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STATE NEWS.
Jim Smith, the noted Smith town
blockader for whom a reward of SI,OOO
was offered, was captured by Deputy
Sheriff H. T. Pratt, of* Madison, Fri
day.
Following an investigation by the
student body at the A. & M. College
several of those connected with the
the recent severe hazing of 10 freshmen
have been expelled from the college.-'
Governor Glenn has at last com
muted the sentence of Flrazier Jones,
the negro wife murderer of Greens
boro, to life imprisonment. Evidence
was offered to show second degree
murder.
A North Carolina circuit of fairs has
been agreed upon as follows: Winston-
Salem, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2; Greensboro,
Oct. sto 9; Salisbury, Oct. 14 to 16;
Charlotte Oct. 20 to 25; Raleigh, Oct.
2 3 to 30.
A veritable "wild man" was captured
in Wake county last week. The man
up until last October was a steady hard
working negro farmer, but since that
time he has been living in the woods
and feeding on herbs.
Caleb Stone, a negro about 60 years
old, died alone at his shack near Dur
ham Friday night and when the coroner
went to investigate it was found that
rats" had partly eaten the old man's
body.
A colored man natned Cadet, met
death at his" home in Washington in
rather an unexpected manner Thursday.
He was walking the steps tar his house
and fell off to the ground, a distance of
only two feet, and sustained injuries
from which he died.
Mr. Frank Waters, a deaf man of
30 years of ag«-, while walking along
the track of the Norfolk & Southern
railroad near Dover, was struck and
almost instantly killed Monday night.
He was a young man of good family,
and well known in his section.
Following an epidemic of barn burn
ing in county Mary Mas
sey a colored woman around whom had
been woven a chain of circumstantial
evidence, was arrested and found to be
crazy on the subject of burning barns.
She was sent to the colored insane asy
lum at Goldsboro.
Mr. J. J. Rogers, formerly general
agent of the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company, was givien a verdict
for $6,000 by the federal jury at Raleigh
last week, in a suit against the com
pany on a supplemental contract Mr.
Rogers claimed had been stolen from
him by a representative of the
company.
When Constable W. R. White, at
Plymouth, went to lock up for the night
in the jail a prisoner named John
Moore, the latter fired at the officer
with a pistol he had secured in some
way. The report of the pistol attracted
a crowd and there were threats of
lynching. The sheriff wired the gover
nor for authority to call out the militia
to prevent lynching, and this was done.
After Dr. Cook, a Holiness preacher,
had pleaded guilty, at Asheville, last
week, to the charge of bigamy but
stated he had not lived with his first
wife in eight years. Judge Peebles or
dered the ple.i stricken out and a plea
of not guilty entered. The solicitor
was prepared to prove Cook had lived
with his first wife within three years,
and was surprised at the judge'ataction
When members of his race were
starting to ury William o'Bryant, a
negro burned to death in a fire at New
Bern, the coroner ordered the body out
o'f the coffin and held an antopsy, on
the strength of evidence of foul play.
The jury recommended an investiga
tion by the State insurance commis
sioner, of the fire in which O'Bryant
lost his life.
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The Rocky Mount Record, Thursday, February 20, 1908.
Made The Deaf
Hear in One Minute
Remar liable Demonstration Given By Chicago s Strange
Philanthropist Before Immense
Throng,
Removes Immense Parasite From System of Well-Known Man
With a Few Doses of Peculiar Medicine —Refuses
Pay For Services.
Chicago Feb. 19. Special. Excite
ment over the marvelous cures of L.
T. Cooper continues unabated.
One of the largest crowds that has
yet called upon the noted philanthro
pist visited him'yesterday, and a re
markable demonstration of his power
was given before the entire audience.
Selecting an elderly gentlemen, whom
he noticed carrying an ear trumpet,
Cooper motioned for him to come for
ward. He poured a few drops of a
peculiar liquid into the man's ears, and
then rubbed them softly for a moment.
Stepping quickly backward to a dis»
tance&f thirtiy feet, he at»ked in an
ordinary .conversational tone, "Can you
hear met" A look of surprise and de
light spread over the man's face as he
answeied> "Yes, I can hear you per
fectly." • *
The gentlemen was W. W. Warriner,
151- W. 2ith street. Mr. Warriner
stated that he had been deaf for ten
years. He said:
"Some ten years ago I realized that
I was losing my hearing, and naturally
become quite alarmed about it. I had
often to say to the one that I was con
versing with 'Please speak a little
louder,' and it would often occur that I
would miss hearing what was said en
tirely. Withitf the past year I have had
patent ear drum* of two different
makes fitted into my ears, but for all
the good they did me, I might as well
have thrown my money away.
"Then I heard of Mr. Cooper and
came to try his treatment. I am en
tirely satisfied. I could not hear my
watch tick, even if I held it close to
my ear, now I can near it at a distance,
and my ear feels clear. I can now
hear ordinary conversation at a dis
tance. I am grateful indeed to Mr.
Cooper; he is doing a grand work."
A gentleman by the name of Emil
Winkler exhibited a glass jar, contain
ing a parasite eighty feet long, which
he claimed had passed system
after taking seven doses of Cooper's
medicine. The parasite wss
squirming, and Mr. Winkler was* anx*
ious to know what it was.
When Cooper informed him ithe cause
of his ill health had been removed, he
was greatly relieved, and was profuse
in his thanks to the philanthropist.
Thousands of people viewed the
parasite and expressed surprise that
such a thing could exist in the human
system.
Mr. Winkler is a well-known electri
cian, living at 182 East Ohio street. In
speaking of his experience he said:
"For five years I have been more or
less complaining. I have had severe
headaches, and any food tnat I would
eat would nauseate me. I would have
bad dreams almost every night, dizzy
spells would compel me to quit work.
Black spots would appear before my
eyes when stooping over and arising
quickly. I would feel tired most of the
time; in fact, I have had no life in me
to speak of for the last five years. I
tried various treatments, and one phy
sician in St. Louis was recommended
to me and I was under his treatment
for some time, but as usual I obtained
no relief.
"So many people asked me to try the
Cooper preparation I decided to-do so,
and after using it for a few days this
awful thing passed from my system.
I feel much better already, and I want
to say right here that I thank Mr.
Cooper a hundred times for what his
medicine has done for me. I would not
take $5,000 and have that back in my
system a£ain."
Dr. R. S. Cutchin,
Dentist
Whitakers, N. C.
Dr. Louis R. Gorham
Dentist
Rocby Mount, N. C,
Office in Brewer Building
Corner Main Street and Western Ave.
£>R. C. F. SMITHSON
1 DENTIST
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
Dental Parlor over Kyser's Drug Store
F. J- THORPE, MD.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
Office in Thorpe Building, West Main
Street.
A story with a touch of pathos was
related by a gentleman conversant with
the facts that illustrates the kindly
nature of the philanthropist, and ex
plains to a great degree his wonderful
hold upon the people.
A delicate woman whose face bore
traces of care and suffering, and whose
frail body was distorted by the rav
ages of disease, called at the Public
Drug Store and asked for Mr. Cooper,
but he was out and the little woman
turned away, resignedly, but sadly dis
appointed. V
"~To her it was another.stroke of mis
fortune, and she turned her weary
steps toward the little home, where a
sick husband was awaiting her return.
But her disappointment was of short
duration, for Cooper was just then
coming up the street. Noting the
careworn look and 'halting step, he
came quickly forward and assisted her
carefully over the crossing. By/a few
kindly, well-directed questions, he
learned that,«he had been to call upon
Mr. Cooper to secure medicine for her
sick husband, who had been. ill for a
long time, unable to provide even the
barest necessities for his little family.
The poor woman was greatly aston
ished when she found that she was
talking to Mr. Cooper himself. He
assisted her back to the drug store,
supplied her not only with the required
medicines, but also with a generous
handful of silver, and sent her home
with a light heart and smiles shining
through tears. That night a big basket
of groceries was left at the little home,
and it was not hard to guess who was
the donor.
Another feature of Cooper's visit to
this city, and one that has attracted a
great deal of attention, is the many
cures or rheumatism that have been
efiected by the use of his remedies.
Among the number who made state
ments on this subject was Louise Her
man, 945 North avenue, who said:
fos years been a sufferer
! from rheumatism and kidney complaint.
At times I was unable to walk and my
back was very weak. My limbs were
sore and swollen and I was ic a very
nervous condition. I could not sleep at
night, always felt tired in the morning
and would often have severe headaches.
My health had entirely broken down
and I began to feel as if life was not
worth living. I had tried different
medicines, but all to no avail. Nothing
seemed to help me and I did not know
what it was to have a well or happy
day.
"One evening I was reading in the
papers what great results Cooper's
New Discovery and Quick Relief were
accomplishing in Chicago, and 1 made
up my mind to give them a trial, and if
they were what the papers said they
were, why then I would surely receive
some benefjj;.
So I purchased some of the medi
cine and after the first few days I
noticed that my sleep was more rest
ful and that the pain in my limbs was
not so bad. I kept on using the medi
cine and after two weeks I had nearly
recovered my health. I can never say
plough about these medicines, for I
never expected to see a well day again,
and here I am enjoying life with my
friends, and all due to the wonderful
New Discovery.
"I want to say that it is the greatest
remedy in the world, for it has made
me a well woman where all others
failed."
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JACOB BATTLE R. A. P. COOLEY
Rocky Mt. N. C. Nashville. N. C
BATTLE & COOLEY,
Counselors and Law
DR. L. C. COVINGTON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office W. Railroad Street.
Residence phone 214. Office phone 210.
F. A. Woodard W. L. Thorp
COUNSELORS AND ATTORNEYS
AT-LAW.
ROCKY MOUNT. N. C.
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Office in Planters Bank
Building ,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
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