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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11

as wide as the end of the hut; the seats
were benches made of outsides, fiat side
up, standing on four legs, (when one leg
was not broken out); the floor was laid
with rough, undressed lumber, and the
door was hung on wooden hinges, that
creaked like a squedunk when opened or
shut. The window, that afforded light,
when the door was shut, was made by
cutting out one log across the end OF the
hut, and a plank, fastened to the log
above, by leather hinges, was the shutter
to the window.
Inside that window was another plank
which served as our writing desk, where
we children, with our goose-quill pen, and
our copy books, learned to make straight
lines, curves and pot-hooks, and, finally,
to shape the letters of the alphabet, and
follow the copy as best we could; and, 1t
was not long before we were writing such
maxims and proverbs as: EVIL communl-
cations corrupt good manners; thine and
tide wait for no man." Disappointment
sinks the heart of man, but the renewal
of hope gives consolation" And, how we
did learn to it, trying to make or letters
as round and smooth as were those in
the copy, set us by our teacher.
Our thirty-day school came to close
very soon, and our good teacher called IL
her patrons on the last day to see and
hear for themselves what had been done
for their children All of us put on our
best clothes that morning, for we were
to be on exhibition that day, and our
mothers wanted us to look nice as we'll
as TO do nicely. I need not undertake to
describe my feelings of that morning, for
I was to stand on a stool chair and make
a speech that day, and my mother and
my father said they knew I would say
my speech all right and, of course, l was
already in my estimation an orator, very
little, If any, below Demothenes or
Cicero. That was the biggest day OF my
life have never seen another like It..
I knew my answers all right, my pen
manship was complimented by all the
mothers and fathers, my copy book had
10 splotches on it, and, so far as the day
lad gone l had stood number one. But
the crisis was yet to come, when we little
fellows were to mount the stool chair and
say our speeches. During the recess we
young orators might have been heard
around the house, little off in the woods,
going over the speeches that were to
49,
cause of our ruin, if we happened to get
out, and go to crying. At length the hour
came, and be it said to the honor OF the
memory Of Miss Harriet, she had done
her work well, and all her little boys ac-
quilted themselves with credit, and each
mother said, as she Rugged her son and
patted him OH the head, None of the
boys beat my little boy" l can't forget
how / was struck with the Importance OF
the occasion and the subject, when after
my bow. l began: you scarce expect
one of my age, to speak in public on the
stage" and how l magnified my import
ance when, after 1 had said the last word
and made my bow, 1 was greeted with
slapping OF hands and complimentary re
marks from all the fathers and mothers
in the room.
II there is any higher position in the
world than teaching l have not discovered
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11
THE BOYS FIRST SCHOOL
SIXTY ODD YEARS AGO
r. III. Whitaker's "reminiscences of the Little Log
House Where He Learned His
First Book.

To the Editor: l saw little boy start
mother was carefully arranging his collar
and brushing his hair, saying as she was
putting each lock and ringlet into its
proper place, II want my little boy to be
smart and learn his book, and be mother
little man. and the scene and the moth
er's words brought back so visibly a
similar scene and similar words, sixty odd
years ago, when this writer was about to
make his first day at school, and mother
long since gone to her home in the skies,
was giving the finishing touches to toilet
and hair, and telling her little boy how
much she loved him, and how anxious
she was that he would learn his book, and
be good boy, and be mothers little man.
Who can ever forget the mother love,
the mother touch, the mother solicitude
And what man viii ever forget the high
anticipations, which were inspired by the
mother talk to him, when, as little boy
he was going forth, from the home nest,
to use shis own little wings, preparatory
for the flight that would take him safely
through LIES stormy scenes?
speaking OF going TO school, remlHus
me to say that the children of today are
blessed in comparison with those Of sixty
years ago, when a thirty or sixty day
school was all that the average country boy
or girl could attend. Now, children have
six, eight and ten months schools, and
the average boy has as good chance to
get an education as the children OF the
rich had, in my boyhood days; and still
the effort is being made, by our law
makers, to increase the facilities and
lengthen the terms of the public schools
The first school l attended was taught
by Miss Harriet McCullers, away back
in the thirties, and, as I remember her
now she was a saint, for the little child
rem looked up to her as if she had been
an angel, sent down to tell her httle<pu-
pills how good they ought TO be, and to
teach them how to be good. The old school
house was not far from McCuller's Sta
ton, on the Mills Road south of this
city. 1t was a log hut, with stick and
dirt chimneys, the fire place being nearly
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful 1t is in
Preserving Health and Beauty.


Few People Know How Useful 1t is in
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
is the safest and most efficient disinfect
ant and purifier in nature, but few realize
It's value when taken into the human
system for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more you
take of it the better; it is not drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gases and inn
purities always present in the stomach
an intestines and carries them out of the
system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and improves
the complexion, it whitens the teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
1t absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form
Or another, but probably the best charcoal
and the most for the money is in Stuarts
Absorbent Lozenges; they are composed
of the finest powdered Willow charcoal,
and other harmless anti-septics in tablet
form or rather in the form of large, pleas
ant tasting lozenges, the charcoal being
mixed with honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will soon
tell in a much improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty
of it is, that no possible harm can result
from their continued use, but on the
contrary, great benefit.
Buffalo physician in speaking of the
benefits of charcoal, says: 81 advise
Stuarts Absorbent Lozenges to all pa
tients suffering from gas in stomach and
bowels, and to clear the complexion and
purify the breath, mouth and throat;
also believe the liver is greatly benefited
by the daily use of them; they cost but
twenty-five cents box at drug stores, and
although in some sense a patent prepare
ton, yet I believe I get more and better
charcoal in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges
than in any of the ordinary charcoal
tablets"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11

Our store provides the
best values for those who
spend money without hav-
ing to reckon about it. as
we'll as for that larger class
whose purchases are con-
trOIled by strictest econ
ooy, a store for everybody.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11

facilities make shopping easy convenient
superior goods the prices make shopping safe and saving
you think these facts when you ready buy All
who practice economy will bear this in mind.
out offer superb mail facilities
perfectly equipped mail order Department under immediate
supervision thus giving out Of town customers the better
attention than they personally present We cut samples
merchandise that sampled will send other articles
approval
We have free delivery department which prepays
freight charges anywhere in North Corona all cash mail orders
amounting to $500
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11

Our merchandise and
prices appeal to all, Ex-
elusive novelties or staple
products, no matter what
your needs may be, you
will find the best values
at our Store.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
TELEoRAPHIC BREVlTlEs.

Smallpox is said to be epidemic in
st. Paul.
A small tornado at Guthrie, Okla,
blew down two houses, many trees
and demolished several chimneys.
1t is officially stated in Havana that
the treaties between the United States
and Cuba will be sent to the Cuban
senate within fortnight.
Santa Fe passenger train No. 1,
westbound, was derailed at Coolidge,
Kan, Monday morning. Several pas.
sengers were slightly injured.
Frank Erne, the former lightweight
champion, won from Warren Zurbrick,
at Fort Erie. Erne was given the de-
cision on a foul in the tenth round.
Lawrence Barry, the jockey who
was thrown from the horse Seminole
in hurdle race at Morris Park last
Wednesday, is dead at New York. He
never regained consciousness.
The Spanish cortes has reassembled.
In the speech from the throne, King
Alforzo expressed confidence that
parliament would do its best to help
him at the beginning of his reign to
revivify the life Of the nation.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
CLARk AGAIN CHOSEN.
Head Of the Railway Conductors Also
Gets Increase In Salary,

Pittsburg, Pa, May 19.-The twen-
ty-ninth biennial conventione Of the
Order of Hallway Conductors viii end
today. with tie O: eHt,cn Il the eiec-
tion CT = c---v & I'll l.-cc~s AM the
choosi1e; i-1 the -Diia1s; foI tbs next
convention, oil business has been
completed. The fo!,,1-y::--c :-cs-za5 off,
GERS were reelected at il creased sala-
ries: Grand chief conductor, E. E..
Clark, compensation increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year; A. E. Gar
retson, assistant grand conductor,
$4,000 to $4,000; w. j. Maxwell, grand
secretary and treasurer, $4,000 to
$4,000; G. H. Wilkins, grand senior
conductor, $4,000 to $4,000, and L. E.
Sheppard, grand Junior conductor,
$4,000 to $4,000.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
TELLS AsogT BoopIIhG.
Former State Senator Busehe OF ST:
-. Louis .Confesses.aE H.

Former State Senator 6usehe of st:
~ Louis confesses.:s
St. Louis. May 16.-Unable to bear
the strain OF mental torture which he
says he has suffered since the grand
jury Investigation into legislative
boodling was instituted former State
Senator Fred L. Busche went before
Circuit Attorney Folk during the aft
ernoon and made a complete and far
reaching confession of his connection
with corrupt deals extending over a
period of eight years. Busche's dec
larations involve several men of prom
inence, and he names those who have
been conspicuous at the state capital
as distributors Of Doodle.
Later Busche was taken before the
grand jury, where he remained an
hour. When he emerged from the
juryroom tears were streaming down
his cheeks. With his face buried in
his handkerchief he hurried down the
steps to the Eleventh street exit of
the building.
Because of the statute of limita-
tions, which prevents prosecution
three years after the crime is commit
ted, none of the men against whom
Busche has testified can be indicted.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
ATTACK BY BOlOMEN,
Two Americans Killed and a Thirt
Wounded.

Manila, May 18.-Captain Clough
Overton of the Fifteenth cavalry and
Private Harry Noyes were killed and
Private Hartlow was wounded in a
bolo rush at Sucatlan, island of Min
danao.
No details of the fighting have been
received beyond a brief telegram re-
porting the deaths. 1t is said that six
OF the enemy were killed. It is
thought the natives approached Cap.
tain Overton's command, pretending
friendship, and then attacked the
Americans.
About 800 insurgents, armed with
bolos, resisted the landing of a force
OF scouts at Callahan, Camiguin isl
and, Tuesday. They charged the
scouts and wounded two of them. 1t
required an hour to disperse the in.
surgents. Twelve Of the latter were
killed and many were wounded. The
scouts, whose gallantry has been com.
mended, are pursuing the insurgents,
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20

Mrs. LoriIIard Loses $4,000 in Cen,
Besides Other Va!uabIes,

London, May 18.-The loss of Mrs
Pierre Lorillard, who is reported to
have been robbed OF $4,000 worth of
jewels, amounts, probably, to a far
greater sum than at first reported.
Mrs. Lorillard lost all her jewelry,
except what she was wearing, and a
letter of credit and other valuables
The robbery occurred at the Berkeley
hotel, to which place two men fol-
lowed Mr.. and Mrs. Lorillard all the
way from Monte Carlo. The thieves
evidently waited for favorable oppor-
tunity to commit the robbery and
have now gone off with the valuables
The police have no clue to their
whereabouts, but Mrs. Lorillard now
remembers meeting, at various points
of the journey, the two suspects and
seeing them again when she arrived in
London.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
N,cTds4, Nov f3.

William T. Hall, familiarly known
as ''Biff,'' Hall, EEone CT the best known
newspaper. men of Chicago, is dead.
Reinforcements for the ~sultan's
troops have entered Tetuan. Morocco.
without encountering any opposition.
/. Louis Dice of Akron, O., went home
under the influence of liquor and, after
attempting to kill his wife, went ~up-
stairs and cut his throat, dying in ten
minutes. - .s%.s.7 r. a "a. r.. S.. .= :
Efforts are being made by inde-
pendent river coal operators Of pitts.
burg and Cincinnati to form combine
similar to the Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal and Coke company.
with capital Of SIG, 100000. "
w. T.. stead's Review OF Reviews
suggests that King Edward should
break all records and visit the United
States in 1904. Mr.. Stead thinks The
st. Louis exposition would furnish an
excellent pretext, If any wanted. )
be that OF prehistoric man.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
Chicago Union stock Yards.

+ Chicago. May lS.--Cattle- to
prime steers, $4.90@5.5O; poor to me-
dunn; s3.90@4.90; stockers and feed
ers, $2.75@4.80; cows, $I60@4.5O;
heifers, $2.50@4.75; calves, $4,000
900: Hogs-Mixed and butchers, 1925
E-@6.50; good to choice heavy, $4,000
$50; rough heavy, $625@6.5O; light,
$6.10@6.30. Sheep-Good to choice,
$4.90@5.50; Western, $4.75@5.5O; ma
tive lambs, s4.5o@7.10; Western, $3.50
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
FUNNY MEN MEET.
Newspaper Humorists Hold Their
First National Convention.

First National Convention.
Baltimore. Nd, May 19.-The> first
national convention of the poets, hum
orists and paragraphers Of the Ameri-
can press opened here last night with
reception to the members at the
Journalists club. The ladies of the
party were entertained at the Womans
Literary club.
At the business meeting today a
permanent organization will be ef-
fected.
Among those in attendance from
! other cities are s. e. Kiser. Elliott
Flower, Duncan M. Smith, G.. w. Tay-
lor and Will Reed Dunroy, Chicago: :
Ralph Wheelock, MINNEAPOLIS. and
James w. Foley, Bismarck. N. D.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
AMES GETS SIX YEARS
FORMER MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS
X SENTENCED TO HARD LABOR Z
IN PENlTENTlARY. -.

Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court
Is Given, Motion for Stay of Execu.
ticn Granted and the Prisoner Is
Allowed His Freedom on $4,000
BaiI-Court Listens to Appeal for
Mercy Before Pronouncing Sentence.
Minneapolis, May 18.-After listen.
ing to the appeal of the counsel of
former Mayor A. A. Ames for mercy
Judge Elliott sentenced the once pow
erful political leader to spend six
years at hard labor in the state peni-
tentiary. A bond of $4,000, signed
by Titus Mareck, Conrad Birkhofer,
G.. j. Heinrich, A. B. Herman, L. B.
Allen, Gus Gluck and John Flanagan,
was accepted by the court and DR..
Ames will not have to 60 to prison
until the supreme court has passed
on his appeal The bondsmen are
mostly brewers. -
). Or. Ames is sixty-one years old and
has spent all the years since early
manhood as a resident of Minneap.
oils. ~ :. j.
During those forty odd years: as a
citizen of Minnesota he has enjoyed
wide and constant popularity in his
home city. Besides being four times
elected it's mayor he was the Demo.
cratic candidate forsgovernor of Min.
nesota in 1886, being defeated by A. sR.
McGill by the narrow margin Of 2, soc
votes. He was again q. candidate for
Ethe &Democratic nomination for gov.
ernor in 1888, but was defeated by the
late Eugene M. Wilson.
,-,, His politics have been varied, first
Republican, then Democratic, then Re.
publican again, but his personal
strength with the voters, withoutsre-
gard to party, wassalways the sama
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
BLIZZARD IN MONTANA,
Stock Suffering Greatly and Loss ot
Sheep Is Threatened.

Butte, Mont, May 1S.-Reports at
night tell of a mild snowstorm pre-
vailing throughout Montana generally,
In the Eastern sections of the state
the snow is wet, and unless the TEN.
pcrature should fall the storm will
benefit the crops and ranges. In the
North, however, a blizzard has been
raging since o'clock a. m. and the
Great Northern company is experienc.
ing considerable difficulty in the ope
ration of it's trains Stock is suffer
ing greatly and considerable loss
among the sheep is threatened.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
Carpenters Want to Get Back.

New York, May 19-After bitter
hight that lasted nearly two months,
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners have made application for
admission to the United Board of
Building Trades, which they left in
a huff at the beginning of the feud
with the Amalgamated union.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20

Omaha Woman Enjoined From Talk
ing to Certain People.

Omaha Woman Enjoined From Talk.
ing to Certain People.
Omaha, May 16.-Judge Baxter OF
the district court has issued an in.
junction restraining a woman from
talking.
The injunction was issued on com.
plant of Mrs. l.. Oliphant Dodge
proprietor Of an apartment house, who
declares that Mrs. E. Berge, a neigh
Dor, is continually gossiping to and
about her tenants and has caused sew.
eral of them to threaten to move.
Judge Baxter, in his Injunction, or:
ders Mrs. Berge not to enter the
apartment house nor to stop in front
OF the building, and not to talk in a
gossiping way of or to any one living
IN that apartment house. Mrs. Berge
is indignant.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
BASEBALL SCORES.
National Leauue,

National League.
At Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati Z.
At Boston, 2; Chicago, 4.
At Pittsburg, 3; New York, 2.
At Philadelphia, 5; st. Louis, 8.
American League.
At Detroit, IL; Boston, 1.
At Cleveland, 7; New York, 8.
AT Chicago, /; Washington, 7.
American Association.
At Minneapolis, 8; st. Paul, 8.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
Russian Patrol 'Ambushed,

Berlin, May l8-A telegram re.
ceived here from. Lenkoran, in the
government of Baku, Russia, says that
patrol of Russian frontier guard
has fallen into an ambush set by Per
sian robbers in forest. A Russian
captain and two noncommissioned of.
f1cers were killed, The same evening
the robbers plundered the village Of
WeraWul. 5@T .v@. - -
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
= Chicago Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, May 18.-Wheat =. May,
1850; July, 7aAa@73Ac; Sept, 70Ac;
Dec, Il 1sc. Corn-May, 441ac; July,
44Mc; Sept, 1890: Oats-May, 1865
@36&c; July, 33h@33Ac; Sept,
3O1h @3O5sc;; Dec, 30Ac. Pork May,
$18.S5; July, $1715;; Sept, $16.57111a.
Flax - Cash, Northwestern, $1.16;
Southwestern, Sill; May, SLIP; July,
$1.H. Butter-Creameries, 16@21hc;
dairies, 15@1Sc. Eggs-14A@ @141kc.
Poultry turkeys. 10@12c: chickens,
! X 6.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
OFFICERS SHOT DOWN.
Wyoming Bad Man Kills One Consta.
BILE and Wounds Another.

BILE and Wounds Another.
Douglass, Wyo., May 18.-Deputy
Constable Yoland. was instantly killed
and Constable: Graham seriously
wounded By an outlaw named Smith,
who is being pursued by a posse. The
officers attempted Smiths arrest on
the ground of being a suspicious char.
acter. AS they were about to search
him he drew a pistol from his hip
pocket and began firing. Before the
officers could pull their pistols. both
were senseless. on the sidewalk There
were no witnesses present, and Smith
made his escape into the darkness.
Smith, it is believed, is wanted for
several murders and other serious
crimes
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, May 1S.-Wheat-To arrive
NO. 1 hard, 80kc; No. Northern,
7814c; No. 2 Northern, 76%c; May,
soc; July, 777sc; Sept, Tic. .Flax-In
store, $1.14h; to arrive and on track,
$1.15; May, $1:14A; July, $1:16;
Sept. and Oct., $1.17; Nov, $1.16.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
DEVASTATING BLAZE.
Manitoba Families Made Homeless bv
Bush Fires.

Winnipeg, Man., May 16-Arrivals
from Lake Winnipeg state that a large
portion of the timber and scrub lands
surrounding the. southern end and
sides of Lake Winnipeg have been de-
vastated by bush fires. The dry
weather has made all standing tim.
ber like tinder and flames spread with
terrible rapidity. Over 100 families
have lost their homes and stock.
There also has been considerable
damage in the Dauphin district.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, May 18.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.50@6.00; common to
fair, $3.00@4.50; good to choice COWS
and heifers, $3.25@4.0o; veals, $3.50
@500. Hogs-$5.s0@6S0. Sheep
Good to choice, $5.0O@5.75; lambs,
$5.75@6.50.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, May 18.-Wheat-C
79c; July, 76%c; Sept, 69%c. On
track-No. 1 hard, SOC; No. 1 North
ern, 79c; No. 2 Northern, 78c; No. 3
Northern, 76@771ac.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
s Austin Markets, -
- CORRECTED BIZ ALEX oAMPBE11
Wheat. CSC per bu.

CORRECTED B1 M'BRDE, THE aReo11,
Butter, 16c-2Cc per lb.
Beans, N.50$2.5O per bu ,..-
Potatoes, 30c-4Oc per bu.
Eggs, 12c-14c per dozen.
AUSTIN PACKING HOUSE MARKET.
Young butcher hoge, S5.65 per cwt.
Rough packers, $40 to $3.50 per cwt,
Light hogs. 1925 to $3.50 per cwt.
Cows, $500 to $500 per cwt.
Sheep, $3.50 to $500 per cwt.
Lambs, $500 to $500 per cwt.
Veal Calves, $3.50 to Shopper cwt.
Young Fat Turkeys. 10c-11c per lb.
Young Chickens, 9c-1Oc per lb.
Old Chickens, Sc-9c per lb.
Roosters &c per lb.
Ducks. Sc to &c per lb.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
WOULD DECORATE MOTHERS
French Senator Thinks They Should
Have a Ribbon and Cross.

Have Ribbon and a Cross.
Paris, May Ex-senator Plot has
written to Premier Combes proposing
that the government accord decora-
tions to mothers of families. The
senator says the depopulation of
France Is serious menace and
urges that mothers Of large families
are entitled to equal consideration
with firemen, gymnasts and others
who have recently been decorated.
M. Plot expects to propose in parlia-
ment the creation of mothers deco
ration, consisting of a ribbon and a
cross.
Mower County transcript., 1903-05-20
Saturday, May Is.


1t is reported that Turkey has agreed
to buy two warships which have been
built for Argentina.
Official reports place the number of
Christian victims at Monastir and in
the surrounding country at seventy
two.
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian dra.
matist, is again seriously i'll. His
friends are very anxious regarding
the outcome of his illness.
Hugh johnson, former well known
carriage manufacturer of Detroit.
Mich, was killed by Michigan Cen.
trail train at Dearborn; suburb. -.
The Standard Oil company of New
Jersey has declared a dividend for
the quarter of 81. per share, For the
corresponding quarter of last wear
the dividend declared was SO per
share. !
Recruiting in the navy has been
suspended for the present owing to
the prevalence Of contagious diseases
at various training stations and
aboard receiving ships on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts.