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FEET FROZEN FAST TO BED.

During the recent cold spell a young
married couple living in West Phila-
delphia hit upon an expedient to keep
warm at night. the novelty Of which
turned out 20 be its only recommends
ton.
Both were firm believers IN ventilation
and always opened one Of the bedroom
windows before retiring. In a few min
utes the cold air reduced the tempera-
ture OF the room to that OF a trolley
car and the heaviest bed clothing could
not make them comfortable. After a
few nights or shivering the young wife
had a brilliant idea. She filled a big
rubber water-bag with scalding water,
and when she and her husband retired
shat evening they toasted their feet
against 80 improvised heater, whose
grateful warmth soon induced sleep.
IN the middle Of the night the young
man suddenly awakened out Of a horri-
ble dream He had been imagining long
field OF snow on which he lay. with
his feet resting against an iceberg. The
chilly sensation did not pass with the
av,yakenfnR but, on the contrary be-
came more real. The man tried to move
Ms feet and could not. His wife, aWak-
ened by his movements, also discovered
that her feet were held az IN a wise.
Roth struggled harder and succeeded
in freeing themselves. The man leap
ed ont Of bed. lighted the gas. and drew
back the covers. At the foot Of the bed
was a circle OF ice which had formed
about the feet OF the sieepers The
vater-bag had burst.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
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pRILLIANr RussIAN AurHoR.

Nicolai MikhaiIovsky. whose funeral
The other day in ST. Petersburg was at
tended by thousands OF cultured Rus
SLAMS who bitterly denounced ar the
grave the policy Of the government. was
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West European civilization In his ma
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DATA CONCERNING
MONTH OF APRIL
Weather Bureau Has Records for 80 Years. and Many In
teresting Facts Are Contained in Them

The Weather Bureau has prepared
data concerning the tickle month Of
April based upon official reports for
this month for the past thirty-three
years. and those Of a speculative turn
of mind may find it Of interest TO them
in forecasting what is to happen. The
" Gather Bureau. however, takes par
Jicular pains 20 renounce all response
b'llty, as far as forecasting is con-
cerned. and gives the figures Of past
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pened AMI what, therefore, may posi-
bly, happen again.
The average temperature for 80 Aprils
has been E8 degrees, while the Warmest
April on record, that of the year 1871,
mao an average Of g. and the coolest
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degrees lower, or IS. The highest tenn
Terature ever recorded here on an April
day was on April IS. 1886, when the
thermometer weK@ to SO. The lowest
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was on April 10. 1870, when the official
thermometer registered p degrees.
The average date on which the last
killing frost occurs in the spring, IS
april 6, and the latest date on record
for this vicinity was April g. 1874. This
~ matter OF vital interest TO garden
eTs and farmers. as II means very often
the loss of a months planting
Another point which is OF interest 20
those who grow things is the rainfall.
The average precipitation for April
during Ehe past % years Is 2.34 inches.
and the average number OF days with
OOl Of an inch or more is Il. The grea &
est monthly precipitation was in 1889
when 9.l3 inches of water fell. In 1896
the hottest April on record, the pre-
cipitation was only 1O7 for the whole
month, which probably accounts for
the recOrd-breaking heat.
How these records VIII be treated bV
the current month remains to be seen.
but II Fridays record for rain IS kept
up il is not improbable that the wet
April OF 1919 will be pushed closely for
It's hold on the head Of the list.
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Easter Hat BarbariSn1
Fails to Annoy Hubby
Washington Women No Longer Require
Steiner Partner to 60 Broke to Supply
Them With Expensive Finery.

where We sell them. Nice hats. too, and
cheap Everybody buys them"
You don't mean to say that all the
rich people wear those cheaper hats?'
he was asked.
The Same to All.
Sure thing" he replied. They buy
them just like other people. The finan-
ciaI station Of men doesn't have a thing
to do with the regulation of their wives
in the buying Of their hats. Poor peo-
pie sometimes buy cheap hats. and
sometimes buy the best at this time OF
the year. Rich people. likewise. saIar-
les or financial standing of husbands is
but lightly considered in the buying
of the Easter bonnet. But che thing IS
positive
THAT is" he continued with a sigh,
the high priced Easter bonnet is a
thing of the past. Women won't buy
them. except in rare instances.
Time was when the Easter hat must
cost $50 to $50"
Days That Have Passed.
The milliner drew a long breath, and
over his face there came the gentle.
sad smile Of a man who thinks OF days
that has passed into the long ago.
Some of them paid as high as 800
for hat"
Great Scott" calculated the young
man to whom he was talking. Those
must have been fine hats.
"Fine?" said the dealer well. of
course not. No finer than the $50 ones
or the S. ones for that matter. All enc
and the same thing.
Its just as easy to find a 800 hat
as a 81 one If you have the money.
Suppose a lady comes in. and the mil
liner shows her a hat marked SIS She
tries it on. looks at it carefully for
half an hour. and inspects herself critI-
cally in the mirror fifteen or twenty
times.
u like the hat she finally says,
but only have $40 to invest in this
purchase.
Taxes 1t Up.
What does the dealer do? He says,
III fix that. lady
He takes the hat, and removes a
small, insignificant piece of lace, and
puts another in its place Maybe the
substitution is Of similar value as
the original piece, and maybe it is really
worth more. That small detail makes
no difference. 1t is up to the seller to
get the lady a SO hat In one minute
and ten seconds he has a piece Of goods
that suits her eye and is in keeping
with the size Of her purse.
She pays over her SO and takes the
hat That ends the transaction. If she'd
had SIS TO spend it would have been one.
and the same thing"
The dealer resumed his pensive attf-
tide.
The Women Changed.
Those were great days in the milli-
merry business, he said ruminatively
But gradually women began TO change
IN some OF their ideas. Genuine fem
ininity asserted itself when women be-
gan 70 feel that II was really the
looks Of the hat, and not the cost, that
counted.
Proud are they yet in this particular.
as the finest reacOck that ever walked
before admiring eyes. but with their
pride their husbands say they have
mixed a little horse sense.
Must have knocked the bottom out
Of your Easter trade didn't it," he was
asked.
We'll ] should say it did But then,
he added with a wink. I'VE stiH sell
them hats"
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IT HE old-time idea that a man must
give up his cigars and other small
luxuries from January to June,
and appropriate five-fourths OF his
salary during tina period Of
each year to pay for the piece
Of hnery known as his wife's
Easter bonnet" mas, hgurativeIy
speaking, died and is buried alongside
of hundreds of other barbarisns for
which women are held responsible.
Woman herself killed the expensive
Easter bonnet buying habit. When she
did it, it was boon for mankind by wo-
mankind.
Times Have Changed.
Today the average Washingtonian
knows that Easter is approa ching only
by reason of the church announce
ments and his general knowledge. Ten
years ago, according to tradition, he
began to think about Easter about the
first of January, and it was uppermost
in his thoughts until the middle of
June. at least.
All this time. his trousers were bag
EAAAE dN Allt hIlttS nEGduSt he EUuiuu
afford to have them pressed; he smok-
ed two-for-five cigars if he smoked any
at all; and he wore his heavy winter
suit way into the hottest part of the
summer. Why? Because he was a poor
man. If he would uphold his family
name. he must sec that his wife was
decked out like a tropical bird when
she went down the aisle at the Easter
morning service.
Paid a Stiff Price
On this occasion it was necessary for
Kim to pay the price of twenty-five hats
and receive one piece Of headgear. OF
course he couldn't go to church, for he
needed a new twenty-five cent necktie.
But the family must be represented,
and in a manner that would not give a
neighbOr woman a chance 70 say: We'll,
did you take notice Of that frightful
rag Of hat Mrs. Jones had on?"
Busy Time for Husband.
So while the choir was pealing out in
joyous anthem, and his wife sat beneath
a creation of 40 or 80 cents worth of
lace upon which a foreign maker had
left his mark and pinned a bill that
would have taken both husband and
wife abroad for the season. the husband
sat at home figuring how much he had
already saved toward paying for the
bonnet, and how long # would be before
he could allow himself his usual allow
ance
If man ever made these sacrifices. and
tradition says that it's a positive fact.
he's made them for the last time
Washington women have long since
turned over q new leaf on the hat prop
osition.
''Will We sell any fifty dollar hats this
year? - replied a leading miHiner. as his
eyes twinklcd We'll hardly. Those
days are passed. he added. gloomily.
ANY twenty-five dollar ones?"
Cheaper Hats Vow.
"A Jew perhaps" he said. But the
general demand by people of all classes
viii range from three to fifteen dollars
each. with a limited number at the lat
ter price"
Stacked high on the several rows Of
counters which extended the length Of
the room, were hats Of every descrip-
ton There were hats Of bright colors.
plain hats. big hats, and little hats.
hat row over there" said the dealer
in wOmen's hats. are the g ones. Above
are the ones that sell for 81. and there's
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" THEN morning breaks on Easter
wv day in the little Moravian
town Of Salem. \. C. one
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Poor Melon Prospects.

"All the watermelons down my way
are a failure this year remarked a
prominent farmer from Swift Greek
yesterday. Against the shipment of
seventy and eighty carloads last year.
we will not ship five carloa Dis this
year. The vines are diseased and are
dying rapidly. Some suppose it is on
account of too much rain, while others
have other reasons, but they all see
their vines turning yellow and dying.
The government has twenty-five
acres in melons there and nearly
every melon on it is dead. Cucumbers
and squash are turning out almost as
poorly. But We are troubled most be-
cause of the melons, for what few
We'll have will be small and knotty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-13
PERSONALS.

Mr.. b. II. Woodall went to High
Point yesterday
Prof. ]. B. Carlyle. OF Wake For
est, is in the city.
Mr. j. r. Young went down to
Goldsboro yesterday.
Mr.. E. c. Belts left yesterday TO-
Charlotte on business.
Mr. James Mckee left yesterday for
Morehead City to spend some time.
DR.. A. T. Gotten went to Durham,
yesterday on a short business trip.
Mr.. Bennett Land, an old A. and
M Boy, is in the city for few days.
NAL Jno. D. Shaw OF Rockingham
spent the day here yesterday on legal
business
Prof W. G.. Brogden went to Colds
bcro yesterday after short visit to
friends here.
Prof. O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, is
spending few days here visiting the
Summer School.
Mr. w. A. Stuart returned to Dunn
on legal business.
Mr.. ]. H. Pou went down to
SmitSfield yesterday to inspect his
farms near there.
Mr.. d. w. Register left yesterday for
Winston-Salem, where he will visit
MS daughter, Mrs. FRANK MdDry.
Capt. w. M. Stitt returned to his
home in Gastonia yesterday after
few DAYS visit to Hon. r. FL. Battle.
Messrs. Geo. Davis Wick and Mil
lard Wick, of Selma, were here yes
terday on their way TO Jackson
Springs.
Mr.. w. Hayden Allen left yesterday
morning for Portsmouth and sur
rounding points for a few days of re-
creation.
Rev. r. J. Bateman went to RoX-
boro and vicinity yesterday in the I'M
terest of the Baptist Female Univer1
sity for Women.
Prof. w. F. Crawford of Mebane,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
be here a few days in the interest of
Bingham school.
Mr.. G.. b. Justice, the new assistant
labor commissioner, arrived in the
city yesterday and has assumed his
duties in Mr.. Varner's office.
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Stop! Look! Listen.

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STOP
suffering with any of those diseases,
DO you want to know how you can be
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AT THE COTTAGE HOTEL.
DIR. Sexton's New Office-Large Num-
bers of Guests.

Invalids contemplating sojourn at
Fuquay Springs will be gratifed to
know that DR.. J. A. Sexton has fitted
up an office in the newly-built addi-
ton to the Cottage Hotel at that place
and that a physician whose emlnen.
qualifications are so we'll established
and widely known is practically al
ways within CALI should his services
be needed.
The building at Fuquay does not we.
keep pace with the demand. The
Cottage Hotel is taxed now almost ii
not quite, to its capacity and has
been SO for some time. Other houses
of entertainment at the springs keep
pretty we'll filled. The class of guests
are of the most desirable and social
life is exceptionally agreeable at this
pleasant health and pleasure resort
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-13
MISSION TO OPEN.
At Catholic Church, Banks Cross
Roads-One VIII be Opened
Sunday.

A mission will open at the Catholic
Church, Banks Cross Roads, on Sun
day morning next, July 18th, at IL
o'clock with the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass. This mission promises to sur
pass any that have heretofore been
given in those parts.
A.number OF clergy from New York
and elsewhere will take part in it.,
and the teachings and the spirit of
the Catholic Church will be fully
brought.
Besides the service at eleven o'clock
on Sunday there will be afternoon
service at $3.50 and a night service at
eight O'Clock.
During the week following there
will be service every night at eight
O'Clock. Question box giving eXpiana-
ton OF ali points desired, and preach
ing, both dogmatic and moral. All
are cordially invited.
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ARE You SATISFIED WITH YOUR

income? We teach you the real
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YOU We furnish large list of
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WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS
Important
BARGAINS in Summer Essentials


HALF PRICES
umine
below knees Self Stitched
around bott myer ted plat
and Black $500
readSNavy Blue
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Misses Recess
& Company
10 west Hargctt Street.

10 West Hargctt Street.
This month we give you
real bargains. Trimmed ana
untrimmed Straw Hats, sty-
lish hats for the summer
traveller.
One lot of Straw Sailors lot
children at Csc. One lot aI
Use, worth from soc. UP 70
$3.50. 1aia
Flowers and Straw BRAID.
We want them all to go inns
month. VA,
New Duck Hats ana NleiS
each week.
students at the Summer
School will find a warm wei
come and cool resting place.
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

At the regular meeting of the Res
cue Fire Company Monday night, it
was decided to equip the wagon team
going to the tournament with blue
uniforms
Mr.. Victor Borden returned home
from Durham yesterday, where he
held a meeting of the creditors in the
ID. H. Gludson bankruptcy case, for
whom he Is attorney.
All young gentlemen wishing to join
the Capital Hose Company reel team
are requested to be at the company S
rooms this evening at $50 O'Clock to
begin practice for the tournament at
Salisbury.
Monday, July IS, is the day the
party, personally conducted by MI.
Jno. F. Ray VIII leave for st. Louis.
Mr.. Ray is anxious for all who are
going to make arrangements with him
at once, in order that the proper num-
Der of berths may be secured. Thirty
have already paid for and secured
tickets.
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Week End and Sunday Rate to Jack
NJ

weekend ana sunday Kate 10 jack
son Springs, n. c., via Scaboard
Air Line Railway.
The Seaboard will sell round-trip
tickets to Jackson Springs, n. o.. via
Aberdeen, N. c., and the A. 81 A. r.
r. on Saturdays and Sundays, good
returning Monday following date of
sale. Fare from Raleigh $3.50 for
the round trip.
If further information is desired
apply to
Il. Z. SMITH, c. II. GATT1S,
T. p. A. G.. Z. 81 I. A.
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(Six WORDS to the Line)

WANTED At ONCE--BEST OFFERS
at and per cent on $4,000 Graded
School Bonds. 20-year. Coupon,
semi-annual interest paying. Geo.
w. Bum, Secretary Board of
Trustees
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WANTED-TO SELL AT A BAR
gain, well established millinery bust
ness. Reasons for selling, failing
health Address Mrs. j. M. Steph-
ems, Sanford, N. G. 7-6-1W
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ED-EOR, FIRST

TEACHER WANTED-FOR FIRST
grade in the Tarboro public schools
For further information write to
r. NJ. Davis, superintendent. Tar
boro. n. G.
7-S-tf
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
W. G.. Thomas--F'ine Candies.
Boylan, Pearce & Co.-Specials.
THE WEATHER..

Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity: Wednesday, showers warmer.
The weather yesterday: Maximum
temperature, So; minimum temper
allure. 60: mean temperature, rs; pre-
clnitatiOn. II.