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Uptown Ticket-OffiCe.
Marlborough House Building.
Fl. n. MORRISON. G. i. and II. A..
Phones 1T. Raleigh, n. Q.
C. Ill. GATTIS. T. II. A..
Raleigh. N. G.
JAMES NJ. BARR,
President ard General Manager,
Portsmouth. Va
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West Bound Trains.
senger, senger. sene
Daily Daily Sun. or

r. 5, ROWLAND. PRESIDENT
S. L. DILL superintendent,
r. f. FOSTER. General Manager
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Only constitutional remedy can reach
an hereditary disease like Scrofula. When
the blood is restored to pormal condition
and the scrofulous deposits are carried off
there is a gradual return to health. SIS
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ATLANTIC & NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.
tHowland improvement Co, Lessee.)
Effective Sunday, october .,
1904, at 1901 a. m.

Schedule Effective Sept. 9Th, 1904.
East Bound Trains.
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CHICAGO, the Railway center.

twenty-five railroads center at Chi
oago, excluding separate divisions;
ten of them Eastern trunk lines, ten
Southern of Western trunk lines and
FIVE belt or transfer roads designed
for the interchange of eastern, west
ern and southern traffic. Within the
district bounded by Ohio, Desplaines
and Eighteenth street and Lake Mich
igan, an area of say $500 acres, all or
nearly all these trunk lines and their
several lale-carrying auxiliaries own
or lease in and out freight stations.
This region is the Chicago terminal"
Here centers rs per cent of the Total
mileage Of the country.
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THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
TOUCHED The JUDGES HEART.
incident Explains Why Missouri Jurist
IL Hnnnred.

incident Explains Why Missouri Jurist
Is Honored.
Missouri lawyers who practice be-
fore Judge Phillips of the federal dis
trict branch have the highest respect
for his honor in spite of his marked
peculiarities. Not long ago a young
fellow who through ignorance had vio-
lated the United States statutes was
brought before him and was sentenced
to pay a fine Of $500. The father OF
the prisoner. an old German, who
made his living by selling vegetables,
shortly appeared in court with a bas-
ket of silver coins, from dollars to
dimes. The old man explained that
the coins we're the savings of long
time. Judge Phillips called over the
prisoners lawyer and said: 81 am 60
ing to reduce that fine to 5000 be-
cause of the boys dad. And l sup
pose" he added, with severity, that
you will collect the $780," Thompson,
the lawyer, declared that he would
donate his services gratis, whereupon
father and son left the court compare
lively happy.-Chicago Chronicle.
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n3 TI EI5I OF T Z n

Russian life presents two clear-cut
extremes. These are the peasants and
the mobility" Between these two
classes exists a gulf as deep and wide
as though the masses were still in
the bondage of serfdom.
In their pleasures more than in any
other phase OF their life is this diff
ference evident AS a matter of fact,
the peasants have practically no
pleasures except their eternal vodka
drinking, q vice so common that It
has ceased to be so regarded by the
Russians.
On the other hand, the mobility"
which includes the middle and upper
classes, seem to live in an almost
continual whirl Of pleasure.
All the year round, in winter and
summer, the masses, those who were
released from serfdom and those who
have always been peasants, are toiling
In their fields or are engaged in some
other heavy labor suitable to the sea-
son, while their more fortunate fell
low countrymen of the mobility" help
swell the numbers that crowd about
the Tacetracks in summer or in win
ter or race in their sleighs over the
snowy frozen "prospekts," with 9th.
ers as light-hearted as themselves.
1t is a recognized fact that the arts.
tocracy, like the smart sets" of the
occident, should spend their time from
morning till night, and far into the
night, in the pursuit of pleasure, but
that the mobility" should go to one
extreme by initiating the examples OF
their superiors and the peasants to
the other by having practically no
pleasures at all Is a state of affairs
that finds no sympathy nor under
standing in the west.
Society" always follows the czar
and on that account st. Petersburg is
the center of gayety and pleasure,
principally in summer, when the fairs
so dear to the Russians heart are in
full swing.
Summer comes upon the city and
the people almost without warning.
They go to bed one night, thinking
of the winter that has just passed
with the breaking up of the ice and
the melting of the snow, over which
they had skinned so often in the
jingling "troikas," buried in furs to
protect themselves against the pierc.
ing cold-and in the morning they
awake to and the trees fairly burst.
| ing into bloom, so that they can al.
most see the foliage and blossoms
growing, and the heat is almost as
great as it becomes in the middle OF
! summer.
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this respect, but their generosity has
come rather too late to be of much
benefit to the objects Of their kind
ness. On a public holiday the people
living in or near the big towns have
entirely free access to the parks, and
are entertained with an outdoor thea.
ter, acrobatic performances, fireworks,
free swings and rides and there IS
music everywhere. There are associa.
lions for the purpose OF encouraging
athletic games, and children are al
ways drawn into them IL possible;
football and tennis. swings and giants
strides, Fairgrounds, everything imag.
Unable to tempt them to take part in
outdoor exercise, and IL the young
Russian does not grow healthy, Wig.
orous and strong 1t is not from lack
of opportunity to become so, but be-
cause habit is too strong with his
parents.
From one end of Russia to the other
there is one form of amusement that
IL common to the whole people. It
is the circling dance known as the
khorovod. It is common also to the
Slavs of other countries, being, in
fact, a Slav dance. During daytime
and harvest, the busy season, the
young peasants have little time for
these dances on a large scale, but the
children are given to dancing them of
an evening, and they are sometimes
given by troupe in one OF the sum.
mer gardens of st. Petersburg.
There are khorovod dances for
every season of the year, but those
in the spring and summer are the ia.
vorites. The young people, arrayed
in bheir brightest costumes, form
themselves in a circle and begin NOV
ing round and round, this way and
that, singing songs appropriate to the
! season and the occasion. The melody
Of the songs is in harmony with the
sentiments, being sung in a low, sad,
wailing tone, and they are in keeping
with the whole character of the Rus
sian land, life and institutions. These
circling choral dances are believed to
! be of very remote antiquity among
the people of Russia. Near Tula, a
| large town near Moscow, is a ring OF
| stones, which, so the legend runs, was
once a khorovod Of singing and dane
ing girls, who, while circling round,
were suddenly transformed into
| stones.
Every Russian, from the poorest
peasant to the, car, is a horse owner
and lover. The Russians spend much
| money on their racetracks and soma
of them are very beautiful. The finest
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The end of May and the beginning
of June is the period, like that of
Norway, of the shining of the mid
night sun. For two or three hours
only does the sun disappear below the
horizon, and then its glow suffuses
the sky, so that sunset and sunrise
are merged into one.
Then it is that those who have
nothing to do but to enjoy themselves
take advantage of the long-established
custom of going on excursions to the
islands, to watch the sun slowly sink
into the waters of the Neva, to meet
and chat with their friends on vari-
Gus questions of the day, or to hear
the latest bit of court news or gossip,
and then to drive back in the hour
Of dawn to their houses, to invite
sleep and refreshment before the
pleasurable duties of the coming day.
Houses are thrown wide open all
during this gay season, and every
thing in and around st. Petersburg
teens with summer life and pleasure.
Every one dimes in the open air,
spends his time on the waters edge,
or joins a boating party that is going
to hear the fashionable Qperetta given
in one Of the country theaters that
are open at this time to AFFORD another
amusement to summer visitors Every
where is light-hesrted happiness and
merrymaking, but it is the same life
and the same brilliant spectacle that
follows the court of every other mon
arch in Europe.
There is another aspect Of the pas
times of the upper class Of Russians
the mobility" The great majority
Of the landed proprietors pass the
summer on their estates in some re-
mote province OF the empire, but they
consider it their duty. on their way
there, to stop at NiinENovgorod, to
visit the annual fair, where they prob
ably have some business TO do in
grain or cattle and desire to take in
the pleasures Of the great gathering
at the same time.
The deplorable lack Of enjoyment
Of the Russian peasant has a very
strong pathetic side. The wealthy
people Of the country are generous ir
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call the south one Sailor A. and the
north Sailor b. You can have your
choice"
That's not fair!" said jim. "TH
play you a game of seven.up for the
first choice; three games of ten points
each-best two out OF three to take
first choice"
"All right" responded John, as
Blake produced a well worn pack of
cards and shufiled them. But before
we play, let me finish my proposition.
You wish to sell your claims for two
hundred and fifty thousand il you can
find a purchaser. Will you give me an
option on your claim. I'll give you
five thousand in cash for the follow
ing option on your claim-you to deed
me all your rights in consideration of
one hundred thousand dollars, payable
in sixty days from this date; one hun
dred thousand payable in six months
from date, and one hundred thousand
payable in one year from date. And"
"YOu bet your life l will" interrupt-
ed Blake, extending his hand. Make
it two thousand in cash, John. That
will be enough. Make it two thousand
and I'll go you"
1--WE will call 1t twenty-five hundred
and you can have the other twenty
FIVE hundred IL you need It," said John
smiling. But / had not finished.
You shall have one-half of the pro.
ceeds from the sale of the ore already
mined. That should net you $25, 900.
You need not shake your head. In
any arrangement l may make with
outsiders you shall have ten per cent
of all profits payable to me. wish to
feel that you Will always have an IN
terest in the Sailor mine"
can right, John" said Jim, finally.
Now wen play that game Of seven
up"
Blake won the first game and John
the second. In the third game John
had two to go, and Blake lacked SIX
points. II was his deal. He turned
two Jacks before the trump was Sc
lected, and then made high, low, Jack
and the game, and won the rubber and
the first choice.
Lucky In cards, unlucky In love,
laughed Blake as he arose from the Ia
bic. Sailor A is mine-subject to
your option, John"
John drew up an agreement and an
option, which both signed. and the
firm OF Burton G Blake was dissolved
Blake accepted twenty-five hundred
dollars in cash, and three days later
both arrived in the little mining town
OF Auburn, from which they sent q
Trustworthy man back to the cabin, b
remain on guard until John Burt re
! turned.
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In Active Service at 90

Rev. DR.. John Crowell, for the
past fifteen years secretary Of the
East Orange, N. J., board Of educa-
ton, is 30 years old. DR.. Crowel is
one OF the most active workers on the
municipal stan, and he may be found
at his desk every working day from
% in the morning until O'Clock in
the afternoon. He walks to the once
and back to his home, nearly a mile,
twice a day. DR.. crowell was gradu-
ated from Princeton in 1884.
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racetrack in Russia is the trottins
track at Moscow. The main grand
stand on this course cost close to
100000, and is decorated with stone
and bronze statues, some of which
were set up at cost of $4,000. The
finest are the works of Russian mas
tiers. America has no racetrack build
ing, nor has England or France, that
compares at all with the Moscow
grand stand for splendor.
The racing season begins in Russia
about April is and ends October 25
During the season there is only about
two hours and half of darkness dur.
ing the night and the races begin at
o'clock in the afternoon, and IL is
not uncommon for them to last until
10 p. m. Sometimes as many as ten
or twelve races are run of in day.
Horses stand the rugged climate of
winter in Russia exceedingly well
They do not come into form as early
as they do in this country, but one
thing remarkable about them is their
clean legs and sound feet. This is at
tributed to the intense cold harden
ing the muscles Carefully handled
there is very little reason for q Rus
sian bred and raised horse ever to
break completely down.
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chApTER NII-contlnued.


i've been past II a hundred times.
I've struck a pick all around there and
never found ore said Blake reflective
~. but that proves nothing. A thou
sand people walked over the Little
Calaveras before found the gilt.
Wall. John" he concluded, relapslng
10 the familiar Yankee drawl, don't
this beat time as Uncle Toby Haynes
used to say?"
1T certainly is remarkable" said
John Burt, folding the map. How
did you happen 20 select this particu-
lar spot, Jim?"
Just happened to, that's ALL" was
the iaconic reply. laid out claims
all along here. but this one seemed
the most likely"
Y suppose your claims cover the
ground indicated on this map, don't
thoy?" asked John.
1T don't make a bit Of difference
whether they do or not" asserted
Blake with much vigor. If you find
ore, the claim IS yours, John. and don't
you forget it,"
oAthtHa We ~ Ntll INV = az NAAN
Sailor MINE" suggested John. II have
a tidy sum of money, and I'll Offset
that and the map against your claim
and experience. What do you say,
Jlm?"
IT'S not fair to you, John, but I'll
gladly accept. and here's my hand on
ST."
After breakfast they set about To-
eating the sailors vein. In less than
an hour Jim Blake sunk his pick into
a quartz rock which showed free gold.
While Jim was gloating over his find.
John appeared from behind a ledge.
He handed Blake a nugget which
weighed fully ten pounds, and a
glance-to say nothing of the weight
showed It to be almost solid gold.
Blake grasped it, devoured its dull
gloss with sparkling eyes, and hurled
his hat high in the air.
I'VE are rich! We are rich!" he
shouted until the rocks resounded.
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DESERVED ANSWER HE GOT.
Railroad Head Was Wrong In "caIIlns
Down" Maehinist.

Railroad Head Was Wrong In "calllna
Down" MaehInist.
When A. A. Robinson, OF the Next.
can Central railroad, was the inspiring
genius of the Santa Fe, he often Wis
tied the big shops in Topeka. One day
while on tour Of inspection he watch
ed a machinist execute a piece of
work. Now, Mr.. Robinson prides him.
self upon his knowledge Of every
branch Of the railroad service. Upon
this occasion 1t struck him that the
machinist was not doing his work
correctly.
my friend" he said, that is
wrong"
The machinist, who did not recog-
nize the railway mRgnate. replied:
Suppose 1t is; what business is it
Of yours?"
81 am A. A. Robinson" the railroad
manager answered sternly.
The machinist turned white.
II beg a thousand pardoDs," he said.
II hope my impertinence will not cost
me my Job. l have a wife and FIVE
children, and to lose my place would
mean poverty to them. I am sorry !
said 1t, but you see we have so many
visitors here who give us advice about
our work that we can't tell one damn
fool from another"
Mr.. Robinson, who is full Of humor,
laughed heartily and assured the ma.
chinist that his job would not be in
terfered with.
Investigation revealed that the ma
chinist was executing the work cor
rectly, and that Mr.. Robinson was
g.-Topeka Capital
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ICED on MONKEY Meat.

schonburgh, when travelling in Gull
ana, tested the smaller kinds of mon
keys, but could not bring himself to
partake Of the great spider monkey,
which approached so nearly TO the
human form" Roasted monkeys, par
ticularly those which have a round
head, display a hideous resemblance
to child; the Europeans, therefore,
who are obliged to feed on them. pre-
fer separating the head aud hands,
and serve only the rest Of the animal
at their tables,
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CHAPTER xiii.
The Quest for Gold.

The two young giants performed
wonders in the three weeks which fol-
lowed their discovery of gold. Glow
ing with health and strength, and in
spired by ambition, they gnawed
ragged holes into the side Of the
mountains with their picks and drills.
Several nuggets were found, but these
were Of small value compared with
the broad stratum of ore which opened
out from the spot selected by John
Burt The claim chosen by Blake
soon exhausted itself, and he turned
his attention to the third, expressing
a fear that he was a 'hoodoo."
"But there's luck In odd numbers
says Rory O'Moore,'" sang Blake as
he poised on shelving ledge and Wig
Orously drove a crowbar into a crew
ice. Ere the sun dropped below the
range he had uncovered another wide,
deep vein of gold-bearing quartz.
The spring rains set in and the
brook became a foaming, laundering
torrent. Avalanches tore down the
mountain sides, plowed their way
over the cliff, and, with a roar which
shook the cabin, hurled themselves
into the valley. The pine trees lost
their plumes Of snow, and sang in a
higher key the refrain which told OF
relief from burdens carried complain,
Ingly for months.
Piled in gray heaps near the tunnel
was ore worth not less than forty
thousand dollars. With the fight oil
the snow and the birth of spring
Blake Wearied OF his task and longed
for los rewards.
ssTell you what let's do, John" he
said one night after supper. Lets &c
20 Auburn and negotiate the sale oi
these mines. We ought to get bis
money for the Sailor, John"
How much7" asked John, after {
moments pause.
'Half a million" replied Blake posi-
riyeiy, with a loving accent on tn,
million" Half a million 10 dead
cheap. Don't you think so, John?"
Il shall not sell my interest--a
Ieast, not at present" said John Burt
-and I advise You not 20. We car
handle this property without trouble
and make more In developing II thai
By selling IT. Besides. doubt 4 w
ear get az ofer Of half q MILLION"
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l.El

1--WE can try, John" said Blake
hopefully. Two hundred and ffty
thousand dollars Is a lot Of money.
would take 1t in a minute II / could
get IT,"
They discussed the matter for
hours, but Blake would not recede
from his position. Dangling before
his eyes was a purse containing two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to
be obtained without further work or
worry. 1t meant pleasure, afiluence,
ease, liberty-it was enough. Not so
with John Burt. When the rock
crumbled beneath the first blow Of his
pick and the ten pound nugget cleaned
in the shale he recalled the parting
words of Peter Burt quoting the Ian
guage Of Isaiah: Il will give thee the
treasures of darkness and the hidden
riches of secret places"
Wen talk no more about this mat
ter tonight, JIM" he said, when Blake
had finished telling of the great things
which could be accomplished with a
quarter OF a million dollars. 'I'll think
II over lot Two vi LuItt Ndg - anu AlNh
wen take the question up and de.
eide it,"
Blake curbed his impotence and
worked and waited. lie knew John
Burt well enough not TO mention the
topic during the days which followed.
One evening. after supper, John
spent an hour OF more figuring in an
old notebook.
Il suppose you are still determined
to sell your share in these mines,
Jim?" said John.
Il am, If can get an offer Of a quar-.
ter of n million" replied Jim.
You're making a mistake. old
man" said John Burt, laying his hand
on his friends shoulder, but you
have as much right to your opinion as
I have to mine. So we will call that
settled. l told you would make you
a proposition, and here it is. There
are two mines, and they look equally
promising. I propose that you take
one and l take the other. We will
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Smoking IN japan.

In order to help pay the expenses
Of war which It saw was inevitable
japan recently established a regie, or
government monopoly of the tobacco
trade. Tobacco was introduced into
Japan In the seventeenth century,
and at the present time there are
large quantities Of the weed grown
and smoked there. As yet cigars
have not reached the pinnacle Of es.
TEEN they hold with more civilized
nations, but Japan is making grand
efforts TO attain the standard OF the
West, and there are hopes for her,
Just now the fayoriie smoke is 4
very small pipe. which 10 thrown
away before 1t reaches the stage
when II IS able TO walk alone 10
that much the Jap is 10 Advapes Of
some OF his more polished white
brethren.
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NEW NAVY DEPARTMENT HEAD.
Paul Morton, Son of the Late ). ster-
ling Morton, Appointed.

Paul Morton, Son of the Late ). ster-
ling Morton, Appointed.
A short time ago Attorney General
Knox formally announced he would
retire from the Department of JUS
tice, probably at the end Of the fiscal
year. 1t was understood at the same
time that Secretary Moody would sue
coed Mr.. Knox as attorney general.
The statement was made, however,
that, while the transfer of Secretary
Moody to the Department of Justice
was very probable, it was dependent
in a measure on the presidents sue
cess in securing such successor for
him in the navy department as he
desired.
President Roosevelt rendered the
appointment of Secretary of the Navy
to Paul Morton, first vice president Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail.
road. Mr.. Morton is a son of the late
]. Sterling Morton of Nebraska, Sec
rotary of Agriculture in President
Cleveland's last administration. Mr.
Morton has had experience in Wash
ington, having been there with his
father.
Last week he took dinner at the
White House and the whole subject
was considered, after Mr.. Morton had
consulted with his personal and bust
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make her word almost law in a large
section Of the commonwealth. Mrs.
West is native of Cog Hill, Tenn,
her maiden name having been Susan
M. Henderson. She was graduated
at the age Of 10 years from Grant
Memorial university at Athens. In
1888 she was united in marriage with
]. w. West of Ashville and three years
later the couple moved to Idaho. Her
husband was appointed registrar Of
the land Office at Lewiston in 1898.
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AustraIlan statesmanIs RIee.

John Christian Watson, prime min
lister Of the Australian commonwealth,
only few years ago was setting type
in a Sidney newspaper once. In 1901
he was elected to parliament and soon
became the man OF the hour because
of the strength he showed in debate.
It is expected that the young premier
will have some difficulty In inducing
his followers to accept a moderate
and concillatory policy.