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2 ELON COMMENCEMENT THE CLOSING EXERCISESOF TII E FIFTH YEAR OF THIS COL LEGE—NEARLY *20,000 RAISED THE FAST YEAR. TOM DIXON S STIRRING AOORESS. Judge West’s Address, and Ex-Presi dent Long’s Presentation^Hifoles to Each Member of the Graduating Class of Seven—President Staley’s Happy Remarks—The Young Women Keep Even Step With the Young Men—A Delightful Tim°, and Bright Pros pects. Special Cor. of the News ami Observer. Elon College, June 12th., 18g5. Yesterday was the final day of the fifth annual commencement of Elon Col lege. The trains and private convey ances brought together a large crowd to greet the seven graduates who weie to close their college career and receive their diplomas. The exercises of the day began at 11:30 a. m. with prayer from Rev. J. P. Bar rett, D. D., of Norfolk, Ya. President Staley announced as saluta torian of his class and first speaker on the programme, Mr. J. W. Harrell, of Virginia Subject: “The Tendency of Mankind.” The second item on the programme was an essay by Miss Emma Williamson, of Virginia, subject, “The Alienation of Woman from the Home.” Mr. S. M. Smith, of North Carolina, had as his subject “The Man of the Future,” The next essayist was Miss Irene Clements, N. C., subject, “Religious Education, the Safeguard of Liberty.” The valedictorian of the class was Miss Ella Johnson, North Carolina, sub ject, “The Education of the Future.” Miss Johnson has the distinction of being the first lady valedictorian in the history of the institution. She won this honor in a contest of four years in the face of strong competition from a mem ber of the class of opposite sex. Miss Johnson is a Wake county young woman, and appeared no less healthy and hale the day she graduated than when she entered college. The other two lady members of the class, also, both of whom have taken a five years’ course here in the class room, side by side with young men, seemed no less the worse in health for these succes sive years of college routine work. The orations and essays by these grad uates were pronounced of the first order and by many competent critics who have attended many commencements, and who have heard many papers and speeches on similar occasions at the leading colleges of this State and Vir ginia. Besides the five graduates - three Bachelors of Arts and two Bachelors of Philosophy -whose names are given above, two received post graduate de grees, Messrs. Herbert Seholz and W. C. Wicker, of North Carolina. Miss Bessie Moring and Ulabelle Ed wards received certificates of proficiency in art; Misses Irene Clements, and Minnie Seares, certificates of proficiency in music. President Staley delivered the diplomas and certificates in words, well chosen and admirably suited to the occasion. Dr. Staley has the reputation of being endowed with the happy faculty of knowing iust what to say, when to say, and of saying the right thing at the right time, and then of richly illumining every point with apt illustration. Ex-President, Rev. W. S. Long, D. D. , in very appropriate and well-chosen words, full of intense feeling and deep meaning, delivered, on behalf of the college, a Bible to each member of the graduating class. To each member in dividually was given by the speaker in written form a quotation from the Word of God which he exhorted each to carry with him or her in memory and indeed through life. The exercises of the morning were concluded with the benediction by Rev. J. W. Wellons, of Durham. The afternoon was spent in viewing the elegantly arranged art exhibit by this flourishing department of the col lege, in a social way and in meetings of the library societies of active and of honorary members. The evening was given to the young people, the annual reception and concert. The Lexington brass band furnished the music during the commencement week—beside that furnished by members of the musieal department here. Thursday was indeed a gala day at Elon and the occasion seemed to be highly eDjoyed by the great concourse of people assembled. It marked the closing of a most successful year at Elon, and friends were enthusiastic both over the work accomplished and over ihe prospect for the future. Elon College is an enterprise that has come to stay. Nothing is a clearer index of this than the fact of its rapid, steady and healthy growth and improvement, year by year. The English, Latin, Greek and mathematical courses for young women and young men alike, stand equal to those of the leading colleges for men in the State. The brilliant success of Elon College so far, its grow ng and ever increasing strength and influence, linked with the fact that 65 per cent of the colleges and universities of our coun try, are, as Judge West, in his address on Wednesday, declared, “rather strong and overwhelming evidences in favor of co education, and of the tendency to give our girls the same privileges of higher education that wereenjoyed by our boys.” Nor have the friends of the institution been forgetful in a financial way of the nee's and benefits of the enterprise even duriDg the “hard times”of the past year. During tae year just closed there has been donated to the college in “gilt edge” subscription over fl 9,000, over #5,000 of which have been collected, and one thousand dollars byway of endow ment. An institution with friends like these to back it can but continue to grow and prosper. Two snecial cars on the 2:80 train yes terday morning left with students, pa trons and visitors who came from Nor folk and Suffold, Va., and vicinity. The praises of Tom Dixon for his mas ter-piece of pulpit oratory and sermonic power and true gospel dispensation be fore the graduating class on Wednesday, and then of his famous lecture on “Fools,” at night and of the splendid and eloquent literary address of Judge West, are on all lips. Messrs. Dixon and West proved a team, and those who heard them had a treat not soon to lie forgotten. Many successful and prominent men were present and had seats on the ros trum and in the audience. All, so far as known by your correspondent, ex pressed themselves as delighted with the occasion and charmed with what was seen and heard. The fifth year ot Elon College thus passes into history. SILVER BEFORE PARTY. Senator Dubois Says-That’s the Watch word in the West. Washington, June 14. — Senator Du bois (Rep.), of Idaho, just returned from a trip through that State, said in a sig nificant interview to-day: “We Western silver men will vote for no one but a free silver man. If he be a Republican so much the better. We prefer a Republican. But if the Repub lican candidate is not a free silver man, and the Democratic candidate for Presi dent is, we will vote for the latter. Sil ver, not party, will be our watchword in the West. If neither of the old parties nominates a free silver mam we will nominate Senator Teller for President and Senator Daniel or Morgan for Vice- President, and divide the vote of the two parties. We shall first attempt, how ever, to nominate Senator Cameron in the National Republican Convention. If we bolt both parties we will be able to throw the election into the House, and on a roll call of States we would have a majority.” A Sensation in Wilson. Wilmii gton Star. A passenger who came in on the A. C. L. train from the North yesterday after noon gave a Star reporter an account of a sensational affair that occurred in Wilson, Thursday, about 3:30 p. m. Mr. Will C. Gorham, a respected citizen of the town, went into the rear of the banking house of Messrs. Branch & Co., drew a pistol and attempted to kill him self. He fired three shots, only one of which took effect, inflicting a slight wound in the head. He then went to a hotel, registered, and took a room. In a short time some of his friends called on him at the hotel when he made a violent attack on them, knocking one or two of them down with a chair. A Physician’s Last Resort. Lewiston Evening Journal. “My doctor is a real joker,” said a Lewiston lady. “I didn’t know that my talking bothered him when he was writ ing prescriptions until yesterday. He never mentioned it, and I always asked him all sorts of questions while he was writing them out. Yesterday he exam ined me and sat down to write some thing. I kept talking. Suddenly he looked up and said: ‘How has your sys tem been ?’ ‘Hold out your tongue.’ I put out that member and he began to write. He wrote and I held out my ton gue, and when he got through he said: •That will do.’ ‘But, - said I, ‘You haven’t looked at it.’ ‘No,’ said he, ‘I didn't care to. I only wanted to keep it still while I wrote the prescription.” HOOD’S PILLS cure Liver Ills, Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache. A pleasant laxative. Ail Drogglste. Impure Blood Scrofula Breaks Out in Running Sores The Poison Perfectly Cured by Hood’s Sarsapariiia. “ A year ago a sore came on one ol my limbs. It spread, and soon four others, which proved to be as bad as the first, broke out. I could not account for them and my physician did not seem to do me any good. The erup tions would Bpread to the size of a half dollar, and the flesh would become ulcer r.ted nearly to the :>one. I finally de d to try Hood’s Bar. aparilla, and af i 'jit taking several Mr. C. I). Covintton bottles ol the medi- Farmc: vLte, La. cir.e I am glad to say that my limb is now perfectly well, and I am in better health than I have been for Borne t ime. Soon n ter the sores appeared I was compelled to talce my bed, but Thanhs to Hold’s Sarsaparilla Inn i > . .1 con sider 1T.,. . " i -food medicine to keep in the hit:, y i r moral une. I gladly send you i—; tcjumcnial, a» I HOCuZ Sarsa parilla would liTe every fl f sufferer to know the fef « value of Hood’s Sar- Bapsrilla in a ease like mine.” C. D. COV INGTON, Farmerville, I/uil'inna. Hood’s PUIS arc after-dinner pills, assist digestion, preventconstipation. '&c, Larabee’s Rheumatic Liniment is an old and valued remedy, w ilch has enjoyed a constant patronage for over sixty years, proving its wonderful worth and effi cacy in all painful diseases, such as Rheu matism, Neuralgia, Gatarrh, Tooth ache, Lumbago, liackache and other ailments where pain is an attendant. Try it. For sale by all druggists or by mail 25 cents, WINKKLMANN & BBOWN DRUG GO. Baltimore, Md.. U. 8. A. The News and Observer, Saturday, June i 5 ißqs FOREMAN CHARLES ROLFE. O Superintendent of One of the Biggest Composing Rooms in America. Up to the top story of the Globe build ing, where the typesetting and other machines do everything but talk, says the Boston Globe, there is a pleasant faced, clear skinned light complexioncd man of 53, who has been with the Globe ever since the birthday of that great paper. He is the night foreman of the composing room, and looks fully 15 years younger than he really is. His name is Mr. Charles Rolfe. Nervous headaches that well-nigh drove him to distraction first introduced him to Paine’s celery compound. That wf-.s five years ago, and until that time he was one of the most pronounced op ponents of prepared remedies to be fouud in the city. Just how Paine’s celery compound was first brought to his attention he does not remember, but it has done him so much good that the compound has no more enthusiastic champion living. He is as happy as any one in the enjoyment of good health could be, and for that hap piness he gives full credit to Paine’s cel ery compound. Read what he has to say about the medicine: ‘ I am always ready to recommend Paine’s celery compound when I hear of a case similar to my own. Some five years ago I was suffering from head aches which were some times so severe during working hours of the night that I would clasp my hands over my head to ‘hold the top on,” the pain being excru ciating. These attacks would occur some times as often as three times a week. Sleep was out of the question, the pillow seeming but a block of wood. “Just at the time 1 was suffering most I bought a bottle of Paine’s celery com pound, trgan at once to take it, and be fore a week had passed the headaches began to disappear. I felt almost a new ICE. We again offer from the Raleigh Crystal Ice Factory Ice of best quality and at lowest prices, in Raleigh and to near-by railroad points. Ice now ready for delivery in any quan tity. Jones & Powell Pocahontas Steam Coal is ahead of all others in quality and prices, Jones & Powell, Raleigh Agents. For Grain, Hay, Mill feed, Shingles, Laths, Etc., call on JONES & POWELL. RALEIGH, N. 0. HISTORY OF THE Legislature of 1895. Now In Press and ReadyZforl Deliv ery In a Few Days. It is a carefully prepared synopsis ot the work of the last Legislature in con venient pamphlet form, containing 16f pages. It exposes the incompetency of that contrasts its work with that of Democratic legislatures, and show*- wherein it wrought evil to the State. Sent, post paid, to any address on re ceipt of 10 cents in money or postage. Lower prices to news dealers and book stores for largo quantities. All orders, large or small, must be accompanied by the cash. E. M. UZZELL, Raleigh, N. 0. • | man befoie the bottle was empty. 1 . J purchased more, and for two years kept jit in the house for use whenever I felt a ; return of the old pains. It never failed :in giving me relief. The other members of my family also began to take it—my ; wife for a feeling of general weakness, | she being at that time much “rundown and never feeling well enough to perform the work of the home. Within a week she was, as the expressed it, “as well as ever in her life,” and similar reports came from all our friends to whom we had recommended it. “I feel confident that in nervous head aches and a ‘run down’ system the com pound will be beneficial every time, if not a perfect cure. “In some instances we have not only i recommended it, but furnished it to very aged friends, and the effect of one bottle has seemed marvelous, one par ticular old friend of mine telling me that before one bottle had been used he ‘felt at least ten years younger, and cer tainly had not felt as good for 10 years.’ “During the last five years I have used a great many bottles of the compound— that is, in my home. lam positive that it is a sure cure for nervous headaches and a broken down feeling, especially in the case of elderly persons. “There is one case in particular I call to mind, in which Paine’s celery com pound asserted its good qualities. We had a young married lady friend, who was nursing her 4-months-old child, and found that she could not perform her household duties on account of the weak condition she seemed always to be in. On the recommendation of my wife and myself she took one bottle of the com pound, and before two weeks had passed was able to do Jier own washing even, in addition to housework. About three bottles were used. I have yet to hear from any friend to whom I recommend i ed it other than the most favorable re ' | suits.” -THE- H, J, BBOWN COFFIN HOUSI JNO. W. BROWN, Proprietor, Funeral Director and Em banner RALEIGH, N. C. OFFICE: WAREHOUSE: 115 and 117 R. A D. Wharves So. Fourteenth St. Rocketts. Robert F. Williams Co., IMPORTING P n DC and joßßiNcLa M L/O t. no Rlcnmond, Va. White River Flour onr leader. Impor tera of Coffee. Molasses and Salt a specialtj ANOTHER PIC-NIC. We have about seventy-five white and fancy vests which- show jour linger’» m irks r rom l > -n ' ” 'v> W<. nay for the laundering by giving you your choice of the lotaf 25 p-r cent, less than the iegu.ni i. ik<U p.uxs 1 1 .•■•!» e and single breasted in style. Don't you think you’ll have one of ’em; you must come quick if you do. - HAT BARGAINS— Odds and ends will accumulate, and here is the way w«* dispose of them. We’ve gathered every Derby Hat we have where there are but one or two of a kind, light, medium and blacks, prices were #2, $2 50, #3 to $3.50; your pick in the lot for 50 cents. Think you can use one ? Your Attention, Mothers! We are going to have a special sale this v.e.k in our Boys’ Clothing Department. Boys’ Long Pant Suits That were $16.50, sls 00 and $13.50 are now sl2. sl2 50, sll and $lO suits are now $9. $9, $H and $7.50 suits are now #6 75 $7, $6.50 and $6 suits are now $5 Feel warm? eh ! No need of your being uncomfortable; lots of feather weights here, all sorts for men ami boys and for little money. S. AD. BERWANGER. Denny, Poor & (Jo., j Dry Goods \ Commission Herchants. j; 114 & 116 Worth St., .16 Bedford St., 169 Jackson St., % l^ v . Chicago, j V/' \»,'i ■ ■■ [;\w DIAMONDS. « • Symbols of honesty, tokens of purity, always th» same in faithful and honest value ” SOLITAIRES ““ From 1-4 Kt. to 2 1-2 Kts., set to the best advantage in Tiffany or any other modern pattern. Largest stock to be found in the city. Orders from a distance, when accompanied with satisfactory city references, will have our prompt and careful attention. EDWARD FASNACH, Diamond Dealer and Jeweler, RALEIGH. N C. IS THERE UK Th is Name Plate on a Carriage, THE TYSON & JONES BUGGY CO., Carthage, North Carolina Is a guarantee of Correct Style, Finish f ... »' Southern State?, every cVp.v imrr equip your orders. We are building this sea son the handrcmest line of Buggies, Phaetons, Traps, Surrjys, Cabriolets. Victorias, Bretts and Landaus, | | Ever offered to the Southern trade. Our Catalogue, showing these new styles can be had for the asking. We will make the thTtysonljones buggy CO., Carthage, N.C. I Two and 3-Piece Suits Tiiat were $lO, $9 and #8 are now f #7 50. $7 50, $7, $6 50 and $6 suits are now f $5 00 I $5 and $4 50 suits are new $4.00. { $4, $3 50 and $3 suits are now $2 75.
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