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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

rapidly increasing This is not so much
in tho amount paid by the government,
but In the enormous sums which have
to be contributed by the people to enable
their sons to maintain themselves in good
military style.
The German Government, In fact. does
not spend as much on It's War Depart
ment. including pensions as we do upon
our War Department and pensions. In
1902 the total cost OF the German army
was about s140ooo,0oO. and It's pension
account about 900, making a total
OF s165, 100000. During the same year
we spent In round numbers $112,0 $1,000
Upon our War Department and s13S,-
100000 for pensions, or In all 500. 900, 900
moro than the Germans
The actual expense here. however, Is
equal to two or three times what the
government pays. There are 100000 prt-
v1te soldiers in Germany. who receive
from to ~ cents day outside their
rations. The rntions nre poor. and they
must have more to supplement them.
The result Is that every family which
has a son in the army supplies him with
a weekly or monthly allowance as great
ns 1t can afford. and the total OF these
allowances amount to hundreds of MIL
lions of dollars a year. have seen 1t
estimated at two hundred millions. but
1t Is probably more. This sum includes
inc FO1lG Ol OllICeT9, VIII llllSl tpeiil pIo-
portionately more than the private SOL
diers.
At the same time the standard OF living
among the military Is more expensive
from year to year. Germany Is much
richer nation than It was few years
ago and all classes are living more ex-
| travagantly than In the past. The mill
| tary class especially Is spending much
moro. Many OF the officers arc club men
and In the best clubs gambling is COM
mon. Indeed. 1t is said that some OF the
old families OF Germany have been ruined
! by the play OF their sons who belong to
the army.
A NATION OF SOLDIERS.
Germany has undoubtedly the best
trained soldiers OF Europe. The wn .,ie
Country eSitTir is a vast military camp. There
are military clubs In every, village. ana
constant drilling goes on In e h o 1TI Cd
man must spend seven years In tho army
It Is not possible to serd substitute.
and this is so OF rich and poor, OF none sas
aha on nea account Of ndersze or delicate
physique and some because they are the
sole bread winners Of the family, but as
until he is forty-flve years Of age, and
| can be called out at almost any time.
There are aver 100000 new recruits each
year and tho drilling whi tSat s99eeSo o ON 8m
! soldiers can be called to the support of
| the Kaiser at an hours notice, In tho
| reserve and Landwehr alone there are 81
| 900 900 men and moro than $4,000 officers.
In other words there are more officers
| thnn we had soldiers and officers In our
| regular army before our war With tho
| Spanlards. There are about 100000 men
| in the Ersatz Reserve and the Landsturm.
and these can be called out in case of the
! Invasion OF Germany.
A GREAT MACHINE.
The most Of this enormous force is such
! that it can be worked as one machine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

Germany but nearly all the German
creased tonnage OF about 1900 q year.
| We have at present more vessels than
| ships are Of the most modern build, while
! some of ours are slow and out Of date.
| GERMAN SEAMEN AND NAVAL
SCHOOLS.
I find the Germans much interested In
the navy. The people think their sail
ors superior to any others. and they have
organized naval society, with mem
bership of more than 800 900, devoted to
stirilng UP sentiment In favor OF naval
Improvements.
The personnel Of the navy Improves ev-
cry year. 1t is Increasing In numbers,
and 1t now includes something like 10000
men and boys. There are altogether
above 1900 officers. 1900 boys. and moro
than 1900 petty officers and seamen. In
other words. the Germans have on their
war vessels more men than we had In
our army prior to the Spanish American
War.
The Germans have good naval schools.
There is one here at Kiel with several
hundred students. Tho boys are kept but
short time on shore. and then put on
training ships. There are number OF
,hese ship some here and come on other
sens A common way is to have the sum
mers spent in the Baltic and the winters
in the Mediterranean or the West Indies.
On these training vessels the boys are
taught practical seamhnship They learn
all about navigation, gunnery and naval
warfare.
They manage the vessels themselves,
under the eyes Of their superlors, and
carry on their studies on board. They are
taught naval engineering, torpedo science.
naval construction. mechanics, foriflca-
tons, tactics. as we'll as the modern
branches. They are put through a good
course OF gymnastics, and learn how 10
ffar n m
are taken on the vessels Of the war fleet.
and upon graduation arc well fitted TO
III the positions In which they are placed.
Klel has a marine school and also ma
rine academy. The academy comes AFTER
the school, being something like ours AZ
Annapolis
THE KEEL CANAL.
The most important thing that the Kali
ger has done in connection with the ma
val defenses was the building or the great
canal here at Kiel. ! have gone out TO
see It and have photographed It's entrance
to the Baltic. The canal cost aoout wv
cOo.nOO but II Is worth more than ten
times that to Germany In the way OF
naval advantages. IT has cut down tho
time from North Germany to the ocean
almost two days, and has, In fact. made
the Baltic for all practical purposes
German lake. This canal begins mere anu
extends for sixty miles right across the
peninsula to the mouth OF the Elbe. In
time Of war. 1t will be closed to outside
nations, forming highway for the Ger
man gunboats only. To-day there is a
large naval harbor just below IT.. which
always has gunboats ready to sail back
and forth for the protection OF the en-
pire.
The canal is aea-level canal, with
Rrent locks Mt either end OF 1t to control
the tides. IT is 30 wide that the largest
ginboats can go through It, and there are
six places where they can pass. 1t Is
thirty feet deep and seventy feet broad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
The Fable Of the Soft Thing and Some Of Things That
Copyright, 1908, BY Robert Howard Russell

carrying Money in his Clothes, every
Short Gard Man in the Business be-
gan to break through the Crowd,
saying" saw him first"
In the Twinklig OF an Bye tho
Legates was transformed from an
ordinary, -me-down Plug to One
OF our Prominent Citizens.
Many who had a been unable to place
him while he Was feeding at q "a
Oatmeal Resort on a Side Street now
dashed madly across the Car Tracks
to give him the Joyous Mitt and ask
him to come up to the House some
Evening.
And he. like every other Proud
Mortal who is being pelted with Bou-
DUETS, fnncied that his Popularity
was based upon his own Sterling
Qualities and did not arise from the
Fact that he was known up at tho
Bank.
Those who doctored up the Bricks
for him did not take the Trouble to
put any Gold Plating on the Outside.
They nailed his Currency and then
promised to deliver the Goods BY
Messenger Boy, 80 as to save him
Trouble.
He learned that great many Ex-
CluslFo Ol6hliiAueici'S WuHsSo5 " .t-..S
in u few Members who were Socially
Prominent. Every time that he was
handed the Social Prominence Gag
he fell and signed nm Application
Blank.
In Couple OF Months he had 80
many Brothers and Fellows lubrnen
that he could not turn downtown
Corner without running into Hot
Touch.
Also he was Pie ior the Dlgnineo
Gsntiemhn represc''t'4s .he nast te,
furnishing Rouse. Long ago TINS
Species OF the Hold UP Man was
known as BOOK Agent, put IN these
latter Days he Is Special Envoy
VINO brings Gind Ilalngs OF Great
JOY to the superior lnteilectual Class-
es who are known 10 DO mere VIII
the com.
EVERY Hypnotio saleslnun VINO cor,
nered me Mark suhg we oio so.o
nnout siVlns 'l'eciai Ier,hs " iew
i'ooK Lovers ~ oluei ~ us.'Ve ~
tnin rres''se from 'no "so " 'i'oii
Nh ,
IaKe man Wnu nsse, uus s'qnieu
any No',,he ehcepL lhe Wy, ppuN
ana zen MN NM ne ~ biphopn,ie
INV ~ VIM 'Won, Nv niee''
Their he knows the Meaning OF the
Word or not.
In snort t,me the fromlhent Ci.i-
zen had Library tnat was CREAMY
admired by all VINO visited MS apart
ments and the Books We're IN f1rst-
class Condition lie never took any
OF them down. for fear that no could
not pI hem back In the Right Place.
AftG about three Months he be-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

rents Got a telegram right back. Pa
rents We're overjoyed to get track of err
ring children. Would we kindly hold
the boys2 The parents would be down
here after them.
We kept the boys and they kept right
on eating everything within sight. After
ed to the agonized parents again.
Prompt answer. Family bereavement
prevented their coming at once. but they
would be on by the end of the week.
we fed the young cormorants all that
week. No parents. ~ At last we bought
railroad tickets and sent the kids home TO
save ourselves from bankruptcy.
I suppose the parents wanted to glve
the children an outing They did it-and
1t didn't cost them anything beyond the
price of the tickets to the city.
SIMEON FORD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

A Relative had died and left him a
large Bale of the Carnegie Library
Compound. AS soon as 1t was noised
around that the Mark was actually
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

and they were such nice. bright little
chaps, too. They gave us their home adj
dress and we telegraphed to their pa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31

The canal is aea-level canal, with
grent locks Mt either end OF 1t to control
the tides. 1t Is 30 wide that the largest
gunboats can go through 1t, and there are
six places where they can pass. 1t is
thirty feet deep and seventy feet broad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
An opern Singers Experience.

Miss Jennie Hawley, contralto
singer of great popularity in comic
opera, is one of the many professional
singers who use Peruna. She writes:
RIGGS HOUSE, WASHINGTON, d. G.
81 regard Peruna as invaluable to
singers and actresses, and all persons
who use their voices in entertaining the
public. have found it excellent for
cold or cough. Jennie Hawley.
Ex-Congressman c. Pelham, Of Ban
croft, Va, writes: "a
"My sister-in-law has been suffering
from catarrh of the throat for a consider
able time. She has been using Peruna
for about one week, and is mahifestly
improved. / believe it is an excellent
remedy for catarrh. &C. Pelham.
Not only is Peruna of untold value in
cases of laryngitis, but bottle of Peru
ma rightly used in the family during the
winter months is of value untold. Peru
ma cures colds, cures coughs, cures la
grippe, cures all diseases due to catarrhal
congestions of the mucous membranes.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Of
Columbus, o., for a copy of DR.. Hart
mans latest book on catarrh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
,kANY PEOPLE can tolerate slight

MANY PEOPLE can tolerate slight
wi catarrhal affections. But this is
not true of the public speaker or
singer. His voice must always be clear,
lungs perfect, digestion undisturbed.
Hence the popularity of Peruna among
the leading professional men and women
of the country.
Fritz Vollmer, President Schweo-
bischer S@ngerbund, Chicago, in re-
cent letter to The Peruna Medicine Co.,
says:
81 was greatly troubled for
weeks with throat trouble which
the doctors defined as CatarrIl,
but could only give me temporary
relief.
any voice was badly affected
and 4 WaS afraid I would lose ID
entirely. / read of some of the
wonderful things your Peruna
would do and thought it advisable
to try some myself. .
81 am pleased to state that in a
very short time I was cured. Yes
FRITZ VOLLMER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
OFFICES OF FIRST GRADE.
Greensboro and Asheville Increase the Num-
Der in the State to six.
Especial to News and ObserverD


Greensboro, N. G., April AT the
close of the postoffice's fiscal year last
night, the receipts from stamp sales 81:
the Greensboro postoffice here amounted
to $40. 600. This being $500 in excess OF
the requirements for a first-class office.
Greensboro will. in future, enjoy that
dignity, to take effect July 1st.
Asheville also will become a first class
office. making six in the State, Winston
Salem, Raleigh, Wilmington, Charlotte
Greensboro and Asheville.
The plans for the enlargement of the
government building have been approved
and work is expected to begin May 1st
The amount of appropriation available
for this purpose is sos, 600.
J. r. Neal, of Statesville, has writer
Chief Scott to be on the look out for
some money he lost last Wednesday that
may be floating around. Near States
VILE he lost a purse containing $500
$500 Of this was in twenty dollar bills
and 5000 in twenty dollar gold pieces.
Two weeks ago a man in Madison
near Statcsvillc reported the loss of a
rurse containing $500 and has yet re-
ceived no tidings of it.
Charles Mobly, who escaped from the
officers at Siler City two months ago
and was arrested here and returned
there two weeks ago, has escaped again
and Chief Scott has been notified tc
catch him. He is a negro, charged with
house breaking.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
Bishop Wilson Lectures,
(snociaI 10 News and Observer.)

Especial to News and ObserverO
Durham, ~ c., April bishop Will
son. of Baltimore, delivered the second
Of the series of Avera Bible lectures at
Main Street Methodist church tonight.
The third and last lecture of the series
will be given tomorrow night. These
lectures are attracting large audiences,
the audience last night and again to-
night being all that the church would
hold. Beside the large number OF Dur
ham people who have awaited themselves
of the opportunity of hearing this learn
cd churchman, there are quite a large
number CT visitors in the city, many
coming from other States
Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, of Balti
more, is far advanced in years. but he
is still vigorous in thought, searching III
analysis, and at times eloquent in his
phraseOIogy ana delivery He has bur
recently left a bed of sickness, and is
showing tho effects OF his confinement
but, at times during the lecture he is
fired with the enthusiasm of youthful
vigor.
In his lecture last night his general
theme was pre-emnencc of the spiritual
over the natural in mans life, tracing
the record Of the spiritual in the Bible
and IN the church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
North Carolina-Wake County.
In the Superior Court,

NOGlH NJdIOlliid--f w ant N-Ouiily.
In the Superior Court,
February Term 1903
John r.. Hall and Hull r. Camp Co
partners trading as Shaw & Camp VS..
Is. r. Terrell.
To r. Is. Terrell:
Take notice that an action has been in
stituted against you by the plaintiffs
herein for the recovery of the sum eli
S3631S, being the balance of the pur-
chase money due on the following per-
sonal property, to-wit, one engine, saw
mill and fixtures. and for the recovery
of said property and for it's sale under
order of court. the proceeds of sale &c
be applied to the satisfaction of the bal
ance due upon the purchase price There
of
You arc required to be and appear be-
fore the Judge of our Superior Court at
court to be held for the county of
Wake, in the city of Raleigh on the 9TH
Monday after the LIST Monday in March,
it being the Goth day of April, 1908, and
answer or demur to the complaint which
VIII be filed during the first three days
or the term or the plaintiffs will apply
TO the court for the relief demanded in
the complaint
w. NJ. RUSS. C. s. c.
March 4. 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02

SMOKE la Josephine" and young
Fritz"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
To Organize a University Club,
Especial to News and Observcr)


Durham, N. c., April lon Friday
afternoon at o'clock a meeting will be
held in the parlor of the Public Library
for the purpose of organizing a univer-
sity club The meeting has been called
by Col Julian S. Carr, and the object of
the meeting will be for the purpose of
forming local alumni association.
There are a large number of Durham's
most influential citizens, who were
students Of the University in the past.
The internal revenue receipts for the
month Of March amounted to $11S.943. 81.
The receipt include only the domestic
goods made and not the export, which
formed the largest part of the work of
the month
Licenses were issued for the marriage
of twenty three couples during the
month that has just closed OF these
twelve were for white couples and eleven
colored
The family of Mr.. w H. Stone Jr., will
move to Greensboro the latter part OF
this week.
Six Durham darkeys have signed con-
tracts for one year with Hatch & Adams
Carnival Company. and will join the COM
pany this week. These new recruits will
play the cold Southern Plantation" part
of the show. One of those who won't
from Durham was John Bull, who will
manage that part of the company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02

You can eat whatever and whenever you
like If you take Kodol. BY the use of this
remedy disordered digestion and diseased
stomachs are so completely restored to
health. and the full performance of their
functions naturally, that such foods as would
Tic one into a double-bow-knot are eaten
without even a "rumbling" and with posi-
tive pleasure and enjoyment. And what is
more these foods are assinilated and
transformed into the kind of nutriment that
is appropriated by the blood and tissues.
Kodol is the only digestant or combination
of digestants that will digest all classes OF
food. In addition to this fact. it contains, IN
assimilative form. the greatest known tonic
and reconshuctYe properties.
Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia and all
disorders arising therefrom.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
Makes the Stomach Sweet.
Bottles only. Regular size, S 90. holding 2H times
the trial size. which sells fer so cents.
Prepared by e. G. Dewitt * CO., Chicago. III.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
Talk Of New Bridge--Freshet Damage
(snccial to News and ObservorD

Rocky Mount n. c., April lit Is ru-
mored that Nash county will very shortly
build a steel bridge across the Tar River
at tho Falls to take the place of the
present structure. A new bridge is much
needed here, as most of the traffic Of
the county crosses the river at this point.
During the recent freshet it is esti-
mated that the losses in this county
through washing away bridges were from
$l2. goo to $4,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
WHY He SHOT The COW.
Fad Previously Decorated the Interior Of His
Capacity With too Much Corn Juice.
Wilson Times !

y fine milk COW belonging to Mr. B.
s McKeel was shot and badly injured by
S. p. Holland. a tenant on Mr.. w. NJ.
Darden's farm few days ago. Mr.. Nc
Keel ask for $500 damage which amount
l understand Holland refuses to pay. It
is said that Holland had only a short
time before he did the shooting decorated
the interior of his capacity with most
too much corn Juice and that he really
didn't know his head from hole in the
ground.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
Twelfth Annual Debate
snccial to News and Observer J

Especial 70 News and UbserVeTD
Elon College, N. c., April 1.-The
twelfth annual debate of the Philologian
and Clio Literary Societies of Elon Col
lege will take place in the college
chapel Friday, April 10th at 3 o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02

A weak stomach cannot digest enough
food to feed the tissues and revive the
tired and run down limbs and organs of
the body. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cleanses,
purifies, sweetens and strengthens the
glands and membranes of the stomach,
and cures indigestion and all stomach
troubles. w. H. King Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
CURED OF RHEUMATISM.

For the benefit of suffering humanity,
/ desire to state that | suffered severely
with Muscular and Sciatic rheumatism
for five years. During this time l tried
a variety of so-called remedies, as wen
as the prescriptions of several physicians
which afforded me very little if any relief
The pain in my back bps and legs was
agonizing and almost unbearsble.
could hardly walk and thought | would
be Obliged to abandon my business.
friend of mine advised me to try
URICSOL, which l did reluctantly, and
greatly to my surprise, one bottle cured
me sound and we'll / cheerfully recon-
mend it to all who suffer as l did. 1t is
also a very fine tonic. 1t increases the
appetite, aids digestion, and finally builds
up the general health. You can use this
as you think best.
Very truly,
w. b. DeLOACH,
81 Auburn Ave-, Atlanta, Ga.
November 9th, 1902.
Druggists sell it at s1.00 per bottle.
Send stamp for book of particulars to the
URICSOL Chemical CO., Los Angeles.
Cal, or Atlanta. Ga.
For Sale by w. II. KING DRUG CO..
Raleigh, N. c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
LOUIS JAMES AND
FREDERICK WARDE
Will Present "Alexander the Great
On Next Tuesday Evening
At Opera House.

The annual engagement OF Louis
James and Frederick Warde announ-
ced for next Tuesday evening, which
is always looked upon as one of the
red letter events of the dramatic sea-
son. is being anticipated with even
more than the usual interest, be-
cause on this occasion they are to
appear in an entirely new play entitl-
ed alexander the Great by Rupert
Hughes and Collin Kemper.
Alexander is the only warrior in re-
corder history who is referred to as
having conquered the world. and so
t1l dominant motive in the new play
IS naturally that of ambition. In ad-
dion 10 his Is woven the oldest of
human motives. so that the story OF
tie pl2y ma best be described as a
co1tcSr between Unsuitable ambition
CT tho enc hand and an absorbing
love on the other; a contrast as it
were, between the woman and the
world. The heroine Roxana, is drawn
as a woman whose devotion an unas-
sailable fidelity ultimately wins the
love of the greatest hero OF her time
Beside this element of romance, a
large share of the plot is taken up
with the Vaccinations of Perdiccas,
the minister of state and leading
general of Alexander's forces. Al.
though lacking nobility of birth, he Is
envious Of Alexander's power, and
conspires to take his life through
such means as to insure his own SUE
cession to the throne. To this end he
uses all his art and cunning to retain
the confidence and love of Alexander,
but at the same time works his
schemes by employing less clever VII
lians as cats paws. The role of Per
diccas will be played by Mr.. Warde
and that of Alexander by Mr.. James.
Other important characters will be as
sumed by Norman Hackett, Wads-
worth Harris, Margaret Bourne, Thos.
Coffin Cooke and Engel Sumner.
The production, which is in line
with all the celebrated dramatic spec
tacles of Managers Wagenhals and
Kemper. consists of six elaborate
stage settings, eth one Of which
would exceed the average scenic
equipment carried by touring COM
panies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS Of I0DAy

D. Y. Wood, prominent real estate
agent Of Waitsburg, is il the city.
George B. Baker, a leading business
man of Dayton, is in the city on bust
ness.
Arthur Howard. express messenger
On the 0. r. & n. is in the city Wis
ting relatives and friends.
Fred Howard, of the Green & Jack
son drug company, is confined to
the WaDa Walla hospital by illness.
Mrs J. W. Mclean. of Waitsburg,
has accepted a position at the Walla
WalIa hospital as assistant matron.
N. C. Gustin Of the Walla Walla
paid fire department. is i'll with pneu-
mouia and it at the Walla Walla hos
pitaI
Charles Andre is fitting up the store
room in the Merely building on Aid
err street for a saloon which he will
open to the public next Saturday.
The furniture for the place has arriv-
ed from Portland and is now being