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The news & observer., 1897-01-28
Executors Notice

Having this day qua itied as executor o,
80 d@t, d. ed i'ta Of Wa Nannn an',s, -
is l. to notify sll y fsans having claims
against SAID d cedant to present thsm "a
mr n or oefore tile 4th day OF De cmher
1897 this NOTICE viii he pit ded in bar ii
same AE persons Indebted to said de
cede mt must maee prompt pay uent.
H. Il. N0RRIS, Executor.
This Deoem Der Sd, 1896.
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
"PICK LEAF

Smoking Tobacco is pronounced by
good judges to be the very best to-
bacco. and why should you not enjoy
the best smoke lespecially when you
get ounces and cigarette book for
IN cents
The news & observer., 1897-01-28

N9HTR %TRr G1n0s5SA 6o9sr, In THE SUPERIOR ,oUnr.
U. II BeIvin shier. &C.. VS. The Raleigh
PAPER Con papy, J n. Holding Lessee, and
w. w Vass, Trustee
In pursuance ~ an order dulV made and
tered in sold action he creditors of the
q Raj Ugh Paper Company are hereby
4lfed to come IN snd make themselves
p ties to said action
u. H. YOUNG,
Clerk Wake Superior Court.
January ie, 1857.
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
.sPIcK LEAF

Smoking Tobacco should be kept by
all frst-class dealers, who wish to
give their customers the best smoke
possible, 2 ounces for 10 cents. Keep
calling for it until you get it, and
take nothing else in place of it.
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
aPlCK LEAF

Smoking Tobacco gives the consum-
ers the very best tobacco ounces
for ten cents. 1t is made for that
purpose. and is winning it's way to
public favor. 1t is indeed winner.
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
s.PlCK LEAF"

Smoking Tobacco does not pretend
to make every mouth in the land as
sweet as a rose, but does give most
pleasant. agreeable and delightful
smoke to every one. Ask your dealer
for II
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
.'PicK LEAF

Extra Smoking Tobacco is the best
of the best because ii is made from
the ripest. sweetest and purest leaf
tobacco grown in the Golden Belt
region of North Carolina and manu-
factnred with the greatest care.
Nothing but the very best goes in It.
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
"PlCK LEAF

Smoking Tobacco is at the top for de-
licious aroma. 1t is just as good as
we can make it, after twenty-five
wears experience In the tobacco trade.
II is the result of almost a life time
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
LYON &CO'<
"PICK LEAF

Extra Smoking Tobacco stands un-
riyaled for purity and flavor. 1t VIII
please the most fastidious. Cigarette
book with, and coupon in each pack
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
The Champion
H rvesting
MOVING /: MACHINE

are the strongest and require less repairing
tn n any others now on the market. Work
easy md satisfactory.
They are endorsed bv some of the most
p1a ticable farmers in the State. See
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
"Mother's Friend"

zsss e m ~ apo vhisKey HaQSsA
RrM s it hA A@ rn.~ed AZ home wtSa
k4 IA - @ NJ out PAIN. Book os psE
@KH q G@ sSE ticnlars sent ERS&N
M ~ ssagSssSs MONS p. a. ve0OLLfY, III %
~ AgaanSsa@ ssa. cdies lsstaA " hAtehaktsss
The news & observer., 1897-01-28
NoTcE 10 CREDITORS OF RALEIGH PAPER CO

SCOTT & BOVINE. New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

How can you, so few comparative
ly IN numbers, do this?'
Well, sir, we, too, are organized
and for this one purpose. In every part
of the city preparations have been made,
and when the time comes 100 or more
fires will be started Mt once. Do you
know what this is?' he asked, taking
from closet Il ball of tow, cotton, or
oakum about the size of large cocoa
nut. 1t is a fire ball. thoroughly satu-
rated with turpentine Plenty of these
are ready, and at an understood signal
they will be lighted and thrown where
they will certainly prove effective Oh,
we know we'll enough that we cannot
resist the organized rebels, but you can
rely upon it that esly the ruins of Bal
timore will ever become a part of the
slayeholding Confederacy'
Il never saw my old Union loving
tobaoconist after that evening, for not
long afterward was sent to the army
In the southwest and remained there
until the end of tho war We all know
that Baltimore remained in tho Union
and was not burned, but we know, too.
that the Confederate army never made
serious advance ON Washington, SO
that tho opportunity waited for by the
rebels in tho Monumental City never
came How much truth, il any, there
was i'll the old man S story must remain
unknown, l only tell the tale as it was
told to me. New York Sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

To make II good portrait in the ord
nary room is quite difficult task, ms
all the light to be had comes through
the window and leaves tho shadow side
of the portrait undcrexposed, This can
somewhat be remedied by the use of n
piece of white muslin about ~ feet long
and about 3 feet wide or more
Stretch II string across the room par
allel with the window and fasten it to
n point about six feet from the window
and also six feet from the floor. Fasten
the muslin over the top OF the window
and throw the other end over the string
allowing il to fall to the floor This forms
n sort Of one-h half side of u tent, and
this somewhat confines tho light and re-
fleets it on the shadow side of your OBJ
ject and helps to brighten and soften
the light. In using curtains for back
ground place them back Of the sitter as
far as the wall will allow, so as to pro
duce soft effect. Place the sitter about
three feet from the window and about
opposite the far side of the easement.
Pull the window down from the top and
perhaps it would be best to cover up the
lower part Of the window with some
dark cloth or paper Close all doors so
rs not to have any draft, and then make
the exposure. j A. Boos in New York
Mail and Express.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
CLOSED THE ROOM.


bots tnf Oh SUN Sthtk
Through the Old Mansion?
1t was customary in the family of
George Washington to shut up unused
for two years room in which death
had occurred, says an exchange SO,
after the death of the first president in
the stately chamber with the great four
poster bed which is still shown to visit.
ors, Martha Washington, with her lone
ly heart, nightly climbed the attic stairs
to lie in low eeiled, sloping rooted
room with one window--a room intol-
erably hot i'll summer, with little or no
means of securing II draft except by
triangular opening where the lower COR
ner of the door had been cut off to make
room for the passage of the cat. Martha
Washington died before the two year
period had ended
If she had occupied the death cham
Der, would she have seen the ghost OF
her dead husband? They say that the
stalwart, stately figure of tho brave
general stalks through the passage with
martial tread and clanlS of astral sword
in spectral scabbard.
hRalh anu again ID mas HapPcheu that
people detained at Mount Vernon on the
business of the Mount Vernon associa-
ton have declared, ON waking from u
sleepless night, " that they had heard
the ghost s sword and stride and seen
its tall, commanding figure, dressed in
the old uniform that i'll life it wore.
No lights are permitted i'll the old
for f.nr oft ra 1t,ri,.fr tha
meeting Of tho regents, and then only
candles Ghosts are said to love dark
or i'll lighted houses
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
STORY OF A WAR SONG.
The Man Who Composed tho Music for
ave Are Coming, Father Abraham"

The Man Who Composed tho Music for
1--WE Are Coming, Father Abraham"
The man who composed tho music
for Whittier's song, I'VE Are Coming,
Father Abraham, Three Hundred Thou
sand Strong, is an old and somewhat
decrepit piano tuner, who carries on his
business near Window, MINI. His
name i A. b. Irving
Ono day soon after Lincoln's call for
500, 600 moro men, Irvingh then q young
man. was ON his way totDeflance, o.,
from Fort Wayne for tho purpose of
singing at political and loyal meeting.
He had considerable reputation as
composer and singer and the Republic
ans had asked him to como and help
them. On the way he read the poem,
which had just been published. Irving
studied it, formulated tune, hummed
it and got the rhythm, and that even
ing at tho Defiance meeting he sang
tho song for the first time. When he
had finished and the last echoes had
died away, men mounted their chairs
with wild enthusiasm, swung their
hints and broke loose in cheers that rang
with feeling. Ho sang it again and
again and they would scarcely let him
rest.
Tho next night he sang the song ut
Fort Wayne, and again aroused the
Same enthusiasm. He wrote out the
music and sent it to the publisher who
had handled what he had composed,
with instructions to publish it ON his
usual terms of royalty. 1t was publish
ed, and inside of IL month more than
10, 600 copies Ind been sold. In a few
days the publisher failed and Irving
never received dollar for the music. -
| New York Sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
Noos,ng a Sea Lion.

A correspondent Of Rams Horn mar
rates pulling match between sea lion
and farmer:
Near Tillamook, Or. an old German
farmer CHANGED to be driving along tho
beach, when his watchful gaze was
greeted by the sight Of large sea lion
some distance out ON the sand, fast
asleep
1t was the work of moment for ia
cob to make lasso of stout rope he
had in his wagon, fasten tho end Of it
to the hind axle and adjust the moose
over the sea lions head Then Jacob
jumped into the wagon and started
homeward with his prize.
The sea lion did the same, and as his
team was the stronger Of the two ia.
cob started seward at good pace, and
only saved himself and his "outft" by
springing quickly to the ground, grasp
ing his jackknife and cutting the rope.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
ONE WOMAN'S WIT.
It Came In Flash and Saved Her Hus-
band Disgrace.

In the waiting room of the railroad
station at the foot of Montgomery street,
Jersey City, sat we'll dressed elderly
man and woman, people of evident re.
spectahility. They had just arrivedson
an incoming train They were waiting
to mako arrangements for the transfer
of their baggage to this eity.S Beside the
man was gripsaek labeled Weaver,
Hamilton, Canada Finally tho man.
who appeared to be extremely nervous,
arose and started toward the smoking
room. As he did so a little, old4man,
attired rs n granger, and who had spar
king gray eyes, which were mot even
concealed by the glasses ho wore, grab
bed tho man by tho coat collar The
man turned pale.
What do you mean?" he asked of
tho old fellow.
Il mean that you've been smuggling
opium into the United States" said tho
old fellow. I'm detective. And he
showed his badge.
He ran his hand up under tho other
mans coat, ut the back and, after fun
bling about, produced several bottles
and packages.
There's tho proof, " said he. "I've
been Watching you over since we cross
cd tho border, at Niagara Falls, and I
thought there was something wrong. l
don't know what To do I'm this case. Do
you know that 1 could send you TO
states prison for this?"
Tho derelict's lips quivered and he
looked pleadlngly at tho elderly wo-
man, his wife Tears flashed to hcr
eyes Finally. she said, hcsitatingly;
You're quito wrong, sir. That is
consumption medicine. My husband has
long been endeavoring to conceal tho
fact from mo that ho is II victim of con-
sumption just before wo loft Canada
he had his life insured for my benefit.
unknown to me, he thought. have
known of his deception and whenever
he has left me, ON the ears, know that
he desired to socludo himself to take the
medicine y
There were tears in tho Dyes of those
standing about and finally tho detect
i've murmured few incoherent words
and departed
Tho elderly man and woman boarded
II ferryboat and then Ninth avenue
elevated railroad train. A reporter, who
Ind witnessed tho waiting room scene,
sat behind them in the ear.
Neither of them spoke word until
they We're well up town. Then said the
man to his wife:
Mary, how could you lie so2 How
came you 10 think of such story?"
John could and would dio to save
you disgrace. But for the lands sake
don't be tempted again" said she.
New York Commercial
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
MODERN CHICKEN CooPs.
The Once Familiar Laths Have Given wsy
to Wire Netting.

Men whose memories go back, say,
40 years will remember that in those
days when man wanted to .buildFa
chicken coop he bought bundle or two
OF laths and built it. There are mighty
few lath chicken coops built nowadays
Even the smallest chicken raiser, who
keeps few in his back yard, makes his
coop or runway of poultry noting The
chicken house, or shelter, is made of
with tarrod paper between, for better
protection from the weather, and with
openings at the bottom and ,under tho
projecting roof for ventilation.
Laths were cheap; poultry netting is
still cheaper 1t is made Of steel wire,
galvanized, In various widths and III
various sizes of mesh. The netting most
commonly used is six feet wide, with
two inch mesh. Tho chicken raiser sets
up frame and tacls the netting to 1t.
Narrow nettings of smaller mesh are
used in various ways to keep in little
ehiczs-sometimes foot wide small
mesh netting TO run around Mt tho base
of tho Enclosure, tho regular netting
being set above it, thus increasing the
total height of the netting. Sometimes
the small mesh noting is run around
inside of tho regular netting, thus max
ing the lower part of the netting double.
Sometimes 1t is used to mako separate
small Enclosures within tho largo run
way and perhaps to make number of
small Enclosures to keep separate broods
Of chicks apart. The narrow, small
mesh netting is made up to three and n
half feet in width.
There is nowadays use for wire net
ting in chicken houses A netting with
n square mesh is laid on tho floor of
chicken houses to keep out rats and
mice.
There arc now many large establish
ments i'll this country for the raising of
chickens for commercial purposes, for
market and for breeding, and there are
as many men MS over who raise chickens
at home, from the many who keep n
few in the back yard, with simple
chicken house and coop, to men who
raise many chickens and maintain M
elaborate plant for their breeding and
keeping But under whatever conditions
they are raised, chickens arc rarely seen
nowadays in coops made of laths, such
na We're familiar 40 years ago New
York Sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
INDIA RUBBER.
Tests by Which tho Quality of the Ma
tcrIal May Bo Established.


tcrial May Bo Established.
Some few years ago Lieutenant Via
dimiroR Of the Russian navy made II SO
rieg Of experiments to establish the test
ing Of rubber goods on II sound and sat
isfactory basis, tho following being the
main conclusions at which he arrived.
II will be seen that the tests advocated
are physical ones, as he came to the con
clusion that chemical testing gave no
reliable results.
First. India rubber should not give
the slightest sign Of superficial cracks
on being bent to an anglo of 1870 de-
grees after five hours exposure in II
closed mir bath to II temperature of 1876
degrees G. Tho test pieces should be
about centimeters thick
Second Rubber containing not more
than 80 per cent by weight Of metallic
oxides should stretch to five times its
length without breaking.
Third. Pure caoutchouo FREQ from
all foreign matter, except tho sulphur
necessary for its vulcanization, should
stretch seven times its length without
breaking.
Fourth. - Tho extension measured
Immediately after rupture should not
exceed 10 per cent OF tho original length
Of the test piece. Tho test pieces should
bo from 8 to IL millimeters wide, and
not more than O millimetcrs thick and
3 centimeters long.
Fifth. Tho percentage Of ash gives
certain indication Of tho degree Of
softness, and may form II basis for tho
choice between different qualities for
certain purposes.
Any excuses of sulphur over that re-
quired for inflammation should be re-
moved ut the works, and should not ap-
pear on the surface Of any object.
Now, these tests on tho whole seem
very well calculated to give useful indi
cation to engineers AS to tho quality Of
tho goods thoy arc buying. only we
would interpolato here the remark that
unless II good price is paid for the rub
Der it il no use submitting il to such
physical tests as these India rubber
substitutes made from oil and recover
ed rubber" that is, old rubber worked
up again with oil-haye nothing like the
elasticity appertaininB To new, sound
rubber, and they are quito incapable of
standing the elongation or heat tests
mentioned. Engineering
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
MEN BURN SPONTANEOUSLY


Medical Science Records Instances of the
Combustion OF Flesh From within.
When Dickens used so effectively the
spontaneous combustion of the human
body rs climax for IL novel, he had
back of him II great deal of evidence
that such IL miracle had actually taken
place.
In an article ON THE Pathology of
Man, - in tho old French Encyclopedia
Methodique, D'Azyr gives the case of
II woman 80 years of ago who had made
practice of going to bed drunk every
day for many years. Her bones We're
finally found III tho bed with the flesh
charred from them, as scientists sup
posed, by spontaneous combustion,
The somewhat similar case of Grace
Pitt is given in the transactions of the
English Royal society She was tho
wife of n fishmonger who lived at Fps
witch, and sho was found stretched on
tho kitchen floor by her daughter, burn
ing, tho girl said, without flames. "
Her body and legs rcsembled smoldering
Goals and when water WIS thrown on
her gave forth the odor of scorched
iNoiii accompanied ny SuiOthlilib
smoke. The girl ran from the house and
called in the neighbors, who found
nothing but bones and charred flesh left
of tho woman. She, too, had been ii
hard drinker
A third case given i'll II French essay,
is that of Nine de Boiseon, so years
old, who lived near Dol. 1t is said
she was very lean and that for several
years she had drunk nothing but spirits.
Her waiting maid found her burning
in her room, the fire i'll her ease, MS in
the others. seeming TO originate in the
flesh itself and not i'll the clothing.
Water thrown ON her failed to check the
fire. and she burned until nothing but
her skeleton remained in the chair
The chair itself was only slightly
scorchcd New York World
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
THE MAN WHO IS NOT NEEDED.

I'm sixty years Of age today,
And have worked and shaved,
And some one else shall presently
Got all that have saved.
But 1t is not ii
The simple thought
OF going that doplore.
tbs this-whep
In the cold earth lie
They'll think of me no more.
I've labored ON from day to day
with ono hope in my mind.
Twas that when was laid away
I'd leave void behind
Something, you know,
To always show
That had lived and wrought.
But now at last
That dream Is past
I've got to share tho common lot.
I've thrown II fever off today
And risen from my bed.
For months I've been but helpless clay,
With Wild thoughts In my head,
I'd fendly thought
The mill would not
Run II | were not there to sec,
But it's kept right on,
Though I've been gone,
And that's the thing that saddens me.
S. l.. kiser in Cleveland Leader
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

A sea captain has found that the sails
Of a ship when filled with number Of
small holes bear it along moro rapidly
than when they arc perfectly whole.
He says that an ordinary sail cannot
receive the full force Of the wind, owing
to tho bulk Of stationary air that fills
up the hollow Of tho concavo canvas
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29
The MAMMAL Wnnan.

A masculine woman has always been
the adherence Of men and women alike
She is as repellent to nature as an
effeminate man The woman who
dresses in mannish garb, who walks
with a stride, who talks in loud.
harsh voice, who assumes an air Of bust
ness Importance, who is always threat
ening to do things that are unrefned or
difficult because they have been man s
privilege, is subject Of amusement to
some and Of aversion to others Brook
Ign Eagle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

Singers. actors and public speakers
since the introduction Of the electric
light have less trouble with their voices
and are less likely to catch cold, their
threats are not so parched and they feel
better This is due to the air being less
viiiated and the temperature more even
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

The territory composing Western Aus
tralia, according to tho latest computa.
ton, covers nearly 1000, 900 square
miles ana constitutes about e-third Of
the Australian continent. Tho area Of
this single colony is larger than that Of
eight leading countries in Europe com
bincd
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

In Austria the man who loses both his
hands III an accident can claim tho
whole of his life insurance money, on
the ground that he has lost tho means
Of maintaining himself. Loss Of tho
right hand reduces the claim from 20
to so per cent of the total.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

One of the latest achievements in
chemical science is pellet containing
the concentrated elements Of coffee,
sugar and milk. 1t may yet deyolye
upon chemistry to beat the coffee and
sugar combines and upon pharmacy to
enfranchise the breakfast table.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

All the flags for British ships of war,
except the royal standards, are made in
the government dockyards, and the
enormous number required may be
judged from the fact that in the color
loft at Chatham alone about IS, 900 flags
are made in year
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

A Californian claims to have invent
ed new machine which launders col
lars and cuffs without producing saw
edge.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

In total population Of a little over
5000, 900 Switzerland now has over
1000, 600 depositors in savings banks.
with AN average for each family Of s275
in cash deposits
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-09-29

barely possible that he may have the natural
inherent resisting power that will enable
him to conquer disease without the assist
ance Of medicine, but he is not willing to
take the chances and will not disdain the
help Of the right remedy.
When man feels QUITO sorts, when his
head is achcy, dull and heavy, his body lazy,
his nerves jerky, his sleep broken, his APP
petite hnicky, his skin sallow his breath
foul and his mouth bad tasting, he is having
a struggle with ill-health If he is wise he
will take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
coyery. II gives edge to the appetite and
makes the digestion perfect. II invgorates
the liver. II makes rich, red, pure blood.
II puts vim into every organ and fiber of
the body. II drives out all impurities and
disease germs. II imparts the glow of
health to the skin and the vigor Of youth to
the muscles. II tones the nerves and gives
refreshing sleep. II builds firm flesh, but
does not raise the weight above Natures
normal. II cures % per cent of all cases
Of consumption. All medicine stores sell
IT, An honest dealer will not suggest a
worthless substitute for the sake of a lit
tie extra profit
The most valuable hook fer both men aud