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The news & observer., 1905-12-06
BREAKERS AHEAD.
sem, Coffee Users l,it the Rocks Hare

.5cmc Coffee Users lit the Rocks Hard.
The experience of a hardworkinS
minister illustrates the grave dangers
into which coffee drinking leads the
unconscious victim.
Dcranged nerves. clogged liver and
disturbed heart action arc rarely at
tributed by the sufferers to the righ
cause and the aid of powerful and
dangerous drugs is sought to give the
relief Opium, in its various forms.
is the commonly used sedativc, ana
with the result, too frequently. tha
as the use of the coffee Is continued
the ailment grows worse. and large
ana larger doses OF the drug are de-
manded.
Then comes a day when the victim
realizes with horror that he has be
come the slave Of terrible habit, tho
most difficult to overcome of any
known to medical nractice Thousands
so to their graves cSeIy year because
of drug addictions and the proportion
of those who recover is very small in
deed for to break the chain that binds
tho sufferer a strength of will power
is required of which the drug has al
ready robbed him.
Vety few. perhaps, ever deliberately
make choice of indulgence in hypnotic
drugs In the majority OF case5 tne
DoGun
cxpcdient. and Witn no thought of lts
contit,uancc; but with each dose tbs
power 10 resist the appetite 1t creates
grows less. And those who do not un-
derstand the dangers OF cottee lhdul-
Gence are, because of that very lSno-
rance, the more easily led to the verge
of moral as well as physical snip
wreck.
The clergyman referred TO says that
h. haI ,lrirll lynr. fn
years and that as time went on he
became a semi-inval' 1T made me
so nervous and dull and stupid that
| often resorted to hypnotic drugs to
induce sleep or TO enable me to make
the necessary. preparations for the
pulpit
a clergyman is expected to preach
good sermons and when he inde his
intellectual faculties have grown so
sluggish that he cainot properly pre-
pare himself, it may be readily seen
tha temptation TO use a stimulating
drug to overcome this inertia and
quicken his powers might prove fairy
irresistible.
The time came to him when he real
ized his dangerous condition. IT must
he serious for a religious teacher to
drift into such a state; he states that
about that time he vent through the
Postum factories at Battle Creek and
saw how Postum Coffee is made and
when he went home he determines
II make the struggle for freedom. iIc
found it easy TO rid himself Of the cot
foe habit at once for Postum cave
him the hot delicious beverage he
wanted for breakfast and no drug, but
rather the strong rebuilding food ele-
ments Thereupon his natural sleel
returned. the pains in head disap-
peared and the old lethargy left an6
II" says the growth in, his "vigor anc
strength has been most remarkable.
A true and happy return to natura
conditions and perfect health. It:
worth while Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Creek Mich
There's a reason. Read the little
book. "The Road to Weliville, il
pkgs.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

charge their crtc ~tanment hut thcr2
WI he fully 1000 deic ~ates.'
Rev. =. w. S-linan. who5o name is
Il household word in every Baptist
homo in North Caro-ina has arrived.
and VIII remain durin~ tho Conven,
ton. MIR. S--ilman 5 Fioid Secretary
OF the Southern BartiSt Convention,
with Headquarters = Nashville. Tenn.
He is ono of the bost products of the
Ba-stish church n th:s state, and the
denomination is -.oud cf her honored
son.
Rev. J. NJ Frcsl. u H.. d'orscsoond>
ing Secretary CT the SunGd. Schocl
Poard of the Southern B9. 'tist Con
Veaton. with Office at N3ShEHle IS also
~ the civ cominT here from Column
3ia. g. c.. whcre y" att"nd"a III" con
vcIfion of that S.nte. ! Or. Ffcst has
with the exception &c ore "ear. beeL
secretary Cf this board since it was cs-
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
STATE ASSOCIATION
County Superintendent
to Meet Dec, 18th.
Reports on the Condition of Countries
ard the Progress OF the Past
Year Will be Feature OF the
Meeting.

The State Association of County Su-
.perintendents of Schools win meet in
the Hall of House of Representatives
Wednesday and Thursdav. December
18th and 14th.
A feature of the meeting of tho first
lay will be the report on the educa-
ional conditions in the counties, and
he progress of the year.
On Thursday State superintendent
IOyner viii Diver his annual address.
fter which several interesting talks
viii be made, and discussions on lively
school problems conducted.
superintendent Joyncr says, re
garding the meeting:
'It is the legal duty of every Count.
superintendent to attend this meeting
rom its first session to its last. an
O Superintendent who has the proper
'egard for this discharge of his oificia
1uty and the proper interest in hi'
work and proper desic to improve him
elf and help his co-wort ers VIII lee
.ught but a strict providential hind
'ance, by which / undorst ,nd one che
le yower Of man cannot remove, pre-.
eent his attendance. Nne-tcnthS OF
he County Superintendcuts attended
he meeting last year. | shall b
;reatly disappointed if tho attendance
s not even larger this year.
A large part of the time OF the meet,
ng Cf tho state Assertion viii b
devoted to hearing b":"f ten minute
eports. Every superintendent in at
enhance win be called uDon - rea"
is renort. Through these report
verv County Superintendent will havf
o"nortunit,- to tin3 OFT @omethinE
lbout the educational conditions in ta
Dther counties of hla state and abou,
he work of the other County Spperin-
endents, and % compare tho condi-
IONS in his own county W. II those :,
thCr counties. and his own work with
nat Cf other County s." crntende1ts
he facts brought out by these cues
'ons ana these re~orts wi! enable the
uperntendcntS to profit by pa@t mis-
lkes. to correct mast abuses. to be u,t-
outraged by past success and to set
elnful Suggestions from Zach others
york and experience. They will also
'orm tho host basis for 2 discussion OF
Navs ard means for tho improvement
nf conditions an6 the deV2l9omcnt Of
he WO~k II tho future.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
CONVENTION WILL
CONVENE TONIGHT
Soldiers of God March
to Rendezvous.
1,OOODEL LEGATES HERE
Advance Guard Arrived Yesterday.
Opening Sermon Will be Preached
Tonight. Inauguration of
President Po!eat Thurs
dav
1,0O0DELEGATES HERE

The soldiers of God are marching
to rendezvous. The Baptist state
Convention will convene tonight at
1:5a o'clock in the Baptist Tabernacle,
and a;reauy the advance guard has ar
rived Today the delegates will arrive
CT al trains from every part of the
Stata, and the principal homes of the
city will be thrown open for their en-
teltainment 1T is expected that
1.oaG delegates will attend" stated Nj.
Livingston Johnson yesterday and he
continued. $50 names haze been re-
ceived by the committee having il,
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

Rev. A. e. Brown. Assistant Cores
ponding Secretary of the Baptist State
Convention. and Superintendent of ths
Mount tain Work for the Home Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention. with headquarters IN Ashe-
Vile, arrived here yesterday.
Rev l.. n Channelk pastor of 1.-The
Baptist church in Hamlet, arrived
yesterday.
The annual sermon VIII be preachc !
by Rev. F. d. Hale. DID. pastor of the
First Baptist church o. Wilmington,
tonight IL. ys., 81. .y.,
During the past year four Baptist
ministers have crossed over. these be-
ing 1mu.~ the most distinguisnel
members Of the denomination in this
uinc,t-. A.tnra...-- Il oN -I.h NmAc L
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
tablished by the Southern Baptist Con

tablished by the Southern Baptist Con-
vcntion in 1891.
Rev. Clarence l.. Dowell. who has
held pastorates at many points in
North Carolint, and now preache
at NeWberrN. s. c.. also arrived
IN Raleigh yesterday, comm
direct rom the South Cearolin..
BAPTIST Convention az Columbia. He
reports rood meeting there, ana
great progress IN the we~iI of the
church in that State durin~ the pasi
year.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

If you wear fifty cent hose, here IS
an opportunity of getting three pau
of the finest imported gauZe hose with
double soles, high spliced heels an,
self ciocked that would ordinarily cOsj
you $3.50 for soc.
This new department store, the
grandest in North Carolina, wants tt
become a household word in ever3
North Carolina home and for this
reason will mail YOU three pairs o.
these hose on receipt of ten cents t.
cover cost of postage and if they sui
you send soc. for the $3.50 worth.
If they don't suit you return them
If you want to shop among the
grandest collection of Xmas presents
from 1c. to 10000, visit
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
M sale After December goth.

For delivery before January, 1907,
200 acre farm. one miles of town,
140 cleared, so in fine timber.
Second farm one-half miles from
town. $50 acres, 5 cleared
Third farm, 215 acres, 120 cleared.
All the farms has good timber and
fair building and as good located as
can be found in. the county.
d. w. HOBBS.
Warsaw y. c.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

The Insurance commissioner T.
sending out requests for the statement
by all assessment companies Tor al
vanced assessments required of them
and their place of deposit.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
FOR RENT OR sALE.-ONE OF

the best homes in the town of Cary
AT junction of S. A. L., and South
ern Railway. Ample garden lots
and out-houses. Under the shadow
of one of the best high schools in
the State. Eight miles from the
city. Apply to Rev. G. w. Blanch-
ard, Clayton, n. c.
11-30- l w
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

Eastman. Ca, Dec. 4.-Today at
Cooper's Mill, j. C. Carr, young man
of this place. was seriously, though
not fatally shot by Jim Ogden and in
turn Ogden was instantly killed by
Carr.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
WANTED. AN EXpERIENCFD NfAN

% manage brlcK machInerY and
burn brick. Nothing hut first Ass
= man need apply. Troy Supply Co,
Troy. n. G. @ I'm
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

WANTED! STOCK IN. THE ATTAIN
TIC and North Carolina Railroad
Company, j. S. Il. Waters, / A East
Lexington Street. Baltimore, Md
sun -tueS-Wed
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
MANTED.-A COMPETENT j

compositor to work in an open shop.
$500 for 54 hours STEADY work
and permanent position guaran-
teed. Address. with references, G.
j. F<reshbicl g. Co, T. O. Boz. $50,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
GUARANTEED CURE For.
OR sALE-A STOCK OF GEN
WANTED. TWO GOOD AGENTS

(Master Masonsl to write Insurance
for an "Old Line" Fraternal Bene-
fetal Association-Th Masonic Mu-
tual Relief Association of the D.s-
trict of Columbia. Legal reserve at
1-2 per cent. Fine territory an !
chartered by special act Of Congress
March 3rd, 1869. Liberal contract
given. Write to Nnt. Richardson.
General Agent. Selma. y. G.
IL Is Wed&Sun IT,
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

WANTED: TO BUY A PRINTING
outfit complete with type, etc, suf-
ficicnt to print a four page seven
column weekly. Will also trade for
cylinder press with or without out
fit Parties owning either press or
type will please write c. O. Nc
Michael Madison, N. c. -
11-19-1w
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

Every family should hav" its
household medicine chest--and athe
irst bottle in it should be Dr.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup. Natures rem
ady for coughs and colds
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

WANTED-POSITIO AS CONIPAN-
ion or GoVerneSS Very fond of
children. Address X. care News
and Observer.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

WANTED AT ONCE.-A SOBER.
energetic young man. Registered ir,
Nort'l Carolina 70 take charge of &
Prescription Department in an up
to-date drug store. An excellent po-
siton to the right party. Address
with reference. Druggist. Box sos.
New Bern, ~ c.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

KINGS BUSINESS COLLEGE GIVES
a., ,Home Study Course free, if. you
ever enter school. Write us about it,.
Raleigh. N. G.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS

DOIIATtS M
WARD will give twenty-five dol
lars as a reward for the arrest or
detention of one Y. l.. Malone. fortu-
erly Of Washington. N. c. He was
last seen on or about the 10th of Oc-
tober at Scotland Neck. y. G. lie
is wanted for forgery and dispo z.
ing of mortgaged property. e. r.
olive, Washington, N. c.,
11-woa -su- 2wlIs
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

DRY OAK AND PINE WOOD FOR
sale by o. I. Simpkins, 701 Inter-
state phone. 12-1-7t
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

WANTED-EVERY ONE WHO EX-
poets to attend a business college to
get our new catalogue. Kings
Business College, Raleigh.
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
5000 POUNDS FRUIT CAKE MUST
WANTED: TO BUY A PRINTING

be sold at Is cents. Brctsch Bakery
.11-31-1 w
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

Warsaw. y. C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
Snap Shots of the Farm.

The miller und The meat packer ar
earnestly trying to lead the world to
higher 1 hings. a AS evidence OF this sta te-
mont. we call attention to the prices or
meat and flour.--Wisconsin Farmer.
Once more, 8whyEnot Keep q few sheep q
Wullace's Farmer, Il ll 3,
Get a farm, young man M "a. &
The people holding produce for higher
prices nowadays seem to be the farm
ors, and not, as in other years, the spec
ulntols,- Cultivator.
Farming Is a business venture ms Hllch
as any other and must be conducted on
business PRINCIPLES, II we are to reach
success. a.
we cannot prevent the Use OF autos,
hut they ought to be compelled 70 use
special tracks or roads. They are MS dan
3gerous as the steam cars and have no
more right to run on our public mig m
ways.--Rural New Yorker. e
Scrub hogs have cost the farmer more
than scrub COWS. q
,.Thou shalt love thy nelghbor as thy,
SELF lis a law which cannot be Ignored
even In the labor problem. 5f
Even the wise man Who links he knows
1t all doesn't know why the strenuous
old hen lays an gegg instead 8of staFdlns
Ii on end, Chicago News.
n Good Intentions alone never yet m:ide
rich man.. Neither will they save
farmers machinery
There is magic In the word home
made" When .the product APPEALS e ri ms e
II We want 10 make our horse love as,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
TO PREVENT
81 SOIL WASHING.
Cover Crops Should be Grown ,r1.,
Every Year for This Purpose.

R1asher Illinois xperlment sta oln;;)
when soils are likely to was h, an ounce
Sof Il preyen ton IS worth MANY pounds OF
cure. rie best remedy Is a preventive lr, q ~.
one This applies eespe ctall 70 ne a;1o 2.
nation of lilies on illsides py
a. farm may pe com letely3 rulned #sina& g
very few years. When these al tches !ly
small they8may be filled wlth5rubbish tina lt T;
viii check the current Of water, ana y q
cause the sediment to be {deposlte there
which will result in the filing Of thel
ditch. The general washing that takes i3es
place from the surface Of all hilly ana M!
even slightly rolling land should 50, 9 pc
looked after as well. 5sss This washing re, re-
moves the best soil and lowers the pro.
ductye capacity or very large areas 2 q 6
land in i Illinois. Much Of this IVA not
Of the best, to begin with, and the re-
moval OF the thin top soil has rendered
many tracts almost worth less. Silt and
CLAW soils are much more liable to WASH
than, sandy ones, because the pa rt q, e
urc smaller; consequently mo IRE " easily ash
carried by water; and, as these soils 90
not absorb the rainfall 4reaally pecauso
tile pores IRE small, so there Is more
water to run off, While 1t is impossi bic q,
to change the Inorganic (constl tuents OF
soils to any appreciable extent, yet they
may be treated in such n way az 70
change the texture in a fewsy ears rms IN
may he done by incorporating ORGANIC s
matter in them. The partially decnyed
material cemcnts the soil particles lnto!
granules or grains, giving 1t somewhat a|
the porosity and looseness Of g SANDY
soil. The granules thus formed 8 X. too e
large to be carried readily. When in6thl
condition, water will be q bsorbec rapidly
ana IF deep II plowlng Is prac tlced, 8t the
ground will ebo in condition to absorb "a
heavy rainfall, 1t Is estimated s that ten en-
inches OF loose soil will absorb two inches
OF rainfall a largo supply Of organic
matter should be maintained, II possible
by growing lcglmes and cover. crops..3
In fact, Il soil that is liable to wash badly
should never pass through the winter
without a. cover crop. The roots VIII
hold the soil particles together and the!
tor will prevent rapid surface currents
from forming. aS # gs d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
i a More Civilized Diet.

% There has been an enormous increase In
tho demands for fruits and nuts. for fish
and cggs,.for milk and butter and cheese
Tor poultry, and for proprietary ceral
foods. FIFTY years. ago q the only cereal
foods known. besides the, products Of
wheat ana rye. -four and cornmoal, was
oatmeal. and that was imported and was
rare and costly. Now no breakfast tuble
is without some form of mush or grlts.
a thorough Investigation OF the subject
shows That Americans eat36 per cent.
less nlcut per capita than 30 years q go.
But we eat more wheat, poultry eggs ana
cheese, III 1880 our consumption of eggs
was go dozen for each 100 persons. Now It
Is i, 100 dozen for each 100s We ent II doz.
apiece, and the hen has assumed nm im-
10 rtant place In economics, In 1850 we con-
sllined R4SO bushels ot8wheat for each, 100
persons. Now tho consumption Is 623 BUSH
ais for the sano number Corn and pO-
fntoes show u similar Increase, while in
"A Ven rs the consumption Of oats as hU-
mnn food has Increased fourfold..
Y ono Of the most notable changes ofi diet
s,s that in favor of fruits. They are used
tthe Wear round. They are fine either fresh
FROM tie trees or cooked and arc kept
dried, eyaporated. canned or preserved he
vcnr around. There Is no more wholesome
ar paia,ahle dish for the supper ia BILE than
d properly selected and prepared dish OF
stewei peaches or apples The banana has
gained continually for the last ~ years.
Our bananas now cost US SS,0OO,O0O u
syeur,--pallus News, &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
6"VVashington House.
! sUBscR.1BERI3

Editor OF fThe Irimes- ri slutcll. }is Il 2.sS sf
s,lr,--Pleasc$ give inc. ID short history
$of tvaslllngtons home here IN this citS.,
Was Il built before Richmond was laid
out ns d city7 Did he I've here shinself 2i
Publish It In Sunday 7 Ines D,ispat CHI CHI
tsS ~ .5 "A II EA DE r. 3.55f
4. BY washington 9 home Is meant
we presume, the Ege house, situate
on Fast Main Street washington had had
neither home nor headquarters in n lcl,-l
srnond II He was a delegate to licesecot1d
virginia Convention. which met IN Rc III
mond the goth Of March. IT'S, but where
he lodged IS not said In any written $ or r
published account with which We are
acquainted. lie led tho dance at one time
sposterior# to the war or 1 ZIG at a. tavern
In Bird -In-Hand, according to the pub
8lisfed statement Of a contemporary II
e 4 q. No date even by: tradition has been
assigned TO the building Of Eyes stone
house. There IS no documentary EVIL
sdencc yet discovered which entities It to
the primal distinction accorded It by,
common report. il is the opinion Of q.
well informed antlquary that there are
structures still Ytanding In our city
which are 4 Of $equal,.si IL not greater age '
than Ege's. IA fl M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
aaaARUMn's IN DISTRESS y:
John Butler Charged With Trad rad
irip Another's Horse.

ISL John Butler, al las Melton. a whit IN
diyId,la /. twcr ty-f four years OF age, having.
read David IIar rum; longed for a ehan !,
big j I, his heart that he laid his triggefs
ndroitly in order to get a real morse into =
his custod y. !, PC ). !, Y, -
IA Mr. II. Harrison Engaged John to adr y,
his horse and wa go n, and u Ohm saw VIA M!
the time and opportunity we're ripe lo q
Yesterday the man Will, the alias ,a a
Bpronched one George Powell, allu, 5ltS ~. Is
alleged n With IA r words began e ne pre-
8arnble 81 a horse ade.S When the SMOKE
81 Ia tile blew away GeorgeStPow well nag
Dir. Fl arris on's real horse and = ohn Inc
trader had an ancient qnadrupeu, ue,
icrcplt, blind and with the outward : arg q
Visible signs OF hunger WRIT large az
over t"-and $40. si32 n s.s}
John was foxy@to the degree of not re-
turning 10 the es Establishment OF Mr. ldar-
rlson : a So Ill sending the wagon MOI me I, y
h negro 10y he decampcd into the $wiidls
and purlie1s Of brook Avenue. here e, i It
IA Il, him down and landed himgi N an iron on
cell in the Second Police Station.
When asked why he had IN ched,, NJ M
Harrsons horse, J ohm said IN O SIN s-sotlg
4" t. don't know anything a bout any
horse . 1 want some hot coffee. 4 4.
#E The liverting incident OF the has. =,
the blind horse and the ten dollar Dil!
will be enacted before Justice Crutc %
this morning. rs We Eg3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
JONES IN TAFT .sPARTY
FOR philippine visit IT.
Virginia Congressman Will Take
No Part in Virginia
Campaign,
~, ~, our Regular correspondent,

(FrOm our ltS6 ~ 'SsPSs'>-~
,vasHrNc,rON, Mar S,-Representatiye
Jones, Of the FlrstVirgina District, WI not
tn,.c mart In the campaign for ne lllocratle
nominations il yirgInIa THIS f@ Hare aseTs
tary oe War Taft to become one Of q
Congressional con party whichiA yill visit the
g fIih this summer ana accented g. =
once. Nj, Jones Is senior Democratic
member Of the Committee on lnsular
The the party, of which Secretary Taft Will
he one, viii leave San Francisco July 1st.
a month Will be consumed by the trip,
q month In visiting various portions Of.
liz archipelago, and aSmonth on tho re,
nm trip. Expenses will he borne by the
Philippine government, which Is very des;
si l,1l of having members Of Congress
familIarlze themselves with conditions IN
the Islands Members pay their. sleep-
Ing car faro and one dollar N & day tor.
subsistence. Miss Alice Roosevelt VIII
probably be one OF the par
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
/ Easy3to Kill g ophper-;s:i.

y ;;yyllenevergI r. find fresh dirt thrown Eo ut
BY. a gopher II uncover the holeBand take
"a piece OF 36parsnlp alb gu on inch long
cut n circular piece out Of one end scra Pc
some Of the pnrsnlp ZIP In tile bottom.
and mix as much strychnine wit II 7 Z as ~ I
can take upon the poin g large pte q
knife put the circular piece back and the he
bait is ready. I then pu t Il the bait IN the
hole, pushing 1t back q foot or more, and
leave the hole open. Now. Mr., pllel'
will always come out and stop SIC s y, s.! MS rs
hole. FOR he does not like the light; the
5parsnip lis a great Temptation to him, and
he eats 1t, stops his hole, and seals his 1is1
grave. Sometimes there may be IN g
second gopher In the run, but not often !
i have never failed 81 get the GO pher,
and think 1t tends to keep oyhers off,
for have been troubled but little since sine
using this plan. !,
= Union III N MI M. NH