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Traps English 8parrews.

II every public spirited citizen who
hos grleved over the almost total loss
Of song birds through the pugnacity
OF the sparrow would follow the ex-
ample set by Jack Durney, . down.
town youth. 1t would not be very
long before the feathered songsters
would return again In full force.
On the roof OF o building In the
back yard OF tho Durney Homestead
o sparrow trap Is erected, aud IL In
full swing night and day. Not only
are the feathered pests captured by
the dozen. but all the friends OF the
Durney family for squares around
will testify to the fact TINT nothing
on earth compares with tut sparrows
when cooked In o potpie.
The trap Is one into which tho birds
hop to got tho grain and bread
crumbs plainly In sight. Onco In.
side tho birds did not know
enough to come out. The sparrows
feed moro on o cloudy and
windy day than on q still, bright
day, but no matter what the
weather Is II IL o poor day when tho
trap will not yield fifty sparrows.
Mr.. Durney says no is going to get
his trap patented and then Induce
the Legislature to pay 90 much apiece
for dead sparrows. Then he'll make
his trap earn him fortune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
Hard On the Watches.

Men who own watches-at least u
number OF men-had wry faces yes
terday, on account OF the effect the
weather had on their tlmekeepers.
Last night" explained one Of the
complalnGnts, II wound up my watch
a. usual. INIT when took II out Of
my pocket this morning to consult 10
! found 1t had stopped. I remem.
bered positively to have wound 1t, 20 I
promptly came to the conclusion
that 1t needed q jewelers. attention.
When ] showed II to the jeweler he
said that the handspring had
snapped, and instead Of saying / had
wound 1t up too tight or blaming me
with the mischief, rs the average
jeweler would have done under such
circumstances, he informed me that
the weather was the mischiei-maker.
The sudden drop In the temperature
last night contracted the steel spring
and snapped 1t. ! would not have
thought much moro about 1t had he
not showed me three watches he had
Just fitted with new springs which
had been affected like mine. Several
other people told me they had the
same trouble"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
THE PACKING.

n gold mine or cotton plantation. and
10 are able to scatter dollars like hand.
fuls OF groin. The pOrters bow down
to the earth. and the guides take on
their hats. ana the hotel people put
their heads in the dust. aud they all
have reason to do 80. for one wealthy
American will spend more money In
Paris or London than two German
princes and not he particularly cxtrava.
giant. either, for IN American. With
reason, therefore. do the hotel people
show their reverence. for every year
over 100000 Americans cross the water
to leave money and bring back expert.
ence. They take with them ut least an
average OF $1,000. and when the aggre.
gate expenditure II figured out the Inn.
keepers. ana steamboat owners, and
railroad magnates. and .,ther people of
that kind, get gOOdly share Ut II. and
the stOrekeepers and curiO dealers get
most Of the balance. For, besides his OK.
pericnce, every American must bring
home something, and II he can smugglc
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
A Greet Work Accom- pilshsd.

TIE death Of Emily Faithful ct the
age OF sixty recalls how much has
been accomplished In the past forty
years In opening up avenues Of en-
ployment for women. When she
began the agitation with her little
band Of female compositofs In 1850
there was scarcely thing which the
sex could do for self-support except
teaching. sewing and going out to
service. Now women are to be found
In almost every vocation followed by
men. There ore women architects
and lawyers. doctors and preachers,
editors and composltors, bookkeep-
srs and clerks-in short they have
tnrneJ hand and brain to everything
honorable and profitable that they
could find TO do. The progress made
by every nation has always been do.
termined by the position occupied In
II by women; and the industrial rank
OF the United States is shown by che
opportunities they have given their
daughters,t TO earn their bread.
Happy, Il 10 now come TO the pass
that no woman who, from choice or
necessity, desires to make her own
living need hesitate because her sex
debars her from consideration with
employers. How many o burden Of
dependence hos been lifted and how
many hungry have been fed because
Of this changed attitude no one can
tell. Occasionally . protest has been
raised, and now and then there hos
been man 80 mean spirited as to
cry out against tho competition, but
In general II has met with nothing
but approval. No man lives, worthy
the name, who would not like to
shield his womankind from the hard
battles OF life, but since this Is pos.
slble only for the fortunate few he
must rejoice that they can fight, when
necessary, from positions Of vantage.
The whole noble band OF women
toilers, from shop girl to teacher,
artist or writer. have been benefited
by the efforts OF Miss Faithful, and
oil mankind as we'll.
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WITH FINE chIseLs.
Thirty Pounds 81 eten0 Broken W.
~ One Pound o. Weed.

~ One Pound o. Weed.
At Bangalore, In Southern India,
the quarrying Of granite slabs by
means OF wood fire las been brought
to such perfection that an account
OF the method IL interesting. The
rock forms solid masses uninter.
rupted by cracks for several hundreds
OF feet and when quarried over an
ares Ii treated as follows: A narrow
line Of wood fire, perhaps seven feet
long. 10 gradually elongated, and at
che same time moved forward over
the tolerably even surface OF solid
rock. The line Of the general split.
ting OF the rock Is indicated by piles
Of light wood, which have been left
burning In their position until
strokes with q hammer indicate that
the rock In front OF the fire has be.
come detached from tho main mass
underneath. The burning wood is
then pushed forward u few inches,
and left until the hammer again In.
dlcates that the slit has extended.
Thus the fire 10 moved on, and ct
the same time the length OF the line
Of fire Is increased and made TO be
convex on tho side Of the fresh rock,
the maximum length OF the arc
amounting to about twenty-five feet.
IL 10 only on this advancing line Of
fire that any heating takes place, the
portion which has been travsrsed be.
Ing left to itself. This latter portion
ID covered with the aslies left by the
wood, and with thin splinters which
have been burst of. These splinters
ore only about one.eighth Of an inch
In thickness and few inches across.
They arc quite Independent Of the
general splitting OF the rock, which
10 oil the time going OH ut o depth Of
about five inches from the surface.
The burning lasts eight hours, and
the line Of fire advances at the aver.
age rate Of nearly six feet an hour.
The area actually passed over by tho
line OF fire Ii four hundred and sixty
square feet, but % the crack extends
about three fsot on either side be-
yond the fro the area OF the entire
slab which Is set FREQ measures about
seven hundred and forty square feet I.
All this IL done with, may be. about
fifteen hundred weight OF wood. TAX.
ing the average thickness OF the stone
at five inches, and It's specific Rravi-
ty at 1852, tho result IS thirty pounds
OF stone quarrlsd with one pound Of
wood.
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what he brings through the custom
house In New York. so much the better
does he appreciate It. And he Is richer,
IL he brings only experience. for so DIFF.
fcrent are the Europeans In most re.
spects from ourselves, so greatly do
they vary from us in many important
details. In short. so much Is there to be
seen that we have not. that summer
spent on the other side Is of itself a
liberal education.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
Force Of Habit.

The genial captain OF steamer
plying on one OF our American rivers
was appointed vestryman in IN
Episcopal Church In a city which lay
at ono end OF his route.
One day shortly afterward 1t was
reported to him, when on shore,
that there was q leak in
the church. He was accustomed
to promptness. and on receipt OF the
message he went to the church, took
q candle and started down into the
cellar to find the leak. evidently
thinking OF the basement as the hull
OF the good ship Zion!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
AMERICAN TOURISTS IN EUROPE
They Usually Travel In Parties and
Arc Considered Liberal Sncntlcrs.

arc COnstdcfcu Liberal Spcndcrs.
The summer exodus mas become 10
completely part of city life that. like
the spring cleaning and the circus and
the winter variety show and the voice
of tue huckster. It IL taken for granted,
and nobody, except those Immediately
Interested. pays much attention to It.
SO fur as tho population of great city
II concerned. 1t may be loosely divided
Into two classes; those who form n part
Of the summer exodus and those who
stay ut home. The latter nrc by far,
Of course, the more numerous, and, by
the way. are by no means less respecta.
bic than the minority who depart with
the first warm wave, for the number Of
wanderers would not he missed from
the busy crowd that fills the streets In
summer, as In winter.
hut In society" going away is an In.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
Napelsen's Bed Manners.

Napoleon was rude. His manners
we're coarse, and when ut table he ate
as fast as no could chew and swallow,
shoveling the food into his mouth
with his knife and using his fingers
whenever they came into more con-
venient employment. When talking
to his officers no often, rs a friendly
favor. pulled their whiskers or
pinched their ears. To women he
was almost invariably offensive, some.
times uttering language so coarse
as to bring . flush OF shame 10 their
checks and tears to their eyes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13

An experimental run on the now
electric road built by the Pennsylva.
MIA Railroad between Mount Holly,
n. j., and Burlington was made
Monday, and the results attained
were highly satisfactory to President
George b. Roberts and other officials
OF the company, With the machinery
new the trial run lacked some OF the
elements necessary for furnishing
reliable data, but sufficient 10 cleaned
to show that the days Of steam on
railroads are looked upon - mum.
bered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
vnst Field for Irrigation.

The arid region Of the trans. NJ ississip
pi west measures north 10 south us far
Us from Montreal to Mobile and east
to west further than from Boston to
Omaha. When some cheap ana practi.
ctl means Of irrigation In found 1t IL OK.
pccted that the population Of this region
will become greater than the present
population Of the United States.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-13
lenden's Water 8uppiy.

The average daily water supply Of
London Is 100. 1913. 500 gallons. The
water Is obtained from the Thames,
the Lee. from ponds at Hampstead
and Highgste and from springs and
wells. The population OF London 10
5, l0l, 800. The daily consumption
per head 10. therefore. 84.88 gallons
Tor oil purposes.
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bling cotton balls. they indicate fair
and dry weather. When they grow
larger, darker, and more formidable
looking, they always foretsll storms.
II you will watch them carefully,
you will notice that just before rain
they will seem to throw OIL, little
fieecy clouds around their edges.
The great German poet. Goethe.
who was fond OF studying the clouds.
said OF them, that rs long as cumuli
have sharply defined borders and u
white color continuance OF good
weather may be expected. Soon after
sunrise cumuli clouds often form and
temper the intense heat OF a mid.
summer day. The weather will re-
main serene II they gradually dis.
appear toward evening. but II they
grow darker and moro numerous as
the sun goes down you may rely upon
1t that there will be considerable
rain, This, surely. Is plain to any
man OF ordinary intelligence who Is
ever favored with o view of the sky,
but this 10 not all. The cumuli are
capitals or condensed submits OF In.
visible columns Of vspor rising from
the earth, and they do not attain
nearly as great height % the cirrl.
Cumuli are generally from half o
mile to two miles high. Cirri vary
In height from two or three miles to
six or eight miles. The stratus is
most common at night and during
the winter.
The long hanks Of clouds which We
drst noticed In the, aputhwsst which
indicate coming northeast storm,
ere one Of the Varieties OF stratus, and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-20

Second Pupil can tell you.
found this in the Congressional Re
cord:
Zebulon b. Vance, of Charlotte, was
born in Buncombe county, North Caro-
lima, May 13, 1880, was educated at
Washington College, Tennessee, and
at the University of North Carolina;
studied law; was admitted to the bar
in January, 1852, and was elected
county attorney for Buncombe county
the same year; was a member of the
State House of Commons in 1854; was
a Representative from North Carolina
in the Thirty-ffth and Thirty-sixth
Congresses; entered the Confederate
army as captain in May, 1861; was
elected Governor of North Carolina III
August. 1862, and reelected in August
1864; was elected to the United States
Senate in November. 1870, but was re-
fused admission, and resigned in Jan
uary, 1872; was elected Governor of
North Carolina for the third time in
1876; and in January, 1878, was elected
to the United States Senate; was re-
elected in 1885, was again reelected in
1891, and died at his residence in Wash
ington, April IA, 1894.
Third Pupil-What about him when
he was boy like us?
Fourth Pupil--AnoId man thatliyed
with him when he was "a boy said:
well, you may say what you will
about Zeb; he was mighty bad boy
and hard to control, but he had one
redeeming quality that made up for all
his faults. Zeb would tell the truth.
Whe you missed your eggs that you
wanted so much for the preacher, and
were so mad that they were gone. and
all the boys denied everything about
them. Zeb came up like man and told
that he took them, but he would not
tell who helped him eat them. He
would always tell the truth"
Fifth Pupil-What did you say were
his first public Offices?
Sixth Pupil-Iie was a member of
the State Legislature, and afterwards
a member of Congress.
Seventh Pupil-Why did he leave
Congress?
Eighth Pupil-The Civil War began
and he left Congress To defend his
State.
Ninth Pupil-IIow did he help his
State?
Tenth Pupil-IIe Immediately or
ganized a company of soldiers and was
made their captain.
Eleventh Pupil-Father says he
didn't stay captain long; he was such
good soldier that they made him a
colonel.
Twelfth Pupil-They always wanted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-20
DIR. PIT ESGER.S PASTORAL
LITTER.
The Rector Ofthe Church nt The Coed
Shepherd Writes OF tire Prosperous
Church Year just Closing.

Rev. DIR. L. Mex. Pittenger, rector of
the Church of the Good Shepherd has
sent TO the members of the congrega-
tion the following pastoral letter:
80 the people of the Church of the
Good Shepherd:
Our year of grace, Eighteen Hum
dred and Ninety-five, has drawn we'll
nigh its close. and the time has come
Ni.sn ye must take thought for the
interests Of our well-beioved church
in the year to come.
"A moment of reflection discloses
the fact that it has been a year of
blessing and prosperity 10 our parish.
1t has been year of remarkable eX-
emption from sickness and death. Only
two of our ber-one sainted wife
and mother. the other a young lamb of
the fiock-haye been taken to rest and
bliss of the Paradise of God.
1--WE have had vouchsafed 10 as the
blessing Cd Gods favor and presence
in many ways, notably in the Mission
which closed only few days ago. For
these marks of divine goodness we
would return most hearty thanks to
God
''In temporal affairs the year has
been one of peculiar success. The la
boTs and offerings of the people have
resulted in the complete removal of
the burden of debt which had been
resting upon the Parish since its or
ganization, and q careful examination
of the finances, recently held, reveals
the encouraging fact that when the
pledges for the year are all paid the
church can close this year without any
deficit. Besides meeting its obliga-
tions and maintaining itself in a gen
erous way the congregation has made
liberal contributions to the work OF
the church outside. There is one small
obligation resting on the Parish in the
way of a deficit carried over from for
mer years, which we hope to cancel by
our Christmas Offering. Then the
church will be absolutely free. So we
enter upon the year TO come with in
creased strength and hope"
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Vance for something; they took him
from the army and made him Governor
of North Carolina.
Thirteenth Pupil-He was good
Governor, wasn't he?
Fourteenth Pupil--For reply let me
read you this:
During the civil war Vance won the
enviable reputation of being the great
War Governor of the South.
HE called to his counsel the wisest,
best and most trusted men of the State.
He possessed in a remarkable de-
gree that rare faculty which enabled
him to inspire the people, to give hope
to those in despair, to animate the de
spondent and to harmonic the dis
cordant elements among our people.
HE was the central figure III our
State. and all loved and trusted Vance.
He successfully eluded the block
aiding squadron, and for years sent yes
sells laden with cotton from Whining
ton to Europe, which would return
with all the supplies necessary for
the soldiers, as well as for their fami-
lies at home.
Think of the whole Southern army
depending on one MAN iot ltH i'o"'
medicine, clothing, etc!
1--WE cannot be too proud of or too
highly honor the memory of such a
man.
But the act that won the admira-
ton of all lovers of piety, chivalry and
humanity was his thoughtfulness for
the Union prisoners at Salisbury
When he found that the government
at Richmond, which was the capital OF
the Confederacy, was perfectly help
less to give any relief, he summoned
his Council of State, and, with almost
superhllman efforts, they prevailed
UPON the destitute people of North
Carolina to divide their last meal and
their pitiful clothing with these suffer
ing prisoners from the Northern ranks.
''Such tender thoughtfnlness could
not he surpassed"
Fifteenth Pupil-Let me tell You
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| what he did for Raleigh. You know
when General Sherman was marching
| northward with his Union troops.
plundering and buring the homes OF
our defenceless people, well, Gov
ernor Vance and some other men went
TO meet him and persuaded him not ia
burn Raleigh. Wasn't that good
Sixteenth Pupil-Do any of you
know what the Yankees did with him
after the war, because he had been
such a great Governor?
Seventeenth Pupil-Yes. they took
him TO Washington and kept him in
prison for some time.
Eighteenth Pupil heard that af-
ter the war was over, Vance was cleo
ted TO Congress, but the other men
there wouldn't let him take his seat.
Nineteenth Pupil think it must
have been because he was such good
speaker that they said he was-what
is that long word? disqualified.
Twentieth Pupil How many times
was he Governor?
Twenty first Pupil Three times.
Twenty PupiI-Phew! The
North Carolinians must have thought
great deal of him to elect him three
times.
Twenty-third Pupil Well. that
wasn't all They named county after
him. They took him from the Cover
norship and sent him to the United
States Senate. That showed the whole
country what a great man North Caro-
lima had.
Twenty fourth Pupil-Nance surely
did love North Carolina. lie said once
that he had always had an eye single
to the interests of his State, and after
he lost one of his eyes, it was true in
literal sense.
Twenty Pupil-My Uncle John
says Vance could tell the most jokes.
Did you ever hear any of them?
Twenty Pupil-Yes, here is
one he used to tell on himself:
''Just before the battle of Seven
Pines, a rabbit ran across his path into
f'the woods. Vance called after it, Go
it, Molly Cotton-tail. If it were not
for my reputation I'd go with you. 8
Leader-"Whatc can you all say about
yance?"
Twenty-seventh Pupil-''How good,
how kind! and he is gone
Twenty Pupil-"He past; n
soul of noblest tone. Our people loved,
and love him yet.
Twenty ninth pufil-''lle was great
in war and in peace, ana greatest in
his boundless love for his State and
people"
Thirtieth Pnpil-"His life was gen
tie, and the elements
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-20
GEN. ROSS RS FIVE LECTURE.
His Stirring descriptions Made More
Real sic by the Fine 4'Ictafes ~ own
on the Canvas.

At Metropolitan Hall last evening
Gen. Thos l.. Rosser delivered his lee
ture on the Wan Between the States.
Gen. Rosser was an actor an the
scenes he describes, and rises to elo-
quence many times as he relates the
stirring events of the fierce struggle.
The stereopticon pictures add vivid
reality to eloquent description.
The lecture was prefaced with re-
cital of the causes that led up to seces-
sion from the Union, the organization
of the Confederacy, and the Civil War.
The first picture shown on the can
vas was of John Brown, at Harper's
Ferry. Then followed excellent views
of Fort Sumpter and from that on
from scene to scene, from famous man
to bloody battle, all explained in Il
lucid entertaining and often stirring
way by General Rosser. Portraits OF
all the most prominent Generals and
statesmen of that time were shown.
After the stereopticon exhibition had
come to close. the entertainment was
ended by a short address by General
Rosser. telling of the proposed Battle
Abbey of the Confederacy, made pos
sible by the generous donation of Mrs,
Charles Broadway Rouss, the New
York merchant millionaire.
General Rosser's lecturing tour IS
with him labor of love.
The lecture given last evening was
for the benefit of the fund to mark III a
suitable manner the graves OF the
North Carolina dead who fell on the
field of Winchester.
The lecture was greatly enjoyed by
all present, and the General was fire.
quently interrupted by applause.
All the old veterans at the Soldiers
Home attended.
At the end of the entertainment the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved. That the people of North
Carolina have heard with profound
qualification of the proposal of COM
rade Charles b. Rouss, of the 18th Vir-
ginia Cavalry. for the erection of a
Confederate Battle Abbey, to contain
a library and museum and memorial
chambers, illustrative of the great war
between the States. and preserving in
sculpture and painting the features of
the heroes whose gallantry and forti-
tude have won immortal fame.
"Resolved. That this audience, in the
city of Raleigh, tenders its thanks to
Comrade Rouss for the gift OF one hum
dred thousand dollars for this great
memorial structure, and applauds Gen.
Thos. L. Rosser's efforts to preserve
the truth of history for this genera
ton, and to give new expression to
the honor and glory of those who wore
the gray"