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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
Masons in Meeting.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Jno. c.
Drewry. A. B. Andrews, Jr., R. H. Brad
ley, William Simpson and John Nichols,
left for Greensboro to attend the State
meeting of the Masons as representatives
of Raleigh Chapter and Commandery.
Last night the Grand Chapter met, to-
night the Commandery meets to-
morrow night the Mystic Shrine and its
Mobiles will have the right of way, and
gay will be the times for the candidates
who must cross the sands of the desert.
Mr.. Simpson, one of the party, is treas
urer of all the Grand organizations of
Masons in the State. except the Grand
Council.
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H. S. LEARD. T. P. A.. Raleigh, N. C.

AZ the monthly meeting of the board OF
managers of the domestic and foreign
missionary society of the Protestant Epis-
copal church in New York yesterday. APP
preparations were made for The year be-
ginning September list next. The total ap-
preparations had not been footed up but it
was stated that it would be in the neigh
borhood of 100000 On motion of Bishop
Potter, resolution was passed providing
that the treasurer should receive sub
scriptions for the rehabilitation of the
three Episcopalian churches destroyed by
the recent fire in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Volunteer Teachers.

State Superintendent Toon is send
ing out in pamphlet form the call for
volunteer teachers. These are request
ed to teach children for six to eight
weeks without any cost, and it is ex-
pected that the people of the commun-
ity where the school is thus taught
will board the volunteer teacher. A
number of teachers have already volun-
teered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
FOOD CHANGED TO POISON.

Putrefying food in the intestines pro-
duces effects like those of arsenic, but
DR.. Kings New Life Pills expel the pois-
ons from clogged bowels, gently, easily
but surely, curing constipation, bilious
ness, sick headache, fevers, all liver, kid
ney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at all
drug stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
SPECIAL RATES TO BUFFALO, N. Y.

On account of the Pan-American Expo
sition the Seaboard Air Line Railway
will sell round trip tickets from Raleigh
to Buffalo for $2925, limit Is days from
date of sale, and $32.7O, limited to No
vember 3rd. These tickets are sold via
Washington and Pennsylvania, also via
Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley or d. L.
and w. line. Parties can also use these
rates via Norfolk and Bay Line and thence
by Pennsylvania through Elmira or via
Philadelphia. Tickets to be sold daily
commencing April 3Oth and continuing
until further advised. For further adj
vice call on
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, 1901-05-16
Raleigh Business Houses.


PHOTOGRAPHER.
WHARTON, G. p,
11D Fayetteville Street.
ARTISTIC WOOD MANTELS.
ZACHARY & ZACHARY,
1OS West Martin st.
BOOK STORES.
BAPTIST BOOK STORE.
11s Fayetteville st.
BANKS.
COMMERCIAL q FARMERS BANK.
Cor. Wilmington and Martin Sta.
COAL, WOOD AND ICE DEALERS.
JONES d POWELL,
1O7 Fayetteville st.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
HUGHES, VIM. H.,
1877 Fayetteville ST.
CHINA, rows AND CANDY.
RIGGAN. J. D.,
132 Fayetteville Street.
DRY GOODS.
WOOLLCOTT, WALTER,
IA e. Martin st.
MARBLE WORKS.
RALEIGH MARBLE WORKS,
Cooper Bros., nropc' etors.
JOB PRINTERS.
Afford. BYNUM & CHRISTOPHERS
rs e. Hargett st.
CAPITAL PRINTING COMPANY,
lis West Martin st.
UZZELL, e. NJ.
Cor. Wilmington and Martin SITS.
PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS.
NORTH STATE PLUMBING AND
HEATING COMPANY,
100 West Martin st.
SHOES, TRUNKS AND HOSIERY.
HARDING, WIN. r.,
$50 Fayetteville st.
INVESTMENT AND LOAN.
ALLEN, GEORGE,
Pullen Building.
JEWELLERS.
MAHLER'S SONS. H.,
228 Fayetteville st.
LIVERY AND SALE STABLES.
ROBBINS, j. H.. STABLES,
Wilmington St., back Marlborough House
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Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves

Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves
Wilmington, 800 a. M, arrives Fayette-
Vile 1905 D. M, leaves Fayetteville l2'20
o. M, arrives Sanford LAB p. m. Return
ing leave Sanford 3.O5 p. m, arrive Fay
etteville 430 D. m, arrives Wilmington
9.25 D. m.
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves Ben
nettsyille sos a. m, Maxton sos a. M,
Red Springs 9.51 a. m. Parkton 1O.A a.
a.. Hone Mills 1885 a. m. arrive Fayette-
Vile II. 10. Returning leaves Fayetteville
AS D. m, Hope Mills 800 p. M, Red
Springs SAB p. m, M2xton 6.16 p. m.'
arrives Bennettsville 7.15 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. rs. at Maxton with the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroad, at
Sanford with the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 3.55 p. M, Halifax
AT D. M, arrives Scotland Neck at 5.CS
D. M, Greenville 6.57 p. m, Kinston 7'SS
n. M. Returning leaves K.nston 100 Q.
M, Greenville S.52 a. M, arriving Halliax
at Ills a. M. Weldon 1913 a. M. daily
except Sunday.
Trains on washington Branch leave
washington $40 a. m. and 2.S0 p M, arr
rive Parmele go a. M. and 100 p M,
returning leave Parmele 9.S5 a. m. ana
$50 D. M, arrive Washington 11.OO a. m.
and 73O p. M, daily except Sunday
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $50 p. m.. Sunday, 4.1O p M,
arrives Plymouth 7.40 p. M, go p. m.
Returning, leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday 7.6e a M, and Sunday 800 a. M,
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. M, HOO a. m.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, 500 a. M,
arriving Smithfleld $40 a. m. Returning
leaves SUlthheld 500 a. m, arrives Al
Goldsboro SIS a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at $50 a. M. $40 D. m..
arrives Nashville 1920 a. M, 4.OS .. M,
Spring Hope HOO a. M, AIS p. m. Re-
turning leave Spring Hope 11.2O a. IN,
ass D. m, Nashville 11.45 q. M, 5.25 p.
m, arrive at Rocky Mount 1910 p. In,
800 p. M, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday
i1.4O a. m. and 4.25 p. m. Returning
leaves Clinton at 6.45 a. m, and 2.5O p 10.
Train No. IS makes close connection az
Weldon for all points North daily, all rail
via Richmond.
H. NJ EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent.
]. r. KENLY, General Manager.
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Laws Of 1901.

Secretary of State Grimes has made
a sensible innovation about the laws.
Heretofore each place affected has had
to wait for months before printed
copies of the laws passed by the Leg
islature reached them. Mr. Grimes has
the State printer to send him fifty
copies of each act as it IS printed, and
has these in hand ready to send to COM
munities which may need them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
Escaped Convict Back.

Yesterday Ex-Sheriff Smith, of Meek
lenburg, brought back 70 the STATE
prison an escaped convict. a negro
James Smith by name. The negro, who
was convicted in Salisbury of horse
stealing, escaped two years ago from
gang of convicts doing work at a saw
mill. He was caught a short time ago
by Ex- Chief of Police Orr, of Charlotte,
and was yesterday landed once again i'll
the pen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16

NOW IS THE SEASON when the small
boy fills himself with green fruit, which
invariably leads to cramps, diarrhoea or
dysentery. If parents are prudent, they
will have bottle of Pain-Killer, ready
for such summer emergencies. Avoid sub
stitutes, there is but one Pain-K Killer,
Perry Da yis'. Price, 25c. and SOC.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
In New Business.

Mr. Lee Afford, of the News and OBJ
server force, has bought the grocery store
of Mr.. NJ A. Bledsoe on Fayetteville
street, and is having it put in good con-
dition. The business will be managed by
Mr. r. L. Jones for Mr.. Afford, and with
a new stock opens today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
Musicale Last Night

Last night there was a most enjoyable
musicale given in the Sunday School room
of the First Baptist church. The young
ladies of the Sunday School presented a
program which was excellently rendered
The silver collection at the door is to be
used in the library fund.
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To Sentence Mrs. Nation Today.
(By the Associated Press. }

Topeka, Kansas, May 14.-The jury in
the case of Mrs. Carrie Nation, charged
with 'joint smashing" this evening re-
turned a verdict OF guilty. Sentence will
be pronounced tomorrow.
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Durham Business Houses,

Durham Business Houses,
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
SAMUEL, LEVIN,
222 w. Main st.
DRUGGISTS.
w. M. YEARBY,
l23 ID. Main SC.
FURNITURE.
THOMAS & CAMPBELL,
los to 105 q. Main st.
GROCERIES, SHOES, HATS.
B. w. HOBGO0D,
ia u. Main st.
JOB DYE HOUSES.
DURHAM DYEING CO.,
Ill Green st.
MARBLE WORKS.
DURHAM MARBLE WORKS.
119 to 229 Main st.
MATTRESS MANUFACTURERS.
.:URRAT, HARRIS Co,
112 w. Main st.
CRoCERS WHOLESALE.
w. H. PROCTOR.
ne and 11a Cor. ManRum and Parrish Sta
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R.
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H. NJ. EMERSON,

General Passenger Agent
J. r. KENLY, General Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16

Nv. Rocky Mt. 8 3Ol $3.50. ~ 40 '.''' -"
Ar. Weldon S2I 1855. ! ~ 80. 49,
PM A. M.IP MI
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CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
Dated January 18th. 1901.
The Western news., 1901-05-15

clared that the smoke Of the burnins
herb would force the fairies to bring
the child back, and. sure enough, on
going over the ground they had pre-
viously searched they found the little
boy asleep beside stream.
The reputation and authority Of that
constable have now increased hum
dredfOld In all the countryside, and
very few householders in those parts
now have the temerity to risk offend
ing "the good people," as they call the
fairies (much as the Greeks used to
call the furies "the Eumenides," or
well-wishing ones), by omitting to leave
out every night the traditional bowl Of
milk and the griddlecake for their ben
eft.
The constable himself believes his
charm brought the child back. Yet
like all the royal Irish constabulary,
he has had to pass fairly stir exam
ination in order to be received into the
servlce.-New York Sun.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
ENGLISH "RED TAPE"
Clrcumvent ted with the Aid Of Tele-
graph Boy.

Circumvented with the Aid Of Tele-
graph Boy.
English red tape is queer thing,
observed z well-known New York poll
tician who has just returned from .
visit to London, according to the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. "More than once I
ran foul Of 1t within the sacred pre-
cincts Of the British House Of Com
mons. One day had an engagement
to meet an Irish NJ. p. there some If
teen minutes before the house opened.
handed my card to the blue-coated
functionary. who guarded the entrance
corridor, with the request that he hand
1t to the M. p. in question.
Sorry. sir said he. I cawn't do Il.
There hain't hany messengers ERE yes
and my horders Is not TO take hany
cards myself
Persuasion and entreaty were alike
wasted upon him. Having had previ-
GUS experience of the potent influence
Of shilling or two judiciously bestow-
ed, attempted bribery. But he proved
to be incorruptble.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
FOREIGN SOIL IN WASHINGTON.

France to Require New Embassy
Grounds In the Capital.
Several foreign governments, among
them France. are negotiating for the
purchase Of embassy land in Wash
ington. AS soon as such negotiations
are completed the annexed property he
comes foreign soil. Frances new hold
ing, for instance. will be exempt from
taxation. The French flag will foat
over it. II one Frenchman chooses to
murder another within It's bounds it
will be none of Uncle Sans business.
The quarters of the present French
embassy are intimately associated with
the life OF Washington. The mansion
was built just seventy-tive years ago
by Richard Rush, statesman and dip.o-
matist. The year before its foundations
began to rise Rush had been recalled
from the ministry to Great Britain to
be Secretary Of the Treasury under
John Quincy Adams. In tie '4O's Rush
vacated the house upon his appoint
ment by President Polk as Minister to
France. Shortly afterward Hamilton
Fish. then in Congress. moved in and
remained until retiring from the Senate
in 1857. Fish added a large ballroom
to the right Of the house proper. The
The Western news., 1901-05-15
UBIQUITOUS DE WET.

Famous Boer Leader a Sheridan, For.
rect and Marion Rolled intc One.
Christian De Wet Is one Of the great
est cavalry leaders and guerrilla fight
ers that the world has ever known.
He is as resourceful as Forrest, as
dashing as Sheridan or Stuart, as elu-
sive as Marion. With the death Of Jou-
bert and the capture of Cronje, this
plain burgher, who knew nothing of
the science Of war. took upon himself
the task of carrying on the unequal
struggle in the South African republic.
The war seemed to be in its last
stages. Beers were laying down their
arms and accepting British sover-
eighty. Only few bands of guerrillas,
such as the force under De Wet, were
in the field. Lord Kitchener and Col.
Baden-Powell prepared to round up
these rebels in short order. But some.
how the plans of Kitchener and Baden
Powell, as far as they were applied to
De Wet, miscarried. The waning for
tunes Of the Beers did not seem to
affect the spirit Of the dashing officer
or his men. He pledged the burghers
to fight to the death, and then, with q
The Western news., 1901-05-15
One of Them Didn't Get On.

Visitor docking at the photograph al
bum)-You have fine-looking family
of boys, Mr.. Bilkerson. And they all
seem to have turned out remarkably
well. This is Henry, isn't it?
Mr.. Bilkerson (proudly)-Yes, that's
Henry. He's in the music hall line.
Gets EGO week for merely singing
what they call topical song. Henry's
a good deal of a genius. That next one
is Christopher. He's jockey. Made
$1,000 out Of it last year. The one on
the next page is Oliver. He keeps a
Stock Exchange "bucket-shop." Built
a fine house out Of what he made out
of it last year and the year before. Yes.
my boys are doing pretty well. Come
out with me to the stables. l.
Visitor-Rut you have another son,
haven't you?
Mr.. Bilkerson reluctantly)-Ye-e-s.
His names Gabriel. He's professor
of Greek, or theology. or something Of
that sort in college. Gabe is a good
enough fellow in his way. but he doesn't
seem to get on. Come out to the sta
bles, Mr.. Swackhammer. l want to
show You my new pair of grays. Lon
don Tit-Bits.
The Western news., 1901-05-15

spirit and dash unrivaled in history, he
raided the lines of communication of
Kitchener and harassed the British
until they were well nigh desperate.
In the Transvaal they point with
pride to the fact that this common
burgher, who has outgeneraled the
greatest OF English generals. has had
no military experience. lie has always
been anti-English, and in the Orange
Free State and in the Transvaal he has
always been in favor of measures de-
signed to limit the influence of the Brit
ish. At Majuba he was one of the
small band that stOrmed the hill. OF
physical fear he knew nothing. He was
one of the first to dash in among the
English troops and force them to sur.
render He was then only youth.
To-day he is not much over 40, of
medium height. slight build, dark and
heavily bearded. He hates the Eng
lish with a most abiding hate. So
strong is this feeling that he would not
allow his children to learn the Ian
guage. and he does not wish to hear it
spoken. Rich, as far as the goods of
the world go, he had abandoned home
and all to fight the hated enemy. He
has fine farm between Bloemfontein
and Wepener, near De Wetsdorp, a
town named in honor of his father, but
this was desolated by the British and
his fortune wiped out.
How he organized out of the ragged,
disheartened. battered and beaten rem
nants of the Boer army the superb
fighting force he has hurled against the
British is one of the marvels Of this
most remarkable war; A genius for or
ganization. as he is genius in tactics,
De Wet has managed, without other re-
sources than those provided by the
enemy. to feed and clothe and arm his
forces. sweep the country and keep the
whole British army in South Africa in
trouble. A dozen times it has been an
nounced that he was surrounded, but
each and every time he has slipped
away. and has signalized his escape by
some raid or dash more daring, more
brilliant and more startling than the
preceding.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
GOT THE WORK He WANTED.
EHrontery of the Applicant Suited
the Railroad Manager.

EHrOntery Of the Applicant Suited
the Railroad Manager.
United States Revenue Inspector
William A. Gavett vouches for the fol-
lowing story of well-known Southern
railroad man:
II. NJ. Hoxie, general manager Of the
l. & G. N, was universally considered
a good fellow by his friends in Texas
and elsewhere. A slight deformity
caused him to limp, and the brakemen
on the road, with the quick adeptness
which railroad men possess in giving
nicknames, promptly dubbed him ''Old
Flatwheel."
One day Mr.. Hoxie sat in his office
when typical Texas "brakie" stalked
in and stood with his hat on In the
middle of the floor.
''l>want job" said he.
After little talking Mr.. Hoxie sug-
gested that his manner was unbecom-
ing. and suggested that he would give
him practical lesson in how to ask
for a position.
"You take my seat" he said. land I'll
show you how you ought to act"
The brakeman took the general man.
ayers chair and Mr.. Hoxie stepped out
into the hall. After giving a respect
full knock he came in and stood uncov-
cred before his temporary superior.
''Well?" said that worthy.
II am looking for a position, sir, -
said Hoxie. II have 'braked' for four
years and think could fill position
on the international. What can you
do for me?"
The tough brakeman leaned back in
his chair and stuck his thumbs in the
armholes of his vest. "Well. old Flat
Wheel I'll just give you a job" he
drawled.
1T took me Off my feet" said Mr..
Hoxie in telling the story at Calves
ton banquet. But I laughed in spite
of myself, and the applicant began
work on the International short time
after that. t."-Detroit Free Press.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
MINGLlNG OF THE RACES.

Alliances Between Different Peoples
Are Hel pful to the Whole.
Man is an animal and Darwin has
shown that not only is he closely akin
to other animals, but that the laws
which control the development Of the
lower animals also control the develop
ment of man. He has also shown that
cross breeds Of animals are larger and
stronger than either parent. When we
examine into the origin Of the English
people we find the ancient Britons
fighting and mingling with the Romans,
and subsequently with the Picts. Scots,
Danes. Saxons and Normans. For more
than 1000 years these various breeds
of men have crossed and recrossed un-
til they have been nodded into that
homogeneous mass that we know as
Englishmen.
Turning to the United States, we find
the foundations Of a new nation laid
by the sturdiest and most enterprising
of these same Englishmen. They land
ed on the then distant shore, conquered
the wilderness, organized new gov
ernment closely akin to the old and in
vited the people Of all the world to join
them. The Slavs. the Germans and
the Latins mingle together and in few
years become neo-Anglo-Saxons, or
what may be more properly termed An
glO-Americans. The evolution going on
in the United States is also going on in
Canada. in south Africa, in Australia,
in New Zealand and in other small
places scattered around the world.
There is thus being formed. on a gl-
gantic scale. new race of men. built
on the strongest line on which 1t is pos
sible to construct human beings. The
different sections of this new race have
a common language and literature. the
same laws and customs. and the trend
of industrial civilization gives them
identical political interests.-Engineer-
ing Magazine.
The Western news., 1901-05-15

THE situation was embarrassing and
annoying. My engagement concerned
a matter OF Importance to myself a,
least. knew that the M. P. was with.
a few hundred feet of me and there
was as enectually prevented from
getting at him by barrier of red tape
as II there stretched stone walls ana
Iron bars between US. At last noticed
that there was telegraph office in the
rotunda just a few yards away. I
rushed to 1t and hastily wrote this mes
sage:
I am here, but the blank old fool Of
doorkeeper won't take my card to
YOU"
The clerk gravely took my message.
l paid as much for Its transmission an
II 1t had been directed to somebody in
the most remote corner of the British
isles. A telegraph boy. being privi-
legged to pass the doorkeeper, conveyed
1t to the representative of a somewhat
turbulent constituency. He responded
Immediately and had the satisfaction
OF knowing that for once had circum.
vented English red tape"
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Albani's Early Success.

AS child Nine. Albani made such q
success In her first appearance on the
concert platform that she was sur
rounded with bouquets. That was In a
convent in Montreal, where she re-
ceiyed her education. At IA she was
first soprano in Catholic choir at Al
bany. N. Y, and at sudden notice be-
came organist. Then her singing abil-
ity was noticed. A fund was raised,
and she was sent to Europe for study
in Paris and Italy. The rest is known.
Nine. Albani's appearance in Messina.
where she was encored fifteen times,
and her subsequent triumphant appear.
ance in London are fresh in the minds
Of music lovers.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Exacting Wants.

An advertisement seen lately in a
morning paper printed-never mind
where-calls for "a stenographer who
can cook" Another demands "a house.
keeper who understands shorthand and
typewriting." These curious "wants,,
send ones fancy adrift in strange chan.
nels. Are they straws that show a com.
Ing halt In the mad onward rush Of
business? Are the chafing dish and Ave
o'clock tea kettle to become recognized
features in Office life? Surely there
can be no conflict between labor ana
capital when the employer tears him
self away from carking cares to relax
his overstrained nerves in cheerful con.
verse with the employed over a cup Of
frangrant tea The hurried luncheon.
too, will make way for leisurely chop
prepared over the alcohol lamp bv 4
sedately smiling young woman who
takes dictation as 1t cooks.