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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
in ten of the States producing the largest
average yield per acre being as follows:

These figures show that Iowa is the
only one OF the North or Northwestern
States-.he ones that devote special at
tention to ck-raislng-that has hay
yield equal to any CT the Southern States.
New York is considered especially as q
hay producing State and yet the tonnage
per acre is seventy-fve per cent less
than that OF North Carolina.
Eve only need to make use of our nat
ural advantages tc become IN important
stock raising State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
Convicts for Forsyth.

Sheriff Hutchings. OF Forsyth. ycster-
day brought to the penitentiary here
John Hyde and Rome Dalton. Hyde was
sentenced to twelve years for man
slaughter, his crime being the killing of
Silas Westmoreland a respectable old
colored man. Dalton comes to serve a
seven year sentence for burglary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
TIE ROANOKE A TORRENT,
Melting Shows Cause washouts and Delay
the Trains.
lBv the Associated Press.l


Roanoke, Va, Feb. 25.-The rains OF
the last few days and the melting SHOWS
in the mountains have swelled the vol
ume of water III Roanoke river and
other streams in this city until today
they are veritable torrent. The low
lands south and west of the city ale
submerged and the street cars are un-
able to use some of their suburban
lines. The tracks of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad are covered with water
west Of Roanoke and flooded tracks are
reported on the Roanoke and Southern
and Shenandoah Valley divisions.
The passengers on the Roanoke and
Southern were brought to the city on
street cars, which met the trains at the
washouts. All trains are beinE ! ably
delayed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
Visitors from Louisburg.

DR.. 5. p. Burt. DR.. ]. E. Malone, and
Messrs D. c. High. J. j. Place, and S.
W. Jones, of Salisbury, are registered at
the Marlborough.
Mr.. H G. Kearney, of Louisburg. isl
in the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
GREAT WEALTH

Is perfect health. How do you leei'
ever have attacks of Indigestion ana Oys-
pepsia? Most people have. coleman
Guarantee" will positively cure onese
common ailments. Take it, eat what you
want. and be happy" Price Soc, large
bottle, at druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
FRYE LEAVES THE
SENATE TO DECIDE
Continued from First Page.J

speech against a permanent consular ser
wee He contrasted the timid course OF
crncers in the consular service of foreign
countries with the fact that our consular
crfieers We're as a rule always ready to
accept responsibility as proof that our
system was better for not being per-
manent service
The House then adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
MCNEIL SUCCEEDS RYAMs.
Want Public Building Site at Elizabeth City
Changed.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, d.. c., Feb. 25.-Robert
III. McNeill, young lawyer OF Jeffer-
son, Ashe COUNT will succeed Hyams
as clerk to Sc cor Pritchard's commit
tee.
A delegation is here from Elizabeth
City seeking to have the site OF the pro-
posed public building there changed.
Judge Undertake and ex-Judge Spen-
Ger 3. Adams are here. They both say
there is no politics in their visit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
Boys Brought Back.

Mr.. Jas. II. Robbins, with the two
young lads who rode off with his horses
last Sunday and were found in Fayette-
willie, arrived last night on the freight
from Selma. Mr.. Robbins said he thought
the matter would be adjusted without the
necessity of prosecuting the boys. who.
he said, were very bright and manly lit
tie fellows. ard ready TO make all amends
for their eseapade.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
Orpharage Committees.

There will be joint meeting OF the
committee on orphanage from Occonee-
chez and Osceola Tribes tomorrow even
ing at o'clock. in the mayors ofhcs'
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
SECRET OF THE MAINE.
Perished with the Electrician Of the
Fated Warship Who Took His
Own Life.

When Lieut.. Morris committed sui
eide probably an everlasting lock was
turned upon the secret of the Maine.
He was the electrician on that i'll
starred ship when she was sunk by an
explosion in Havana harbor and caused
the Spanish war, says the Portland
Oregonian. His eliminates have been
sure that he knew the secret of the
cause of the catastrophe, and that it
was internal and not external; but its
revelation involved responsibility of a
brother officer, and so Morris carried
the weighty secret until it could be
borne no longer, and took his life as
the only means of deliverance.
The failure of the commission of in
quiry into the cause of the catastrophe
to find reason for il has left it an
open question, and open question it
will always be so far as direct evidence
is concerned. The suicide of Morris,
his occasional talk about defective
wiring, and the feeling of his conf
Dental friends that he knew the
cause, and that it was within the ship
and not outside. constitute circum..
stantial evidence only, but such as it
is it acquits Spain of the responsibility
that only circumstantial evidence fast
ened upon her.
The consequences of that calamity
have been stupendous. for had not the
Maine blown up there would have been
no Spanish war, nor the long train of
vexatious consequences, for further
projection of which no human wisdom
can see. The president was opposed
to the war, and relied upon diplomacy
to free Cuba and accomplish all that
war could do, and by better means.
But the explosion in Havana harbor
was followed by an echo of wrath in
this country which demanded that the
president throw the issue to congress
to be decided by the direct representa-
tives of the people. If Morris at that
moment had unlocked the secret it
might have stayed the hot tide of rage,
and it might not. Who can tell?
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Uncle Jack-"The professor has a
mummy quite 1900 years old" Elsie
''Oh, mummy, will you be 1000 years
old when me and Cyril are grown up
like him Punch.
Cynic-"One of the greatest nui-
sances on earth is this custom of shak-
ing hands with everyone you meet"
Friend-"That's right, old man, shake" !"
Detroit Free Press.
Bertie-"Are we any kin to chick
ens?" Gertie-"Of course not; we're
people" Bertie-"Well, Uncle Harry
says papa was 4 mighty bad egg when
he was youngstown and Country.
The Reason.-'I wonder why Susie
is carrying her umbrella. The weather
prediction says to-day will be clear and
fair" Didn't you know that Susie's
father is the weather man ?''-Indian-
apolis News.
The Autocrat Satisfied.-'.Well, I've
got the plans for my new house all
finished" 'Got them fixed to suit you,
eh?" "Oh, no; but the architect says
he is satisfied with ."-Philadel-
phia Record.
DIR. Fakely is making a lot of money
out of his new practice" "What is t?"
Hes working for patent medicine
firm-giving up his patients as incura-
bic, so they can come along and make
them well with their great compound"
Cincinnati Commerciai-Tribun
A Devoted Couple. Mrs. Hartt-
"Yes, l have no doubt there are I'M
happy marriages, but really cannot
understand how they are possible.
Now, there's George and /, we are so
devoted. He says he could not exist
without me, and I'm sure i live only
for him." Mrs. Greene--"You really
are TO be congratulated. both of you.
BY the way, how long have you been
married?" Mrs. Hartt-"Just a week
day after o-morrow."-Boston Tran
script.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
CAPITOL BUILDING, SALEM, OREGON.
A Letter From the Executive ONCE Of Oregon.

Pe-ru-na is known from the Atlantic
&c the Pacific. Letters of congratula-
tton and commendation testifying to
the merits of Pe-ru-na as a catarrh
remedy are pouring in from every State
in the Union. DIR. Hartma a is receiving
hundreds of such letters daily All
classes write these letters, from the
highest to the lowest. -s5N
The outdoor 1aborer, the in door arti-
san, the clerk, the editor, the states
man, the preacher-all agree that PEE
ru-na Is the catarrh remedy of the age.
The stageand rostrum, recognizing ca,
tarrh as their greatest enemy, are cs-
pecially enthusiastic in their praise
and testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh. Ca.
tarrh is well-nigh universal; almost
omnipresent. Pe-ru-nais the only abso-
lutte safeguard known. A cold is the
beginning of catarrh. To preventcolds,
to cure colds, is to cheat catarrh out
of its victims. Pe-ru-na not only cures
catarrh, but prevents. Every house
hold should be supplied with this great,
remedy for coughs, colds-and so forth.
The Governor of Oregon is an ardent
admirer of Pe-ru-na. He keeps it con-
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
woRKFoR ..REDUCEDLADIBs." /"
employment for Gentlewomen who
/. Have Been Deprived of Posi-
tiOn and Fortune.

How reduced ladies"-women who
have been reduced from afiiuence to
poverty--shaII be cared for or assisted
in maintaining themselves is ques-
ton that is perplexing a good many
of those interested in philanthropic
work, says the Chicago Chronicle. For
tunately the class unable to help the M
selves is very small, particularly in the
United States, but there are yet some
who need helping hand, at least un-
til they have succeeded in establish
ing themselves comfortably. The man.
ager of bureau which furnishes en-
ployment to many women, herself OF
the class which she finds SO discour-
aging, said to reporter:
MANY day and many night shed
bitter tears when i knew l must face
the world and carve my own fortune.
But no one knew that fiinched. One
thing, think, saved me. l believe al
ways that lady elevates any position
she may hold and so. / was not
ashamed to work. Then, too, j had
faith, and never doubted that if j did
my best all would sooner or later
be well with me. Fortunately, was
not lacking in endurance and perse-
verance, which are prime elements Of
success, and was not wanting in
modicum, at least, of tact and COM
nonsense. WhenI received an offer of
three dollars week / actually cried
for joy, because knew it was start
err Ashamed of it! was as proud
as Lucifer of that first hard-earned
money. af a 4g setff
Its the gentlewomen who cant do
menial work who furnish the knottiest
problems. Ones heart aches for them.
because they are so ignorant of the
world and because they so effectually
block their own way. They come here
with long tales of woe and with bare
ly penny in the world, and when we
make practical suggestions to them
they scorn work as menial and dis
grace to their ancestors and go back
to bewail their fallen fortunes in their
furnished bathrooms over scanty bike
ry fare. Ask 6ne of this kind to take
a position such as we can find for
person without training or experience
in any line, and no matter how at
tractive the salary offered she re-
hearses for the tenth time the gran
deur and glory Of past generations and
reminds us haughtily of her family
tree. They have even come with scrap
books from which we have been ex-
pected to read long accounts of their
past social trimphs. / have heard the
changes rung on these subjects until
my head wbirls when think of them.
When l hear woman say that the
position we offer is beneath her Iknow
that either that woman will learn some
hard lessons or that, never learning
them, she will be fiat failure and final
ly come to dependence" ,i'ssT
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
NEW USES FOR RIBBON.
Made Into Flowers and Bows for
Dress and Hat Orname n tation
Very Attractivcly.

Thirty bright yellow stamens, a
branching, aggressive pistil and a
round place for them TO grow upon,
and you have the center of the latest
thing in ribbon flowers, reports the
New York Herald.
They tried at first making them
wholly out of gathered ribbons, but
that only produced roses in bud form.
Then the ribbon flower bloomed
anew into great, faring, bright eyed
beauties, that make the windows of
shops nightly attractive.
Ribbons used to be thought capable
of being worn in just one way-as rib
bons..
& Now they have grown into dozen
uses entirely distinct and apart from
that.
First they were employed as "couch"
work on fancy things that women made
and after awhile they even left the
field of sash and tie and became draw
strings" in the underskirts.
Now, in the general outburst in the
use of ribbons, they are nolonger knot
ted or bowed or wired into loops for
hat trimmings, but are shirred over
wire loops and form butterflies, from
which depend myriads of tiny bows.
The roses, bulbs and leaves are go
cunningly devised that as they rise
from blue or pink stems they have a
quasi-natural appearance, and often
adorn corsage in lieu of real flowers.
The pink and red and yellow and
white single roses for the hair are
made in satin ribbons, and nestle back
OF the ear like those in oid-fashioned
miniatures, only these are fadeless.
Rufties of ribbon are worn, and rib
bon forms insertions in dress goods,
is made into stocks and used as puff
ings onsthe edges of various useful ar.
ticles. IT is made into garters and into
numberless articles of fancy work,
among which are '.alI piece. sewing
bags, the opera glass cases and eye
glass holders.
Ribbons have been found useful be-
cause they lend themselves to so many
purposes in their natural form. They
have a finished edge when selvage is
wanted, and they can be twisted into
a'bow when all other things fail They
are useful substitutes for aigrettes in.
the coiffure. and nothing so good fora
belt has been found. They, make the
daintiest of reins for a eotillon. and
the flowers into which they are formed
this year suggest confetti time.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20

Ever since Darwin showed how the
common garden worm helped the
ground by keeping constantly at work
loosening it and making it fine. scien-
lists have been studying these lowly
creatun eswith renewed interest. Late
ly Swiss naturalist, Prof. Dussere,
has been investigating the chemical
value of the worms work, and he finds
that, after worm has finished with
any particular part of earth. it Is Ear
richer in phosphorus and lime than it
was before. Thus the worm does con-
stantly, as regular process Of nature,
what the farmer strives to do artificial
~ with che mical compounds. The worm
fertilizss the ground and enIiches the
ground jast as the farmer does.--Na-
tuEo.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20

ing but death. Meanwhile bear nv
admiration to the fair charmer and
assure her that / I~cannot live without
her."
Dinner was hardly over before the
count presented himself at the hotel.
The colonel had intended to pack him
on ii he came, but he changed his
mind. Notwithstanding her age. his
sister was full of romance, and when
told about the count had hoped to
meet him. 1t would be a feather in
her cap to be adored and chased
around by count, even if she did not
consent to marry him. There was n
dash of coquetry and adventure in
the matter to catch Bessie, and the
pair had prevailed upon the colonel
to bring the count up. Before the
presentation he, however, felt il his
duty TO say:
Look here, Du Bois. You call
yourself count and say you've got
papers 70 prove it. don't care con-
tinental cooked hat whether you are
count or clerk, but l want NO
scenes. / don't care to be gossiped
about"
There shall be no scenes. mon-
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
Good Morninw Ex-rc,,.

A girl who wishes to expand her
chest can do so if each morning after
her bath she will stand erect, feet to-
gether and shoulders back, arms
straight down, and take 25 full deep
breaths. 1t is perhaps best to begin
with Is for the first week, and gradu-
ally increase to 25; if one desires 70 70
on to fuller perfection increase until
so full breaths can be taken.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
BACHELORS HALL.

Me to cook an6 me to sweep.
Me In trouble very deep,
This the week when must keep
Bach'lor's Hail.
'Tis thing that frfghtens me.
Such responsibility.
Glad my wife's not here TO see
I'd feel small.
Newspapers all o'er the floor,
Grocer's ads. beneath the door.
Never such a muss before,
Something wrong.
Beds all slept in, l declare.
Making beds i find a care.
30 I leave 'em stripped TO air
All week long.
Say, It's something wild and weird
How I've got the carpets smeared.
Folks might think that I'd been reared
In a sty.
Rubber plant is full of dents.
Lost my shaving implements.
Bathroom looks like thirty cents;
Ny, my, my!
Pipes and ashes strewn about.
Dresser drawers all stand out.
Looks as II I'd had rout
Here last night.
Shoes beneath the music rack.
White plano keys turned black:
Wish my wife would hurry back.
Guess I'll write.
I'm TO housewife, that Is plain:
I shall write, for / would fain
Be a benedict again.
So say
Me to cease this hopeless strife,
Me to end this hired girl lifet
What Is home without wife.
Anyway?
Newark Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

II is said that Texas alone markets
$S0,oOO,OOO worth of cattle annually.
American exports to South Africa
this year will reach total of $33, ,0O0,-
600, or double that of 1897. &
The last five years of the nineteenth
century produced more gold than the
entire output of the seventeenth CEN
tury.
For 80 years the United States COM
mission of fish and fisheries has been
making study of Uncle Sans salt-wa
ter. farm, its products and the mer
who work it. saat ~ - 49,
The loftiest steamboat route in the
world is doubtless that just opened
between Puno and Chilaya, Peru, on
Lake Titacaca. 1.300 feet high, or twice
the altitude of Mount Washington.
In the New England menhaden fish
cry the record seine haul produced
100000 fish. A single seine of the
largest size costs more than $1,000, and
more than 1000 men have been EN-
ployed in the seining business of Al
bemarle sound alone during one sea-
son. -
Not even does the shrewd instinct of
animals always prevent them from eat
ing food which is injurious. In Mon
tana from $4,000 to 100000 cattle per
annum are poisoned each year and die
as the result of eating two poisonous
weeds-wild larkspur and poison ca
NASHVILLE great losses are sustained
each year in the southwest country
from stock eating the loco weed.
For 25 years the indefatigable Catho
lie priest, Father Delattre, has been
engaged in archaeological researches
on the site of ancient Carthage, and
now reports what he declares the best
find made during this period. 1t is
white marble sarcophagus, 2.09 me-
ters in length, partially covered with
designs, that on the lid being a relief
portrait of woman of rare artistic
beauty. The sarcophagus belongs to
the -Punic period and is the work of a
Greek artist. 1t is now regarded as
the piece de resistance in the we'll
stocked museum of the Peres Blancs
in Carthage. The find was made in the
metropolis near Ste. Monique.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
THE POPULATION OF CHINA
Eighteen Provinces Have 426, 600, 900
Souls, Says the Very Best
Authority.

The assessment of the war tax has
given the Chinese government an op-
portunity of obtaining with approxi-
mate accuracy general census of the
empire. The data now given will, no
doubt. cause much surprise, inasmuch
as the figures go to show that the
present population of China is COM
paratively very little in excess of that
recorded by various European Stats.
ticians half century ago, says the
London Standard. We know, however.
that at that period, and, even later. II
was matter of infinite difficulty. II
not sheer impossibility, to obtain
anything like authentic information
concerning the population of China.
By some writers this was given a 3so.-
100000, by others as 400, ,OO0, 900 and
450,000.o00. We now learn, on the
very best authority, that the Chinese
population of to-day numbers about
426,000.o00 of souls, including $500. coo
in Manchnria, 2,5sO, 900 in Mongolia.
6,430.020 in Tibet and 1,200, 600 in Chi
nese Turkestan. -----ae
Shantnng. with a population Of a.
247,9oo, is the most densely inhabited
province of China. Kiangsu, in which
Shanghai is situated, has population
of l,3eS,2s5. In density of population
Shansi, with so inhabitants to the
square kilometer, may be compared
with Hungary, and Fukicn and Hupeh
with England. Chilli with France and
Yunnan with Bulgaria. On an average.
China proper. e., the IS provinces
is not much more thickly populated
than the German empire. The four
great Chinese "outlands," consisting
chiefly of steppe and wilderness, are
very sparsely populated.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
NEGROES DON'T MIGRATE.
some Interesting Facts About the
Colored Race Revealed by the
Recent Census.

There were 6,5oo, 900 colored persons
In the United Statesin 1850, $500 600 in
1890. and s,soo,ooo in 1900. A general
movement" of colored inha bitants from
one state to another or from one Sec
tion Of the country to another, due to
economic, political or hygienic reasons,
has been declared to be in progress at
intervals of two or three years since
the close Of the civil war.
But the figures of each succeeding
census prove that the colored popnla-
tion Of the United States is by no means
pigrstory; Il chsnges little rear ~
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20

tlnually IN the house. In a recent leu
ter to DR.. Hartman he says:
STATE OF OREGON,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
SALEM, May 0, 1898.
The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus.
o.: aS
Dear Sirs-I have had occasion touse
your Pe-ru-na medicine in my family
for colds, and it proved to be an excel
lent remedy. have not had'occasion
to use it for other ailments.
Yours very truly, WIN. Lord.
1t will be noticed that the Governor
says he has not had occasion to use Pc
ru-na for other ailments. The reason
for this is, most other ailments begin
with a.cold. Using Pe-ru-na to prompt
ly cure colds, he protects his family
against ailments. Thisis exactly
what every other family in the United
States should do. Keep Pe-ru-na in the
house. Use it for coughs, colds, la
grippe, and otherclimatic affections Of
winter, and there will be no other all
ments in the house. Such families
should provide, themselves with a copy
of DIR. Hartman's free book, entitled
"Winter Catarrh." Address Nr. Hart
man, Columbus, Ohio. xHHfg
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20

Tomatoes and corn stewed together
in equal quantities is delicious COM
bination. A little minced onion and
salt, pepper, sugar and butter should
be added Until the corn is good and
plenty, try rice and tomatoes. Put a
thick layer of peeled and sliced toma.
toes in baking dish, season highly
with cayenne pepper. salt and butter.
Cover this with = layer of boiled rice,
and alternate the two until the dish
= full. Cvver loosely and beke.--N. T.,
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-12-20
Counts
Love

I WAS Col. Gaylord who was in
/ charge of the party of Americans
travelling abroad. There was his sis
ter, aged 30; his niece, young lady
of 10; q married sister-in-law and
himself. Miss Bessie, the niece, had
attracted considerable attention in
London, but it was while crossing the
channel on the way to Paris that
Count Du Bois saw and fell in love
with her. He saw, he loved and he
went to the colonel and said:
Monsieur, l come to you like an
honorable man. The young lady of
your party is an angel from Heaven.
would make her the Countess Du
Bois."
That's kind of YOU" replied the
colonel as he looked the man over,
"but isn't it rather sudden?"
AT one glance l was in love. Pre-
sent me to her, monsieur, that may
tell her of my feelings"
We've got the name of being
hustlers across the pond, but this
rather beats our time. think you'd
better wait Is or 20 minutes longer.
No use in jumping a girl out of her
shoes, you know"
'She must be mine, OF it will be
death for mel" fervidly exclaimed
the count as he clasped his hands.
"As you say, however, it may be too
sudden. will call at your hotel this
evening. You will then introduce me
to the tairest woman on earth"
Don't call if you have any other
business on hand" remarked the
colonel who was not making his first
trip abroad.
Nothing shall prevent me-noth-