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Whit w WHAT THE BLUE MARK MEANS A hht mark here thia week means timt you owe aa much aa one dollar for your paper, and that you are requeated to make a payment as soon aa you can. Mi -ft 0L. XXX MOV NT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1910 NO. 20. GREAT TERROR llf PARIS. 3ad Waters of Ilrer Seine Bring Dis aster to the City. Pari, Jan. 2G. -The snow has Keports received nere irom ceased and the weather is mod-1 Ruen say that the quays and erating. but the Seine is still j fields for many miles are under rising, and Paris like a doomed I water. Half the town of Plais city is holding its breath in ter-1 ance in the department of Gers ror. Half the city is in darkness!'" Emerged and hundreds of In the gloom galloping orderlies : refugees are making their way are bearing instructions which ! to Paris. Extensive floods have can no longer be sent by tele-! xrc in Gironde. where the phone. The army of police, fire- j f v continue to rise at an alarm men and soldiers give the ap-' 1T)X rate pearance of a city fighting for its life. uver.v m nuie Dnng Kraver dangers. New areas are being inundated, quays are collapsing vawning chasms appea in the streets. The water of the Seine has invaded the entire Ubyrinth of underground Paris. It threat ens ruin and destruction of every where. What new disaster will come to the water-lodged city before the Seine begins to fall no one can predict. Already the dam age is officially estimated at $200 000,000. and every hour adds million? more. The ca'.ts rophe promises to exceed the Traits of sinatl6i iJ. ili-ater and become international. The doat'i nil al- m (Ymviimr it- a fri vht nii- ratr ' . 80 e!mUad..,rfe.h r'm.rSidoZen in Canadian c.t.es and GO i and wht n the epidemic, which now appears inevitable, breaks out, it will rim into thousands. Already scarlet fever has ap peared among the refuses at Ivry. Among the superstitiom there is talk of the destruction of Paris as a result of Halley's comet. The authorities are bending their a . ii . r cnwtfiio .U( ii-.- je or trie im- I 1 .1 , j.W.u o u,, w. .... nomeiess. ine puouc suosenp- lT0Le"tiHb5:lhlnC,;,:a!ri.Wa. ttIced and .best have reached nearly $100 000, ; w u7UiCV i u, relief scK.et.es have gone nobly to work. The extent of the floods m rans ma oc juugcu u.y iti lati that about half the length of the quays within the city are under ; u- u . .u ! ... , , , . : to produce the food of the m streets. and thousands ot labor-; . , m. . ..... ersand soldiers are working like madmen to build cement walls to hold back the current. The : ir u ... i 1 1 ilia l' U!) uttvx iici-tiuuiimuMiiu as the cellars are full of water. The Continental hotel a'ld many resii! quart ated. ter fro and the sinking of the Mjuare thiTuttr.s to carry down the ad jacent buildings. As result of a conference raraliamt'iit will be aske I to au thorial an intension of time for comint i i .ul paper becau of the j-en'Tal disorganization f busi ness. r.esitie the failure of ihe gas 1 I.' t I 4 and fiertric ngiuninr pianrs, Paris i.- confronted with anon.' famine. Scores of oil barges from lie., hi tire tied up in the Seine Mid the great dep ts of distribution in the outskirts of I'aris ai t flooded. The oil refin ers at lioucii are tiulingered. The situation in the provinces is no better than in the city, as they are supplied with, o from Paris. An orf.cial bulk'tin t -night stated that the water at Point Royal w ill reach the.'lO-font. mark tomorrow rr.i rning. The pros pect for the immediate fuure is grave a.- it is estimated that the Seine tonight ami to-morrow will ri?e from two to three feit. Moreover it is feared that the high tide which is setting in. be ginning tonight, will Aggravate ihe situation, pouring in an uddi tknal volume of water and ad- U in .he aricratie, conv mce l.7u.rV!ta oecupationa. In a tr ur rapiuo uiuij, tvatu- ....... ,., ,l. . t?..:.i. . .. a oenod of five vears recent v There is ten feet of wa-. Ke were f68" 1 ,e iri'uu , V ' u" . . " ,,,a.u i ,nH,,J m fwu hnl. ,p.p bin . I in the subway station in;l' great measure for the ;s ones ami nne superstition 8 1 anTM were iniured as a re-nf.-.t'M,. r: r 5t 1 ' keeping up of prices and that ! shown to mean death; faith in ; an were ."njurea as ; a re- ding strong pressure to that which is already invading the city underground. .v . 1 M m . lav r: a Praa I ant Hioh Caat el Livina. , rhiIadc.lIjhia, Jan. 2G.-"It ;cog mQre tQ Rpt the necessilies ; . ... . . qratp tfWiftV i than in any other country in the world." This startling statement was ; nude to-night by James Wilson, Seeretaty of Agriculture, in an i address delivered before j Manufacturer Uub of this city, i ' Secretary Wilson discussed "The! i Pi went Food Crisis," in a way I in it was original ana iorceiui. some peopie, ne saiu leu : us tr,at it we repeal tne present .. itantflawtolet in foreign pro-j -. sorul you the Iettyr written . 'ducts free of duty, the present by Dr. shore, director of the; difficulty will cease. I do notStale laboratory of hygiene. t0 , ituViuvo it Porcrj r Xi cpni a Ll... a .i ...u:.u ! cenis a dozen in some American cities. The duty is 3 rents a dozen. What difference would, it make whether you took off that 3 cents or not?" The Secretary further stated that he believed the American people are suffering at present not so much from high living as from the cost of living, his state- IlirilV UCIIIIt, ! it has been said mat tne ..It been ...! American is the best fed, best fc d' h - w shall have to add now that he is tkt, most expensively fed." Secretary Wilson pointed out hat tfce fundamental difficulty was that the people are leaving iL . , . . there are not enough remaining creasing population. The boys ; and girls of the farm, he asserted, jare being lured away to the i cities, to the factories and to the mines, and too great an extent ; the agricultural resources of the country are being neglected. He; that influence would be sufficient I to control the prices of products ; brought from other countries, 1 mi ii liui'i'rli tln" tnrifT were re- mo ed. Secretary Wilson, after de claring that the record made by the manufacturers of the United State is a good one, said "the education of the farmer, how ever, h:e been overlooked. The . , , , the production of f.wd for tl.ei , .. P'l'ie. first Negro Wum.ui Dentist. ' tvun.lia H,o.l. Cei trude K. Curtis of liradford I'M U ih first colored woman ! dentist. She Kissed the fina ex-, animation in the College and Den-1 tal Suregery in Philadelphia, with j high honors, and intends to begin j active practice without delay. I She believes dentistry is one of ' the Itiit professions for women, and has encouragod se veral col ored girls to take up the study. Harsa Ceugha, Slully Coida, j.hui in rhejtt it ml 'fe idns, arc ym) toiv.H thai quiikly (k'Velop into a il.-ui-citoum illncs if the co! I in not curet. Volry'g llir?y atui Tar tis the rouifh heals nnrl I'ajin the oohji-kUnJ iiarts, ami trii'K quitk relief, tk-ld by all 1 ... . i ... .i ; i ii ..ii i ins ih ti;i.ssi"ii am ni' me pxira Thc Had Stone Fake Exposed. News and Observer. It is remarkable how people cling tenaciously to false reme dies and put their faith in tradi tional ways of being cured in stead of trusting to the treat ment of trained physicians. The pathetic "death of young Dernice Mangum in Durham carries a moral that should not be lost He and three other boys in East Durham were bitten by a mad dog. A madstone belong ing to Mr. John Geerwas appli ed to Mangum's wound and it is said to have adhered four hours. Then all four of the boys came to Raleigh for treatment under Dr. Shore, xcept young Man- gum. and they are now well Manm.m AM tmrrnlroir rrnrnt.,l to Durham, put his faith in the hen.they get oge her in con-!tiacted sevcra, sman shot from i mfodi of physicians that Smith mad stone, and died of hydrop- vent,on sernbled thev discuss the eve, but wa9 unable t0 savej wick', condition was brought on hobia. The News and Observer j ways and means for keeping he he sightf and yesterday Mr. bv somethinir hesirlw . At the.vpsfpr.iav nrinnJ a -nnv nf fu uttPr wK!r-h Dr SWp wr-.r Dr j -ww v- .-v- " - t a inn ,f n.irham rn.wi him that young Mangum had retUrned without taking the,"" 7., wV . , treatment. In a private letter: !. 1.1 r : ii.. t0 the ejitoPi Dr. Mann says: sw;w me ki wiiei iu nitu , . , cUJ11, tuai. a.i nc neoole exno.se themselves when;nora hoho' He ,s a ColIeSehad discharged the Walker they refuse to take the advice of cublic officials. It also shows the futility of faith in the mad stone, There, is yet a popular faith i n this relic qf old timej ititinn. Tf I mtake not it superstition wa3 used in the rV.v.-w... - - - ----- -B"-- " VI o J nd no aNflw doubt for a time gave feeling of safety." Thif ad death teaches Jb of vital public importance which i ne tn h pmnh 7l Snmp years ao Mr. J. W. Avent. a I l. known farmor HvinL- noar j Raleigh, was bitten by a mad dog. He was a man of 8raal means upon which he lhad to I Hr, hpaviiv vn n Rflifimnrp! for treatment. His life was saved and when he returned hnmfihesfiton motion the M. tation and influence that resulted j exposure, are killed by railroad in opening a place in Raleigh I trains shot by enraged farmers, for the treatment of person?;?1" or imprisoned. The other bitten by mad dogs in North Carolina. People only learn by pxrmricnpp. Mr. Avnnt's close call made possible the treatment! that is now free to all who come. The sad death of youpg Mangum ; science and receiving the best medical treatment is shown to ! mean life. ' Htgro Preacher who Stole flowra moved tuns every live years From Grave. muke b,jt a Kmi, di,,u j,, the Elizabeth City, Jan. 21). --The solid phalanx of material that j "Rev." Ilines. the negro coi.- still moves from place to place, ; vict who escaped from the county seeking what tlwe is t be ilo j chaingang jiidt before Civ ist-, voured without working for is. .T captured Monday night The hobo problem belongs iu near Old trap, in t.amdon county, He was brought here and yes- V "? ; r . tuiiucniai jumiiu i-uliii i a ui - , led him with an additional CO days , .;f. ,, 1 .M1 on the chaingang for taking the holidays olT. The "Rev." Hines '3 a noted character and is said to be a preacher of powerful oratorical powers. Ho was sent He uungang for stealing flowers from a newly-made grave an(l whcn he escaped was a trusty, bavins about completed his sentence. a SaUguard to Children. Our two children of six and eiht ,lrnvf im to Will'-j i.lacp nnrl yeara have Ih en since infancy Hubje- t ; Ur0C UP 10 X d l'iate ana J u ioWb ami croup. Alnnit three years delivered a cargo of the ardent. eo I started to use Foley 'a Honey ! Two wh:te men testified to hav lar, and it ha never failed to prevent and euro these trouhlea. It is the only ing bought whl.-diey from the ttutVrno C. Ornsttin, (Jreen Hay. Win., dupli-' was sent Up for u rr.Oliths for SoM by all Dmjrifwta. any knowledge of. Rational Hobo Cooreitloa and its Lessons. Well the hoboes are holding their national convention in Chi cago the last week in January. In the picturesque parlance of the road the city's name is short ened to "Shy," Similarly, Kan sas City is "Casey," St Louis is "Loo," Cincinnati is ,,Sin." The tramp has his own language, just as he has his own sign system; also he has his own ethical stand ard, in which work is the prime evil and free food the chief good. American tramps -there are half a million of them now constitute a distinct class. Why, then, should they not have their national convention the same as ! UI U1,1U,CI a v ; hungry wolt out of howling dis- . . A, A ! , a, V a. I"! I'hysiual energy r sually SvXKC i . i i i t r i ppncvoK-nt soul nice jaTiPS was v. :u.u,.'i! '""y sp.m ana sirnes 10 incuiaie ii.;named Valker. the Walkers them a desire to work for their j bt,nff di,chaaged. Mr. Morgan board and keep. before going home yesterday is How is neither a millionaire ; f" wnoe noraceu tne re - i " asui Mn u T T- them, for his guidance. He has clung to his highly ethical ideas for years- refusing to use for '1' l ' 1 III nwo7 ". nsuerf Morgan says, they were passing much a mystery today as it did 8umofmoneywhichheinherited.alonj!radark road when meithe day he was found uncon- 1 Hfrp i. thp. nrnhlpm fivpi r v , , , , thoaggndjioung men. ! three-fourtii8 of whom are be- k""" Ul B'""" rtirnon rnn n rvaa at oivrAArt ani twenty-one. are roaming around thladdurijr favorably wcath- er.an? ae "'mating in me cities in winter Ume. About 50 P6.1" cenf these young fellows, t estimated by students of the 1 L!L t il . subject, develop into human wolves and prey upon the public as a profession until they die of r.i wi IB 1 A n v w i tan r mm f im i t r n after a time and get back into civilization, tainted, it is true, butnot entirely rotten Let nobody take it for grant- that the tramp's lot is easy. slul oi trespassing on railroad "nw ol 1 n'3 W0U.H1 ,nm cate solution by elimination but for the fact that the 50.00;) re- the domain of the higher soc ology. These self el-eted out- WMSa,e"li""!"' , u . 1 . : mir CaUHCU V DUy TM 11. T Uiail (1- , .. ... : fpise them. Miles A. Youn WliiMon-Salem Hepro'Gcls 8 Mouths ' lor Retailing. i Winston-Salrjtn, Jan. 21). ' Eight months on the county roads was ihe sentence given Will Crumb, a negro, convicted be fore the recorder in two" casts this morning of soiling liquor. A woman testified that every Wednesday night, or so. a carri- Sad flight of A Miner. Ashville, Jan. 27.-Mr. John D. Morgan, a prominent gold mine operator of near Morgan ton, and a veteran of the Chin-ese-Japenese war, in which he lost an eye and an arm, was taken to his home yesterday by a friend after a futile effort on the part of Dr. H. II Brigga of Ashville at the Biltmore hospital j weeks at the State hotel. Dur to save the remaining eye of the ( jng his strange sleep, which be unfortunate man. Mr. Morgan ; gan sixteen days ago, Smithwick was fired on Monday, it seems, j has not spoken over a dozen according to information, by some words and at all times seems to person or persons, several shot from the discharge of a gun; taking effect in the well eye. ' Mr. Morgan was brought to Ashville Tuesday and Dr. Briggs ' summoned Tuesday night to at-! tend the n mred man. tie ex- Moruan was taken to his home! i lULaXiy Uii JU. . ft is said thit Mr. Mnrm find D k;,,,,,,,,,, ah Ka. v.,y.. , iinvn, u.lc u ni.i.c I In e,a: linndie- I town, uurke county; tn.it they had trouble with four brotn-rs j brothers he thought no more of the affair untu he found that his partner. Allen, had gotten into. annhpr altPrrinn with Hp mpn . ;and was seVerely their wav home th .. beaten. On that night, Mr. - ii i ... t ( one urea on instm irom arnuain. I h, I the sight destroyed. He made no statement relative to who fired the shots. It is understood from the hotel, as it is feared here that the Walker brothers j any movement might prove fa have been arrested on a charge tal. The attending Dhvsicians of assault. Cirri; Nation in A Fight. Butte, Mon., Jan. 27. Carrie Nation of Kansas, heavyweight champion hatchet wielder of the world, and Mrs. Mary Maloy, keeper of a dance hall, fought one round last night before a large crowd. A knockout was I constant attendance working un prevented by the spectators, who der the directions of attending stopping the fight after Mrs. j physicians, who had charge of Nation had landed a vigorous j the victim's case. Many physi right to Mrs. Maloy's iaw. Tlie cians, both local and foreign, fight was declared a draw. i have been called into seethe A large crowd followed Mrs. patient, but all go away with a Nation through the red light ; shake of the head-they areas quarter last night. The curious puzzled as the rest. surged into Mrs. Maloy's dance! h ill and listened to a scathing denunciation of a pornographic' ' Winston-Salem, Jan. 29.-At a oil painting that hung on the meeting of the local bar associa wall. Mrs. Nation finally made Uon t()day it was decidod to ask a gesticulation similar to the a p0stpOIlt?rnent of the January mov emcnt oi.o r.iight clesenbe in t(.rm ()f crjmi,m C0Urt and Judge throwing a toaiahawk. Mrs. Ma- itWVp, wns w;rwj to that effect, loy. fiii gth it Mrs. Nation was Th,.,v nrc t!mv i.,Knicide cases about t'. destroy the painting. fl l th,. doc-ket. which would draw screame i a tirade against the crusader and sailed irto Mr-. .Nation with loth fisls. F.ctVre Carrie could defend her self, M v had'orn off the Kan- san's i-'nr.et aiid pulled her hair, t i Kpllig ier attack w?ll auove the belt. Mrs. Na'.bn after ' liae-inr L, . fiVfl"ltn ill' I ' I I 1 1 . I I itl V 1 ! If-, W t II l.lillUI .11 I UOHf U to til0 r,l ' 'h'cktt.' a i'ioiH loft, sent a left to ribs and then landed :i irc-.i$ right on May's' j.nv. Ti en the crowd inter feiel. FOR Kxtra f re Guernsey bull it months gallons 3 per ct. butter fat miik per day the Isiar.d has sent out. Trice H2". JOHN A. YOUNG, Greensboro N'urserus,. ircciii-borc,2N'. C. HAS SLEPT rOR 10 DAYSi Caaa at WaaMtty North Carolina Pus lUa Toledo Doctors. Toledo. Ohio, Jan. .-Physicians and detectives are mystified over the peculiar condition in which J. F. Smithwick, a weal thy cotcon merchant of South Creek, Beaufort county. North I Carolina, has remained for two unconscious. It was supposed when Smith wick was found unconscious in his room that he wa3 the victim of gas, a small gas jet above his bed being found partially turned on. There is no doubt in the v.OB fi,- fv w: J lit lia.l WIIC l tilll LUIilC 111 IV o rf n o I nrr cfinn j rma? At ftmc u i ...... u. 'c "t'cua uia evea anu wattnes , ine ngures in me room, dui aoes not speak Smithwick formpd ai i acquain- ; tance with a Toledo girl through ;an advertisement published in a matrimonal paper. After several week's correspondence he came to ioieuo ana met nis nance. AC- rdin to hir tont t h,v hrf planned an early date for their marriage. When he was found unconsci- ; u;a . uua lit ,,,3 iuuiii ai tllC ilULCl LIIC , police started an investigation j but the whole affair amoears as I UUV V. 11 UViV HUUU VkVVJiAl. J CM i scious. tube and is given principally li quids. He has not been removed do not entertain much hope for his recovery. And so Smithwick remains sleeping. When he will j awake is as deep a mystery as what caused his relapse into the unconscious state. Up to the present he has slept just 334 hours. Several nurses have been in lorsjtb Court Postponed ou Account ol Smallpox. great crowds of my ives and it was d eemed best, in view of the preva ence tf smallpox through out the State, not to invite crowding of people and possible infectn n. The disease is r.ot in any alarming stage here, al though there are some cases at the pest house, but the authori ties are anxious totake all pre cautions. ..... Buckfcn's Arnica Salvo Ihe Dest Salve l.i The World. SALE eld. Dam gave 5 . Finest breeding
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