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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Bailey, Ga, Aug. ia. j. Chest
nut, who Jew days ago shot and kill
ed Marshal Mike Aspinwall, and being
pursued by the sheriff and a large
number Of citizens, was wounded, died
this evening. Will Smith, carpenter,
Of Waycross. engaged here at work on
the school building, shot Chestnut
with rifle, and since has become in
sane and is now in the asylum.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Consul Cen
eral Lay at Canton, China, has cabl-
ed the State Department that the vic
eroy of that province has issued a
proclamation warning the people not
to intimidate any person who desires
to purchase American goods and not
to commit any acts of violence. So
far it does not appear that the proc
lamation has had any effect.
Beaumont Texas, Aug. 16-An ad-
vance of one cent for Humble oil was
posted today by the Texas Company
the prevailing price now being tie
representing a total advance of two
cents since August /. Other fields are
unchanged.
Annapolis, Md, Aug. 1.-THE fol-
lowing have been admitted to the Ma
val Academy: Midshipman John W
Quillan, Georgia, and Oscar c. Greene
Alabama.
Charlotte, N. Y, Aug. 16.-Today's
yacht race between the Temeraire an6
IrOquOis for the Canada cup was call.
ed off owing to the absence of wind.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Aug 16.-Tht
Grand Circuit races were again post
poned today on account of rain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
WOMAN SAVED HIS LIFE.
DR.. Richard Woods i'm Flames Under
His Overturned Auto.
Especial to the Herald.)

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug. 16.-As he
was speeding in his automobile along
Montgomery avenue last Sunday night,
DR.. Richard Flavel Woods, of No.
1901 Spruce street, lost control OF the
machine through the steering gear
breaking. The car ran into ditch
and turned completely over throwing
friend, who was i'm the automobile
with DR.. Woods, against a renee. DR..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
FORTY PERSONS KILLED.
Jews Opened Fire on Troops, the Lat
ter Replying with VOlleys.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-An official
account received here today of the
disturbances at Bielostok, Russian
Poland. confirms the report that forty
persons were killed. Jews opened fire
on the troops, who replied with VOL
leys.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
GET ON THE SHELF, PLEASE.
Thus the Car Puts Inefficient Kruger
and Other; Aside.
lBy the Associated Press. !

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg, August 16.-By i'm
,perial ukase, Vice Admiral Kruger has
been placed on the retired list. Com
mander Gazevitch, of the battleship
Georgi Pobiedonosetz and the COM
mander of the TRANSPORT Prout, on
both Of which vessels mutinies oc-
Cured recently, have also been re-
tired.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
SOUGHT TO KILL EMPRESS.
Her Assailant Dressed as Soldier
BayOneted by the Guard.
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
Frankfort, Aug. ia Tien Tsin
dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung,
says that an attempt was made on the
life Of the Empress of China today as
she was passing through the north
west gate OF the city to her summer
palace. Her assailant was dressed as
a soldier and was bayoneted by the
guard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18
ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA
COMPANY.
Circular No. b. 1871.

Circular No. B. 157.
Important Change i'm Schedule aud
improvement In Service. Eject
i've June II. 1905.
All Ticket Agents, Conductors and
Connections and the Public:
On Sunday, June IL, 1906, following
schedule of trains will become effec.
i've:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18

Russian troops or railroad guards is
given up and it's protection will be.
come the duty of China.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-18

Charlotte, N. Y, Aug. 16.-Today'
yacht race between the Temeraire an
IroquOis for the Canada cup was call
ed off owing to the absence of wind.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
QUEER DANISH SITUATION.
European and Diplomatic Gossip.

The late Lord Stanley. of Alder
ley, England, entertained abso-
lutely fantastic hatred towards
everything American. Some few years
ago the American Society in
London was holding its annual
dinner on Independence Day, and in
vited Lord Stanley to the feast. His
reply, typical of his dislike of every
thing American, was: Lord Stanley
presents his compliments to the sec
rotary Of the American Society, but
can not conceive why he should have
been asked to banquet to celebrate
an unatoned rebellion"
Countess Raben Levetzau, wife Of
the Danish Minister for Foreign At
fairs, is American born, as is her mo-
ther, wife Of the Danish Minister at
Berlin. By the bye SO much has
been said about the personal popu-
larity of King Christian Of Denmark,
that most people will probably be
surprised to learn that for twenty
years, until not many years ago,
there has been a deadlock between
the veteran monarch and the ma
tlonal legislature. The Liberals have
continuously held a majority in the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24

I was going to say precious head
but my mouth became suddenly dry
and my heart made violent leaps. l
was stage struck love-frightened.
had a sort OF buck-ague. I took
courage and found my tongue.
"Alice," said gently, placing my dis
engaged hand on her own, 81 want
to tell you something that has-that
has been-has been on my mind
for"
l think she understood what was
coming, but | got no further. In the
darkness, at the roadside, huge
black bulk doomed, like an enormous
me. The machine swerved sharply,
and l was compelled to use both
hands to steady it. I turned up the
speed a trifle, and then instinctively
looked behind. A glance was enough.
The bulk had moved out into the
road and was directly behind us.
What could it be? A dog! A
my heart sank. | thought of the
chorus Of unusual bowls and roars
heard shortly before. | looked back
again. There was no doubt about it
behind us, Looping easily with tai
switching in grace, came a huge
male lion. I recognized the great
shaggy head. 1t had escaped from
the Zoo, and was probably mad witt
fright from the attempts of the
Keepers to capture it.
A little faster, and still a little
faster. l did not want to turn OF
full speed at once. Alice might I'm
derstand. Probably we could slil
away from the pursuer, and run int
town without her knowing the risk
But as l turned my head a few hun
dred yards further l saw that m.
speed was Of no avail. The lion wa
just as close as before, bounding Xix
a giant cat, as easily and as quietl,
as phantom.
But you can not keep a secret fron
:; woman. Alice turned her eyes t
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24

1t mattered not that the runabout
was second hand and purchased at
auction, though at ridiculously low
price. 1t mattered not that had but
nine-horse power while Fred Wilson,
In his fine new touring car, had for
". l was as happy as king, for my
new possession set aside, to some eX-
tent at least, Fred's advantage over
me In the attack upon Miss Stead
mans heart He had been taking her
riding on the Beach Drive, and | had
ground my teeth with futile jealousy,
until along came my wonderful op-
portunity. bought the machine,
though it was really beyond my
means. l simply couldn't help it.
When a man is in love, you know, he
is all kinds of fool.
And didn't my breast swell with
pride when | whirled up to Alice's
house that evening, the second after
my purchase, to take her in the
moonlight along that magnificent
five-mlle stretch Of perfect road? l
had made up my mind to tell her
that night all that had been in my
heart for so many apprehensive
hours-that l loved her. that !
wanted her for my very own-in fact
that she was the only girl in all the
world for me.
Oh, it is glorious to sit by the girl
you love and spin through the night
In a silent, smooth-running machine
| drank in the full joy of it. A dozer
times | was on the point of speak
ing, l had been practicing steadily
at the steering, endeavoring to bt
able to manage the machine with ont
hand, in order to have the other free
for Alices waist. l pictured it al
outflow she would listen in silence
then look at me with sparkling eye
and let her pretty head fall on m.
shoulder; and how l would then pu
my arm around her. very tenderly
and draw her close and kiss her
But it did not turn out that way a
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
Has Many Diseases.

In Bellevue Hospital, in New York,
there is q man who should be the OBJ.
ject of everyone's sympathy. His name
is Job Kelley and his occupation is
that of painter. A short time ago
he fell from a low scaffold and sus.
tanned such injuries as necessitated his
being taken to the hospital for treat
ment There the surgeon found that he
had slight fracture Of the base Of the
skull. After a further examination ii
was found that he had tuberculosis OF
the lungs complicated with bronchitis
His occupation as painter had given
him painters collie. He is not young
man and his age had hardened his ar
teries - arteriosclerosis - also "old
mans eyes"-presbyopia-the opposite
of nearsightedness; he also has water
on the brain and his skin is puffed UP
by air which has escaped under it.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
Decentralization the Guests.

There were many visitors that sum-
mer at his suburban home. He was a
subordinate clerk drawing the large
monthly stipend of hundred dollars,
but of course the guests were not cog
infant of the extent of his income,
nor did that question appear to enter
their minds.
He was anxious to do every
thing in reason 10 make life in the
country endurable to his wife who
hated housekeeping under the best
of circumstances, especially in the
country, while the breath Of fresh air
and communion with nature were
proving his salvation from exhaustive
daily brain work, by which the cur.
rent funds were supplied.
So he made these guests welcome
in every way, giving up his room al
times, changing his former easy hab-
its, (but not his best clothes, as had
been his wont when he reached home
lat evening" returning company calls
and thereby neglecting necessary
|'w TX on his place, ct cetera. OF
&C 1rse there were many extra eX
pcnses. A drive now and then, extra
servant hire, the greatly increased
cost of the table, the milk bill, the
butchers bill, the bill for fuel and the
general wastage all of which would
have been of small moment to c
man with a large income, but We're t.
him very dlsheartening as weeks
passed by and the guests made ne
sign Of departure.
But all things must come to an end
and as the cooler days and evenings
of autumn arrived they said, "But in
deed, we surely must return to the
city. We have staid months where
we expected to remain weeks"
And so they gave their host a for
nal handshake' and perfunctory
good bye, while they kissed and EN-
braced the hostess and to her said:
"Never have we been more char
mlngly entertained; you have done ev
erything in your power to make thi
summer long to be remembered"
And the poor clerk returned to hi
desk and work, the house resumed it
normal condition, but as each pay da,
rolled around he added his debts ant
his credits, only to find that eXtr;
| hundred dollars persistently remain
ing on the wrong side of the ledger
Whether it Is ample compensation
for him to hear, when he occasionall,
meets one of his summer friends, o
the charming hospitality shown b,
his Wife" is known only to himself
Doubtless so, since husband and wifi
are one.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24

made a prodigious leap, and had we
been tritle less swift would have
landed on top of us. But we shot
from under him, and as he descend
ed one great paw swept over the
leather covering. God, those claws
and their power. Another jump and
we would be done for.
The automobile in front was now
almost upon us. The deep-toned horn
sounded warning. At that instant
| decided on new course. We
were approaching road crossing.
Taking the handle firmly l swerved
sharp across the track, just grazing
the big car in front, and darted down
the side road, But l had miscalcu-
lated, or my hand was unsteady. The
next moment we crashed into the
bushes at the side of the road and
came to short stop in the midst of
a dense clump of laurel crouched
and awaited the descent of the lion.
|. could feel him in the air behind me.
l waited with a prayer on my lips.
Instead l heard confusion out on
the Wood Road. There were loud
voices. The machine was at q stop
for l could see the lights through the
trees. Alice was in a dead faint, and
seeing that l could not help her al
that moment and that the beast had
disappeared l jumped out aud ran tc
the roadside. There stood Fred vii
sons big touring car, with the front
smashed in; there stood Fred and his
three companions; and there, in the
middle Of the road, lay the lion. Ms
plan was successful. Following u!
closely he had no time to dodge the
heavy car. He met it head on
There could be only one result.
My runabout was not hurt, and af
ter time, with Alice beside me, re
covered, though tremulous, we rod
slowly home. The supper wa
abandoned. But in the quiet of Al
ices dainty parlor, with no fear o
pursuers or intruders, I went on wit
my interrupted story. And latel
with both arms around her, and he
dear face very close to mine, w
planned our honeymoon.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
Uncomfortable English Hotels.
W. D. Howells, in Harper's.

With the aid of the two candles
which / lighted l discovered the crate
in the wall near the head of the bed,
and on examining it closely perceived
that there was fire in it. The CRATE
would have held quite a double hand
full Of coal if carefully put on; the fire
which seemed to be tiickering so feebly
had yet the weary energy to draw all
the warmth of the chamber up the
chimney, and l stood shivering in the
temperature Of a subterranean dun
geon. The place instantly gave evil
dence of being haunted, and the testi-
mony of my nerves on this point was
corroborated by the spectral play of the
freight on the ceiling when | blew out
my candles. In the middle Of the night
| woke to the sense Of something creep
ing with a rustling noise over the floor.
l rejected the hypothesis of my bed
curtain falling into place, though l re-
membered putting it back that l might
have light to read myself drowsy.
knew at once that it was a ghost
walking the night there, and walking
hard. Suddenly it ceased, and l knew
why. 1t had been frozen out.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24

the rear, then with a piercing shrek
threw both arms around me and
clutched me in a most delicious en-
brace, though | would willingly have
foregone the occasion.
Eyes, my DEAR" l said quietly. 81
know all about it. l think we can
run away from him, though" l
touched the speed lever again. This
was the last notch. We were at our
limit, with Il good two miles ahead
of us before any possibility Of help.
The machine was now running stead
lily, with a straight road for half a
mile, and l let my left arm steal
around Alice's waist and held her in
protecting clasp. l thought no
tons. l knew only that here was
the sweetest girl in the world, in i'm
minent danger of being torn to
shreds by ferocious lion, and that
only miracle, including steady
hand and head on my part, would
given even ghost of a chance. |
stole another glance behind. Not
twenty yards separated us from that
relentless, blood-thirsty, powerful an
imal. Alice had sunk in heap on
my lap. 1 leaned forward, hoping to
, reduce the wind pressure and add to
our speed, and prayed to heaven for
| succor.
On and on we went. What if we
should burst tire or blow out a
cylinder? The thought was heart
rending. Even at our speed the lion
was gaining. He was only ter
yards behind, He had increased his
speed with mine, making twenty feet
at a leap. The uncanny part of il
was that he did not make a sound
except now and then a low grumb
ling growl, as though resenting The
trouble he was put to in obtaining {
supper.
Far ahead I saw three lights set il
the shape Of triangle. The toI
light was brilliant and threw its rays
directly into my eyes. Thank God
an automobile, approaching from the
opposite direction. opened my
mouth and made ready to shout. Blu
what good would that be- The othel
machine would go whizzing by, ant
we would be no better off than be
fore. Then | flinched and almos
fell into the road, for right in the ali
behind me appeared the cleaning
eyes, the foam-fecked jaws, the mas
slve-clawed feet of the lion, He hat
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24

Folkething, the Danish House of
Commons but the King has insisted
on choosing his cabinet ministers
from the other party, the Conserva-
tives.
The representatives of the
minority have conducted the routine
business of the government, but
whenever they have had TO ask the
Folkething for special funds, that
body which controls the official
purse, has thwarted them. The royal
residence in Copenhagen, the old
palace Of Christiansborg, was de-
stroyed by fire in 1884, and the feel
ing between the Crown and the legTs-
lature had been SO bitter that money
had never been appropriated to re-
store it. For almost twenty years
King Christian lived in comparative
ly small and shabby quarters at the
Amailenborg palace until finally the
long-standing dispute was ended by
the Kings recognition Of the major
ity party.
1t may not he surprising that the
expatriated William Waldorf Aston
should claim for the first American
Astor-and inferentially, of course,
for himself-an ancient and distin-
guished lineage. The distinguished
ancestor to whom his descent is
traced IS Don Pedro dAstorga, a
Spanish grandee of the eleventh Gen.
fury, who settled in France, where
his successors--a long line of sig
neurs and marquises-changed their
name to Astorg. At the revocation
| Of +ho Ediot IF Noptac loan Ioc1uoe
d'Astorg, who was a Huguenot, fled
across the Rhine; Johann Jacob AS
tor the Waldorf butcher, was his
grandson This information will, no
doubt, be of interest to American
antiquarians. 1t is well known that
John Jacob Aston came to this coun-
try an almost penniless immigrant
hailing from the village of Waldorf
in Baden. His descendant of today
speaks Of him as a peasant" but as
a, matter of fact he was the son OF
the village butcher and began his
shop-a fact which it is not recorded
that he ever sought to conceal.
King Leopold of Belgium has con.
ferred upon Mrs Ellen NJ. Henrotin
vice-president and acting president
of the Woman's Auxiliary Congress
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
the order of the Knighthood of Leo.
pold. 1t is believed that Mrs. Hen.
rotin is the only woman in this
country who has received this deco.
ration. She was at one time national
president Of the Federation of Wo.
mans Clubs, and is prominent in So
ciety. She is the wife of Charles
Henrotin, Belgian Consul In Chicago
The Order of Leopold was founded
in 1882 by Leopold /; there are five
classes.
In selecting a wife. Serge de Witte
the great Russian statesman, chose
Jewess, one of the race which has
been treated so cruelty in his coun.
try. Nine. de White was formerly
the wife of subordinate official, but
she secured a divorce and has been
very happy in her second marriage
in spite Of the fact that she has never
been received at court. She also has
been ignored by the leading society
women Of st. Petersburg, notwith
standing the high positions her hus
band has held.
Van Calava.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
all. 1t seldom does turn out just as

all. 1t seldom does turn out just as
you plan it,
"We will go clear to the end of the
Beach Drive" l said, as we slipped
away down Main street and turned
into the Boulevard. "Then we will
come back by the Wood Road, skirt
ing the Zoo and ending up at AL.
phonse's for little supper How
will you like that?' And she smiled
up at me so appreciatively that
felt perfectly sure, for full half a
minute, that she was just as much in
love with me as | with her.
1t was so open on the Drive, and
there was such stream of automo'
biles and carriages that l deferred
speaking to her of my secret. II
would be better in the seclusion of
the Wood Road. SO we talked gen
orally, and looked out over the water
at the vessels in the Sound, and ad
mired the beauty of the glorious
moonlight on the dancing waves
Then, at the end of the beautiful
path along the water we turned alb
ruptly and entered the quiet and Sc
clusion of the great pine woods
The road was rather narrow here
and wound intricately through tho
forest for several miles emerging
upon a broad plaza at the front en-
trance to the Zoo. This road was no
much frequented at night, and | fel
that | would have ample opportunit,
to express myself. | trembled in
wardly. The time was very near.
must speak soon.
1t was very quiet in the woods. A
intervals we could hear distantly til,
baying and bowling of the animal
in the Zoo. OCCASIONALLY an ele
plant trumpeted, or jagua
screamed. We were used to Ties
sounds, but Alice was just a littl
frightened when there came a per
feet babel of sounds from the enclo
sure. She drew closer to me, and
relying on my skin, took my lef
hand from the steering bar and slip
ped it gently behind her, though
dared not take the liberty of EN-
bracing her. She looked up at me i
some alarm, Suppose one of thos
terrible beasts should get out an
come after us?" she asked timidly
/ laughed Mt her fears "Why
would be easy to run away with thi
machine" | said. And anyhow, yo
don't suppose would let anythin
harm a single hair of your, your
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
(From the Automobile Adyncntel

N'rom the Automobile Advocate.)
Under the spreading chestnut trees the
village smithy stands.
The smith, lordly man is he, with vast
and fertile lands.
No more his brawny back he bends be-
meath the horses weight;
No more his ringing sledge he swings in
giant strength elate.
NO more his face is covered Ger with
blazing FORCES smut.
Nor beaded with his honest sweat, its
channels there to cut.
Adown the street he sits at ease before
the waysde inn,
And 1ingles in his hroadcloth pants his
stacks of easy tin.
For wise was he within his day and seized
the chance that came,
BY charging fourteen prices when the
motor cars went lame.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24
chinese dc Ficst Paoec Markers.

The first real paper was made By the
Chinese. The papyrus of the Greeks,
Romans and Egyptians was not paper
at all, but simply the piths of the stem
of plant cut into strips, placed side
by side and across each other and
pressed into a sheet.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-24

The oldest appleiack distillery in the
United States is at Warwick, N. J. The
worm still in use was brought from
England before the Revolutionary war.