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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-01
The price reductions are big and earnest Every ten
in the entire stock is given price pinch.

A sale of 1000 Hats at one third, one
half, and two-thirds price is a matter
of commanding Importance ami should
elicit your most earnest attention.
Right now is your best time of the whole
year to buy-all reserve stock has been
brought out-therei be no recorders
no duplicates-this will be record
breaking" June-we have amply provi-
ded additional force. for the rush that
is sure to come and certain TO con-
tinue throughout the month. We are
busy marking down prices at night 50
every morning new surprises await
your coming. Start early, be on hand
in time. You'll surely profit by this
kindly advice it quickly followed.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
ON JORDAN's BANK.
Curious Ceremony BY Russian Pilgrims in
the holy Land.
UOndOn Telegraph.)

| lLondOn Telegraph)
The traveller in the Holy Land will wit
ness few sights which will interest him
more than that of the Russian pilgrims
at the annual Epiphany ceremonies on the
banks of the River Jordan. A week be-
fore the festival itself crowds of these
Siav peasants are seen trudging along the
Jericho road with every ima ginable kind
OF haversack and carry-ail on their backs
Some of the pilgrims are old and weather
worn, others young and cheerful while
few, overcome by sleep and fatigue, are
| lying prone along the roadside But some
how the whole lot, young and old, man.
age to reach the banks of the river in
good time for the ceremony.
They spend the night, perhaps, in the
Russian hOspice at Jericho, where they
simply huddle together like flock of
sheep. Before dawn the rooms are empty
and the whole crowd has gathered on the
bank, where Greek priests, who will pres
emily drive most lucrative trade, await
them. The principal articles sold are
branches of trees from various sacred
spots, stones from the Mountain of Temp
tation hard by, plants from the wilder
ness and rosaries with olive stones for
beads. To whatever religious value is
claimed for these articles the Russian
peasants implicitly give credence, and they
willingly pay their money to obtain Them
During the hours Immediately preceding
the ceremony the motley crowd is occupied
in prayer and silent devotion. To many
pilgrims this occasion is one of the great
est life can bring, namely. to be permitted
not only to visit the Jordan, but actually
to battle in its sacred waters. Suddenly
chanting is heard and the crowd quickly
opens to let a procession of 'purple-ciad
ecclesiastics pass to the waters, then the
pilgrims close in again, and station them
selves along the banks, eager and watch
full. And now, quite reverently, jeweled
cross is laid by the patriarch on the sur
face of the stream to bless it, and no
sooner does the sacred symbol touch the
water than dive is made into it by the
enthusiastic crowd, which splashes and
sprays and dips-altogether a strange
scene. Such is the baptism, and the
longer it lasts the greater the merit the
pilgrim will enjoy.
All dripping with water each shroud is
now wrung out and slowed away to serve
as the cerecloth when the pilgrimage of
life is over and the body is ready for the
grave. AS the traveller rides away the
next day to Jerusalem he will see these
childlike peasants, bedraggled with mud,
and fatigued by constant sleeplessncss,
plodding along toward the holy city, chant
ing and singing as they go, and leaning
OH their sticks of reed. But there is now
smile on their faces, and joy in their
hearts, for have they not bathed in the |
waters of Jordan?
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
PERSONAL.

Senator Mark A. Hanna was admitted
to the Loyal Legion Mt meeting at Cleve'
land, Nov. 5. His eligibility rests upon
his service as a Second Lieutenant in the
l5Oth Ohio for 100 days. In his speech
he expressed his pride at membership in
such an organization.
The grave of the late John ]. ingalls,,
the brilliant Senator from Kansas, is in
Mount Vernon Cemetery at AtchisOn,
Kan, and it has been fifty decided to mark
it with d bowlder from among those de-
posted in Kansas during glacial period.
This is in accordance with character
istic letter written from the Senate Cham
Der in December. 1890, to his wife who
was then in Atchison, and which is well
worth reproducing:
1.-THE cold wave has passed off and the
morning is like April. The world is so
lovely at its best; this life is SO delight
full that 1 dread the thought of leaving
it. l have seen and experienced so little
seems like closing volume of which l
have only glanced at the title page.
"What an uncivil host life is, to invite
us to an entertainment which we are CON-
PEELED to attend whether we like it or not,
and then TO unceremOniOusly take us by
the arm and how us out into the night,
stormy and dismal, to go stumbling about
without SO much as lantern to show US
the way to another town.
Our ground in the cemetery should
have monument hate these Obelisks,
urns, and stone cottages, and should pre-
fer a great natural rocl-one of the red
powders known as the lost rocks OF the
prairie, porphyry from the north. brought
down in glacial times-with small sur
face, smoothed down, just large enough
to make a tablet in which should be in
serted the bronze letters of our name
'lngalls'-and nothing else"
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
WASHINGTON p c. THURSDAY
NATIONAL DErENsEs.
A Comprehensive Scheme Of Modern FORTH
cations for the United States.


Brig.-Gen. G.. L. Gillespie, Chief of En-
of the present and projected defenses of
the United States:
1.-THE scheme of National defense upon
which work has now been in progress
since 1888 is based upon a report dated
Jan. 16. 1856, submitted by the Board
on Fortifications OF Other Defenses, pop
ularly known as the Endicott Board.
This Board indicated the localities where
defenses were most urgently needed; de-
termined the character and general extent
of the defenses. with their estimated cost;
and recommended for first consideration
the names of q principal ports, arranged
in the order of their Importance:
''At the time of its report the coasts
of the United States were undefended, ex-
cept by obsolete ordnance mounted in old
style masonry forts incapable of coping
even with the ships of that day; and the
manufacture of armOr and modern sea-
coast guns and carriages in the United
States had not yet been entered upon or
designs therefor perfected.
"Up to the present time projects for
permanent seacOast defenses have been
adopted for 81 localities in the United, as
follows:
"Penobscot River, Me-; Kennebec River,
Me-; Portland. Me-; Portsmouth, N. H.;
Boston, Mass; New Bedford, Mass: Mar
raganSeft Bay, IL. L.; eastern entrance 10
Long Island Sound; New York, n: Y;
Delaware River. Baltimore, Md: Wash
ington, D. c.; Hampton Roads, Va; en-
trance to Chesapeake Bay at Cape Henry;
Wilmington, N. c.; Charleston, s: c.: Port
Royal, S. c.: Savannah. Ca: st. Johns
River, Fla; Key West, Fla: Tampa Bay,
Fla; Pensacola, Fla; Mobile. Ala: New
Orleans, La; Sabine Pass. Tex: Calves
ton, Tex: San Diego, CAL; San Francisco,
Cal; Columbia River, Ore, and Wash;
Puget Sound, Wash; Lake Champlain..
''In addition to the above localities, the
defense of the Great Lakes and the st.
Lawrence River is under, consideration"
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
ScfAntfRfa ff MAAk

There is to be great meeting of Scient-
lists in Washington in December. The
Convention will last from Dec. 20 to Jan.
3, 1903. All the prominent scientific men
of the United States will be in attendance,
and number of the prominent scientists
of Europe have accepted invitations to at
tend.
The following societies, which are af-
6liated with the American Society for the
Advancement of Science, will meet here
in conjunction with the latter: The Amer
ican Mathematical Society; Astronomical
and Astrophysical Society of America
American Physical Society; American
Chemical Society; Society for the Promo
ton of Engineering Education; Geological
Society of America; Botanical Society of
America; Society for the Promotion of
Agricultural Science; American Forestry
Association; Association of Economic En-
tomolOgists; American Microscopical So
ciety; American Psychological Association,
and the American Folklore Society.
The societies will meet in sections, each
section to embrace a particular scientific
branch, as follows:
Mathematics and Astronomy; Physics;
Chemistry; Mechanical Science and Engi-
neering; Geology and Geography; Zoology,
Botany, Anthropology, Social and Eco
noniic Science, and Physiology and Ex-
peri5lental Medicine.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
81 KLEGG AND SHORTY.
Continued from fourth page)

that's just about what we'll do" answered
81, as he comprehended what the stuff
really was. Don't that just beat ali
never supposed there was as much rosin
and tar in the world before. If all this
gets a-fire once, it'll make blaze that'n
beat Columby. That seems to be the maiil
road, down there, and there are some of
our wagons coming along. You can see
the Acorn on them. The rebels can't get
to the road without coming through here,
and unless they are made of caSt-iron they
can't get through the blaze there'll be in
three minutes after we touch a match to
this truck. l don't believe it's right to
waste any men in fighting them down there
at the erick,, when we can stop them so
you're dead right" answered Shorty,
breaking off big chunk, and crunching a
bit in his teeth, to make sure that it was
really rosin. "It's rosin, sure as the Lord
made little apples. I'm just itching to see
this go up in blaze"
The guns began cracking, as the rebel
advance deployed through the fields, Oh
the other side of the creek. came within
range.
Get her ready to go, Shorty" said 81,
''and I'll go down and call the boys off,
He went down to the ford, passed the
word along tile line for the fOragers to
begin falling back, quietly, and one at a
time from the right and left of the line,
and lifting his carbine, took deliberate aim
at the officer who was sending the rebel
line forward. The officer dropped, several
men ran to pick him up, and a rebel can
non which had been run up on a knoll
half-a-mile away, threw q shell which
shrieked over Sis head.
'All ready, ST." called out Shorty.
Come back on the slope, for she'll go off
like powder-mill when l touch the
match"
81 called to the rest. and they sprang on
their horses, and trotted back. Shorty had
already set fire to the piles at either end,
and great columns of smoke were rising,
and the fire was running swiftly along the
ground.
AS they passed through to where the
gorge opened out into the main road and
turned around to look back the whole
space between the hills was an ocean of
roaring flame.
Having some considerable experience
with fires" remarked Shorty, watching the
ccnfagration with boyish glee. 81 should
give it as my calm, mature judgment, that
that lays away over either Atlanty or
Columby. 1t throws more soul and heart
into its work. If only jeff. Davis was
in the middle of it, it'd leave nothing to
be desired. Mr.. Joe Johnston, you can
take your men back to camp. Circum-
have: interferred with their pleasant lit
tie plans"
''Them's our wagons down there in the
road" announced Pete, coming back with
Abednego in a lather. "Col. McGillicuddy
says that he's coming along with the regi-
ment as fast as he can"
ride back, Sandy" commanded 81,
"and tell him he needn't hurry the boys
The trouble is over"
The white, terrified face of the lady,
peered out of the wagon, but in the shrill
piercing tones of her little child came:
20, ma, Just look at the big fire. Isn't it
Qo be continued)
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
GRIFFIN AND BURKE.
The Names Of Two Brave Soldiers Perpetu.
ated in Coast Artillery Batteries.

Two of the Coast Artillery Batteries
have been named in honor of splendid SOL
diers. They are located at Fort Hamii-
ton, N. Y, and are to bear the names
Battery Griffin" and Battery Burke"
Battery Griffin is named in honor of
Breyet-Maj.-Gen. Charles Griffin, whose
record of gallantry and promotion reads
like q romance. He was born in Ohio;
was graduated from West Point as breyet
Second Lieutenant of the 4th U. s. Art,
in the class of Al, and served in the Mexi-
can war. He was Captain in the ID u.
S. Art. when the war Of the rebellion be-
gan, and his advancement for gallant and
mer;tOrious conduct commenced at Bull
Run July q, 1861, and he was Brig
adier-General of Volunteers by June, 1862.
When mustered out in 1866, he had risen
to Major-General in the Volunteer service
and Breyet Major General of the Regular
Army. He was a handsome, dashing fel-
low, with a string of battles and skirm-
ishes on his service record a yard long.
He was in the center of the fighting from
the first day to the last, and at AppOmat-
tox he was one of the Commissioners who
carried into effect the stipulations for the
surrender of Lee. He was in command of
the Fifth Corps at the close of the war.
Gen. Griffin died Sept. Is, 1867, and was
then just Al years old. Gen. Martin
Burke, for whom the other battery is
named, was a gallant officer in the Mexi-
can war and in the war of the rebellion.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
An Old Army Blanket.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Looking
through my war relics l found my old
rubber army blanket, which was picked
up by Comrade L. NJ. Webster on the
morning of May 5. 1864, just after we
crossed the Rapidan at Germania Ford.
threw my own blanket away, it being
badly worn, taking the one offered me By
Webster, which was practically new; at
least it was much better than my own.
On the 18th day of May, at Spottsyl-
vania, l was wearing it to protect me
from the drizzling rain, until about p. m,
when we were ordered to charge the reb-
els in their line Of works in the woods.
hastily folded the blanket in narrow
folds, running 1t up under my body belt
in front of me. Just as we entered the
ket, making 40 holes, also through my
clothing, doubling me up as though l had
been struck with a club across the bow
els.
The blanket bears the name Of T. T.
Costello, Co. F, N. W., stamped in one
corner. No doubt Comrade Costello had
more clothing than he wanted to carry, and
after crossing the Rapidan had thrown IL
away.
II the comrade or any of his company
should see this, would like very much. at
his late day. to know what became Of
Costello. I was hit again three times in
front Of Petersburg, then on Aug. 10 at
Weldon Railroad received wound in the
right foot that laid me up for eight
months. l joined the regiment again in
April, 1865. being able to walk with the
help Of a cane, and was mustered out with
my regiment JULY 80, 1865, at Washing
ton. D. CA. III. GILLIE, Co. A, 9Th
Mich, 213 Smith street, Flint, Mich.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
A Mother in Israel.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l wish
through the medium of the old soldiers
paper, The National Tribune, to call the
attention of the old soldiers and friends
of Mrs. Hogan, of Harvard, McHenry
Co., ILL.,, very patriotic woman and one
that did so much to help keep the old
Flag floating over our undivided country
by assisting and encouraging all those who
had patriotic blood coursing through their
veins to enlist at their country's call to
fight for the union of the whole United
States. She furnished three sons and
four sons-in-law, who went when called
to keep the Old Flag floating over the
whole of our free and progressive country
She is now over 80 years old and should
have the homer of having her name re-,
corded with the brave men that wore the
blue, for she did so much to help win our
great victory, and has lived to see the
great victory.
At her S3d anniversary we were living on
Big Foot Prairie, ILL.,. and her old neigh
bors concluded to celebrate the day at the
home of her son-in-law, Comrade L. p.
Card, who crossed the dark river few
months ago, with whom she lived. 1 pro-
cured a button the old soldiers prize so
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
Republicans majority, IS.

Republicans majority, IL.
The changes indicated from the 51tf
Congress are as follows:
Connecticut returns Republican Con
gressman-at-large, making solid dele
cation of five against four in the 57tt
Congress.
California changes from solidly Repub
lican to of that party and 4 Democrats
under redistricting.
Colorado, under redistricting, sends one
Republican and two Democrats, instead Oi
a solid Democratic delegation. Delaware
sends q Democrat instead of Republi
can.
Idaho sends one Republican instead Of
a Populist.
In the 57th Congress, Illinois split even
IL to II. In the 5Sth Congress under hel
redistricting, her delegation comes back
with 16 Republicans, q gain of 5, and
Democrats, loss of 2.
Iowa loses one from her present solid
delegation of IL Republicans.
Florida sends three Democrats.
Kansas is again wholly Republican
dropping the last Democrat from her dele
ga ton of eight.
KENTUCKY returns only one Republican
to the 5Sth Congress. She had two in
the 57th.
Maryland has lost two from her solid
Republican delegation of six.
Massachusetts returns four Democrats
a loss of one from the present delegation
Of IL Republicans, and gain OF one under
redistricting. q
Michigan returns one DeWocrat. There
are now II Republicans.
Minnesota has now se~s Republicans.
In redistricting, the delegation gains one
Republican and one DemBcfkt.
Missouri in redistricting, added one Dem
ocrat to her delegation and loses one Re-
=. Montana sssts has returned = f the Repu'li.
Nebraska now has six members in the
lower House, divided equally between
POpulist, Democrats and Republicans. In
the 5Sth Congress she will have five Re
publicans and one Democrat.
New Jersey adds q Republican to her
delegation of six RepubieS1ns, and one
Democrat. the redistrictiRg giving her 10
members in the lower House.
In the 57th Congress- New York has
33 members. In the 58th Congress the
Empire State will have 81 members. The
Republicans lose one vote, having but 20
in the 5Sth, whereas they have 21 in the
51th, and the Democrats gain five, having
II in the 5Sth against II in the 57th Con-
gress.
North Carolina loses her two Republi-
cans, and is again sOlidly Democratic, u
gain of three to the Democrats under re-
districting. Under the same conditions
North Dakota gains another Republican,
having two in the 5Sth Congress.
PENNSYLVANIA redistricted, and comes
back with 25 Republicans and Demo
Gratis.
Rhode Island splits even. The Repub-
licans owned it in the 57th Congress.
Tennessee redistricted, gaining one Dem
ocrat.
Texas redistricted. gaining three Demo-
cratic votes.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13

These remedies are combined in lozenge
form, pleasant to take, and will preserve
their good qualities indefinitely, whereas
all liquid medicines rapidly lose whatever
good qualities they may have had as soon
as uncorked and exposed to the air.
This preparation is called Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets and it is claimed that one
of these tablets OF lOZenges will digest
from 300 to 1900 times its own weight of
meat, eggs and other wholesome food. And
this claim has been proved by actual ex-
peripents in the following manner: A
hard boiled egg cut into small pieces was
placed in bottle containing warm water
heated to ninety-eight degrees Tor blood
heat, one of these Tablets was then placed
in the bottle and the proper temperature
maintained for three hours and a half, at
the end Of which time the egg was as COM
pletely digested as it would have been in
a healthy stomach. This experiment was
undertaken to demonstrate that what
it would do in the bottle it would also do
in the stomach, hence its unquestionable
value in the cure of dyspepsia and weak
digestion. Very few people are free from
some form of Indigestion, but scarcely two
will have the same symptoms. Some will
suffer most from distress after eating,
blOating from gas in the stomach and
bowels, others have acid dyspepsia or
heartburn, others palpitation or headaches,
shoulder blades, extreme nervousness as
in nervous dyspepsia, but they all have
same cause, failure to properly digest what
is eaten. The stomach must have rest
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its normal action and vigor. At same
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child can take them with benefit This
new preparation has already made many
astonishing cures, as for instance, the fol-
lowing:
After using o.ily one package of Stuart's s
Dyspepsia Tablets i have received such
great and unexpected benefit that / wish
to express my sincere gratitude. In fact
it las been six months since / took the
package and / have not had one particle
of distress or difficulty since. And all this
in the face of the fact that the best doc
tors ! consulted told me my case was
Chronic Dyspepsia and absolutely incur
able as had suffered twenty-five years.
distributed half dozen packages among
my friends here who are very anxious to
try this remedy.
Mrs. Sarah A. Skeels.
Lynnville, Jasper CO., Mo.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
druggists everywhere at so cents for full
sized packages.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
PERSONAL TO SUBSCRIBERS


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The National tribune., 1902-11-13
Theo Noel Company, National Dept yzz%as: zsza Chicago ILL.,
Virginia returns 1 Republican and

Virginia returns 1 Republican and
Democrats.
Wisconsin also redistricted, adding her
one new vote to the Democratic column.
The States which redistricted are as fol
lows:
Arkansas, increased from six to nine dis
tricts; Connecticut, from four to same with
Representative-at-large California from
seven to eight; Florida from two to three;
Illinois from % to %; Massachusetts,, l.,
to IA; Minnesota, from seven to nine; Mis-
souri,, from Is to 16; New Jersey, from
eight to 10; New York, from "a to 81
North Carolina, nine to 10; Pennsylvania,
from % to 80; West Virginia, four to five;
Texas, 13 to 16; Wisconsin, 10 to IL.
The 57th Congress consists of 356 men,
hers divided among 1913 Republicans, 153
Democrats and four Populists, with one
Free Silver Socialist. The 18Th Congress
will, under the redistricting of the States
named, have q membership of 386. Of
these 2O2 are Republicans, 1874 Democrats,
and no Populists.
The National tribune., 1902-11-13
A TEST EXPERIMENT.
Peculiar Power Possessed by q
New Medicine.

OF new discoveries there is no end, but
one of the most recent, most remarkable
and one which will prove invaluable to
thousands of people, is discovery which
it is believed will take the place of all
other remedies for the cure of those COM
mon and obstinate diseases. dyspepsia and
stomach troubles. This discovery is not
a loudly advertised, secret patent medicine,
but is scientific combina ton of whole.
some, perfectly harmless vegetable es-
sences. fruit salts, pure pspsin, and bis
muth.