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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24

The American girl is admired and liked
at home ard abroad because she is the
happiest, usually the healthiest and friend
Hest of girls She is foud of life and is
alive to everything beautiful and good in
existence. Mrs. Laugtry has said that the
American woman has little TO learn from
her English sisters.
DR. Pierce, the specialist in women's dis
eases, of Buffalo, n. Y, advises simple ex.
ercises for women, preferably in the out
door air. But many women are confined
10 the house and their household duties or
their business confines them 10 poorly VEN
tilated rooms.
If woman suffers from headache, a
backache, a sensation of irritability or
twitching and uncomfortable nervousness
something must be wrong with the head or
back, she naturally says, but all tile time
the real trouble very often centers in the
womanly organs. In oS per cent of cases
the seat Of ne difficulty is here, and Il
its cure IKE local disorder and iniamma-
ton of the delicate special organs OF the
sex should be treated steadily and system
atically.
Backed ND by over third of century of
remarkable and uniform cures, a record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained the proprietors and makers of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel fully
warranted in offering to pay $500 for any
case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Pro-
lapsus, or Falling of Womb which they
cannot cure. All they ask is fair and
reasonable trial of their means Of cure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24

airy should be made $4,000. And there
is another office that is very poorly
paid, requiring the best legal talent in
the State, and it should be made amp
Iy worth while for our ablest legal
the office OF Acknowledgement. He is
The ds lily adviser of the governor ana
the cabinet and the guardian of the
States interest from every external en-
croachment.
So while the salary question is up, /
for one, am for placing the Governor
and the Attorney General on the riS-
ing scale. North Carolina is sending
millions annually TO the support of
the national government. In fact she
is sending IS for every one that she
is spending for herself and her local
affairs. Good business men apprecia lie
honor. but no sane man is SO sentiment
tai as TO contend that Il man for honor
alone should side-track his own MAJ
terial and family interest. and accept
public responsibility for less than Is
Il fair compensat ton to any good bust
ness man, worthy of the highest trust
in thet gift of the State.
AS Il citizen and a tax payer. / am
willing, and / think many thousands
i'm the State are like me. To stand my
part of the tax to see the chief official
positions of our State made business
positions, so that honorable business
men will seek office rather than men
seeking office for sentimental honor
and dreams of glory. Let us increase
the salaries.
8. \. JONES.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24

Being beautiful is an accomplish
ment that is difficult TO accomplish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24
OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS.
Ncs,rs. Charles E Johnson a Co
Oifcr TO Lend Five Cents
Pound Without Charges.

We will take cotton OF good grades
upon which there is no lien, dnd ad-
vance i've cents per pound, ana VIII
settle with the holder at the ruling
price on the Raleigh market any day
between the time of delivery to us and
The first day of May. charging no IN
tcIest on the advance.
The advantage of this plan is that
the farmer can thus practica ~ hold
his cotton without cost TO him OF
interest or storage and insurance
charges and without the loss in
weight incident 10 carrying cotton.
CRAS. f. JOHNSON & co.
1o1-tf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24
LAMsDoWN BLANKETS.

the finest, softest, warrnest bed.coYerings
ever produced. These exquisi = ~h~ts
are not ia be compared with
sort sold by retail dealers, made o.
harsh, coarse wool. They are SO son
silky that their touch is grateful aAd
soothing to the tenderest skin.
Ask your dealer for them. II he cannot
supply you, we win ship them, direct from
the factory to you, express prepaid, at
following prices: size 60x78 inches, $500
per pair; 70xS0 inches, $3.50 per pair;
S0Hc0 inches, $1,000 per pair. White with
red, white and blue borders; solid red
with black border; light pink or light blue
With white bordaf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24
Death of Henry Il. Hall.
CNew Bern Journa!.l

Henry L. Hall an old ara respected
citizen of New Bern. died az his home
here yesterday. Mr.. Hall mad engaged
in mercantile busness here some years
ago. but for some time has been JUS
tice of the peace. He was q member
of several fraternal orders. Ills age
was 90 years He leaves two au%h-
ters. Mrs Ed. Chadwick. Of Einston
ana Miss Jennie Hall, of this city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24
LITTLE BoPEEP BLANKETS.

IS sooi as the busy lambs can be safely
shom, their downy, silky wool is clipped
and woven into Little Bopeep Blankets
Just night for the baby's cradle or child's
bed-soft, vazm, fuffy-ideal coverings, for
tender little bodies White with red, blue
or pink border; ink or baby blue with
white border. Prices, express prepaid;
size S6x54 inches, $3.50 per pair; 42x60
inches, $500 per pair; 48x64 inches, $500
per pair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24

Order a trial pair Tor as many pairs
as you desire) and, If they are not
entirely satisfactory upon receipt, re.
turn at our expense and we viii refund
the amount paid. This guarantee ap.
plies TO both Lamsdown anl Little Be-
rpep Blankets
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24
Don't hesitate

Don't hesitate
in obtaining Il
hottie of the
3itters w h e Ii
your appetite
fails or your
sleep is rest
less. These are
W Il T Ii ngs OF
stomach trou-
bies that must
be needed. I he
Bitters will set
the stomach
right and cure
Nausea,
Indigestion.
Dyspepsia,
ChiIlS. Colds or
yIalarial Fever.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
David Harum.

The dramatization of Wescott's
widely read and phenomenally sue
cessful book, David Harum" will be
presented at the Grand january %.
There is little to be said regarding me
extent and scope of the popularity of
David Harum" as a, sketch of life
and characters in Central New York.
The publishers of the book can prove
the vast sale which the work has en-.
joyed, but it is beyond the power of
any one to even estimate the great
number of it's readers. This can be
the more readily understood when it
is realized that one copy of the book
has travelled through many house
holds.
In dramatizing the book the fact
was never lost sight of that in order
to make of it a successful play all of
those things which endeared it to it's
readers would have to be Incorporated
in the comedy. The work was tried
about two years and half ago and it's
success since that time has been phe-
nomenal. Nearly 200 performances of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
JAPS WANT PEACE
Despite Their Frequent Victories
They Are Weary of the
War.

PARIS, Jan. I6.-sIn spite Of the JOY
over the fall of Port Arthur. which
nearly set the people of Toxic mad
with delight, the masses Of the Japan
csc people are wishing for peace, as
the taxes have been Increased nnfI.
they are now almost unbearable
Thousands OF people are actually
starving because the departure of aIl
young men for The front has LETT the
farmers without men to harvest the
crops of rice. and thousands OF tons
OF, this. the main food Of rich and poor
alike, have rotted IN The fields so that
1T has even become necessary to I'M
port rice from China and India
The tone OF the press Is adding to
the depression or the people and the
general opinion Is thai no matter
whether Russia or Japan comes out
victorious In the end. Japan win sur
fer for years 70 come
The Jidai schicho. leading Toxic
paper says IN recent editorial III
we win In this war we shall have
opened Manchuria 10 America and
England al the price Of our blood and
treasure. We shall look On With fold.
ed arms while the English and Ane.Is
leans. WHO during the war remained
quiet spectators OF the fight. and from
whom we obtained tie favor Of loans
at ruinous interest reap the profits
of our labor,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16

fifty and right royalty does she avail
herself of it.
Famous New England Story on Stage.
About three years ago Quincy
adams Sawyer story of New Eng
land life. by Charles FELTON, Pidgin,
made its appearance in attractive
book form. Directly it achieved enor,
nous popularity. Everybody was
reading it and talking about 1t, The
sales continued for year with no
abatement. sbeut that time, the par
ties concerned in the book saw in
The story all the elements of sue
cessful play. To be sure it lacked
II villain, a ruined girl, lost will, a
mortgage, and a cruel uncle, but it
contained plenty of types of people
all distinct and natural And so the
dramatization was made.
If the book was successful the play
was doubly so. Houses crowded to
tho doors marked It's every appear
ance. The very best New England
play ever seen was the universal
verdict
The play closely follows the book
No attempt was made to enlarge on
the plot. Quincy Adams Sawyer" is
n wealthy young Boston lawyer. who
goes to the country for his health.
He meets a blind girl whose love, he
wins. Their courtship Is the main
theme of the play, but it is not on
any one feature of the drama that
interest centres. for as far as love-
making goes, there are six full.fiedged
love stories in progress all the time.
1t is the realistic portrayal of char
acter and scene that has won the
play its distinction, The world loves
anything genuine.
1t is the jolliest play ever written.
The comedy scenes are strong and
many, and the tender seriousness of
the sentimental portions being only
sweet content and satisfaction I'M
mixed with regret or sadness.
The play is equally popular every
where. In New York last season
where it ran for FIVE weeks the ca
pacity of the Academy of Music was
taxed to its utmost This attraction
Will appear at the Grand Opera
House, Thursday. January 10.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16

the comedy were given in New York
and it has had long runs in Chicago,
Philadelphia and Boston,
The readers of the book will be
pleased 10 know that in working 1t in
to play shape very few liberties were
taken with It. A strict adherence to
the text was insisted upon There are
three acts and all of the scenes are
laid in bonneville, New York. The
audience sees in the first act Dayid's
bank, Aunt Polly's house with it's old.
fashioned plants and flowers and the
big barn in the background The sec
ond act shows Harum's Office just be.
hind the counting room of the bank.
an Office Uttered with equine trappings
and pictures of famous horses. and
the third act shows the sitting room In
Aunt Polly's house.
All of the familiar characters of
the book are in the play. There is
pretty Mary Blake, John Lenox. that
miserable old skinfiint, Zeke Swfnney;
the village tough. Bill Montatg; the
poor Widow Cullom; dear old Aunt
Polly, pert Chef Timson, the landlord
of the Eagle Tavern. Amos Elwright:
David's factotum. Dick Larribee; Cen
eral Wolsey and Deacon Perkins. The
horse trade is shown in the opening
act and in the closing act there is the
story of Dayid's visit to the circus.
The play ends with the Christmas dim
ner and the engagement of Mary
Blake and John Lenox,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16

Quick collections. prompt settle
ments-Marion Claim Agency.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
10 KILL DIE ]! G AR
Was Discovered In
Time.

BERLIN. Jan. 16. Private advices
received here Saturday tell of anoth-
er attempt 20 assassinate the Gar The
report states that the conspirators in
tended to blow up the entire palace by
placing explosives in various corridors
and rooms in the building. The COR
respondent states that only the scant-
lest details are obtainable. but that he
is reliably informed that number of
arrests have been made. the prisoners
belonging TO the upper classes. The
attempt appears to have been abortive
but was prevented from being success
full by only the merest chance.
The composition of the explosives
employed by the conspirators is said
to show an unusual knowledge of
chemistry This circumstance has
given the secret police the clue which
led to the arrest of those now held as
guilty of the plot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
PLEHyE A SPY
WHY MuRpERERs OF RUSSIAN
MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR
WERE LET OFF LIGHTLY.

LONDON, Jan. 16.-There has been
much speculation in diplomatic circles
as to the reason why Sazonoff and
Zirkosky, recently guilty of assassin
ating NJ. Won P1ehve, the late minis
ter of the interior of Russia. have
been let of with comparatively light
terms OF imprisonment. The reason
at first advanced was that the real
plurderers had escaped.
Now, however, a more acceptable
explanation has been offered. After
the death of Plehve his private office
was examined and'al1 his papers were
turned over to officials acting under
orders issued personally by the Gar.
It was then discovered that the min
lister not only had all the grand
dukes and other members of the i'm
pefial household under strict survefi-
lance, but had also pried into the
most intimate concerns of the Gar.
Among other things there were dis
covered in Plehve's desk copies of
all the letters the Car had written
to various officials and exalted per-
souages in Russia.
The disclosure that the man whom
the Gar trusted more than any 9th
err OF his advisors. was spying on his
1naster as thoroughly as he did on
the country's worst enemy. who, it
is now claimed, caused explicit in
structions to be sent to the judges
in charge of the trial to be lenient
with the murderers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
FOR BRlsTow,s JOB.
West Virginia Senators Think Man
From This State Should
Have 1t.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 16.-Ef-
forts are to be made by the West vir-
ginia delegation in Congress to land
the fourth assistant postmaster gen
eralship which is shortly to be made
vacant by General Bristow, the pres
ent incumbent.
No one has thus far been brought
forward but it is expected that the
Senators will see the President and
ascertain what chances are for this
State in securing the position. Post
master Petty. of Charleston, was
spoken of some time ago for the po-
sition when it was first intimated that
Bristow was to resign.
If the appointment goes to West
Virginia there will be a lively scram-
bic for it, and the field will be full of
candidates.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
Browns Way

Browns Way.
Brown is a man of extreme hospital
Hearty is Brown, and he's open and
free;
Has away with him of fine joviality-
On that last point can always agree.
Yet have noticed that Brown doesn't
show himself
Definite quite-it is one of his
ways;
Rather postpones an occasion to
blow himself;
Says he will do it, though, one Of
these days.
If you're friend and Brown happens
to meet with you
After an absence, it may be of years,
Gladly he'll greet you and walk down
the street with you;
Joy at the sight of you moves him
to tears.
Still, I have noticed that when the
checks brought to you
Somehow it happens that Brown
never pays,
-h'eositAAS VII Seiy, s,9 hS iSeiAJ otShI' "
you;
You must take lunch with me one
of these days"
{ Brown has rather bad habit of Dor
rowing,
sim. he'll return any money you
lend;
Browns not the man who would let
you go sorrowing,
Wanting the aid you might get from
friend
Z What you require you have only to
mention it.
Hint at it even Then comes
the old phrase,
StiIl. I don't quite like these chaps
whose intention it
Is TO be 1iberaLone of these days.
Chicago News.
GAS FITTING.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
GAS FlTTlNG.

w. E. LeveIle, 722 Locust avenue,
practical gas fitting at reasonable
prices. Work guaranteed. All calls
promptly answered and work careful
~ done. Both 'phones. consoIida-
ted, 72-6. Bell, 1881.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16

AN OF the latest teIegraphic ana
local news win be found In the YES,
Virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16
STAGE
.tThe lIoosier Cir.

What gives every indication OF
proving one Of the most interesting
engagements of this season will be
the appearance tonight at the Grand
Opera House OF that king pin rural
comedy. .The Hoosier Girl with
Miss Kate Watson as the star. At
no time in her professional career
has Miss Watson ever presented a
work that has appealed more strong
ly to all classes of theatre goers than
in this ideal American play. The
characterizations in The Hoosier
Girl offer Miss Watson an opportu-
nifty to demonstrate her great versa
tiiity and right royalty does she avail
herself of it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-16

FAIRMoNT TEA CO.,
GIT Merchant street.
Granite and Queensware. Special
Teas, Spices, Refined Coffee's and
Attention to Customers.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-23

that certain suspicious transfers of
land under The proposed extension
OF the Sunnyside ditch were made
about that time.
The activity of Commissioner
Ross in this matter has, however,
brought out no charges of corrup-
ton. 1t is probable that Mr.. Ross,
like Gov. Mead, went wrong
through ignorance of the facts and
a mistaken idea of the benefits to
accrue to the state by his policy.
The decision in this case is one
which is calculated to increase the
respect of the people for the reclaim
alton service. Undoubtedly it was
made at the instance of the engine
ers. 1t goes to show that this de-
partment of the government S
affairs is in the hands of men who
know their business and are hon
estly trying to do their duty with
out regard to the interests of the
water monopolists.-R
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-23
Yakima Drainage Plan.

At the request of the mayor and
some of the council, G G.. Elliot,
drainage expert of the agricultural
department of the United States,
gave some good advice to the city
fathers at the meeting Monday
night. Mr.. Elliot came here last
week from the east to look after the
drainage work now under way in
the Sunnyside country. He was
here three years ago and conducted
some investigations on draining
land and after leaving here investi-
gated number of drainage schemes
where the same conditions exist as
they do in Yakima.
Mr.. Elliot said in part: Your
city is peculiarly situated. 1t is
built on river gravel deposit and
is very porous. On this account
the water from irrigation fills up
the soil aud gravel formation tillit
reaches almost to the surface. At
first, when irrigation was adopted,
the porosity of the formation was
sufficient to permit the water to
flow out almost as fast as it came
in. But with the increase of irri-
CATION and the accumulation OF
vegetable matter and other matter
of human habitation the underhow
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-23
MUSIC

AS speech is the expression of
thought, SO is mucic the expression
of emotion. From earliest times,
mankind has studied this emotion
language. The primitive mothers
sang their love for their little ones
in the evening lullaby even as the
mothers of today. Old time war
riors went to battle with the fierce
song of hatred on Their lips, return
ing with the joyful notes of victory
or plaintive songs of defeat. Even
in those ancient days there was a
song of love, of hate, of fear, of vic
tory, of sorrow and of praise.
History both sacred and profane.
mythology and the literature of all
ages tell of the marvellous power OF
music over the human soul. Or
pheous breaking the Interchangeable
laws of the neither world by his
music, David soothing the anger of
Saul. and Patti of modern times
moving her audience to tears or
smiles-these are but varying types
of varying times which show the
subtle mastery of the harmony of
sound.
Music is an instrument whose
range is the scale ofhuman passion
and of human hope. Music surges
with ebb and flow of hate and love,
sorrow and joy, pain and repose,
death and life, strife and peace, and
blended in its tones are the beauties
of sunset and sunrise. the ecstacy
I of the birds song, the ripple Of
quiet waters, the crash of thunder
in the mountains, the flash of heav-
en- S fire and the gentle. sweep of
the gentlest breeze in the tree tops.
Yes, music is all of these, but, most
of all, mrsic is the voice of hope
of the striving for the unattainable.
Whoever has loved music truly
will say with Emerson:
"Oh music! Thou speakest to
me of things which in all my end
less days, I have not fonnd and
shall not find"
CHARLES F. PETER.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-23
is SO great that the water cannot get

is SO great that the water cannot get
away.
This underhow is increased by
irrigation from the bench lands and
seepage from the canals that flow
on the fat that the city is built on.
At the height of the irrigation seas
on this underflow has reached a
stage that it cannot run out as fast
as it runs in, consequently there
must, by reason of the accumulat-
ion of filth and other matter, be
great danger from polluting the
water in the wells and making that
which gathers in the wells very un
healthy.
"Now my remedy, and I talk
from Investigations that I have
made at Billings, Mont, and
Greely. Co.., where the scheme has
proven eminently satisfactory, is to
put in an intercepting drain. This
drain should be built along the
J course of the old Schanno ditch at
depth of 20 feet 1t shonld carry
at least from n to IS cubic feet of
water per second of time. A cedar
box without bottom should be
laid in this drain as channel to
carry off the water. This box
should be two feet square. The
water will prevent it from decay.
If necessary another box drain
could be put down north of the
city.
The cost of such a drainage
system would be about $40, 900. 1t
would be more practical than any
thing that could be adopted here.
do not approve of the drainage
system with the sewer system. By
separating the two the sewer sys-
tenn could be built considerably
cheaper. This plan of draining
was worked successfully in the
towns above mentioned. What is
necessary is to cut off the underhow
Go at the starting point and stop
the water before it gets to the city.
This is the only solution to the
question and I believe that it will
give entire salts action. 1 suggest
that the council take the matter
under advisement and investigate
the question. I advise immediate
steps to sewer the city, but build