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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

Nellie Bly's fantastic tour around
the world in eighty days made no
such drafts upon physical resources
as the thousand-mile journey of the
queen Of Sheba 1t illustrated well
the precision of connections; the
speedy, safety, and luxury of modern
travel. But the Arabian princess
Travelled on a ship of the desert
Miss Edwards, in her charming
Thousand Miles Up the Nile, gives
a vivid and amusing description of
the fortunes of camel riding After
you have apparently reached the linn
it of endurance in the racking gait,
the hump-backed animal unlimbers
an additional joint, and gives you
another and unexpected agonizing
jolt The queen was no palace, car
tourist
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
The Teachers Lantern.

Clara Barton's journey to Armenia
Is, i'll some respects, "a modern analo-
que to the queen of Sheba's visit to
Jerusalem. 1t is splendid example
of physical stamina in "a woman.
Though seventy years of age, she en-
dured fatigues and braved dangers
that would have daunted stout
masculine heart. Her motive was
humane If the sultan would not let
her wear the red cross of her philan-
thropic order on her arm, it was al
ready in her heart Her camel-train
was laden with the iuestimable treas
ures of practical Christian bene-
iicence, richer by far than gold or
spices of Yemen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE TO
Delinquent Tax Payers

Notice is hereby given to all delinquent
tax payers that if taxes now due ana in ar
rear are not paid before
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

Jesus has a spiritual empire on earth
to-day that, in its moral excellence,
surpasses by far the material splendor
of Solomon's famed capital. Jesus
self stands forth the incarnation of
wisdom, love, and power. Every
soul should start on quest for him.
No obstacle should impede. Pay
Jesus price. 1t is intinitesimal com
pared to what one obtains. OF all
teachers, he only can say: The
Words that speak unto you, they
are spirit, they are life. Ispeak truth.
| am truth Hear We him,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

Fame is a Godlike gift. By means
of it man projects himself through
space and time to remotest lands and
latest periods. There is a sense in
which the famous man never dies.
His influence is immortal Dead. he
yet speaks. His works follow. That is
one reason why the Judgment can
not take place until the end of time
a final reckoning can not be made
until ones influence has run to its ut
termost possible limit Did Solomon,
with all his wisdom, know this DO
the famous men of our own day?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

The queen of Sheba is the ideal
searcher after truth. Her eye was
fixed on the prize. Time, distance,
fatigue, danger, were as dust in the
balance. None of these things moved
her. The things she wanted to know
were in her heart. She was like the
modern postgraduate who crosses
the seas to submit a list of questions
tc an Old World university professor
at fixed price per question. She
was nothing daunted by the splendor
of Solomon court. She was ingenu-
GUS and earnest She paid the price
cheerfully, and to the last penny
Such seekers are finders, 1900 A. D.,
or 1000 B. c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
ROAD PETITION.

Notice is hereby given that thirty days
after the first publication hereof the under
signed will petition the County Commission
erS of Garrett County to appoint viewers to
view and examine proposed new county
road in Election district No. II. said road to
begin at point on the Barton road near
Avian FaZenbaker'S and running through
the lands of the Georges Greek Coal & Iron
RuSsells heirs, Noah Neat aud others. and
again intersect the Barton road at or near
the Allegany County line distance of about
3milcS.
MAGRUDER BROTHERS.
ARCHIBALD RUSSELL.
NOAH NEAT,
PETER +. MICHAEL.
81 81 ALBAN FAZENBAKEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

heard, and closed with an ascription
of praise to SolomOn's God, which
shows that her religious quest was not
in vain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
Concert Tour of Children From the
Oxford Orphan Asylum.

A chapter Of children, twelve girls and
four boys, from the oxford Orphan Asylum
viii enter upon a concert tour through
the eastern part OF North Carolina be
tween the first and middle OF May and
through the west about the last OF July.
with an interval OF a month between the
two trips.
The children give their delightful con-
certs in many of our towns, usually 1T
the invitation and under the auspices of
the local Masonic lodges. The program
they render is always free from impuri-
ties, yet filled with humor. attractive. cn.
tertaining, helpful. The concerts are OF
unusual excellence and would merit and
receive the patronage of our people even
if they were not given in the interest OF
this work Of greatest Importance.
The bright, well trained boys and girls
themselves are a striking object lesson TO
our people OF the character OF the work
being done in this and other o~rphanagcs
in the State. No one can see and hear
children like these and think of what they
would probably have been had they not
been blessed by the protection. care and
training OF such an institution. withou;
feeling glad OF an opportunity to aid n
It's support.
The amount realized from these tours
grows diBtI tdCH year did - u ny
rial value in the maintenance OF the OK
ford Orphan Asylum which is now caring
for two hundred and fifty homeless chill
drcn and which has, since its establish
ment thirty years ago. conferred It's bene-
fits upon about 200 boys and girls. Our
people are ready to help any worthy cause
but zone is more deserving Of their SUP
port, none appeals to them more strongly
than the cause OF the orphan child.
We can unite with the members OF the
Masonic Order TO make the children's
visits to our various towns this year
even more pleasant and profitable than
heretofore. Let us help to give them large
audiences wherever they 90. If possible.
attend the concert. It will give you pleas-
ure. It will warm your heart. 1t Will
prove a blessing to you. You viii 10
good by your presence and encouragement.
You will aid the orphan cause.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
COT THE GOVERNOR
Or. Rose Thinks HE Laughs
Best Who Laughs Last"
6oysrnor Aye OK 60, The Laugh on Rev. O.
Rose at Red Springs Seminary. bu, The
Preacher saw Him later"

iaurnburs. y. {, May s7-At the Rel
Springs Seminary commencement yc~,er
day the Joke was on Rev. Dr. j. NJ. Ro~-.
OF L~aurlnburg. Governor Aycock deav-
cred the address. and IN speaking o. the
advantages which Ne cnioy a. compared
with the rigorous times OF our lorrfath-
er>. he turned to Dr. Rose. Who sat "a
the roStrum facing an audience al l.50o
people. and asked han how long IL took
Columbus 20 cross the oScau.
SIX weeks, sald Dr. Rose.
All, YOU are forgetting your history
exclaimed the Governor. 1t took three
months"
At this tho crowd burSt into laughter
and the Doctors face was anything but
palhd. Throughout the afternoon whsre
ever he went he Was ha )ed a. the man
who had lnglorlousiy forgotten hns histo
~. Even at a reception rendered the
Governor IN the village. the entrance Of
DR.. Rose was followed by "A roar of laugh
ter III which the Governor joined with
relish.
Naturally this sort of thing put the
Doctor re his trumps: and. though he
was almost cure that under the circum-
stances the Governor must be night. hc
FASTENED 10 act upon a ~iorlorn hope A.
soon aS ne got nome iANl night anu al
dressed himself TO a copy OF some United
States history.
This morning he was seen on the street
with his face wreathcd In smiles and an
open letter IN his hand over which, he
chuckled with triumph and delight. The
| letter read as follows:
'Laurinburg. y. c.. May 2l, 1903.
Dear Governor:
Columbus set sail from palos. Spain.
August 3rd, spent some days in sailing
| down the coast. was detained some weeks
at Canary Islands. sailed thence Scptem-
Der 6. and LANDED at San Salvador octo-
Der 18th, q little less than six weeks.
Cordially yours.
JOHN NJ. ROSE
SO the Doctor thinks that they VIII
hereafter let the subject drop If he should
come upon a group OF his friends dis
| cussing history.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

Percy M~assenberg, ]. 0. Pernell, R. NJ.
Martin, Jesse Camp, F. F. Pernell ana
Mr. Washington were at the windows.
Everybody was carrying water, some
ladies, too, Mrs. A. M. Hall, Miss Lynne
Hall, Miss Clara Aycock and Miss Estelle
Pernell. In the meantime all the furni-
ture was taken out"
Mayor w. H.. Macon told me that at
about two O'Clock he tried to call up Ra-
leigh over the phone by way of Hender-
son, but 1t was fully an hour and Il
quarter before he could get Henderson.
He wanted to ask if any assistance could
be sent from the Fire Department. When
he finally got to talk to Raleigh he was
hose, all they were allowed to send out of
the city. But it was not considered that
anything could be accomplished that way,
as the river Is too far Off.
Charles Macon, a colored driver employ
ed by Hayes and Fuller who was the first
one to get to the fire, told he had just
come back last night from Cestelia, in
Nash county, where he had driven a gen
tleman. AS he was very tired and his
home Is some distance away, he lay down
to rest in the large bus used to trans
fer passengers to the hotels. Another
negro had just come in from Spring
Hope and he too was resting in the bus.
Macon was awakened by an unusual light
and roaring sound. He raised up and saw
a lot of light at the old shanty back of
the hotel. He jumped up and ran to
it, and here is what he said he saw and
what he did:
ga blaze was going up outside of the
house, from the bottom towards the top.
The streak of anne was going right
straight up, and was nearly to the top.
A fellow from Spring Hope was with me.
w toted at least a dozen buckets
of water, but couldn't do a thing with it.
Before I put or my shoes. or did
anything I hollered Fire. Fire and all
the time I was throwing the water,
was hollering Fire, just as loud as I
could, me and that boy from Spring
Hope.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

everything was so very dry there having
been no rain for a month or more.
Then a great man. believe that it was
simply an ordinary case of carelessness
on the part of some waiter of the hotel
or perhaps a visitor, throwing down IA
lighted cigar or cigarette or dropping a
match. At any rate, nothing is known
now.
On the block are left seven dwellings,
two prize houses, the iron-clad buggy
house of Hayes & Fuller, and the Cooper
building.
Most OF the buildings left are on the
other street back of Main street. Tie
Pernell Hotel is included among the seven
dwellings.
The postoffice was opened for business
this morning in the Bicket building across
Nash street, where it was until a feW
months ago, when it was moved into the
hotel building. Not a bit of mail was
lost, or anything else from the postoffice.
The bank will open tomorrow morning in
the Bicket building also.
The burned bank building will be re-
built Immediately. and is expected to be
in shape in about three or four weeks.
Nothing has been decided yet as to the
replacing of the other buildings, but it is
certain that all will be speedily restored.
The Pernell House is brand new
having been built not a year ago, after the
old house burned down last May. The
kitchen caught fire this morning several
times, and was knocked all to pieces. 1t
was while working on top of this that DR.
A. H. Fleming was overcome by smoke
and heat.
The heaviest loser is Mr.. G. w. Ford
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

who owned three-fourths of the hotel
building and the Winston dwelling alone.
The remainder was owned by Judge c. VI.
Cooke and Mr.. T.. B. Wilder. Mr.. Ford's
,oss was SIS, 0CO. There was 81 500 in
surance on the dwelling, but none at all
on the hotel. In trying to save the htel
Mr.. Ford was quite severely burned on
the hands and face.
The hotel building was built about seven
or eight years ago, and was about the be-
ginning of the improvement in the build
lngs Of the town. 1t was three stories
nigh, thirty feet front and 100 feet deep,
with pressed brick and plate gass front.
The Williamson house, owned by Mrs.
Williamson and occupied by NJ. c. Pleas
ants store, was the only frame business
building in the town. The stock was COW
cred by Insurance., but there was none
on the building.
The postoffice was next above the bank,
n the hotel building. Next was the store
of ]. P. Winston and next the jewelry
store of D. E. Miller. Winston had some
insurance on his stock. Miller had none,
but he got everything out with practically
10 injury.
Mr.. Wilder was about the only man in
the whole Cooper building who did not
move his things out of his office. Most of
HIS FdiudDIC pOpC1S oLu JUN - WV
in his safe or heavy pieces Of furniture,
and he trusted to the Uncovered shutters
and used water judiciously when 1t seem
ed to be needed. He says the shutters
saved the building, and that the lron-c.'d
buggy house Of Hayes & Fuller, just west
of their stables, stopped the fire and kept
it from going southwest across Nash street
into the tobacco section, where there are
two big warehouses, a stemmery and three
prize houses.
Hills stable was a brand new building,
lust An4shed within the last four months.
1t was ffty-fve feet by 125 feet deep, and
one and a half stories high. Between that
and the back Of the Cooper building was
a vacant lot about fifty feet wide. Here
work was just beginning on a new ad-
dition to Hills, and so that side was just
a standing frame. Hills stables was OF
brick except the rear, which was partly
of wood. This caught from the old sam
pie room.
On the second foor of the Cooper build
ing were the offices Of Judge E. w. Tim
berlake. M. c. Winstead, G. S. Baker, w.
Fl. Ruffin, Thomas B. Wilder, P. A.
Reavis and the Masonic Lodge.
Hicks & Allen. on the corner OF Nam
and Nash streets, opposite the Cooper
building, and w. P. Neal & Co.. opposite
the bank, covered all the exposed wood on
their buildings, window stills. ETC., with
tin and corrugated iron.
How the Pernell house was saved Is a
mystery. 1t is Il frame building and Is
ONLY about fifteen or twenty feet at the
most from where the Winston house STOOD.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

the business of the company will ~ erect
ed as soon n material can be gotten and
the ground cleared of rubbish. The work
Of cleaning up has already begun.
OF the 80 workmen throw out OF work
many sill find employment in rebuilding
the shops. and it Is thought that noar
VIII be idle longer tnaa 3 lew weeks. BY
whlch time the shops n al probability
viii again be on full running order.
Railway officials believe that the frc
originated from spontaneous cognbas
tion anAng the paints that we're STORED
in the shed. where the flames were dlscos-
cred by Watchman Saunders. There il
nothing apparently TO substantiate THE
rdea OF inceudlarism.
\ revised hist OF the damage places the
number of cars destroyed IL eighteen, and
passenger coaches nine.
The buildings destroyed Were the wreck
ing shed. where the FIRE originated: the
stationery warehouse, the paint shop.
office building OF the superintendent o.
which were located the carpent-
ers and cabinet makers shops
and a shop in which the painting and IN
lshing OF the passenger coaches
was done. Half a dozen or more coaches
were destroyed in this building. a small
blacksmith shop, pipe filters aud tin shop.
a large quantity OF lumber ana yard
tpackage completes the list. The de-
partments which were not destroyed were
the machine shop. main blacksmith shop.
moulding department. general Offices. pow
er house, oil house, library and round
house. The latter was filed with en-
gines.
Grant Penrod. the young machinist. who
was fatally burned while trying TO save
a fellow workman's tools during the fire
at the Snaboard Air Line shops last night
! died at the Kings Daughters Hospital thl,
morning. The unfortunate man was &c
badly burned as to be almost unrecog-
o~gnizable.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

and that was burned to the ground. 1t
was heroic work that did it. Fortunately
for all there was very little wind in any
direction, and what little there was
shifted later in favor of the house.
Mr.. j. o. Pernell was the first white
man to get to the fire. He gives the fol-
lowing account of the work OF the fire
fighters:
When I first got down to the old
shanty the fire was burning right at the
ground, and also coming out at the tor
under the roof. We began to draw wafer
from Hayes & Fuller's stables and the
pump of the Louisburg Hotel. In a few
minutes nearly the whole town was there.
Messrs. K. 2. Hill, Hayes and Fuller. F.
S. Spruin. Bailey, w. ]. Byerly, c. \.
Camp, E. S. Green, r. T. Marlborough, j..
NJ. Allen, w. NJ. Allen, w. P. Neal. l.. F.,
Hicks, j. P. Winston, G. w. Ford and his
two sons, F. n. and R. z. Edgerton, J. w.
King, ]. w. Hollingsworth, C. T. Stokes
and others. They had begun to ring the
court house bell and two or three boys
had run up the street crying Fire
after we saw it was no use trying 10
save the old building, we tried to protect
the back of K. P. Hills stable with wet
blankets and water. In the meantime he
got out everything he had there, and We
soon saw we could do nothing there.
Hayes & Fuller's, too, we had to abandon
very soon. Then we began to work to
save the Louisburg Hotel, and we did
keep off the blaze for some time. The fire
went from Hills stable to NJ. c.. Peasants
store. That, being a wooden building,
was Of course, hopeless, but everything
was gotten out.
"The masons did a great deal to save
the Cooper building. The lodge is up
there, and it is a strong one here. They
got out all their property, and went back
to fight the fire. Just about that time the
blaze broke out in the Louisburg Hotel,
and we knew it was impossible to save it,
but we did pour water on it nevertheless.
Everything was gotten out of the build
ing.
'Then the Winston house caught. That
was wood and we did not try to save it.
Before the fire reached the Winston house
even they began to bring water and
blankets to save the Pernell house, and
everything was ready when the fire came
near. That was the hardest fighting OF
all. 1t lasted fully three quarters of an
hour.
lon the roof were Ben Meadows, N. T.
Haskins, A. B. Allen, DR.. S. C. Ford, E. P.
Massenberg, DR.. A. H. Fleming, G.. H
AycOck and a New York travelling man.
Water was brought up to the second story
in buckets and handed through the win
dows to those on the roof. A. w. Perry
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
Continued from First Page.)

ern negro has been pretty well ruined by
their blunder OF forty years ago. when
there was not a criminal negro IN Georgia,
and now t.ere are near 5000 in ourchaIn-
gangs. Bring on the tooth brushes. DIR.
Scale Harris. of Alabama, published not
long ago in The Constitution the unani-
nous opinion Of the medical profession
that the negro was rapidly degcnerating
as a race, both morally and physically. and
was destined to extinction az sure ar the
North American Indians. Old DR.. Cal
houn. Of our town, a man OF large and
long experience, told me that before the
war he had an extensive practice on the
negro plantations and never had a case OF
tuberculosis or consumption, but now they
were common and as for other dIsea -es.
not to be mentioned. they were found IN
most families and in both sexes.
am constrained TO mention this as a
warning TO those who have to hire nurses
and chambermaids. The time Is near at
hand when every one will have to go be
fore an examining board and get a certI-
ficate.
But I see my little children coming up
the winding way and the race problem
must take a back seat.
BILL ARP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
FORT CAsWELL INSPECTED.
Extensive Improvements May Tollow---The
Wilmington Cotton Mills.

Wilmington, n. c., May 22.-The an
nual meeting of the Wilmington Cotton
Minis was held yesterday at the Offices OF
Hugh MacRae & Company, on North
Front street. All reports submitted We're
of a highly satisfactory character to tie
stockholders and all the old directors were
reelected as follows: Messrs. b. G..
Worth, Donald MacRae, Hugh MacRae,
Clayton Giles, r.. NJ. Wescott and Matt
J. Heyer. Upon the adjournment Of the
meeting of the stockholders, the direc-
tors met and elected Hugh MacRae, presi-
dent; Donald MacRae, vice-president and
treasurer, and c.. NJ. Cooke, Jr., superin-
tendent.
A board of army and navy officers ar
rived yesterday from Charleston, s.. c..
and made an official inspection of the
army post at Fort Caswell and the river
and harbor work, accomplished and in
progress under the direction of Capt. f.
E. Winslow, who is in charge of the L. S.
Engineering Corps at this point. The
beard Of visiting officers consisted of Col.
Amos Stickney, Lieutenant-Colonel VIM.
R. Livermore, corps of engineers; Com
mander J. c. Fremont, U. S. Navy; Major
Rogers Brine and Lieutenant Edward H
Schulz, recording officer, corps OF engln-
GERS. The party Is engaged IN making
an official tour of all the coast defences
! along the south Atlantic coast, complet'
ing the trip here. The party left last
night for Washington, D. G.. The visit
of the officials to Caswell at this time
is said to be significant and upon a re
port of their finding to the department
| will depend whether there are still more
extensive improvements to be made at the
post at the mouth of the Cape Fear.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
A SURE THING.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes. but that is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption is a sure cure for all
lung and throat troubles. Thousands can
testify to that. Mrs. c.. b. VanMetre
of Shepherdtown, w. Va, says II had a
severe case of Bronchitis and for a year
tried everything I heard Of, but got no
relief. One bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery then cured me absolutely
It's infallible for Group, Whooping
Cough, Grip, Pneumonia and Consump-
ton. Try it. It's guaranteed by all
druggists. Trial bottles free. Regular
sizes Soc. $1.00.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
Mr., Thomas T. Oliver Dead.

Selma, N. c., May 22.-News reached
this place last night of the death of Mr..
Thomas T. oliver. which occurred at his
home in Pine Level, N. c., yesterday af-
ternoon, about four o'clock. He was
over seventy years of age. He was one
among the Oldest citizens Of Pine
Level, and was considered one of the
wealthiest residents of the county. He
had been in feeble health for some
time. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren, as follows: Mr.. Dan Oliver, OF
Pine Level, married; Mr.. Johnnie, the
younger one, and one daughter, Mrs. r.
L. Ray, of Selma, N. G. The interment
took place in the family burying ground
this afternoon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
Cleared Over $500 on One Acre.
(Whiteyi!le NeWs.)

w. E. HinsOn was a pleasant caller at
The News office Tuesday. He Is one OF
Clarendon's most successful truckers. On
one acre Of berries set out IN July and
September he has shipped one hundred
and ninety crates netting him nearly five
undre dollars, with a total expense
of not more than one hundred and fifty
dollars. He says he will clear over three
hundred dollars on this one acre. He
speaks very high of the truckers associa-
ton in that section, and attributes to
their good management the high prices
they have received for their berries.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
THE LOSSES ALL COVERED
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, May pa conservative
estimate of the loss by fire at the Sec
board Air Line shops on Friday night Is
between $1OO 900 and s175, 900 which is COW
cred by insurance.
The burned buildings will be rebuilt.
Temporary buildings in which to carry OH