some attention to circum-
stances: change from a dark
damp close room to a sunny
dry airy one; from city to coun-
try; from hard to an easy life !;
indoors to out.
a hole in the lungs once
healed is no worse than a too
tight waist or waistcoat.
Take the emulsion, and give
it a chance to heal the wound.
Wen send you a little to try, If YOU Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl street, New York.
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practical value. is a good thing. The
spinners will generally, for a time, i've
I'D to their agreement Those who vio-
late it will do so to enable them to
make more money by using child labor;
and the result of this must be 20
make a majority Of the mill operators
favorable to a pretty thorough law for
regulating hours. for fixing the ages Of
youths and children employed, the law
to be enforced by a system of frequent
inSpectiOn."