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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

Newspapercally as well as geologi-
Creelman erak With CIeeIman, we
imagine time hangs heavily ON MIR.
Pulitizer's hand. In fact, we rebound
from the very thought of subtracting
Oreleman from the great round sum of
things for fear of reducing cosmos to
NEGATIVELY. According to his account
of himself given to News and Obser-
YER reporter jim last Sundays issue,
after exhausting the earth, he took
to balloons, then descended again, and
waged the Japanese war, went to the
top, and, weary of war, worked out
the treaty of p eace between this coun-
try and China, then squelched Cleve-
lands bond--issue, and now is, with
Mark Hanna as an underStudy, making
Mckinley President. He is so brilliant
that his red-hotness leaves nothing
but grease spot of each State he
passes through. Two days ago he en-
veloped Governor O'FerTall leaving Vir-
ginia, a mere cracking. North Caro-
lima curled up in a scroll, and Bryan
was snuffed out here like a candle
wick. When this young man shall have
done all the great things there is to
do; when he shall have been swallowed
up in the All-Iight, we suggest that
his effulgence be put on the dome of
the World Building and the salary OF
his dead body be raised one thousand
Palmer-Buckner dollars a week for
the benefit of the falling off of dear Mr..
Dana's subscription list.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

Rev. Dwight L. Moody says: eff the
minister is full of the Scriptures, he
is full of the Holy Spirit But if he is
constantly talking about capital and
labor and the questions of the day, he
cannot have much of this spirit. Tom
Dixon might read this with profit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

Bryan is in great luck. Following
on the heels of Breckinqidge's and In
gersoll's demunciation, comes Blood TO
the Bride" Waite denomcing the sill
yer leader.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14
WEDNESDAY, October Ia, 1896.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

In its life of five years, the New York
Recorder lost more than million
dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14
STRAIGHT TICKET IN CHATHAM.

Pittsboro, N. c., Oct. 13.-(SpeciaD-
The Chatham county Republican con
vention endorsed Patrick H. Massey for
Congress in the Fourth District, and
named a straight Republican county
ticket. The Republicans are better
organized than for ten years, and the
probabilities are that they will elect
part of their ticket. They declined to
fuse with the Populists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

Mr.. Thomas r. Purnell, of Raleigh,
who is travelling through the State as
chaperone for the Maine statistician
who has come down to tell the people
how to vote, told the people that protec-
tion had made the South prosperous.
There are one hundred reasons why
Mr.. Purnell is incorrect. The first is
that the South is not prosperous. The
other reasons can wait.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

County Clerk Phillip Knopf, lead
ing Republican politician, has been ar
rested on the specific charge of the is
suance of over 1000 registration GER
tificaltes to minors without a direct
order from court or any recognized au-
thority. The offense is punishable by
fine of 800 and removal from office.
This is a sample method of how the
cause of honest money" is advanced.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

Entered at the postoffice at Raleigh,
n. c., as second-class matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it falls
to cure. Is cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy to
operate. Cure indigestion, biliousness.
rs cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

The News and Observers telephones:
Business Office :. ..............12 7
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14
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"There are fads in E@@rAa
medicine as well as in " SeRsN
other things, !" said busy 2@ rgg
druggist, "but the most ESG4GA
remarkable thing about Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is that customers who try other
remedies all come back to Hoods, and
this is why the enormous sales of this
great medicine svua keep up and
Continue the 81 Nwhole year
round, steady " Na| as Clock
"Why is it," 90, simply because
Hoods Sarsaparilla has more real cura-
tive merit than any medicine I ever sold"
This is OF daily occurrence in almost
every drug store. Hoods sarsaparilla
has cured more sickness, and made more
happiness through restoration to health
than any other medicine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

The members of the committee adj
mitted after the meeting that this
statement is in the nature of rebuke
to Thomas Watson, who has been call
ing on the Populists to keep in the
middle of the road without paying at
tention to either of the other parties.
Early in the afternoon Senator But
Ter said that Mr.. Watson would remain
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

MARION BUTLER, Ch'm'n
J. r. SOVEREIGN,
II. w. REED,
GEORGE f. WASHBURN,
JOHN w. BREIDENTHAL,
NJ. C. RANKIN,
C. T. TAYLOR,
A ECEPTON Cpo'v
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14

We have three items we wish TO tell you
about. Something choice and extra nice
and we will occupy minute with each;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Fire at w edgefeld.

WEDGEFzELD, Nay Is, isss-Mr. ). R.
Corbet:'s house WAS burned on yesterday,
Sunday, and its entire contents were a
total loss. Mr.. aud Mrs. Corbett had just re-
turned home from church, and the former be-
ing quite sick, had gone to bed when the
house was discovered to be on FIRE. Mrs.
Corbett took out the two little children and
only one or TWO articles of clothing that were
at hand. She could not leave them in the
yard to go back to the house. Mr.. Corbe't
managed to get out Of the house but was
unable to carry out anything at all, and when
the FIRE was over be had not even hat or a
pair Of shoes A feather bed and the few
articles saved by Mrs. Corbett are all that
they had when FIRE was over. The unfortu-
nate family have the profound sympathy OF
the entire community. We sincerely hope
that the community al large will come to the
aid of Mr.. Corbett and his family. Any
thing that any neighbor or fri end might see
fit to donate will be thankfully received and
worthily bestowed Mr. Coroett is one OF
our very best citizens.
The dry spell has not yet been broken, we
have not even been visited by refreshing
showers. Dr. McLaurin's tobacco crop has
been very much reduced aud injured, and
will, Oh account of the excessive dry weather,
necessarily be very much cut off. Only
about ten acres have been set out aud the
stand on that is misersbly poor. 1t is use.
less to set out any more till il rains, and the
plants in bed that have 10 be watered to pre-
vent their dying are growing so rapidly tha!
the most of them will soon oe too large to &c
transpanted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
BONDS TO BE ISSUED.
The Board of County Commission :
ers Will Float Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars Worth of
County Bonds.

The Board of County Commissioners me,
Monday in special session to decide On the
question Of issuing bouds under the act of the
General Assembly providing for an issue OF
county bonds to the amount of $4,000. R.
D. Lee, Esq, the attorney Of the Board, was
called in and advised that the law in refer.
ence to the bond issae is explicit and manda-
tory aad that the Board has no option in the
matter, but must proceed to issue the bonds
The Board accordingly decided to advertise
for sealed bids for the full amount of the pro-
posed issue. Advertisements will he deserted
10 the county papers aud in selected papers
in New York, Baltimore, Chicago and
Charleston. The bids will be received and
opened at the regular meeting of the Board
on the first Monday in July.
Other business of a routine character was
transacted but nothing of especial interes,
except that it was decided TO transfer the Chain
Gang from the vicinity of this city to work
on the causway at Scape Ger swamp, which
is in such bad condition that it has beeo re-
ported by the Grand Jury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Grand Lodge 4. o.. u. w.

About one hundred delegates are 10 at
;endace on the grand lodge Of the Ancient
Order CT United Workman Of the jurisdiction
OF Georgia, Alabama, North and South
Carolina and Florida, which is in eanua! ses
ion to-day at Odd Fellows hall in Macon.
Grand Master Workman y. G Gewinuer, of
Macon, opened The lodge. AT - o'clock the
members of Washington a"d Magnolia lodges
of Macon, escorted the members of the graud
lodge from the Brown house to Odd Fellows
hall. Mr. Bridges Smith, in behalf Of Mayor
Price and the c!iv cf Macon, delivered e
very happy and appropriate address Of WEI
come, 10 which Hon. A Moses, of South
Carolina, made az elcqaen response. Mr..
Moses is al ape ard prominent member OF
the senate Of Carolina and he IS mentioned
favorab,y for congress. After the addresses
the lodge went into the secret work Of the
order The annual address OF the grand
workman was delivered and reports read.
To- night the members o. the grand lodge
were entertained at Ocmugee park. Tn
der the Jealous and popular administration
of Grand Master Workman Gewinuer the or
der in this iurisdistion has prospered aud
Hourished greatly.
Ion. A. Moses of South Carolina was elect
ed grand Master Workman.-Macon Cor.
Atlanta Constitution, May 25th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
perils of a Joke In Germany.

This story illustrates the perils of
practical joking il Germany: Eighteen
months ago four gentlemen Of leisure
from the Rhine country went to the kir-
mess in Bullay. They rcde about with
a cabby and drank wine until they were
cvertaken by the conditions cf mind
and body which accompany these per-
fornlances at German festivals Then
they began to dispute with the cabuan
as to the weight Of his horse ard cab.
Eventually they offered him so pfen-
nigs-or about - cents-;l pound fer the
whole eqnipage. He accepted the o2fer.
TIE horse and cab went on the scales
and registered 5, 900 pounds. The whole
outfit wt:s worth about S75, SO the cab
man hastened to Surrender it and de-
mand his 70 cents q pound, Or $3.50 in
all. The four gentlemen Of leisure then
protested that it was al {, mistake, a
joke, il fact, and they couldn't think Of
paying $500 for a &i5 equipage. They
went away, but the cabinan sent horse
and cab after tllea by express c. O. D.
When the four gentlemen OF leisure
refused to follow the practical part Of
the joke farther, the cabman sued them.
He carried Oh the case from court to
court, in response to their appeals FROM
each successive decision in his favor, and
two weeks ago obtained the final judg-
n1ent in his favor from the high court of
justice in Coblenz. The costs meantime
had risen to S54O, so the four gentlemen
of leisure were ordered by the court to
pay 5000, all told That is the total cost
of the practical joke about the cabman's S
s75 outfit, excepting the private retain
ers which, for the defense Of the four
jokers through the steady legal fight of
a year and half, are said to amount to
about 5000 more The Bullay cabnan
has bought pair and avictoria and has
gone to Berlin to carry men with titles
and spurs On their boots. New York
SrO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
E.s Musical Choice,

'sEothen'' Kinglalic was great friend
of Nine. olga de Novikoff during her
sojourn in England, where one feature
Of her entertainments was afternoon
musicals to which none but dllettantl
were invited. On one occasion kinglake
presented himself, and as az intimate or
the house was admitted. He retired to q
corner and listened attentively. Madame
was surprised, but pleased, and ap-
preaching him said: (Which order OF
music do yo,, prefer, my friend-classlc,
Italian or the Wagnerian school? Ifancy
vou do not know our great Glinl.a:'
II assuretlly sln fond of music, he an
swered, but my taste is perhaps pc
culiar. AS an instrument | prefer the
drum. - Madame took measures TO pre-
vent his being admitted to these ::sscm-
blies again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
An island City.

Greater New York consists Of As is
iands-juss as many as there are now
stars in our flag. It might be called the
Island City. Read the names Of some of
the larger: 1. Manhattan island. ,.
Long island. 8. Staten island. 4.
Hart island. s. City island. E. Rikcr' 5
island. T. North Brothers island. s.
South island 8. Blackwell island 10.
Randall's island. IL Wards island.
II. Berrian island. 13. Governor IS
land. Il. Barren island. 15 Concy is
land
Many small ones in Jamaica Day have
as large names. One inland island,
Marble Hill, near kingsbridgc, has been
made by the government channel cut
through Oh the Harlem river improve
nents.-New York Dispatch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Cheap Rates Secured

The State Democratic convention is to as
semble in this city on wednesday next, snd
the proceedings will be watched with inter-
est. Yesterday g Telegram was received from
Commissioner Thomas of the Southern Pas
senger association, stating that special rate
of one and one-third first class fare for the
round trip had been authorized on all roads
in this State tor the delegates to the CONVEX
tioa. The delegates came very near having
to pay full fare to come to the convention,
as it was ouly day or two ago that the dis
coyery was made that 30 reduced rates had
been secured or even applied for-TKe State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
BEAR SAWED THE LOGS.
Strange Tale af Uoo;:sE:.aa and tsle Eff
fpctS of 2!incc Pie.

'S>'F>-'--N e~N>~ 80
fects of 3!incc Pie.
"I donit like tp repeat ;i story about
Sullivan county unless I know it is
true. - said Phil Kinney. Mr.. Kinney
never tells story except with the most
serious countenance. writes CORE
spondent of the New York Press.
GA farmer he said, from Forest
burg was here recently. and he told me
of an experience he had out in the
woods, and I'll give up my dinner if I
don't think he told the truth. You see,
he is one of those honest old fellows
who drink hard cider around home. He
saws plain cider doesn's hurt him, but
when he comes here he winks at me and
says, Put q little i'll my cider.
seWell, sir, he was getting out rail
road ties down where he lives. He uses
in doing it one of those big, double
handled cross cut saws.
"Says he: I was a-sawin away out
thar in the Snow, with my little fox
terrier nosin round in the bushes after
jacks, when he sudden like puts his tail
twixt them slender legs O. his'n and
digs out fer hum. kinder looked
round, but blessed ef could set them
eyes O. mine on cnything out the or
dinary. kept Oh a-Sawin till it gifts
time to cat my old wonan's bits.
Il set down on a log al ct away,
an sets the pail down when I was
through, an saved ny 1nince pie fur g
little later. I fell into & (oze, an when
/ come to waz half slzairt outen my
boots by q blasted big black bear sittin
longside an eatiE my llince pie. I knew
better'n to try to get up lore he could
swat me with his paw. So I sets still,
a-shakin and a-shiverin. Purity soon l
heard them whistles ALLOWING fer 1
O'Clock down in Port Jelvis. Then the
funniest part O. the hull business COM
menced. That they're bear jes' wipes
his nose in the SHOW ar gees ever az
ketches hold that saw aud went to work.
by gosh! WIZ expectin that he
would do some sort O trouble to it, al
it WIZ the only saw he'd. But he
didn't. He sawed ofI four Or five logs
jes' the right length, all then he saw
the rest O. that tree WIZ TOO snail fer
use as ties, an he looked round fer an
other tree. But there WIN t2one.dowTn,
so lie sets the saw II, assin q tree al
goes off.
81 said to him them, continued
Phil, +" You better have q little moro
cider. He took & big drink and then
another. Then he says: Phil: I don't
want you to laugh at NE, but went
down there mex day, al I cut down six
trees. an put two l,.incc pies all the
saw -longside the first ore an went an
hid behind tree. ! waited till 2
O'Clock, but that blasted bear never
showed up. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.
May X.


The corouer stone of the Odd Eel
lows. Orphanage was laid at Goldsboro,
N c., yesterday.
More than 1000 Republicans are
present lu Raleigh to attend the State
convention which convenes to-day.
Tue supreme council of the A. P. A.
will repudiate the boycott of Mckinley
the Republican Presidential candida
The schooner Gladiator left y %
vile. Fla, yesterday with arms, ammu-
nition aud men sor Cuba.
The residence Of Maj D R. Duncan !,
of Spartan burg, was burned on Tuesda y
night.
The secretary of State has granted
a charter to the Clinton Telephone Co.
Columbia is taking active steps to
secure the proposed Lutheran College.
A charter has been granted the Gin
ton cotton Mill Co., capital 100000.
There we're So cases aud % deaths
from cholera in Alexandra. Egypt
yesterday.
A very severe storms visied St. Louis,
Mo yesterday.
May IL.
The Morton Cadets of Washington,
D. c.. won the Galveston Cup and the
S2.500 prize offered by the Interstate
Military Association, af Savannah, Ga.
Scott Jackson. the murderer of Pearl
Bryan was convicted at Cincinnati,
Ohio, yesterday.
The Louisiana Legislature met in
joint session yesterday and declared
Foster duly elected Governor by ma
jorty of 26 ,62S.
William NJ White. newspaper man
Of Jacksonville, Fla, who killed a
oegro backman in February was acquit.
ted yesterday. White is native Of
Charleston, and is closely connected
with Senator Buist, who was present
during the trial
Two masked meo entered the bank at
Buffalo. a small place near Springfield
III yesterday and took ell the cash
from the cashier.
Yesterday the secretary Of State
issued commission to another new
werehouse company-Tbe Clarendon
Tobacco Warehouse and Supply COM
pany. The corporators are A. Levi,
W. NJ. O. Bradham. ". f Brown,
S A. lRigby and D. L Wilkins. The
capital stock is to be $4,000 divided
into shares at S25 each.
The Vossische zeitung publishes a
dispatch from Constantinople which
says that owing to the sultan's fear that
he will be assassinated, as was the shah
Of Persia. 200 Armeniaus have been
arrested 10 the city duriog the last few
days 1t is credibly stated that the
prisoners have been cruelty tortured.
The Virginia Republicans have en-
dorsed Mckinley for President.
The St. Matthews Cotton Oil Mill
has just paid dividend of 10 per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
LAMAR LOCALS.

LAMAR, May Il, 1895 Mrs. Helen Nms
is visiting friends in North Carolina.
M;ss Maud Atkinson, Of Timmonsvi:le, IS
spending few days with the family 0! 'ir
T. F. Wilsoa.
Hr. H. T. Harrison: who is now growing
tobacco at Rose Hill, Sumter County. sperE
Sunday last here. Air Harrison was ooe o:
oar r;cs; successful curers Of last season.
On account of the long dry spell the to-
bacco planters throughout this section have
failed to get stands OF the weed. At a rough
estimate we would say that not more than
one-fourth of the intended crop has yet been
set out. The planters are growing very un-
easy and some of our largest farmers are
putting cotton on the land as fast as possible
Our new town council is having some trou-
BILE at present with bicyclists on the sidewalks
at night. B. u +.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Mr.. Carson Nominated.

Mr. Editor: Please permit me space in
your columns 10 nominate Mr. l.. S. Carson
as g very desirable person TO take the place o
81. Archie China or the City Board o.
Health. .lr. Carson lives in the same ward
that Dr. China is representing, and repre-.
sen,a'ion by districts or wards 10 required by
Law. Mr.. Cars,n IS in every way we'll quail
ied for :he position FREE HOLDER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Ths Reel Races Are On-Look Ou'
for Fun.

SUMTER, S. C May l5, 1896
K. S. Hood, Foreman, Monaghan Hose Co.
No. 3:
Dear Sir-I have your chel'ege OF The 5'h
Instant, and in reply would state, that the
Delgar Squad will be more than pleased 10
meet you in a friendly contest duri6g the
enrampment in this city. Three representa-,
tives of the squad Will confer "i;h yon al
the squad rooms on the 18th instant, al els
D. IN Respectfully.
W. S. GRAHAM,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Too Emotional.

Julia, I never see you at funerals. .
"No; when I go, always cry harder
than the widow, and that makes people
think was in love with the man. =
Chicago Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20

Secretaries Olney and Carlisle recently
consented, for the frst. time since they held
office, to be photographed seated attheir desks.
The pictures were taken at the request Of
The Ladies Home Journal, and will De used
10 illustrate ex-Fresident Harrison's article
describing the workings of the State Depart
ment in the July number Of that magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20

Distillers in Victoria, Australia, re.
ceive 1915 week, in Germany So. Sc,
in Denmark So. 80 and in'Spain s4.25.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20

What would summer be without ham.
mock? +. G. Oateen L Co. have a FILL sup
ply at .ee lowest prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20

Mr. Geo. L. Smith of the Gee L. Smith
Gantcl Co., Louisville. Ky, writes Feb. 26,
1921: For about 4 year was :. terrible s2:-
fcrcr from heart trouble. which got SO bad
I was obliged tc SIT up i. bed 20 get ny
breath. l had 10 abandon business and
could hardly crawl around. My friend, Mc.
julius c. Fogh:, one Of cur leading pharEa-
cists, asked nc to t:y Dc. Miles Heart Cure.
had uscG iittic riore than Z bottle when
the pain ceased and palp;tations entirely
disappeared. l have not had the slightest
trouble since and today am attending to
business 2s regularly rs ever"
Sold by druggists everywhere. Book on
Heart and Nerves sent free. Address Dr..
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Dr.. hIues' Remedies Restore Health.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Heart Disease Kills

Suddenly; but never without warning symp-
toms, such as Faint, Weak or Hungry Spells,
Irregular or intermittent Pulse Fluttering
or Palpitation Of the Heart, Choking Sensa-
tions, Shortness OF Breath, Swelling Of Feet
and Ankles etc