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The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

fire alarm whistle used by the Pioneer
Fire Company of that city. This wills
tie is blown by natural gas furnished
by local gas company. 1t is said to
be the only one of its kind, and can be
heard several miles. One Of the gas
wells flows 100000 cubic feet a day,
and is now considered the strongest
well in the Kansas gas field. Natural
gas is also used for fuel, for lighting
the city, and is also the only fuel used
by zinc smelters employing 300 hands
and by two vitrifed brick plants
Scientific American.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11


a brief sleep is to tie the halter rope
around his arm, his leg or his body.
An animal requires proportion of
water equal to that of man, and be-
comes crazed if his thirst is not
quenched. In such cases he Is liable
to plunge and careen wildly away over
the sands like a ship in a gale, drag
ging his human anchor to destruction
and death.
Such has been the experience of the
white man, but the desert Indians,
who have never been accredited with
superabundant wits, have for many
years employed method that is clever,
unique and effective-that Of fastening
their animals to holes in the ground.
During recent trip TO the desert a
photographer caught an Indian in the
very act, and for the first time a photo
was taken that illustrates the scheme.
KneelIng on the hot sand, the Indian
began to dig with his hands, which
were as hard and tough and imper-
yious TO pain as dogs paws. He
worked energctically until he had
made hole about two feet deep. He
then tied an immense knot to the end
Of the halter rope, lowered it into
the bottom Of the hole, filed the hole
with sand, and then jumped and
stamped upon it till the earth over
the knot was about as solid as the
rock OF Gibraltar.--Chicago Record
Herald
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
TO MEASURE THE SERMON.
Hour-Giasses stin Found in Some Old
English Churches

upuE-oAhHhFb HlAiA III Sumo Olu
English Churches
Very few hour glasses now llnger in
country churches, for they ceased to be
in anything like general use after the
Restoration, says the Golden Penny
tan English publication. One Of the
best-preserved glasses" Is still to be
seen in the Church Of st. Mary, at
Beckley, OXon, where it controlled the
length Of pulpit discourses for many a
decade.
BY the aid of the hour glass the men,
bers Of a congregation could satisfy
themselves as TO whether their worthy
pastor was giving them either long or
short measure in the way of sermons,
and, in truth, It was deemed little less
than a scandal If the preacher ceased
bis homily before the last grain Of sand
had dropped into the neither globe The
story runs that on one occasion, when
rumor reached the preachers ears that
bis flock considered his sermons scan.
dalously abridged, the worthy divine
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
SEA ENGULFS ACRES
OF ENGLAND'S COAST.

The encroaching sea is steadily eat
ing away the coast of England, says
the Strand Magazine. 1t is stated that
the annual loss Of area by coast ero-
sion in England alone is probably not
less than 1000 acres. On the other
hand, marsh lands have been drained
and other lands reclaimed, but these
areas are insignificant as compared
with those which have been lost.
Parts of the lost lands were low
lying, protected by dikes or levees,
which were eventually preached; 9th
er parts were washed away by the
floods and storms but in many cases
the sea is eating its way into tall cliffs,
demolishing numerous towns and vii
lagos.
The line Of anchorage for ships off
Selsey, in Sussex, is still called "the
Park" having been a royal deer park
in the reign Of Henry VIII, while the
treacherous shoals known as the
Goodwin sands formed in early days
the estate of Earl Goodwin.
On the Yorkshire coast there are
twelve buried towns and villages, and
in Suffolk there are FIVE. Submerged
forests may be seen at low tide of
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
has many peculiarities. He is a

has many peculiarities. He is a born
humorist, and he never wears a hat.
A mans fool he thinks, to wear head
covering in summer, and in winter
there's nothing so warm as snow.
"Im growing old, and know IT," said
Moody, the other day, but I'm of some
use to the world yet My grandfather
lived to be 113 years of age, and was
smart to the last At one time 1
thought l should equal his record, but
now l think he'll beat me by about
thirteen years. It's kind o. hard to let
mans grandad beat him, amt it?
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

Bexhill and WirIal, and their remains
have been found at numerous points
along the coast.
Southwest from Lands End, toward
the Scilly Islands, a peninsula of about
227 square miles has been carried
away, and below the sand beach is a
deposit of black mold containing indi-
cations of trees and deer.
At Wirral is Leasowes Castle, now
on the edge of the cliff, but fifty years
ago it was half a mile from the sea.
Many historical towns, such as Raw
ensburg mentioned in Shakespeare),
where Henry w. landed in 1899, and
Edward w. in 1471, having now en-
tirely disappeared.
At Reculver the cliffs were gradu'
ally eroded until a church, originally
two miles inland, was partly wrecked;
this church, however, had two spires,
forming a striking landmark for sail
ors, and trinity board lin charge OF
the lighthouse work. therefore had a
sea wall built to prevent the destruc'
ton of the towers
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Remains Of PizaTTO, Founder Of
Peru and CORQu0TOT Of
the Ancient IRCaS.
By E. C Rost.

TN the famous ancient cathedral Of
Lima, Peru, are on exhibition the
remains of Captain-G General Don
Il Francisco Pizarro, who founded Ii
ma January IS, 1885. These remains
are contained in a white marble coffin,
with a glass front, thus exposing to
view the well preserved remains with
in. The coffin stands in a niche or
more properly a vault, entrance to
which is had through a massive iron
barred door. To view these remains
one must fall into the good graces Of
an attendant In the cathedral, who for
one sol (ifty cents opens the iron
doors, lights a candle and by this
light the remains are examined.
1t was my ambition to obtain a pho
tograph Of these remains, perhaps of
greater historic interest than all else
In South America. Pizarro was at once
the founder of Lima If not Of South
America), conqueror Of the ancient and
highly civilized Incas, and may be re-
garded as one of the most brutal of all
warriors. 1t required some very strong
influence to procure the desired per-
mission, and it was only after an ap-
peal to my good friend Emanuel FL
guerra, twice Secretary to the Peru
vian Legation in Washington, that the
necessary permission was finally
granted.
Owing to the poor light in the vault
was obliged to give the plate two and
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
SOME TRAITS OF THE COW.
Bovine Family Has Many Human
characteristics.

Characteristics.
"Cows have their likes and their
dislikes," said the milkmaid 70 the
summer boarder who was curious to
see every part of the farm.
For instance, a cow admires
horse and will stand and watch one
for a long time. She is sort Of timid
about him, but she admires him Just
the same. She has a contempt for a
mule, and seems to be amused by
his antics. Hogs she tolerates, that's
all And sheep she hates. She will
not eat grass where sheep have been.
She hates dogs, too, but will tolerate
the shepherd dog, because she knows
she simply has to, and that the shep-
herd dog will not bite her,
"Cattle go wild at being let into a
fresh pasture" added the milkmaid.
ut seems to go to their heads. Each
Is afraid that the other has got a bet
ter feeding place than herself and
tries to drive her neighbor away"
"Then there is a good deal Of
human nature in the COW, after all" !"
mused the summer boarder, who had
studied year or two at university
and was given to philosophical re-
flections.
We'll should smile," answered
the milkmaid. "A single COW with a
calf will boss a whole herd of steers"
and, swinging her pail over her arm,
she went down to the milking pens
New York Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

reversed the glass no fewer than four
garth's Sleeping Congregation" on
the left-hand side of the preacher.
Strange. too, was the custom asso-
ciated with long sermons, its object
being to rouse the congregation from
times, the congregation meanwhile
marking the expiration of each allotted
time by hopefully reaching for their
hats. 1t may be noticed that one Of
these monitory horologes figures in Ho-
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Saved by Quick Wit.

In Germany recently a country
preacher was preaching a sermon,
when suddenly he lost the thread Of
his discourse, and. do what he would,
he could not find 1t again.
The congregation was greatly en-
barrassed and was wondering what
the matter was when he startled 1t by
exclaiming hurriedly: Pardon me, my
brethren, for pausing in my sermon,
but 1t seems to me that l smell fire
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
HEALTHY IN OLD AGE.
How Altoona Physician Accounts for
His Longevity.


His Longevity
A physician at Altoona is SO years
Of age and still keeps up his practice.
This remarkable old man can
thread a needle without the aid of
cane and walks without glasses.
He has voted for every president
since he was II years old--some of
them several times.
He chawed tobacco for three-quar.
ters of century and then eschewed
it entirely. He also drank whenever
invited
He doesn't believe in medicine and
has no use for doctors.
"The reason have been enabled to
cutlive all my patients" said the doc
tor, "is very simple. | live a calm,
well-ordered life. ] am temperate in
all things, perhaps a little more so in
some. | can take my ak to-day, sir,
and go out aud split that cord of hick.
ory wood yonder into as choice lot
of fine toothpicks as the law allows.
And can rassle the boots Of any man
in the county-boys under rs barred.
oh, yes, can put up my prescriptions
all right. always put 'em up by the
sense Of smell. OF course there may
be fatal mistakes. but in this neigh.
borhood nobody is ever much missed.
"Eh, what's that? How do &C.
count for my extreme age? Ask me
something harder. My age is ac-
counted for by a continuous success
sions Of years, months, weeks and
days. .'--Cleveland Plain Dealer. ..&
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

One-half hours exposure, with the ne
suit herewith shown. Several rolls Of
parchment manuscript visible near the
foot Of the body are also contained
within the marble coffin, which was
placed where 1t now stands in 1891.
Pizarro was killed in the palace at
Lima June 26, 1541, and his remains
were previously buried in a subterra-
mean vault Of the old cathedral.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

somewhere-and-and it might be
well to see that 1t has not broken out
in the church or in any Of the nearby
houses"
Before the words were all uttered
the congregation was pouring out Of
the church, each family being anxious
to make sure that it's home was not
on fire. 1t need hardly be said that
the fire existed only in the pastors
imagination.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Travelling Four Years to Buy snun.

The East Greenlanders journey
around to West Greenland to get snuff.
and viii consume four years in single
excursion there and back, often, ac-
cording TO Nansen, remaining no longer
than an hour at the trading station be-
fore taking up their homeward march.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

An immense coal field, 400 square
miles in extent, lies 1S0 miles north
west Of Bulawayo, South Africa. 1t is
said that the coal bed is only forty feet
below the surface in many places.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

profound slumber. A long wand, with
an end shaped like hay fork, was car
ried round the church by a beadle,
whose duty it was to jog the sleeping
member in the nape Of the neck, and
effectually break the spell. Indeed,
many individuals set aside their saw
ings in order to support this custom of
keeping the congregation awake.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
sparmaker Who Never Wears a Hat.

spaTinaker Who Never wears Hat.
In a shipyard across the river from
Bangor, Me-, works Moody Brown,
who is said to be the Oldest and best
sparmaker in the United States. He
was born in 1920, and has handled the
adze since he was boy Mr. Brown
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

Ireland's people commit fewer small
offences than those Of any other coun-
try. Last year there was a further
diminutlon of 1912 per cent. in minor
offences.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

There are seventeen thousand stat
utes in British statute law. Thirty
volumes are yearly added to the Law
Reports.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Finding Out Ones Friends.

Whether he needs 1t or not, every
man should try to borrow money so
as to learn who his friends aren't, and
also never to lend.-New York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

More deaths from snake-bites occur
in India in houses than In the fields
or In the jungle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

Culture will never eliminate the
marks of the cross from Christ.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

A Fire Alarm whistle Blown by Gas.
One Of our correspondents, Mr.. j. III,
Ritchie, of Cherryvale, Kan, has sent
us an interesting photograph of the
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

to the Presldency-John Adams, and
his son, John Quincy Adams. The
vaults are invisible, but there are men,
orial tablets in the church.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Burial Places OF Presidents.

Burial Places OF Presidents.
Under the portico Of the First Church
at Quincy, Mass, rest the two Illus
trious men whom the Bay State gave
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
COT TON CROP REPORT
Condition of 8l.9, Below Ten
Years Average.
Except in Texas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and Missouri. A Marked Deterioration
is Shown,
(By the Associated press1

Washington, d. c., Aug. 4.-The
monthly report of the Department of Ag-
riculture shows the average condition of
cotton on July 25 to have been S1.9 as
compared with S47 on une %. 77,2 on
July %, 1891, 76 on August l, 1900, S4 on
August /, 1899, and a ten-year average
of S2S.
Except in Texas and Oklahoma, which
report averages OF conditions July % four
points higher than last month, Indian
Territory, where there has been an inn
provement of six points, and Missouri,
where there is no appreciable change, a
more or less marked deterioration is re-
ported from the entire cotton belt, the
decline amounting to 1 point in Vir-
ginia, points in Arkansas, in Louis
lana, 5 in Mississippi, 6 in Texas, in
North Carolina, South Carolina and Ala
bama, in Georgia, and IL in Florida
There is a marked absence OF uni
formity of conditions even in the States
making the most unfavorable showing not
a few counties reporting a condition far
above the average and some even reach
ing the high figure of 100.
The condition in the principal States
is reported as follows:
North Carolina, Sc; South Carolina, 8S; ;
Georgia, SO: Florida. 81; Alabama, II;
Mississippi. So Louisiana, 81; Texas, ~;
Arkansas, 90; Tennessee, 80; Oklahoma,
"a; Indian Territory, 95.
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STOPPED By BULLETS.
A Desperate Negro Gets in Deep Trouble in
East Wilmington.

Especial to the News and Observer
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. At was the
residence of Mr.. Charles r. Rogers. in
East Wilmington, and not Mr.. Oscar
Pearsall's at which the trouble with
negro occurred on Saturday night.
Mr.. Rogers returning home at night
found the negro in the house. Mrs.
Rogers and a child were there, but had
not seen him. Being asked his business
there he told Mr.. Rogers it was none of
his id business. He was put out and
went to the barn and broke it open. Mr..
Rogers got a pistol and went after him,
demanding what he meant by his con-
duct and again the negro cursed. He
then made for Mr.. Rogers with a stick.
Mr.. Rogers tried to shoot, but the pistol
only snapped. The negro struck him
once, then the pistol got into operation,
and bullet was put in each shoulder
Of the negro.
Mr.. Rogers telephoned Mr.. Oscar Pear
sail, who lives near at hand. The police
were notified and took the negro in
charge. Mr.. Rogers was recognized for
his appearance in court. A bottle of
whiskey and one of turpentine was found
on the negro.
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Finest in the State.

The new Methodist church at Morgan
ton was dedicated on Sunday, Rev. DR..
Atkins. d. D., Sunday School editor,
preaching the sermon. He is easily one
of the first preachers in the South and
charmed the Morgantonpeople.
eve havnt the largest, but we have
the neatest and finest church in the
State" said Mr.. f. b. Claywell, men,
Der of the State Election Board, who is
in the city. "It is a church that the peo-
pie of Morganton are proud of and it is
an ornament to the town."
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Loads a N0rG @arona Daily FapeFs n amd rBuGHOn

nent men of the Society of Friends in
the United States and foreign countries
will be on hand. The annual meeting
here is one of the most important and
largest of the gatherings of the Society
of Friends in the United States. Great
work is being accomplished by the North
Carolina Society OF Friends. They are
doing we'll their part in caring for the
orphans, educating the children and
spreading the gospel.
Sunday is the big day of all and one
of the largest gatherings in the State is
here on that day.
Rev. j. C. Leonard preached a special
sermon to the ]. o. u. A. NJ. at the First
Reformed church Sunday afternoon.
In the death of Mr.. ]. G. Anderson
the Friends church here loses one of its
leading members and counsellors.
Rev. Josiah Crudup, at one time prac-
ticing lawyer at this place, but who, af-
ter leaving here, joined the ministry,
has been a chaplain in the United States
army. Mr.. Crudup married Miss Gorilla
Remfrey, of this place.
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SOLDIERS KEEP WATCH
Midnight Prowler Arouses the Eighth
Regiment
NO RESUMPTION OF WORK IN The FIELDi
There Are Rumors Of Resumption, But Grounds
For THIN Appear Very flimsy, The
Strikers Wa'caing The
Galleries.
CoIIieries.
(By the Associated Press.)

Shenondoah, Pa. Aug. 4.-While the sit
uation in this region is calm the troops
encamped here showed more activity to-
day than they have on any day since they
were ordered to Shenandoah. This on the
surface does not Indicate anything, yet
there was feeling of uneasiness which
caused the commanding officers to in
crease their vigilance and hold the sol
diers in state of preparedness.
The greater part of this vigilance was
due to the fact that the funeral of Joseph
Baddall who died as a result of injuries
received on Wednesday nights riot, took
place today. There were many rumors
afioat that they would be attacked. These
stories reached brigade headquarters and
General Goblin decided to take every pre-
caution possible to prevent any untoward
incidents while the funeral was being
held, without too great a display of the
military force. A platoon of the Cover
nor's Troop was stationed on one of the
towns principal streets near headquar-
ters and one battalion of infantry of the
Twelfth regiment was held in readiness
in camp to march on short notice. Pro-
vost Marshal Farquhar also kept a watch
ful eye on matters with q detail of
men.
A great crowd lined the sidewalks, the
majority of the people being striking
mine workers. Nothing occurred to dis
tUrb the funeral and after 1T was over
the platoon of cavalry was withdrawn
from the town.
Company II, of the Twelfth regiment,
was placed on duty at Indian Ridge col
liery of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company near the for
eign quarter This was done so that a
town constable could be assisted in case
he was attacked while making arrests on
persons who were in last weeks riots.
The services of the soldiers, however,
were not needed.
The Eighth regiment had another call
to arms last night. The piekets in the
vicinity of the stable saw a man stealth
lily approach the horses and he was COM
manded to stop He probably did not
see the sentry because the instant he
heard the soldiers command the prowler
turned and fed down the side OF the hill.
Three bullets were sent after him but
he escaped. The sentry on the next post
also saw a man running in the darkness
and he too fired at the fleeing figure.
The sound of the shooting aroused the
guest and the bugle call to arms was
Immediately sounded. The whole regi-
ment was quickly in line and Company II
was sent out to investigate, but the mys-
terious person had disappeared. After
that the men were not again disturbed.
Rumors of a resumption of work in
this territory are still in circulation, but
there is nothing to indicate that these
reports have any foundation.
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No Resumption of Mining.
.lRv the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press.)
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 4.-The day
having passed without resumption of
mining in the strike region caused re-
joicing at strike headquarters tonight.
There was some fear that work might be
started, at the Woodward colliery of the
Delaware, Lakawanna and Western Com
pany, near Plymouth, today and large
number of strikers and their sympathizers
were stationed in the vicinity, but when
1t became known for a certainty that
the mine would not resume the strikers
returned to their homes.
At the Offices of the coal companies
the only information that would be given
out was that when the operators got
ready to resume work, they would do so
but how soon that would be they would
not saw.
Those in charge at strike headquar-
ters are aDprehensive that some of the
coal companies will spring a surprise
some morning and they will have a col
liery in operation before the strikers
know it. TO prevent such surprise, the
strikers are watching the collieries very
closely and also the movements of all
mon vino go in and out of the works.
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An Editor Can't Have the GOut.

Some of the brethren of the Ananias
Club, thinking it would elevate the edi
torial profession for one of it's members
to have the aristocratic disease of the
gout, have published far and wide that
Mr. Josephus Daniels, editor Of the
News and Observer, is sick with the
gout. For fear this publication will
cause delinquent subscribers not to pay
up, it is here stated that the editor is
out again after a painful sore on his foot
which prevented easy locomation.
No North Carolina editor has yet been
able to break into the "gouty" ranks of
high living. They thrive on high think
ing and plain living.
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DEATH OF MRS. KING.
Widow Of the Late Mr.. M. T. King Passed
Away on Sunday Night

Mrs. Cornelia King, widow Of the late
Mr.. NJ r. King, died at her home, 223
West Jones street. about $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday night. Mrs. King was about fif
ty years of age. She had been in poor
health for a long time. and for the last
three weeks had been confined to her bed
She leaves one brother, Mr.. Washington
Brinkley, of this city, and two sons, Mr.
Hubert King, no is a resident of Raj
eigh, and Mr.. Ernest King, no is a fire
man on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad between Rich
mond and Washington. Both of her sons
were with her at her death.
The funeral services took place at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Eden
ton Street Methodist church, conducted
by Rev. t. N. Ivey.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Messrs. w. ]. Young, Sr., j. G..
Brown. J. T. Pullen, Thos artin, f. A.
Watson, K. NJ Weathers, w. III. Worth
and Frank Lumsden. The interment took
place in the city cemetery.
Mrs. King leaves considerable proper
ty in realestate and insurance.