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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-02

jumped about 4 feet in the air, threw his
chair out Of the door and landing it about
the railroad, and its journey would have
taken DR.. SINNERS wig if he hadn't left
it in his room, and half of Superintend-
ent Dilrs head, but for q successful
dodge. He said: Just to think he'd
busted upall the whistling for good,
and now every boy in the hotel, and
every negro in town, would be doing, or
trying to do, the mocking bird act for the
summer. He wished every hooking birds
nest had been robbed a thousand years
ago."
But the Doctor is soothed and plant
again; his heart rs light and as free as
when the moonshiner's dagger was with
drawn upon the condition of moving a
little further back from the road" Come
down and see him; he will treat you
well; give you all the delicacies Of the
season; soft shell crabs, nice fish in
abundance, and a room fronting the
ocean; and when you leave, you will have
the happy consolation to feel that in this
great wicked and unfeeling world, there
is one man, at least, who will ever hold
you in fond affection, and lasting re-
membranee.
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Talk About Water,

Nature has supplied us with a remedy
for every disease. Many of the rene
dies are found in roots, herbs and banks,
and to effect cures the medicinal prop
critics must be extracted and put into
concentrated form, and then properly
compounded.
Nature has also placed some of the
very best medicines in water, common.
ly known as mineral water" One of
the best of these is the famous OTTER
BURN LrrHIA WvTER. For indigestion,
kidney, bladder and diseases of like ma
ture there is nothing better than Otter
burn Lithla. And the price is moderate.
I handle it in large quantities, and am
the sole dealer in Raleigh. Bring your
own containers and / will furnish the
water at 90 cents for half gallon, SO
cents per gallon, or 80 cents in gallon
lots. Extra charge if I furnish con-
tanners. BY the glass at my soda foun-
tain, carbonated, s cents.
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Press and Folder for Sale.

On Thursday, July 9Th, 1897, at No, 12S Fay
etteville street, in the city of Raleigh, N, O.
there will be sold at public auction one second
hand, 7-column quarto double feed Babcoch
Dispatch Printing Press, and one Dexter In
termediate Folder with paster and trimmer
said property may f be seen and examined
IIDon application to Battle & Mordecai
Safe made under powers conferred upon
cages. registered in book No. 143, on pages
456 and his. of the Register of Deeds office of
Wake county.
Terms. cash. NHour of sale, IL m.
BARNHART BROS. & sPINDLER.
By Battle MOI lecai, Attorneys.
June Is, 1897
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tDaily except Monday. tDaily except Sun
day.
Train on she scouand Neck Brancn Rb.a
rives Scotland Neck 5 20 D m, Green vfIIa -
m, Kinston % m: Returning leaves KIN
stOn 80 m, Greenville 8 So q ma. arrivinS a
Halifax II Is M Weldon II SS q ma, daily ar
trains on the washington Branch Law,
washington 70 m and / 90 % m. arriveS
Parmele 9 10 am and 240 p n, Returning iaavS
ington II 90 m and 72o p m, daily exSare
Train leaves Tarboro, N G. daily avO...s
Sunday, 30 p m, Sunday 05 o n! AZ TSTeS
PlXmouth daily except Sunaby, TAO y M.
Q W m Returning leave Plymouth daily
arrives Tarboro 10 05 q m IL 90 a M " ny
Train on Midland N. @. Branch leave
9oldsbOrO daily, except Sundav7 M a M AZ
r1V!ng Smithneld 30 m; Returning leave
S 81 SOO m; arrives az GOidsboTs
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rock,
Mount at 30 p M, arrives Nashville 5 06 n M
SPring Hope ~ p IN; returning leave6
Spring Hope 90 a m, Nashville 81 M a.
Sunday. SASSP'
Train on Clinton Branch leaves warsnw
Ior Cl1nton daily except Sunday, sat 20
IA "a ano4 ~ p m: returning leaves Clfnson ~
% m and 8 so m.
IRAN no. " makes close connection Mf
via Richmond, also at Rocky Mount witn
Norfolk and Carolina r. r. for Norfolk RnG
all points North via Norfolk
II. nj. EMRRs0N, Gen'l Pass. Agent
J. z. KHNLV, Gen'l Manager.
y. ID. IMMERSION, Traffic Manager.
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Intelligence Bureau.

All seasonab ea right before
small Everything
don't them another will Drays and delivery
little
nothing to deliver hm prefer will just it, and the
something delivering difference
to and nv
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BAR KEEPS SERENADED.
On Last Night Before the Dispensary
Is Opened.

Louisburg. n. c., July 1.--(Speciall-
The town is now under the dispensary
system. The old license system expired
last night and the advocates of the old
plan had a wake" last night. They
serenaded the town quite literally and
decorated the trees on court square with
black streamers.
The Dispensary Commissioners took
charge this morning and commenced bus
mess smoothly, but it is probable that
sales will be rather limited for some lit
tie time as on account of their desire to
dispose Of stock the bar-keepers have
been selling at cost for some time.
Crops are promising but rain is needed
in this section. Very little fruit.
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HOT! OH, YES; ITS MIGHTY HOT.

But what buy and where buy it, that's the question
On this subject, I
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]. H. B0BBITr.
NOTICE.

Theodore W. Dobbin having made 9
deed Of trust to me for the purpose Of
winding up his business affairs, all par
ties indebted to him are hereby notified
to settle such Indebtedness with me al
once, and all parties having claims
against him are hereby notified to file
same with me at once.
JOSEPH +. FERRALL,
Trustee Of Theodore w. Dobbin.
Raleigh, N. G.
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AnYfs7litp9lggEgg
49, or E'a!sR2g
Wa1EF'DQy!I.!B!!.L!:.E!;,RI|AI0
SERVICE
SHORTEST ANDQUICKBST ROUTE
To Atlanta, New Orleans, Norfolk, Rich
mond, Washington, Baltimore, PhiladeA-
phia, Boston, New York.
Schedule in effect Nov. LIST, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH.
PIG A NJ. DAILY.
Atlanta Special" Pullman Vestibulea
for Henderson, Weldon, Petersburg, Rich
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York, and oil points north.
Buffet drawingToom sleepers and Pull
man coaches Atlanta to Washington, par
lor cars Washington to New York, Pull
man sleeping car, Chester, s. c., Ports
mouth. Arrives at Washington 10:45 a.
m, Baltimore II noon, Philadelphia 2:30
p m, New York 4:52 p. m. Also fes
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Old Point and local
stations Seaboard and Roanoke railroad.
11:35 A. NJ. DAILY.
For Henderson, Weldon, Suffolk,
Portsmouth, Norfolk and intermediate
stations connects at Portsmouth with Bay
Line for Old Point and Baltimore with
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat com-
pany for Washington; with N. Y. P. and
N. railroad for Philadelphia and points
north; also at Weldon, with Atlantis
Coast Line for Richmond, Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York,
and with Scotland Neck Branch for
Greenville, Washington and Plymouth.
Pullman sleeping car Atlanta to Ports
mouth.
PIG A. NJ. DAILY.
"Atlanta Special" Pullman Vestibule
for Southern Pines, Hamlet, Whining
ton, Monroe, Charlotte. Lincolnton.
Shelby, Chester, Clinton, Greenwood,
Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta. Col
umbia, Macon, Montgomery, Mobile New
Orleans Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
through Pullman Buffet sleepers and day
coaches Washington and Atlanta, con-
Meeting directly at Union depot, Atlanta,
with diverging lines; also Pullman sleep
ing car Portsmouth to Chester, s. O.
3:34 P. NJ. DAILY.
For Wilmington, Charlotte, Chester,
Greenwood, Athens, Atlanta, and all in
termediate stations. Connect at Ualez
station Atlanta, with diverging hnes. Pull
man sleeping car Portsmouth to Atlantas
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH.
$40 P. NJ. DAILY.
From Norfolk, Portsmouth and points
north via Bay Line and N. J p. and N.
r. R., Petersburg, Richmond and WaEh-
ington, Baltimore, Philadelraia, News
York and Boston, also from Green Vile,
Plymouth, Washington, N. G. ana east.
ern Carolina, points VIA Weldou.
11:35 A. NJ. DAILY.
ATLANTA Special Pullman vesHJugs
from Atlanta and points south. At1aan,
Abbeville, Greenwood and Ghekfer.
1925 A. NJ. DAILY.
From Charlotte, Athens, Atlanta ard
intermediate stations.
2:16 A. NJ. DAHL.
ATLANTA Special" from Nc Por.S-
mouth, Henderson, Weldon, Richmond,
Washington, Baltimore, PhiladelphEa,
New York and the east.
Magnificent Pullman vestibule trains.
No extra fare.
Apply to ticket agent, or to
FL. s. Lizard, Sol. Pass. Agt.
Raleigh, N. @.
q. ST. JOHN, vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
FL. W. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
T. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
V. r. MBEE, Gen. Supt.
re; WrfK entMnbss sss5tid
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-27
HELD DOWN BY A DENTIST.
Predicament Of a Man Whose Wheel Fled
with Thief.

Predicament of Man Whose Wheel Fled
with q Thief.
One day lately young man went to
a dentists Office in Kansas City to have
a bridge, with some teeth hanging to it,
attached to his upper jaw. He rode tc
the building ON bicycle, which he left
in the hall, and assembled to the fifth
floor in the elevator.
The dentists chair faced a window
which looked out upon Grand avenue.
The dentist had filled up his mouth with
cement and was pressing it up into the
gum with his finger. The victim was
gazing out upon the street with mar
tyr's expression on his face.
Suddenly the victim struggled to get
his head away from the grasp of the
dentist.
ugh, ug-glug, glug-ug-lug- mug
gug," he shouted, in a muffied voice.
The dentist thought the man in the
chair was having fit, and fearing that
he might swallow the cement, to say
nothing of several porcelain teeth
backed with gold, and several hours
hard labor, h" kept his finger in the VIC
TINS mouth and silent struggle took
place. The nan in the chair tried to
rise; the dentist, who is something OF
an athlete, struggled to keep him down,
This sort of thing went on for several
minutes until the dentist could feel thai
the cement had hardened. Then he
took his finger out of his victims mouth
and let him up
dad blame you," shouted the angry
victim. "Why in Sam Hill did you hold
me down that way for? Didn't tell
you wanted to get up?"
II thought you were having Ar" an
swered the dentist, apologetically.
Fit nothing" said the victim. 81
saw thief going up the street with my
bicycle. / knew il by the color and the
way the tool bag hung behind and the
ribbons on the handlehar. Being up
five stories is handicap enough with.
out having n brigand like you holding
me down with his fist in my throat
Kansas City Star.
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ROCHEFORT THE LAST.
Only Surviving Member Of the Goveri
ment Of Natural Defense.

Only Surviving Member of the Govern
ment Of Natural Defense.
Owing to the death of Emmanuel
Arago, NJ. Henri Rochefort now remains
the only surviving member of the gov
eminent of national defense, consti-
tuted on the fall of the empire in Sep
TENDER, 1870, says Paris correspondent
Of the London Telegraph. The famous
pamphleteer comments on the subject
to-day in a half-mournful, half-jesting
tone and compares himself to "The
Last of the Abencerages," in allusion'
to the work of that name by Chateau
BRAND. "They are all gone" says NJ.
Rochefort, picard, Gambetta, Jules
Ferry, Jules Favre, Eugene Peletan,
Cremieux, Glais-Bizoin, Jules Simon,
Gen. Trochu and now Arago. have
had the chance to see them all disap-
pear, the young and the old, for Gam
beta and Ferry were my juniors. AM
bition killed some of them before their
time and old age finished off the rest"
Another feature in connection with NJ.
Rochefort's survival is the fact that the
persons whose colleague he was for a
very brief period did their best to have
him condemned, Jules Simon, however,
being an exception. Emmanuel Arago,
friend of Rochefort's family, was even
Que of those who wanted the editor of
the Laterne to be transported to New
Caledonia. Some of the same colleagues
also had him condemned in 1859 with
Gen. Boulanger in their capacities as
senators or deputies. As to his con-
nection with the defense government.
NJ. Rochefort says that he left the post
as soon as he could, for there was too
much talk and too little action.
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HUNTING THE BALLOT.
A Field Where Forger and Manipulatoi
Have Worked Successfully.

A Field Where Forger and Manipulator
Have Worked Successfully.
In no field of literature have the
forger and the manipulation worked
with greater yigor and success, says
the Atlantic Monthly. From Percy's
day to our own it has been thought
an innocent device to publish bit of
ones own vcrsifying, now and then, as
an "old ballad" or an ancient song"
Often, too, late stall copy Of a ballad,
getting into oral circulation, has been
innocently furnished to collectors as
traditional matter. Mere learning will
not guide an editor through these per-
plexities. What is needed is, in adj
dition, complete understanding Of
the popular" genius, sympathetic
recognition of the traits that charac-
terize oral literature wherever and in
whatever degree they exist. This fac
ulty, which even the folk has not re-
tanned, and which collectors living in
ballad-singing and tale-telling times
have often failed to acquire, was vouch-
safed by nature herself to the late Prof.
Child. In reality kind of instinct, it
had been SO cultivated by long and
loving study of the traditional litera-
ture of all nations that it had become
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How to leave the cab was question
which concerned him nearly. He did
not wish to confront the driver again,
for there might be an investigation, and
IA question of Identification might arise,
in which case it would be well to have
the man know as little as possible OF
Herrick's personal appearance. He re-
fected with satisfaction that the spot
on Wall street where he had entered
the carriage had been rather dark.
The cab stopped suddenly. Its path
being blocked by tangle of vehicles.
Herrick softly put his hand upon the
catch of the door. 1t yielded noiseless-
ly; the door swung open.
Herrick stepped out. Turning back
for an instant he perceived the cabman
sitting upon his box in entire uncon-
seriousness of the fraud that was being
practiced upon him. He was poor
man. and doubtless worked hard for
nil the money that he received. Still,
it was reckless to attract his attention
again, especially so, after having left
the cab in that strange manner.
There was way to the sidewalk
through the press of vehicles. Herrick
saw it from the corner of his eye, and
was about to take advantage of it. In
stead, to his surprise. he found himself
turning toward the cabman, and i'm
mediately he heard his own voice say
ing:
II have decided to get out here. How
much do I owe your"
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= DEAF AND BLIND CRITIC.


Helen Keller ON the Character Of Fs-
vorite Herosse.
Here, from the Century. Is one OF
Helen Kcllcr's compositions" II 10
On the "Character Of Rosalind.r
"What first strikes Us In Rosalind's
character Is it's buoyancy. As soon as
xhe begins TO speak we know that she
is young. fair and iovable. When we
FIRST meet her. she Is gricving over the
Punishment OF her father; but, on being
cisided by her cousin. Celia. for her sad
ness, we see how quickly she locks up
Ger sorrow in her heart, and tries to be
happy because Celia Is happy. So
when we hear her merry laugh. and lis
ten to her bright conversation, we do
rot imagine for a moment that she has
forgotten her sorrow; we know that she
is unselfishly trying to do her duty by
her cousin. And when we see the smile
fade from her sweet face. and the light
from her eyes. because fellow-creature
is in trouble, we are not surprised.
We feel that we have known all along
that her nature was tender and sym.
pathetic.
"Rosalind's impulses. her petulance'
her tenderness ane her courageous de-
tense of her father seems perfectly
batural, and true 10 life; but IL is very
lard TO put in wo,'ls my idea Of her
character. II seems almost as II II
would lose some of its beauty and wom-
anliness, If tried to analyze it, just as
we lose beautiful flower when we pull
IL to pieces to see how many stamens
it has. Many beautiful traits are Won
tcrfully blended in her character, and
we cannot help loving the vivacious,
affectionate and charming Rosalind."
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THE sUNKEN FILIBUsTER.

Appleton's Monthly. One of the les
sons taught by the whale is given as
follows: when he is hungry he opens
his wide mouth seward and pleasant
odor issues from his nav, SO that other
fishes are deceived and swim eagerly
toward the place whence this sweet
odor comes. In needless shoals they
enter into his extended jaws; then sud
denly the grim gums close and crush
their prey. Thus the devil allures men
to their destruction and closes upon
them the barred gates of hell"
The medieval imagination played Gu
riously about the pelican. A type of
the atonement was found in the sup
posed fact that the pelican tears open
its breast and feeds it's young with its
own blood. New value was given to the
pelican by that great thinker st. Au-
gustine. Writing upon the passage in
the 1O2d Psalm-"I am become like Il
pelican in the wilderness"-he says:
"The males of these birds are wont 10
kill their young by blows Of their beahs
and then to bewail their death for the
space of three days. At length, how
ever, the female inflicts a severe wound
Oh herself and, letting her blood flow
over the dead ones, brings them to life
again."
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BITS OF HUMOR.

He-"What will the world say at our
divorce?" The Millionaire Spouse
THAT fool and his money are soon
parted."-Life.
Ada-"I notice Amelia has dated her
letter 1896" Amy-"Yes; she won't ad-
init that she's reached 1897 yet
Yonkers Statesman.
Look alive, there!" cracked the
mummy Of Ptolemy H., as q party Of
explorers burst through the side of the
pyramid. mo use," returned the mum
my of Thotmes Ill, sadly; "they have
US dead!"-N. Y. Press.
She-"Why do you appear SO pleas
antly surprised?" He-"Because you
appear so surprisingly pleasant" Old
Gentleman-"Andn now 1 appear, unsur.
prised and unpleasant. Break away
and take your corners."-Detroit Free
Press.
II was really surprised at Johnny
He came in and begged quarter, say
ing that he wanted to go to the gallery
to see the pictures" you needn't be
alarmed. He isn't getting Bostonian.
1t was the theater gallery he meant,
and the pictures are alive."-Indianap-
oils Journal.
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stead of south. Presently he found
himself asking an elevator boy in big
building if he knew where Mr.. era
hams Office was.
Mr.. Graham happened to be IN his
outer Office when Herrick entered. lie
was pouring story into the ear of
another gray-haired Wall street man,
and Herrick heard few words of it
something about cabs, and cash and
| carelesspess.
81 have found the money that you
lost" said Herrick. Here it is.'
"Zion!" cried the banker, clutching
the bills in his fingers. "My dear fell
low, tell me all about it."
"There's nothing to tell" replied the
young man. 81 merely found it in the
cab"
Mr.. Graham eyed him a moment, in
surprise.
you take IL coolly," he said.
II couldn't take it at ALL" responded
| Herrick, with a feeble smile. II don I
know why. 1t was instinct, suppose.
Ny ancestors must have been honest
men,"
upon my word, you must take one
of these notes." said the banker. I've
offered it in an ad and"
II can't do it." said Herrick. 81
don't feel 1t to be right"
"But my dear boy" exclaimed the
old man, kindly. II must do something
for you. I want to; believe me. At
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MODEST oLp eNoLANo.



Like Uncle Sam
II is a little unfortunate that that
genial travelling inquisitor, ii Hung
Chang, was not warned as TO the limits
Of American appreciation of humor be-
fore undertaking his visit to the United
States, observes the London World. In
common fairness he should have been
made to understand that Brother Jona-
than, by no means q humorous person,
as rule, is constitutionally incapable
Of approaching any chaff leveled against
the Institutions of his great and glori-
Gus country and demands unqualified
admiration, unmixed even with the
friendliest criticism, from the stranger
within his gates.
In his ignorance OF this popularity
u Is only natural that the innocent Ii,
with his awkward questions and his
bland little sarcasms, should have put
his foot into IL" in the most appalling
fashion on the other side Of the At
lantic. His childlike inquiry about the
remained behind in "candid friend"
reminder to his host that all that vas
good in their country came from Eng
land.
This seems TO have been the last
straw, and now the luckless Ii IS being
denounced as "murderous monster"
who INDUCES in "senseless when not in
sulting questions and uncivil COM
ments." II seems that we understood
and appreciated the artless celestial a
good deal better in the old country.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-27
MAILING CANDY ABROAD.

Costs Less to Send Ten Ounces TO London
Than to Brooklyn.
A young man who apparently knows
girl in London came into the Office
the other day and asked whether cardy
could be sent abroad through the mails.
says the New York Mail and Express.
So he was taken over to the post Office
and the state of affairs WAS laid be.
fore an official, who, instigated an in
vestigation. After long time he re-
turned and reported as follows:
II am very glad" said he. "that you
asked that question. Its answer shows
q curious state of affairs. In this coun-
try you can send candy up to four
pounds as merchandise for one cent for
each ounce. Ii you want to send candy
abroad you will only have to pay one
cent for every two ounces, but you can
only and IL ounces in each package.
If 1t weighs more than IL ounces you
viii have to pay letter rates, or ten
cents an ounce for the whole thing.
That is to say, you can send ten
ounces to London for five cents, but il
would cost you ten cents to send it to
Brooklyn. So il you are thinking Of
sending pound II will cost you 81 go.
The stamp department is right over
there"
Thank you very much" said the
young man. Il just happen to rcmem-
Der that the doctor has forbidden the
girl 70 eat candy
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-27

The earliest mention Of the ssrpent IN
the Scripture Describes him - ~mors
subtle than any beast Of the aesd," .
reputation which he has not kept up 70
the present day, for the serpent has
less brains Ia proportion to his bulk
than any other creature on the earth.
Among the suggestions offered for
the union Of the United States flag when
the first congress was considering the
subject Of q national standard was a
rattIesnake. with 10 rattles, and flag
bearing this device, with the motto:
"Don't tread on me-" was actually en-
ployed by one Of the states.
The serpent is peculiarly liable
crawling as IL does on the ground II
sandy and dusty localities, to injurie,
of the eye, and this organ IL therefor'
protected by being placed under thu
skim or outer epidermis. When snake
sheds its skin. which IL does three OF
four times q year, the skin Of the eye
comes of with the rest.
The Roman goddess of health always
bore In her hand serpent. The serpent
was the emblem Of Aesculapius. the
deity of physicians. and in Roman folk
lore It is said that during a great pesti-
lence In Rome he appeared in that city
in the form of serpent and stayed the
plague.
Ancient Greek poets were believed to
have had the spirit Of poesy conferred
upon them by the pythons of Apollo.
When these serpents licked the ears Of
anyone sleeping in the temple he be-
came q poet or propbr' or both. and
many Greek mothers took their babes
thither and left them all night in the
hope Of thus rendering them famous.