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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
BATHING IN ELECTRO LIGHT,
Painful Ailments Quickly Banished by
 the Heat Rays.

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 It has been found that there are many painful ailments which, when acted npon by electric heat and light avs, are completely banished from the sufferers body, says Pearson's Maga- zine. Strong electric light ia thrown onto the seat of suffering: the patient basks in bath of light and neat, ex- periencing nothing but pleasant sensa tions, and, in most cases, 2n immediate and comforting sense of relief from pain. Men and women who for years have lost control of their limbs and who have unavailingly tried every known cure, have arisen after course of electric-heat baths and walked with perfect freedom The appa. atus which enables patients to bathe in electric light is extremely simple. To an ad- Unstable stand are fitted two large cop. per or nickel-plated refteetors, which can be moved in any direction If a patient is lying in bed refectors are placed on either side, adjusted to the exact position for locating the rays where desired. On the reflecting sur' faces are the electric lamps which ras diate the luminous heat rays. The heat may be regulated by varying the dis. sance of the refioctors, or the number of lamps, or by meaus of special regulator which controls the electric current. Those parts of the body, such as the armpits or shoulders, which it would be impossible to treat locally with other arrangements, are easily dealt With by the new system. When the patient is in the right position and Is comfortably settled Che may be fully clothed, or covered with blankets without affecting the power of the rays) the current is turned on and heat and light of considerable intensity are immediately produced. In a few moments the thermometer will register 500 degrees Fahrenheit. I have seen patients chatting cheerfu1ly and ex- pefiencing no inconvenience, while an affected limb has been exposed to heat rays at temperature of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. It might be supposed that such heat as this would roast a limb Undoubtedly there would be evil re- suits were it not for the important fact that dry heat is employed, which eFaporates precipitation as soon as t. appears on the body.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
TO THE Residents of Pine Bluff AND VICINITY,

The City Market will reopen Monday, October I, to retail ex- clusively high grade of Nelson Morris & Company's western dressed fresh meats, fine sausagts. canned meats, packing house oeii- cacies, Lard, Breakfast Bacon, Dried Beer and Sugar Cured Hams, A. C. L. Haase & Sons Smoked, Salted and Pickled Fish, also Fine Fancy Fresh Fish from Lake, River and Ocean, Kalama- zoo Celery, New York Counts and Baltimore extra Select Cyst CTS, Dressed Poultry, Wild Ducks Quail and Rabbits in season. Pickles, Potatoes, Cabbage and Caulihower. And expect by courteous treatment, intelligent service, prompt delivery and charging reasonable prices, 10 merit continuance of your valu- ed patronage.
 R. P. HOLMES, Prop,
 21o West 2d Ave
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
An Tnterestiry Woman.

An interesting woman has just diea fin Russia. Irena Fedcssova was o:le of the last ot those professional story. tellers +ho, before the spread of edu- cation, We're very numerous in the east. She was quite illiterata, but her memory was so phenomena. tho. she could recite over i00 900 lines of heroic and legendary poetry. She was ire, GuentIy in St. Petersburg, and was often invited to the palaces of the Imperial family and nobility to give recitations. In su...Gler she wandered from town to village, and had never been absent from the famous fair of Nishni Novgorod for sixty years
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
. Curious Lawsuit.

A curious lawsuit is in progress at Kansas City, Kan, brought by s. K. Howe against the Armour Packing company, to recover fourteen acres of river front occupied by the packing houses The old man tells a veritable Robinson Crusoe story. Many years ago he took Up his abode op little island in the Missouri river, living in q hut with a dog and few fowls fol his only companions. He was lord of the domain, and no ohe questioned the fact. Finally the stream changed it's course, and what was aH is,and became valuable river front, an9 Inc Armour :ompany forced hlm O..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
Do ronshlre's "slnsing Man.

Devonshire Eng, has lost it's chiet singing man." The singing men ot Deyonshire" are those who preserve and chant the old West Country songs and ballads. James Parsons was a hedger by profession and a musician by na- ture It is due to Parsons that the county still possesses so many of it's oldtime airs and verses He was known throughout the county as The Singing Machine a title due to tho fact that some years ago. after an evenings bout, he took and won a bet that he would go on singing until sun rise and never sing the same song Wee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
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Much Of the Gum in tho States Comes
 From the Everglades.

Much Of the Gum in tho States Gomez
 From the Everglades.
 Florida is in d fair way 10 become tho rival in eanphor production of China, Japan and Formosa. Hereto fore the world has derived it's supplies of that gum from the countries named, but Of the vast camphor forests that once existed in these regions but small portion remains. This Is the direcr result of the wanton waste in the Irocess praciiced for obtaining the gum from the tree. Cam2hor is usual Y obtained by boiling the chips of the wood and roots and bark in great ket- ties with water and condensing the vo- latiliZed gum on rushes suspended over the kettles. h this process the entire tree is cut down and even the roots dug up, but in Florida it was found that the gum could be commercially pro- duced from the leaves and twigs, sev- euty-seVen pounds of which yield one pound of gum. Hence the bearing tree need not be disturbed or injured in any way, as the foliage it bears is very dense and may be thinned down one. half without scarcely being noticed. The tree besides, bears a very great amount of pruning without injury. It Is an evergreen, and makes three growths a year-in April, June and Oc- tober. The tree removes nothing from the soil, the gum being formed entire- ly from the gases of the atmosphere and hence the leaves, when deprived of their camphor and returned to the soil, constantly enrich the soil, which in time requires no fertilizing what ever. Aside from its commercial usea the camphor tree is one of the most ornamental ever cultivated. it's beauti- ful shape being equaled by the arbor- vitae only. It's lower branches lie on the ground. while the top forms a per feet cone. The flowers are small. but exceedingly pretty, while the leavex are of ? beautiful pale, glossy green color.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-07
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
IMPROVED PASSENGER SERVICE TO
BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Commencing December 1st the Sea-
board Air Line Railway inaugurated
fast schedule from points in this section
to the Eastern cities, which has never
been equalled by any railroad.
This train is the Florida and Atlanta
Fast Mail which carries frst-class day
coaches and Pullman Sleeping Cars, on
the following schedule:
Lv. Raleigh ..............' .'lo'z ~ d. H.
Ar Washington ............... 6:35 p. m.
Lv. Washington ............... o:3u p. m
Ar. Baltimore ................. 1850 p. m.
Ar. Philadelphia .............. 1874 p. m.
Ar. New YORK .......-...- IL 40 III I'LL l.
For Ticket, Pullman Reservations or
any further information call at City
Ticket Dice, Marlboro House.
c. H. GATTIS, c. P. & T. A.,
Raleigh, N. c.
H. S. Lizard, T. P. A.. Raleigh, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
SALE OF VALUABLE LANDS.

In pursuance OF the provisions OF a Judgment
entered at February term, 1897 of Wake Supe-
rior Court, in the action therein pending, ehti
tied f. lB. Freeman d Co. VS.. Needham Nj. Norris
ct al, will expose to public sale, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the county court house door,
in the city of Raleigh, in Wake county, on
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1902, at IL o'clock m.
three tracts of land in Middle Greek township
Wake county, described follows, viz:
First Tract: Bounded on the north by the
lands of w. j. Mills and j. A. Norris, on the
east by the lands of Mrs. Edy Partin,. on the
west by the lands of N. NJ. Norris, and begins
on the banks of Brazzell's Creek, N. M. Norris
corner, runs thence east along N. NJ Norris
line to Mrs Edy Partin's corner, thence north
119 poles 70 a poplar in the branch, W. j. NILS
corner; thence west 40 poles to a poplar IN the
branch, thence north Sc poles to rock pile w.
T Mills corner thence west to the creek, thence
ND the said creek to the beginning, containing
IFS acres, more or less
Second Tract: Bounded on the north by the
tract above described and lands of Mrs. Edy
Partin, on the east by the lands of d. @. Adams
on the south by the lands of d. G. Adams, ana
on the west by the lands Of Jim Akin, and be-
gins at a pine near the head of Shelton branch
Mrs Edy Partin's corner, runs south l2SA poles
to stake and pointers near the road in D. u
Adams line, thence west 161 poles to stake
and pointers in Jim Atkins line; thence no i1
of tract first above described, thence east lol
poles to the first station, containing lS5 acres,
more or less.
lands of J. A. Norris on the east by the !ands
of N, NJ. Norris, on the south by the lands OF
James Akin, and on west by the lands OF n. M.
Norris and J. T. Adams and begins at j. A.
Adams corner on Brazzell's creek, runs west
% poles to a white oak, thence s. 20 deg. w. l!S
| poles to pointers. thence east % poles to said
creek thence down the same to the beginning,
containing "a acres, more less.
Terms of sale-Cash.
-''A'' ' PERRIN BUsBEE. Commissioners.
This goth day of November. 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
SALE OF VALUABLE LANDS.

By virtue of DEGREES of the Superior Court OF
Wake county, n c., made and entered at the
October term, 1901, of said court, in the case
of I. B. Holt, executor of N. @. Burns, deceased,
vs. Barney johnson and f. NJ. johnson, his
wife, will sell at public auction. to the high
est bidder. at the county court house door, in
the city of Raleigh, N. c., on Monday, the 9th
day OF January, 1902, at IL o'clock m, that
valuable tract of land situated in Holly Springs
township Wake county, known as the Barney
Johnson home tract of land. bounded as fol-
lows to-wit:
Beginning at stake, Collins corner, rum
ming north 81 feet east 70 poles to stake, Pop
lar corner. thence north 80 west 80 poles to a
stake in Raleigh road thence north As east 1919
poles to stake. thence north east 113 poles
and 10 links to black gum, thence north SO
west 14S poles to stake, thence south 40 poles
to stake, thence south 80 west 169 poles to a
stake, thence east So poles to stake, thence
east IS poles to stake, thence south poles to
gum and pointers thence south GO east l72 poles
to the first station, containing 261A acres more
or less.
Terms Of sale: One third of purchase money
cash, residue in equal installments, payable
respectively six and twelve months after date
of sale. Title retained until full amount OF
purchase money is paid
H. E. NORRIS,
Commissioner.
This December 4. 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
Buncombe7 County's New Court House.

Wood thinks the work can be completed
q month earlier. He says that in every
instance preference will be given to local
labor and material. An interesting item
is that it will require 100000 brick to
build the walls. For the facing. red re-
pressed brick, made at home, will prob
ably be used. Mr.. Wood will confer to-
day with local material men.
Mr.. Moses is one of the largest and
most reliable contractors in the country.
The fine union depot recently built in
Nashville, Tenn, is his work He is high
ly recommended by the architects, and
the commission feel confident of having
made the best possible contract. The
architects will be represented by To-
cal superintendent, to be paid out of their
commission, who will see that their plans
are carried out. BY the contract which
has been made all the cost of the court
house, including furniture and archi-
out of the proceeds from the sale of the
bonds-some $4,000.
The court house commission consists of
County Chairman NJ. l.. Reed, chairman |;
j. E. Rankin, J. H. Tucker, J. A. Wag-
ner, j. A. Nichols, Jason Ashworth and
H. C. Blackstock, with Charles A. Webb
as secretary.
The court house will stand on the beau
tiful lot on College street, valued at $15,-
900, donated to the county by George w.
Pack, on condition that the site of the
present court house be given to the city
for a public park.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
MORTGAGE SALE.

BY virtue OF authority conferred in certain
mortgage executed January 18th, 1895, by Jubal
Gooch and wife, recorded in book No. 12S, at
page 1923, in Register of Deeds office of Wake
county, n O., and at the request OF Mrs. Gilly
Gooch, the surviving mortgagor, we will on
Tuesday, the 9TH day of January. 1902, at the
court house door, in the city of Raleigh, at IL
o'clock m, expose for sale and sell to the high
tracts or parcels of land: The first tract is sit
uated in st. Matthews township, Wake county,
on the waters of Neuse river, adjoining the lands
of Cad. Buffaloe, John Jones and the lands Of the
late w. r. Pool, more fully described as fol-
lows: Begins at Lavinia Knights corner
Neuse river, thence west ga poles to pine,
thense south 95 poles to poplar and pointers,
formerly Jerry Buffaloe's corner, thence east to
the said river, thence with said river to the be-
ginning, containing 1873 acres, being the same
land described and conveyed to Jubal Gooch by
deed recorded in book "a, page 220 and book 80
page IS, in said Register Ct Deeds office. See also
book "a, page 222, and book q, page 1S4, in said
registers office. Second tract contains acres and
lies in St. Mary's township, adjoining the lands
of Caswell Powell Alfred Pool and others, being
the land conveyed to Jubal Gooch December 9Th.
1885, by Ransom Pool, Jr., and wife, by deed
recorded in book 81, page 125, in said Registers
office Also three other lots or parcels of land
lying adjacent to each other and in body,
forming paralleogram in shape, situated on the
south side of what would be the east side OF
Davie street if extended, just beyond the cor
porate limits of the city of Raleigh, and being
the same lots conveyed to Jubal Gooeh by lack
and Bedy Moss in and by three several deeds
dated January 30, 1882, August 28, 1882, and
67-6s and "a of pages 651-705 and III respectively
in said Register of Deeds office OF Wake county,
all of which said deeds, books and papers in
which they are recorded referred to for better
description OF said lands.
PEELE & MAYNARD,
Attorneys for Mortgages.
This December 4, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
Baskerville Gazette

The contract for building Buncombe
county's new court house was let by the
commission TO the lowest bidder, Charles
A. Moses, of Chicago, at $45, 200. Work
will begin at once.
After the election on the question of
issuing fifty thousand dollars of court
house bonds had terminated in favor of
the bonds, plans for the building were
advertised for and number were offered
for consideration. On October those of
Kenneth Mcdonald and j. f. Sheblessy,
of Louisville, were accepted as best fitting
the requirements of the county. Mr.. Nc
Donald returned to Louisville, after COM
pleting a contract, and went to work on
the detailed specifications.
When suit was brought by a citizen of
the county to enjoin the commissioners
against issuing the bonds, Mr.. Mcdonald
stopped work on the plans, to await the
termination of the suit AS soon as the
case was decided by the Supreme court
the architects finished the detailed speci
fications and forwarded them to the COM
mission.
1t is turn key contract, that is,
it includes everything except furniture
material, labor, heating and plumbing.
The contractor gives a $4,000 bond in
some domesticated surety company, and
the building is to be completed and turn
ed over to the county by October 1, 1902.
forfeiture of 500 for each days delay
beyond that date is provided for. Mr..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
1t Will Be Issued on
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER IS,
About FORTY PAGES (full
size) beautifully illustrated
in color and haIf-tone.

surpassed by any other newspaper in the
world.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15

ALFRED HENRY LEWIS, the we'll known
author of ''Wolfville Tales VIII
contribute a ctrong story on the east
side life of New YORK city, entitled
'The Boxers Chri stmas."
GEORGE AIDE, whose fame as the author
of Modern Fables in Slang is inter-
national, will contribute a novelette,.
JOHN BENDRICK BANGS, the well
known humorist, will furnish char
acteristic Christmas tale.
SANTA CLAUS AND THE CHINKS,"
dainty, delightful conceit, by Neville
Cain, will appeal to every child and
it's parents.
FOXY GRANDPA" and "PORE LII
NOSE" also add to the Christmas
good cheer.
Two charming Children's Pages in color
will further interest the young folk.
MRS. LAURA FITZHUGH PRESTON has
written one Of her i1imitahle South
ern stories, entitled '"The Midng ht
Visitor" which will appeal to read
ers all over the land
"CHRISTMAS IN THE NAVY" by E. b..
Rogers, U. S. N, and THE Music Ct
Christmastide," by Gustav Kobhe, are
a few of the many other attractive
features contained in this unusually
interesting holiday number.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
NEWS AND OBSERVER SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1901
CONDITION OF THE VIRGINIA CROP
Mr.. w. E. Dibbre Editor of the Southern TObac-
const Richmond Says Planters Are
Better,Off.

counties, prices or average. 1t is sold
old and new side by side. 1t is sold from
warehouse back and forth to another. and
also from one market to another, counted
as pounds sold and made every time over
and over. Bright tobacco rs sold In
Danville and other markets, and no one
cares or knows whether it is the product
of Virginia, West Virginia, North or
South Carolina, no trace is kept or II
in any respect, so that the tobacco is an
enigma, question, guess.
Tobacco is the staple of the States
mentioned, too much SO. What we need
still more is diversified crops, more home
made products for which there is home
market always. The profits and prog
ress of latter years whether of the farm
ers, merchants or manufacturers side,
has been due to diversified farming and
Industries.
Our dark tobacco back to ten years
to go no further, averaged Az cents in
frosty tobacco crops loose to ga cents,
and that does not pay and would not,
where labor had to be hired to make it
at now day rates of hire. 1t did not
pay them. The crops that pay now are
made by the white labor, the owners OF
the farms, without hired labor or the
least of it, There are many negroes who
have paid for their little farms on their
own labors, whereas many whites who did
not do their own work failed or had to
sell off land and timber etc, from time
to time to live on. This is about the
situation. There are few crop years when
tobacco averages over 6 cents for DARK,
it will likely go beyond this figure this
year, and cents would be phenomenal
price, and bring in much prosperity, and
is to be hoped for, and while theoretically
cents may not pay, it would be 50 per
cent more than planters have gotten for
many years at time for dark tobacco at
net prices to planters.
1t must be stated in conclusion that the
tobacco trusts have not invaded our dark
markets before this season, so that our
values have no relation to it on darks.
Farmers in the past few years who sold
directly to the trade, have gotten the
best and cream of prices and not the
spectators 1t does pay to raise line
shipping and suncured tobacco in these
parts as the best farmers manage to do
it. and as you have many examples of like
management in your State in brights, and
it is there too that those who work in
diyidually the hardest, have the most to
show for it. as much as the average
merchant makes net.
Yours very truly,
VIM. E. DIBRELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15

XMAS HOLIDAY RATES via S. A. l.. KY
On account of the above occasion the
S. A. l.. Ry. will sell round trip tickets
at rates and under conditions named be-
low:
FOR THE PUBLIC.
Rates of one and one-third fares for the
round trip between all points east of the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers, including Washington, d.
c., except rate Of one-fare in the State
of Florida.
Dates of Sale, December %, "a, 25, 80,
81 1901, and January /, 1902.
Final limit January 3, 1902.
FOR STUDENTS.
At same rates as sold to the public.
Dates of sale, December 16 to ~, 1901.
Final limit January s, 1902.
For further information regarding
rates. schedules and Pullman reserva-
tion, write or call on
C. H. GATTIS, c. P. & T. A,
Raleigh, N. G..
H. S. Lizard. T. P. A,
Raleigh, N. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15

GET OUR PRICES ON BILLIARD AND
Pool Tables before buying elsewhere;
are guaranteed for twenty years, and
are made by new vulcanizing process.
Old tables fitted with our cushions are
as good as new. satisfaction guaran-
teed or money refunded. See our ad-
vertisement Of Manager Wanted" for
lawful slot machines. Palmer Billiard
Table Works, Chicago, Ill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

Seaboard Air Line Railway 20 Florida,
Cuba, Savannah, Camden. Southern
Pine and Pinehurst, N. G.
Winter excursion tickets were placed
on sale October 18th to the principal WIN
ter resorts in North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, and Cuba and will re-
main on sale during the season, with final
return limit May 81, 1902. Following are
~ cofoe fn