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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
Mr.. Watson Sends his Thanks.

tWadesboro Messenger mtelligenccrD
We received a telegram from
Hon Cyrus u. Watson yesterday request
ing us TO EXPRESS to Arson Democrats
his grateful appreciation of their action
in giving him such handsome vote for
United states Senator. in the primary.
Tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

The battle is on in Iowa Speaker
Henderson has announced himself a
candidate for Governor against Governor
Cummings and will seek that road to
vindication.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
Spirit of the Press.

WILL NOT APPEAL TO HONEST
VOTERS.
Durham Herald.
The Republicans will gain nothing by
contesting a Congressional seat where a
majority is honestly against them, even
though it is small. True, a partisan
Congress might seat their candidate, but
such tactics do not appeal to the honest
voter of any party. The party can only
make itself respectable by fair dealing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

The indications in New York are that
Judge Gray, Democrat, has been elected
Judge of the state Court of Appeals, and
possibly John Chnncen Democrat, Attor-
yGencral. If they are elected, it Is
cause for rejoicing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

The Lumberton Argus says that me
Representatives and Scnators-clcct from
Robeson county to the Legislature are
pledged to secure 1.-The Duplin law as
an amendment to the prohibition law. If
prohibition is to prohibit, the Duplin law
preventing jug shipping into prohibition
territory is necessary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

1t costs money to conduct courts. The
bill of costs in the trial in Montgomery
county for trying the man supposed 10
be the murderer of VIM. Carpenter ag-
gregates $79G.65. Rather costly bill for
identification that didn't identify.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

In the death OF Capt. Y. v Richardson,
the State loses a patriotic and useful citi-
zen. In war and in peace. he served his
State with conspicuous fidelity and for
many years exerted great influence His
influence was always cxcrtcd for good
government and for progress.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

Keep your eye on Judge Parker, Of
New York, and don't forget that he is
the only Democrat who has carried the
State of New York since 1882
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

This old story is commended to Major
Moody, who, it is said, thinks of con-
testing the seat of Mr.. Gudger: a Penn
sylvania farmer lost his wife. The
clergyman called TO console him and
asked among other things:
Was she resigned"
'Resigned?" returned the widower;
Resigned? She he'd to be"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

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< One of the leading educators of \
4 North Carolina. gentleman who <
X was not in accord with the papers <
X policy in the national issue of 1896, <
= in private letter writes: :
< "'For the distinguished services \
X rendered by the News and Observer X
!. to the cause of pure and unadulter- :
!. ated Democracy, the people of North =
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

There was an old man.
And his name was Uncle Jetc;
He lived-a long time ago.
Ger tho place where the brains ought
10 grow--ow-ow.
-Rhamkatte Rooster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

When q Young man marrics the only
daughter OF millionaire he doesn't have
to wait fifty years to celebrate his golden
wedding.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
A MORNING TONIC.
Bishop Hall.)

Moderation is the silken string run
ming through the pearl chain of all vir-
lures.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
NEGRO TRADERS OUT OF JOBS, TOO
Rockingham Anglo-S Saxon.

The negro question doesn't seem to be
the only question that is settled. The
political status of them former drill
masters seems also to be pretty well
settled. They can now go away back
and set down.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
4 Prominent Forester.

VIM. T. Bader of 354 Keep street,
Brooklyn, N. Y, was laid up with
Rheumatism. He began to take DR..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy and
after using two bottles was cured. His
sister, of 4J7 Grand St, Williamsburg,
N. Y, and her son Walter were both
restored to health by Favorite Remedy.
Dr.. David Kennedys Favorite Remedy is rec
ognized as a specific. 1t purifes the blood and
dissoves the excess Of uric acid in it. 1t is the
most successful medicine ever discovered for
the Kidneys. Bladder, Liver and Blood.
All druggists sell it in the NEW 90 CENT SIZE
and the regular 81 90 size bottles.
Sample 6offie--enoKgh fer trial, free BY mail.
Or. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

A private note from Dare says: 'Our
candidate for representative is elected by
over 100 majority. as is our candidate for
sheriff. The balance of tho ticket by
a majority of 70 This refers to the
Democratic ticket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

huntsville. n. c.. Nov THE COM
plete returns show that Mr.. ]. Bis Ray,
the Democratic candidate for the House,
was elected by twelve majority Small
maiorities for Democratic State ticket.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19
Watches and Clocks

A large assortment of handsome
Mantel Clocks that strike the hours on
musical gong bell and the half hours
on tinkling cup bell. Tastefully dec
Grated in gilt scroll and has a face that
reflects the beauty and worth of the
movements behind it.
These clocks regularly sell for $500
and are an exceptional bargain at our
price
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

My hand was in a horrible state.
Everyone advised me to send for doc
tor and have it amputated; but l posi-
tiely refused to allow myself to be still
further mutilated of my own free will.
The two joints of what was once my
thumb had gone, but it appeared that
IL would still be necessary to remove
u piece of bone. l took my knife, in
tending to perform the operation, but
they took it away from me. l got hold
Of another little later and cut across
the ball of the thumb, removing as
much as was necessary. The worst
bleeding was over, but the operation
was very painful one"
Personal Adventures.
Many of the most interesting pages
of Dom Pauls book relate to the wars
with the native tribes. These passages
constitute lasting record of the large
part played by the Beers in opening up
South Africa to white civilization. the
fruits OF which now fall to the Eng
lish. I will quote only Il few passages
dealing with some of Mr.. Kruger's per-
sOnal adventures. One of these de-
scrihes battle with the kaffir chief
Seckeli.
"On Monday morning the battle be-
gan, ! was well in front and brought
down a number OF Katiirs with my
our-pOurder, which loaded with
coarse shot. When the mountain on
which Secheli's town lay was already
partly taken, Louw du Plessis, who was
serving the guns, accidentally hit a
large rock, and the ball, rebounding,
struck my head with such force that l
fell to the ground unconscious. A cer-
tain Van Rooyen had to help me to my
feet, and at the same time bound up
my aching head in cloth.
while / was lying unconscious and
Van Rooyen was busying himself about
me, a Hottentot servant OF my broth
er's, thanks to his accurate aim, kept
the Kattirs at u safe distance When l
came to myself, the first thing l saw
was that the Kaffirs were creeping up
behind rocks and bowlders, and l re-
allied the danger that my burghers
would be exposed to IL not warned in
time. i at once got up to lead the at
tack on the dangerous points, although
my wound prevented me from carrying
my musket The Katlirs kept up hot
fire from every cave and gorge, but,
after sharp fight, the burghers sue
ceeded in driving them from the noun
tain.
my life was in danger for second
time during the same battle. One of
the enemy's bullets, fired from a huge
rifle, struck me on the chest and tore
my jacket in two"
Kruger as Strategist.
In 1853 the Kaffir chiefs, Mapela and
Makapaan, murdered the brother of the
late General Potgieter with horrible
tortures. They skinned their victim
alive and tore his entrails from his
body before he had ceased to- breathe.
Kruger Joined in a punitive expedition
under General Pretorius and the Kaf-
frs We're at length cornered in caves
and reduced almost to starvation.
AFTER the Kaffirs had been besieged
for some time" says Mr.. Kruger, II
endeayored TO end the matter and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

1 bring about surrender by strategem
| With this object in view. 1 crept il
the dark, unseen, into the cave where
the Kaftlrs lay hidden. I sat dowI
among them and began to talk to then,
in their own language, as though
(, We're one of themselves, and suggested
| that it would surely be better to sur
render than die of hunger. I also said
that I was certain that the white mer
| would not kill us, and offered myself tc
go to the white men to treat with
them. Suddenly an armed Kaffir ex-
claimed:
"Magoa" (white manD
But this dangerous moment also
passed, for, when the Kaffir shouted
Magoa" all the others fled deeper into
the cave, and I jumped up and ran
after them, right into the back Of the
cave. The Kaffirs now began to hunt
for the white man. looking for him in
every direction except where he was,
in their very midst"
Kruger failed in his strategy to Sc
cure surrender, but escaped with his
life. A little later Kaffir prisoner
offered to show the white men some
caves where elephants tusks lay in
heaps, and Paul Kruger headed a small
party to go and seek the treasure. On
his way he came upon the bloody
clothes of women and children who
had been murdered by the Kaffirs, as
we'll as the roasted remains of their
bodies left by the cannibalistic blacks.
The Falfir prisoner himself wore
clothes that had clearly belonged to a
murdered white man, yet the Beers did
not discover that the heaps of ele-
plants tusks were a myth until the
willy black had almost escaped.
Bitter Toward Rhodes.
Come We now to the subject of the
British, as seen through the eyes of a
life long enemy. The more than ques-
tionable methods by which the Kim
berly diamond mines We're acquired are
briefly described. During the period
of annexation about 1878 Dom Paul
thus explained to his fellow burghers
what the self-government offered by
the British would mean. in his opinion:
'"rhey say to you, First put your head
quietly in the moose, so that can hang
you up; then you may kick your legs
about as much as you please! That is
what they call elf-government." His
ideas, of course, have not changed on
this point
Yet he shows some discrimination in
his animosity; he praises Sir Hercules
Robinson and few other Englshmen.
But for Cecil Rhodes, dead or alive, he
has nothing good to say. Here is his
estimate of the South African imperial
ist;
I'm spite of the high eulogiums
passed upon him by his friends. he was
one of the most unscrupulous charac-
ters that have ever existed. The Jesu-
itical maxim that the end Justifies the
means formed his only political creed.
This man was the curse of South Az
rica. He had made his fortune by dia-
mond speculations at Kimberley, and
the amalgamation of the Kimberley
diamond mines put him in possession of
enormous influence in the financial
world. Rhodes was capital incarnate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

->O iildtttl lOW DslSe, ITO
contemplate, be it lying, bribery OF
treachery, all and every means We're
welcome to him, if they led to the at
tainment of his Objects
The Jameson. Raid.
Rhodes part in the Jameson raid, as
recited by Kruger, is nothing new, nor
is his firm conviction that Joseph
Chamberlain was in collusion with
Rhodes. The author quotes a passage
in one of Rhodes letters showing that
the latter did not care q fls" for the
Uitlander franchise which formed the
preteXt for the raid.
Long before the raid Mr.. Kruger ex-
pressed himself thus: "Those people
remind me Of Il. baboon L once had,
which was so fond of me that he would
not let anyone touch me. But one day
we Were sitting round the fire, and un-
fortunately the beasts tail caught in
the fire. He now flew at me furiousy,
thinking that l was the cause of his
accident The Johannesburghers are
just like that. They have burnt their
fingers in speculations and now they
want to revenge themselves on Paul
Kruger"
Mr.. Kruger protests that the Beers
had no suspicion of the Jameson raid
before it occurred. They We're well
aware of the ferment at Johannesburg,
OF course, and of the objects of the Ma
tional Union. One day when the burgh-
ers pressed President Kruger for the
punishment of the rebellious element
he used the words: you must give the
tortoise time to put out it's head before
you can catch hold of it," Some people
supposed from this that he knew of the
preparations for the Jameson raid, but
he says he referred only to the Ma
tional Union. He fully believed the
British when they said they We're as
semblng their police for AN expedition
against the Katlirs. THE burghers en-
tertained so little suspicion that they
themselves assisted in the purchase OF
the military stores and in conveying
the goods to all the places which after
ward represented roadside stations for
Jamesons ride"
The South African republic was prac-
tically defenseless at the time of the
raid and the work of armament, which
had such important effects in the late
war, dated from the Boer awakening
after the invasion of Rhodes under
ling.
Drive at Chamberlain.
Mr.. Kruger is convinced that Mr..
Chamberlain had abetted the Jameson
raid, and that after its failure he never
ceased to plan for the destruction OF
the republics.
I'm 1897" he says, "Mr, Chamberlain
appointed Sir Alfred Miner governor
of Cape Colony and high commissioner
OF South Africa. There is no doubt
whatever that Chamberlain appointed
Milner only with a view to his driving
matters in South Africa to extremes
His appointment was greeted by the
jingoes with loud jubilation. The char
acteristic aim and object of his policy
is shown by the words which he en-
ployed to a distinguished Afrikander.
The power OF Afrikanderdom must be
broken
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

OF incalculable value to disinterest ed
historians. The author tells of his
own large part in these events with
out either boasting or modesty. There
is not n word OF complaining about his
unhappy destiny. The book Is no ap-
peal for sympathy or for anything else.
it IS jnst the plain, but Fascinating
story of a remarkab BILE mans life
Youthful Exploits.
| don't know how other people may
feel but for myself the initial chapters
reeounuuE Paul Kruger's youthful eX-
pleits as n hunter are among the most
interesting in the book. He thinks he
must have shot thirty or forty ele-
plants and five hippopotamuses, and he
tells W the killing of five lions. the first
of which he shot in 1889, when he was Il
boy OF "a. The animal was in the act
Of leepins and fell almost on top of the
boy when he shot it. When the men
came up to examine it, one began to
measure the enormous teeth, whereuuen
the boy. with his love of fun, jumped
upon the dead animal and caused it to
emit terrific roar, frightening the man
nearly to death and almost securing q
hiding for himself.
Some OF young Kruger's most perilous
adventures We're encountered in hunting
the rhinOceros. On one occasion he dis
regarded his brother-in-law warning
and dismounted in front OF the angry
beast of this kind.
'She had scarcely caught sight of
me-" he continues, "before she was in
hot pursuit. | allowed her to come
within a distance of three or four yards.
When 1 fired, the percussion cap re-
fused, and there was no time for Sec
ond shot. The animal was close upon
me, and there was nothing to be done
but to turn round and run for dear life.
In attempting to do so my foot struck
against the thorn roots, and l came
down flat on my face. The beast was
upon me; the dangerous horn Just
missed my back; she pinned me to the
ground with her nose, intending to
trample me to death. But at that mo-
ment / turned upon her and got the
contents of the second barrel full under
the shoulder blade, right into her heart.
1 owed my life to not letting go my
hold ON the gun during this dangerous
adventure. The rhinoceros sprang
away from me, but fell down dead a
few yards away"
Cut Off His Own Thumb.
The fact that Kruger amputated his
own thumb is we'll known, but it is in
teresting to have his version of the
story. He was in pursuit of a rhinoc-
eros in 1S45
II succeeded i'm getting second
shot" he says; but at that very mo-
ment my rifle exploded just where |
held 1t with my left hand, and my left
thumb. the lock and the ramrod lay on
the ground and the barrel of the gun
behind me. / had no time to think, for
the furious animal was almost upon
me. so jumped on my horse and gal
loped away as fast as / could, with the
rhinoceros in fierce pursuit. until we
came to the ford of a little spruit, when
my pursuer came to the ground and so
allowed me to ride quietly in the drec-
ion of our wagons.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

/ ance there tnan by remaining 10 be
captured. or this exile he says,
IF my departure from Pretoria was
| q bitter blow to me, my departure,
under such sorrowful circumstances.
from the land to which ] had devoted
my life was doubly bitter 7 saw it
swarming with the enemy, who. in ar
rogance, was already declaring that the
war was over and that only guerrilla
bands now infested the country. l had
to bid goodbye to the men. who had
stood beside me for SO many years and
to leave my country and my people.
my gray-haired wife, my children, my
friends and the little band OF lion
hearted fighters, who, surrounded as
they We're on every side, had now to
make their way through an uninhab-
tied district to the north of the repub-
lie, there to reOrganiZe and recon-
mence the struggle. But ! had no
choice. l must either submit to the
decision or allow myself to be taken
prisoner. My age prevented me from
riding, and it was. therefore. impos-
sible for me to accompany the COM
mandos further"
Dom Paul's ingrained religious OPP
timism remains in evidence throughout
his book, and even now he apparently
refuses to regard the fate of the Boer
republics as final. He closes his book
with these words.
Nor, in so far as I myself am con-
cerned, will | consent to lose courage
because the peace is not such as the
burghers wished, For, quite apart from
the fact that the bloodshed and fearful
suiferings of the people of the two re-
that God does not forsake His people,
even though it may often appear So
Therefore, / resign myself to the will
of the Lord, I know that He will not
allow the afflicted people to perish. He
is the Lord, and all hearts are in His
hand and He turneth them whitherso-
ever He Will'
Whatever else may be said of Mr..
Krugers book ! think it must be adj
mitted that it has the dignity of innate
strength. There is none of the COM
planning or ranting that would newt
ably come from a weaker character un-
der the circumstances, While it Is an
eX parte statement of matter that has
another side, its bitterness is attended
with restraint and his sarcasm is the
more biting because it is quiet. AS
human document the book possesses n
rare and lasting interest, while as
chapter of history it can never be ig-
nored.
The volume fills 45O clearly printed
pages and contains two portraits of the
author and a good index. In England
MIR. Unwin prints the book in two vol
umes and charges IS for it.. In the
United States it is issued by the Cen
tury company, New York, i'm one vol
ume, costing $3.50, to which twenty
cents must be added if the book is de-
livered by mail
The fruit brick is the latest form OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

H. L.. Shuman, in Chicago Record Herald
Whatever else may be said of "The
Memoirs of Paul Kruger" the book is
not dull. Apart from its historical i'm
port, it is one of the most interesting
works of autobiography that have ap-
peared in many Il year. Ii is not un-
biased, of course, but it is virile, digni-
fled, sometimes humorous, often eXcit-
ing. in parts sarcastic and denuncia-
tory. From end to end there looms a
forceful personality that compels re-
spect. OF Mr.. Kruger's desire to tell
only the truth there can he no more
doubt than of his bitter and eutspoken
contempt for British craftsmanship and
for men like Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.
Rhodes.
Dom Paul's book will surprise even
his friends by its clear and intelligent
grasp of every subject touched upon
Those who regard him as an ignorant
and narrow old man will find it hard
to account for this quite remarkable
volume. 1t is true that he has had the
advantage of an able editor and of a
translator who writes the choicest
English, but these men did not make
the book. The rugged and fearless
~'N'NNNN 'A "e' fNiu6tA loTlH
on every page.
How Written. sf
These memoirs We're dictated by Mr.
Kruger to his private secretary, after
which the notes We're edited and elab-
GRATED In German by Rev. Dr. Scho-
walter The English and American
edition has been translated by A. II. de
Mattos, from DIR. Schowalter's revised
German text, collated line for line with
MIR. Kruger's original Dutch. DR.. Scho-
walters rather extensive foot notes also
are translated, and there is a valuable
appendix of Mr.. Krugers public proc
lamations and other documents.
understand that the $100 900 which
the Munich publisher. Herr Lehman,
had to pay to induce Dom Paul to write
his "reminiscences is to be devoted to the
uses of destitute Transvaal families. MIR.
Kruger is a rich man and at first re-
fused to write the book even for the
large sum offered, but finally consented
10 do 1t for the sake of his friends and
of history. "a Nt
Though it is only a simple and
straightforward narrative OF events,
skimming rapidly through sixty event
ful wears. Mr.. Kruger's volume will be