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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-01
VALUABLE
Policy of Insurance
FOR SALE.

By virtue of judgment of the Superior
court of Wake county, rendered on the
9th day f March 1895, in the case OF Al
fred Williams against John X. Terrell,
being Judgment Roll No Gill, OF said
count, and docketed in Judgment Docket
No s, page A, and as assignee of John X.
Terrell, will offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, at public auction, at the
county court house Coor, in the city of Raj
eigh, N. c., on the 30th day of July, 1895.
policy No 170.607 of THE Connecticut Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company" for one
thousand dollars ON life of John r. Terrell,
This policy is fifteen Q5) year endowment
Insurance Policy; is dated March TO- 1884,
and all premiums on the same up to date
have been paid. A. w. HAYWOOD,
Commissioner.
A. w. HAYWOOD.
Assignee of John r.. Terrell.
The foregoing sale is postponed until
Wednesday, August 9TH, 1895, at IL o'c' ock
m, at the same place.
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the canoe with his feet resting ON tire
deck. The sliding seat. Of course, adds 20
the power Of the canoe 70 carry a larger
spread Of canvas than il could carry
without lis use
There ara still other improvements The
cross-eeck tiIler Is a device that enables
the sailor ~ steer even when out az full
aength OF the seat. IL "a long bar
OF wood that runs parallel 70 the
sliding seat The centerboaris have
been changed within the past few years
They used 70 he thirty inches long. today
they ara from forty-two 20 forty-efrht
inches long. Their draught has always
been limited 20 eighteen inches. Almost
all racing canoes have plain. fat center
boards made Of brass. weighted with lead
Several attempts have been made 10 intro
duce the folding Cenferboars but such
boards have no; met with uauch favor
The greatest interest among canoar-e-
~ always manifested al the NEE; Of The
American Canoe Association. which
brings together representatives from,
every section Of the country This is the
event OF the year. Il takes place at one
or the Thousand Islands
The big canoe meet is simply a grand.
good camoingout time The gathering OF
from $50 10 30 Jolly fellows and a score Of
ladies. makes things lively while ii lasts.
The boys are half the time up TO some
mischief Every night the canoenen
gather round the campfire. and that is the
time and place 10 learn points" about the
snort
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ahead and 50 IS able 30 avoid 81 Just
think OF vcyager going down an un-
known stream with his hack 20 danger.
Nc common-sense man would do that more
than orcs.
n was an extended canoe voyage that
brought the sport into popular notice and
favor. John Mac5resor. who is the father
Of modern canoeing. crUiSed on the rivers
ard lakes OF Europe. and padded down
the Ahana and Pharpar. rivers or Dam
sscss in his canoe Rob Roy" His en-
tertainIug Iog-book OF adventure. entitled
"A Thousand Miles IN the Rob Roy
Canoe on the Rivers and Lakes OF
Fl1rone'' was published in 1875. and il has
had an enormous sale. The next year the
ROYAL Canoe Club. OF England. with the
Prince OF Wales as commodore. was or
ganized. and canoeing was added TO the
list Of outdoor sports for gentlemen.
About the same time canoeing was taken
up for pleasure in America. although II
had been more or less in vogue for years
in The United States and Canada. y. II
Bishop was the pioneer He sailed in
paper canoe through Lake Champlain.
down the Hudson river and along the
coast OF Florida. Mr.. Markham and Mr..
Chambers also made extended voyages.
the latter to the headwaters of the Missis-
sippi. which he discovered IN Elk lake.
PERHAPS the most daring voyage was that
undertaken together by Messrs. Burchsri
ard Stoddard They cruised through Long
Island sound and along the New England
coast 10 Nova Scotia. The old-time notion
that the canoe is adapted only 10 padding
on Quiet rivers or to sailing on smooth In
land lakes must be given Up. Every sea-
son salt water sailors see canoes weather
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require. II is fitted with two water-tight
compartments, so that the tiny craft il
upset will not sink. and there are also
compartments for storing away changes
of clothing. bedding. provisions. cooking
utensils and tent. Ii has a cockpit six or
seven feet long in which the canoeist sits
while sailing and sleeps when camping
out over night.
This useful craft is built of Eastwood.
cedar, butternut or pine. and must be well
put together. II weighs from fifty TO
eighty pounds and hence II is easily
handled. 1t will cost from 500 TO $780, and
fully rugged with sails and spars the sum
may reach $3.50. But Ii is a cheap invest
menf, for canoe Will last for years with
ordinary care. Then think of the health
and recreation 1t brings, The sport adds
color 10 the pale cheeks. develops the
muscles and lays up a store of strength
which one can draw bills OF credit on
months afterwards.
Thus canoeing, if it has no other advan-
tage. at least leads a man TO camping and
cruising. and life in the tent or in the
woods brings out many excellent qualities
which are not always seen i'm what We
call our polite society, There is a certain
indescribabre charm about camping out.
The very word suggests delightful expert
ences. cooking ones meals. sleeping on
masses OF hemlock boushs and living off
the fat of the land and water Roughing
IL on a long canoe cruise makes A man pa
tient and complainant. IL educates him 10
bear trouble and trial. and TO endure hard
ships. but after all there comes a feeling
OF enjoying life. Real satisfaction and
pleasure. TO my mind. is only to be found
In such outdoor life in summer
Few people. who have never gone on
canoe cruise. can understand the luxury
OF travelling in a padding canoe, coupled.
OF course. with the excitement of shooting
rapids running through the whirling ed
dies and swift waters. the fishing and the
shooting. the cold plunges or baths in the
morning, and the free camping out at
night Then there is the rare opportun-
ity to study the wild and romantic seem
cry as one gildes s-doWn a silvery stream.
There are many 10 whom canoe trip is
better than medicine: beside. il saves
doctors bills Many csnoeists tell me
thar they get more health. strength and
recreation out Of a canoe cruise lasting
enc week than IN the pursuit Of any other
kind of athletic sport lasting for one
month.
Indeed. II is In cruising and camping
that the worth and value Of the canoe Is
appreciated. Here all its many useful
qualities ara brought into play. There is
TO boat Ike the canoe for lovers of ma
ture, who like 70 steal close to her beau
ties No wonder the canoe and the ca
mera go together. Many enthusiastic
canoeists are amateur photographers. and
they ind ample opportunities TO take
snap shots" as they glide down the
stream through sylvan glades ana re-
treats No better souvenir OF a summers
outing can be had than a collection Of
these pirtuTaS
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was regarded as 2 hold fellow; today $50
feet is the common thing
Thus while few improvements have been
made IN padding canoes. the greatest
progress known has been made in sailing
canoes. With double increase in sail area
has come, of course. complete change in
the build and rigs Of canoes Within the
past ten years almost all the fittings for
masts and spars in canoes have changed.
All former ideas OF sail distribution have
been reversed.
Prior to 1856 the canoeist sat on the bot
tom Of the boat. which held heavy ballast.
A. the American Canoe Association
meet" OF that year Mr. Barney appeared
with his historic canoe Pecowsic. He not
only discarded all ballast, bat he sat on
the deck and depended entirely upon lean
ing out TO windward 10 keep his boat on
her feet. II was "A startling innovation.
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The Power of the Mahdi.
New York Evening Posi-


Siatin Pasha, who escaped recently from
the Mahdi. has been visiting London and
distributing a large amount OF interest
ing information On a recent occasion he
said when Mahdism began, the moving
spirit was fanaticism. Now fanaticism is
dead and the power of Mahdism. as such.
Is much less than in former times True,
the Khalifa upholds and enforces the ten
cts OF Mahdism. but 1t is mere lifeless
form. The khanfa's power Is practically
stationary, and IL must be so. The de-
feats at kassala, Toski. Tokar. local re-
volts. continued warfare, and other re-
verses lessened his prestige and power:
but he is still powerful enough to hold
the whole of the Soudan in his hand. Were
the tribes able. they would glad
" rise up in revolt. but they
are tied and absolutely powerless
Omdurman. the great capital. has a fiuc-
tuating population of 10000. The Khali-
fa's court is there. and his principal gar
rison. Strong gsrrisons. powerful enough
for all purposes, are also maintained, of
course. in the various provinces. There is
a very strong force opposite kassala TO
oppose the Italians on the Atbara river.
Although communication with Khartoum
is scanty, the Khalfa has a good general
idea OF what the European powers are try
ing TO do in Africa. and he has taken the
necessary precautions to defend himself.
Strong garriscns are placed at Dongola
and Berher TO oppose movements from
the northeast. and a very considerable
force has been dispatched TO Seggaf
about 2l0 miles north of Lake Albert. 10
check expedltionary advances from that
region. In the direction of Egypt the
force at Dongola Is very strong, and con-
slant patrols arc sent out 10 the Egyptian
advanced posts, some sixty 10 seventy
miles distant In addition to the arms
and ammunition which he manufactures
the Khalifs has all the old Egyptian arms.
including the machine guns captured from
the former garrisons. The Khalifa feels
that he is being hemmed in by Europeans
on all sides. especially south and west
and so troops have been dispatched and
are from time 10 time reinforced. The
Mahdlsts are more likely 10 act on the de-
fensive than on the offensive. their general
idea being 10 benefit themselves. They go
into Equatorial TO get ivory and slaves.
and naturally defend themselves against
intruders but any advance like a descent
upon Uganda. for instance, is not likely"
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stones or that ancient ahh~Y. f~.wae-
Mnlcn and the foam fringe of tie cream
the Iow1 OF seven towers once Law uoz
s'ah1s upon wave-washed cliff. am that
~ WHO locks forth from sts shattered
notiors today sees only the r,az-shlan4
ana the wrinkled waters. hears orlv ,n@
pant Of the cirriirs guIis. ard tEs weary
crying OF the sea
ARC That Gods anger IL not everlasting
snd that the evil that there ia in rreu
shais Dc blotted out. he who doubts NAV
etso learn from the wisdom Of tne simple
Hshef folk. who dwell about the borders
~ lkae marshiand. for they viii tell him
.nst OF stormy nights there speaks a
otep voice from the sea. calling the dead
MONKS 70 rise from their forgotten graves
ana chant a mass for the souls OF the
men OF the town OF seven towers. Clothed
- !ong' ght8ering white. they move with
sio"4y pacing feet around he abyey's
gFasS-grown sisies. and the music Of their
prayers Is heard above the screaming OF
TIE storm And 70 this I also can bear
witness. for ] have seen the passing Of
thelr snTouGed forms behind ne black
ness OF the shattered shafts: have heard
their sweet, sad singing above the wall
Ing OF the wind
Thus for many ages have the dead
MONKS prayed that the men of the town
OF seven towers may re forgiven. Thus
Tor many ages yet shall they so nray Till
tht nay comes when OF their own once
fair abbey not a single stone shall stand
upon It's fellow, and in that day Il shall be
known that the anger OF God against the
men OF the town of seven towers has
passed away; and IN that day tire feet OF
the waters shall move back and fhe town
or seven towers shall stand again upon
the dry land.
There be some. ] know. who say that
this Is but legend who will tell YOU
zhar
with your own eyes on stormy nights
waving their cleaning arms behind the
ruined buttresss. are but OF phosphores-
cent foam. tossed by the raging waves
above the cliffs. and that the sweet SAD
harmony, cieaving the trouble OF the
night, is but the aeolian music Of the
wind
But such are OF the blind who see only
with their eyes For myself 7 see the
white-robed monks. and hear the chant
ing OF their mass for the souls of tie sin
fui men of the town of seven towers. For
b. has been said that when an evil deed
Is done, a prayer is born TO follow II
through time into eternity, and plead for
1t. Thus is the whole world oIasped
around with folded hands both of the
dead and of the living, as with a shield.
lest the shafts OF Gods anger should con-
sumo IL
Therefore ] know that the good monks
OF this nameless abbey still are praying
that the sin OF those they loved may be
forgiven. God grant good men may say
mass for US.
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storms and blows that would swamp any
other kind of a boat of it's size or even
larger.
When canoeing was introduced as a
gentleman's sport racing was not serious
" considered. For the first twelve years,
that is from 1865 10 1850. there was no I'M
due eagerneSs for increased speed. The
early cauoeists were satisfied to have a
boat alike good for sails and paddles
At first. when the idea of sailing canoes
attracted attention a very small sail was
used. II did not look much larger than a
dishcloth. AS the racing craze increased
and a larger sail was required 10 make
the canoe travel faster. il was found nee
essary to use considerable ballast Even
with 100 pounds of shot and a heavy CEN
terboard the early canoeists were seldom
able TO spread over eighty or ninety feet
OF sail. Twenty years ago the canoe sailor
who carried over seventy-fve feet of sail
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Tie Regeneration of Egypt.


Prof Schweinfurth. the well-known
African explorer. has just published a
volume IN "The Regeneration 81 Egypt"
His views. as might be expected. differ
materially from those or French critics.
lie advises the Egyptians 10 stand by
England as the only power which will
guarantee the peaceahle development Of
the country. With regard 20 the attitude
Of Germany. he writes: 1t is 10 De hoped
that We shall not take part in any steps
leading to the pretended neutrallzing of
Egypt. but 10 the English II must I've left
10 consider whether. IN this affair, the CO.
operation or Germany is necessary 10 them.
The price OF our policy Of non-interven-
ton Will be known 20 them. II is a mat
ter OF Zanzibar and the independence of
our South African friends" Prof
Schweinfurth then deals with the relation
OF Islam 10 popular education. ana Gomez
20 the conclusion that IL contains I'll the
elements necessary fer the wholesome de-
yeloprnent OF Eastern nations What
would have a specially favorable influence
on the formation Of Egyptian nationality
would he ne SAYS. the raising Of the
Egyptian dialect hitherto only spoken,
10 the standard Of literary language.
and tho adoption Of a phonetic alphabet
in place 81 Arabic letters.
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THE WRESTLER.

When God sends out His company 70 ira
vel through the stars.
There is every kind Of wonder in the
There is every kind of animal behind its
prison bars
With riders in a many-coiored row
The master Snowman. Time. has strange
trick of rhyme.
And the clowns most rihald jest is tear:
But the hest drawing card is the Wrestler
huge and hard.
Who can nh the tent AT any time Of year.
His eve is on the crowd. and he beckons
with his hand,
With authoritative finger. and they come
The rules of the game they do not under
stand.
But they go as in a dream and are dumb
They would fain say him nay, and they
look the other way.
But he throws them one by one till the
show for them is done
In the blood-red dust of the ring.
There's none TO shun his challenge, they
must meet him soon or late,
And he knows a cunning trick for all
heels
The kings naughty crown drops in jeers
As the hold closes on him. and he reels.
The burly and the proud. the braggarts Of
the crowd,
Every one of them he topples down in
thunder
His grip grows mild for the dotard and
the child.
But alike they must all go under.
on. many mighty foeman would try
fall with him
Persopolis and Babylon and Rome.
Assyria and Sardis. they see their fame
grow dim.
As he tumbles in the dust every dome.
At length will come an hour when the
stars shall feel his power
And he shall have his will upon the sun.
Ere we know what he's about the stars
will be put out.
And the wonder of the show will he un-
done.
Charles O. n Roberts
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CANOE AND PADDLE.
Rapid Progress of the New
Sport in America.
NO WONDER IT is POPULAR.
The Canoe Goes where, Rowboats and
>aflboats Can Not-Ideai Convey
ance for Campers.

u Is not necessary TO dwell at length
upon the rapid progress Of canoeing in
The United States and Canada Every
person, interested even in the slightest
degree in outdoor sports. must have
noticed its fast-increasing popularity.
U0til now every section OF the country
has Its canoe clubs and canoemen. who
early in the season race in the local club
regattas, and later on in the season jour
ney 20 the American Canoe Association
meet" and there take part in the grand
camping-out, the fun and the races
There are many reasons why the canoe
should be popular with all those who love
the water. In the first place, the modern
canoe Is one OF the most useful contriv
ances affoat. II is little world in itself:
IL is conveyance home, bed. store
house. or a Saratoga trunk, as necessities
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There is more catarrn in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether. and until the last few years was
Supposed TO be incuraDle. For a great
many wears doctors pronounced IL a local
disease, and prescribed local rem sdies,
and by constantly failing 10 cure with
local treatment. pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease and Therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by f. j. Cheney e
Co. Toledo. Ohio. is the only constitution
al cure on the market. II is taken inter
nallv in doses from 10 drops TO a teaspoon
ful II acts directly on the blood and rnu-
cous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case II falls
10 cure. Send for circulars and testimo-
malls. Address
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
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1-ntn nnte RaiIrnasi.

Aladdin himself IN all his wondrous wan
80 never once Eazed up greater
S~a,r7 Of beauty than the interior - the
- =, the muca celehTsted North
,.,,, wish 10 make a daylight tourney
-, Minneapolis or s. Paul 20 Chicago
yc,, VIII md ,he Badger state Express
ga -. >so~ff- " esteru Line the pleasant
Va -. .~air WI ever rode or IN the
S,ss..e~sf as luxurious partcr car with
N,'e..,.,9,f,@e consuc,ve 70 resg and enjoy
even " .Ss easiest riding and most Gem
me-, Az ,.,r We ever had the pleasure
- r,slug l0o miles IN.
" Parker. Puget Sound Agent al
,,,,-,t street. Seattle
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WILL SHE.

when the Coming Woman gets here
VIII she OFFER up her scat
VIII she offer her umbrella.
When there's rain or snow or sleetP
VIII she help US in the wagon.
VIII she bait our fiShinE hook
WNI she step into the water
That We dry may cross the brook!
VIII she seize a rail and rescue
When the bully chases us
VIII she push the wheexy mower
Every eve and make no tussf
VIII she run the locomotive,
shovel coal. and handle brakes
VIII she level mount and forest,
carry hitters for the snakes
WIN she march 10 bloody hattie.
Snap her fingers at the hurts
I,-.n I guess not. she VIII merely
Hide behind her husband : skirts
joe C-7nr.
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Again * was IN canoes that the early
European explorers sought new routes 70
the inland waters. Ia them the traders
brought their furs and their wares. n
them the early settlers vent from place
- place Fer the canoe can 40 where the
sallhoat or t}e rowboat can not be used
Tor threading and winding shallow. swift
streams. Tor tracking the river 70 its mar
row headwaters, Tor - and voyages Of
any kind the eanoe is without an equal or
rival
The prime feature Of .he canoe Is thar
ire pAd8le~ sits facing TIRE same direction
as lie - travelling. he sees any dangeT
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Put, as Mr. Barney won almost every race
IN which he entered. the clever idea was
quickly adopted by his fellow canoeists.
one objection 20 this mode OF sailing was
the heavy strain on the muscles OF the
legs. hack and abdominal region, caused
by hanging out 70 winGward without sup
port. This trouble was avoided BY Paul
Butler. who introduced a racing contriv
ance known as the sliding seat" This
seat IS simply hoard from forty 70 forty
eight inches long and eight inches wide.
The sailor silfes hack and forth across his
canoe on are seat. which moves IN grooVesi
runners. lie can st eatirely outside az
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HEY gay, the
chroniclers who
j a We written
the history Of
THAI low Lying,
" ] n q S " Q pit
coast. tn at
years ago the
foa N fringe OF
the ocean lag
further 10 the
cast so that
where now the
~ o tn sc a
ereep5 among
TT e a C h G rous
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The City
of the Sea.
BIZ JEROME K. JEROME

roav-sytt, 1ses. BY Bachelor. Johnson &
80 RarhfliAr.
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