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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
A STRANGE FIGHT.
Between an Elephant and a Copper
head Snake.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
A strange and deadly duel occurred
about 10 o'clock last evening behind the
scenes of Proctor's Pleasure Palace in
Fifty-eighth street, near Third avenue
The conflict was between Molly. one of
the performing elephants, and a copper
head snake, which measured fifteen feet
and seven inches in length. The shrieks
and screams of the elephant were plainly
heard by the audience, but as they had
heard similar sounds while the animals
were doing their performances on the
stage they did not attach especial signi-
hcanCe 10 the fact The result of the
duel is that the elephant is probably ia
tally bitten by a South American copper
back having been broken by Mollys mus
cular trunk. The fight lasted only about
three minutes; but the performers, the
stage managers and others who witnessed
the combat say that it occupied fully fif-
teen minutes. It is not usual thing for
snakes to be loose behind the scenes Of a
vaudeville theater.
Yesterday afternoon a stranger. who
said his name was James w. Ferguson,
called upon E. d. Price, manager of
Proctor's Pleasure Palace, and said that
he had a South American Comprehend
snake that he had trained to such a de-
gree of perfection as to produce an unus-
ually novel theatrical turn Mr.. Price was
busy at the time, and, moreover, did not
place a great deal Of confidence in the
drawing powers of Mr.. Ferguson's snake
so he said II am very busy now, can't
you come in and see me tomorrow. - The
snake man said he would call bout noon
and left. He asked permission of the
doorman at the stage entrance to leave
the box which he had until he returned
The box, which is a regular showman's
snake box, was quietly placed behind the
scenes. Gossip travels fast behind the
scenes of any teacher, and it soon became
nOised about that the box contained a
real poisonous cOpperhead snake Some
of the performers who were in and about
behind the scenes opened the cover look
ed at the snake and exposed it to the view
OF their companions 1t is probable that
the reptile was more or less disturbed by
these intruslons.
When the elephants were finishing their
turns the rear part of the stage was near
ly deserted. AS Lockhart, the elephant
trainer, was leading them off, Molly who
happened TO be in 'front.' shrieked ana
snorted with rage and fear. Lockhart
turned around and saw that a snake was
coiled about her trunk. Although Lock-
hart himself is an old-time animal man,
the scene was so sudden and strange that
he Immediately retreated to a safe dis
lance and watched involuntarily the pro-
gress of the duel Although Molly was
the winner, two poisonous bites which are
probably deadly were found on the upper
part of her trunk.
The elephants returned to their quar-
tiers, a stable in Fifty-seventh street in
the rear Of the theater. DR.. Z. L. White
who was summoned. gave Molly some
whisky and other antidotes. The bitten
elephant is considered by Mr.. Lockhart to
be the most valuable of his performing
trouDe-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

QUESTION f0- the girl az rlI- and asr.-
nations is CHE hop cigarette All WHITES
She smoked rea. rolling ring narrow pa-
p-rs .E her slender dl1a-s- El- she has
ii-eoVeral -ta- -aa makes Der nervous.
The hop cigarette Is an au-il1-- TO the
yea cigarette soorher and a very pleas
ant l.,-la smoke w.taaL
Il y5u walk into the b0u59.- o. auy
smart. progressive Elrl calling herself an
eul-of-century woman you VIII be struck
with the peculiar puuseacy of the air.
IL IS apparently fresh. yet how ar5matl-t
How drowsy, how positively seductive.
The curtains smell Of IL. the cushion
upon which you seat yourself exhaIes it,
The very carpet gives forth puaseacy as
you walk.
Upon a table near your chair there
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

rests 8 square pot of Oriental ware. 1t
IS wooden with sloping sides A little
scoop lies in it. Under the scoop is a
pale green powder that at once strikes
you as the cause of all the aroma. Then
yoA glance at the tray alongside, 1t is
piled with little pipes Next to it lies
nat white-papered book that tells its
owR story Of cigarettes.
When the hostess comes in she shakes
hands with you, holding one slender
fore-hnger very stiff. 1t is her cigarette
finger and she knows it is stained with
the pale green powder. It is stiff, too,
from holding the little cigarette so stiff
" in her fingers hour by hour. For she
is an inveterate smoker.
"Will your" she asks after a minute,
pulling the Oriental pot towards her
and if you nod yes" she viii fiji q
small pipe with the powder and hand
il to you. You take il. bow your thanks
Put IL in your mouth" orders she
You don't always need a light to smoke
hops. That is hop pipe you are smok-
ing now"
You close your lips upon the amber
mouthpiece and begin slowly putting.
In a minute she is ready. From under
an inverted silver bowl she has taken
a small saucer with a sponge resting in
it, From out the little paper book she
has torn a leaf. and as fast as a Turkish
-cigarette-maker, she has rolled the little
paper around a pinch of the powder
and is moistening il with the damp lit
lie sponge. Lighting a little candle, She
dips her cigarette in the flame boy-fash-
ion. Soon she is Ike you putting at the
Now for light for you" she says.
Then, laughing as she looks at you, She
adds; I see you are feeling the hops
even before you smoke. Yes, they are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

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hops n very nice. strong cigarette is
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smoker.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
CA 7 ARRH.
Ills Worst Enemy, Defeated by
P. P. p, Lippman'S
Great Remedy.
For Three Years He SuRered-COuId
Hardly Breathe mt Night-One
NOstriI Closed for Ten Years.

Hardly Breathe at NiEht-One
NOstriI Closed for Ten Years.
Mr.. A. NJ. Ramsey of DeLeon, Texas
was a sufferer from Catarrh in its worst
form. Truly. his description Of his suffer-
ings seem little short of marvellous. ms
stead Of seeking his couch. glad for the
nights coming he went to it with terror.
realizing that another long, weary. wake.
full night and a struggle to breathe was
before him. He could not sleep on eithep
side for two years. =. =. p, Lippman'S
Great Remedy, cured him in quick time.
DE LEON, TEXAS.
Messrs. LIPPMAN BROS. Savannah. Ca.
Gents: 1 have used nearly four bottles
of p. =. P. was afflicted from the crown
of my head to the soles Of my feet. Your
p. p. p. has cured my difficulty Of breathe
ing, smothering, palpitation Of the heart
and has relieved me Of all pain. One nos
trdl was closed for ten years, but now
can breathe through il readily.
I have not slept on either side for two
years; in fact dreaded TO see night come,
Now I sleep soundly in any position all
1 am 50 years old. but expect soon to
be able to take hold of the pillow handles.
feel glad that was lucky enough to ges
my friends and the public generally.
Yours respectfully,
A. NJ. RAMSEY.
THE STATE OF TEXAS-County oe
Comanche-Before the undersigned au1
thority on this day. personally appeared
A. NJ. Ramsey, who, after being duly
sworn, says on oath that the foregoing
statement made by him relative to tbs
virtue of p. p. p. medicine is true.
A. NJ. RAMSEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this,
August 4th, 1891.
j. NJ. LAMBERT, N. p,
Comanche County, Texas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
All Disorders of tho LIVER.

Observe the following symptoms. re-
sulting from diseases of the digestive
organs; Constipation, inward piles full-
ness OF blood in the head, acidity Of the
stomach, nausea, heartburn, disgust OF
food, fullness OF weight Of the stomach
sour eructatiOns, sinking or fiuttering OF
the heart, choking or suffOcating sensa-
tiOns when in a lying posture. dimness OF
vision. dots or webs before the sight fe-
yer and duh pain in the head. deficiency
Of Precipitation, yelowness of the skin
and eyes, pain in the side, chest limbs
and sudden fushes Of heat burning in
the flesh.
A few doses of RAILWAYS PILLS VIII
free the system Of all Of the above-named
disorders.
Price 25c per box. Sold by druggists or
sent by mall
Send to DIR. RADWAY & co. Lock
BOX $50, New York. for book of Advice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

QAppman's Great Remedy where all
other remedies failed.
rheumatism twists and distorts your
hands and feet Its agonies are intense.
but speedy relief and q permanent cure
is gained by the use of p. P.
Woman's weakness, whether nervous or
otherwise, can be cured and the SYSTEM
built up by P. P. P. A healthy woman is
a beautiful woman.
Pimples, blotches, eczema and all dis
f1gurements of the skin are removed and
cured by p. p. =.
P. P. P. will restore your appetite, build
up your system and regulate you in every
way. P. p. P. removes that heavy, down.
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For Blotches and Pimples on the face.
take p. P. P. I
Ladies', for natural and thorough or
ganic regulation, take P. P. p, Lppman'a
Great Remedy, and get well at once
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
LIPPMAN BROTHERS, AP0THECARIES,
SOLE PROPRIETORs, 8
x1lpprnan's Block, Savannah. O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 for p centss az
Business 0fdea Mogning News,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
GAMBLERS MASCOTS.
IDIOs3NCRAsIEs or MEN WHO WOO
FORTUNE AT THE RACES.

The Famous Mike Dryers $1,000
Copper Cent-Wby Riley Grammar
Apes Wandering WiIly-Mr. Van
dc-bIit's Thirst Tor solitude,
which lie Does Not Get.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

"A correspondent wrote the following
to the Diapers Record: II have been
working at Dover to-day. NY baggage
weighs between three and four hundred
weight. The porter who took il about
The town is 50 years Of age; is hale. hearty
and active; has been a total abstainer All
his life, and can Io a days work much
better than many men 80 years Younger
He is the father of q children. has l6 mar
ried daughters, the eldest Of whom is "a
His Wife is alive, and is as active as
himself and tomorrow her mother is fo
be buried at the good old age of lO2 odd
Dick is respected. too, and respected bv
All who know him; and when l paid him
IN the evening at $50 he looked as fresh
as paint Rumor says he is not a stranger
to the noble art Of self-defense,'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

you cannot graduate this year"
Dan Cupid sadly cried,
because unlike these other girls,
A bike you do not ride"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
catarrh Cured by p. ?. p,

]. NJ. LAMBERT, N. p,
Comanche County, Texas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
WATSON SCORES BUTLER.
"Liarr' Traitor and "Cowardr'
Among Epithets" Used by the Ex-
Presidential CANDIDATE.

Thomson, Ga, Dec. Thomas Il.
Watson is now engaged in printing sign
ed eitorials in his Peoples party paper
regarding some of the men who figured in
his defeat. Foremost among these he
places, Senator Marion Butler, Of North
Carolina, chairman of the Populist Ma
tional Committee. In one Of his edito-
rails Mr.. Watson says:
"As long as Marion Butler is chairman
Of the Populist National committee, it
will be utterly impossible TO get the real
Populists to take any interest in cam
paign work. They knew him to be sell
Ssh, unprincipled trickster, and nothing
he can now do will ever cause them to
forget what liar and traitor he was
during the campaign of 1896.
Judged from the Butler standpoint,
Populism III u mere article of political
M rchand'>t lie is devoid of any sense
Of honor. Words are to him the mere
tools in the game of deception.
''He does not mind telling the truth
provided he loses no point in the game by
doing so, nor does he mind telling an I'M
truth, even if it yields him nothing more
than the casual pleasure of having de-
ceiyed.
I'VE harbor no resentment against
Butler. 1t would be unjust to do so.
When q constitutional coward runs away
from the battlefield all generous men
feel a profound sympathy for the victim
OF q natural defect of character. In the
same way we adjudge Marion Butler.
Nature made him what he is, and he
cannot help it.
ITO be foxy, double-faced, false of
tongue and treacherous at heart is nat
ural to him, and when he betrays those
who trust him and deceives those who
are silly enough to take him at his word,
he has no more sinned against his nature
than does our friend, the William goat
when it fights with its horns rather than
mouth or feet.
''Too much Butler limbers us in the
regions Of our faith. Too much Butler
gives us the inclination to look with long
ing eyes in the direction of the mountains
OF Hepsidam.
This deponent has had enough Of But
Ter to last him a life time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
THERE is NOTHING SO GOOD.

There is nothing just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. so demand it and do
not permit the dealer to sell you some
substitute. He will not claim there
is anything better, but in order to make
more profit, he may claim something else
to be just as good. You want DR. Kings
New Discovery, because you know it to
be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For Coughs.
Colds, Consumption and for all affections
of Throat, Chest and Lungs, there is
nothing so good as is DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. Trial bottles free at John Y.
MacRae's drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
RUFF HENDERSON TALKS.
He Says he Was the Biggest D-n Fool
in the World to Resign.
(K in Concord Standard !

l saw, at Wilkesboro Mr.. Ruffian
Henderson, who was taken off the Re
publican ticket for the Auditors place.
In conversation Mr.. Henderson said:
Il would never have come off, but /
thought the ticket would be beaten. AS
l see it now, am the biggest d-n fool
in North Carolina for coming down and
somebody ought to kick me all over
Wilkes county. just think, | could now
have a $1,000 job with two men to do
the work" But you'll be rewarded.
Yes, of course" said he, "but with none
of your d-n little jobs that make you
ride or walk yourself to death; I'm 60
ing to be n candidate for Railway Com
missioner fatter job than Auditor,
with free pass thrown in, begoshv'
After all, beneath the unkept personal
appearance Of this man, there is q noble
heart and nature full of the milk of hui
man kindness. No one hates him and
all like him. There is but one Ruff
enough!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
WANTED, ONE MILLION DOLLARS

In Confederate money. Bills sf
large denominations a speciality. W.
also want large bodies of lands fel
colonies, farming, mineral and tiHnls@g
ed lands. We have for sale IAgg,
quantities of desirable properties b
Tarioun sections of North Caroline ans
N the South. Place your lands In ia
Registry OF
ID. I. FORT d CO.,
Neal Estate Ageata,
Raleigh, m. 3
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
Az ELEGANT SusuRsas RESIDENCE
FoR SALE.

Desiring to move to the city I offer for
sale nay place near Raleigh IL contains
about ore hundred and sixty acres on
which is a small one-story dwelling house
OF six rooms. carriage house, barns, stables,
etc, and an elegant new two-story dwelling
house of ten rooms, with water-closets and
other modern improvements. This is the
prettfest place I'm Wake county Delightful
In summer. comfortable In winter and with
In three mites of the Capitol over "a maca-
amized road. Terms easy. Title perfect.
EPlER WHITAKER,
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srsRs sAeENr ssepSsz14k
SOLD ONLY IN RALEIGH BY
ELLER BROS.
Dividends Did II.
EQUITABLE NATIONAL BANK.
Ginni~uo4s Ivr q 4anA
OFFICE OF THE

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Cincinnati, Jan. 3, 1894.
Hon. John M.Pattison, PresidentD
Central Life Insurance Co., Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
A DECEMBER THOUGHT.

A rhyme for thee, December,
But tbs rhyme of rue;
IT'S only this: Remember
That the
Note
Falls
Due!
BE winters gloom forgiven
Till summer brings the blue!
There's rain enough in heaven,
But-the
Note
Falls
Due!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL it
fails to cure. &c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
we WouIu IKE 90 SEND you catalogue; it's 20
be had for the asking
THE CLEVELAND BICYCLE,
MA. L0ZIER & co.
Cleveland, Ohio

Branch Houses: 337 Broadway, New York
City; $50 Arch street, Phtladelp hfa, Pa; 10
N cAllister street, San Francisco, Cal; 1
Holburn Vfaduct, London, K. c.; 6Place dc
"a Madalaine, Paris.
Factories: Toledo, Ohio; Thompsenv ills
Conn.,, and Toronto Junction, Ont.
tMention this pa perl
, 1896-08-12

The old distinctions of battlcship and
cruiser, coast defense ship, lookout ship,
torpedo catcher and all the rest are to
disappear utterly from the face of
French waters. The key words of the
new scheme are homogencity and au-
tonomy. The fleet is to be homogeneous
through all its units, the units to be
self sufficiEg for all the various func.
lions of wal. The archetype of this au-
tonomous unit is the Dupuy dc LONE.
This vessel, generally classcd as an ar
morcd cruiser, was launched in 1890,
brv was not completed until some years
later. She is of $500 tons displacement,
374 feet long. of 81 feet 6 inches beam
and go feet 6 inches draft. She stcnms
l7.5 knots al! hour with natural and ~
with forced draft and is rCcl:cnCd able
to make 4 200 miles at 1875 knots with
out coaling. She is armorcd-and this
il her most distinctive featurc-witf
Al inches Of steel throughout her whole
length and almost over the whole sur
face of the hull.
For heavy armament she carries two
7.6 inch brccchloadcrs and six G.3 incl
canet quick firing guns. besides numer'
Gus smaller quick firers. The heavy
guns are SO mounted that she can fire
five Of them ahead, astcrn or on eithel
broadsidc. This formidable type Admira
Fournier proposes to strengthen ant
develop into the unit Of his homogcne
GUS feet, which is to be equal indiffer
emily to every service demanded of /
warship. -Blackwood's Magazine.
, 1896-08-12
c
Some Facts Concerning The Siylcs-Th
Great Number of watches Used.

Some Facts Concerning The Siylcs-The
Great Number of Watches Used.
In this country alr!cSt everybody car
rics a watch. Probably uinc-tenths of
the men aid great Numbers of women
and many ycung people carry watches.
In the best lraGe of the city many more
watches of gold are sold than of silver:
of all the watches sold throughout the
country abcut 20 per cent are of gold.
The percentage Of gold watches is in
creasing.
The fashionable watch of the day is
open faced. The sale of open faced
watches is increasing, especially III fine
watches, but it is increasing also in
watches of other grades. Of fine gold
watches sold i'll the city probably two
thirds are now made open faced. OF all
the watches sold in tie United States,
gold and silver, probably from IL quarter
to IA third are now made open faced.
The modern watch has for one of its
characteristics thinncss. y man. watch,
which is now made more especially to
wear with evening dress and is all the
time growing III tavcr, is II plain. thin,
open faced gold watch, which takes M
but little CGm i'll the pocket. Perfect
i'll its simplicity. this watch is at the
same time Of fine Workmanship and
great beauty. 1t sells at 500. A gold
watch not so thin nor so finely finished,
but a very handsome modern watch and
all excellent timehccpcr, by the same
makers and bearing their name, can be
bought i'll orcr face, the case of Is carat
gold. for SG5; i'll double case for so.
But gold watches and good watches,
too, can be bought for very much less
than these priCes-in fact, there never
was Il time when watches generally were
made i'll such tasteful shapes, or when
they were so good for the money or so
cheap as now
Taking all the grades together, the
American production of watches is
about 4, 200 daily. The importation of
watches mount to about the same
number. One might at first wonder
what becomes of all these watches. A
great number are taken up annually by
the new buyers coming into the market
for the first time out Of the constant and
large increase in the population. Great
as the percentage of watch owners now
is i'll this country, that also is ~incrcas-
ing. Many immigrants buy watches us
soon as they get the money. Some men
own more than one watch. Watches
wear u Oh their owners lay them aside
for a better watch or for one of newer
style. Watches are lost aud destroyed,
and when one comes to take all these
things into consideration it will be seen
that the great production of watches
may be in large measure easily account
ed for.-New York Sun.