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The news & observer., 1897-10-24
HILLS CHILLS !!
Rev. G L. Finch SAYS:

This is to cel tlfy that few years
since, while living in malarial dis
trict, suffered dreadfully with chills,
which it seemed impossible to success
fully break. A fliend urged me TO try
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy. / did SO,
and by the use of few bottles they
were entirely broken, and l have not
been troubled with them since. ! also
found it an excellent nervine."
Rev. G.. L. FINCH.
Williamson, N @, May 81, 1897
The news & observer., 1897-10-24

B. G. Bingham, writing in the Hen
dersonville Times, asks, in a letter
why is their DemocratsO affdavits
any better than a Republicans peti-
ton" It's matter of reputation,
Brother Bingham; a matter OF reputa-
ton, says the Asheville Citizen.
The news & observer., 1897-10-24
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by all
druggists.
The news & observer., 1897-10-24
NO CURE NO PAY.

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TON
lC for Chills and fever and all forms OF
Malaria. 1t Is simply Iron and Quinine
u tasteless form. Children love 1t.
Adults prefer 1t to bitter. nauseating
ronics. Price, Soc.
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Feund = rsri rrnhlrm

\ ursd tramp on the tiSwsry wa bs-
WaIling the free lurch rlau&r OF tbs
kalueS liquor TAI bill. when Ass .ttrs,.
a"a was called 10 an ornate pu-tsr In
red aud blue Ink. On white paper. rst,
resentlnE witA full Fsgaiia apA atrsg.
'FemeHts an American soldier In ,hs
cavalry service aud an American IN.
fausrynan Saiut'HE bis superior asicsr.
the latter carrying q large sword tn.
der the two pictures we're priatsi the
conditions under which the United
States army accepts volunteer. for T..
service on the frontier In the military
service. The Applicant muss bs mo,s
than Il years Of age aud less than NJ.
II IL essential that hs BE- uumarr,sI
and either citizen Of the Tinted
States or an allen who has legally s..
clared his intention 90 become , r,,t.
Eon. He must enlist for ave Year, AMI
the United States EoTssumrnt Ssnsr.
ously agrees 10 pay him Tor hls srrrars.
In Geld and food si3 per month. o.hsr
Inducements are held out. n a!rk no
IL given free admission to a hs.r,,,l
" he dies. he Il buried at the pnbti,
expense. II IN the camp ia which h.
Is stationed there Il library, bs, IL
permitted to read the books contained
In II without sItru cost. and II OF, of
his Income Of Si3 per month he prpvt.
IDENTITY saves a portion. the Tinted
States pays him I per cent interest
on the amount, unless In the mean.
while he deserts. in which case the
money Is forfeited and he 10 llah,s 10
be Imprisoned for life. or perhaps be
shot
The tired tramp was 10 iron, Of "r..
cruiting Office on Third avenue and
he calculated as he shambfed asa.
What stumps me il that fhsy hsd 10
pass Law TO keep the United STATE.
army from ever getting larger than
2o.O00,"-New York Journal
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ma Loss.AousE.
rhe Chinese Celebration OF New Asar''
In San Franeiscos


Theodore Wores, the artist, has q
story of Chinese life In San Francisco
In ST. Nicholas, under the title OF "An
Gau's New Years Celebration" MT
Wores says: The procession-for some
queer reason the Chinese always seen
TO walk In single llle-waS headed by
the father, carrying the baby brother
proudly In his arms. The mother ahu
sister carried baskets, filled with oner
lngs to the gods; while All eau had con
tented himself with paradlng his hnery
only.
The interior OF the Joss house was
but dlmly lighted; and when the eyes
once became used to the mysterious and
smoky atmosphere that filed the place
strunge and weird faces OF gods and
demons showed through the darkness
and gazed solemnly down from rlch al
tars upon the visitors. A priest, seated
at the entrance. had supply Of painted
candles, sticks of incense made OF san
dalwood. and packets Of papers con
tanning printed prayers.
Having bought a supply OF these
helps to worship, All Gau and his fam
lily had entered the inner room OF the
pagan gods. In the presence OF these
images, with hldeOus, painted faces,
dimly looming out OF the darkness and
mystery OF the incenSe-iaden atmos'
phere, most American boys OF All Gau's
age would have been terrOr-strlcken
He, on the contrary, seemed 10 be quite
at ease among these strange things and
went near to the uncanny Idols With
quite an air OF familiarity. He boldly
walked up to large drum standing Ia
one corner and. Selling 4 drumstIck
pounded on it with all bis might, for the
purpose OF drawing the attention Of the
gods TO the worshipers.
He then Joined with the family Ia
placing a large number Of lighted can.
dies and smoking Incense sticks upon
the altar; after which they had benl
themselves in prayer before the prlncI
pal image In the temple. A number OF
ofreringS-cakes, fruits, aud various ar
tlcle5 OF food. as well as rice wine
were next piled up before this deity.
Their devotlons ended with the burning
OF a lot OF printed prayers In a lit,Ic
brick furnace erected In a corner OF the
Joss-house for that purpose. As they
left. pack OF arecrackers was set OF
and then, thoroughly satisfied With
themselves. and with minds at rest
they had gone homeward.
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weaknesses and inciinatlons being
taken into careful consideration. Only
one boy Is admitted into a cell, and un-
der no circumstances are the inmates
allowed to converse unless in the pres
enee Of an official OF the institute. They
have plenty Of outdoor exercise, bat
neither in the grounds nor In the gym
naslum nor In the schoolroom or chapel
have they occasion TO talk to their COM
rades. They are known by numbers
only, and though not subjected to cruel
ty in any form the discipline governing
their management Is most severe.
The discipline even goes further. It
directs that boys must wear masks
whenever they leave their cells, either
to so to the gymnasium, the play.
grounds or to school.
The schoOlroom, which at the same
time serves as the chapel. Is lifted with
n row OF cells or boxes forming a semi
circle. The boxes. or stalls are open
at the top, so as to permit the free cir
culatlOn OF air. and their doors are alb
hreviated below and above. so the In
mate can see the teacher on the plat
form opposite. The teacher can watch
the boys thoroughly. but the latter can.
not see their neighbors nor make any
signs to them.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17
Worn by the Sea.

Astonishing effects are sometimes
produced by storm pillows tearing
away beaches and bluffs on the sea.
coast But, upon the whole, the steady
wearing effect Of the ordinary sea
waves striking, or sweeping along. n
shore-line exposed to in-driving winds
Is even greater, although, being distrib-
uted over a comparatively long interval
Of time, 1t attracts less attention. Some
statistics recently published show that
on the eastern coast Of England, be-
tween Marlborough Head aud Spurn
Head. along a distance OF thirty Or
forty miles, the beach has been retreat.
Ing before the onslaught Of The ocean.
for the last thIrty-seven years. at the
average rate Of nearly six feet a year.
The same publication shows that man
sometimes unintentionally assists the
sea In destroying the buIwarks of the
land. This has occurred at the great
chalk cliffs near Dover, which have suf-
fered from the withdrawal Of a part OF
the drifting sand accommodating at their
feet and shielding them from the direct
assault Of the waves. Long piers con-
structed at Dover and FoIkestone have
diverted the sand and It has been found
necessary to construct heavy sea-wHIls
to protect the cliffs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17
INC Deatb Of MULE Idnco,r

In the St. Nicholas Mrs. Julia Taft
Bayne gives an interesting glimpse Of
Willie and Tad Lincoln" who were
playmates OF her brother, "Budd." Mrs.
Bayne gives the following account Of
the death of Willie Lincoln: On FEB. 1
Budd had a severe cold and was kept
In for few days, and Tad reported
that willie had a cold, too" When
Budd returned from a visit, he said,
Willie is dreadfully sick; he talks
about me and the pony all the time"
My mother went to inquire, and Mrs.
Lincoln told her they feared typhoid
fever.
Sometimes the President would come
in, stand awhile at the foot Of the bed
and go out without speaking. Once he
laid his arms on Budd's neck Ms be sat
at the bedside. and leaning over,
smoothed Willle's hair.
Although on Feb. 20. at noon, my
mother brought news from the White
House that Willie was better, saying
that he had held Budds hand AMI
knew him, Willie died at 3 o'clock Of
that day. Tad was overcome with
grief. and was III for some limo after.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17

While travelling In Switzerland the
elder Dumas one day arrived In lone.
ly village with only one Inn, at which
the famous novelist was compelled to
put mp for the night.
When the landlord, who only smoke
German, came to inquire what he
would take for supper, Dumas tried.
but in vain. to make him understand
that he wanted some mushrooms. and
was on the point Of giving up with a
bad grace all hope Of enjoying his IA
vorite dish, when he hit upon the idea
Of taking a piece Of charcoal and trac-
ing on the wall what purpOrted to be
the correct outline OF a mushroom.
The landlord went out, and Dumas
was congratulatlng himself on the suc-
cess OF his happy expedisnt, when a
few moments afterward he heard the
Swiss coming up the stairs. The mnsh-
rooms could hardly have been prepared
In so short time, but this thought ala
not occur to our great novelist
The footsteps came nearer, there was
a knock. and In walked the landlord
with an mbrella!-Boston Traveller.
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a Classic River

The Ilissus Is a snail Greek river
with n great name. The story Ia told
that the late President FELTON,. Of Har-
yard, declared that on his flrst reaching
Athens he made his way to the banks
Of the nssus, stopped down, and drank
It all up.
Many a jest has had that river for Its
theme. Nature, however. has a way
Of asserting herself IN a terrible fash
ion In unexpected places, and this little
stream was turned into n destructive
torrent By a rain, unexampled in AttIca
within the memory OF living men,
which fell in November last.
Prof. Richardson, director Of the
American school at Athens, has supple
mented the press dispatches with an
account which shows that the destruc-
tlon OF life and property in Athens
alone will make the year Just closed
memorable as the year OF the great
food. One source Of humor is thus,
for the time at least, unavailable, AMI
the Illseus ranges Itself with the rivers
whose fury makes and unmakes his
tory.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17
The Demagosue,s R,n OF Far.

A certain candidate for 4 city Office
so the story goes-made II a rule that
callers should be admitted to see him
at any moment, even II he were Al
table. This rule. 1t Is needless to sag,
applied only before election.
The candidate was fond OF the pleas
ures Of the table, and was aware that
this was not counted to his ds.dvant.
age among a certain class OF MS sup
porters. Therefore, when he was seat
ed one day at a meal OF cauvas-back
duck and champagne, ami his maid
servant announced that n deputation
OF men from the ward was waiting In
the hall to see him, he did not order
these articles removed uatll he had
found out who the men were.
They looks like workm'nsn, sir"
said the maid.
Then, quick, Bridget! Take or the
duck and the wine, and bring me some
cold chicken and cup Of coffee
The servant did as she was bid. She
had gone out of the room after exc
cutting the order. and the politician was
devoting himself in a somewhat GIN
gerly way to the cold chicken, when the
girl came rushing in again.
I've just found out, SIR" she said,
''that they's delegation OF poor, baIf-
starved, shtrikin' tailors from the
sweat-shops"
The politician gave a long whistle.
"Ah, then, II that's the case, Bridget,
take or the chicken and the coffee, and
just hand me cold potato and glass
of water, and show them inv'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17
HonsIy KHAN.

ran ana at various Persian embassies
abroad. He was ambassador 10 Con.
stantlnople under Nasr-eddin, and dur.
Ing the sixteen years he occupied that
post he successfully maintained the
most cordial relations between the two
great Oriental empires. Three years
ago the Shah called him back to Tehe-
ran to assume the post Of minister of
Justice, which he filed with much abll-
ity until more recently he was made
minister Of foreign affairs. Mohsin
Khan Is a Persian with all the polish
OF the Oriental He Is shrewd, observ-
Ing. and perfectly competent to al Z
post involving great capacity for dlplo-
macy. He belongs to a powerful family
In Teheran.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17
Marbles.

Marbles are manufactured from the
material which gives them their name.
At the marble quarrics the refuse stone
Is broken by hand into small cubes A
bushei or more OF theSe il poured Into
great revolving cylinder, which ia
supplied with water from a faucet, The
cylinder IL revolvcd Mt high rate Of
speed. and the cubes. by attriflou. arr
ground down TO the tiny spheres which
give such delight to the hearts Of tho
boys, From one to two hours are usual.
ly required to finish n bot Of marbles
and they are aftcrward sorted accord.
ing TO size and painted by hand. The
crockery marbles. or ''pottcrisa. ars
nodded Of the same material ns or,iin.
airy earthenware. and are then glazed
ana baked. The glass marbles contain,
ing Images and flowers are nodded.
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"sira. LIncoln,s zouayes. -

Julia Taft Bayne, in st. Nicholas, de-
scribes the pranks of willie and Tad
Lincoln" In the White House. The
Presidents sons were playmates OF her
brother "Budd." Mrs. Bayne writes:
About this time they formed mill
tary company called Mrs. Lincoln's
ZOuaves." She gave them a Tag. and
they were reviewed by the Presiden.
from the portico. The Secretary OF
War promised to furnish light icon
demnedl rides, but do not remember
whether they were ever armed or not,
for the company dwlndled until 1t was
like ArtemuS Wards-"all office IS. :"
Willie was colonel, Budd major. ami
Hally captain, while Tad refused every
rank but that of drum major. The OH
GERS had old-fashloned swords, given
them either by the Secretary OF War or
by Gen. Mcclellan.
They spent great deal Of time on
the fat copper roof of the White
House. II was surrounded by a stone
balustrade. and here they built a cabin.
The roof was by turns a FORT and
quarterback" They used to raise and
lower the flag with due ceremony. and
look for strange satr' through a spy
glass.
remember once. when "Budd's sis
ter assembled to the stronghold with
stern demand for the scissors, she was
received at the ''slde" with naval ETH
quette. They showed me u Confeder-
ate flag at Munson's Hill. think. and
Tad said some boats on the river were
pirates"
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Tho sionI Wa

Among the Sioux Indians. when ono
family bOrrows n kettle from ano,h her
II is expected, when the kettle is re.
turned. that a small portion Of the
food that has been cooked in /, will bs
Iett In the bottom. Should this cus.
tom be disregnrded by any one TIM,
person would never be able to borrow
again. as the owner must always know
what has been cooked In her kettle A
"nite woman on one occasion returned
secured Kettle, intending to teach n
lesson In cleanliness; but her act be-
came the talk Of the camp "a a fresh
example OF the meanness Of the whites
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etrawharrlea aa Foad.


In an address on HORTICULTURE and
Health" before the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science.
Prof. W. n. Lazenby discussed the nu-
tritive value Of various fruits, and
showed that an average man who
should undertake to live on strawber-
ries alone would have to consume
eighty eight pounds Of them in a day
in order to obtain sufficient quantity
Of one Of the most important elements
Of food, protein. But while he was get
ting the proper amount Of protein from
the strawberries, they would give him
seven times too much Of another neceS-
sary compound, namely, carbohydrates.
Forty-four pounds Of tomatoes a day
would supply nearly the right quantity
and proportion OF protein, carbohy-
drates and fat. the three most essential
constituents Of food. The chief value
Of fruit consists in its acids, which are
important to health.
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strauxe ming. on Mar.


The planet Mars has recently (Decem-
Der III been again in opposition to the
sun and consequently fayorably situ-
ated for telescope observation. In
fact, astronomers have been studying 1t
for some months as 1t approached Apo
sition, and have once more discerned
those curious lines on its surface called
canals" They have also seen again the
round, or oval. spots that appear at
points where many canals meet, and to
which Mr.. Lowell has given the name
Of cases" One Of the latest and most
interesting observations relates to an
''oasis" called 'Trivium Charontis." On
November 10 this spot, at which nine
canals meet, was seen, at Monsieur
Flammarion's observatory near Paris,
to be double, or cut In two. Five days
earlier. at the same observatory, the
spot had appeared dark, broad and
single,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-17

In q Philadelphia store there is a cat
known as Jim. The other day a young
woman entered the store for the pur-
pose Of paying q bill. She was given
seat on a large settes while the Office
boy obtained the receipt. Now, the
back Of this ssttee rests against a rail-
ing which incloSes the Office. This rail.
Ing 10 very much like q back yard fence.
and for that reason Ii a favorite place
for Jim. He was In this place when the
lady took the seat and he cast admir-
ing glances at her. She was neatly at
tired In black and had large stuffed
bird In her hat Everything went well
until Jim spled this bird. and with
jump he was on her hat, much to the
alarm and fright Of the lady, who in
stantly sprang to her feet, screaming
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loudly. Jim was quickly removed. but
could not be driven away while the lady
remained In tho store. Tho clerks arc
going 10 give Jim stuffed bird for q
Christmas present.
James Bell. also a resident OF tho
Quakor City, owns a pretty maltese cat,
whose emily fault Il kleptomanla.
Madge Is the cats name. While Mn
Bell was eating his supper a few even
ings ago he was startled by a funny
noise on the stairs. Running In the
direction OF the racket he beheld the
thleylng cat coming down the stairs
with his gold chain In her mouth. while
the watch was humping each step, evil
IDENTIFY much to the delight Of the cat.
Quickly seixing his tlmeplece. Mr.. Bell
made a lunge for the cat. but Madge
escaped Lately the family had been
at loss TO know what Madge had done
with her kittens, Their whereabouts
were discovered by Mr.. Bell. who
found the tiny creatures cozily nestled
In his new silk hat.
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REFORMING BAD soya
French Government Does This By .
New System OF Isalation.

French Government Does This By =
New System OF Isalation.
An effort along new lines Is to be
made by the French Government In the
direction OF remodellng vicious tenden-
Giles In boys. The scene Of the expert
ment Is the Institute lie Pelstier at
Montesson. In the department OF the
Seine. Youngsters who have already
become criminals win not be treated.
the design being to restrain and tone
down criminal inelinations in boys
whose parents have found them to be
unmanageable. Two hundred cells at
the institute have been set apart for
the purpose. Youngsters received for
treatment are examined as to their tai
ents for acquiring knowledge or learn
ing some sort OF trade and are instruct
ed In those branches for which they
show leaning. To curb the young
sters' inclination to cruelty they are al
lowed to have pets and each one is
given a patch of garden to cultivate.
They may keep birds. cats and rabbits.
Each boy Ia subjected to a special
course OF treatment. his individual
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The Telephone and Com petition.

Telephone competition Ia this country
has been very brisk during the last two
or three years, but a large proportion Of
the new companies have gone 10 The
wall. F. De Land explains how tht. has
come about. He shows how ut first
thought II appears perfectly feasible 10
make competing telephone exchange
profitable property, yielding good re-
turns on the Investment, and during the
first few months nearly all competing
exchanges flourish financially. The
unhealthy public sympathy atlmulate,
for selfish ends enables town councils
to grant franchises containing very lib
cral provisions, while the Interest taken
by many citizens lnsureS a large mum
Der OF subscribers from the start Ia
spite OF these Initial fayornbl, auspices.
the records prove that one by ons the
competing exchanges sunspend opera
tons, and the plant Il sold for what Il
will brtng-Often for old Junk. Mr.. DE
Land says the ca use IL rOunl In the
Inability TO secure aa Income from
low rates that would wayrunt the ~.
pendlture necessary to secure the talent
requisite TO maintain and oporu,e the
plant In a manner that wouM lua7rr
prompt and efficient telephone srry lrs."
This Is the whole story in a nutshell
The company first In the held has .rt
very high standard % service. and the
expectations that n superior service
would be supplied at half the rates ror,
merly charged have not been realized
When the quality Of the service began
to fall of, one after another Of the sub
scribers refused to continue renting the
new instruments. and the eud soon
cnme.
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Threc O1,I Ninllia

Miss Nancy Oliver died near stiII-
more. Ga, last Friday ut the ripe old
age Of 0S and few mohths. She was
one Of family Of three old maids, who
lived down on Jacks Greek. near the
Ohoopee river. for over hah n century
in n small log house Of but one room.
They lived by cardlng. spinning and
weaving by hand for people living mar
them. Aunt Nancy Is the second one
to die. Her sister SalIle died a few
years ago at the age Of 81. Only oas
member Of the family Is living now.
Aunt Milbry, who Is the oIdest of the
three sisters.-Atlanta Constitution.
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MOHSIN KHAN.
Recently Appointed Minister OF For
eiEn Affairs for Persia.

Recently Appointed Minister of For
ciEn Affairs for Persia.
Mohsln Khan, the newly appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs for the em-
pire Of Persia. Is an able statesman,
who was highly valued by the late
Shah Nasreddin. The new Shah, Muz-
affer-eddln, decided to continue tho
favor to Mohsin Khan which had been
sh0wn by his father to the diplomat,
and the latter'S elevation to the shah's
cabinet-if the royal advisers can be 90
called-ts r reward for lonE-contiuued
service. Mohsin Khan received good
European education. and speaks Eng.
hsh and French luenuy. For many
years he vas trained In diplomacy at
the minis ry of foreign affairs In Tehe-