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JWISS a. 3 3 YU?I, Publisher. tfifft' SERIES--VOL 1I.--N0. 27. 1898: THE SUN. 1898. RALTIM011E, MI). Til :'. V. rait nv this I"k--Pi.it. F i:l TII- f'XtlPi.-. AXO WITH PlCOPMi II .iKST M MilTIVK , Kr..KLi ss is Kxpr-ssio.w fill XD IS PP.I.VCIPL.K Vsiixvzv.vzxa i.v Its Ali.kgianck to HllJIT TdtoKIKH AND 1'IOIIT I'HAOTICKS. - Tn;-; vt ruBiJsiiKH -Uxths News All 'Till: IM0. Imi It dim, iiit allow its rolimii R in i. ilirtdt-ii l.y i:ii-!e:iii, iiiniiornl tv pure I h (ioiial lniitc r. i H.-rr niAi.i.Y. The sus 13 tub Cossist- ' km ami) Unchanging Champion and Die - IVXDII OK . I'llI'UL.AIl KlUUrs AND IXTER- tsT.s iHtitxi rfliticii iiiiK'l.iumitKl monopo ly. ..( ev-vy flmrm-ter. Independent in ll I l.ii..s, xi r me i.i iiiinf. It i for jood lf, f, - d -iivriiitif hi ali i good writer. tnnil Filly Cut.- iii' ijUi, Six Dol-l-ir it j r.'ir. The Baltimore Weskly Sun. ; i i'.; ' 'Willi i1 1 '-. - - To o , I VI III ill II 1 1 1 1 v f I "i ": wl m m m m m n mfn - V fl Order. N- docuX. - - Ti rfiiT firti rfT ff - y.dated July-, 188a. Pniw.f JI.Co a Year. fry 13, 1898. WHOLE U MB Eft 880 , Tilts AVekkv Sus publishes all tlie news of p:cli weik, ivjii cmiplfte mvmints if all eve:it of iniere-t throughout the world. i unsurpissed us an AGUICULTUUAL PaPKR. '.' I isl y edited nleiHi prnciit-al experience. win know lutt funning i-.i.-uim and "hut f irni'.T- v :i i i;i .-in Hfji iciil! ural j iMrii.. It .sil.ti'iH r.'aul-ir ri-p ir- of thn wi'lk of the Asi'i'-iill 'ii "I rxp-iiiiieiit titntions tliroiijib- iil lt ' iinlry , i'l tlie .roeet'diii(;s of fnriii-or- fin' ,iinl iistitiilcs,:ind the tlisciiii)ii of in- tlnil. nml nlf.is i:i H$rii.ilMir. It ar kft K.-porls, i'l.iilLiy Venrlu e-it ft'i'l Vet wiii'iry 'Iiiinii n re Hti-tii'irlarly Talmi'il "o ('iiinliy reu Ifrs. Evrry issue ooHtainn Mt.'irint, Pim ii:s, IT. wb-'iM uii'I Pmzz ll.iluiniis, it variety of iMtHiv-itinu nd m lect ttl ill titl' l ve iNitlter ami ottiur Itf:itui'r8 'h!t!i nmlit ir a fl-"in vUit-ir tcitysiiil im ry lioiuesiilik". ' () . D ll ir yt:r. 'I 'il.t-i-rn -uts to sot t. r-!i;i of flui for thf Wit'-kiy Sun. li .th the lMily mi I Weekly Sim luHiiml fre of fMr.Mj;f in l e U iiteO Si ale-", ('tnin1ii ami Ml-xii:i. l'ny tneiils in vai iai.ly in a(fvai;ce. Ailili i's ' ' . A S. AKl-L COMPAXV, ; l i!..i-i.ii. mi l lJr.lri-t rs, Bai.TIkokk.- i. iSiil OPINIONS OF National Importance ALONE ? Diiiiy J;iily l,y - - '.ml Sliiitlay, liy niiijl-, ?if a iT.r. $8 a yoar Tiiti SumJuv Sun the iroatt'st Sumlay Xevspiip( v:: I.'. r In 111 P:icL' 5c a fupy. liy mail, ?2 a year. A :!. N T5IK SI', Sii'W YrU. Rheumatic Cure Liniment. ns' 1 i'i'(l;i'ii f iiimiIm for R!iHiiitmliiit, Ki.i'Hi. K tilotn ' e Thr. .at, S w t-llml Ton-? Ki't;., VV ffii'K. II''H!ai'lic &e i i'it-i f titit &".' in fl ml jmt tMitile. 1K-5HMJXIL v' w'adkkiwiko. s.r .FAi iri: im. 1 Kammhsi , 1st . 1i-a i --'IK: 1 v. n-- Hi-riu'iitul !tli ihfiiiiia tistn in mv ! a' oi l liie . mlilillt of J:ni ,"nrv. fii (.-.tiiisi lyp'n.iil f"v. r. whi. h catt-ii ini' to Milf.-r fX'Tiu-iating pain at liinei, ntit) iifinr iisinif varimw r"niftt!e I fiu d ti.i pi-i'iiiaiii'iit if-ln-f niilil I tli-ciitcil t; try ,ih iiiiiiiiem In I'V vi ii. t used ali"U' a Kllj irm iii Hlki.j iili Hie i npl iiAf iif h t-i-if. t !H-liwt it :i dtf.i.i sh'-t rhi'U' n.-ti iK.it. V.-i ) i :i! v. -. . . " -. Jkii T C'akpsiC v F. r ' v D. 1 A v OSI), - . '. VVadsUtrii N. V, " .' The use oi the surgeon' knife li be-coming- so general, resulting1 fatally in such a larg-p number of cases, as ts r it t i i . i i i . "M Jvir. wimam waipoie,oi wiunto South Dakota, writ? "Avut three years ag-o, th under my left eye a little Mok'abont the ...r a W size ox a inuu pca It grew rapidly ,and shooting- paJns.raa iu every directiod. '.-I , became alarmed and consulted a : good doctor, who pronouncea it can cer, and said that it 'mlil tw ut out. . X 1119 A WUU1U UUt consent to, having little faith in the indiscriminate use of the knife. Read ing of the many cures mada by S. 3. S.,.1 determined to give that medicine a trial, and after I had taken it a few days, the cancer became irritated and began to discharge. This after awhile ceased, leaving a small scab, which finally dropped off , and only a healthy little scar remained to mark the place where the destroyer had held full sway. A Real Blood Remedy Cancer is in the blood and it is folfy to expect an operation to cure it. S.S.3. guaranteed purely vegetable)! a real remedy for every disease of the blood. Books mailed free; address Swift Spe cific Co., Atlanta, Ga. T Bkwwktt, Jho. T. Bkxnett t'BAWFOPn TV BFfXKTT. Bennett & Bennett Attorneys-at-Law, Vniit-Hitt.ri , N. C fjB't roo'ii on thvrt7!it In the omirt boua. Will prnclii-e in all the i-mirtu if fh State. Kpeeial attenti-n given to the examination nid iuvestiaat ion of Titles to Real Estate, irawing Deeds and ntl-.er instrument, Col---tinn of Claims, the Managing of EUtate .'..i- 0 ' irdUns AiliiKiiistrMtiirs aiul Krecu or8. and the Foretrlosure of Mortgages. . Will attend the court of Stanlj and Mont .ijninry vounties. ' ' Prompt attention tven tuall liuiinesi- In nutted to them. T. L ELLIOTT, MnuufflBfltal Works. Agent for IRON -i'EENOES: 235 West TmdiTStreer. Uiiarlolio, N.C. w. f, r;m v, j), I), s.. r OiHoe iiSnntk & L anlap Buiklinn. , ' Wadesboro, North Carolina. AU.OPRRATtONK VV KKANTEft wjll I at Voryen first Tuesday in each SSSvMbiif .- --' .- .' ti3 A : "'- :VA. n, mm-. Will :f WiHism Fuller Sn l-e n:H-r--'!tie.l lirtvint; tt .1iH.il -t for. Ill- C' -i k "t 'hn Superior (' in I t A . w.mi nut: t hi'- f tl:e lrtt. will .iiti! SJS l.-iii.eiil ! -iiiaie If dlt-r --t 'i it, .l-f -:. fl.'i 'liv it'tfy ail !!. ii. h li-i . ui ailaloiN il'i'- tit-iH-.'si'ii to ext.irir tiienii' -e to IB -it. r it.f'11-f llu It) -i ilay ii t ti mt.tr, 19 oi' 1 1 i - )i -lire '.v:li 1 ; le ded in War tit ,lif ir IU .ei . A li Houti s in. It-lil. d t. tllf : etut-' tir : . tj- tnil -it tnaUe ir nop:- ih,) - mill, i l::S I J. --.. t -f r '.( 'i l-ttl. . V J. F S-U'iB-1 it ic. LBK mjr: j urr, " Kt'-filtnl-K : H liil.'illl F. Mil- 1, il.'Cti.iStfd Sd;ki i ti 1 ..oi4lir U.iit SB :itt rouied -toe :v;jie' 1"iU e;.i.-clally ..:r iid uuiacb itv.Ur is rcy's Vermifuge -. tmtuJi i-htiilretifur 50 ra:-.r. 5and: r- f :v:;:s. lAtv-k. iont tbe !U "t tb !::;: 1 ' -..t-i , v.rt-? f?r M cut. 1.. A S.. , ! : it..re. ili. A. S. MORIRSON rALBlt 'T VTliOF -MOXITII CAUOLl.tA, 5 A CtiVM V U 'Hi t Hie V I K. J. lUtliff p'. ;nt ff, ' :Wi5. It-l!flr: fltn- I'n. i e:iti r, Jiwo A. C'.ie i:.r. Al lies HiMilf M .r Kn il. ,s. :, H.ii if .1 nine Hil.Mir, V. f,. I.iti.lf - n il N. I.. Hilit-fr ile'i ti-JiihU pllOOl- KII.NpS Knit AI.Ull'MKNT CF-E II--. .V-iTW'UTi Jfd.N-K'-H"'"T IH yF.N'DANTS ' Tl'-K TAT I F Ni'liTH Caiuji.I.xa Th M !i v n-f.HII S, I-, K tllir (.4uU'. S. -U.ttlifi Jui.it-Hit.. If, lir-fiiiigf -"' Y-iu me itt rcliy i..iiid t -p Hf ! fore t!i: nnlrs'ir ! Ch-rk'tf t'n Sti,j-ri, - I ,'wirt, . r the 1" -Utitv a. il tH'ttte k ft. esaid, lit ti!s v o'li'v- :A. 1'if or? h'.u ;e u. Wn- . ,..-ii af li tl'U in tin I Ui?s1.i . the 25lh oay id J.-tii ' i i n , UliS ;iml Mi-tti't- nr m-inur t:. ilie , I ii it if iii, p'ti.t ff, chilli is. mi tiV nt.lu said . llu-"-, i-i jij -llteui lil lie leii.icrt-.-i ae i i r tii-a Ui tlie ii(!tr t f said IViitioi.. This "p . rtiti:tj i inKriiu'-d i- aid pt-intiff t" .-. riir iui "nl! 'til et. .if d'.wi-r in the J nt1. if ji-li her tln-M-i-d i usliid ! ti-i'ii . ,:d f it-e.:i- i dill i.-a hi- eiiv. rtnre w ith :iid : piitil 1 II, U il-i n.y li ! at ffl.-e f i H'atlenie'Mt tlifd - tlrt-Ii'.t-r Ul.H.--lW.----'' , JUUN I'-. A-cL L'CHLt.Nv , uf ' V Clt ri. f iip-fiol' Jurt, Berkshire Pigs: 1 have a very finir tot f fiorkslnre PiKsi fur sals', and as I am to fuising tiiein they will lie sold ut a sacnlica Tln'y urt no' ready for delivery. ? J. O. BOY LIN. C5 hi 11 w o rip i I ,.":'-r' Nw rait PACKER'S . mxunant trrtywth. let Qoxorfj uro iDULDiui i;o nr. pitet tt hair laiiiiiff. and tl.uittt DrufwK, Uicles ii,t(lew'-,l5fvv' iH killds re paired on sliiyt lioictv JngpeetetVVatcne8.r'S. 4-? L- IJ. It. f on r .your ' ; -r . .--T J- Fuu i'l eeti yeai'' bi?pfci'ioifiD ,V0j be fou a J iti G'ttratt'y' otoreoivVttJe ttree'r., ' . ;y - 4 . 'J: ' ; ' H. J. Bierman, t - ' -:' -; : - ' ttiirt itealer- i: "lt kinds of Country Pro flf'r ; Uieri Efts, P.tultr.Vi Fruits, .Vejt etaWes, T'orii. ec'. ' Quick sale: prompt leuiins. inisUiHntTiis.ajljcjlpif.. Market n!ioi-ts,'refeTt'ni-es,'efe.f free upon lip, Il eal ion. 105 S. Front St., V ilmiutou, A, G. Cflfflinissioa Mercian IV.UNGRAMI.D. m Kile sriUtt ee r Order. Landmark. " Amonff the multitudinous meuts iu the library at Fort Monroe there i not one of wore absorbing interest than the diary of Brejt. Lieutenant John J. Graven, sur geon United States volunteers, who was the physician irxcharge of the fort wbeu JeffersoriTJavia was within its walls. Die diary gives a graphic account of the prison life of Mr. Davis and contains many incideuts that reflect his devotion to the Lost Cause. Its pages are not colored by sectional feeling, but on the con trary, they bear the unprejudiced testimony of a medical advisor, who was not blind to the character and attainments of his patient. It cov ers a period of about six mouths, during which time l)r. Craven at tended the president of the confed eracy almost daily. While the narrative in the main is not uew to some of our older read ers, there are many who have never seen it and it will be read with in terest even by those to whom it is not unfamiliar. . . The propeller, William P. Clyde, having on board several important prisouers, dropped anchor in Hamp ton Koads on the 19th day of May, 18G5. The prisoners were Jeffersou Pa vis, president of the confederacy; Alexander H. Steven, vice pesN dent; John II. Reagan, pofitnmster general; Clement C. Clay and others of lesser note. Mrs. Davis and her four children were also on board the Clyde, which lay in the lioads sev eral days beforf any move was made to transfer the prisouers. On May 31st Mr. Stevens and Mr. lleagan were removed to the gunboat Tus carora, which immediately started with them for Port Delaware, General Nelson A. Miles arrived at Fort Monroe from Baltimore on the afternoon of May 22d. He relieved Colonel Roberts of command of the fort and atuohoa ra(Je preparation for ...the. .transfer , of Mr. Davis from the Clyde, to his prison-house. Rows of guards' were stationed on either side of the route from the engineer's lauding, where the prisoners were to be put ashore, to the water battery vostern. That was done to keep back the crowd that had gathered to cjltch a glimpse of the distinguished prisoner. : ' ' The landing of Mr. Davis was un der the immediate inspection of Major-Oerj.? Hal leek and the late Charles A. Dana, who was at Unit tim, assistant secretary of war. Col Pritchard, of the Michigan oavalry, wlo immediately affected the arrest of Mr. Davis, was iu command of the guard from the vessel to the fort. First came General Mlles,holding th; arm of Mr. Davis. Following them came Colonel Pritchard and Mr. Clay, with a squad of soldiers in the rear. ' Mr. Davis wore a plain suit of confederate gray and a gray slonch hat. He looked mnch worn and very haggard. He was placed in casemate No. 2 and Mr. Clay in No, 4. In Nos. 1, 3 and 5 guards of sol- tliti' were stationed. Qn the morning of the 83d of May the proud spirit of Jefferson Davis underwent a severe trial a trial which was probably severer than has ever iu modern times been iuiiicted upon a man of such emi nence. - Oo that morning he was shackled. Lieutenaut Craven's story of the oirenmstanoe is as follows; .., Captain Jerome & Titlow, Q? tle third Pennsylvania artillery, entered the prisoners cell, followed by. the blaoksrolj of the" fort and ..his as- sistaift, tlje Jitter Parrying In hl bands some heayy a?i4 harshly rat tling shackles, Mr. Davis feverish Mir ft aepleia night, was reclining oi his conch wbemtbey entered, Ili food of the day before was still lying untouched 00 it tin plate near him. "Well," "said jtfr. Davis : as 'they entered, slightly raising his head. "I have an unpleasant duty to per form! ir7 said Captain Titlow, and M he spQlis the blackaroitb took the shackfes from lU assjsta. 1) i.Xhe prisoner leaped from liis bed with flushed : face, and hi :oHute niJlifce grew livid aud. rigid as -deathi He gasped for bijeath and .plntphed bis throat With"tthe':'thfn fingei-s 'of 1.:., :t,i- v,-;t--a-i. irk.u si.xUl.Li''" K be- each h:' Davi8 death nrvt?f yourdened. At solicita ... rihackle8 were me .5tu,0f Mav. Lr. ton uv; i shackles are reqiVixCT'Td' run iUilroutJ oaHs by Viro triptiy altiide4 Of re op. omI t,t0im (ot?l, . 0 com that secure the safe custody of a; weak old man in snch a fort sis this?" "It could serve no purpose," re plied Captain Titlow, "his orders are from Washington, as mine aretfro him." : "But he can telegraph," insisted Mr. Davis eagerly. "There must be some mistake. No such outrare iwl yon threaten me with isoturecTml in the history of nationsBeg liim to telegraph and deluy until he re ceives au answer." : J Wlvav V. , -, - the officer, "and admit of no delay. For your own sake let me advise you to submit with patieuce. As a sol dier, Mr. Davis, you know that I must execute orders." -" "These are not orders for a sol dier," shouted the prisoner, losing all control of himself. "They are orders for a jailor, for a hangsman, which-no soldier wearing a sword sbonld accept, I tell you the world will ring with this disgrace. The war is over; the south "is. conquered; have no longer auy country but America and it is for the honor of America, as for my own honor in hfe, that I plead against this degra dation, Kill me!.- Kill me!" he cried passionately, throwing his arms wide open and exposing his breast, "rather than inflict on me and on my people this insult worse than death." "Do your duty, blacksmith," said the officer, walking toward the em brasure, its if not caring tor witness the performance. "It only gives in creased pain on all sides to protract this interview," . ----- At these words the blacksmith ad vanced with the shackles, and see ing that the prisoner had one foot npon the chair near his bedside and his right hand resting upon the back of the chair, thebra wljy ifie- chauic tried to slip one of the shackles over the foot so raised, "bnt as if with the vehemence and strength that frenzy alone can im part, Mr. Davis suddenly' seized the iron-worker and hurled him half way across the room. Captain Titlow turned, and seeing that the prisoner had backed against the wall for further resistance, be gan to remonstrate with htm. The officer tried to convince him that his course was madness and that orders bad to be enforced at ! any cost. "Why compel me," he said, "to add the further indignity of personal violence to the necessity of your be ing ironed." "J am a prisoner of Tar," fiercely retorted Mr. Davis. "1 have been a soldier Hi the armies of America and know how to die. Only kill me and my last breath shall be a blessing on your head, but while l have life ijrjd strength to resist for - myself nd for my people this thing shall not be done." Ca pt ai n Ti 1 1 o w 11 0 w f u 1 lyf ecog- niaed that the charnpter of the man with whoai he had to deal was such as could not be turned from what he regarded as cardinal principles of honor by a few soft words, as the wind moves the leaves on the trees, aud, determined to end Jih interview and put the orders which" had been given him into effect as soon "as pos sible, he called n a sergeant and file of soldiers from the next room. Hie sergeant advanced to seize the, pris oner. Immediately Mr. Davis flew ftt hioii seiaed his niqsk.et aud at. tempted to wrench it from his grasp. Of course such a sc.eue could have but one issue. There was a short, determined struggle. Jn a moment Mr, Davis was thrown on his bed and - before the soldiers removed their hands from him the black smith had done his work. This done, Mr. Davis lay for a moment as if in a stnpor. Then, slowly raising himself and turning arqiim he d,!pped ids shackled feet to the floor, the clank of the chains eemed to recall him. to his situation, and hiding his face iu his hands, he sobbed passionately aud cried; 4Qh the shame; the shame z""7 N :" -With his feet bonud by the. heavy and '"rudely..-constructed shackles, Mr. TJavis lay otv.hjs conch for gey appearing first t,u svell -wjthiudig-f:!! davV.: The tr-.iy . beaming fwui, tiafion Urn! th'ejV to 'shrink with ter- similar 10 that which was furnished rr, 9 b? glanced from the cajitttjo'i . the hw'rfy soKUqis of th? fort, a tin jU OU recommended that his rvjillowed thtinse of to- 1CU uu THE :L.UXURIorS SEXATE. his .rjgbt hand;ij" Thin,' recovering himself elowlyj while ;bifi; wasted: fig : NV Q. A towered llJri 111 full -.-beijhty bacco,and this privilege was granted. Fot sometime after his incarcera tion a Bible and prayer-book were all j.hat Mr. Davis vas allowed to read. Newspapers were strictly .prohibited. On June 21th permis sion was granted for him to have miscellaneous literature. On the Istt&ie day he was informed that he r t -. - a a ..a woulu be allowed , to walk on tne ramparts one hour each day. Dr. Craven noticed that Mr. Davis" meals were rarely touched, and asked permission to supply from, his own table tne prisoners toou. Alter some' delay this request was granted, and the foolish idea that the pris oner would attempt self-destruction with a knife or fork should they be allowed him, w;as abandoned. Mrs. Craven and her daughter prepared, with "their own baods, such delica cies as they thought Vronld tempt the appetite. of the fallen leader. Mrs. Davis wrote Dr. Craven sev eral touching letters, containing anx ious Inquiries regarding her hus band's treatment and his health. She had read iu the newspapers the most distressing reports as to his critical illness and cruel treatmeut and begged for a line that would convey the truth. Dr. Craven was not allowed to auswer the letters, however, and the grief-stricken wo man was compelled to bear the in snfferable suspense. Mr. Davis and his physician be came very friendly. They discussed art, science and literature, and de rived mutual pleasure from frequent interchange of opinions. The pres ident of the confederacy often spoke cf slavery.- He laid "aside the preju dices of a politician and spoke of it as a philosopher aud as a friend to the negro. ' . ' 0$ all the criticisms of his ene mies, there was no other that affected him as much as the odious, absurd and malignant insinuation that he was in some way conuected witk the assassination of Lincoln. "Of Mr Lincoln," sas Dr. Craven, "he spoke not in affected terms of regard or admiration, but paid a simple and sincere tribute to the goodness of his character, nis nonesty or purpose and his Christian desire to be faith ful to Wis duties." On November 10th Dr. Craven was ordered that in future, when at tending Mr. Davis, he. confine hia conversation strictly to professional jters. Jt 111s edict precluded a continuance of the close relations that had existed between the - two men for " several months. At that point the diary closes. His splendid self-control was the element of Mr. Davis' character that most forcibly impressed Dr. Craven He appeared to have accepted iu good faith the newrder of things which the great confftct and the de feat of the south had made neces sarr. "His feelkig for friends and those who were friendly toward him,'" says Dr. Craven, "was very etror.g, and bis fidelity to them was remark able. Of uone of GotLs creatures, not even his most bitter enemies, did he think or speak unkindly." Resignation. He was a fine frWpw, but he would drink. As far as money wa3 concerned he could afford it, but from the stand point of hia health he could not. So it was decided among his friends that he should be influenced to take the gold cure, He refused to take it. "Bat," protested his friends, "your physician says that if you keep fin drinkine von will surely eo blind. Now the question is simply this, do yon pre fer beings cured, of the drink habit and retaining your sight, or do you prefer "to keep on drinking and go blind?" The young man paced the floor for some lime, and was in a brown study. Fi nally he turned to his friends and with a resigned expression of countenance, re plied, '-Well, I guess I've seen about verytriin. fcxcuange. The Members Cost the Conn try 913,000 Each Per Year-Salary the Smallest Part or the Cost. Waller Wellman, in Asheville Citizen. "f bave.een a good deal of the parliamentary "bodies of the world, and there is nothing in Europe that equals our Senale for geuuine, lav ish, luxuriousnes3.-.The Senate em ploys a greater number jelerks and assistants than any other legislative body in the world approximating it in size. It is remarkable fact that the salaries of the Senators form only a little more than one-third of the act ual expense. -The eoat-of running the Senate tear was just e sum only THE TOMB OF ABRAHAM. during the last fiscal j $1,214,23.50. Of I $440,000 was paid out! for salaries of the Sefitors themseljes. The offi cial figures show thai $86,000 was paid oit for mileage tf Senators, or almost $1,000 to rutV "fceuator ;nru- der the absurd old law which al- ows each of them 10 cents a mile !or transfer to and from Washing ton, aUhougb a majority of them ride on railway passes. - Other items of expense in the grand total are: Salary of. the Vice President, $8,000; salaries of officers, clerks, etc., $458,935; one month's extra pay to officers . and employes (how generous the Senate is!), $47,027; salaries of capitol po lioe, $28,011, and contingent ex penses, $148,336. In other word?, each Senator costs the people in round "figures as fol lows per yean His salary $5,000 His travel to and tro 1,000 People to wait on him 5,G50 Policeaien to guard him 800 His miscellaneous expenses -.. 1,650 He was Buried Iu the Care of Alaephelah and the Meham medaus Are Keeping All Here ties Ont. Jonh It. Stoddard's Published Leclures. But of far greater interest than this pool of Hebron is an object now inclosed by the massive walls of a Moslem mosque. The Chris tian traveller may survey their exterior at a respectful distance, butlf he places the slightest value on his life he should not try to enter ttie iuclosure. Beneath the mosque, which these high battlements surround, there is a caver " It is the cavern of Macphe lah which Abraham, on the death of his wife, Sarah, purchased as a family burial place, nearly 4,000 years ago. Here he himself was also buried: and, later on, within this cave were laid to rest Isaac and Jacob, with their wives Jacob's body having, at the patri arch's request, been brought 0vuiiiT.Lvgy-jt.. placed there by the side of his wife.rteah. More over, since it was emba'ined after the manner of Egyptians, tis fea tures probably remain well-ugh intact to-day. It is humiliating to admit thi J. C. Berry, one of the best known citizens of Spt-noer, Mo.. te'titie that he cured him self of the morst kind of piles by using a few litixes or DeWitt's Witou Hazel Sultf. He bad been troubled with piles for over thirty years and bad used inanv different kinds of so-called cures; but PeWitt's was the one that did the work and he will verify this statement if any one wishes to write bim. For sale by Js. A'.' Hardisoii. Don't Tobacco Spit sjid SmoVt lour Life Away. If yon want to quit tobacco usiug- easily and l'orever. be made well, strong, luugucuc, lull of new life aud vigor, take No-To-Buc, Vs -r-nri-T TT-orL-.-r. tint, m: ',"cs rrci-V-rrcn ,-.jr- ;;-ia V a i:um.is iu tea sL -.. Over !:,0,000 cured. Bay No-To-Buo olyos-.r iiruagUt, ur.Jer guar.tiiso to cure, 60j or l.(i0. Booklet and samplo mallo.1 free. Ad Sterling Ucrtio-'y Co.,CUicaso or iN'ow YorK- Total of each Seenator ...$13,600 It may seem surprising that it re quires almost $8,000 a week the year through whether the Senate ia in session or not to pay the salaries of the officers and olerks aud em ployes of the Senate. But look at the number of them. To attend to the affairs of the Senate" there are employed a secre tary, a chief clerk, a financial clerk, a minute and journal clerk, an enrolling clerk, an assistant fi nauctal clerk, a reading clerk, a librarian, an assistant librarian, 11 cterks not classified, a keeper of the stationery, with two assistants, a sec retary and messenger to tne presi dent of the Senate, a telegraph ope rator, a telegraph page, a chaplaiu, a clerk to printiug records, a ser- geant-at arms, his clerk, an assistant doorkeeper, his assistant, a postmas ter, his assistant, 7 mail carriers, riding pages, with horses, a superin tendent of documents, with five as sistants, a superintendent of fo'ding rooms, with 4 assistants, a chief en gineer aud 3 assistant engineers, elevator conductors, 2 machinists, au upholsterer and locksmith, 2 car penters, 2 telephoue operators, a keeper of the bath, a keeper of the stables, 4 holstlers and a wag master. This is only a start. There are 65 clerks to committees and 3 assist ant clerks, and 29 Senators are pro vided with a personal clerk at the expense of the government. Then there are messengers to committees aud laborers and folders aud firemen galore, besides the 15 or 20 bright page boys who flit about the floor, of the Senate. So it is not difficult to see where the $505,000 a vear for employes ges to. And how does the Senate manage to speud $3,000 a week for contin gent expenses? Easily enough. Last year it cost more than $22,000 to provide the Senators with station ery uud similar supplies. Horses and wagojiifst $5,000. l for heating Senate 'cost kOO. repairing and cleaning cost $6,000. To fold the -sigued for constituents t.., 1 A AAA Tlta rvr.nl- ilU tll.-,WIV. 1I1C til,IV- ffuicn the statesmen use in shipping books and other things to their hohs costs $1,000 for ma terial alone. The expenses of spe cial committees wh2ch go out for in vestigations were $10,000 last year It cost $25,000 a yeat to report tho proceedings of the Senate steno- grapbieally. Last March the Sen ate took charge of the inauguria ceremonies for which an appropria tion of $5,000 was made. See bow closely the calculation was made as to the actual expense when every thing was counted up and the billa rll paid there was just $37.21 left. n 1 rnronasii furniturtj speeches co3t mon ing boxd Rojal iaka the food para. Favnin Absolutely Puro tan, aww pewnrn ee.. af mmL STUDEXTS STARVING. Dr. Harper Tells f a Startllaic L State of Affairs at the Chfeat; I'alTersily Three" Dlea front That Cause. Baltimore Sun. President Harper, of the Uni versity of Chicago, at the twenty-first convocation of the Uni versity, held at the Auditorium last night, made the astounding assertion that of five deaths 1- -- 1- 1 . A f 1, a. TTrM T mf,--,, M trw WU1CU llilVC ULLUIItu l mv- wi- uv.liut.1 Jtw 11VJ1 1111.31-10. 11 . . . - . j i it.- :.versitv in the last five years, UitV iLclUU UCiJlUC LUC It U 111 U 3 11-1 ., - , . j 1 ; . 1, which repose the founders of the three may be attributed - directly Hebrew nation. But such is the act, for the Mohammedans guard with jealous reverence the tomb of Abraham for whom ther name is 4,The Friend of God-'t t is a singular coincidence thar such a title should be given him by Moslems, for in the epistle of St. James we read: "Abraham be- leved God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness, and he was called the Friend of God." Of course no illustrations of the tombs themselves can be obtained so long as such restrictions exist but one may view at least the entrance to the patriarch's sepul- chrer guarded by solid masonry and iron bars. By a special firman from Constantinople, in 1862, the Prince of Wales was admitted here, attended by Dean Stanley. In 1S66 a similar favor was accorded to the Mar- - -w- 1 quis 01 iute, ana rnree years after to the crown Prince of Prus sia, the late Emperor Frederick. One can imagine, therefore, what chance there is for ordinary tourists to enter. According to the accounts of those who came here with these princely visitors the tombs of Abraham, Sarah, Jacob and Leah are in seperate apartments, lined with marble and approachad through silver gates. .The place of honor, in the centre, is oc cupied by the tomb of Isaac. Be tween the tombs of Abraham and Isaac is a circular opening and it appears probable that the struct ures which are seen are merely modern cenotaphs, the actual sepulchres being in a subter ranean cavern at a still lower depth with pieces of paper which represent the accumulutions ot A centuries. They are written pe titions to Abraham which pious Moslems have droopped though and aperture above. "Is this the real cave of Macphelah?" we inquired. "Can this be the actual tomb which Abraham acquired 40 centuries ago, with all the formality and care revealed in the description given of that bargan in the book of Genesis?" It : seems at first incredible, but the are many ar ojuments in favor if its genuine ness. His address has created a sensation here. The resident stands by his declara tion, although he refuses to give any names. Investigation at the University today developed the fact that the 1,200 students en- amonof He Had Xol Eaten Tor Nine Days. New Yok Dispatch. Uirected Dy tne jamtress, a policeman went to i room at 100 West Thirty-third street, to-day, where he found a man in thejast .a nr. stage 01 staavation. ine man was Dr. Charles Smith intelligent, cultured and youthful. The only article of furniture was a bed and Smith was lying on it dressed and scarcely able to talk, He had eaten nothing for nine days. Physicians at Bellevue Hospital say his recov ery is doubtful. rolled thercare scores compelled to struggle along on the scantiest food to pay their way. This ap plies not only to young men, but to vounp; womeH as well. TTip. niiPrirn ol Trroviai rmtntmii fnon f( of students of th an important one,'N dent Harcer. "and Tv o"een forced upon our attenfTfcfC more than once in a painful way. I did not overstate the question in my address last night, when I said that hundreds of students in the University are living upon a diet which does not properly sup port brain work. "Many are literally starving. TheUni versity is turning out men of strong intelligence, but weak bodied. Some of them are mor al and intellectual dyspeptics. It cannot ha expected that they will be of i? .;ch use in the world. If the body?s.not jproerlyjooar ish ed min d v li 1 refuse to act as it should, and I therefore hold that it is necessary to take care of and cultivate the one as well as the other. "This is a subject upon which I have thought deeply, and noth ing but the lack of funds- has prevented me from carrying out some of my ideas. What is needed is a place where the stu dents can get good food cheaply. By good food I mean whole- some lood tnat is well ana properly cooked. Some of them board in restaurants, which is not so bad: others live at' the fraternity houses where . the food is excellent, but others "batch it" and live on the smallest sum with which - they can get along." ' Important . announcements wete made by President Harper at the convecation. : . One of these was a gift of ; $300,000 by John D. Rockfeller to. ena ble the University to swell its income for the year,' beginning July 1, 1898, to $79,000, the sum neeueu 10 carry on ltswoiit as planned. " - " The Times Bays ttat Newell Robinson a Southern Railway section hand, living about a mile south of Hendersonville, was severely cut with a razor in .the hands of his wife.Thursday afternoon ot last week. They had been drinking, and it is said, engaged in a hand-to-hand fight. Robiiscn knocked the woman down twice, 'but sHe was plucky, and succeeded ii getting several telling strokes on the back of his head and neck with a razor. The wounda were dressed by tr. L. B- Ashworth, and al though it took sixteen stitches to close the -wounds, he thinks they are not fatal. J. M. Thirswend, of Grosheck. Tex.. ur that when be ba a spell of indigestion, and feel bad and luegih he takes two of De H'itt's Little Early Riser at night, and ha U all right tbe next morning. anv thou sands ot others do the saoie thing. Doyouliand one (bat cas be trusted. Sold br Sold by Jas. A. Hardison. MILLS 4 MU.1,S, Wades boro, X. C. rhvsioians ara the friends of the family. HARPER Whiskey is the friend of tbe physicians. A most" valuable assistant IS A Juvenile Logician "Ma, there any pie left in the pantry?: "i:e:e 13 cue v.irce, bnt von Can't have it." 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