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Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Necessary Precaution.-In case of scarlet fever, all the clothes tat have been worn by the patient before being taken i'll should be soaked in carbolic acid, boiled. and hung out of doors in the open air for some days. All towels, dusters, caps. etc, used in a scarlet fever patients room must be kept In it. and no food that has been in ths sick-room must be touched by anyone but the patient.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

For Burns and Scalds.-Always keep carbonate of soda in the house-it is useful for so many purposes. For burns and scalds 1t is an excellent remedy; the surface of the burn should be covered with 1t, either dry or just damped It relieves the pain caused by the bites or stings of insects. A small saltspoonful in half tumbler Of water will relieve heartburn and indigestion, and if taken with tepd water last thing at night will ire quently induce sleep in restless per sons.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Hoarseness-Break six fresh eggs and put them, shells and all, into the juice of six good-sized lemons, and sds the mixture daily. In four days time the lemon juice will have dissolved the shells. Strain through muslin, and add half pound of sugar candy, previous ly boiled in half a pint of water. When finished, pour in a pint of rum. and take a wineglasstul every morning. Keep the eggs and lemon la q dark place while dissolving.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09
THE CONCEALED WEAPON.
HOW TO PREVENT FIFTY THOUSAND
CRIMES A YEAR.


pistol-pocketl The present state Of af-
fairs is so absurd that no emphasis
can make it more So and unfortunate
y it is much worse than absurd.
In 1903 there We're in the United
states S,97G murders and homicides 1t
is an established fact that more than
'f e - r0 ror~dC~S were not de-
liberate AMI had not been previously
intended, Int arose spontaneously
from qlilrrelS. For everyone OF these
murders there We're ut least ten crimes
of serious injury, the inquired men re-
,,tNc! iii.: we iiaVu tiIus ;tDout fifty
thou AMI eases OF death % injury from
concealed nc..po.l.; in one Jcar which
could lave heel III rVcnicu had the
ANS - ...tt'SL o.rryin concealed
weapons been properly drawn
.;.4.. property enforced The ac-
tual figures ere much in ev-
cess of fifty thousand. There will
be fifty thousand more cases of the
same kind in the year to come, and
this tremendous. incredible roll of
wounded. in civilized country, will
continue until the citizens of every city
are sufficiently aroused to insist that
this state of affairs be brought to an
end. The remedy is easy. The only
thing needed is such an arousal.
The ratio OF murders to our national
population has increased from 24.7
per million in 1881 to 112 per million
in 1903. 1t rose irregulary in 1894
1895 and 1896 to IA, 1852 and ISL re-
spectiVely; but the ratio is steadily
more lawless, steadily more inclined
to take the law into our own hands.
No other country compares with ours
in this unfortunate respect, except
Russia, and Russias political coalitions,
which are the potential cause of her
crimes of violence, remove her entire
~ from the realm of fair comparison
One year of Chicago's history showed
one hundred and eighteen homicides
Paris, during the same year had fif-
teen. and London, five times as large,
had twenty. And if it is said that this
sad difference against us arises from
the fact that We are worse people
than either. the French or the English
The statement is not true. The cause
is that in those countries the law
against Carrying concealed weapons is
properly enforced. Nor can the fault,
as is done commonly. be laid at the
door of the immigrating foreigners
among u.s. They all come from coun-
tries in which, except Russia, crimes
of this kind are less than one-tenth as
common as they are among ourselves.
The conditions which prevail in New
YORK at the present time are typical,
ana Will serve as we'll, but no better
TO point the moral, as those of any
other city. There are at the present
tlme about two thousand young men
on the East Side who never start out
10 nave "a time without equipping
themselves with pistols. Perhaps nine
out OF ten of the crimes of violence
which takes place in Little Italy"
CHINATOWN, and the regions there
ABOUT do not reach the newspapers nor
become cases of record They have a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09

atively in opposition to the law of the
land.
But more is needed. The supply of
weapons should be vigorously exam
ined and controlled. Our State Law
provides that deadly weapons shall not
be sold to minors, but | have never
heard of the prosecution of a dealer
in weapons under this most necessary
and valuable provision of the penal
code. This police control of the sale of
weapons is an invariable provision in
every foreign civilized state, and more
than that. is enforced i'm the most rig
orous way possible.
An excellent law. one worthy of the
study of every citizen interested in the
subject, is that of the District of Col
umbia. Like others, it permits the is
suance of permits by police judges to
citizens whose occupations make it APP
parently necessary for their protec-
ton to carry weapons But special
provision is added that every such cit
iZen, before receiving such a permit
shall file a bond to keep the peace. This
lends weight and dignity to the privi-
| lege, and makes one or more citizens
responsible for his conduct. A grave
| fault in all large cities is the freedom
and indiscriminate way in which thee
permits are issued.
The chief value Of the District OF
| Columbia law, however, is the check
which it furnishes upon the sale OF
weapons. and the way in which II
| enables the police to trail the possess
OrS 1t amounts to practically what Is
needed, police control. All dealers II
deadly weapons are required to keep
| register Of the name and residence Of
every purchaser, with a full descrlp.
| ton of the weapon. They are required
| to make a report under oath, on or be-
| fore the first Tuesday of each month
| of each and every transaction. Failure
to do this makes them liable for a for
fixture of their trade license, and In
addition to a fine of one hundred dol
| lars for every offense.
This law not only prohibits the sale
| of deadly weapons to minors, but
equally prohibits the lending, hiring OF
| giving by any person of deadly wea-
pom to a minor, under penalty of one
hundred dollars fine or three months
| Imprisonment or both.
A crusade should be instituted i'm
medately in all cities of the country
against the illegal carriers of deadly
weapons. All offenders should be
heavily punished, after due public no.
tce Of such a crusade, and the result
would be that the reckless class of the
community and the foreign knife
carving clement would be disarmed.
A further enactment of the District OF
Columbia law i'm all States, giving the
police departments rigid control of the
sale of weapons, and enabling them to
trail each purchaser, would establish
the reform permanently.
And as has been said, crimes of vio-
lence in the country would thus be di-
unfinished to the extent OF about fifty
thousand per annum. 1t seems TO me
that such a reform would appeal to
every public-spirited citizen. And if ii
does not. his own safety and that of
his family in public places certainly
WILL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09

and the capture of the criminal, oc-
Cured this afternoon in the city. For
some time back MawSon q Williams,
the famous financial house, have been
the guardians of securities which
amount in the aggregate to u sum OF
considerably over a million sterling. SO
conscious was the manager of the re-
sponSibilty which deVolVed upon him
in consequence of the great interests
at stake that safes of the very latest
obstruction have been employed, and
an armed Waterman has been left day
and night in the building. 1t appears
that last week q new clerk named Hall
Pycroft was engaged by the firm. This
person appears to have been none
other than Beddington, the famous
forger and craftsman. who, with his
brother, has only recently emerged
from q five years spell of penal ser
vitudc. BY some mcGnr, which are
not yet clear, he Succeeded in winning,
under n false name, this official posi-
ton in the office, which ne utilized in
order to obtain holdings of various
locks. and a thorough knowledge of
the position of the strong-room and
the safes.
1T is customary at Mawsons for
the clerks to leave at midday on Sat
urday. Sergeant Tuson, Of the City
Police, was somewhat surprised, there
fore, to see q gentleman with a carpet
| bag come down the steps at twenty
minutes past one. His suspicious being
aroused, the Sergeant followed the
| man, and with the aid of Constable
Pollock succeeded, after a most deS-
! perate resistance, in arresting him. 1t
was at once clear that daring and gi-
gantic robbery had been committed.
Nearly a hundred thousand pounds
worth of American railway bonds, with
a large amount of scrip in mines and
other companies, was discovered in the
bag. On examining the premises the
body Of the unfortunate Waterman was
found doubled up and thrust into the
largest of the safes, where it would not
have been discovered until Monday
morning, had it not been for the
prompt action Of Sergeant Tuson. The
mans skull had been shattered by
blow from behind. There could be no
doubt that Beddington had obtained
entrance pretending that he had left
something behind him, and having
murdered the Waterman, rapidly rified
the large safe. and then made off with
his booty. His brother, who usually
works with him, has not appeared in
this job as far as can at present be as
certaned, although the police are
making energetic inquiries as to his
whereabouts"
wen, we may save the ponce some
little trouble in that direction said
Holmes, glancing at the haggard figure
huddled up by the window. Human
nature is strange mixture, Watson.
You see that even a villain and muir
derer can inspire such affection that
his brother turns to suicide when he
learns that his neck is forfeited. How
ever, we have no choice as to your ac-
ton. The doctor and / will remain on
guard, Mr.. Pycroft if you will have
the kindness to step for the police"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09

No public evil in this country so
imperatively calls for remedial legis-
Iatlon at the present time as the wide
spread practice of carrying concealed
weapons 1t is an evil SO great and
Id the cause of SO many crimes of Vlo-
lence that all readers who are not in
formed as to the facts will be aston
ished at them. Failing new legisla-
ton on the subject, rigid and intel
ligent enforcement of the existing laws
by the police judges will do much to-
ward diminishing the extent of dan
ger which more or less affects every
man woman and child in the commu-
nity, and is a national stain upon our
fame as people.
have talked with many foreign
officials upon the subject, and they all
regard us as the one and only civilized
country in which violence exists UNI
checked. That this is true from their
standpoint is clearly evident from the
perusal of our town daily papers as
compared with theirs. That ii is not
checked as it might be is true, and IL
is mystery to them how a nation 50
civilized in other respects can permit
1t. 1t is with the idea of arousing a
healthy state of public opinion which
will lead to practical reform in all
cities and States, that this article is
written.
AT the time of the last snowfall some
children We're playing IN front OF an
East Side tenement. One enid ran
crying into the house, telling its moth
Ell that the other children had puFhed
Its head down into the snow. The re-
spective mothers ran out and quar-
relied shot was fired; one father
was dead; and another was a fugitive
for life until caught and punished
Here were two peaceful, happy fam
lilies plunged into tragedy and made
miserable for life; here were happy
women and children burdened with
many years of hardship, shame and
woe, because one man had the habit. so
unnecessary that it seems idiotic. of
carrying a pistol. And not a day, In
fact not an hour, passes in the United
States that does not develop an equally
narrowing tragedy from the same
cause.
A smart Broadway restaurant is fill
ed with hundreds of men and women
at supper. All are in evening dress.
and the scene appears to be one in
which life at least is safe, and that re-
spect for law and order which is look
ed for at least among the better elc-
ment of the community is surely to be
found. Suddenly shots ring out from
one table, bullets fly in every direction,
and a wild panic ensues, after which
two men in evening dress are found
wounded on the floor, one lightly and
one severely-and foreign journals
caricature the pleasures of taking
supper on Broadway. New York.
If it was true only of Broadway it
would not be SO bad. but the same
thing may happen tonight in a smart
restaurant in any city of the country.
No wonder the foreigner says that
every Americans dress-coat has a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09
LADIES.

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trial of our neVerIalllng
remedy. Relief quick and
: safe. Paris Chemical Co..
Milwaukee. Wis
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09
Low Rates Fine Trains
CONVENIENT SCHEDULES
Elegant Through Pullman and ParOF
Car Service All
Trains.


RALEIGH. GREENSBORO OTHER POINTS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09
The Memoirs Of Sherlock
Holmes.

Continued From Page Two.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
The Finest Black Wooden.
Dress Fabrics

Come a third to half less than is
usually charged for them, and nothing
is offered that has not undergone our
closest scrutiny as to reliable wear
and only of the best make. Here are.
some of the special fabrics:
Luzerne ATWOOD Panama, full width and
cloth weight, s1.50 best value. Soc yard.
Heavy Uncut Worsted for tailor suits, usually
sells for sS,5price $1,5O. #
Lymansville Cheviot are known to be the very
best cloth that sells for s1.39. We sell them at
0Sc yard, 90 inches wide.
5o-Inch IIerrlngbone cheviot, the best s1,25
value, for 75c.
So pieces 4All-Wool Wolfe for suits or skirts.
imported to selfor SOC; special Monday POO.
at retail only. si.
silk and Wool Crepe, the s1,25 quality, for
7oc.
The Heaviest Clay Diagonal suiting for tailor
dresses. You pay usually s2,25; our price.
S1,25 a yard.
Atwood American Clay Diagonal, instead Of
s6c..is G0c yard.
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Compliments Of the Dress


Came from all that stop at the count
.ers. The choicest of all that this sea-
son has suggested as favored fabrics.
Cohen's special prices on every piece.
Here are a few:
All the s1,5O Broadcloth; best in the city at
this price, in black and coors, are here for 0sc
z q yard
There is collection OF Mannish Cloth, tho
new French suiting idea that gives variety
to suit every taste. We imported them direct
and know what they are Prices 81 to E225
"a yard,
There is n variety of SOC materials here, in
plain, covert or mannish suting, most OF which
cost that Wholesale
All-wool Covert Cloth, SC inches WIDE sells
for ~ n yard
IIerrlngbone cheviot, 50 inches wide, usually
E$1.25 our price, ~.
Finest French 3roadcloth. spongcd and
shrunken, T1.OS q yard.
Double width Alamo Crepe Cloth 200 yard
There are hundreds of various dress fabrics
3 that you'll find at an advantage OF almost a
& third for the best styles.
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Some Extra Values in
Boys Clothing.

Boys Douhle-Breasted suits well tailored
Thibet, sos, sizes 10 l6 years
Boys Suits OF new and nobby patterns ~
cheviot, double-breasted Norfolk and pussia,'
blouse. Sl.9s and S2as,
lot OF Boys Ihrec-piece Suits. in broad
AM other cloths, that sold 10 49, win dose out
for S2,75 each. V"'
Boys $3.50 Wooden Suits. double breasted
style. made OF extra heavy cheviot, sl!as.
VS. Weolen Trousers, in fancy mixtures Of
cheviot, Toe
BOYS overcoats, in oxford gray and fancy
mixed cheviots sos to So sizes to is years
Boys BOX Opercoats. in brown blue and
BLACK melton, sizes to years, $3.50,
Iam-oshantef Caps. in various colols and
materials. for 2sc and Goo.
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ohlrtWaists at Marvellous
Prices.

IL seems like wonder 10 produce such
handsomely made waists for SO little.
Wh,se Lingerie Waists, such as you would
80 ~ pay 90 ana 50 for seems impossible
finest nun win Valenclennes lace some with
nahd, embroidery We sell these waists at
sos and S1OS
some OF the $40 styles are $500
rFehch Taffeta Waists. taiionlnadc with
hand-like embroidery; best IS waists we have
eyer seen. We have marked them s375,
fhshsh Eyelet Embroidery Waists, silk or
aii.W2ol hat!ste only white. for s2.75
snbo Tailored Taffeta Waists, some with
hand embroidery for S1Ds
NeW fiannelette Waists, well made, each 5Or.
2eVera! hundred Sweaters have come AT IN
DER prices. Boys and girls Sweaters at soc,
soc and use
Womens $3.50 Sweaters at $a.6D.
The usual 1850 Sweaters, Dsc.
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.Women's Sleeping Gar
mentS.

The greatest supply will be found here.
Every color and size and at rather re-.
#1narkable prices,
Price starts atg 3Dc; some at b6c and at
Osc you get a handsome embroidered gown
that many stores sell ut Sl,7h,
Flanneette Skirts, full length and W'dln'
embroidered wide rlffe, sbc.
Black Mercerizcd Italian Cloth undersklrts
that are worth sl.9S will sell here Monday for
Osc. 1t has u lsnce-deep sun-plated flounce
and almost double the width Of the ordinary
skirts
Wooden Knit Skirts OF every kind We start
the price al aoe and up to Tl.7h,
On Sale Monday-A counter full Of White
Muslin Gowns, embroidery and lace trimmed,
usually $50 to $l,69; special at Csc each.
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In the Art Department

Center Pieces Of lace applique ard en-
broldery, less than one-third their value.
all of them recent importations. we price
them at &c, 10c and 12c.
The 81 ones are A8c.
One hundred Ready-made Cushions.
Tapestry in various designs some maj
would cost you s1,50 to make; choice, DOC,
800 skeins Of Coored Peri L.ustre, wlll
be closed out at &c skein.
Ail-Linen scarfs, hemstitched win wide
mexican drawn york. full length. 75c
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Our Glove Department

has doubled up this season. You've tried
Kid Gloves of other houses and now you
know where to get the never-faling ones,
There is not any"if" in single line Of
any we carry.
where We sell Cape Glove (out seams), for
III, that are sold In New York at sl,6o,
Tho Trefousse are $1,50 and ~. They
are here because the world has never
heard of better make.
The Barrtze Long Gloves start at VI and
are 10 R, a pair, black. white and colors
Every sort OF fabric Gloves are here
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At the Linen Counter,
Special for Monday.

s2,75 a dozen Linen lIucl. Towels.
1o &c each. Nothing like them have
been sold at such price for years,
large Huck Towels. look Ike linen and good
weight. De each,
Special price on Mercerized Napery.
Most superior grade made IN Germany.
Unless you were well informed you'd
think them the finest linen satin damask,
1,hres sizes in Napkins: Usual dinner size,
37Da /. dozen 4 extra 22-inch Size Si..5 dozen;
largo "a size, ~ 10 a dozen,
Table Cloth 70 match, 2 yards wide, SOC,
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Other Quilts for $3.50. s3 and $3.50.
Some White Crochet Quilts are ODE
Imported satteen Covered Eiderdown Com
forts, the usual IS values. for 1916.
Extra Full Down Comforts, the $500 grade,
for So.
Other Comforts for $50, $3.50. Sl2oo and
$50, Some are figured silk and satin covered.
Wool Comforts, warm blankets, equal IN
weight to down. covered with figured sko-
lines, S2.75 and $3.50
sIttecn and SILK Covered Comforts. $3.50 No
and $3.50.
Laminated Cotton Comforts for double beds
covered with skolnes and satteens; tho price
starts at ~ up to 81. Some are 2 Id IL
yards In size.
Tho Chintz and Cretonpe Covered Comforts
are 800 to S1.bO; all sizes,
1874 Heavy Mexican blankets, T1.bO
Id Gray and White Fleecedown Blankets.
1926
1914 Molesllln Blankets, 81.
Fancy Bath Robe Blankets $50.
Lambskin Blankets 26c each.
Moth-proof Blankets, T1.bO. Some fancy
ones for sumber and bath robes are T2,25 and
E@.7b. 5gE5s ,4sffff. AZ ts5ii
$3.50 White Wool Blankets. 1914 size. $3.50
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Siberian Squirrel Throw scarfs. $500; it is
satin lined and chenille frnged at end Flat
Pillow Mutfs OF same, 1913.
Large Full Fox scarfs In Isabella or sable.
with a large brush 50.
Imitation .Erminc Throw scarfs. trimmed
with real errninc tails S3.15 Muffs to
match, SiSS.
Handsome japanese Mink Throw scarfs, 81
inches long. $3.50.
Blended Water Mink Throw scarfs, 3 strlpes
--brocade silk iinng-S5.76
Real Mink Throw Scarfs, handsome dark
skins, $3.50.
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SIS Umbrellas, So. 90.

The handsomest SIS Taffeta Umbrella
ever offered in Richmond. The handles
are to 8 inches long and are combina-
ton of pearl and solid sterling silver,
some are all silver. 1t is a happy pur-
chase which helps you tothem at $2.D8.
one of the best Taffeta Umbrellas, with
silver trimmed handles ever sold for sl,S9 is
here for use
ohildren's School Umbrellas from kinder
Sarten size UP fox 2pc,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

Spccial.-Boys' Union Suits (The Vel
lasticl, heavy fleece. We call your atten-
tion to the flat seams; all Sizes iSc
dozen Women's Heavy Wool Mixed
Pants and Vests, silk finished, are usu-
ally sold for G9c; special in all Sizes SOC
each.
You know the best 81 Wool Mixed Rib
bed Undc-wear-silk tape and crochet
trimmed I is the AFFORD goods, the fin
est and best shaped underwear in America
al a dollar; our price 00c
Special Knit Underwear for
Women atS25c.
The Heavy Weight Ribbed in Egyptian
fleeccd bleached or unbleached extra
and regular sizes; these goods are worth
81 to i0c; choice. 25c a garment.
100 Women's All-Wool Scarlet Med-
Gated Pants and Vests. sold for sl.25 and
S1.50; choice. 81 each.
575 Wonen's Medium Weight Ribbed
Vests. shaped heavy enough for most
people, usually 25c, but these are tic
each.
Infants Wrapper Vcsts-F leeced and
full weight; should be 1Sc, but are DC
each
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Novelty scarts Of japanese mink, trimmed
with mink heads and tails, 5000
: French Novelty Muffs, made Of distinct
Skins trimmed with tails ard claws, SIS,
T., another Novelty Mprf. with L. stripes, melon
: = =" Isabella Fox shawl-shape scarfs,
Double Brown Martin scarfs $3.50
we merely give above few prices to show
me range, i conveys, merely an idea Of q
S,oen s w'!are ane prices start at Slos and 10
up 20 Hio"' WIN values half more 10 double
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Another Big Sale of In
derpriced Innings.

900 yards Black satteen Innings, 25c cloth,
AT IL LIE a yard.
New Gray Waist Innings, worth 121-2c and
l5c, for G3-ac yard w
zoe yard. -
rhiStledown Taffeta Innings, rustles like silk
ana wears better; this S5c cloth Is zoe yard
Black Near-silk Innings. 1920 and l5o
quality special, lie yard
Fine quality Lining, In lengths 10 5 yards
zoe, SOC and CSC cloths. special price Is IL 10