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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-09
NOTICE..

The regular annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the NEWS AND OBSERVER PUB
LISTING COMPANY, viii be held in the Offices
of the company, Monday, August 18th, at
o'clock p. IN. At this meeting fun state.
ment Of the business for the past year. du-
ring which the paper has been under the
present management Will be rendered and
It is hoped that steps will be taken to in-
crease the usefulness and prosperity OF the
enterprise. All stockholders are requested
to be present. If you cannot be present,
please give proxy to some stakeholder who
win be present
JOSEHHUS DANIELS, President.
J. y. HOLDING, vicc-President.
II. W. JACKSON, Sec'y and Treas'r
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National Convention, and will try to
commit the Republican party to free
coinage. But it is all nonsense to talk
of their boiling the convention when
they fail of their object. They will re-
main in the Republican party primarily
because the Democratic party can offer
them no inducements for desertion OF
their original alliances and affiliations.
do not believe there will be any silver
legislation by the next Congress-.
The Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Times pays this compliment
to a North Carolinian:
Consul. General Jernigan, at Shang-
Hal, has been quite active at his post
within the past year, and his dispatches
concerning the recent outrages OF the
Chinese on British and American mis-
sionaries have been the most reliable of
any received. Mr.. Jernigan, who is a
North Carolinian, appointed to his posi-
ton under the present administration,
is highly commended for his work. ."
Mrs. Cleveland graced the harbor fete
in honor of the visiting New York Yacht
Club fleet at Newport Tuesday night.
She arrived on Mr.. Benedict's yacht,
Oneida, and was the guest of Secretary
Herbert on the Dolphin, to witness the
Examinations.
The Supervising Architect says he has
Nd funds and therefore cannot make the
changes in the Newbern building desired
by Congressman Shaw.
Hon. NJ. W. Ransom, who has been in
New York for the past week, returned
to the city to-day and will return to
North Carolina tomorrow.
Mr.. George D. Green, a prominent
hardware dealer of Wilson, passed
through here last night for Baltimore on
business. He returned to Washington
to-day and will leave for Wilson to NOR
row.
Mr.. j. T. Murphy, of the Treasury
Department, has gone with his family
to Orkney Springs, Va, to spend the
summer.
Mr.. A. NJ. Welles, of the Geological
Survey, left yesterday for his home in
Duplin county, to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram, of Arson
county, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Tom Little, on Capitol Hill.
y
Hon. F. A. Woodland, of Wilson, ar
rived in the city last night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-09
THE SHEMWELL CASE.
The Treasurer Makes a Statement in
Regard to Paying the Jury.

LEXINGTON, N. o., Aug. z.
To the Editor of the News and Observer:
In your paper of to day notice an in
teryiew with a gentlemen that might be
calculated to do me an injustice where /
am not known. 1t Was in an item head
ed ''Shemwell Verdict Still Talked
About" The statement that | knew or
had any information as to what the YER
dict of the jury would be before it was
rendered or as to when it would be
rendered is unqualifedly false in every
particular. AS to borrowing money
these are the facts: On Sunday morning
/ went to one of our leadiog merchants,J.
F. Ward, and asked him if he had about
$500 in his safe to lend me to pay the
jury as | did not like the jury to go
unpaid and as l wanted to pay in
cash, not checks, and told him
if he needed it that would repay him on
Monday morning as soon as the bank
was opened. But as the jury did not
return verdict until Monday did not
borrow cent for any purpose whatever.
1t was my duty and pleasure to pay the
jury as soon as they rendered the YER
diet and were dismissed. Please give
this publicity in your next issue and
obliga.
J. W. hCCRARY,
County Treasurer.
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American Pharmaceutical AssOcIa-
tiOn, Denver, Colo.

For the above occasion the Southern
Railway will sell round trip continuous
passage tickets to either st. Louis or
Kansas City, in connection with exchange
orders CT initial line at above point
through which passenger desires to pass,
calling for continuous passage ticket to
Denver. Colorado Springs or Pueblo,
Col Call on agent Southern Railway,
up town, for rates and additional infor-
nation Tickets on sale August 10th
and nth, hnal limit August 28th. Stop
overs allowed west Of Colorado common
points.
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mr.. Prim Not "A Quaker.

HIGH POINT, n. O., Aug. 8.
To the Editor Of the News and Obersver:
| have it on good authority that Capt.
John Priln, foreman of the jury in the
Shemwell case who was reported in the
NEWS AND OBSERVER to be Quaker,
was not a Quaker nor of Quaker decent.
My Informant further states that the
probable reason for Mr.. Prim's being re-
ported a Quaker was because he pre-
ferred an affirmation to the usual oath, a
privilege which the Constitution of
North Carolina wisely grants to every
citizen.
JOSEPH BLAIR.
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University Of North Carolina

Comprises the University, the College,
the Law and Medical Schools, and the
Summer School for Teachers, Tuition $50.
Thirty five teachers, al students. Address,
President Winston, Chapel Hill, N. c.. for
catalogue and handbook in University
Education"
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Mr.. Ward Corroborates.

LEXINGTON, N. c., Aug. z.
TO the Editor Of the News and Observer:
/ take pleasure in saying that the
money transaction is as Mr.. McOrary
stated. J. +. WARD.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
VERTICAL WRITING.
Telegraphers Are Mainly Responsible for
Its Introduction Here.

Telegraphers Are Mainly Responsible for
Its Introduction Here.
If the vertical handwriting which is
being taught in our public schools pre-
walls, and becomes the ordinary hand
writing, the people who enjoy its ad-
vantages will have in large measure the
telegraphers to thank for it. They
have been the pioneers Of vertical writ
ing. For the last twenty years almost
every telegraph operator In the country
has written round, vertical hand,
palmer than any other sort OF hand
writing known, with round, fat loops
for the letters which drop below the
line, and simple capitals This teleg-
rapher's handwriting has much in
common with the English "civn service
handwriting" which may have preceded
It,. but the civil service hand is less
often vertical and has certain points Of
difference. Mems handwriting tends
in general way to conform to the
fashion Of Roman print prevalent at
any time, and as the most ordinary
print letter nowadays is Of round or
Scottish face, it is not strange on the
whole that the tendency in handwriting
is toward round letter. Womens
chirography is more capricious in its
fashion, though it has inclined pretty
steadily now for several years toward
angular criticism.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
HOW HE WAS ACCEPTED.
Here Indeed Is q New Way to Win q
Woman,

HNre ln0eeO - new way Co win
Woman,
The New Orleans Picayune has this
interesting story of two literary celeb
rites in q recent issue: The late Pror.
Aytoun was uncommonly diffident
when making proposals Of marriage to
Miss Jane Emily Wilson, who after
ward became his wife. The lady re-
minded him that before she should give
her absolute consent it would be neces-
sary to obtain her fathers approval.
"You must speak for me-" said the
suitor, "for could not summon cour-
age to speak to the professor on the
subject"
"Papa is in the library" said the
lady.
"Then you had better go to him."
said the suitor, land !, will wait your
return"
The lady proceeded to the library, and
taking her father affectionately by the
hand mentioned that the professor had
asked her hand in marriage. She add
ed: "Shall accept his offer, papa?
He is so difident that he won't speak
to you about it himself"
"Then we must deal tenderly with
his feelings" said the hearty old
Christopher. "Ill write my reply on a
slip Of paper and pin it to your back. {"
"Papa's answer is on the back of my
DRESS" said Miss Jane, as she entered
the drawing-room. Turning around
the delighted suitor read these words:
with the authors compliments"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
THE DREAM OF CHEMISTRY.
Hopes In Time to Produce Palatable Beef
steaks Out of the Elements.

Hopes in Time to Produce Palatable Beef
steaks Out OF the Elements.
The electrician has one dream and
the social philosopher has another.
But the chemist has also a vision of the
alchemist of the dark ages. This is
how he would solve the problems Of
comfort and happiness which have been
put to the human race:
"The chemist hopes for a synthetic
beefsteak, for a chemical loaf, for q
cup of coffee made, like his sodawater
extracts, out of inorganic matter. He
wants to see the day when synthetic
climate shall envelop the earth, when
the rainmaker shall be a prophet and
man shall hold the string to the unruly
bags of Aeolus. s
"In that day the food and raiment oS
mankind will be produced in the
crucibles of the chemist. Once more
verdure will clothe the fields now de-
faced by human toll, and the shaggy
woods will spring anew on the de-
spoiled slopes Of the hills. There will
be no tilling or harvest, no slaughter
ing of tame beasts. Out of the original
elements chemistry will compound
chops and outlets, knead the dough
and brew ale.
"The battle has already been partly
won in the case of medicines and drugs.
The wine at the table d'hote never saw
the vineyard. The prize fruit flowers
of the drug store are innocent of the
orchard and garden. Synthetic chem
istry is yet young. It has made great
advances in the production Of glycerine
and sugar. 1t has four thousand devo-
tees in this country who hope to make
the dream reality"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
LOTTERY HATED HIS JOCKEY.

strange Antipathy of the Old.Time
Steepiechaser for Jem Mason.
The following story is told in the
London Field of the famous old English
steeplechaser Lottery, foaled in 1880,
carrying one hundred and sixty-eight
pounds: Lottery and Jem Mason made
up combination which delighted the
eyes of every horseman whose good
fortune it was to see thu pair across q
big country together. Yet, strange to
say, Lottery had the greatest antipathy
to the man who rode him in nearly all
his races and who certainly cannot be
accused Of any cruelty toward him, for
Jem Mason was by no means one Of
the whip and spur school. He had fine
hands, and believed in them, as he was
entitled to do. Still he was hated by
Lottery, and when the old horse was
about twenty years old and was located
at Mr.. Halls at Neasden Jem Mason
CHANGED to go down, and naturally
enough asked to be allowed to have q
look at the old chaser. Just before the
doors of the box were opened Lottery
heard his Jockeys voice and gave him
one Of his old greetings-that is to say,
he flew at him; but Jem, being not un-
prepared for reception of this kind,
was soon out Of harms way. During
Lottery's steeplecbasing career Jem
Mason often had to hide his colors
when he went to mount the horse, but,
when the rider was once seated and the
horse cantered to the post, the two were
apparently ON the most friendly terms.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18

A female figure Sprdng quickly from a
camp chair.
flannel gown, bound at the waist with a
silken sash, fell in graceful lines to her
feet. A silk rebozo of black and yellow
stripes hung over one shoulder, its firing
ed ends nearly reaching the floor.
Astounded at this unexpected vision
this startling transformation-the
lieutenant stood silently gazing at the
lovely and blushing girl for nearly a
half minute.
Teresa Valencia" he exclaimed.
|" LA misma, senior, was the response
in low and self deprecating tone, and
she picked up her cloak and began to
move toward the door.
"No, do not 60, objected the excited
lieutenant. "Now that I know who is
my guest there must be q rearrange-
ment of things. Please remain here un-
til I return. I'll be gone but few mo-
ments.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
He Was lncredulous.

A party of tourists was being shown
over the British museum, and in one of
the rooms the keeper pointed out a col
lection Of antique vases, which had
been recently dug up at Herculaneum.
whats that?" said one Of the party,
with q look Of incredulity. dug up
out of the groundP" Certainly, sir.
Perhaps some pains have been taken In
cleaning them, but otherwise they were
found just as you see them" The wise
man turned to his companions and ssid.
with knowing shake Of his Head: "He
may say what he likes, but he shall
never persuade me that they dug mp
sesdy-made pots outofs the gr0undI'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
THE OUT.To-DINNER MAN.
One Who Il Not Brilliant, But Makes
Hlmas1f Useful.

One Who Il Not Brilliant, But Makes
Himself Useful.
'No," said the slightly cynical bach
elor to New York Tribune man, sits
not because am tremendously popu-
lar that get invitations, and l don't
consider It such an honor to be invited
to dine somewhere every night in the
week with half dozen or more invita-
tions week to spare. Why in the
world do you suppose they invite meP
Well, am good deal like the fellow
who is taken on ship and made to
work his passage. He pays for his voy-
age with work. work my passage at
the dinners. Oh, yes, do There's no
use in being vain about these things.
You see, I'm not married, and there's
always some young woman, or old
woman, for that matter, who has to be
taken care of. Now, q married man is
at q discount at a dinner. OF course,
he takes a woman out to dinner, but
some man has to be provided for his
wife.
"I'm just useful at dinner and that's
why l get invited. I'm not good-look-
ing and never said a bright thing in
my life, but can talk streak of stuff
and nonsense that is necessary to keep
dinner going. I'm good natured and
amiable. 1 like everybody, and so 1
get along comfortably with my neigh
bors. In mild sort of way, l sup
pose, am amusing. And then am
q good laugher. l laugh at all the
good things that are said, and at many
of them that are not 80 good. get in
my own little jokes when the time
comes, and SO we row along through
the dinner, working my passage and
my hostess smiling approval on me.
"Oh, no, it's not a bit damaging to
my vanity. 1 simply know it's SO, and
accept it cheerfully. can't dance for
shucks, so I'm of no earthly use at a
dance. If l were a good dancer I'd
probably come in for all that, too. My
strong point is dinner, and so I'm
wanted there, and not ut dance. 1t
dosesn't wound my vanity a bit. en-
joy the dinner. Having a lot of pretty
women around the table, and listening
to them, and talking to them is lots
more fun than sitting alone in club,
with only lot of ghostlike walters to
amuse you. It's a perfectly fair
bargain. I talk and l am sweet
tempered for my ferriage, and get on
the ferry good dinner and enjoyable
surroundings. That's all there is to it,,
and as for the honor of the thing and
all that, there's no more honor in my
being invited to dine out every even
ing than there would be in going out
to fiddle for party at the regular
price. talk AID get my dinner and
pleasant company. The other man
gets his five or ten dollars, or whatever
the price is, and fiddles."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
RicNEsT MAN IN THE WORLD.

Ellm DemidofY, . Russian Whose Wealsb
IL of Recent Creation.
Like the English millionaires, those
of the czar's dominions mostly derive
their revenues from landed property.
While the Briton, however, devotes 4 ]
large part of his gross income towar
improving his possessions and to the
amelioration Of the lot Of his tenants In
one way or another, the Russian, on
the other hand, extracts every farthing
that he can from his property and
spends II upon himself, the result being
that agriculture in Russia is going
from bad to worse, that formerly fer.
tile and productive estates have now
become barren and impoverished, and
that, while the peasantry are in a state
of misery bordering on famine, the
mobiles themselves have been obliged to
mortgage or sell their lands, and are at
the end of their financial tether. OF
course, there are some exceptions, such
as, for instance, the Yousoupoffs, the
Demidoffs and the Scheremetieffs. The
wealth of the Demidoffs is SO vast, &C
cording to the New York Tribune, that
It is beyond calculation, and strangely
enough the fortune is of relatively re-
cent creation, it's founder having been
country blacksmith in the days Of Pc
ter the Great. It was while travelling
in the Ural mountains that the latter
broke one of his most valuable English
pistols. A village smith nended it so
quickly and so we'll that the car was
delighted and asked the mans name.
"Demidoff, 1 shall remember you," said
he as he rode off. The poor man was
beginning to think that Peter had for
gotten him when there came an official
document adorned with the imperial
seal, granting him the freehold of
great tract of crown land in the neigh
borhood of the village. Demidoff went
to work on his new property and found
there inexhaustible mines of iron, sill
yer and malachite. Young Elm Dem
idoff-he does not bear in Russia the
italian title of prince generally pre-
fixed to his name by foreigners-is at
the present moment the richest man in
the world, Princess Yousoupoff, with
her great turquoise mines, coming next
in rank. Fortunately, both of them
are more free-handed and generous
than their respective immediate pred
ecessors as head Of the family, the late
Anatole Demidoff and the late Prince
Yousoupof having been alike renowned
for their meanness and avarice, OF
which almost incredible stories are re-
lated,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-18
An Ingenious widower.

A practical man lately became Wild
over. He was devoted, in his own self
ish way, to his wife, SO that her friends
were surprised when they heard that
he had sold all her wedding gifts-prin-
cipally silver-without delay. His In
genious excuse was this: II needed q
good watch, as she well knew. The
presents were Of no use to me, and I
thought that, II ! sold them and used
the proceeds to get q watch, II would
be like having 1t come from her." Ger
tain!y curious way of getting around
the facts.
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fro BE coNrINuKD.1

Our better halves say they could not
keep house without Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. 1t is used in more than
half the homes in Leeds.-Sims Bros,
Leeds. Iowa. This shows the esteem in
which that remedy is held where it has
been sold for years and is well known.
Mothers have learned that there is
nothing so good for colds, Group and
whooping cough. that it cures these all.
ments quickly and permanently, and
that it is pleasant and cafe for children
to take. 25 and 80 cent bottles for sale
by w. R Smith 4 Co., No. l6 Main
street.
Or. Prices ceeam BsiElag. peWlee
Apuse 0eaoe ceeAD se1oengpeWlDs.
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eAhoOo AAhuuVSS you uoNO cuOWu LuO uuI
ing the past few days. assure You that
appreciate it and am grateful hoped
to have succeeded in leaving today and
thus relieve you of further care on my
account. I accept your offer of attend
ance, but request that neither the laun-
dress nor her daughters shall visit me-.
II your sery It will leave at my do T
food and sue other articles as / may
need, it wi be all that l require.
Should I need anything more I will
write to you. l think my attendants
will reach Jemez tomorrow, and my
relative, E! Padre Gutierrez of that
place, will come for me Immediately. -
There was no signature. Raymer was
puzzled by the writer's persistency in
refusing all aid except what was bare'y y
necessary to enable her to live. and also
at her anxiety to conceal her face. All
was SO different from what he would
have expected from an American WON.
an that he attributed it to Spanish edu.
cation and home training AS she was
an old woman he thought her unneces.
sarily squeamish in holding herself sc
carefully secluded. Writing her short
note, in which he assured her that hel
wishes should be respected, he resumed
the usual routine Of duty and amuse-
ment.
The following Gay. the wind having
somewhat subsidized, the mules were e.
, tached 10 the bob. and Rsymer acoom'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-23
MEMORANDA.

Charleston, Jan. 22.-Arrived, steamer
Nolus;a, Higgins, Philadelphia, proceeded
Jacksonville, steam yacht Amadis, Sa-
vannah, bound New York; steamer Bow
den, Hopkins Philadelphia.
Sailed. steamers Glenlivet, Chase,
Tampa; Wnyah, Crawford, Philadel-
phia; tug I. j. Merritt. Norfolk; Schooner
Oscar c. Schmidt. Haley, New York
steamer Glenloig Br), Hay. Bremen.
Georgetown, Jan. 22.-Arrived, schoon-
ers Eva a. Danenhower Johnson Jen-
ME r. Tomlinson, Gaskill, from New
York.
New Orleans Jan. 22-Arrived yester-
day steamships Planet Mercury QBD,
Calder. Cardiff; FL Rio, quick, New York :
Arrived to-day, steamers S. Pizzati,
Pizzati Ceiba; John Wilson CNoD, Hal
sen. Bluehelds; Memnon (Brl, Bates, New
Port News, in ballast; Xumuri (Nor),
Mathiesen, Santa Marta.
Cleared to-day, steamship Cron CBD,
Findle, Bremen.
Cleared yesterday, steamer Eldorado,
Percy New York.
Barbados, Jan. S.--sailed, bark Ar
turus (Nor., Tonnesen. Tybee.
Gibralter, Jan. 19.-Passed bark
Teocle QtaD. Mastellone, Girgenu, for Sa-
Nanpah.
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CITY BREvITIEs.

Golden Rule Lodge. No. p, ]. o. o. F.,
meets tonight.
The auction for the benefit Of st. Bene-
diets church viii take place Thursday
evening at p. m, in the basement of the
church
The fire department was called out at
2:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon to a small
blaze in the kitchen of No. 50 Jefferson
street The damage was small.
Water takers are notified that the water
will shut off in the district between Wald-
burg and Anderson and Whitaker and
Cemetery streets at o'clock this morn
ing for the purpose Of changing MIGRANTS,
and will be of a few hours
In the case of J.. p. Toomer. charged
with forging theaname of Reuben Gibbons
to three pension checks only part of the
evidence for the government has been
heard by United States Commissioner NJ.
A. Connolly, and the case was postponed
until this afternoon to give the defendant
further time to secure witnesses in his be-
half.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-23


'IiAlR GOODS" SWITCHES. BANGS
and wigs the finest selection in the south ,
hair-dressiug. manicure, chiropodist and
hair work by n skilled graduate OF Paris,
London and New York. JOS BroughtOu
street. Hair Store.
FEAST OF THE FLOWERS PAPER
flowers for costumes OF the children TAX
ing part Ia the Feast OF thc Flowers
made promptly and cheap. any Kind FUR
nished al short notice. Address Box a.
Morning News.
GET YOUR BREAD FROM CRAIG. 49,
East Broad street; none equal IN quality.
Delivered hy wagon
DEATH To ALL BUGS At LAST
American ingenuity has discovered what
Will Kill reaches, Waterbugs, hcdhues.
flies. ants. fees. lice. moth and an in
scots iu one hour. for 70 cents. Ask your
druggist for kill-Roach.
WHY SUFFER WITH CORNS. BUN
Ions and ingrowing nails when you can be
cured. not relieved. but positively cured
by Lem Davis, surgeon chiropodist. or
ders can be left at Whcelers Pharmacy
corner Of Bull and State streets.