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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21
Baltimore Provisions.

Baltimore, Aug, Colour frm, winter
ratents ( .25na5.50, spring patents 5.65@6.00.
VIII. at strong spot contract 1870: spot 2 red
western. Io91b@%, August 1000, Southern by
S nipple 500 LOB. $40
Corn dull, spot oo9A, August oII2 O.
Southern white corn 6'0o.
Oatss easy, No. white oIH@oo, NO.
mixed 43@G4i
Rye firm
Butter firm unchanged. fancy imitation
I70lS, do creamery 1919 10; do ladIe l4@io
store Tacked I0(0l2.
Eggs steady, I'M hanged 900.
Cheese tirn, unchanged, large 9@sH; me-
dunn s140S5s. small 9c@9A.
Sugar firm, coarse granuIated o.4O, me d."
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Dry Goods.

New York. Aug. 2O.-The dry goods
market closes quietly both at first and
second hands. The buver continues
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21

Oh, no, young man, you have been
misinformed your case is not hope
less. Just write for copy of 'The
New Man." 1t gives new life. new
hope, new ambitions. Address The
Keelev Institute for copy of 1.-THE
New Man"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21

to maintain a waiting policy and re-
fuses to operate for future require
ment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21
w Orleans, Aug. 20, Cotton futures
Liverpool.

Liverpool. Aug. %. p. m.-Cotton spot
American middling fair $40, good middling
&c. middling 6I4, low midding 5.sS, good
ordinary $40 ordinary $50. The sales of the
1ay were 1000 bales of which 800 were for spH"-
ulation and export and included 200 Amerl,
can. receipts 900 bales including 500 Amer
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Notice to Creditors OF the Juanita
Cotton Mills.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned have been appointed re-
ceivers of the Juanita Cotton Mills,
by the Hon. w. r. Allen, judge of the
Sixth Judicial district, and all the
creditors of the said Juanita Cotton
Mills are required by order of the
court to file their claims, duly veri-
fed, with us. at Raleigh, within sixty
DAYS from this date. The creditors
will. therefore, please send their veri-
fed claims to us at once.
C. B. BARBEE,
F. A. DANIELS,
Receivers of the Juanita Cotton Mills.
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JOHN w. HAYS,
Civil Engineer

(M. Am. Soc. C. Ed
WATER POWERS. WATER WORKS,
SEWERS, Municipal Engineering OF
all kinds, Properties examined, Re-
ports made, Plans prepared, Work
directed. No. 3 South Adams ST., Pc
tersbur@. Va.
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The Raleigh & Cape
Fear Rwy. Go
TIME TABLE NO. 10.
Effective Tuesday, April 8,
1904, at 1901 q. m.

Superseding All Previous Time Tables.
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lOpening. H highest. Lowest C'osln
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Kentucky Mans Duty.

Jamboree, KY, August % Especially.
After suffering for years with pain
in the back Mr.. j. NJ Coleman, a well
known citizen Of this place, has found
a complete cure in Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Knowing how general this dis
ease is all over the country Mr.. Cole
man feels it is his duty to make his
experience public for the benefit OF
other sufferers,
Il want to recommend Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to everybody who has pain
in the back" Mr.. Coleman says. 81
suffered for years with my back.
used Dodds Kidney Pills and | have
not felt a pain since. My little girl
too complained Of her back and she
used about half box of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and she is sound and we'll"
Backache is Kidney Ache. Dodd's
Kidney Pills are a sure cure for all
Kidney Aches, including Rheuma.
tiSm
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Luck In the Letter "R.n

A writer has discovered that many
of the worst foes of the horticulturist
begin with wv" and he instances
worms, weevils, wind and other work
ers of wickedness. This suggests a
question as to whether there is any
natural grouping of good or evil things
under particular letters. Take 3D." for
example, and consider how many
boons and blessings to man begin with
it. The baker, butcher and brewer
bring him bread, beef and beer.
For additional foods he has bacon,
black bass, beans, bloaters, broccoli,
broth, bivalves, bananas, berries, bis
cults, buns and butter. After a ban
quet Of bonnes-bouches he may bring
out his 'baccy while he bestrides his
bicycle. These are but a few of the
benefcent things included under that
blessed letter 3D." Now, as a contrast
take 3D." and among the first words
we think of are damp, dark, dreary,
dank, dull, drowned, dismal, dirty,
damned. dusty, bastard, draft, ducked,
dosed, dragged, doubtful, disguised,
doctor, diseased, dead, drunk, and so
on, the very sound of which is enough
to drive one into doleful dumps
Pearson's Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29

In my sons junior year at Har
ward" says John Burroughs. the nat
Lrslist. "it became the custom in May
and June to give frequent band con,
certs in the evening on the steps Of
University hall Exactly over the
band was a iagpole, fastened at an
angle to the building. On the gilded
ball of the flagpole there would come
and perch, soon after the concert be.
gan, little screech owl. After the
music ceased and the crowd dispersed
the little owl would fly away again.
So regularly did the owl come with
his noiseless, mufiled flight that my
son came to look for him and to specu.
late how long the band would have to
play before he would be attracted by
the music. Many persons saw him,
vet he appeared to take no notice Of
the yard full of people, but seemed to
enjoy the music, as far as his attitude
and actions betrayed his feelings, as
much as did any one, Certainly the
love for music. so strong in man. must
find its beginning in the lower forms
of life"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29

know better now. We carried on like
fools for six months, and l wrote the
most tender letters to your daughter,
to which she replied-not quite so ten
der certainly, for Miss Jarvis. | have
since learned, was what you would
call wide Someone else came to the
station, and your daughter cold-shoul-
dered me. Didn't choke me off com
pletely-she liked admiration and at
tention too much for that-but sort of
pushed me into second place and let
the newcomer make all the running.
| resented 1t and kept out of her way.
Matters went on thus for twelve
months, and then news of my good
fortune came from England, and your
daughter saw she had hooked the
wrong fish and had let the right one
90. She wrote me a most gushing
letter, which | returned along with the
other letters. | told her that | mad at
length found out what she had appar-
emily discovered some time previously
that the whole thing was a mistake,
and | asked her to return my letters.
This she has not done" said Moscroft
quietly and deliberately.
No fear! Sails a bit too wide for
that"
Then you come to England" con.
tinued Moscroft. unheeding the inter.
ruption, land attempt to extort money
from me for the letters. | was fool
not to have told Miss Jardine all about
the absurd affair. | am not going to
tell lie and say that ! have But I
shall tell her now. 1t won't be pleas
ant, but I'll do 1t. So get outl"
Suppose she doesn't believe your
tale? There's nothing in the letters
to prove that the story's not as | will
sum 1t up. Young innocent girl gives
her heart to young Englishman. Eng
lishman protests undying affection and
innocent girl believes him Then
comes news from England that Eng.
lishman has succeeded to fortune,
upon which he cruelty jilts heart.
broken innocent girl, and is scarcely
home in England before he fixes on
fresh victim. How does that sound? ?"
Sounds what it is-a lie." replied
Moscroft, putting the best face on 1t,
although inwardly he knew that it
bore on 1t that similitude to truth
which is the cruelest type OF lie.
Sorry to disagree. Miss Jardinen
think it has bottom lode of truth
when 1t is backed up by this bundle
of letters. Oh. you needn't look round
you couldn't take them from me.
I'm stronger man than you"
chuckled the man. Now, hadn't you
better change your mind? See here,
give me $4,000 in hard cash and the
story shall be closed forever-you to
take the letters"
"Moscroft paused for half minute
an eternity 1t seemed to the girl lis
tening at the door. Then he answered
firmly: mo. not one penny. I've made
up my mind. I'll III Miss Jardine
the whole story. and she can judge
of it,
And I'll tell her mine Wen see
which she will believe, Mr.. George
Moseroft."
The storekeeper raised his hat and
moved toward the door.
Ere he could reach 1t, however, 1t
was opened, and the listener tall,
fair girl, stood in the doorway her
eyes aglow with excitement and q
bright red flush on either cheek.
she does believe your story,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
One-Arm Golfers

Cases are met with from time to
time where the loss of a limb neither
destroys the pleasure deriyable from
golf nor the ability to play it really
well, The King" recalls that there
usee to be two onearm golfers at Lee
ven, in Fife, each Of whom could play
a really excellent scratch game An.
other instance of genuine enthusiasm
combined with adaptability occurred
the other day at st. Andrews, where,
in competition for prizes among the
STAFF employed at the railway station
Thomas Anderson, one-arm player
won the first prize with the excellent
score of ninety.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
LEARNING THINGS

We Are All in the Apprentice Glass.
When a simple change of diet
brings back health and happiness the
story is briefly told "A lady of
Springfield, H.. says After being
afflicted for years with nervousness
and heart trouble, l received a shock
four years ago that left me in such
condition that my life was despaired
OF. could get no relief from doctors
ror from the numberless heart and
nerve medicines tried because l
didn't know that the coffee was daily
quitting me back more than the Drs.
could put me ahead.
Finally at the request Of a friend
left OF coffee and began the use OF
Postum and against my convictions I
gradually improved In health until for
the past 8 or months l have been
entirely free from nervousness and
those terrible sinking, weakening
spells OF heart trouble
My troubles all came from the use
OF coffee which bad drunk from
childhood and yet they disappeared
when ! quit coffee and took IN the
use OF Postum" Name given nv
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Many people marvel at the effects
OF leaving off coffee and drinking
Postum but there Is nothing marvel.
Gus about it-only common sense.
Coffee is a Postum is a
rebuilder. That's the reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. The Road 70 Wellyille. !"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
GOT EVEN WITH HIM.
Mean Trick on Friend Met With Sum
mary Punishment.

Mean Trick on Friend Met With Sum-
mary Punishment.
Wilkins and Roberts had not met
for two years, and when the other day
they met accidentally, wilkins was
surprised at Roberts careworn ap-
pearance.
What's the matter. old fellow?" he
asked. You look blue"
And well l may" was the reply.
I'm married."
Good gracious! This is news in
deed Who's the LADY,"
You remember Miss Smythe?"
mot Miss Ada Smythe?"
THE same"
That's strange, now | was en-
gagged to her myself years ago"
Say that again" said Roberts
quietly.
Wilkins said II.
And who broke the engagement"
I'm afraid | did,"
you are quite sure?"
Certainly"
And then 1t was that Roberts fell
upon Wilkins, and smote him tooth
and nail.
There" he said, as he contemplat
ed the surprised and battered wreck
which gazed up at him in mute ap
peal. perhaps that will be lesson to
you not to play me dirty trick like
that again! "-London Tit-Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29

known lots of women in my day, and
my experience tells me that they don't
like the lightly-come lightly-go kind of
gentleman. Think of that, Mr.. George
Moscroft 'Geordie Gray-eyes'-as
they called you out yonderl Think of
that, | say!"
Look here, Jarvis, don't talk nom
sense. What is there in 1t all? Moth
ing. | went out to Australia, and fate
took me to Woolaborg. That was two
years ago. | was very lonely up there
in the bush. | was pining for home.
You kept a store there and had a
pretty daughter-the only woman
within fifty miles, except Nancy, your
servant. | made love to her, and she
encouraged me. Neither of us had
real feeling at stake in the matter.
Though ! thought at the time had |
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29

George" she said. 81 am Flo Jar
dine, Mr.. Moscroft's fiancee. believe
every wordhe has said, but, II he had
arrived at any other resolution than
that which he has come to, | don't
think should ever have forgiven him.
Give me those letters" she demanded,
in such peremptory tone that the as
tonished Jarvis had complied before
he realized what he had done
Now" she said, "a minute ago you
said that $4,000 would close the story
forever. 1t is closed now" With
quick movement she pitched the bun
die of letters on to the blazing fire,
where they instantly caught and fiared
up.
Good day, Mr.. Jarvis" she added,
as that crestfallen gentleman depart
ed. rejecting on the amount of money
he had thrown away on a wild goose
chase from Australia
Il meant to tell you, dearest, but
lacked the moral courage" said
George.
"The story is closed forever,
George. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Clever Sparrows.

A gentleman, who. from a casual
inspection. had no other visible means
of support than the bench he sat on
in Franklin square, was seen feeding
the sparrows the other day with lit
tie pieces of bread. The fat and
greedy birds came promptly and ate
voraciously while the feast lasted. and
still hung around when 1t was over
Then the host fished in a pocket of his
scant clothing and pulled out a hand
full of a powder composed of about
equal parts of tobacco dust and bread
crumbs. When he threw this down
1t was Immediately surrounded by the
winged gluttons, but they did not at
once eat. They eyed the stuff with lit
tie sidewise turns of their heads, and
when they saw that nothing better
vas forthcoming all but two flew
away without as much as a peck at
1t. The two that remained, however,
began finally to fan the powder with
their wings, and in this way effected
a separation of few crumbs, which
they Philadelphia Record
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Secret Of Lonn Youth.

Simple diet, plain living, active out
door work or walking, and absence of
worry, give conditions that will de-
velop the best physical and moral
possibilities within one We are all
prone TO exhaust nerve force over
petty cares. We set excited If the
rooms are not properly busted; we
put too much of ourselves into our
household work; we do not want to
learn to simplify; we do not always
take the forty winks" early in the
afternoon. These are some of the
causes of age, and we can avoid them
just as we can learn to sometimes be
idle and at all times be reposeful.--
Housekeeper.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
MANNERS OF oLDEN TIMES.
Affsctation Mark of Fashion In the
Eighteenth Century.

Eighteenth Century.
IA Social England" the following
appears as indicating the exaggerated
courtesy Of fashionable people early
in the eighteenth century: Chester
graduate friend on his approaching
marriage with merely I wish you JOY
when he should have said: Believe
me, my dear sir, have scarce words
to express the JOY l feel upon your
happy alliance with such and such a
family The compliment of condol
ence' on a bereavement should be, not
1 am sorry for your loss, but I hope.
sir, you will do me the justice to be
persuaded that | am not insensible OF
your unhappiness, that take part in
your distress and shall ever be affect
ed when you are So. His child began
his lessons in breeding at 9 years
old, having till then learned Latin,
Greek, French, history and geography.
He is warned to beware of using pro-
verbal sayings in his speech, such as
One mans meat is another mans
poison, or Everyone to his taste, as
the good man said when he kissed the
cow He must attend to the graceful
motion of his arms, the manner of put.
ting on his hat and giving his hand.
Horace Walpole's entrance into a
room is described by an eyewitness as
in the style of affected delicacy which
fashion had made almost natural, cha
reau bras, between his hands, as II
he wished to compress it, or under
his arm, and feet on tiptoes as II
afraid Of a wet floor"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29

Flo Jardine had her hand on the
door knob and would have entered
her fiance's room unannounced, as
was her wont, had not the sound OF
her own name, uttered in loud tones
by an unknown voice. stopped her. 1t
could not be possible that George was
discussing her, and with perfect
stranger. tool The thing was prepos-
ferrous! She could not go in, but she
would never condescend to eavesdrop-
ping. Certainly mott But where was
she to go? There was no place but
the seat opposite the office door, and
the conversation would reach her
there. Well, she would close her ears
and not pay any attention. Animated
by this most excellent resolution she
took her seat, but again she heard the
strange voice repeating her name even
louder than before.
What will Miss Jardine say to the
whole story, eh?" the speaker demand
ed. Thereupon the lady referred to
threw all scruples to the wind. She
would scarcely have been human not
TO have listened, She was to be his
wife In week, and they should have
no secrets.
Il can't help it, and I'll thank you
not to introduce Miss Jardines name
into the discussion. | was a fool not
to tell her all about it. After all, there
was nothing to tell" came the reply,
in the tones she knew so well.
"Oh, wasn't there? How about those
beautiful letters you wrote to my Sal
ell flowers and perfumes, and setting
suns and rising moons. and such-like
rot-was that nothing, chr"
Il admit that | was a fool Forum
ately, however, | had my awakening
soon enough. Your daughter threw
me over when someone else came on
the scene" said George
She wrote you telling you of her
undying love before you cut to Eng
land, replied the other slyly, and with
an apparent chuckle in his voice.
Yes, after my uncle had died and
left me his fortune and business.
think Miss Sarah realized then that
she had been bit too previous.
"All her letters to you are loving
enough any way, I'll bet. Sal knows
her book. It's no use putting things
on paper-say them, that's my way"
said the stranger truculently.
Il suppose that's why you're here
to-day"
Right you are, my cookie"
Well, since you have taken the
trouble to come all the way from the
backwoods of Australia to see me,
suppose you want something What is
it?" said George.
Now, that's businessl Well, | hear
as how you've come into a very tidy
fortune here, and by rights Sal should
be sharing it, and |. as the poor old
father getting on in years, would be
kept in comfort and plenty for the
rest of my life. A store in the back
woods is not what II was, you know
Well what do you say to $4,000?
It's too little, but I'm very lenient
man." the stranger remarked persua
sively.
You unmitigated scoundrel! Do
you mean to tell me you've come here
to blackmail me? Get out, before
put you out! thought perhaps you
were about to ask my assistance in
some other way"
What will Miss Jardine say to your
letters to Sal? You amt taken long to
get fresh gal, I'm thinking" com.
mented the elder man insolently.
George Moscroft WINGED. 1t was
only six months since he inherited his
uncle's business and fortune, and here
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Our Fathers Patience.

Father. prayed that Thou wouldst
guide
Ny steps Alright, yet looking back
AIasi upon my crooked track
With shame l fain my face would hide.
The way was plain enough to see
But like Needless child at play,
NY fancy lured my feet astray.
Although Thy voice kept calling me.
And Thy sweet patience fingers yet;
Can evening penitential tears
Wash out the errors of past yearsf
And love my waywardness forget?
Father. by faith to Thee I cling.
When / In heaven behold Thy face
With them I'll sing Thy wondrous grace
With whom long since | loved to sing
Rev. w. II Slaeuer
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
GETTING HAIR CUT IN JAPAN.
Peculiar Dongs Of Very Serious Bar.
Der In Toxic,

On returning to the hotel | INDUCED
in a japanese hair cut for the first
time. Here you don't go to the barber
shop. The barber shop comes to you.
a very serious looking young Jap with
sober-hued kimono waiting upon me
at my room at the hotel, and undoing
his barberous instruments, deity and
sEtllfully executed a very good mod.
ern hair cut in very short time.
He did not tenGerly rub his hand
over that little bald place on the
back of the head tnost all old boys
Lave it) and enlarge on the virtues
of his inimitable hair restorer. and
tell you how much brighter life would
seem to you if you would only invest
in a bottle of it, nor did he enlarge
on various themes to display his con.
versational powers. but confined him.
self strictly to his professional work.
In some respects Japanese BARRIERS
are preferable to those of our coun.
try.
Possibly this superiority may arise
from the fact that as they do not
know our language they could not
indulge in the customary airy per.
sitiage" il they wanted Brooklyn
Eagle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29

Belgium is probably the most demo
cratic of all the monarchical states.
The king of the Belgians not only
does not wear a crown, but has not
even got a crown to wear! No cor
onation ceremony is known to tho
coronation, the sovereign inaugural
ing his reign simply by taking an oath
to govern according to the laws.
Moreover, the births of lis children,
if he has any, must be registered in
exactly the same phraseology and in
the same set Of books as the humblest
of his subjects.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Subject of First pbo,o...,.

LORD Ayebury was the first person
70 have his photograph taken in Eng.
iaho' III. Daguerre. the coinyentor
WIN M. Niepce of the art of photog-
1apny' came to London to patent the
invention which bears his name. ana
paid an early visit to the present 7 ord
Aseoury father. The enthusiastic
srenchman was soon explaining the
qetalis OF his new discovery. Young
9onn Lubbock, as he then was, was
Paying in the garden. and M. Da.
suerre' pointing to him, asked to be
aiio"ed TO give practical demonstra.
tlon OF the art The request was. OF
course, granted, and a successful re-
suit followed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
New "Rhymlno pIctlonarv.r

A startling increase in occasional
verse may be looked for shortly, for
3 new "Rhyming Dictionary" is on the
roint Of publication; and the rhyme
eften suggests the idea. Mr. Lorin
Lathrop, the deviser of the work, is
we'll known in Bristol as popular and
efficient United States consul But
there are few who know the industry
OF his leisure, which has resulted In
pseudonymous stories in newspapers
and in cloth covered novels. His own
name is a Yorkshire one-of more
than a century ago. At the present
Gay America swarms. with Lathrops;
but as an English family we believe
they are extinct.-London Globe.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-09-29
Lawsuit over Dogs Costume.

A case was decided in the Paris
courts recently of a well-known
women's tailor who sued one of his
clients for the cost of an outfit for
her dog. The figure he claimed ran
well into the thousands. 1t is fash
ionable in European capitals to-day to
have the dog dressed In clothes to
harmonic with those of the mistress
and the mad freaks of dog fashions
are as startling to the mere man as
those which the dogs owner DISPLAYS