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The news & observer., 1897-01-24
cATAWBA PoPULISTS HOT.
They do Not Know Whether Skinner
Most Resembles Benedict Arnold or
Judas Iscariot.

Hickory y. c., Jan. 23.-(Special.)-
The Populists of this vicinity are not in
a merry mood. For several days they
have been coming to Hickory to hear the
news from the Senatorial fight. They
are steadfast adherents of Butler and re-
gard him as their political Moses. When
they learned that the Pritchard-Sk
combine had triumphed, the vials OF
wrath were emptied upon the heads OF
the bolters. The party leaders are laying
their hands upon their knives and NUT
tering through clenched teeth ''revenger'
If the sentiment in the State elsewhere
is like that displayed here, the Repub-
licans have won the costliest victory ever
achieved. I'VE want no more co-opera-
ton with traitors and scoundrels,' said
Il Populist this morning.
1T was q bought election. We want
nothing to do with the rascally set"
Skinner. who was erstwhile exalted,
has fallen from his high estate. There
seems to be some difference of opinion
among his late admirers, as to whether
he most strikingly resembles Benedict
Arnold or Judas Iseariot. A rumor has
been in circulation to the effect that But
Ter secretly favored Pritchard and made
a show of opposing him in order to helI
up appearances.
Apropos of this report, Republican
remarked: LET us be thankful, then
that he supported Pritchard If he had
been opposed to him, we would have had
walking before us, sure enough"
The Populists laughed an ugly laugh
at this story and characterized it as liz
of gigantic proportions.
The Southern has given an equal rate
to New Orleans to all the dealers in peas
and the murmurs of discomfort are
huShed
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
ALL GIFT ENTERPRISES TAXED
Those Who Operate Cigar Wheels Must
Pay q Tax OF $50.

The following very important circular,
which explains itself, was yesterday sent
out by State Auditor Aver 10 all sherifs
and tax-collectors:
The attention of sheriffs and tax col
lectors is especially directed to a phase
Of business which, it appears, has been
common in the State, but from which
the State is not receiving the tax inn
posed by law. Section 10, schedule b,
OF the revenue act, provides that amy
gift enterprise, or any person or estab-
llshment offering any article for sale and
proposing to present purchasers with any
gift or prize as an inducement to pur-
chase is subject to a tax OF $40.
This department notes that varions
establishments are publicly announcing
gifts and prizes to be given to purchaS-
ers--offering such articles as clocks dolls,
bicycles, etc., through a plan of issuing
tickets to purchasers, and by other
methods. Every person or establishment
making such offers is subject to a tax
OF twenty dollars, and it is the impera-
tive duty OF sheriffs and tax-collectors
to collect and report such tax to this de-
partment.
'Other phases OF business which, in
the opinion Of this department are SUBJ
ject to this tax, are the offers of certain
prizes for the collection of so many soap
wrappers, cigarette pictures, etc.
''It is known that cigar wheels and
similar devices are being extensively
operated in the State. All such enter
prises are subject to the regulations OF
section Is, schedule 3, and sheriffs and
collectors are derelict in duty If they fail
to take such cognizance OF them as is
required by law"
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
SNOWSTORM IN THE WEST
The Temperature Dropping Below; Zero
at Many Points.

Huron, S. d., Jan. pa sewers wind
and snowstorm prevailed over thss sec
ton to-day. The temperature felE to Ii
degrees below zero tonight. As rail-
ways are blocked and four feet OF snow
covers the Jim river valley, in soGne sec
tions being blown into drifts eight to
fourteen feet high. Loss Of stock ;is fear
ed. and fuel famine will result in remote
districts if the blockade continues.
COIDEST DAY OF THE WINTER.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-This city to-day
experienced the coldest weathes of the
year. and also the heaviest snosy OF the
winter AT 3 O'clock this morning. 1t was
2 above zero, and it warmed ups but very
little to-day. The snowfall began at .
this morning, and four inches OF the level
and still coming down at 10 9clock to-
night The gale is very severe.
SEVERE STORM IN IOWA.
Dubuque. Iowa, Jan 23.-The severest
storm Of the season is raging tonight.
Snow fell all day with high: winds, the
weather growing colder. The storm is
general throughout Northern Iowa.
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
NO APPEAL TO HIGHER COURT

New York, Jan. 23-Joseph II. Choate,
counsel for the American Tobacco Com
pany, said to-day that he had not seen
his clients since Judge Fitzgerald over
ruled the demurrer to the Indictment
against them and did not know what they
intended TO do. District Attorney Olcott
said to-day he would bring the case to
trial as soon as he could find a place on
the calendar for it. There is no appeal
to higher court on a demurrer TO an
indictment, he said.
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
SFYERE STORM IN LOWA.
BOILER EXPLOSION.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. %. Special to
the Citizen from Palatka Says: The large
boiler in the Florida Southern Railway
machine shops exploded at noon to-day
with terrific force. George Patten, the
engineer, was killed, his head being
blown off. Ed Kumme:, carpenter,
head crushed, is probably fatally injured.
and George Eville, blacksmith, leg frac-
tured. Every building in the city was
shaken to its foundation. =The shops were
wrecked
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
A RICHMOND ASSIGNMENT.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 23.--Manly B.
Ramos &Co., dealers in musical instru-
ments on Broad street, made an assign
ment this afternoon. Liabilities are
placed at $4,000. The assets are un-
known. The creditors are principally
manufacturers and local holders Of the
firms notes
The news & observer., 1897-01-24

COLORED WOMAN KILLED.

Winston, n. c., Jan. 23.-The incom-
ing Norfolk and Western passenger train
from Roanoke tonight ran over and kill
ed an old colored woman named McCul-
Ion, near the edge of the town.
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
100000 FIRE AT sANDUsKY.

Sandusky, Ohio. Jan.= 23.-one Of the
greatest fires that has visited the bus
mess portion of this city occurred this
morning, destroying about $4,000 worth
of property. The section devastated by
the flames is on the north side of Water
street and covers nearly one block west
of Columbus avenue
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
A NEGRO CREMATED.
Anderson Brodie set Fire to the Lock up
and is Burned Alive.

Weldon, n. c., Jan. 23.-(SpeciaD-
Anderson Brodie, colored, set fire to the
lookup at Enfield, in which he was a
prisoner, last night and succeeded In burn
ing the building and cremating himself
in it. He was wanted in Edgecombe for
shooting a man in that county some time
ago.
The news & observer., 1897-01-24
WINS HER DOVER RIGHTS.

Washington, Jam 23.-Mrs Helen
Douglass widow of the late Frederick
Douglass, wins her dover rights in an or
der of Judge Hagner to-day, giving her
dover in all the lands and tenements,
mentioned in the widows suit against
Rosetta ID. Sprague, in an undivided
moiety in the country. This includes
accrued rents and profits.
The news & observer., 1897-01-24

Breakwater, Del, Jan. 23.-The alleg-
ed filibustering steamer, Laurada, passed
in Cape Henry this morning, and pro-
ceeded to Hampton Roads.
The news & observer., 1897-01-24

Boise City, Idaho. Jan. 23.-Senatorial
vote to-day was: Claggett, %; Dubois, 26;
Nelson, 13; J. C. Rogers, 2.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
4 Natural Magnet.

Professor Smythe was once featuring in provincial town on natural philos- ophy, and in the course of his experi- ments he introduced most powerful magnet, with which he attracted a block of iron from distance of two feet.
 "Can any of you conceive a greater attractive power?" demanded the lec- turer, with an air of triumph.
 ''I can, answered voice from the audience.
 ''Not natural terrestrial object?''
 Yes, indeed. J
 The lecturer, somewhat puzzled, challenged the man who had spoken to name the article. Then up rose old Johnny Sowerby. Said he:
 ''I will give you facts, professor, and you can judge for yourself When was a young man, there was little piece O natural magnet done up in neat cot ton dress as was called Betsy Maria She could draw me IA miles on Sunday over plowed land, no matter what the wind or weather There wasn't no re- sistin her. That Magnet O yourn is pretty good, but it won't draw so far as Betsy Maria. "-Strand Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
An International Engagement.

Announcement is made. says the Boston Transcript, "of the engagement of Sir John Ainsworth, her majesty s special commissioner ill British east Africa, to Miss Ina Scott, formerly of West Philadelphia. Miss Scott is a sister of the late Rev. P. Cameron Scott. who was director and founder of the African Inland mission. She went out to Africa under the auspices of the Philadelphia missionary council little more than a year ago with her father and mother, her sister, Miss Margaret, being already on the missionary field. Sir John Aims worth took deep interest i'll the work of the mission and aided materially in the foundation of mission stations. He formed close attachment for the car nest young missionary, the Rev. P. Cameron Scott, who died OH the mis- sionary field last winter. Sir John and Lady Ainsworth will probably not re- main i'll British east Africa. They are now at Machaki, but it is expected that Sir John will return to England at the close of his special governmental mis. sion in Africa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
 Hereditary Suicide.

An extraordinary instance of heredi- tary tendency to suicide was told by Professor Brouar6el in Paris lately. A farmer near Etampes hanged himself without apparent cause, leaving fam. ilv of seven son and four daughters. Ten of the Il subsequently, followed ths fathers example, but not until they had married and begotten children, all of whom likewise hanged themselves. The only survivor is q son, Nlao IS now da years of age and has passed safely be' yoad the family hanging age
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
THE ANARCHISTS.

|ps It Is For the Best That None oi the Original Gospels Exists.
 De of our readers there may be Iad 1t difficult to understand why, |God has revealed to us his will in ,orrather in a library of inspired as the Bible truly is, he has not same time given us an infallible |tioW much labor would have been |aad we possessed the autographs E eyangelistsi To this we answer Flaa one such autograph existed, branch of the Christian church.. y every branch, ourselves includ- {oaid have made an idol of the parchment while neglecting eehlng altogether. We can only
 comprehend the ways of Proyi. 'a e''e sphere by observing them 0'aef Man is the heir of all
 sa he ls sent into tho world to
 Tor food. clothing and all the ss an7 adornments of life on his noW greatly is he thereby differ rom the brutesl How immeas.
 s Inc educated man, and espe ae scientific investigator, raised 'ne savage simply as tho result of p efforts!
 not possible that he who gave 4a of life designs to quicken our s'n | by arousing afresh in each
 " generation of Christians tho Y approach nearer to its sources, M ss tho undergrowth of legend aai.'oa which has sometimes ob- l's free course, and that we are
 s0n the danger of finding it trite
 ssllas that we possess a divine slloh, though a gift, is not en-
 1a0pehdent of our own exertions treasure ill which it shall mia. <, oar n edifioation ?--Agnes Smith
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
BARQNlAL- PARKS.
The Extent of Some Which Surround tho
 Houses of Enalisl, NobIemen.


 An article in The Cornhill Magazine on tho cost of maintaining country houses contains some extremely inter, esting particulars about the size of noblemen's parks. One hardly likes, the writer says, to guess the cost of re- pairs to the loose stone wall around Badminton park, high enough to pre- vent deer leaping it and inclosing 9S6 deer At Welbeok there are I015 miles of iron fencing around the three deer parks. Thoresby park is 12 miles around.
 Though the deer have been removed or destroyed in no less than 90 parks since 1867 there are 404 deer parks and paddocks in England and Wales alone, and 8 of these are over 2,000 acres. Sayernake is 4,000 acres. There are many over l 1000 acres. The area has an additional interest fer the owner, because the bigger the park the more gates and lodges and reads it needs, and park roads, except town roads, are the dearest in this country.
 In parks like Bridge, with 2,500 USASS, AuOWsiey, %sO0O aciSss DUH helm, 2,254 acres; Tatton. 2.000 acres, and others of less size, the mileage of roads, unless their numbers were kept down, would rival those of moderate parish.
 The lowest number by which great house and its garden parks and access sories can be served and kept up is from 50 to so men. Of these great houses there are not less than 900 ill England, Wales and Scotland. Those of the third magnitude have minimum staff of 50 men. Those Of the second magnitude, some of them very large and splendid houses, almost CT quite reaching the first dimensions, employ from 90 to 150 or 175 men. Beyond these are the stars of the first magnitude, real palaces, maintaining from 900 to, in one case not Chatsworth-more than GOO men in the performance of work, other than industrial or agricultural, i'll the serv- ice of the owner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
ri,a Enisode Closed.

He is. a young lawyer, and she lived f, the west end. They were to have been married in . month. The other day they fell to quarreling over the telephone. She was petulant. He was angry. Flnal. ly she called him a b-b-brute and sala that he could consider the engagemehs off.
 aAll right, " said lIs. and then he sssang of ' aa they say in telephons parlance.
 And she--well. she returned tas r'nf --sAlbany Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
Plucking Fowls.

, aes. 5 loWis may be easily and tss tssVnplished in this way: As
 sss ~ plrd Is dead immerse it in a
 bs 7. hot water, tho water to GOV. w as' v 'sa1aefs One minute is usu- ts, Is 'aoagll 'O to keep the fowl under m r tb. ioo l, long soaking is liable to tbss, 1 sAin- After this hot bath
 ala' s afe so loosened that they iss f'lbDed of. The bird is 'ss'' sats :, n cold water and wiped petta'' ssa, elo'h- It should then be put
 Ds ~ ', bag kept for this purpose |ta Y a95l place. When fowls |ie ased ct once, they should Essa ,ss y rolled iii cloth or pa Espu,,ss sasin ,' from turning dark. kfast.. oe managed in this way,
 6 wssfs contain so much oil |Y,ss sIea ' does not penetrate them
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17
ct,iL Q WANTS TO sz

.ra to A1nS's
 pss'ro .1'10l.' When Grown Up.
 h their early teens have |bIldfsn dfnbiiions. ii From s.5oo replies |pgs anlD'Sa s;on. "What would you like De qusss,b sa wben you grow upf" it IS |aasd in the annual report ,Gd,', or the yo.G ag, EBlsns aa 7. tbe girls 98 per cent wanted ap0as .assssrs. a4 per cent milliners, Il teSol,s s1o,ks and stenographers, 3 per |eeI.ataapers; |eeIs s.z storekeepers, nurses aoussn ,,ts each ? per cent; artists, 1 then foley missionaries, mu- |eene, snterv s k..ii6s and those who Pns' las se wives and mothers, each v lseSres.fourths of l per cent. It is ' 'a'0e roor showing for the desire for fea fsopd What is wrong with our |us'aoV s'',o system that most young girls ei,ns their minds that they would i ta b be teachers, and that only three. v p # I per cent of them express !sss'sst tas Ol : in ? being wife and mother9 l'"so lasss the boys who were questioned l'oss sf ,onnlar occupations related to plo5I aa.aes Fourteen per cent had this s.aaee s,as Next in frequency came the s'gp 4o he merchants. 1a per cent; then \ ' 7 ner cent; then farmers. 6 per doctors. about 5 per cent; lawyers,
 < nar cent; engineers, nearly { nt. teachers and soldiers, each 3 s.nt an railroad men and sailors, each .ls, VI conf; business, 2 per cent. The psu,ed s5 different occupations. It s@, sat;oed that the boys thought that @cupation that dealt with tools, ssf ~ animals meant something that s+ssd power over one's fellows.
 in boys about ' years old was 2 large preference for such ocou- sns as that of policeman, fireman or |nsd man. As he grows older the |sge boy modifes his desire for the Eans nntil at 14 he wants to be q elerk There is one interesting ex- aa "a this. The ambition to be r appears at 2 and increases slowly. inating at l4.
 re is the composition of g boy of .appts American, his father q la-
 ssWhen I am man, will so te . l2i' ell the stormy ocean. 1 cal see strange and foreign lands EDlsees. where no man but the sailor ksk can go among the ice. of the antarctic region, and can i a nightly winter ill some arctic Itry The dark continent holds many ! for the sailor. He can hunt and adventures without other cost tilaI iBs into them. Because I speak in ] glowing terms of the sailor does kag that 1 think he has no discom- for what kind of life does not its full share of the dangers and Hmforts? The millionaire frets about hot that some bank will go under.
 Even the poorest laboref frets, Dg he and his family will staryo to
 when lie has no work. And now, b for the sailorlp
 dhere is a little end of the cen. old maid of g, of English and iean percentage, whose father is a minister of the gospel: "I want to
 man that doesn't smoke, be-
 I don't like the smell of smoke. J
 to teach school where they will e spank tho children. For children
 disciplin. I want to wear bloom.
 the time. 1 want to wear a cut
 suit. Because 1t looks nice with hels I will wear russet shoes and
 stockings I want to have my eut short. Because it will bs
 --NeW York Presa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17

In many parts of Central and South America sensitive plants are go numer. GUS that tie course of 2 man or animal through the undergrowth may for an hour be traced by the wilted appearance of the foliage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-17

There arc 2. : ooa77 ooa77 knots e{ eceaa dis. tanse between Cherboura and fire iss land. ..
The broad ax., 1897-05-08

ulAuI Tones and strengthens relaxed weakened
vlHIl uterine organs. Room - $3.50 ArapAhoss g
The broad ax., 1897-05-08
In the British Museum.

Leaving the cases containing special let
tiers of great men for those in which are pre-
served miscellaneous manuscripts. the Wis
itor Is simply dazed by the extent and value
OF the collection. The department contains
more than 5000 volumes OF manuscripts
written in Oriental languages, and each one
Is either a rare work in itself or a represent
alive Of particular type. There are more
than a hundred ancient Greek. COptic and
Latin papyri. and 40OOD other volumes OF
various kinds. While most of these are In
teresting only to the scholar. many of the
Oriental exhibits have a peculiar interest
for the merely curious visitor. One Pail
manuscript Is engraved In beautiful cha-ac-
tiers on twenty-five leaves of silver. An
other is written on lacquered palm leaves.
with inlaid letters OF mother-of-pearL An
other IL on a sheet of gold. and others on
ivory. The favorite material for this class
OF manuscripts is palm leaves. and some OF
the volumes consist Of several hundred such
leaves bound in covers Of iyOry.-Lippin-
COTS
The broad ax., 1897-05-08
A coUNTERFEITER CAUGHT.
The Police of Syracuse Make an Import
ant Capture.


ant Capture
On Monday the 18th. Harold Marquisee. Of
Utica, n. Y, was arrested in Syracuse, y.
Y. on a warrant sworn out by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Co, charging him with
forgery. On the 18th Of December Marqui-
see visited a photo-engraver in Syracuse,
saying he was the representative OF the DIR.
Williams Medicine Co, and arranged for
the making of full set of plates for the di-
rection sheets, tables, etc. of the famous
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
News of this reached the home Office, and
no time was lost in arranging for his arrest
when he should return for the plates. he
returned on the 18th and was accordingly
arrested and is now in jail in Syracuse
awaiting examination.
This arrest proves to be an important one.
In addition to various plumber, such as
medical books, typewriters, rugs, etc,
found in Marquisee's trunk when arrested,
the police also found counterfeit coin both
in the trunk and on his person; and in
q search Of his apartments at Utica found
a complete outfit for cOunterfeiting con-
sisting of crucibles, bellows, nickel, lead,
bismuth. anthony, small blacksmith
forge, a charcoal furnace, and several
plaster-of- paris molds. The United States
marshals want him Just as soon a. the DIR.
Williams Medicine Co. are through with
him, and, no doubt, he will be sentenced
for long period.
In selecting DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
his counterfeiting operations, he showed
his knowledge of the proprietary medical
business; for these pills are in such great
demand that they are easily sold at any
drug store in the United States. His scheme
was TO work the country druggists and sell
his limitations at a discount of from per
cent to 8 per cent, explaining the reduced
price by the fact that he had picked them
up in small lots and at a discount from
dealers who were over-stocked. BY work
ing fast and making long jumps, he would
have secured many hundreds of dollars IN
short time. The proprietOrs Of DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills are most fortunate to
have caught the rogue, before be had fair
" scarted. and 10 have thus kept these
s,Jurious goods out of the market.
The broad ax., 1897-05-08
- mcKinler nn Eque.trlan.

President Mckinley turns ont TO be good
horsemar. He drove yesterday afternoon 10
the nlaee Of 4 gentleman just outside OF the
cIfy limits. and there changed from his car.
risge TO a saddle horse that was furnished
~ General Miles In company with the gen.
e..i Cantafn MIchler his aid. and Professor
Proctor. president Of the civil service COM
mission be started for an hours gallop ana
covered about nine miles The parry r.
he mad not enjoyed anything 80 much IN
months. He wants 70 20 as often as pos
sIfIe and has requested General Miles 70
s.5 him a good horse SO much impressed
~ss ~ with the beauty OF equestrian exer-
- that he took vacation to-day and went
S.,-es- 20 Fort Nyer TO see the cavalry perform
their eyoluti0ns- Quite a party acSomgs
nIed him and the troops vert through "nAl
r. called the s-Cossack" drill