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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06

mediate Physiology instead of Steele's:
dropped Williams Reader and Peter
mans Civil Government, and put on
Robmson's Mental Arithmetic. There
We're other minor changes.
p Clerk Edmund has appointed Mr.;
Surles. county examiner, instead of
Prof j. A. McAlIister, who had been
Superintendent and Examiner for the
last ten years Mr.. McAlIister had in
this time strived to raise the standard
and licensed only competent teachers,
ard he had succeeded admirably. 1t is
said that no county in the State has
more efficient teachers than Robson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06
Sunshine

down stairs without clasping my hand
over my heart and resting. In fact, 1t
would almost take my breath away. ] suf-
fered SO / did not care to live, yet had
much to live for. There is no pleasure in
life II deprived of health, for life becomes
a burden. Hoods Sarsaparilla does far
more than advertised. After taking one
bottle, it is sufficient to recommend
ITSELF" MRS. ]. E. SMITH, Beloit, Iowa.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06

Wake up your liver but be sure you
take Simmons Liver Regulator TO do
it whit will do it every time, and
do it so well that you'll feel wonder
fully refreshed and strengthened. 1t
is Simmons Liver Regulator that does
it. There is only one Simmons Liver
Regulator, and you'll know it by the
Red Il on the package. Take nothing
else, and you'll be sure to get all the
good health promised.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06
AsHE COUNTY FOR DOUGHTON

Jefferson, n. C., June 5.-(Special.)
The Ashe Democrats, in their con-
vention here, after electing delegates
to the State and Congressional conven-
ton. passed resolutions in favor of
silver at 1G to / and endorsing Hon.
r. t.sDoughton for Governor
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19


Senator ,Brice has given up sths
fight for gold in. the Democratic
party, and admits that. the free
silver mer will control the. conyen-
ton. He estimates that silver will
have a majority of about 100. The
sound money men, he says, will
allow the free silver men to name
the candidates, who viii, be. either
free silver or wiling to stand on a
free silver platform. He does not
think that there will be q bolt, but
there. will be great many sound
money democrats who will take no
part in the. campaign He thinks
the republicans will win. but shows
there is still a. doubt lurking inshis
mind as to the result, by conclud-
ing, "thoagh in the present chaotic
condition of politics, there is abso-
lutcly nothing certain.t'
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19
A CURE FOR LOVE.

We produce the following from
an exchanges SO that our young
men may experiment with the
formula:
Take morning and night, II
ounces of Admiration, half pound
fluid extract of Devotion, six pints
concentrated solution Of Con
#stancy. one quart distilled liquor of
Forget her not. l cwt crushed
flowers of Hearts Ease-place them
over a gentle FIRE of Love, skim
with spoon Of firm Determine
tion, cork with a good sound Kiss.
and You will Immediately if not
sooner. experience q delightful re-
lief. These ingredients can only
be obtained Of Cupid & Co., Wis
dom street, next door to Matri-
mony, in the city of Happiness
1 Ssate of Coutentmsnt.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19


T better farmer a man be-
comes the better citizen he is. He
n,ed not hang his head in any as
sembly because Of being farmer,
He should possess sufficient self
esteem to believe that he indeed
belongs to the true nobility of the
land. His home of all others
should be the most attractive OF
any, because he can have the help
of nature to greater extent.
Trees In variety, shrubs, Towering
plants and vines, should all add
their beauty to his home. At the
proper season he should look about
to see where some new attra action
can be placed. Let improvement
of the home be the constant aim,
not only about the buildings, but
on oil parts of tho farm. Labor
to make the farm beautiful place
which will be attractive to the
whole family.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

@4ts y
The Territorial Board of equali-
cation which has been in session in
Phoenix has completed the work of
assessing the railroads of the Ter
ritory and, have adjourned until the
second Monday in August, when it
will again convene and take action
ON real estate values The rate of
taxation on the New Mexico &
Arizona railroad was raised to a
valuation Of s4.9oo.s1 mile.
The Arizona & Southwestern was
raised to $500, and the Arizona &
New Mexico was raised $500 over
the valuation Of, last year An
assessment at the rate of $4,000
per car was made on all Pullman
cars in the territory, the Pullman
company being g-saeisfed to pay this
tax withouta q contest.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

4
The average woman carries her
treasures in small leather bag
slipped inside Der corset, but this
is out Of the question with women
who own from $4,000 to $780,
600 worth of Jewels. mot only
would the load be cumbersoms, but
it would bc Injurious. Any con-
tinuous pressure of clothes or bone
against woman's bosom is hurtful
but the burden of gold and stones
would undoubtedly create cancer.
a physician whom querried on
the subject said he had instituted a
a crusade against the habit A
woman's breast, he remarked, was
one of the most sensitive spots to
cancerous growth, therefore the
slightest pressure there should he
avoided. A well known actress
who owns few dozen of diamonds
has had several little bags made
that are fastened with safety pins
along the lines of her stocking sup
porters. These supporters consist
of four strong silk elastic straps.
depending from small satin belt
which she fastens securely about
her waist, giving it additional safe
~ by doubly pinning 1t to herscor-
sets. So down the straps, which
are kept taut by the stockings, are
fastened these little jewel cases.
She says they do not interfere at
all. with her walking;s but, as.she
is poor pedestrienne, it would
scarcely do to take her word for it.
--Chicago Tribune s9.d
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19
The Yuma Sentinel says the first

~ ~. i .
The Yuma Sentinel says the first
ripe grapes Of the season NJ made
their appearance in our market on
Wednesday June 10th. They were
picked by IT. w. Blaisdell Of Yu-
ma from the beautiful ranch which
ne is manager of on the mesa Mr..
Blaisdell informs the Sentinel that
he had ten acres in bearing which
would be ready for. shipment nsxt
week. They. are of the Thompson
Seedless variety. Tho Sentinel
further says, grapes in our. valleys
have always been several weeks
ahsad of any section on the Pacific
coast. It will be about two weeks
before grapes in our valley are ripe.
This goes to show that the mesa
lands prove far superior to our
bottom lands as regards maturity
of early fruit. = sss sa
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19
SHE STOPPED 1T.

i sa .
She came up stairs three steps
at q time, and sailed into the sane
tum like whirlwind. Without
noticing the tender of a chair, she
brought her parasol down on the
desk with q bang and asked:
'sis this the printin' Office =
Yes, madam"
81 want you to stop my paper"
"All right, madam ~
"stop it right. away, too," she
continued, making another vicious
ivhack at the desk with her faded
sunshade.
Its stopped said the mailing
clerk as De made a Blue line thro'
her husbands name on the sub
scription list. =
"Mebbe that will learn you some
hoss sense and how to do the squar'
thing next time, and not slight
people just because they are pore.
If some rich, stuck-up folks hap.
pen to have bald-headed, knock
kneed. double-jinted, cross eyed
brat born to 'em, you're in an aw-
full hurry to put it in the paper,
and make it an angel, but when
pore people have baby you don't
say word about it, even if it is
the purtiest child ever borned.-
That's what i'm stoppin' the paper
fur. This ort to be . lesson to you.
If you do the fair thing by US next
year, I'll make Jim come round
and sign fur it again.
And she went down the steps as
rspidly as she came up. It is such
little Incidents as this that cause
editors to become. premature,,y gray
and baldheaded.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

Japan is asland, says The Popu-
lar Science News, without the do
mestic animals. 1t is this. lack
which strikes the stranger SO for
cibly in looking upon japanese
landscapes. There ere no cows
the Japanese neither drinks milk
nor eats meat. There are but few
horses, and these are imported
mainly for the use of the foreigner
The freight cars in the city streets
are pulled and pushed by coc lies;
ane the pleasure. carriages are
drawn by men. There are but
few dogs. and these are neither
used as watchdogs, beasts Of bur
den nor in hunting except by
foreigners. There are no sheep in
Japan, and wool is not used in
clothing, silk and cotton being the
staples. There are no p'gs-pork
is an unknown article of diet, and
lard is not used in cooking. There
are no goats or mules or donkeys
Wild animals there are, however
and in particular bears of an enor-
NOUS size. One Of these that Mr.
Finck saw stuffed, in a museum, h
describes as "big as an OK"
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

-
A striking illustration Of the IN
auence Of. fatigue upon the nervous
system is afforded by an expert
ment conducted by an Italian
physician some months ago. Twenty.
four bicycle riders who had ridden
thirty-two miles in two hours and
a quarter were examined with
reference to their hearing, and IL
was in nearly every instance found
ITO be defective: After two hours
rest the hearing had become normal
in most Of them.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19
GOVERNMENT RESERVOIRS

The government is today the
owner of practically every acre OF
land that will be reclaimed by new
works Of irrigation. This land Is
and will remain .valueless until
such works of irrigation are con-
structed. When such lands are
reclaimed the gogernmont viii be
the chief gamer by it, as the land
it caunot now sell will then rapidly
find purchasers. As the govern
ment has already received out
Of the settlers of the West, over
s2el 600, 900 from the sale of pub
lie hnds, why shall 1t not now
utilize portion Of this vast sum
in building irrigation canals for
che benefit Of the West, as it has
built reservoirs and canals for the
benefit OF storekeepers OF the East !
To do this would .besto do simple
Justice TO Western men and West
trn interests. It would be simply
doing wtae the government OF
France, Spain, Australia, Argen-
tire, Peru and Great Britain in
India, and Egypt have done for
their citizens.
Every dollar so expended would
be returned to the general govern
men. from the sale.of the lands it
owns and from water sales and
This has been the ex-
psrience Of every government that
has undertaken the reclamation OF
its public lands by works OF ir-
rigation. How we'll the system
has worked is shown by the ex-
perience of the British government
in Indiana, where over 800, 900, 900
have already been, expended on
the construction Of public works
II irrigation, and where works.
now in course of construction will
require neatly 100000 before
;heir completion. The sole motive
ior the construction Of these works
was to prevent famine, which they
nave eKectually done. All these
canals are successfully and profit
IDLY managed by the government,
Dot by corporations.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

/ In suppor, of the opinion that
SILVER will make rapid rise and
will probably he worth 80 to 90
cents inside of sixty days, the ac-
ltion Of Hugh Mcdonald, the mill
lionaire gold operator Of Los All
geles, who is now in Boston,
attracts particular notice. One day
this: week he bought in Boston
100, 900 ounces of silver to be de-
livered in ninety days at ~ cents
an ouuce, paying therefor a premi-
um Of 81 800. He also offers to
buy 100000 ounces at the same
rate. Mr.. Mcdonald is quoted az
saying: "This purchase is simply a
business deal. ! win hold that
silver and under the next ,presi :
Idential regime take it to the mints
and have it coined at 20. To
my mind-silxer will -be away above
70 in less than ninety days. 1t is
going up-has to go. | look to the
resumption of silver coinage. mas
much rs the people of this country
favor it. Why, even here in gold
standard Massachusetts, more than
half the people are for silver. Sill
per will b. very cheap at 80 cents
an ounce within three months. No.
/. | ain not u silver producer g This
is onlysone instance of che strength
of the opinion that silver will short
ily make arapiil advance, but it is
the cool, deliberate conclusion OF q.
business man and practical CAL
.ifornia gold miner-who- makes an
Investment according to his best
Acknowledgements.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

Farmers in Mexico use oxen of
one color in the morning. and of
another color in the afternoon.
They have no reason for doing SO
beyond the TACT that their fore
fathers did it, and they conclude it
must be the right thing to do.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

An ingenious geologistl has pro-
pounded the astonishing theory
that center Of the earth is a mass
Of molten gold and platinum. He
says: "If you put into bottle some
coffee, some sand, and some quick
oliver, ell it mp with water and
then shake it briskly, as soon as it
has rested for minute you will
have layer Of quicksilver at the
bpttom, q layer Of sand in the mid.
die and a layer sof coffee on top,
with the water over all. That is,
the heaviest at the bottom and the
lightest on top. At one time the
earth was just like the contents OF
the shaken bottle. And as it has
cooled it is likely that the heaviest
of all the Observation-Disclosures
gone to the bottom, that is the cen
ter; and that the platinum is sur
rounded by layer Of pure gold.
The. gold that we 6nd on the sur
face is merely small quantity that
hereand there got .entangled with
other things, and was prevented
from sinking.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

At dinner recently given in
London by South African mil
lionaire every lady was presented
at desert with a large uncut dia-
mond from The ssoush AFRICAN
mine in which the host was in
terested
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19

. It requires the milk Of just
about 100000 cows to makeTthe
cheese annually pressed in the
United States.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-19
The ruby in the center Of the
Matrese cross on top pofthe British

crown is the stone that vas given
TO the, Black Prince BY King
Pedro of CASTLE after the battle Of
N4jara. Henry ". Of England
wore it. in his helmet at the battle
of Agincourt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
SMALLPOX CURED CONSUMPTION.
How One Man Was Saved from Commit.
ting Suicide.
Fro N the Louisville Commercial. }

(From The Louisville Commercial
See that fellow across the street with
the crazy quilt patches on his faoo?"
asked my friend, the well informed man.
''Well, he made up his mind to commit
suicide once. Oh, yes, it's true. He had
consumption, and it was thought it was
only matter Of a snort time until he
died. He was able to get about on the
street, though, and he stood around on
the Corners onzwarm days waiting for the
disease to get ready to take him off. 1t
fingered, and finally, in the coming win
ter, the smallpox broke out in his neigh
borhood. He heard that everybody was
being warned away, and that it was GER
tain death to go near. In d fit of desper
alton this man walked into one Of the
houses and sat down and talked for an
hour to one Of the patients, who happend
20 be friend. The result was the yisi-
tor took the disease, but he got we'll, and
when he was able to leave his bed his
faca was badly Scared, but his lungs
were cured, and were us sound as they
were the day he got them. NOBODY
knows exactly how it was done. but any
doctor will tell you that smallpox some
times cures the consumption"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

from the dynamo which Supplies the
lights in the Clearing House. In add
ton to all Of these safeguards, the vault
room is protected by the interlacing sys-
tenn of alarm wires.
The vault is big system Of safes with
IN safes. First there is the vault itself,
containing the three big safes, as men
toned and described. Each of the three
safes is subdiyided along the sides into
smaller safes, or compartments, each Of
which has two looks aud Is large enough
to hold 100 bags of gold containing IS. 600
apiece or $500, 900. There are seventy OF
these compartments in each of the three
safes, SO that each of the three large safes
will hold 1876, 600, 900. The combined
capacity Of the three safes, composing
the entire vault, is $685. 900, 900 in gold, in
bags containing $1,000 each. In case OF
necessity, however, the vault can be ar
ranged to hold nearly i've times this
amount Of gold, for the reason that there
is in the centre of each of the three safes
an unoccupied compartment 10 feet long,
8 feet wide, and feet high. When these
three large compartments are filed, it is
calculated the whole vault can store
$500, 900, 900 in gold coin.
When closed, the three safes composing
the vault are air tight. The huge outer
doors of the three safes of the vault weigh
ton tons each, but owing to their ball
bearing hinges they swing open and shut
very easily and smoothly. The vault,
not counting contents, weighs 315 tons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
North Yarmouth Academy.

This time honored institution has just
received very considerate and generous
appropriation of five hundred dollars II ON
the trustees of the Walker estate, for the
increase Of the library. This is most
welcome remembrance and Is warmly APP
preciatedaby the teachers and officers of
the academy. In these days when the
library plays SO conspicuous and impor-
tant part in education no gift could bu
more appropriate or helpful. This en-
reinforce the appliances OF tbs academy
Cor it's work. The institution is giving
its patrons and friends much satisfaction
in the character and attainnents of the
students it is turning out This year
seven go from the school to college cours-
es of study.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
RAREsT BOOK ON EARTH.
-Four Hundred Years Old, Its Value is AL
most Priceless.
(From the New York WORLDLY


Bibliomaniaos in all parts of the world
will be delighted to learn that copy OF
Bonayenture's "Speoulum Vite Christi, :"
a rare and precious Caxton, has been
discovered by William May, the public
librarian at Birkenhead, across the Mer-
sey from Liverpool. Mr.. May was re-
GENTLY rummaging through lot of dis
oarded books from lawyers library.
He was startled to find among them an
old black-letter volume attached to
another aged work. At Fl rst he thought
that he had found simply specimen OF
Caxton's print. Subsequently he discoy-
cred that he had come upon an evon-
greater rarity than he hal imagined.
For several days MIR. May was inclined
to doubt that the book he had found
was really priceless. After consulting
many authorities, however, he found
that he had in his possession copy OF
Bonaventure's "Speculurn Vite Christi, u
as 1t is spelled in the original. This
edition was printed by Wynpyn de
Worde in 1894, the year in which he re-
turned to the use of Cations types. Its
exceptional rarity consists in the fact
that it is the only edition in which Ca1-
tons No. type was ever used, the type
in this case being used for the side notes.
There is only one other copy of this
precious book known to be in existence,
according to the Messrs. Blades and
Duff, the great authorities on Caxton-
lana. This copy is owned by the Earl
of Leicester. The earl IS SO careful OF
the book that ho has never put it Oh eX-
hibition, even refusing to send it to the
great Caxton exhibition of 1887. lie has
not allowed experts to examine it.
Among the greatest treasures of the
archbishop's library at Lambeth there
are four solitary leaves from this book
that are guarded as among the most
valuable relics of early printing. From
these Mr. Gordon Duff was obliged to
take his examples for his recently pub
lished "Fac Smiles Of EARLY English
Printing"
For many years the No. type was a
subject of dispute among bibliomaniacs.
Eventually the question was settled to
the satisfaction of all experts by means
the Dublin University conformity with
the LAMBETH leaves.
Although not the most valuable book
in the world. Mr.. Mays treasure may
be considered practically the rarest, there
being only two copies in existence, In
spite of th is fact and the great money
value connected with the copy found al
Birkenhead, the volume had been USED
as scrap book for children. 1t is illus
trated with large number Of beautif u
Caxton woodcuts, which had been useC
to amuse babies instead of thrilling
hi h1i0manjans
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
impoverished
X Blood

whether due to the inheritance of
some scrofulous disorder, or caused
by depleted condition of the
system, is the cause of much
agony. A terrible complexion, foul
eruptions, and loathesome ul-
GERS are but outward symptoms
the sufferer should remember that
all of the great organs Of the
body are likewise diseased, and
the day cannot be long distant
when death must surely ensue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
Delegates Elected.

These delegates have been elected to
the Republican county convention from
Harrison and Scarboro:
HaTrison-F. P. Bennett, Samuel A.
Kneeland, Geo. e. Tarbox.
Searboro-F. me- Newconb, Geo. S.
Scammon, VIM. S. Libby.
1t is reported that the del egates are for
Plummer for sheriff and Webb for county
attorney.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
in Six hours by the ''NEW GREAT
SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE.' This
new remedy is a great surprise on account
Of its exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every
bart of the urinary passages in male or fe-
male. 1t relieves retention of water and
pain in passing it almost Immediately. If
you want quick relief and cure this is your
remedy Sold by C H. GUPPY Co, Drug
gist, f63 Congress st. Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST,"

The selectmen of Buckf1eld have just
oil osed a con tract for q new iron bridge
across the river at the village which will
be heavier and cover longer span than
the old one. The abutments and wings
will have to be entirely rebuilt and the
contract for same will be let for first
class work. The old bridge, which was
so nearly wrecked in the March freshet,
willEbe carried to North Buckfield to re-
place the iron bridge which was swept
away in the same flood.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
EBOVi i

when taken for this trouble, is a
means of salvation. 1t creates
new flesh tissue and pure red
blood corpuscles, and by giving
strength to the great vital cen
tres of the body, it enables them
to perform their functions nat
urally, and thus dispel the existing
poisons by the natural channels.
1t is not a medicine, but a pow
erful food preparation and invigo-
rant, and is endorsed by over
$4,000 physicians.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
USES OF ROENTGFN RAYS.
More Wonderful and More Interesting
at Every New View.

What the Discovery Amounts to an"
What Is Is Likely Ito Do for surgery
and PathoIogy-Prof. Oliver Lodges
Summing Up of What We Know ABOUT
If
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

There is no material change in the con
dition of things relative to the threatened
strike at the Androscoggin mills. The
committee from the spinners waited upon
Agent Bean Monday and informed him
of thoir desire to avoid trouble, but also
notifying him that they could not snb-
NIT to cut down.