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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

doors at this season of the year. but among
them all the tropical yultures and
many of the eagles. They enjoy low tenn
perature when birds of the northern tenn
perate zone have to be kept indoors in
steam heated houses.
Like Human Beings.
In this respect they resemble the human
irhsbitant OF the tropics. Contrary to the
general belief man or woman from. the
tropics can almost always stand a severe
American winter better than people who
have been born 20 it.
Sea lions appear to enjoy the winter AMI
seldom suffer from any ailment. 1t is nec-
essary to keep their pools free from ice and
u provide dens Uttered with straw for them
to sleep I'm. III these things are done they
will be as happy as sand boys all winter.
long.
Elephants have to be kept indoors during
winter, and they don't like ii at ALL They
get exceedingly cross at the confinement,
and sometimes their tempers grow so fierce
that It is even dangerous for their keepers
to go near them This Is true of many
ether animals. ard it is the reason why
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

Reviewing the progress of British art DUR
ing the past year, the Burlington Magazine,
a leading English art publication, states
that the position of the British painters
has been materially strengthened "by the
commercial depression that put an end abb
ruptly to the extravagant American pur-
chases which have for several years dis
coura ged all collectors of moderate means
This natural abatement, it adds, of the
mania for the products of eighteenth cen
fury France has left people free TO take an
interest in contemporary work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

The Minneapolis Society of the Fine Arts
has recently purchased John W. Alexan-
der's picture of the celoist, entitled "A
Ray of Sunlight" which, it will be ren1em-
bered, was shown here two winters ago in
the Society of Washington Artists annual
exhibition. The purchase was effected by
telegraph. being the result of a sudden de-
cision. and the price paid 81 0G0
LEILA MFCHJ IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

United States volunteers. At the beginning
of the japanese war he was one of four
officers chosen to report upon the fighting
to the War Department
My talk with Captain March relates to the
little things rather than the big ones of
the campaign. The stories of the battles
have been told in the papers as far as the
censorship would permit. This matter
comes fresh from the field and is, it seems
to me, full OF flesh and blood interest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06
A GLORIOUS HAND SHAKING
n UP IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
BY REV. r.. III. WHITAKER.

taken away; blessed be the name of
the Lord!" / was sorry that / could
not remain longer in that home, but
promise to preach that evening COM
PEELED me to leave. l have promised
to make another visit to that neigh
borhood, before a great while, aHd
then / hope to make a longer stay.
l returned to Louisburg Tuesday
morning, and spent the day-mostly
at Capt PleasantsS bedside. / do
hope he will soon be his old-time self
again.
Louisburg is putting in water-works
and gas; and, already having the
length and breadth, height and depth,
soil and climate, health and beauty of
location, there's not particle of
doubt, in my mind, but what i'm a
very few years, it will be quite as
bustling a city as it has been, in the
past, a refined and hospitable town.
cannot see why, in a few years, the
street cars may not be running from
the top of the hill on the south side
of the river to Judge Cookies residence
on the north side.
OF course / can't help loving the
people of Louisburg; for, in addition
to the many kindnesses heretofore
shown me, they paid me for twenty
five copies of "Whitaker's Reminis-
George S. Baker, Esq. the superin-
tendent of the Methodist Sunday
school, bought copy for his own use,
and then took another copy for his
Sunday school library. That was a
move in the right direction, and I
throw it out as a hint to other Sunday
school superintendent.
L was glad to, see the crops in good
condition and to find the people in
cheerful mood. And nothing gave me
more pleasure than to learn from
Prof. M. S. Davis that the prospects
of the College for the next year are
good. Mighty few men have done
more good in this world than Prof.
Davis, and he's still at it.
Don't delay sending for a book if
you expect to get one. Procrastination
is the thief of time and it may cheat
you out of book you know you ought
to have.
Raleigh, N. c.
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of geniality which he could so readily
assume. ''Pray take this chair by the
FIRE, Mr. Baker, 1t is Il cold night,
and ' observe that your circulation is
more adapted for summer than for
winter. All, Watson, you have just
come at the right time. Is that your
hat, Mr. Baker,"
Eyes, sir, that is undoubtedly my
hat"
He was Il large man, with rounded
shoulders Il massive head, and a
broad, intelligent face, sloping down
to n pointed beard of grizZled brown.
a touch OF rec in nose and cheeks.
with a slight tremor of his extended
hand. recalled Holiness surmise as to
his habits. His rusty black fr"ek-coat
was buttoEpd right up in front, with
the collar turned up. and his lank
wrists protruded from his sleeves
without a sign of cuff or shirt. He
spoke in a slow staccato fashion,
choosing his words with care, and
gave the impression generally of a
man of learning and letters who had
had ill-usage at the hands of fortune.
1--WE have retained these things 70.
some days" said Holiness because
We expected to see an advertisement
from you giving your address. | am
at a loss to know now why lou did
rot advertise"
Our visitor gave a rather shame
faced laugh. "Shillings have not been
so plentiful with me as they once
We're" he remarked. 81 had no doubt
that the gang of roughs who assault
cd me had carried off both my hat
and the bird. | did not care to
spend more money in a hopeless at
tempt at recovering them .
VERY naturally. By-the-way, about
the bird we were compelled to eat
it."
"To eat IT, Our visitor half rose
from his chair in his excitement.
"Yes, it would have been OF so use
to any one had we not done So Bat
| presume that this other goose upon
the side-board, which is about tl:e
same weight and perfectly fresh. viii
answer your purpose equally well?'
"Oh certainly, certainly answer
Continued on Page Two)
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either upon his person or in his
rooms Catherine Cusack, main to the
countess, deposed to having heard
Ryder's cry OF dismay on discovering
the robbery, and to having rushed
into the room, where she found mat
tcrs as described by the last witness.
Inspector G3Tadstrcet, b division. gave
evidence as to the arrest OF Horner.
who struggled frantically, ana protest
ed his innocence in the strongest
terms. Evidence of a previous cOnVc-
ton for robbery having been given
against the prisoner, the magistrate
refused to deal summarily with the
offence. but referred it to the AssiZeS.
Horner who had shown signs of in
tense emotion during the proceedings
tainted away at the conclusion, ard
was carried out Of court.
Hum! So. much for the police
court" said Holmes, thou&htfully
tossing asidH the paper THE Qles-
ion for US now to solve IS the Sc.
uuence of events leading from a rified
1ewel-case ut one end to the crop of
a goose in Tottenham Court Road at
the uthar. You see, Watson, out little
deductions iIave suddenly assumed u
much more important and less innO-
cent aspect Here is the stone; the
stone came from the goose, and tn"
goose came from Mr.. Henry Baker
the gentleman with the bad hat aud
all the other characteristics with
which [ have bored you. So now We
must set ourselves very seriously to
finding this gentleman, and as ertain-
ing what part he has played in this
little mystery. To do this, We must
try the simplest means first, ard thesr
lie undoubtedly in an advertisement
in all the evening papers. II :his fail,
/ shall have recourse TO other meth
DDS"
What viii you say?"
"Give me a pencil and that slip Of
paper. Nov, then: 'Fodnd at the
corner of Goode Street, a goose and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06

lutely unique and it's value can only
be conjectured, but the reward offered
of $1,000 is certainly not within a
twentieth part of the market price"
"a thousand pounds! Great Lord
of mercy!" The commissionaire
pumped down into chair. and starei
from one to the other of us.
'That is the reward, ana | have
reason to know that there arc senti-
mental considerations in the back
ground which would induce the
countess to part with half her fortune
if she could but recover the gem
"It was lost, if I remember Alright.
at the Hotel Cosmopolitan, ," l re-
marked
Precisely so. on December 22d just
FIVE days ago. John Hornef, a
plumber, vas accused of having ab-
stracted it from the lady's jewcl-case
The evidence against him was SO
strong that the case has been referred
to the Assizes / have some account
of the matter here, | believe. he
rummaeed amid his newspapers s.
glancing over the dates, until at last
he smoothed one out, doubled 1t over
and read the following paragraph:
"'Hotel Cosmopolitan Jewel Rob-
berry. John Horner, 20, plunDrr' was
brought up upon the charge OF hav-
ing upon the 22nd inst. distracted
from the iewel-case of the countess
of Morcar the valuable gem known as
the blue .arbuncle. James Ryder
IInner-attendant at the hotel, gave his
evidence to the effect that he had
shown Horner up to the dressihg-room
of the Countess of Morcar upon the
day of the robbery in order that hC
might solder the second bar of the
CRATE, which was loose. He had re,
lnained with Horner some little time
but had finally been called away On
returning. lie found that Horner had
disappeared that the bureau had
been forced open, and that the small
morocco casket in which, as 1t after
wards transpired, the coup.css was
accustomed to keep her jewel, was ly-
ing empty upon the dressing able.
Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and
Horner was arrested the same even
ing; but the stone could not be found
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06

a black felt hat. Mr.. Henry Baker
can have the same by applying at
$50 this evening at 221B. B9Eer
Street That is clear and concise
Very But will he see it,
''WelI. he is sure to KEEP an eye
on the papers, since, to poor man,
the loss was a heavy one. He was
clearly so scared by his mischance in
breaking the window and by the ap>
proach of Peterson, that he .hOugh;
CT nothing but flight but since then
he must have bitterly regretted the
impulse which caused him to drop his
bird. Then, again, the introduction
Ct his name will cause him l., see it,,
for every one who knows hirl will di-
rect his attention to it, Here you are
Peterson. run down to the advertising
agency, and have this put in the even
ing papers.
"Oh. in The Globe, Star, Pal, Mall
St James's. Evening News, Standard
Echo, and eny others that occur to
YOU"
''Very well sir. And this stonc?"
"Ah, yes, / shall keep the stone.
Thank YOU. And, 1 say, Peterson
gust buy a goose on your way hack
and leave it here with me, for we
must have one to give to this gentle
man in place OF lhe one WHICH Soul
family is now devouring."
When the commissionaire had gone
Holmes took up the stone ami held it
against the light. 1T s borny
thing" said he. Just see how il!
glints and. sparkles. Of course it is u
nucleus and focus Of crime Every
good stone is. They are the dsviPs
pet bats. In the larger ana older
Jewels every facet may stand for Il
bloody decd. This stone is rot yet
twenty years old 1t was found in the
hanks of Inc Annoy River in Southern
China, and is remarkable in having
every chactcristic of the carounc!e
save that it is blue IN shade. instead
Of ruby red In spite Of its youth.
it has ALREADY a sinister history. There
have been two murders, vitriol-
throwing. a suicide, and several rob.
berries brought about for the sake OF
this forty-grain weight of crystalliZed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News anG$5ulatio

charcoal. Who would think that so
pretty a toy would be pur"cyor to
the gallows and the prison? III lock
ii up in my strong box now, and drop
Il line to the countess to say .hat we
have it,"
do you think that this man Horner
Is innocent
81 cannot tell
'Well, then, do you imagine tha;
this other one, Henry Baker, had any"
thing to do with the natter"
1T is | think, much more likely
that Henry Baker is an absolutely in,
nocent man. who had no idea that the
bird which he was carrying was or
considerably more value than if it
were made of solid gold. That how
ever / shall determine by very
simple test, if We have an answer to
cur advertisement
And you can do nothing until
them"
Nothing
"In. that case 1 shall continue ny
professional round. But l shall come
back in the evening at the hour you
nave mentioned, for | should like 10
see the solution of SO tangled a busi-
ness
Very glad to sec you l dine a;
seven. ThelC is Wood-cock, b.
lieve. Bv-5he way, in view of recent
occurrences. perhaps l ought 10 ask
Mrs. Hudson to examine its cfcp.
| mad been delayed at case, anu
il was q little after half-past six when
| found myself in Baker Street once
more. AS ! approached the house !
saw q tall man in a Scotch bonnet
with a coat which was buttoned up
to his chin. waiting outside III the
bright semicirclc which was thrown
from the fanlight. Just as / arrived,
the door was opened, and we were
shown up together to Holmes room
Mr. Henry Baker, l believe, sald
he. rising from his armchair. ana
greeting his visitor with the easy air
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06
ADvENTUKEs oFSHERLOCk HOLMES
THE BLUE CARBUNCLE.
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

aire rushed into the apartment with
flushed cheeks and the face OF mar
who is daZed with aStonishment.
1.-The goose, Mr.. Holmes! The
goose, sir!" ne gasped.
"Eh? What of it, then? Has it re-
turned to life and tapped off through
the kitchen Window" Holmes twisted
himself round upon the sofa to get a
fairer view OF the mans excited face.
See here sir! See what my wife
found i'm it's CROP He held out hishanG
and displayed upon the centre of t"''
palm Il brilliant Scintilating bluc
stone, rather smaller than a bean in
size, but of such purity and radiance
that it twinl led like an electric point
i'm the dark hollow Of his hand.
Sherlock dolmes sat up with a
whistle. Fly Jove, Peterson' SAID he.
this is treasure trOve indeed. / sup
pose you know what you have got:
"A diam> nd sir? A precious stone.
1t cuts into glass as though it were
putty"
1T is more than a precious stone.
1t is THE precious stone
''Not the Countess of Morcar's blue
carbuncle!" l calculated.
"Precisely so. l ought to know its
size and shape, seeing that l have
read the advertisement about 1t in The
Times every day lately. 1t is abso-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06

The Carthage Blade has entered
upon its twenty-eighth volume. 1t inn
proves with age and is a credit to
Moore county. No paper in the State
has shown more signs of progress and
usefulness this year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06

Loafers believe in acquiring their
daily bread loaf at a time.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

]. w. R.-Would advisable to
build house 24x28 t and is feet
high of cement and $ How thick
should the walls be7 How much ce-
ment would be reql he'd and what
would be the cost Of walls?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29
Hou to Memo TabIe LInen.

A housewife whose table linen al
ways does her good service mends 1t
with embroidery cotton Of number
to correspond with the quality Of the
cloth. Under the ragged edges of the
tear she bastes piece of stin paper,
and makes network q fine stitches
back and forth over its edges. Thin
places and breaks in linen may run
with the fax or embroidery floss, and
towels should be mended in the same
way.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

Houses built Of are durable
and warm, but they er should be
plastered directly o. stone. The
walls should be str Pea and then
lathed and plastered, II ii plastered
on the stone wall, walls are al
ways colder. especial u the winter
and the moisture III e rooms will
condense on the wal making them
wet. All brick sto pr concrete
walls should be strai before being
lathed and plastered.
The walls should b. p inches thick
for first story ana is inches for sec
ond story Mortar / laying stone
for such a building m.8 be composed
of one part Of Portland cement to five
parts of sand.
The cost OF stone w3rk win depend
on the cost Of material. where the
building is erected aud the class OF
stone work required For plain rub
Bile work the usual price per cord is
fifteen dollars where cement is used
in making the mortar Your walls
would cost $42o estimating them at
s15 per cord. You would require
about 40 barrels Of cement. H.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29
Treating Wrong Disease.

taken six bottles OF Dr. Plerce's medicine and
feel real good but am not going to stop until
am sure / am cured. l tell all my lady friends
about Dr. Plerces wonderful medicine They
all say. how good You ere looking Mrs T0y-
lor," and i answer It is all due TO DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
Thanking you once more for your kind
ness, remain. Yours truly
MRs. e. G. TAYLOR,
Box OF. Spring Arbor, Mass.
An honest dealer will not urge a substl-
tute in place of " Favorite Prescription"
There is nothing in the world Just as
good, " although avaricious druggists will
sometimes say so for the sake Of the
greater profit to be made upon the in
fCrior article. Shun all such.
Every wise and careful housewife recog-
Mics the value of good home medical
book DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Med
the best of its Kind. 1t used to sell for
Sl.50 per copy. Now big edition is be-
ing given away-FREE. For paper-cov-
cred copy. send II One-cent stamps, to
cover mailing onlU French cloth bind
ing ten cents extra. Address DIR. r. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
ASSIST NATURE
little now and then, with gentle lax
ative, or, If need be, withNa more search
| ing and cleansing, yet gentle cathartic,
to remove offending matter from the
stomach ana bowels, 10 tone up ana
invigorate the liver and quicken its
tardy action, and you thereby avoid a
multitude of arrangements and dis
eases.
OF all known agents to accomplish
I this purpose, DIR. Pierces Pleasant Pei
| lets are unequaled. Once used they arc
I always in favor, Their secondary effect
is to keep the bowels open and regu-
lar, not to further constipate, as Is
the case with other pills. Hence, their
great popularity with sufferers from
habitual constipation, piles and then
attendant discomfort and manifold de-
rangements.
The Pleasant Pellets" are valuable
in all cases of biliousness, sick and bill
Gus headache. dizziness. costlveness, Of
constipation of the bowels, sour stomach
windy belchings, heartburn" pain anC
distress after eating, and kindred de
rangements of the liver, stomach anC
bowels.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29
PLAN FOR sAsEMENr EARN.

Quarters for Twenty Head Of Cattle
and TWO Teams.
The accompanying plans are for a
basement barn IS by 5S feet, to ac-
commodate twenty head OF cattle and
two teams Of horses The basement
wall is 8 feet high ! foot thick, and
composed of cement concrete. If stone
Is used for wall instead Of cement,
the building should be feet larger
each way to allow for the thicker
walls that would be necessary Unless
gravel is scarce and stone plentiful,
cement is much to be preferred to
stons masonry and Is cheaper
A is the horse stablei B, the box
stall; G, root house, y, COW stables;
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

You can't always tell milk train
by its cowcateher
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

Ground FlooraPian.
H. passages. The small squares, three
on one side and two bn the other,
shown in the ground floor plan, are
ventilating shafts 10 Inches square,
which extend from ID ceiling of the
basement to the pla of the barn
where they are open the outside.
Fresh air should be tilted through
2-inch tiles placed in Falls one foot
above the level OF tt Sement floor,
and in such position draughts will
not strike the an Is Windows
should be all hung a top. Stable
doors should allNbe c two horizon
tally, making the hotts part feet G
inches high The b posts are Is
feet high and the hipped.
The cost OF build FAIRIES in diff
ferent localities. but lair estimate
would be about as "a KS: Exoavat.
ing, $40; cement wa 1926; cement
floor, s125; timber, lumber and
shingles, 1916 luml for stable fit.
tings, $40; hardware 40; carpenter
work, SIZE; silo, sl4i This estimate
is for frst-class aanship, and
matched lumber ndation tim
bers may be mad I 2x1O inch
planks. For the SUP ture, square
timber should be hi
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

Some Of the farmers near Santa
Rosa, Cal, are experimenting with
tea growing, and their efforts seem
to be meeting with success. 1t is said
that there is no reason why tea should
not be grown in some sections Of this
country though the earlier South Car
DINA experiment is not known to be
making great Roadway
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

The April number of THE Smart
Set,p a magazine of cleverness, con.
tains a selection of literature the like
of which is nowhere else to be found.
The articles in this popular magazine
are written by people of real merit,
and are appreciated by all who know
when Something out of the ordinary
is before them.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

n MANY times women call on their family
physicians, suffering, as they imagine,
one from dyspepsia, another from heart
disease, another from liver or kidney dis
ease, another from nervous exhaustion or
prostration, another with pain here and
there, and in this way they all present
alike to themselves and their easy-going
and Indifferent, or over-busy doctor, sep
nrate and distinct diseases, for which he.
assuming them to be such, prescribes his
pills and potions. In, reality they are all
only symptoms caused by some womb dis
ease Tho physician, ignorant of the
cause of suffering, encourages this prac-
tice until large bills are made. The suf-
fering patient gets no better, but prob
ably worse, by reason of the delay, wrong
treatment and consequent complications.
A proper medicine like DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, directed to the cause
would have entirely removed the disease.
thereby dispelling all those distressing
symptoms, and instituting. comfort in
stead Of prolonged misery. 1t has beer
well said that "a disease known is hall
cured" In cases almost innumera BILE,
after all other medicines had failed to
help and doctors had said there was nc
cure possible, the use of DIR. Pierce's Fa-
Vorite Prescription, supplemented when
necessary by medical advice and counsel
of DR.. Pierce, has resulted In a perfect
and permanent cure. The genuineness OF
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entire disappearance of pain, but by .
gain of flesh, a clear complexion and q
cheerful disposition.
A SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE.-Dr. Picrce''
Favorite Prescription is u scientific med
icine, carefully devised by an experienced
and sklllful physician, and adapted t.
woman's delicate organism. 1t is purely
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alcohol, opium, digitalis or other injuri
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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29
HALF OUR ILLS ARE CATARRH,
Thousands Of People Have Kidney Trouble ant
Don't Know 1t Is Catarrh.

L hSJ hSNO
d oc tored
with every
conceivable
drug, have
cons ul ted
all schools
of medicine.
1t was not
until Peru
ma came in
to use, how
ever, t h a t
t h e Sc old
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