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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
KICKS UP.
No Matter How Hard the ork.

\ young man who works his way
through college is generally made III the
rlent kind OF stuff but there are times
when he needs all his pluck and deter
mination. young man at Stanford Uni
versity, Calf, says;
Near the beginning of last term l OBJ
tsined permission from the faculty to
take examinations in several studies for
advanced credit.
Here was my chance to gain semes-
ter by taking or ) examinations so !
studied until / could not sleep at nights,
was nervous and excitable and blue
and my weight went down TO 122 pounds.
NV breakfasts at the Inn consisted of
fred potatoes, hash, oatmeal o. wheat
n,dsh, hot cakes with syrup and coffee,
making me dizzy all the morning and
had sour stomach all day. but friend OF
r:;ne, an assistant in the chemistry de
paItment, told me that when he was
studying hard last year he used the food
Grape-Nuts with wonderful results ex-
planning to me that in this food the
stdrches are changed into DeXtrose and
Grape-Sugar by heating.
That's all right, said /. but Grape
Nuts make me sick. l have only tried it
once and then it was delicious but /
could not eat anything for three meals
afterwards.
'' How much did you eat?' said my
friend and l had TO confess l had eaten
rearly a whole box at one meal.
e You over ate enough for a dozen
PEOPLE, was his comment. Try it again
but follow directions
We'll / left off eating at the Inn ex-
Cept for supper and at grocery store in
Palo Alto l bought several packages Of
Grape-Nuts and ordered the miliman 10
leave half pint OF cream every morning.
For breakfast l had four teaspoonfuls
OF Grape-Nuts with half the cream and
stme fruit. For dinner l had the same
with occasional extras. The result was
that at the beginning of the Christmas
vacation / weighed 142 pounds, as is
proved by the gymnasium records
passed all my examinations with clear
head, slept well and l had q feeling that
! wanted TO kick up my heels when | got
out of bed in the morning. when l wen;
hcma for Christmas everybody remarked
how well 1 looked and l had been study
ing II hours a day.
"A club of five of US boys, all too poor
10 pay for board, have eaten in Harvey's
room for the past month and everyone OF
the fellows feels more reserve energy
than he has before this year and all attri-
butte Il 10 Grape-Nuts.
Il took dinner at Rev. Heber Newton's
tho other day He is the pastor of the
rev Memorial Church and what do you
think? He served Grape-Nuts!" Name
giFen by Postum Co, Battle Greek Nishu
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
COTTON PICKS Up
Spot is Over IS Cents
in New York and Near
1t Here.

Why it is no one will exactly say, but
all the same cotton took another move
upward yesterday
The best explanation of the spot adj
vance is on two grounds. One that flu
lures advanced and spot followed, the
other that the receipts are continually
showing a decrease and the demand for
the real cotton is causing it to be more
eagerly sought. competition putting up the
figures.
Raleigh has had no cotton to bid on
for several days this week and this was
the case yesterday. Not a bale came to
the market and the weeks receipts amount
to but eighteen bales. big fall off from
a year ago.
With no cotton to bid on there can be
given only estimated prices for this mark
ct, and these are figures of from 141a cents
to lax cents a pound. A year ago TWEEN
ty-five bales were sold here at figures of
from 97s to 10 cents pound.
The movement of cotton is slumping
greatly as against last years figures. and
the visible supply of American cotton is
about six hundred thousand bales less
than two years. All the big cotton mark
this continues for some days it is likely
to force an advance. The port receipts
yesterday were 5000 bales as against
81 ,692 year ago.
New York spots made an advance again
yesterday, making the third day of the
advancing market. 1t closed 35 points
higher and put .middling uplands in New
York at 1910. The future market show
ed an advance all along the line. The
highest point reached by July cotton was
1894, while May went to 1885, the June
July market closing at 14.7S, the May
market at 14.S1.
This week is apt to show most active
market and fluctuations are being antici
pated, the outlook being somewhat bullish
While this is so, yet the day has never
come yet when you could figure out what
cotton is going to do.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28

Judge Charles H. Simonton, OF the U.
S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to set aside
the order OF Judge Purnell.
Besides those mentioned above, there
were present at the conferences yester-
day States Proxy ]. w. Granger, OF
Klnston; and Directors G.. E. Troy, OF
New Bern; and Dempsey Wood, OF Failing
Creek
1t is believed that Judge Purneil will
be overruled just as was Judge Boyd a
year or two ago in the case of Bingham and
others VS.. The Worth Manufacturing
Company. In that case, as in this, min
ortty holders of a very small amount of
the capital stock complained that the
majority stockholders did not manage
the property in a way that suited them,
the minority, and they asked that a per-
n.aIent receiver be appointed to take
charge OF and operate the property under
,thc direction of the court. Receivers
were appointed by Judge Boyd, of the
Federal Court, without notice to the
other side, and they took charge of the
of the corporation. Immediately
the corporation moved to set aside the
order appointing receivers and to dis
miss them. This motion was heard by
the judge, who made the original order
and refused by him, whereupon, the cor
pcration appealed to the Circuit Court
of appeals and the case was tried in
Charleston. The Circuit Court Of Appeals
not only discharged the receivers and set
aside the order Appointing the receivers,
but dismissed the entire action, imposing
all the costs and expenses upon the COM
plainant. This was done at the same term
that the case was heard, very unusual
course, as the ordinary procedure is for
the case to be argued at one Term and
the decision handed down at the next.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
PAPERS ARE SERVED.
Supt. Dill Turns Road
Over to MCBee.
Receiver Orders All Agents to Make
Immediate Settlement of Affairs
Under Old Administration.

Judge Purnell, evidently distressing his
right to make the order appointing the
receiver for the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railway while out of his district,
has revoked the order made in Norfolk,
and made another order to the same eff
feet, but dated at the Circuit Court Of
the Eastern District of North Carolina,
at Raeligh.
Judge Purnell revoked his former or
der and made the new one Immediately
after his arrival from Norfolk and just
before Capt McBee filed his bond of $780,
600 The new order was signed in the
Judges chambers in the presence of Col.
John w. Hinsdale, of counsel for K. S.
Finch; Capt. V. f. McBee, the receiver,
Goldsboro. who is slated for the position
of attorney to the road
In talking about the matter yesterday,
Judge Purnell said that when Col. Hins-
dale and Capt McBee came to him in
Norfolk and asked for the appointment
of a receiver for the road, he had told
them that he doubted if he had the legal
right to make any such order outside of
his jurisdiction, but they had insisted so
strongly that he had finally yielded to
their urgent request, and thereupon had
issued the order from Norfolk
Attorney General Gilmer and Messrs.
Bryan, Munroe and Ward had started for
Charleston before it became known that
Judge Purnell had revoked his order and
issued a new one, but the Governor yes
terday appraised them of the fact by wire,
so that they might go before Judge Sim
onton with all the facts in the case.
Governor Aycock stated yesterday that
of the private stockholders
of the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
way mad notified him that they joined
the State in resisting the order of Judge
Purnel putting the road into the hands
of a receiver.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Munro Swats Sharkey.
(By the Associated Press. J

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-Jack Munro out
fought Tom Sharkey in their six round
bout at the Second Regiment Armory in
this city tonight. Munro stepped from the
ring without a mark, while both of Shar
keys eyes were badly swollen from vicious
right and left swings of the Butte miner,
In only the first round did Sharkey have
any advantage over Munro. After tins
the battle was almost wholly in Munro's
favor. When Munro began TO find the
sailors stomach Sharkey became wild and
nearly all of his leads went round Munro 5
neck. In the fifth round Munro had his
antagonist in trouble and again in the
sixth round Sharkey was in great distress
The blows which Munro landed on
Sharkeys stomach went straight from the
shoulder and were hard enough TO have
knocked out almost any FIGHTER Ihe-sanuu
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28

Snow told it would be best to report the
case and have the party with stolen bonds
Another phase Of the appearce Of C. c.
Jones in Goldsboro and Raleigh as the
question OF the stamp sales in Goldsboro,
about which there has been much rumor.
No warrants have as yet been issued in
thio case and it was said here yesterday
that 1T was not known what steps Post
office Inspector Davis who had the case
in hand, will take. 1t is understood that
lie is now in Maryland. but he may take
some action at this time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
R. A. Robertson Dead.

Mr.. Robert A. Robertson, a young man
well known in Raleigh, died in Richmond
yesterday morning and the body reached
here last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A T. Robertson of this
city, the parents Of the young man, were
with him when he died. The funeral SER
vices will be held at the Tabernacle Bap-
fist church this afternoon at 4 clock and
will be conducted by Rev. j. c. Massee.
The interment will be in lakewood Gem
eterv.
The deceased is well known in Raleigh.
He left here about six months ago for
Richmond, where he was engaged in the
slate roofing business. Two weeks ago he
became very i'll, and the sickness develop
ed into pneumonia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
The Russian Position in Manchuria


Moscow, Feb. 2T.-According to the
latest information in high military cir
cies, Russian infantry has occupied the
road between Liu-Yang, on the railroad
from Mukden to Port Arthur, and the
Galu river its front and TANKS beng
strongly supported. The right flank is
at Taku-Shan and the left near the town
CT Win. The Russian cavalry crossed the
1alu between Antung and foEgampho
and occupied the road toward Suk-Chon
and Cossack scouts advanced along the
greater and lesser caravan routes. Scouts
arc now ten miles east Of Phyeng-Yang.
The cavalry is s. miles north ard the in
tantry l25 miles northwest OF Phyeng-
Yang.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Fox Chase Monday.

Mr.. A. Dughi has live fox. and he
proposes to give a lot of folks good
time. Monday morning he is going to
turn Mr.. Fox loose somewhere near the
city. He has secured some thirty-ive or
forty fox hounds. and a number of gentle
men will be on hand. But Mr.. Dughi
wants the ladies to be there, too. and if
they will coll by his place he viii tell
them where to go to see the chase This
is not one of Dughis Jokes It is
straight"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Rea! Estate Transfers.

Transfers of real estate were recorded
as follows yesterday in the Office of the
Register OF Deeds:
Everett T. Banks and wife to Thomas
G. Ferrall, for $500, a tract of SO acres
in Panther Branch township.
Mamie Z. Strain to Dora B. Banks,
wife of E. 7. Ranks, g deed OF gift for d
tract of So acres in Swift Creek town
shin
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Three Lack Discipline.

The county schools are in unusually
good shape" said County Superintendent
of Schools Clements yesterday. I've Wis
ltod SO in the past two weeks and there
were only three not up to the mark. Lacks
discipline was the trouble in these three.
won't say which they are, for 1 hope
they will improve"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Japanese Warships Sighted.
(By the Associated Press.l

10y INC ASSOClated PreSs.J
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Although
there is no confirmation here of the re-
ported landing of japanese at Possiet
Bay, near Vladivostock, private advices
received here say that Japanese warships
have been sighted off Kyeng- Seng, Ko-
rea (about eighty miles southwest of
Possiet Bay
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Trinity 6Iee Club at LittIeton.

The Trinity College Glee Club will give
concert at Littleton Female College,
Littleton, N. c., on Wednesday evening,
March End, at o'clock. The club is COM
posed Of twenty 600 voices. The concert
will consist of instrumental and vocal
music, recitations and representations
General admission, so cents; reserved
seats. rs cents
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28

Ii. T. NJ Jordan was called to Dur
ham yesterday to attend engineer George
Sa8ser, who was injured in the wreck
on the Southern between Durham and
East Durham. Mr.. Sasser is a brother
of Mrs. Jordan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Is America Our Enemy In
Secret?
Continued from Page Nine.)

Is reported from Nadachi that a Russian
sentinel stationed near a small tunnel was
fired upon. He returned the shot but did
rot hit his man. Armed persons in DIS
guise have appeared near Datsan, just
over the frontier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28
Theatre Parties Formed.

Since the first no.
I / c e appeared of
Miss Grantly's visit
to this city in Lor-
rimer st o d d a 7 DIS
dramatization of f.
Marion Crawford's
novel. In the Pal
ace of the King, 3"
5 e r a | theatre
parties composed of
the leading social
and fashionable peo-
pie Of this city have
been formed to
actress. Miss Grant
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-28

welcome the favorite actress Miss Grant
ly has always been popular here and her
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
A Strange Fatality.

At Morristown. N. J., the last of
the Port Morris Turner's met his
death on the railroad Thursday morn
ing, at very nearly the same spot
whore his father was killed ten years
ago and at the same place where his
grandfather had been killed ten years
previous to that. The young mans
name was Samuel Turner. He was
twenty.one years old and had been
married only month. He was walk
Ing up the tracks early in the morn
ing when his foot caught in the frog
or q switch. He tried to free himself,
but could make no one hear, however,
and 80 started to cut the shoe Off his
foDt. While doing that he was run
down by the milk train. His father
and grandfather were both killed in
exactly the same way, and the young
man had often said that he expected
to meet the same fate, as it seemed to
run i;.TGhg family. 1t was his custom
to go to work early in the morning
and then return to breakfast. Shortly
after being married he said to his wife
one day: IT do not return prompt.
ly some day you will know that l have
caught my foot In the frog"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Almost Beheaded His Victim.

"a special dispatch from Beaufort
:atss 4 ON,
ear to ear at an early hour Thursday
morning in q field Of the Pope planta.
tion on Ladies Island by another ne
gro named Armstrong. The two ne.
groes were walking in the direction OF
Armstrong; house near by. The de-
ceased was also stabbed in the calf OF
the leg. The head was almost sever
ed, only being held on by the spinal
column. On the discovery Of the MUIR
der, Deputy Sheriff Mann was sent
for, and after rapid search captured
Armstrong and placed him in Jail.
Deputy Mann was assisted In the
search by constable of magistrate
White. When captured Armstrong
had on Majors hat and blood spots
were almost or ais overcoat. Coroner
r. r. Sims held an inquest. The ver-
dict Of the jury WAS that Major met
his death by being struck with some
instrument in the hands of Arm
strong. No previous grudge is known
to have existed between the men.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
E'lDUCAFI)NAL CAMPAIGN
Interesting Compilation by suporin-s
tendent Martin.

interesting Compilntionby suporin-
tendent Martin.
Superintendent1f IF Education o. b,
Martih has just ,igsued an interestinp
pamphlet styled The E1ucational
Campaign In South Carolina. Coolies
OF the compilations, aich contains 27
pages, have been received g by trustees
OF the various country schools In the
State. The matter OF improving the
public school system has been, ! agi.
tated, discussed In meetings and has
held the attention of educators for
some time, especially since the con.
ference held in thei senate chamber
on April IL. at which, every, kind OF
school In tile State was represented!
Those who have the opportunity of
attending conferences and enjoying
the privilege Of hearing discussions
along the line Of work have acquired
an idea, at least, ,sof the plan and pur-
poses OF the campaign for an improve
uent in the public. school system.
But!there yet remains a class OF per-
sons who have not participated In the
various meetings or have not had the
advantages of becoming acquainted
with the subject through the medium
OF the daily press, 1t Is this class ss-
peclally that Mr.. Martin hopes to
reach In circulating the brochure.
heTe ppsaaTssas pea Il; g striking ts55i,s S.=-
en- below, which deals in compara-
tive style with features of the pro-
posed woIllss::.--- ls:.--
length Of 6rsE,- school term is
8S 4-l0 days. per annum: Nhe average,
in the United States is las: The av-
erage salary Of teachers is per month
in South Carolina, s31.25; In the
United States s4S; salary per annum
In South Carolina, Sl38:12; in the
United States, S3S8. Average cost of
education per capita for enrolled pu-
pills in South Carolina; 1895; in the
United States, s20.2s. The statis-
tics also show that 35 9.1O per cent.
of the entire population and l3 OF
every 100 whites over 1Oyears Of age
are claSSed as II illiterate.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Want to Fight.

A dispatch from Bogota, Colon bia,
says patriotic meetings are being
held there every evening at which
contingents of men and sums of
money are offered to government.
Even the women demand to be enlist
ed for the purpose Of going to Panama
to subdue the separatists. The gov
ernment only awaits news from
General Reyes, and If that news is to
the effect that nothing can be ac-
complished by diplomatic means, then
the authorities will contiue to send
troops toward the isthmus. The gov
ernment and people hope that the
United States congress will avoid a
conflict. and they rely upon the fair
ness Of the American press.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Hurrah for Chester.

A dispatch from Chester says the
educational campaign 80 prevalent
through the State for the last year,
together With the increase OF school
population In this growing town have
made necessary the building of another
school house for the accommodation
Of the crowds OF children attending
the Chester graded school. For that
purpose the contract was recently
given out to Mr. Joel r. Simrill FOL
the sum Of about $4,000; the total ex.
pendlture for fitting up the building
will be about $4,000. The board ol
trustees had q meeting q few days
ago to fix upon the location. The
new building will be erected on Foot
Seet, q new street, recently laid Off
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Three Mon KiIled.

Seven boilers in the power house Of
the St. Louis Transit company explod-
ed tuesday, killing three employees,
injuring six and wrecking the build
ing. The explosion broke window
paues several blocks away: The brick
walls OF the boiler house were thrown
outward and the heavy truss roof,
after being thrown high in the air,
dropped directly over the debris, i'm
prlsoning twenty employees. All the
electric lights went out and darkness
prevented prompt work In rescuing
the injured, whose cries could be
plainly heard. Fire broke out In one
portion Of the debris, but was ex.
tinguished before it gained much
headWaY.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
AssHoCKIMGETRAlarDY a
IS GOD 60 clan Ran Over and KILLED BY
e Push Car. ~ ~


q aisp atcts from Irno to- ,she Stat.
says one OF the most an ac,. 10 4 - g;
tragic events that the, - 4,
upper. Lexing ton Fork ever exnerisnc mar Is q
ed is the recent acciSant I, hl,a I ,bsfeI ss..I
Mr.. Tullius w. Summer. who II,
many years has been af,uaged ss
superintendent 81 the 81 trsstle and m
sbridg force OF the Southern raiiwav
Mr.. Summe c,s residence Ia q af,onf 4, nns ~
mile from Peak, and he had si,,stsslsss !
ed the cars used by the bands s ors ,SItjSa the
sidetrack Saturday with q gylepv sns q,
making his headquarters at peak
during thesne1t few weeks IN order
that he might spend as much time'as
possible with his family and aoS5
father, Mr.. James Audrey Snm mar;
He, with his brother and some Avn
hands, had been WORKING ahot,t.
Pomaria or Hope Station on SATURDAY..
While On their way home Saturday
afternoon the men were travelling On i,n
a long lever car. Upon this car theg
had some heavy tools, Weighing sper.
haps more than, Il OoO nnTn}ls q ! iI1 !, farE
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Killed Each Other.

At Tampa, Fla, ]. Fernandez and
E. nVelasquez met Wednesday in a
saloon and ehot each other. Velasquez
iB dying and Fernandez cannot recov-
er. Bad Blood had existed since Sat-
urday night, when Fernandez called
Velasquez a thief. Since then they
had two encounters, but were seperat-
ed. When they met Wednesday morn
ing Fernandez shot VelasQuez in the
hand, stomach and left lung. After
being shot Velasquez sprang to Fer
nandeg, placed the pistol against his
right breast, Fernandez falling with
bis ,clothing on fire. Fernandez rose
and rushed at Yelasquez with knife,
but spectators prevented him from U.s.
iuO 81
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Love Powders.

One Of the Iowa Indians, according
to a Oklahoma paper, is making q
good living by selling so-called love
powders. Little, peculiar shells found
IN the creeks, and the root Of a GER
tain kind Of morning glories, furnish
the sole ingredients Of the love com.
pelllng powder. The shells and roots
are dried and ground to powder; then
after making asort of paste of the
mixture, the loyesick swain or squaw
smears it over his or her face; then
the love powder painted person goet
close to the one whose Affection Is to
be Captured. 1t is claimed that the
besIneared person is always victorious
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
a NIYeteriouo Denth.

A dispatch from Greenville says
Garvin Handy boy about sixteen
years old who was employed in Mills
mill. was found dead by. his brother
Wednesday me ming at l O'Clock In a
body of woods beyond the mill.
Handy left home the day before and
on his failure to return that night bis
parents became uneasy as to bis
whereabouts and Wednesday morning
a dillgent search was begun. He was
bright and intelligent boy and had a
number of friends in the community.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
Arer the Governor.

A lunatic escaped from the sailors
and soldiers home at Grand Island
this afternoon, entered Gov. Micky's
Office at Lincoln, Neb., and, brandish-
ing large knife, declared that Unit.
ed States Senator Deietrlch was lnno-
cent of Lhe charge of improperly dis
posing OF Office appointments, and at
tempted to assassinate the governor.
BY smooth words and promises the
lunatic finally was placated but he es-
capped before the police could be called.