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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
A GOOD SERMON FOR TODAY.

Mr.. W. F. Marshall, editor of the
Gastonia Gazette, writing of Sunday
spent by the editors in Beaufort, says :;
CATER services were over a number
of the visitors to Beaufort went to see
the old cemetery. AT the further side
they drew near a cOlored church. The
preacher spoke of a land flowing with
milk and honey. What do you want
with the whole earth You got better
clothes than you ever had before. Look
at your Sunday clothes you got on to-
day. Be satisfied with what the Lords
doing for you. And that amt all. The
land is flowing with milk and honey
all the milk you want at ten cents a
quart and honey at ten cents a pound.
See what the Lord has done for you.
You used to have to raise a hog to get
your lard. Now all the people may eat
greasy bread when lard is made from
cotton seed. Tain't quite as good as old
fashioned lard, but there's abundance of
it. Quit grumbling. Rejoice before the
Lord Money! Is that what you want3
What you want with it ? If all the corn
was to dry up, if there was to come
drought and dry up all the cotton, and all
the corn and wheat and crops, what good
would your money do you You couldn't
eat ten dollars if you had it. Trust the
Lord. He's doing the best for you He
cam And in a becoming undertone
the Morganton Herald said to the States
vile Landmark That's Democratic
niger he's preaching good times
And we all said yes"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
AN UGLY CASE AGAINST MIR.
JONES.

We publish elsewhere two letters
bearing on the UNCONVENTIONAL con-
troyersy in Mitchell county. Mr.. T. O..
Love requests in his letter that the state
N mt signed by the county officers ard
o hers be withheld until full inyestigS-
ton can be made. Ordinarily such a
request would be complied with, but
having published the letter of Mr.. Buch-
anan yesterday, and having criticized
rather severely the Methodists and Bap-
fists Of Mitchell county, it is nothing but
right that We should publish the official
statement of their defense. This is all
the m ore incumbent upon us when it
contains bill of particulars which justi-
fies the action of the Methodists and
Baptists of Mitchell county, of which we
complained.
We do not know all the gentle
men who have signed the state
ment we publish, but their official
position is evidence that they are
men whom the people trust. One of the
gentlemen, ex Senator Isaac II. Bailey,
is well known to us as an honest, truth
full, honorable and upright gentleman.
He would not sign paper that he did
not believe to be true, and would not
knowingly do injustice 20 any man. We
do not personally all the other gen.
tleman, but the signature of Isaac H.
Bailey to any paper ''goes" in this cfice.
1t is the duty of Rev. Mr.. Jones to clear
himself if he can. 1t is a very ugly case
that has been made out against him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
MONEY FOR CHURCH SUPPORT.

1t has long been question with the
officers of churches whether it is best to
assess all the members, or to depend for
church support on voluntary contribu-
tons. At the Methodist District Con
ference at Monroe it was resolved:
"That all members of the Church, re-
CARELESS of pecuniary conditions, should
be assessed something for the support of
the Church; enough, at least, to keep
them from the humiliation of feeling
themselves of no use to the Church fnan-
cially."
In the old time of church establish
ment, it was comparatively easy to col
lect church assessments, for they were
then taxes the same as levied by the
State. When dependence for collection
of assessments rests on voluntary pay
ment of assessments, there would seem
to be little difference between the two
plans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

In the August Scribner's Arsine Alex
andre writes approximately about BIZ
cycles. and says: Il will even go so far
az to advise man not to get married
until he has seen the object of his choice
disport herself upon a bicycle"
Frank r. Stockton, the author of
.sThe Lady, or the Tiger" contributes
under the title of Love Before Break
fast . one of the most delightful love
stories to the August Ladies' Home Jour
nal The happy motif of Mr.. Stockton's
story Il more than indicated by the
charming illustrations which Mr.. W. T.
smedley has provided for the text
There Is quite controversy now going
On over the belief that in nearly all of
Howells' novels there is an undercur-
rent of contempt for the class that esti-
mates worth in dollars. Some of the
nav rich, and their boot-licks find in
this consistently opposing his talents
to money worship cause OF complaint
against6Iowells, whereas others hold
that it constitutes the chief virtue Of his
novels.
while now and then true poet or
novelist has abused bis talents to fawn
Lefore wealth, it is highly to the credit Of
Mem Of genius and talent that as rule
thew have appealed to the highest in
man holding up to ridicule and con
tamnt those who bow down at the altar of
mammon. There is little need to warn
men against doing injustice to good,
rich men by denouncing mammon
worship. 1t is common to worship man
mon. and the need is that novelists and
journalists shall seek TO teach that "a
mans q man for a. that and a. that Z
Howells will be popularized by the criti-
cisms.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
MR.. MILLS EXPLANATION.

The short and pithy explanation of
Mr.. J. II. Mills would have been more
interesting if he had given the names of
the two Trustees who, in July 1894,
made contract to defeat him. But his
card is, perhaps, in better taste without
it.
"My conscience is clear-I have done
my duty to the orphans" is no boast for
great hearted Jack Mills. 1t is a modest
way of stating what all the State knows
He has builded him monument in all
hearts that will endure long after he
has gone to a better land.
EVERYBODY says the times are hard,
and yet we have never read of so many
excursions or such large crowds that go
to them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
APPRECIATED COMBINATION.

The following letter, received yester-
day, written by. Stakeholder, " is highly
appreciated. 1t contains forcible argu-
ments supporting the position of the
NEWS AND OBSERVER which will give
weight to the position of those who OPP
pose the lease at the present time. He
writes:
To the Editor of the News and Observer.
The prompt and leading position you
took on the question of the lease of the
North Carolina Railroad, meets with
almost universal commentator. Only
those who are in some way interested in
or controlled by the Southern Railroad
Company, and those who are easily
scared by the bugaboo of a parallel road
from Mocksville to Mooresville, disap-
prove of your position.
You are right in saying that there is
plenty Of time ahead within the six
years the lease has to run, in which to
negotiate for an extension. At the end
of that time the conditions will be greatly
changed unless the signs of the times are
misleading, and there will be other bid
ders, either corporate or individual, who
will pay six and half per cent. or more
on the stock.
Under no circumstances, not even at
10 per cent, should the road be leased
for 80 years, before the end of which
time the line from Raleigh to Charlotte
will be strung with cities, towns and
manufacturing plants like string of
gems.
If the Southern shall give up the lease,
in 1901, the State or individuals can run
the road with profit. Gen. Hoke, Gov.
Holt or any one of a dozen men that
could be named could make more for the
State and private stockholders than the
rate proposed by the Southern for an
extension. North Carolina can "tote
her own skillet, " if necessary, as she has
done before.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

CRUEL and unusual punishment is for
hidden by law. Who is surprised, in
view of such law, that the neighbors
whipped a Johnston county man who
made his wife eat fourteen burnt bis
cult at one sittingf We are not told
whether she was young wife, baking
her first pan. If so, there is some pal
liation for the husbands offence. If he
had not forced her to eat them, he might
have died himself with acute indigestion
after eating them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

IT is suggested that the following is
an extract from the letter of Col. Jno.
G. Upton to Secretary Morton, when
dismissed as Collector of Statistics
perhaps it was well to dissemble your
love,
But why did you kick me down stairs !"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

Miss Willard, of the W. @. T. u, says
that if it should become nescessary for
her very advanced organization to give
up Temperance or Woman's Suffrage, the
former would have to go.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

The Landmark says prominent Dem
ocrat in eastern North Carolina has wa
gered 81 900 to $500 that the Democratic
electoral ticket will carry New York in
1896 He will win the bet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

MASSEY will not bring another libel
suit. He has come out of the trial much
the loser in public esteem, even though
the verdict has been in his favor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
CONTINUATION,
ROOM MAKING SALES.
W. H. & R. S. TUCKER & co.

The continued rainy days of last week
so interfered with our rOOm-making sales,
we deem it wise TO advise our customers
that the renOvating of our store rooms
will be postponed a Week or so later
than August Ist in order that we may
further reduce our stock of dry goods
and kindred wares. We prefer to sell
the goods rather than have them injured
by lime dust and wOrkmen. Everybody
should avail themselves of this great Op-
pOrtunity to buy dry goods.
New special value tables will be made
up during this week.
w. H. &R.S. TUCKER&CO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
THE WEATHER.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Ex-Congressman Enloe is to edit the
Star, new silver daily at Nashville
Tenn. He is good in fight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

Mr.. Der sew is in London. He says
that bimetalism is growing, and that a
majority of the Marquis of Salisbury's
cabinet is in sympathy on this subject
with the views of the Right Hon. A. J.
Balfour, the first lord of the treasury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
Summer Season
June Ist to Oct. LIST.


Hotel accommodations unsurpassed,
climate delightful, scenery grand, aces
sibility easy, rates low, comfortable
rooms, tempting tables, and the best
mineral water in the world. Come to
Connolly Springs for health, rest or
pleasure. For rates or other information
write to
Connolly Springs Co..
Connolly Springs, Burke county, N. O.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28

that bimetalism is growing, and that a
majority of the Marquis of Salisbury's
cabinet is in sympathy on this subject
with the views of the Right Hon. A. j.
Balfour, the first lord of the treasury
The Concord Standard says: Mr.. Jacob
Bowman, who is one of the finest cabinet
workmen and fnishers in this part of the
nRptry, is now doing novel job, he says.
ling a6ne casket for a living
]. Pressly, d. D., of Coddle
pnty. The wood of which
g made was selected and
\Hears ago by Mr.. Press
Iome piece of work,
If the finest material,
he'd and the work the
thursday afternoon" says the Con-
cord Standard, several ladies Of the
city were making calls in certain por-
ton of town, and after entering the
home of a friend, one of the callers re-
marked that they were out making
Pop calls, whereupon the hostess put
a wrong construction on the term, and
said ssWell, don't see why you should
come here, for my husband is as good a
Democrat as yours, SO if it is Pop. calls
Won are making, you had better study
thu politics of your community" When
the lady had concluded, she left the
room highly indignant, leaving the two
callers in a very much embarrassed
state.
Senator'S Blackburn and Lindsay, of
Kentucky, called at the United States
Treasury Department Friday and jointly
agreed to recommend constituent for
appointment to minor place in the rev.
enue service in Kentucky.
s.Kentuckyn, said Mr.. Lindsay, sis all
right. We are a Democratic State, and
will remain SO Wat Hardin will be
elected Governor, and the Democrats
will have majority in the Legislature"
evil Senator Blackburn be re-
electedY' he was asked.
ssGo and ask Joe himself, said Sena-
tor Lindsay. "He is in town. Joe is a
mighty popular fellow"
So writes the Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Sun, who also re-
ports that Blackburn declares that he
viii be re elected.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14
Level Culture for Pota toes.

Almost everybody now agrees that
level culture produces the largest and
best crops of potatoes But it IS i'm
possible to have level culture unless
the seed potStoes are planted deeply
enough for the tubers to form under
the soil. The constant tendency OF the
tubers is to rise as they grow. This, IL
the seed has been planted only one or
two inches deep, makes it necessary to
draw dirt around the hill, making a
mound which sheds the water on either
side. This also cuts the potato roots
in the middle of the row. It requires
dry and rich ground to make success
full deep planting and level culture
possible. Cut soil without stagnant
water near the surface is always nee
essary for the potato crop. If the sub
soil is filed with water through winter
and spring. it is impossible to grow
good potato crops on such land the fol-
lowing season by any method.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14

As young pigs at birth are easily
chilled to death, the lower story of the
house should be double boarded, with
building paper between This viii
cost but little. and one litter of pigs
saved will more than pay the extra
cost of the extra lumber and paper for
an apartment feet square. If one
wants house large enough for from
80 to 40 or more hogs, two of these
houses can be made, each 81 feet long
-four apartmentsl and stand them
facing each other, 3 or 10 feet apart,
and roof over the space between. This
will enable you TO finish of one more
apartment at the back end of the
space between the buildings, and will
give you sheltered place 20 feed from,
and storeroom for meal and other
ground feed.
If one needed still more room, the
length could be increased at pleasure.
The house should be located con-
veuient to water, or a cistern can be
made to receive the water from the
roof of the hOghouse.
Fig. 1 gives an idea how one of these
double houses would look. The spouts
and wiadows are inside, and the doors
do not show, as they are on the back
side, and it would be necessary also 10
have some small windows at the rear
for light, if the central space was all
closed. The illustration shows it with
one end open.-Waldo F. Brown, in
Ohio Farmer
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14

vel at the means b, which you obtain
your results IN this case, even more
than / did in the jefferson Hope MUIR
der. The thing seems to me to be
deeper and more inezplicable. How,
for example, could you describe with
such confidence the wooden-legged
man?"
u. haw, my dear boyl it was sim
plicity itself. l don't wish to be
theatrical. It is all patent and above
board. Two officers who are in com
mand of a convict guard learn an irl-
portant secret as to buried treasure. a
map is drawn for them by an English
man named Jonathan Small. You re-
member that we saw the name upon
the chart in Capt. Morstan's possession.
He had signed it in behalf of himself
and his associates-the sign OF the
four, as he somewhat dramatically
called it. Aided by this chart, the
officers-or one of them gets the
treasure and brings it to England,
leaving, we will suppose, some condi-
ton under which he received it unful-
filed. Now, then, why did not
Jonathan Small get the treasure him
self? The answer is obvious. The
chart is dated at time when Morstan
was brought into close association
with convicts. Jonathan Small did
not get the treasure because he and his
associates We're themselves convicts
and could not get away"
'But this is mere speculation, said I.
''It is more than that. 1t is the only
hypothesis which covers the facts. Let
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14

his mind, and darted away with an
energy and determination such as he
had not yet shown. The scent ap-
peared to be much hotter than before,
for he had not even to put his nose on
the ground, but tugged at his leash,
and tried to break into a run. could
see By the CLEAN in Holmes eyes that
he thought we were nearing the end of
our journey.
Our course now ran down Nine Elms
until we came to Broderick & Nelson's
large timber yard, just past the White
Eagle tavern. Here the dog, frantic
with excitement, turned down through
the side gate into the inclosure, where
the sawyers were already at work. On
the dog raced through sawdust and
shavings, down an alley, round a pas
sage. between t-vo wood-piles, and
finally, with triumphant yelp, sprang
upon large barrel, which still stoop
upon the hand-trolley on which it had
been brought. With lolling tongue
and blinking eyes, Toby stood upon
the casl1, locking from one to the other
of US for some sign of appreciation.
The slaves of the barrel and the wheels
of the trolley were smeared with dark
liquid, and the whole air was heavy
with the smell of creosote.
Sherlock Holmes and looked blank
" at each other, and then burst stimuli
taneously into an uncomfortable fit of
laughter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14

If she does not get a mouthful out of
the seat of Your trouse will at least
send you out head first faster than you
want 20 go.
To enable you TO ventilate the house
well when the weather is hot, have
the upper third of this door cut off
and hinged separately, so that it can
be opened when the lower part is shut.
The windows. W. may have either
sash or glass, or sliding board shutters
TO be closed in bad weather, and left
open most of the time. 5, 5, are
spouts through which swill is poured
into the troUghs. In building this
house, corner posts 4 inches square
are used, and nail-tie spiked down
on the top to serve as a plate. One
tie will be needed between the floor
and plate at the rear, and two at the
front, and these can be either gained"
into the posts or ''ship-lapped." Iu-
stead of 4x4 posts in the middle, at the
front and rear, set two 2Xi, IL inches
apart. This is to enable you to put in
a partition without mailing It, when
you wish to divide the house into two
apartments. as we usually DO for cur
sows 20 farrow il.
The boards can be dropped into this
slot and rest on each other, and pin
above the top one will hold them in
place. There should be notch cut IN
the bottom board large enough for 4
good-sized pig TO pass through, and a
small slide door made 20 close 1t when
not needed, as when the pigs begin to
eat (which is at 3 or weeks old,
the mothers should be shut out from
one side and the pigs fed there sepa-
rately.
We try TO breed our sows so that two
or more will farrow about the same
time. and if one SOW saves but three or
four pigs and another eight or ten,
we transfer from the large to the
small litter To be successful, this
must be done when the pigs are but a
day or two old. and care should be
taken not to excite the sows or they
may trample and kill some of the pigs.
l have found one way in which pigs
can be lifted without struggling or
squealIng, and that is to lift them by
| the tail. l have done it scores of
times, and always with the same re-
suit If you catch little pig by the
legs or body he at once struggles and
squeals, and his mother rushes to his
rescue; but reach over and get hold of
his tail. and he goes over the partition
without struggle or a protest.
The boards for the partition should
be carefully fitted so that they can De
put in and taken out without any
trouble, and there should be long pins,
or rack. on which to place them when
not in use. If you expect to store a
heavy weight above, put good jOists
under the floor and bridge them well.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14

occasion in any gown costing less than
$500 without appearing to be cheap
person from a cheap nation. On great
occasions the ladies must be dressed ii
attire entirely new, and which has
never been worn before.
When James Buchanan was minister
to Great Britain he was requested to
appear at the opening of parliament
with gold lace and insignia of rank.
He was told by the master of cere-
monies that the queen would expect it
of him. Thereupon Mr.. Buchanan alb
sented himself from the opening Of
parliament, and great international
stir was made about it; but Mr..
Buchanan was indorsed by the Amer
lean people in the stand which he had
taken. Since then, while the ladies of
the families of our ministers are cx-
pensively dressed, the American min
isters themselves are not expected to
wear any regalia or insignia of rank.
They appear in the plain evening dress
costume which prevails in polite so
ciety in this republic.
SMITH D. Fry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14
THE FARMING WORLD.
PLAN FOR HOG HOUSE.
Any Intelligent Farmer Can Euild II
without Carpenters Aid.

Any irtRIliceut Farmer Can Euild It
without Carpenters Aid
In building a house on the plan l de-
scribe you viii not need to employ a
carpenter unless you wish, as any man
who can use a level, square and saw
can put up the house.
Fig. shows house Sx16 feet. with
rear posts feet high and front feet
This house IS made with a loft above,
but it will usually pay to make the
rear posts feet high and the front
ones II feet; this will give a six-foot
story below and room to store q hum
dred bushels or more of corn above.
Even if not wanted for corn, such lofts
are always convenient for temporary
storage for fruits or vegetables, or to
spread anything you wish to dry or
cure, and would advise that the upper
story be always built.
The door should be made high enough
for man to enter standing up, as
when it is necessary las is sometimes
the easel to go into the house, IL is not
convenient to crawl througha a window,
and not safe if the house is occupied
by SOW with litter, to be obliged to
get down on all fours to make your
exit, for if the SOW ns ! have known
one t. do) makes charge on your rear,
she can move faster than you can, and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14

January the price often used to run as
high as 50 and so cents 4 dozen, while
in the spring and early summer the
supply was drug and dear at from 4
to cents. The eggs were packed in
oats or sawdust and also in preserving
fluids. This process was far from salts
factory. The preserving fluids had a
tendency to weaken the shells. A proc
ess came into use by which the eggs
were dried by artificial heat and
ground up into the shape OF meal for
packing. Such egg meal found favor
with bakers and was practicable for
use on ocean vessels.
The cold storage system of preserva-
tiOn was hit upon as the most success
full, and it has assumed vast proper
tions, millions of dollars being ex-
pended in plants. Chicago has several
of the largest concerns of the kind in
the country. The old method. of using
ice is being gradually dispensed with
in view of the improved facilities Of
the big storage houses. Chicago has
sufficient capacity to hold 10000, 900
eggs at one time. Notwithstanding
alleged discoveries by which, eggs can
be manufactured no process has been
found successful UP TO date. No egg
has ever been manufactured except at
d greater cost than the production of
the natural one.-Chicago Tribune.