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forget the name and think Of it as musk
rabbit" only muslSrat is better than any
rabbit that ever hoped. Ii is cleaner in
its habits than any other game, hunters
declare 1t lives on herbs and roots, and,
moreover, it washes the herbs and roots
before it eats them. 1t dips them in the
water and rubs them till they're white and
clean. The flesh of the rat has just enough
wild game flavor to please the epicure It
delicious.
Hunting the toothsome muslxrat is great
sport, especially for the beginner, and
even for the oldstimer The dogs like it,
too, though it makes them stone deaf
From December until April the little
animal is hunted, trapped and even caught
by hand Many are speared He lives
only in mrashy land, but the prices for his
pelt and his carcass have gone up so fast
in the past few seasons that hunters will
stamp around the mucSy marshes all day
to catch as many as possible.
Musl1rat marshes are dotted with thou
sands of homes They are built of tall
grass and there is usually a clearing about
the domicile. The houses are ingeniously
constructed; generally about four feet
high and reached by four or five channels
or waterways under the ice. Through
these the rat goes to escape enemies or
search for food. The sleeping apartments
are lined with soft vegetable fiber and are
very nice-for muslIrats.
The method of catching rats is worth
reading. The hunters surround the house,
after stationing their dogs at the run
ways. Through each runway hole has
been chopped in the ice. One hunter
kicks the house. The rats hasten to escape
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their prey their ears are filed with icy
water. Two seasons of this make dog
stone deaf After that he is guided by
waves of his masters hand.
Rat hunting is profitable. The skins
now sell at % cents each and the careasses
for 10 cents. As many as fifty rats day
aic caught by each hunter. You can fig
ure his profit.
The rats are wonderfully prolific. Every
three or four weeks a new brood is left iii
the nest. Generally from six to twelve
are born at time. One rat in one sea-
son will produce as many as 100 offspring.
The ch-Canadian hunter says; "Ze
rat she have re great-great-great-grea
t-great-granmothaire all at once.
Never corner a muskrat unless you are
ready to put up q stiff fight The little
fellow has sharp under teeth an inch
long They will go through the sole of the
heaviest shoe as knife goes through
cheese. Many a time, after a rat is sup
posed to be dead and is bagged, he win
bite through the heavy cloth of the bag,
and perhaps nip the hunter. Then he's
taken out, speared and made for sure
dead"
The law gives the muslSrat a little pro-
lection in prohibiting hunters from spear
ing into rat house; but it doesn't pre-
vent them from setting the marsh ON
fire to drive thesgame out, Anarsh fire is
a beautiful and even q terrifying sight to
the novice. The trouble with firing the
marsh is that rats viii never frequent it
after it has once been burned.
So you never ate muskrat? Well next
time you get chance, try it. It's fine
meat
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The addition to South Fifty-fourth.

the addition to South Fifty-fourth.
An ordinance was passed granting a
franchise to the Northern Pacific Railway
company to maintain spur track across
North Thirty-eighth streets and Puget
Sound avenue.
The following petitions were granted:
Petition of Y. NJ. c. A.. asking for a
map of the city; G. E. Griffith, to use
his auctioneer license at 23l7 Pacific ave-
nue., and Ella S. Wright and others, to
lay sidewalk on Sprague avenue between
South Eighth and Ninth streets.
Licenses were granted to the following
stationary engineer applicants: Leslie
Dawson, w. W. Griffith, E. Turner, j. L.
Paulsonn, 0. M. Cooper, o. H. Lincoln,
Alex Mcintosh, Parke G.. Pearce and w.
+. Campbell.
The employment of a clerk in the office
OF the water and light department for 80
days longer was authorized.
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her. Then they bound me that might be
shielded from suspicion. l complained
that they were pulling too hard, but they
said since we were in for a melodrama 1T
had to be played properly"
Henry Bassot, whom she declares to
be the sole accomplice, now that Lander
man is dead, theoretically denies having
been in Aix-les-Bains that night, but the
alibi he presents is scarcely Of a nature to
be taken seriously
Despite researches made in every direc-
ton, the police have been unable to find
any of Eugenie's jewels. One pearl neck
lace is value dat $1,000, and one solitaire
diamond ring at 81 900.
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STEVE D DONNEL
A HARVARD PROF.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 24-The lat
est addition to the corps of instructors at
Harvard University is Steve 0Donnell,
who has been appointed official instructor
in boxing to Harvard students.
O'Donnel has commenced work with
his pupils, and every day is to be seen
at the Harvard gymnasium instructing
large classes of students in uppercuts and
other tricks of the fighting game. The
novelty of having a sure enough" prize
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The heaviest loss from any one fire was
on November IA, when the Richmond Pa
per company, the Stardiamond Candy COM
pany and the Tacoma Stove works were
Quilted. The next fire of any consequence
was Houck & O'Neal's carpet cleaning
works GIN South j street, This loss
amounted to about Sl,s00.
The expenses for the department for
the month amounted to $3.50. This
amount includes 81 500 paid for 1000 feet
of fire hose purchased some time ago,
but not accepted and paid for until last
month.
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then champion of the Pacific coast, whom
he defeated. Later he met such men as
Peter Maher, Dick Slavin and Jake Kill
rain.
His work in the roped arena caused
his services to be sought as a sparring
partner by Sharkey. 1t was OlDonnell
who trained Sharkey for his fight with
Gus Rubin.
Before retiring from the business Of
training the younger prize fighters, O'Don-
nell was for two years the trainer and
sparring partner of Corbett. 1t was he
who trained the monologue champion for
his fight with Mccoy.
O'Donnell is enthusiastic over his new
work. He realizes that none Of his pupils
will become prize fighters, and he is teach
ing them simply how to defend themselves
with the weapons nature has given them
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REPORT OF
FIRE Chief

The report submitted to the city council
by Fire Chef Poyns gives the aggregate
fire loss of November at $49,9l0. During
the month 81 alarms were sent in. OF the
total loss by fire $5,256.50 was in build
ings and S43,754 on contents. The total
insurance on the various buildings amount
ed to 500, $780, The insurance paid
amounted to $42, 6l0.50, of which $4,746.50
was on buildings and 1877 1864 on contents.
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tered her room, catching and gagging her
before she could even scream, Giriat ended
by confessing that she had hand in it,
and pointed out two men named Lander
man and Bassot as the executors of a
plot planned months before in Paris Lam
derman, hearing that he was to be ar
rested, committed suicide in Lyons, blow
ing his brains out as the detectives were
coming up the stairs. Bassot. safely
caught, denies all implication But the
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CONDUCTOR
Is KILLED

Roy D. Gilbert, nephew of Assistant
General Superintendent Gilbert of the
Northern Paeifc, died Saturday morning
near kennewick, Idaho, from wounds he
received while switching at Badger, a
station near Kennewick, last Friday
night. Gilbert fell from the top of a box
car and was run over. Both legs were
badly mangled, from which injury he
died. He was freight conductor on the
Idaho division. A widow at Ellensburg
survives him. Gilbert formerly lived IN
Tacoma and was well known here.
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she reappeared on the boulevard in Paris,
wearing the dresses and hats of her dead
benefactress, and frequenting once again
her old friends of the music hall variety.
The popularity of her behavior soon fur
nished enough grounds for arrest, at least
on suspicion, and her condolences to one
of her friends furnished definite grounds.
Arrested, and first denying all knowledge
of what had occurred save that men en-
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that people may come and claim them
Owing to the manner in which many oil
the packages were wrapped and tied they
have been separated and broken. when
the rush is over people viii be permitted
to come and claim their carelessiy tied
bundles.
Today the big rush of local mail will
pass through the carriers hands.
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GAVE ALL A CHANCE

Police Justice Griffin suspended SEN
tence ON Thomas Galley, Frank Arnold,
BOLTON Smith, Harry Willard, Victor An
derson, George Bosso. Dan LABEL, Thorn
as Forstenson, John Pain. an Indian,
Charles Olson, Antoine Hanson and James
McGhee this morning and warned them
to stay sober at least until after Christ
mas. All were arrested during last night
on charges of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
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fighter teaching them has caused scores Of
students to take up boxing with their
other work in the gymnasium.
For fifteen years the man who is the
first pugilist to be selected by an Amer
lean university to instruct its pupils in the
manly art has been in the fighting game.
ODonnell is an Australian After win
ming the heavyweight championship Of
that country he came to the United States.
His first fight was with kid" Gregannis,
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AIX-LES- BAINS CASE
The Criminals Are Now Under Arrest Truth At
acknowledgements Details of Crime

PARIS, Dec. 24.-French crime has a
favor of intrigue and fnesse unknown to
Anglo-Saxon brutality. The yellow-back
novel is dull reading to the murder case
of the professional beauty, Eugene Fou-
gere, at her villa at es-Bains, in Sep
TENDER last. "A
Eugene Fougere, well-known figure IN
the so-called Paris half-world, famous for
her fashionable dresses and her valuable
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Jewels, as we'll as for the connections
which she had in high places, was found
murdered at her villa in Aix-les-Bains on
the morning of Sunday, September 20.
Her companion Rosalie Giriat, occupy
ing another room on the same floor, was
bound and gagged, and declared herself
ignorant of all details save as to her own
: Seizure and miraculous escape. On the
floor below. on level with the ground,
the maid, Lucy Marie, was dead, stran-
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The LUSCIOUS MARSH RAT
is A DISH FOR A KING

by means of their runways. As they pass
the holes in the ice they are speared BY
the men, caught by the dogs and bagged.
When the dogs dip through the ice for
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WASHINGTON TRUCK Co. J. C.Hew.
it & Co. General freighting household
Goods. safes and pianos removed Office
100 Tenth st. Office telephone, John 234l.
Barn telephone, James 234l.
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MONROE, Mich.--Ever eat musk
rat? Or, as the Canadian-French trap.
pers say, re mooshrat.' Maybe the
name turns your stomach. If that's SO,
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BROKEN BUNDLES

Many packages are at the postoffice
awaiting the close of the holiday rush, 90
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-24
Fireman. BOWEN.
A Marriage at the Central Methodist
Church Yesterday.

There was happy marriage celebrated
at Central Methodist church yesterday
morning, when Miss Iphigevia Bowen, OF
West Raleigh, and Mr.. Horace l.. Freq
man. were wed.
There were a large number of friends
present and the church was artistically
decorated in palms and ferns. The service
was said by Rev. G. T. Adams, pastor of
Centenary Methodist church at New Bern,
the former pastor of Central church.
The wedding music was most charmingly
rendered by Miss Annie Love.
The maid of honor was Miss Bertye
Goodwin, of Aberdeen, and the best man
was Mr.. E. NJ. Hoyle, of Trinity College.
The ushers were Messrs. B. A. Pearce
w. M. Turner and H. o. Sink, of Raleigh.
The charming bride was most hand
somely attired in agoing away gown OF
brown broadcloth hat to match and car
ried brides roses. She is a sister of Mr.
A. f. Bowen, the bursar at the A. and M.
College, and is an able trained nurse, hav-
ing studied this in Durham.
Both she and the groom have many
friends and there were many handsome
wedding gifts presented. The groom is
the consulting engineer for the Erwin
system of cotton mills at Durham and
Duke, and is an energetic young man
They have gone North on a bridal tour.
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where Mr.. Smith is in the dispatchers'
office of the Seaboard Air Line. He was
formerly the Seaboard Air Line operator
at Neuse, and his bride is the daughter
of Mr.. w. H. Nichols, of that place
Mrs T. B. Renalds, of Fuquay
Springs, accompanied by her little daugh-
ter, passed through the city yesterday on
her way to spend the winter in Wash
ington, d. c., and Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Julia Harris, who is attending
the University at Chapel Hill, arrived
yesterday to spend the holidays with her
mother.
Miss Mary Ethel Lyon, Of the State
Normal and Industrial College, came yes
terday to spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Lyon.
Mrs A. A. LeWter and children, of
Durham, are in the city visiting relatives
Misses Ethel Fletcher and Edith Glib
son, Of Gibson, were in the city yester-
day,
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sponsible position on the Southern Rail
wav. and Greensboro was his most con-
venient lay-over point. So it was ar
ranged for the brideto-be to take the train
at Lynchburg and come to Greensboro.
Here license was procured of the Reg
lister of Deeds, Rev. A. C. Kirkman and
that accommodating official also perform
ed the marriage ceremony without delay
but with much grace.
At Pleasant Garden yesterday, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Hodgin
their daughter, Miss Bessie, was married
to Mr.. o. F. Ross, Rev. T. M. johnson
officiating After the marriage the bridal
couple accompanied the groom's brother,
Mr.. J. r. Ross to Bladen county, where
he will be married today, the whole party
returning to Pleasant Garden tomorrow.
On Tuesday night, at the residence of
Rev. ]. H. Rich Greensboro, he united In
marriage Mr. Thomas Michaels and Miss
Eula Black The couple left for Char
lotte to spend the Christmas holidays
with Mr.. Michael's relatives.
The Jofners and Carpenters Union had
splendid time last night at an informal
sociable in the shape of an oyster supper
and other refreshments. Their hall was
tastefully decorated and the event was a
memorable success. Conspicuous on the
large bulletin blackboard was the tails
manic announcement: "Oysters stewed or
fried, labor omnia vincit, in God we trust,
welcome ALL
The Kirmess given in the Grand Opera
House Monday and Tuesday nights by the
young ladies of the Adelphian Literary
Society of the State Normal and Indus
trial College, was one of the most attract
i've and successful entertainments ever
seen here. The large audiences both
nights were simply delighted. The enter
tainment was given to aid in furnishing
the hall of the society in the new students
building and the receipts amounted to
over six hundred dollars, which will leave
nice sum after paying all expenses.
The State Normal and the Greensboro
Female Colleges closed for the holidays
yesterday and nearly a thousand young
ladies left last night and this morning for
home Special cars were on all trains, but
they were all crowded. Work will begin
| again January 4th.
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womeutas | find it insures regular and
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and ovarian troubles, and builds up the
entire system. | also consider Il one Il
the finest catarrh remedies know o."
M. C. Gee, NJ. d.
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION
RATES YEAR OF 1904

On account of the Christmas Holidays
the Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets for one and one-third
first class limited fares plus 25 cents, to
all points East of the Mississippi and
South of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers.
Dates of sale-For the public, Deem
Der %, "a, %, o0th, 31st and January l.
1904. Final limit January 4, 1904.
Dates of sale-For students and teach
ers, December 18th to 22nd, inclusive
Final limit January 8, 1904
For students and teachers tickets will
be sold on presentation and surrender OF
certificates signed by the superintendent
principal or president of school or college
c. II. GATTIS, c. P. & T. A.
Raleigh, N. c.
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Social News of GoEdshoro.

Goldsboro, N. c., Dec 23.-(Special)-
Mr. and Mrs Arnold Borden have issued
invitations to the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Belle. to Mr.. Alphonso
Howard Edgcrton, the happy event to take
place on the evening of January 6, in the
Presbyterian church in this city at Z
o'clock.
The first dance of the holidays took
place in the armory this evening, and
was given by the young men of the city
in honor of the young ladies who are a
home from school to spend the holidays.
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LanCaster--COx.

Bellair, n. c., Dec. Especial. THE
wedding OF Miss Bertha Lancaster, daugh
ter of Mr. E. A. Lancaster, and Mr. John
Cox, of Ayden, was a beautiful home
event.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
C. w. Howard, of Kinston, the wedding
march being very skilfully rendered b,
Miss Edna Lineberry, of Greensboro.
The attendants were Miss Clara Brin.
son with Mr.. Guy Moore; Miss Lena
Lane with Roscoe Lancaster, brother OF
the bride; Miss sallie Causley with Mr.
Jay Humphrey Miss Eta Lancaster with
Mr.. Grover Cox, brother of the groom
Miss Lizzie Ipock with Mr.. Lynn Lancas-
ter. Then followed the maid of honor,
Miss Ethel Lancaster, sister of the bride,
with the best man, Mr.. Will Cox, brother
of the groom
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Christmas Brides. Social News.

Greensboro, N. c.. Dec. 2S.-There were
three bridal couples given the best
room" each at the Benbow Hotel last
night-Mr. and Mrs. J. P Kitchin, of
Scotland Neck, N. c., on a bridal trip
south; Mr. and Mrs G. A. sydnor. (nee
Miss Raniel of Danville, Va, who were
marricd there last night, on their way
South The other couple, Mr. and Mrs
Royal P Mc1ver, of Amherst, Va, were
NOT bride and groom when they reached
Creensboro last night. but their assign
ment to one room, and it of the best, an
bour 1ater told a tale. Mrs McIver, an
hon before was Miss Carrie e. Steen, Of
Amherst. Va. MI. MclNel noloS re
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Social News of BIaden.

Dublin. N. c., Dec. 23.-(special. )-Cards
are out announcing the marriage of Miss
Hettie Porter, of Emerson, Baden county,
and Mr.. Robertson. of Florida. at the
residence of the brides father, Capt. Y.
R. Porter, at Emerson, N. c.. January
9th. 1904
The following cards have been received
by relatives of the groom at Dublin, N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cooper request
the honor of your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter, Carrie, to Mr..
John Beatty Mcneil, of Nellwood, Ga,
December Goth, 1908, seven O'Clock p. M,
NJ. E. Church, Socaster, S. C.
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Troy.-C0unciI.

Wanamish, NJ c., Dec. 23.-(special.) y
There was beautiful home wedding here
on Sunday at which time Miss Lizzie
Council, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs c. x.
Council and Robert V. Troy, who holds
position with the S. A. l.. at beadquar-
tiers in Raleigh.
The bride was dressed in handsome
goingaway gown Of blue broadcloth, with
orange blossoms and maiden hair fern.
The bridesmaids were also becomingIy
dressed as occasioned required. The
groomsmen were dressed in the conven-
tional style. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Mr.. j. j. Jorter, Of the
Methodist church.
The happy couple left on the noon train
for an extended trip
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MEDICAL EXAMINER
OF the United States Treasury Recommends
Pc~rU-na.
Other Prominent Physicians Use
and Endorse Pe-ru-na.

DR. LLEWELLYN Jordan, Medi-
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Mrs. SanderIin Better.

Prof. j. Y. Joyner. State Superintend
ent of Public instruction, has returned
from Washington, D. c., where he was
called by the serious illness of his aunt,
Mrs. Geo. w. Sanderlin. He reports that
though not out of danger, her condition
is greatly improved.