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President Diaz, of Mexico, is 79 ' years old. Raleigh is to have a new to be called the Grand. theatre The State fair will be held at Ral eigh Oct. 18th to '23rd. There is said to be 1,000 cases of : pallagra in North Carolina. Eight killed and fifteen injured in ; a terrible railroad wreck near Pe- grom, Tenn. ! Bishop Key is said to be the oldest j effective Bishop of the Methodist I Church, South. I Mr. C. C. Cherry has been re-el ect ' ed Keeper of the State capital build ! ing and grounds. Dr. J. C. Kilgo delivered an able address before the National Bankers Association at Chicago Friday. Alice Webb Duke, wife of Brodie L. Duke has been committed to an insane asylum at Kankakee, 111. Dr. Edward L. Tucker, of Hen derson, committed suicide on the 15th inst. No reason can be given for the rash act except ill health. The Brodie Duke two-story brick building will be changed to a four story steel structure. The building will be 200 feet long and will cost $1000,000. The Cleveland Springs property and hotel has been sold to a capital ist of tAthens, Ga., the purchase price being $18,000. The property will be greatly improved. President Taft has left his summer home at Beverly, Mass., and is now taking a spin around the continent. He will travel 13,000 miles and visit ") cities in 25 different States. Mr. J. B. Henry has harvested his field of fine corn and from a plat, nearly 1 1-2 acre, he gathered 103 bushels, for the A fine acre was measured prize to be. offered. Mr. - corn and is satified that his will cost him not more than 30 cents per bushel. Wadesboro Ansonian. j Mr. Eccles Huff, who left Salis bury three months ago to try his fortune in Oklahoma, the praises of which have been sung loud and long in the ears of North Carolinians for the past year, returned last night and will resume his position with his father, Mr. W. II. Huff, in the lat ter 's grocery. Oklahoma is a good State, but North Carolina is better, says Mr. Huff. Salisbury Post. Game is reported to be over plen tiful this year, especially deer and bear. A Mr. Dixon, who return ed from the Davis Shore section, in Carteret county, says that he has never seen the like. Two others with him went hunting in the percosin at the head of South river a few days ago, and killed each a deer in a few hours, and as they were returning home killed another fine buck. New Bern Journal. Population of the Earth. The latest authoritive estimate of the earth by continents is as follows: Asia, 850,000,000; Europe, 380,000, nnn- Africa. 127.000.000: North Am erica, 89,000,000; South America, 36, 120,000; Australia, 1,730,000; polar regions, 300,000. This brings the totals of . the earth's population up to 1,487,900,000. It is estimated that there are m the world 401,700,000, people who sneak the seven different languages of Europe: English, French, Ger man, Italian, Spanish; Portugese and Russian. Of this number 111,100, 000 or 27.7 per cent of the whole speak the English language, ihe German and Russian languages come next in importance, about 75,000,000 people speaking each of them. Materials tor Autumn Suit are Varied, Broadcloths, mixtures, serges and cord weaves are the material to use for coat suits and for separate coats Ar.fi for dressv coats velvets and moire are going to be worn. This includes plain and corded velvets and velours. Braid trimmings and jet trimmings are the most popular, and for coat collar facings more, benga line and ottoman silk are used a great deal. The Designer for Octo ber. Take care of your stomach. Let Kodol digest nil the. food you cut, for that is what Kodol docs. Every tabie-f-'poonful of Kodo! digests 2 1-4 pounds of food. Try it to-day. It is guaran teed relieve you are your money back. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co. Cannot Have Consumption. The new and wise war that is being waged for the prevention of con sumption and contagious diseases is the best movement of this genera tion. It will tell in coming years in reducing the death rate and in lengthening human life. Everybody's for August has a brief article that has interest for all and it is so re markable that it should be widely published. If the claims made for Quito are well founded, the world needs to make it accessible to the consumptives who find no help else where. The article is as follows : "Several days ago a friend loaned me some old magazines, among them one of Everybody's, June, 1904, in which was an article on consumption, and I take liberty, and give myself the pleasure (if not too late) of send ing a few words of what 1 know, hoping to bring relief and life to those who will read and believe what I write you. "There is a city called Quito, capi tal of the Republic of Ecuador.South America, situated on a beautif ul pla teau ten thousand feet above the sea, in the Andes Mountains. The climate is eternal spring. Quito is not like any other place on earth, be ing directly under the equator. For years untold a tall shaft just at the city limits has marked this line. "Consumption cannot exist in Quito. The air of that high altitude destroys the germs, not only within the lungs, but in the saliva, immedi ately. Nothing spoils in Quito. Meat only shrivels and dries, like dust. ' From one year's end to another the air is always the same like that of the cold spring and there are al ways flowers, always fruit. It rains for one hour (from three o'clock) every day. Then the sun shines, the sky is blue, a thousand song birds fill the air, and all is beautiful. Quito has all the modern imprvements, and a railroad, only recently built, runs over the mountains from the coast. Few visitors went there before the road was built, as travel was diffi il rr. ' ic to be done on mule back. But the doctors here told me that if a consumptive could make the trip with 'even half a lung,' the disease would be immediately arrest ed, and after a year's stay he could ive where he pleased. "I am vriting this with truth and sincerity, as I have been in Quito, and can vouch for all I say. I went before there was any railroad, rid ing two hundred miles on mule back. did not go for my health, but for pleasure. It would take too much time to tell all I know of Quito, but f you care to publish this, and wish . f ' 1.1 any more lniormauon on trie same subject, I shall be pleased to give it. All that I can now say is that if I had consumption I would go to Quito, f I had to work my way, for I know should be cured." Beloxi, Miss. K. L. F. From News and Observer. How Farming Pays. Twenty years ago the farm of Mr. W. S. Cobb, of Lumber Bndge.Kobe son county, could have been purch- ed for two thousand dollars. This year, uncier nis expert management he has already grown crops worth $23,213 on that farm and on a part the land he has second crop of cotton which gives promise of mak ing a bale to the acre. He has also crown enough wheat, oats and corn to run the whole farm. Mr. Cobb believes there is money in farming- in fact he knows it and he is of the opinion that the supreme need of North Carolina today is expert agri cultural education and that the schools should more and more train the boys and girls for living on the farm. He wishes to see the chief emphasis at the A. & M. College placed upon agricultural rather than mechanical education. What Mr. Cobb has done every graduate from the A. & M. College and every other young man who will mix brains and expert knowledge with industry de termination can do in farming m North Carolina. Messrs. John and Samuel Wilkin son, wno were uum on a xaim ucoi l 1 . n -hvv noor Pantego, Beaufort county, have made a fortune by farming and in the lumber business. They say they have made more money m propor tion to the capital invested in farm inc than in the lumber business, and they are devoting all their time to draining and cleaning land to be used fy rrvowinsr crops. News and Ub J.VJL n server. . Doan's Ointment cured mc of ecze ma that had annoyed me a long time The cure was permanent." Hon. V. Matthews, Commissioner Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me. COMING TO AMERICA. Seymour, British Admiral, Was Friend of Dewey At Manilia. Ever since Admiral Seymour, who is soon to visit the United States, stood at Dewey's back at Manila Americans have had an exceptionally warm place in their hearts for him. Later, when he commanded the alli- ed forces in a gallant but unsuccess- j f ul attempt to relieve Peking in 1900, he again endeared him?elf to all who read the reports concerning the ex pedition. Admiral Seymour was in command of the China station. He was al ready an old friend of Admiral Dewey, and, though not at Manila durinfr hostilities, it was undoubted lv because of his jreneral orders that ! the English ships backed Dewey so well. After the battle of Manila the Ger mans mobilized at Manila a stronger fleet than that under the American commander. Their officers and men displayed sympathy for the Span iards and showed disregard for the blockcade established. On the occas ion when Dewey learned that a cruis er had landed provisions at Manila the American admiral sent his flag lieutenant to Rear Admiral von Diedrich to inform him of his "ex traordinary disregard of the usual courtesies of naval intercourse," and to say that if he wants a fight he can have it right now. This notification was followed by a disavowal of the action of the cruiser. When the joint army and navy op erations against Manila began Aug ust 13, 1898, the German and French men-of-war occupied a position northwest of the city, from which they commanded the American sta tion. The English and Japanese lay off Cavite near the Americans. The Americans feared that the Germans might fire on them during the bombardment of the city. This fear was quieted when Captain Chi cester, senior British naval officer, placed his ships between the German admiral and Dewey. Captain Chi cester undoubtedly acted under gen eral instructions from Admiral Sey mour. It may be said that during the en tire war with Spain Admiral Sey mour and the men under him acted as seconds for Dewey and his sailors. They offered moral aid when Ger many and France were making things a trifle uncomfortable for the Americans. Baltimore Sun. Solitary Prlsioner For 32 Years. Jesse Pomeroy, who is known as the most notorious life prisioner m America, today began his 33d year of his confinement in the State pris on in Charleston. When he was 14 years old Pomeroy was sentenced to olitary confinement for life for tor turing and murdering little children. Since the gates of the prison closed behind him 32 years ago he has seen no human face except that ot his mother, who has been permitted to visit him at rare intervals. Even his food has been passed to him by unseen hands. His exercise has been confined to a small corridor set aside for his exclusive use. He has never required the attendance of a physi- i v l C t- Cian during niS long coiinnemeni,, nor has he ever requested to see the orison chanlian. Despite his long c incarcernation, Pomeroy is said to still have hopes cf pardon, though he has never been given the slightest encouragement. Boston, Mass. Dis patch 7th. Coaling In a Modern Navy. You know what coaling in a modern navy is: a game, a nay, nve iuiuau or target practice, between ship and ship, between nation and nation. Every man-o'-war gang that hanales the hoists and coal bags knows the best loads of the Channel Fleet, of our Pacific Fleet, just as a base-ball fan" keeps batting averages on the tip of his tongue. Making a sport ing contest of coaling, with crew j r 1.1 1.. wagering against crew, is uie omy mitigation of the sordid but neces sary wrestle with a collier. All doors are locked, all air-ports closed, so that even the wardroom country stifles, and still the black dust pol lutes your bunk. No watch officer can get shore leave; all don dun garees and pitch in to rig the" whips" to weigh and tally every load; to run them to the hatches with their own hands, thus boosting along the bluejackets' ambition. Robert Dunn, in September Everybody's. Impure blood runs you down makes vou an easy victim for organic diseases. Burdock's Blood Bitters purifies tbo blood cures the cause I builds you up. The Land Is Not Wanted. State Department officials are of the opinion that it is of little conse quence to the United States what lands Dr. Cook has discovered on his way to the North Pole, so far as actual territorial possession is con cerned. It is recalled by the department officials that ever since 1828 Ameri- can explorers in both the Arctic and Antarctic have discovered vast areas of land to which no claims were ever made. Admiral Wilkes found in the Antarctic a territory of more than 100,000 square miles in area and Dr. Kane made large discoveries in the Arctic, but no effort has been made by the United States to assert its right to them. General Greely,some years ago located lands which never , before were known to exist. As to the particular territory which Dr. Cook is said to have dis- covered, the statement was made to day that it was quite probable that these lands would be found to be an extension of the mainland of Green land and, if so, they belong to Den mark. Washington Dispatch 2th. Great Cave Discovered. That mammouth caves, containing caverns large enough to contain a city office building, with natural stone bridges exceeding in beauty and grandeur those of Utah and Vir ginia, exist in northwestern Arizona, is officially announced by Professor Edgar T. Hewitt, dixector of the branch of the School of Mexican Archeaology located at Sante Fe, N. Mex. Stories of the existence of these wonderful natural cavern have been told by Indians of that section for centuries, but were thought by white men to be merely legends. Prof. Hewett organized an expedi tion, which started from Gallup, N. Mex. After a seven days' journey by pack mule the caves were reach ed. Indians guided them to the spot and conducted them through the gigantic underground passages. Prof. Hewett, who is in Denver, gave publicity to the story Wednesday. He will make another expedition to the caves next spring. Denver Dis patch to New York Times. Styles for Elderly Women. Fashions for elderly women are very liberal nowadays. The ordinary outdoor costume of the up-to-date matron consists of a two or three piece tailored suit of cloth and a to que of convincing but not aggressive smartness. If a two-piece suit is worn, a tailored shirt-waist of silk, harmonizing in color with the cos tume, usually affords the completing touch, although many women prefer a wasnaoie waist, ror uiieruuun ui church wear a rather handsomer cos tume is assumed made of chiffon broadcloth, perhaps, and decorated with embroidery or a braided design in soutache or rat-tail. Sometimes a cloth gown is worn with a coat of moire or ottoman silk of matching color, a bit of fine, soft lace, in the form of a jabot, finishing the neck, while ruffles to match appear at the wrists. The New Idea Woman's Magazine for October. When We'll Raise Sheep. "Not even our childen are allowed as much liberty as the worthless curs that make sheep farming impossi ble." This is a declaration by the Board of Agriculture of Massachu setts. The "official farmers" have taken up the fight of the sheep against the dogs and have declared war on the latter. So it seems there are states outside the South where there is an outcry against the curs being given preference over sheep; where the legislators either neglect their duty in the protection of an important industry or are afraid to do it. But if the farmers who want to raise sheep will go on agitating the matter the sheep will have their day some of these times. General Atlas Jones Dargan, "of the Pee Dee river country," used to say there would be big money in sheep raising in this State if the farmers could on ly devise some means whereby to keep the dogs from getting all the mutton and the briars ail the wool. Charlotte Observer. Do not be deceived by unscrupulous imitators who would have you believe iw.f I'init-ifimi nill.q .ire as crood as liJc.ll H' linn.... ..... ,.--- De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, There isn't anything just as good as 1 as these wonderful pills for the relief of .... . - l.ao the l-oflwi. wc.ik back, mllammation ol :ache, ' bladder, urinary disorders and all kidney complaints. Any one can take DeWitt's Kidrey and Bladder 1'ills as t ing uougn. aim i.'- m" .re directed in ierfect confidence of good j tie free. Guaranteed by E. T. White results. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co. ' head Co. ALASKA'S BLACK GOLD. Her Coal Fields Said to be Richer Than Her Gold Reserves. While Alaska's gold reserves are large they are in no way unique, for refined gold is the same, whether the source. But when it comes to coal fields, says The American Review of Reviews, Alaska has no competiton. Its store of high fuel cannot be equaled in quality west of the Rock ies. In fact, to find anthracite and bitu minous coal which compares in fuel value with that of Alaska one must come east to Pennsylvania. These coals are, therefore, the key to the commercial situation on the west coast, for a high grade steaming coal used for manufacturing indus- tries or a merchant marine or a coke for smelters in the Western States one must turn to Alaska. Hence the growing population of the West has a vital interest in the development of these coal fields. These coals are of even national im portance, for of all our Pacific pos sessions Alaska alone can supply our battleships with smokeless fuel. The quantity of this anthracite and bituminous coal is not as yet de termined, but it certainly is not un limited, and hence should not be wasted. To use it, however, will not be to waste it unless it be im properly mined. A surveyed area of about 100 square miles is known to be underlaid with these coals, and j it is probable that further investiga tion may show an extension of the field. A rough estimate of the quantity within this surveyed area gave some 0,000,000,000 tons, or more than one and a half times the entire produc tion of Pennsylvania since coal min ing began. It is fair to assume that this coal is worth $1 a ton, which would make its total value about forty times as great as the entire gold output of Alaska to the present time. It is probable therefore, that the value of the coal fields exceeds that of the gold reserves. These coals are, however, practi c?.l)y vr '".-v3f . fT- .ihe only coal mining in Alaska is that of some lignites for local use. A few years ago statistics showed that Alaska's entire export of coal for a year was four tons while it produced fifteen tons of gold. There are also some bituminous coals, though of less fuel value, in the Alaska peninsula, on the Yukon and on the Arctic slope. Lignitic coals and peat are abundant and widely distributed, and some of these possess great value for local consumption. New York Sun. A great :'n vest n lent absolutely brings returns that nothing else ran ; giving surplus earning povr: securing eonifort and health in declining years. That what I blister's Rocky .Mountain Tea does. .".." cents Tea or Tabids. E. T. Whitehead Co. Modist To wear a fashionable hat with grace you must have a head like this wooden model. That is the reason why madame look3 so charm ing in the hat I made for her. Simplicissimus. )l' all the fruits there are in the laud. That grow on bush or tree, 1 would trivc ui the most choicest one For Ifollistcr's Rocky Mountain T( Ik T. Whitehead Co. Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, we are told in an authorized interview, guards his domestic privacy with the most jeal ous care. Wonder he doesn't give the rest of the population a chance! Papyrus. Mary Park c ircles under the ry indicate a bin fcwii circulation. ioniu liver and kidneys. Mountain Tea and vou well beautiful. Ho'iister's Rocky oxcrcH will make :'") cents, Te1. or Tablets. E. T. Whitehead Co. During Her Absence. - Lady of the House (just returned) Poor Polly; all alone so long. Parrot (feverishly) Give me stack of whites. Detroit Tribune. Night on Bald Mountain. ();. Fort u lonely night Alex. I'enton, of Edward, X. Y., Iiinl-d I'.ald Mountain to tin? borne of a neighbor, tortured by asthma, bent, on curing him with Dr. King's Xew Discovery, that bad cured himself of asthma. j This wonderful inedit and miickly cured hi.- ine soon relieved neighbor. Later j B j it cured his son's wife of a severe lung ! trouble. Millions beueve it.-i rue great- j est Throat and Lung - -.-ii ri T cure on earth. Ifemmorrliagos Coutrli, Ookis, lioh-, ..... t and Sore Lungs arc surely cure.l by it. Best fer Hay Fever, Grip and Whoop- OU'LL feel betterforwork, pi av or rest n vou eat Quaker Oats at least once a ...OUR... GLASSES Make All the World Seem BRIGHTER n Made to Suit YOUR EYES. Tucker, Hall & Co., The Expert Opticians, 53 Granbv St., Norfolk, Va. Cetalogue on Application. LINN'S LUNCH ROOM AND RESTAURANT Nos. Id, 18. 20, Granbv St. ft Prompt Service ! y Q O Popular Prices! jl The Place That's Different q NORFOLK, VA. Executor's Notice. Having qualified as executor of the estate of Louisa Richardson, de ceased.late of Halifax County ,N. ('., this is to notify all persons holding claims against the said estate to pre sent them to me within twelve months from the date or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment. This August 21, 1909. T. I. Lynch, Executor. Essex, N. C. HOUI3TE3 3 Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Baiy makoine for Easy People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A sjwiflc for Const i pal ion, In'II?estion. IJve inl Kidney Troubles. 1'iniplfH. Krvemt, Impure Bi.-o.l, Had Breath. Slnsish BowcU, H-i1a-h' and Backarhn. lfh Itrky Mountain Tea in mil let, form. Xi rents a box. ;-nuini mad by IloM.ISTEB PRC. COMPAVV, Ml'llIl, WiH GOLDtN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE n Wood's Descriptive w Fall Seed Catalog now ready, pives the fullen. information about all Seeds for the Farm and Garden, Grasses and Clovers, Vetches. Alfalfa. Seed Wheat. Oats. Rye, Barley, etc Also te!!s all about Vcgetatle & Mower Seels that can be planted in the fall to advantage and profit, and about Hyacinths, Tulip and other Flowering Bulbs, Vegetable and Strawberry Plants. Poultry Supplies and Fertilizers. Kverv Farmer and Gardener vhonM have this catalog. It Is invaMiiilile In its helpfulness and f iep;etive Ideas for a profitable and fatlslactory harm r (iarden. Catalogue mailed free on request. Write for It. t. v. wood & sons, r"l Seedsmen. Richmond, Va. J . . ... . .. Y day. i n n
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