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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22
DRESS GOODS AND SHOE SALES

man wanted at once. Simmons q
Hollowell Co.. New Bern. n. G.
12-19-5t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

WANTED-EVERY ONE WHO I'm
poets to attend business college to
get our new catalogue. King S
Business College, Raleigh. =
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

POSITION WANTED BY YOUNG
man. Has experience as bookkeeper
and salesman. Will begin on
medium salary. Address IS. X"
care News and Observer. 12-20-2t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

WANTED-IN EACH STATE. SALES
men to sell large line tobacco Perm
anent position. Central Tobacco
Works Co.. Penicks Va.
12-17-4t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Prof. j. Levin-Music.
z. w. Blake-Jewe,er.
j. ID. BOushall--Life Insurance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

State Superintendent j. Y. Joyner
returned yesterday from Pamlico
county. He delivered educational adj
dresses at Arapahoe and Oriental,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

OUGHT WILL HAVE STRAWBER-
rieS for Christmas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

cantor w. d. Terry, of the State
capitol, yesterday let out to the gale
for the first TN, the new storm SIT
colors from the staff on the capitol.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

MILL ME,N--WE HAVE SEN EHAL
locations Of pine timber we wish cut
by contract dickson Lumber Co.
CheraW s. c. l2-20-WFS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

A committee of ladies will be at the
Sunday school rooms of the First Bap-
list church this afternoon from one to
four to receive donations for the poor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

Mr. w. O. Scott. Assistant to State
Insurance Commissioner Young, mas
returned from Greensboro. Lexington,
Milton and High Point, where he has
been on official business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

.WANTED-TO EMPLOY DOUBLE
entry book keeper, with experience
in collecting and general time bust
ness. Apply stating salary expect
Ell, Lock EoX AZ, Kenny, n. {.
1l-Zl-it
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22

ITO STAMPS GIVEN FREE WITH EVERY
II BOOK. ----
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22
TEN CENTS PER LINE
(Slx words to the Line)
Cash with Order.
NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN EOk
LESS THAN Is CENTS. SPECIAL
DISCOUNTS ON EXTENDED AID

VERIISING. RESULTS ASST Rid.
BEAUTIFUL NATIVE GEMS ON
sale at Nj. Hayes studio tod&y and
saturday. Call and see them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
Behind the Scenes in an Ocean
Lighthouse.
wALDoN FAwCETT.

duty from G to 12 or from midnight on- ward. When his turn of duty Is up he rouses the man for the next watch by ali ingenious contriyance fitted to the tower, for he does not leave the lantern-room for an instant until relieved. The lamp always wants attention in order that 1t shall burn properly, and the pressure of oil, which IS forced up into the lamps by enormous rams, regulated, otherwise the light will become unsteady.
 In addition to this there is the clock which works the occulting apparatus to be continually wound up all through the night. The occulting apparatus is that which causes the light to go out every few seconds and then spring up again in order to better attract the attention of seamen and enable them to distinguish it as lighthouse Another curious duty which falls to the lot of the lighthouse keeper is to record the weather all through the night. Every three hours he consults the barometer and enters up the reading
 In the case of a wreck being seen, rock cts are fired to draw the attention of those on shore, and if there is lifeboat station anywhere in the vicinity these rockets warn the boat to turn out.
 During the daytime there Is also great deal of work to be done. All the machinery, the lantern and so forth have to ba kept spotiessly clean. There is also food to be cooked, and in every light house there is splendid kitchen on the second floor. All lighthouse keepers are good cooks, and the number of dishes they will mnke out of the few ingredients at their disposal is extraordinary.
 Of course, fresh meat is very rarely obs talned, and timed meat has to be relied upon: hut timed meat. treated as the experienced lighthouse keeper knows how to treat i. will mSke an entree At for king. There are vegetables to be obtain ed in plenty, every lighthouse having several tons of potatoes in It's larder: also endless tubs of butter. barrels of -four, sides of bacon, etc.
 At some lighthouses plenty of fresh fish can always be obtained, but ut others the rocks and the currents round them prevent fishing with lines. so that, ai- though the lighthouse keeper can see fish in plenty swimming about. he is often unable to catch them. At one lighthouse so situated the keepers have a novel way of catching fish. The tower Is so com petely isolated by the water that there is not standing space on the rocks from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
 Sleeping Plants

Plants sleep much the same as animals. Their sleep Is quite real. and its reality can be shown. Perhaps the best marked form of slumber in the vegetable world Is that of the great winter rest. How does the long winter rest of animals differ. after all from the winter rest of the crocus or the hyacinth, which with draw all the living material from their leaves in autumn and bury themselves inches deep in the soil in the shape of a bulb till February rains or April suns tempt leaves and flowers out againf
 The whole vast class of bulbous and tuberous plants, indeed-the lilies, or chlds. daffodis. narcissi. tulips, squils. bluebells and snowdrops-are they not just hlbernating creatures. which retire underground in autumn with the slugs and the queen wasps. to reappear In spring about the same time with the re- turn to upper air of the moles, the tor toises and the fritillary butterhiesf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
The Cost of Motor-Racing.

If horse-rneinl Is the sport of kings, then 1t may more truly be said that mo tor-racing is the sport of multi million hires. And when success crowns the ef' fort of some competitor-in motor-races mere seconds and thirds dol't count much though 1t brings grist 10 the mill of the makers of the motor-engines, it brings nought but fame to the Independent en thuslast. for. when placed in comparison with the outlay generally entailed. the intrinsic value of the prizes offered Is re- markedly small.
 The cost of motor-racing is abnormni- and few are the private owners of cars possessing the taste for the sport who can afford 10 go in for 1t. With motor manufacturing companies 1t = matter of business thht they should enter cars ID every rnce of importance. driven by ex- pert drivers. Of course, but one can win. and for the winner his triumph means in all probability that handsome return will result In bringing orders from the public, but for the uusuccessful-we they have the expense without any re ward.
 In the world of motor-car racing the blue riband Is, Of course. the Gordon Bennett Cup. By the winning car it may be held for a year, but in all probo' biity 1t will cost not less than S25,0O0 to secure The attempt to secure 1t costs that much, and failure means that sum out of pocket.
 If manufacturer of a competitng car that is looking for nureis for his firm has the car ready at tpe startlng-line at much under $25,0O0, he Is indeed lucky. Exactly what n racing car costs to put on the road for this event Is a difficult thing to say, for in addition to the time. labor and material necessary to It's con struetlon, must be added the fact that while 1t is being produced the whole fac tory Is more or less disorganized. All the cleverest workmen devote their labor to It. and 80 are taken away from other work that might be done, so that there Is here loss to be taken Into account.
 No racing car can be built under three months at least during all of which time the best energies of the works must be centered upon 1t. Only one car of such excellent workmanship is being built, and because of this 1t must be costly pro duction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

Familiar as most people are with the lighthouses that dot the dangerous points around the coast. there are not many who know what 1t means to live in one, espe- cially in winter, when the sea, rising in all Its might and majesty, bnttering against the stone walls of the lighthouse, seeks 10 overthrow 1t. At such times the life of the lighthouse keepers Is q lonely one indeed. The incessant roar of the storm, the plunging mountains of water which meet the eye on every side, the same routine of work, the longing for the relief boat-this is what the lighthouse keepers life Is made up of year In and year out.
 In the face of this 1t Is a strange thing, but nevertheless fact, that some years ago shoemaker applied to the authori- ties for position as keeper at the Eddy stone Lighthouse because he was tired of the loneliness of his shop on land.
 And yet there are terrible stories of the loneliness of lighthouse life TO be told. For instance before the days when the regulations ordained that three men should be kept on lighthouse. one keeper went mad, and for week his companion had to keep him at bay. Yet every night the friendly rays shone out from the lighthouse tower. giving no clue to the tragedy that was taking place within. On another occasion one of the keepers was drowned and his companion was so terrified by the solitude that he commit ted suicide. Certainly no man could live on a lighthouse alone--he would lose his reason in short time.
 A. the present day every keeper has two months in the lighthouse and then one on shore. In very inaccessible sta tions three keepers are stationed on each lighthouse and one on shore, whose duty 1t Is to watch the lighthouse every day for signal that all Is well, which Is made by hoisting a ball. If this signal fails to appear he must hurry to the lighthouse at once. This rule was brought about by a tragedy which once occurred at the Eddystone. There were two men on the lighthouse. and one died suddenly. His companion was afraid to commit his body to the deep lest he should be charged with foul play, so he kept 1t in the lighthouse till the building became untenable and he had, perforce, to live on the balcony till relief came.
 The ligthouse-keeper's life is busy one, and he has little time for leisure even in the daytime. His busies; time will be during the night, when he is on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

which to cast a line. The keepers have, therefore, fastened a line at a certain height round the tower, and attached to 1t are 50 smaller lines bearing baitcd hooks When the tide rises the fish swim all round the tower, and at the ebb there is a ring of captured fish hanging to the hooks.
 During the autumn and winter some lighthouses are visited by large numbers of birds, which are attracted by the light. They fly against the lantern with such terrific force that they fall dead in hundreds all around the balcony. Often, too, In the case of larger birds. they break the glass and extinguish the light: but emergency plates are always kept In the lighthouse, and can be put In In few minutes. Seals are often seen swim ming round.
 At all lighthouses the coming O; the relief boat Is the event of the month.
 Winter, of course, Is the worst time In the lighthouse, md in some stations. such as the Bishop. off the scilly Isles. 1t Is often impossible for boat to como near the lighthouse for weeks together. To such lighthouses an extrn man Is al- ways drafted In winter, md greater food supplies nre taken In.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

examination In arithmetic, algebra, geom- etry, trgonometry physics, chemistry, grammar. composition, rhetoric, history, geography, literature, either German, French or Spanish. and general informa- ton.
 The lads who stand the highest In these by no means easy examinations are appointed as cadets on board the revenue cutter practice ship Chase. which is stationed during the winter months at Arundel Cove, South Balti- more, Md, and In summer cruises across the Atlantic or up and down the coast. Inasmuch as 1t Is estimated that It costs Uncle Sam in the neghborhood of $s,000 or $10,0o0 to educate one of these cadets 1t may readily be appreciated that the position is worth working for.
 The course of instruction on the Chase Is devoted largely to subjects of a tech nical character, such as seamanshp, navigation, international and customs laws, and when the Chase, which Is an old-fashioned sailing vessel, Is at sea the cadets are compelled to take an active part in handling the ship. At the close of the two years course In this floating school the cadets nre subjected to rigid physical and professional exami- nations, and if they pass muster. are commissioned as third lieutenants with chance for promotion as rapid as merit and circumstances will allow.
 The appointments to the engineer corps of the Revenue Cutter Service are made directly from civil life and the fitness of candidates is determined by very exacting competitive examinations. Indeed. the requirements have recently been stiffened to such m extent that nowadays a major ity of the appointments are made from graduates of technical schools and col leges. To be eligible for appointment a young man must be between the ages of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
Curious Ways in Ostrich Raising.

The domestication of the ostrich in South Africa, for the sake of it's piumage, took place less than 30 years ago. To- day the capital invested runs Into tens of millions of dollars. The best birds are on the farm at Kioppersbosch. belonging to Peter and Philip Rabie, situated in the County of Worcester. Cape Colony. Dur ing the Dutch occupation the great-grand- father of the present proprietors, of Hug uenot descent from Leipsic, Germany,
 came into possession of the farm at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
Teaching Languages by Machinery

chinery combine to demonstrate to the visual and oral organs the correct sound ings of foreign words. To speak lan- guage properly means more than merely articuating the words one after another rapidly. Phrases must be pronounced with the accent. rhythm and the intona- ton of them as given by the native speaker spontaneously. These have been onty acquired 4{ the foreigner after s iong @ guage. These mean trips usually too ex- pAnsir> far the college graduate. So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

Tho idea of teaching language by ma chinery would q year ago have been fouted as impossible. It is the possible of today. however, and has been put into practice with gratifying results. The future will be robbed of much of It's terrors for would-be linguists Lessons will not be conducted with bIackboards and chalk. New interest will be found In chinery At number of prominent col 1eges pronunciation laboratories have been anst~,1Ad wbArAin working models and ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

Nuy Station for n trite.
 Ostriches are curious birds when nest ing. The cock sits on the egg during the night 0 r. M. to 0 A. M.). the hen takes up sentry duty during the day, and the curious thing is that the pair are pune tual to q minute. Eggs left unprotected for a single night will be useless next morning. The incubation lasts from 42 to 45 days When eight days old the chicks are reno from the parent birds and put in sni enclosure. with boy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

college French and college Spanish are usually not to be understood when the student first reaches the country of the language itself. ts
 Special instruments have now been made which have already proven that with the special artificial palate and larynx actually speaking the foreign tongue professor can teach large classes to speak as we'll as years of living in the foreign country could do. They show the errors of foreigners when they try to pro- bounce yowels and complicated sounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

of an old woman in charge to tame then. Unless this is done they will, when grown up, retain a great deal of their wild nature When the Feathers are required cap Is placed over the head of the bird. which Is then put in a box. The feathers are not cut unless properly matured; that is to say, when the blood vein running In the quill has sufficiently dried up so as to prevent bleeding. The long wing feathers are cut about one Inch from the flesh. The short ones are drawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

After the students eyes have seen the different ways of pronouncing, the ear Is trained. The photograph does this. The students, in place of hearing the teacher speak few phrases, can have his phono- graph in hIs study and listen for hours to an absolutely exact pronunciation of any difficult phrase he is trying to master.
 Each lesson Is written on the cylinder and the student merely inserts the metal plate and starts the phonograph. Then he can hear a hundred times over the cor rect pronunciation of new phrases and words. TEns he becomes saturated with the real accent and can in q marvelously the country of the language which he has mastered with the help of the wonderful nAw machines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

be in receipt of yearly salary of S3,5o0
 A recent act of Congress provides for the retirement of the officers of the serv- ice at the nge of GA years, or when they become physically disabled, with three
 quarters of the pay and allowances of the rank upon which they are retired
 The pay of cadet in the service is $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

21 and 28 years, citizen of the republic and physically robust; must have served not less than six months n the engine room of a sea-going vessel and be either a graduate of full four-year course in technical school or have served IS months in machine shop.
 The professional examination for these prospective engineers includes grammar. compositions arithmetic. algebra, trigo- nometry, geometry. mechanics, physics, electricity. chemistry and machine design ing. There is required a thorough knowl- edge of the various types of marine en- zines, boilers, screw-propelers. etc., ex- perience as to their care and management. the prevention of accidents and the var ious methods of repair. Graduates in mechanical engineering from technical in- stitutlons such as Cornell and Boston Tech" who can pass the examination can step right Into position as second assistant engineers
 The pay in the Revenie Cutter Service Is sufficient to serve as something of a temptation to enter this walk of life. There are in the service commissioned of ficers of the line as follows: Thrty-seven captains, 37 first leutenants, 37 second lleulenhnls, lZ iHlru ieulenhHls huu not exceeding 37 cadets. Promotions are made according to seniority, as in the Navy, after passing a rigid professional examination. The pay of captain is s2,500 per year; of first lieutenant, s1 800; second lieutenant, $1,500, and third lieutenant, S1,400. The pay Is Increased 10 per cent. for each five years service until the increase amounts to 40 per cent, and the time spent as cadet Is counted in. so that the pay of a third lieutenant two years after being commissioned is S1 ,540 per year. If an officer be 20 years in reaching the rank of captain he will immediafeIY on his nromntinn fn lllaf rank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03

per annum and a ration of 80 cents per day. The sum of S10 per month Is, how ever, withheld from this pay in order that at graduation he may hnve sum of money sufficient to pay for his uniform and outfit as commissioned officer.
 wALDON FAWCBTF.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06

ii will heat. The heat not only regular
and even, but with you day and night
from Oct. to May. :.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
LIBERTY TOwNShIP.

Our base ball team from this neigh
boIhood, and the Heller bail club
played a game the other day, result
or boys winners, score 6 y.
Vim. Murphy and mothe; are visit
ing in the county seat.
E E. EpperSon and wife are visit
ing at John K. McMulin's.
School began IN S. d. No. I Mon
day morning, with Miss Della Ham.
mond as teacher.
Roy McMullin drove up 10 his
school in the P4scoe district Sunday
evening.
Lao X m and brother drove to the
county sea, Monday.
Some OF our farmers have called of
drilling wheat on account of the dry
2eAlher.
Henry B. Unruh is unloading Cal
OF lum1eT al Dundee IL build a barn
34x60 feet.
Mike Keenan, expects TO ship 4
conple Cars Of TAT siocktn X. 6 soon
That IS a nice three cornered hghr
We are having on our briGge at Dun
dee Bet they bust her up.
Henry D. Unruf is having tht
foundation built for a large barn
Harry Scherer is doing the work
Frank Artb is husking corn fol-
Frank Eddingheld.
John Welsh is hauling wheat t
Dundee and selling to NJ. B. NJ. Go
/ If they get that bridge al Dundee
We will have farmers elevator, 81
whoOp your bridge up, boys.
The way the R r. boys have o
smashing in the end of box Car a
Dundee is no trouble to them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
HELP HELP!

The human race is crying for help
from infancy to old age. Everywhere
this cry comes from all classes. 1t is
the help that each gives the other
th,t makes civiliz ton and advances
the interest Of home. farm, shop,
store AND counting house.
This help comes TO US from various
sources, a, times and in ways We least
expect it. sometimes We heed It.
sometimes We pass ii by and loose it.
There s 20 ad.e'Is,ntlt hat is
published, that IS moral and honest,
that Is not a help in some way toyou
Then don't pass it BY; spend a
moment with il. 1t will open your
eyes to something new and profitable
Men don't throw away their time d
money ioolishly. They are giving
you their best thoughts coupled with
the facts that you can make money in
a way you had not thought Of.
Remember you read books for the
pleasure that is in them, you read
ads for pleasure and profit.
For this reason We come before
you today to tell you, you can buy from
US the Genuine Round Oak heating
stoves and cook stoves and when we
say they will save you fuel and throw
on, more heat than other stoves and
will last longer, We can prove it to you
by the construction Of the stove and
by the hundreds Of people in this
section OF the country that are using
them. Every stove is marked Beck
With now We have other Round Gal
Stoves We consider good that We
guarantee to you and some we Can
sell for half what others cost.
The Hard Coal Art Garland
Base burner will never be lefi out. i
matters not if the hard coal is cheaper
it is in the end as cheap.
But look at the even heat from fee
to bead il gives. The number Of room.